Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-25
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CpIumbia and Hamburg Railroad.

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Mr.. EDlroR ut is a conceded .paint that
no railroad should be built during this war,
but those which dre at'least, in some degr e,
a military necessity. i was decided that the
Gceensborongh and Danvilla. Railroad ,.Uas
necessary forthe more-effsctive carrying on
Of our military operations, and Congress un.
hesitatipgly gave is approval to the. meas
ure, and the. mOst.energetic means used to
complete it in the shortest possible time l
agree that it, at least, was military necessi
tya and may. at any time. become. absolutely
Indispensable 10 u.s., Hence, when. there are
probabilities that such cont gencies may
arise whereby any Connection proposed or in
progress. may become absolutely necessary
for our operations, that connection SHOULD. be
speedily completed. fview1n such light a
railroad connection from Columbia to Angus
ta. We arc all hopeful and conf. cnt,. yet
canuot conceal a.tresnlllousnrss Of. the graul
attack 70 be made On Savannah or GAarlestun.
Suppose tHat Charleston is taken, wha, Is to
prevent t the enemy, - atleast by raids, from
continually endaugesing our, transpor' alton
via Bra melville. They can take every sea-
p5ft We have and we tan fight them nlany'a
year yet, .9at .ss &: must Aass 5aa.Oaas Tor
transpoltationy 3. 49,. ~. -.
Even. .conceding that Charleston viii not
be taken and I do not believe it will as long
as we have such a General to command, and
asloug. as one. of his army is able ,to.Gre
cannon, still there are:many other -reaauns
Why this connection should be made. AZ.
Experience Of years has taught al railroad
men that air-lines are the cheapest, aud Soutl.
Carolina has approved that system by making
ALI her roads almost exact air:llnes. The
great y:whicI the traveller from North to
soptls-from Virginia to Georgia-makes by
going. to Dranchvllle, is d continued seurce.of
v4xati, i,syand often of detention. Allfbnsi
ness II, n n know tiiat sometimes few hours
are worth sic thousands et dqllars i, them. The
copheciun..direcl lrom iCdiumbia.to Augusta
would save at least four hours. hence to.all
who are engaged in trade, ils completion
would h4 of great'yalne. Again, ,snpposalhe
Government wished sudlaily 10 move troops
irca,r-virginia: 1Sua!h.- Until they. reach
lanclviils, these tropps distributed over
'iiss Two 70 rrtos,s T. there they harrow DOWN ole.
and should some: accident ecdur, the ia.s-ofa a
vast country might he decided against lis By
that deLiy. . - - :.
Why is not this connection built 2 Some
think becauscit may be against the interest
ofthe South Carolina Railroad Company. If
thcv' think so, let that company build it-and
control it. Bit it will not be. against the in
,erest of that road: Trade will seek its course,
and nature as clearly indicates the channels
in which trade. and commerce should flow, as
she has tue meanderings' Of the nohlestreams
! which curve gracefully over our rocks, and
! give su,tenance 10 onr rich fields. Charles
! ton is. destined to be the great City of the
! South, because she iselig1ly located, and her.
/ merchants have that which often overcom' s
geographical dsadrantages-energy and en-
terprisc with such arterial conveyances Of
trade as. she may hereafter copstruct-this
! will be without a doubt. Hence trade docs
and will seek Charleston what then, the df.
ference if it seek it rta Augusta or uia Co.
lumbia 2. The tendency of all great trade is
to the seabonrd The C6lumbia,and Augusta
Road will accommodate valuable interest in
Lexington and EdgeGeld Districts, and give
them . moro easy outlet to market than the
present slow process of wagoning: The cot
ton and other produce of these counties will
seek Charleston through one or the other end
Of theroad therefore, its destination will be
more certainly the same as now, while there
will he less expense TO the former. Iii fact,
more Of it will be sent to Charleston. than
now. for now the farmer wagons to Augusta
or Columbia aud often sells there; ahereas,
when be loads his produce al bis home depot,
he would as soon, or rather, send it through
out the line, than stop at any intermediate
market; besides, thereby would bc the saving
TO the Charleston merchant Of commissions
to Ills Augusta agent. Augusta and Charles.
lou lave always worked bar,no;ously in tho
srcciprociiics Of trade, and there is no doubt
/ but tLey will continue 10 do 50.
The question as,to the building 81 thlsroa;dl
I is now being agitatcd, and il the people OF
4 Columbia and Augusta would increase the
facilities for reaching their respective cities,
and if the citizens Of Lexington and Edge
field would secure for themselves new mean:
Pof reaching the market, they must each and
all aid more speedily and theoretically 10 the
mattel. SAhgDA'
: .1IColurnbla South oarolulan'
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A Federal Officer whu recently reached
! Memphis FROM vicksIarg. evidently did not
entertain much hope Of the success OF the
+ canal project. On being asked when ths
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