The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-22
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TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE %, 1869.
The Asheville. Railroaa.

IUESOAI MOHNlNG, JUNE 22, 1869.
The Asheville Railroad.
|. The Unionville Times charges the Charles
ton press with an entire neglect Of the pro-
posed extension Of the Spartanburg and
Union Railroad to Asheville, N. c., and de-
monstrates, very much to its own satifaction,
the astounding facts that the Blue Ridge
Railroad Is q swindle and q snare, that
every man who says o good word for it is
paid FOR his praise, and that there is NO
salvation for the State but in building at
oncs railroad from spartsnburg to Ashe-
Vile.
The News, as is well known, has already
laid before the public the particulars Of the
Asheville Railroad scheme, and in more
prosperous days it would doubtless have re-
ceived some substantial help from this city.
But there was no money to subscribe, and
as resolutions do not build railroads In this
part Of the world, tho matter was allowed
to drop.
1t Is plain enough, from the remarks Of
the Times, that the Blue Ridge Railroad is
looked upon in one quarter as the foe Of
the Asheville connection. This is not the
proper position to be taken. The Blue
Ridge Railroad, upon which 50 many mil
lions had already been spent, was adopted
by the Radicals as party measure, and its
compilation vas intended 70 DC tAs browning
mercy Of the Scott administration. Doubt
less the expectation Of commissions and
percentages Of various kinds had q great
deal to DO with the ease with which the Leg
islature passed the binauthorising the guar-
anfee " audie fri millions The bill be-
came a law. Ii was evident that the Radicals
wanted to have the road built, and as any one
with two grains Of sense can see that the
completion Of the road must be of vast BEN
eft to the State, it was the wise course to
place the project before the public in the
most favorable light Tho advantagea Of
the Blue Ridge Railroad are plain and un-
mistakable. The how and why Of the Rad
ical movement in it's behalf matters but
little. BY the funds Of the State the road
will be built, and the sooner it is done the
better for us all.
We do not speak now Of the millions al
ready spent, which will be an utter loaa ie
the road Ia not carried through. That
would be strong argument with business
men, although it might have no effect ON
the Unionyille Times. This point We waive,
in view Of the idiosyncraoies Of our up
country contemporary, and simply say that,
as Q loan to the Blue Ridge Railroad has
been authorized. and as the proceeds Of tho
loan will certainly be spent, it is unaoubt.
eddy the prudent policy to help the project
on, 50 that We may gain the full worth OF
our meney. There may be-. waste, NO
doubt; but the road once completed will be
equal to double its cost. i
Nor does . support Of the Blue Ridge
Railroad necessarily involve opposition to
tho ,Asheville Road. We do not think that
the paeiaet will hs Anhs!dszeA s; .As .As 11sSR;ss.
laturo, and We do net dssirs to see the debt
Of the State In any way Increased. The
Ashsville route VIII always be wasehsd with
intofsst and wsll one dsy be an aoeshapEskSa
fact. Charleston snd Columbia will dive .ths.
scheme all ths IN aa4 they ear, and i9 ~ Log
islasara shsuld insist upon 4haewias Asfaws
millinna At Ma head, wa will aaAsasof 10
hass them hahdlsd 90 as 60 aeas fasieas reed
90 possible. W. ass howevsssss seplIrlessd lIl st.
this tsne 10 xrAntlas tats spSsiaiss IA any,
corporation Tor any pnrpese ,whstsyer.j as:a
Az we hsvs before said, the. support Of
Tan Nnws will be givsa ~ any movement
outside Of the General Assembly looking
to ths construction OF railroad to connect
spartanburg with AshsviIls; but We see no
reason yet for Withdrawing from the Blue
Ridge Road one particle Of the cordial
sympathy which il tho due Of that import
ant undertaking.
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