The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Hamburg Railroad.

evening Mt the City Hall, 10 hear the report OF
the Committee appointed at previous meeting
to take into consideration the propriety Of the
City Council subscribing to the stock Of the
Columbia and Hamburg Railroad
Hon. w. F. Dcsaussure submitted the follow
ing Report:
The Committee to whom was referred the
cxpcdency Of a subscription by the City of
Columbia to tile Columbia and Hamburg Rail
road Company, have had the same under COLI
sidcration, and recommend that the city author
itics he requested to subscribe 100000 to
the capital stock Of the Company.
The Committee arc of opinion that Columbia
is interested in the construction OF this road.
Its chief value will tc as passenger road. 1t
will place Columbia upon the great line oftra-
vel from the North to the South, from which
this city is now excluded There has been a
great struggle 10 secure that travel, but it can
not be nonopolized.
The trahsmontanc route will control the
larger pMt Of it, but the Wilmington road, and
the Charleston. and Savannah, will enjoy part
of it. and the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad
very considerable share-thc more especially
if the construction Of this road shall insure the
connection between Danville and Grecnsbo-
rough "a connection which, it is said, the recent
legislation Of Virginia has already substantially
accomplished.
1t has Gccn suggested for some years TO con-
strucr road from Chester tolNewbcrry, and
thus cut off Columbia from the route which it
was supposed might then become the main
route. The face of the country and the great
expense will probably, always deter prudent
men from undertaking that enterprise; but it
seems quite certain that tile construction of q
road from Columbia to Hamburg will forever
prcventit.. -.
Your Committee are not inscnsiblc to tile
injury tic South Carolina Railroad Company
may sustain from the projected road, in the
loss of passengers from Kiugsvilleato Augusta; !;
an injury in which such OF our citizens as OWL
stock III tic South Carolina Railroad will par
ticipatei; but it is hoped they will feel the
necessity Of submitting to this loss for the public
good. TO tlic extent that the passenger bus-
ness is transferred to the Charlotte Railroad,
the city will be benefited as far as her stock is
concerned and she is stockholdcr to the
amount Of 100000.
Although as q freight road it is rot supposed
that the projected enterprise holds out great
inducements to embark init, yet some practi-
cal persons are OF opinion that its claims in
that regard arc not to be entirely overlooked.
No doubt, 4 large portion Of Edgefeld will
c3ntinue to transact its business at Hamburg
aud Charleston, but from this side Of the ridge
something may lie expected, especially if the
discrimination in freight against Columbia is
abandoned Gy the South Carolina Railroad
Company. The bacon aud -four and other
articles brought from the valley ofthe West
find their way TO us now circuitously. BY
cutting off the detour at Branchvillc and
kirgsville, something more of that Grade may
be expected. If the Bne Ridge Road were
completed, onrineToarsc with the West would
Gc Gy That fonte-Baf when Mi that DC! Two
plans for aiding the projected road were discus
scd in the Committce--onc by guaranteeing
the bonds Of thc:I Iompanyz and securing the
city by first mortgage upon the. road; the
other by direct subscription. 1t was supposed
the mortgage would prevent; subscriptions by
Others, audthelattcr corrscswas adopted, (which
the Committee accordingly recommend. All
of which is respcctfnlly+submitted. ~
5W. F.DESAUSSURE,
Chairman.
Mr. Desaussufrree. advocated the Heport with
much force. 1t was also advocated by Mes>rs.
Wood, Gaiard, Townsend, McAIaSter and
Pelham. y. -.a. ,,.slse.-
DR.. William Rcyn>lls and Mcssrs Sem
and Allen spoke in opposition to it, or, at least
to the policy of subscribing at this time. After
full discussion, OIL motion of w. S. Wood,
the sum named in the report was increased to
$500, 1000, and, by Il large majority, the report,
as amended was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. McAIastcr, his uonor the
Mayor was instructed to appoint a Committee
OF five gentlemen to proceed to Augusta to
bring the subject to the attention. Of the City
Council Of that city, and to correspond with
leading men in tic Districts Of Edyrfci and
Lexington in relation to it.
S0athc,n Gnodiar
VERY WlTrY.-'Thc Providence (Rhodc Is
lanD Journal, a trcc-filth paper, is nothing if
not witty. Referring to the call for the Con-