Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-17
ing at this distance from the time to say
we will come. You shall know before
the time whether we will or not
III Very truly, yours,
-. E. w. HORNE.
Forthe Advertiser.
ssS To Facts and Figures.

FOR Tile ANtSCI LioO'
sss, To Facts and Figures.
"the anlt, dear Brut''s, is not in our
JssStar, ..,i-lal ;,
Butfn ourselves, that we are underlings." )"
The Public are indebted to "Facts and
Figures" for the earnest and laborious
efforts which tra7v:1tt been made by him,
through the Press, for the construction
of Tram or Wood Railroad from Edge
field c. II. to Pine House.
The urgent necessity for Railroad conf
munication of some SORT to connect Edge
field village with the trunks, of the great
Rail thoroughfares to the cities and towns
of this and other States, is too apparent
to need elaboration at this time. For
twenty, FIVE or thirty years perhaps, there
have been held in this place Railroad
meetings, conventions, and all the ma
chinery of inexperienced and inexpert
men, to effectuate the great object of in
ternal Improvements in the way of Rail-
ways, without success; and to-day the
venerable old Village is like, in its mis-
fortunes, to an "old Tower. from which
rats are e. IN said to run away" What
has been the cause of our failure hereto
fore; is doubtless owing to the usual want
of concert of action among our people
from the want of. definite and accurate
information of the value of Railroads, in
developing the resources of a country,
and thereby increasing the value Of prop
erty, and extending the blessings ofTciM-
lization to places illumined only by dim
reflections from other lights. Perhaps
another cause has. been the outlet for the
surplus capitalof the people, in former
days, in the purchase Of lands and ne
groes, which were the only investments
that they were thoroughly versed ih, and
in which they felt secure Of good profits
An agricultural. people are rarely Pro
gi'esSfonists or .Reforme's. 1t is noces-
sary to demonstrate to them the actual
and certain results Of Improvements, be-
fore they are willing to embark their
capital III the venture. THERE'S also an
other reason in tho inflated conceit OF
people, who being welded to some Pc
culiar notion of their own, cannot per-
ceive and recognize the advantages Of
the plans of others. 1t is necessary that
extremists on both sides modify their
views, or probably, the next generation
will find in old Edgefield Village the
outlines only of its former existence.
There is one fact upon which VIC all
agree. and that is, that we must be on
the line of communication with the outer
world or we will inevitably go to decay
and ruin. Edgefeld Village is nov of
the track, whilst the rush of business
and travel is passing by. ard awa'' from
it. Business men in the village. nSteid
Of making an effort to restore thew vitality
of the place, are locating elsewhere, and
are leaving us only the vices and crimes
of stagnant, and purulent civilization.
La,u, Order, Morality. Religion and De-
cency are fast fading from our socialism,
and barbarism riots in rampant madness
in our midst. Something must be done,
and that quickly, if we are to be saved
from ruin. A project is suggested by
Facts and Figures" to commence the
work Of rejuvenating and improving the
old village, by the construction of such
Road as the people are able to build,
and which will answer their purposes rs
we'll as that whichSis termed first class
iron Railway. Try The cheapest Road
Jyst-that ,vAich you are able to tuild.
Ascertain from its business whether it
will afterwards whether the. bust
ness done will authorize bettor road ;
and then, AMI not until then, cndpavor
to- build better one. We must creep
beCprc We walk, and those who advocate
a first class ir;,n Railway at present. dis
regard til. primary laws OF locpmo:ion.
There is one thing certain: We can
build Il trainway from tho village 10 The
Pine Hou>e, and eiuipit at "'rrara-
tiyely small cost ;.but We calnot h"i.i Il
first class ircn Railway at prcsrn: with
out IL heavy outlay Of funds, which rin
not be collected in the present condition
OF things, and stringent stat" of ::le
money market. The question is resolved
into one of two alternatives, "il!i 4; tr
build tramway. from E'igeliciI {. H..
to the Pine House, at Il comparatively
small expense, and experiment. on the
chances of such a Railway paving "ncn
expresses, or begin by Il first c'as' Rail
way, that never will be built, and ;hcrc-
by lose forever all chances of connection
with the great arteries wiiic! will place
us in connection with the grand centres
of trade, trarcl and Civilization.
COMMON SENSE.