Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-10-02

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reduce the distance in wuiv.. ....
of corn can sell the same; and in pro-
portion deny to him the benefits and ad-
vantages OF railroads as Il means OF trans
portation. Any person, upon finding
out the rates actually charged for trans
portation' OF wheat and corn to Chicago,
may estimate the proportion OF each crop
that is taken to pay tor transporting the
rest to market.
No broad gauge rood a feet 81 inches,)
can ever be constructed, in our day, to
connect Lakes Superior and Michigan
with the Cities OF New York, Boston Or
Philadelphia, at u less cost than serenity
fvc to one hundred thousand per mile OF
single track, lor the several reasons, that
the right of way for an air. line road,
through Il populous country, entails the
necessity lora great outlay Of money /;
the difficulty OF arriving at aa. ai'> line
route. without infringing on the grants
of roads already in operation, as well as
the immense cost for depot sites, and for
the necessary room at the Atlantic ter
minus. Such being the case, and the
practicab;lity of constructing cheaper
roads, being established, moar beyond
contradiction, for by the following ex-
tract the question has been settled by
the India Government after three years
examination, and discussion, into the
merits of the system:
"By the over land mail advices from
Calcutta to the 29th July, and Bombay
the lst August. The Gazette of India
had published an important resolution
with estimates of expenditure on irriga-
ton works, State railways, and guaran-
teed railways, for five years ending
April 1873. Irrigation works, seven
millions sterling; and railways, twenty
millions, total q millions, (U. S. curren-
cy S145, 5,sOO,OOo) With respect to the
gauge question; it is stated that the Gov
.ernment of India firmly maintains the
expediency Of the Narrow Gauge for the
general system of state railways, but
suggests notifications for the kurrachee
and frontier lines, which will obviate the
military disadvantages of a break in the
gauge" Pail Mall Buolgst.)
The proceedings of the National Mar
row Gauge Convention, held in st. Louis,
Missouri, 10Th June, 1873, with the pub
lished report put forward by the conyen-
ton after full inquiry and discussion
leaves now no room to doubt that the
new system is bound to create n revo!u-
ton III American transportation, and
open up new avenues of Commerce to an
oppressed people. From ample data, the
extremes Of cost in constructing and
"thoroaghly cqui,pina' Narrow Gauge
e fcet) roads in the South and west, may
be safely put at slo.OOoto $40 GOO permile,
averaging say $4,000.
Is there any sane reasoner that candle
nv that trunk road from the Lakes to
the Atlantic Ocean at Foot Point, built
on the Narrow Gauge plan, can not carry
freight from the west, cheaper by far
than any road now in operation to the
cities North of Cape Hatteras? Is there
any man of ordinary sense, that does not
know that the West India and South
America trade between the cities of Gin
cinnati, Chicago, Louisville, Indianopo;
lis and the west generally. is carried on
via New York, Philadelphia, and. .,Balh-
more at an unnecessary expense, and
that the opening up of direct communi.
cation willsave the country alage amount
of money now wasted in unnecessary
Transportation. Eight dollars per tor
will pay, to transport grain freight from
Chicago to Foot Point. Mixed cargoes
of Grain. and Cotton can be shipped t.
! Europe cheaper direct from Foot Point
than from New York. Shall we built
this National lvsilroad highway or not,
will ltFy! ss 1s,s q
ls4.,,,5sx .sifasfss WINBoRN LAWTON; !.