The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-07-04
f'om the Southern Guardian.
Columbia aud Railroads Again.

Nix EDnoR la n former cummunicx
ti"n eud"nv"red To call the attention Of
our "''zens :" ia. pr"pr elv Of sidinu the
"'"'n'npton am Manchester Railroad
Conn. ~, :" -xl."i,ng their road from
'ta cent N"s'"r' terminus 'u our CITY,
=" ~ % rIsre us IN ,,rcrt communication,
with Wilmington, y. G., aud, also to
give us another and M short n railroad
Iou;e 10 Ch"rle>t The indications grow
stronger and stronger that n railroad will
bs bui't irom Gourd,n's Turn Out, on the
Northeastern u, oad To Lancaster. and
perhars. .. Ch..L,.-, NJ "
and S"m,er> lille; h"n'e. it benoVes our
,eople TO be on the alert and TO lose n"
opportunity Of placing our city in con
neNion with this line OF Railroad.
|, has been suggested that the Direc
tors Of :he w. & NJ. Railroad may be
waiting the action of tho Convention. to
be held in the town Of Sumter on the 4th
u July. before they make way move to
wards extending their road 10 CoIumhi..
We should, therefore, look forward TO
this Convention with some in,ere,t.
But, Mr. Elnor, suppose tha, This en-
tsrpriss should fail, or rather, let u, sup
pose that this Railroad will not be bull,
via Sumter and Bis,opv,ll-. but tina, II
Railroad will te bull, from Camden l."
Lancaster, (,nd there is no sori Of Goul,t
in my mind but that one or The other o.
these Railroads. will he huilt) Sill the
enterprise, so far as CoIun,5ia is concern
ed, will not necessarily be defeated. aud
II is understood that the people Of ClOr
endon dis,rict are determined TO have n
Railroad from G"urdin's Turn Out, or
some other point on the North Eastern
Railroad. through their District. and a
large number Of them already favor n
direct conhexi"n with Columbia. in pref
erencs TO connex on with Sumter a d
Lancaster. Thus. il will be seen. that ~
case this rome should hs abandoned. IL
would 5e The policy Of Columbis 10 uoir.
with the people of Clarendon and the n
Z RniIrosd COMPANY Tor tie paspose OF
constructing y Ra''road di,-et from sr,.
I" G,u"dips Turu Ou,. From 'ho hcs'
information have hcuu able g. %, un.
the distance 10 Charleston Ly th.s route
would be ~ follows. viz:
From Columbia to Naming, 81 miles.
Manning to G"srdm's T. o % "
GouTd MS I O 20 Charleston so "
Total dis. from Col to ChaTl'n ll9 "
be,ng sbnui ] o m!'es shorter to Charles
ton than bV the South Carolina Railroad.
Our prospc Is therefore, 20 &c, anorbes
X mIoad Io ~ larestOn, continue ~
aWd ~o sI"nid keep tue bal! n
,tsu.D uru0 He ac"nrpi,.u oar oil j-".
.o< = u-s.s"s, ord 30 'mportan, IA
a,- "a. ia - Pr"sp-'iiy Of our be~u,'
fui Ci,. W. aao.iirT X ,iSoad IT,
ChAr'.sion, And tl'e c. .ns-quent reduction
l. ,pe rai-r o: fright that ", uli ne ~
Aan,y follow, q, IuLpiaa E"uld be put on
IN equal fco,ing ~tb Aagu.ts ssad Ham
burg. and her merchants could afford 10
give Ms much or c"iton. or other produce
sbd cell sait aud other heavy Vrocs. ice
;rsl ~ cheap. Bn not only is Co,om
ha Interested in this ms'ier. tot the
q -r,vie aud Ga .rloite R.iiroad Com
Psrio an ur ye' PIE in tie up country
gei a., are faisF,A,ed and hnxIous "a
h.,. .n.ihs1 isi,osd io Classification q,
VI "ing o", =" ~ b have zone cnmpe
na wi'h the SuDti. CR'oiina II ,iiroad
Aud here Is -" .I"ut but that n,s,eria
AID c ~ 80 bsJ from sIi these souvcrs
pto,,l.i y - ssc-, ained thsi there 10 9
ct oog ~ ha,''"y "f he enterprise he'nl
sthr eu, ~uh q determination to carry q
tb~ngh.
Ls, our people. therefors. keep an ey.
TO Ibis matter, for ! verify believe tbs
with proper nsaagrmon, the day is no
far distant when we will have aaothe
Railroad TO Charleston.
A COLUMBIA MERCHANT.