The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-07-18
For the Lancaster Ledger.

road through lancaste? District. Mr.. Stog.
ner is native Of our District and son Of
John Stogner, Esq. was introduced to
this intelligent and en:erprising gentleman
something more than two years ago, when
was advocating through the columns Of
your journal the policy and proprety of
this District, building Railroad. He was
at that time doing commission bust.
ness in the city Of Charleston under the
firm of Hyatt & Stogner.
1t might seem strange to some that |
would nave this letter published when two
years have transpred since its reception.
But will give the reason. You recoIect
two years ago when / was advocating the
building of II railroad through this District.
| then had call drawn up aud went round
to see If l could get Subscribers to it so
that We could have meeting NJ the Court
House for the purpose of taking into con
sidcration the, then contemplated project
But had hard work TO get subscribers-
then proposed TO n gentleman To draw up
subscription paper; he thought it was
premature and we had better wait and see
what sort Of crops we would make. did
no, impeach any Of those gentlemen for not
having railrond spirit, for some of them
remarked that we had made 30 many efforts
and failed, and they did not want TO make
any more wind work about the matter with
out being sure of road.
began TO think I.aneau,rr almost DOOM
cd to remain without Railroad facilities
For could not suppose it hardly pIau,iLr
that The North Egstcrn company would help
US to build \ railroad between 40 mach bar
rem country as would he between Florence
and Lancaster 6. II Last year thought
| would try an experiment with guan".--
! was perfectly astoEished at its results
and 1t so elevated my expectations with the
prospect If Lancaster District making so
much more cotton and produce, that We
would be compelled 10 have road TO car.
ry ii of. thought last Spring We must
make another death struggle for the enter
prise, and behold TO our nslonishmen, the
North Eastern r. X. Company, together
with the noble and patriot, ci,izrns uf cas-.
tern kersaaw, Bishopville, Snmier aud
Clarendon, came 10 our nssistanUe in the
cleaning time of harvest and saved US Il. il
were from being isolated from the CONNER
cial world
We have heretofore been trying to make
n Railroad connection with some other
point that had railroad facilities They
seemed to think that they might suffer
some dctriment by the extension Of n road
above them. and that we must put "onr
own shoulders to the wheuls mud not call on
Herculese, leas,wise they (Iierculese) )might
cut their own throats.'
am now proud that we have entered
into contract with highminded people
and n section of country from which they
can suffer no detrimcnt, and hope before
three years that We will be more personally
acquainted aud more intimately assoriatcd
with those people to whom have alluded.
have but one, and the last remark to
make about publishing this letter then !
have done. ! want to remind the people
Of Lancaster District Of one fact which is
this that every young man ;hat leaves
our District and has railroad communica-
lions. when he returns to pay n visit TO
his friends and native District, he asks the
question why do you not build Rail
Road. }. A.C.
MURrREsBoRo, Tenn. Aug. 25, 1858.
Col. JOSEPH A. CUNNINGHAM,
Lancastery;iIe, ). 6.
Dear Sir II called at your house on
my return from Mr.. Ivy's but finding YOU
were absent aud was 10 n hurry, could
not wait to see you. wish il had been so
that could have remained longer, to talk
more with YOU about your railroad project
| would like it much il you could succeed
and get closer connection with Charles
ton for old Lancaster. She needs it and if
the people will go into it in the rgh, spirit
and with an energy worthy of the interests
Involved, it can be done. II you cannot
get it to Camden, would suggest to try
and make n connection with the North Eas-
tern Road at Florence. That road will no
doubt help you, as your road would be n
valuable feeder 10 theirs. And ] see no
reason why capitalists in Charleston might
not aid you, as all the trade of your road
would certainly go to Charleston, free from
any influence Of competing markets. The
line indicated is longer know than to
Camden or Chester; but the grouLd Is
more favorable to cheap construction than
either OF those routes, which together with
the aid from the N L. Rond and FROM Char
lesion, would, in my opinion, make il at
once the cheaper aud more desirable route.
Take il you please the route between the
Lynche's Creeks, which is about the right
direction, and you will find the grade very
easy one with plenty Of timber Of the best
kind to answer all needfnl purpose, and
run through section Of country capable
Of giving much valuable patronage TO the