The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-04
AsHvILLE RAILROAD.

railroad from 6partaDburg to Ashvlle:
AsHvILLE RAILROAD.
From the Spartanburg Gazette.
We copy an editurial, which recently ap-
pelred in The CHARLESTON News. ON the ox-
tension of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad
to Ashville, North Carolina. We iusert it
only to show to our readers that the people OF
Charleston aud Of the lower country are awak-
ening to sense OF the great importance OF
this extension, to the interests OF the State at
large, and Of Charleston IN particular. We are
firmly convinced that the building OF this road
would add more to ,he material interests OF the
State than would the completion OF any other
projected enterprise. 1t will be emphatically
a State Road, and should receive State support.
While we favor the building Of the Blue Ridge
road vet we believe that direct communicl-
ton can be had between Cincinnati and our
seaboard, by the Ashville route, before h
tunnel can De bored through the. mountains
for the Blue Ridge Road.
THE AsHvnLE CONNECTION.
From the Union Times
We COPY with pleasure from 1HE CHARLES
TON NEWS short article on this subject. We
believe that there is no railroad project now in
contemplation of more vital importance to
Charleston aud South Carolina. This road
must be speedily built. And the proper way
to commence is to commence at home. Union
and Spartanburg, and the counties in North
Carolina through which the road will pass,
could aud should raise five hundred thousand
dollars. Raise that amount along the line OF
the road, and the road will assuredly be built
The first spike driven on this extension will
increase the price of land within ten miles Of
the railroad, from Aston to the North Caro-
lima line, at least one dollar per acre. on an
average; total OF over one million dollars.
1t IS just one OF those roads in which man
may take stock largely, with certainty Of its
being paying investment, without reference
to dividends. The increase in value OF his
lands, and corresponding depreciation OF
TWENTY-FIVE pc. cent. in the price of bacon,
lsrd, corn and Western produce generally, are
dividends enough. But the road, when built.
must do q large amount OF BUSINESS. and ac-
oumulate every year heavy net surplus for
distribution among stockholders.
THE AsHvILLE RAILRoD.
From the Carolina Spartan.l .--
We are glad to see that The CHARLESTON
NEWS is beginning to notice and acknowledge
the advantages Of the French Broad Railroad
route, and that its cost will not be near 80
great as that of the Blue Ridge route. The
advantages Of the French Broad route over
any other have been 30 long and thoroughly
disc s:ed as to render it useless to do more
than keep the subject before the public mind,
that they may not forget the facts that have
been so thoroughly demonstrated as regards
the benefits. and really the actual necessity of
the extension OF the Spartanbug aud Union
Road through to Ashville, North Carolina.
thus completing the gap in the great
Charleston and Cincinnati Road. That the
claims Of this route over those of any
other are numerous and pressing, any I'm
preiudlced mind will admit. These claims
do not arise alone from the cheapness
of the route as compared with others-though
this is great and sufficient to give it prefer
ence-but also the security which its compile
ton will afford to the commercial interests Of
the State. in which the City of Charleston is so
directly Interested. This road once complet-
ed, its natural advantages in location, and it's
dlrectness from ths seaboard to Louisville,
Cincinnati and the great Northwest, will Sc
cure it against any competition from other
routes directed to the same points, or against
divergent lines touching at any other point on
the seaboard than Charleston. The laws OF
trade are infexible, and freight and travel will
always seek the shortest route to commercial
mart because it IS cheapest and most exped;-
tIous. This is the great reason why the people
Of Charleston should advocate this route, as it
affords the most direct and cheapest connect
ing line between that city and the great North.
west, thereby increasing the population.
wealth, and commercial importance OF our city
by the sea. Thus in proportion the benefits
will be felt and dispensed along the entire
route as it reaches its greatness as thorough
fare of trade and travel. Charleston is un-
mindful of her own interests when she advo-
eaten less direct line to the West. 1t is use
less in these days to talk Of the many conve-
niences, public and social, which would be de-
rived from the extension Of this road. The
prominent facts in the matter have been too
often placed before the public not to be under
stood. II we. the people Of Spartanburg, had
no other motive than the interest Of Charles
ton, our commercial capital, we would adyo-
cate the extension of this road through to
Ashville.