Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-11-07
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Spartanbarg ant. Aiken, RaiiEoat
Now thatthesexeisementatt
or the election is passing, away, q
behooyes our citizens to Smake fh
f;best 81 ffethe situation, :. and instead q
(, giving way to despondeney;, stfiY
| theharders for the material advance
ment ,of the country. :, With, Eth
onerous taxation which. landaholder
have, to submit to, it .is their ,intefes
to.reduce .the;size, of their farms ant
devote to small area the labor whicl
|. .Ras,lleretofore beenabestowed, on larg
er fields, but as there is no purehas
ers for the surplus lands, the owners
have to hold them and pay the taxes
however difficult it may be to ebtair
the money It:is universally admit
ted that lands contiguous to- a Rail:
road are more to be desired and VII
command more ready saleYhen of
fered than those at distancea:the
estitdate being lthatReal Estate is al
least. donbledIin value on an ayersge
for five miles on, leach side Of. every
new road. >. - =: I;
If this is; the case it would betprof
itabIefer landowners to-; give any
corporationfwhiob build aGaaa
through, their. lands, or in then. in. J.
meaiatervicinitY, one, half .ot. their
lands rather than, letsthaml Lie. idle
and pay taxes year after, year.>,:;t is
evident that, unfmproXed lands. in
South, Carolina are not increasing i4
valne.+property y@iN nst command
the prices it would d'.before,the, war On
evsn.tbFee gears.agos and any shrewd
business man having, Lands which 4e
cannot use, will find on taakng q
caleulatien,j that it. lis to; hiss interest
totdspese.of asportioa and place,the
mohey.tatainfafest rather, than letit
lay idle, or worse than idle as the
taxes have to- be. paid every year
mhether itsbrings in;an inecme,er mott
ssghe question then .arisea;hom to
dispose of,the ,iandsto:s the ,3best ad-
:. Where are. .bhe purchasers
to eoms from E. We reply :ihsteadsof
waiting, Micawberslike tt.for SOME
thing to turn up" let the preprieters
in their several sections, associate
thenselvesfor'ths purpose Of deget
oping the natural resources. d, f,stheir
immsdiate; vicinity, and, corporate
with others in promoting their. mntu-
atintefests. Take for, example, ,sthe
line Of country from Aiken to. Edge
Reld G. 'H,*andi NihetysSix.: Gould
aRailrpsd be, constructed onsthis line
it would be eofHiacalcuIable adxan-
tags to.the people: Could the stpeo-
pleibe; aroused, the road 'd6uld be
Built. Il The ronly fealtyi is:the
apathy of, the; people. themselves:
Each one waits for someone else to
moye.,. rFhe citizens r'of Edge6ela
county have been talking of sbail&ag.
Railroads. and holding public Meet
ings for forty years. but newer, went
to work themselves; al
ways ,i waiting fofsome.distant cit; Or
corporation to- do the work. Latter
Iy, However the people Of the: west
tern seotion Of the doantyh have gone
to work in good earnest and are maxi
ing tangi6aes. gfssss,T5and'a d'aAugusta
comes to tie rescue andoiisrs to build
;be. bridge aeross the Savannah river |
md Eve miles Of Road. if the people
# the county will extend the road to |
Greenwood. = - : . - :" !
Now, if the, citizens Of the eastern |
section wal take. hold in earnest help |
will be forthcoming for them too. The |
south Carolina, Railroads. deeply ID |
crested in in extending theif eonnec- !,
ions through Edgefsld county, and |
Will unquestionably help if the work
3 inaugurated.. II
Asa matter Of course the location |
it the Road would depend to acer: |
ain Extent on the amount. Of the
NJ bscriptions made. by the people
.lohg the several proposed routes.
IN this view, we would urge, that
meetings should be held !, and Commit
;ees should be appointed to visit eye |
" farmer along the line, and see what
,ack would do. Subscriptions of,la-
Dor, material and. lands; should be
entered on the -lists as well as; those
Il CASH In.th;s way, an indication
,ould, be had of the disposition OF the |
,eopls.,. Should there-be a willing
ness on the part Of. the people to sub.
scribe their spare lands, the Railroad 4
Company might raise some money in
;hs way to help build the Road by |
nortgaging the lands, and; in the |
arrangements might be |
made r'colouizing them .as is done
n the Western :. States. I. In this way
! thrifty white. population would |
eventually possess the soil end help
% redeem the State. - =. -,
The arguments ,in favor. Of build, |
ng this road is not confined to local !
Influences alone. Eventually twill
,e .one Of ffthe links in the.route,from
he great West to the seaboard:. st.
Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati soon 1
,r or later mnst. break through tile
barrier of the Blue. Ridge either at
;he French Broad or Raburn Gaps
Year by year. those powerful cities
Ire extending theft connections! By |
enabling farmers to purchase western
;orn and provisions at a cheaper rate
han they now do, a larger margin of
profit will be.lsft to the cotton PLAN |
Ter; and.by bringing western nanu-
competition with those Of |
he. east. the prices of many articles |
,eeded here will be reduced. The
of this Road would maieri-
lily adYanee.the prosperity ofAiAen.
As this would :be.the southern ter
minus, it, is more than likely the
workshops would he located at this |