Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-01-31
,enalor CaIlison's speech in Re.
b kaIf OF the Projected New
E Railroads. IS. e,

ton Railroad Company, and to au-
thqrizs sud empower said Companies
b pay for the time'of: said convicts
with the stock of said companies at
psr. Mr.. Callison said: ~
Mr. President: There is time in
the affairs of nations, as we'll as men,
when taken ct the food, leads on to
| fort fortune. :. That time is on us now,
and it. .rsnaipsito be ;sesnif we are
wise enough to go with the current
and number South Carolina as one of
the progressive States Of this pro-
gressive age. s But it is ssid that this
bill is intended. to head off. thes ap,
preparation for the Columbia Canal,
r. disclaim any such : intention, as
three successive Legislatures have
declared it to be the settled policy Of
the State to develop that great waite;
power. simply desire that all other
works Of internal Improvement shall
not be subordinate to that one, but
in justice to Ill let them g on spar'
passsa1.s- passsa Here are threas Railroads
THAT, when completed apds running,
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would do more to increase the pros
perity and convenience Of the farm
ers of this. Commonwealth than, ca
nails or any thing else you can employ
the convicts at. . The Savannah Val
ley Railroad will, as it's name i'm,
plies, run through valley second to
none in the State for the richness OF
its soil and the intelligence Of its
people.
The Union. -Gafney City and Ruth
srfordton Railroad will be one Of the
pioneer parroWsgaqgs m !oads that will
run through populous and wealthy
section of our State, 2 section: sthst
naeda but the facility Of getting in
|aod out. from their !homee into the
big world of commerce, to make it
all any people could desire.
| ;. The. Carolina, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago Railroad is one OF those
immense enterprises that has been
the dream of South Csrolina's great
EST Statesmen for :orty years. 1t will
| do more to create, wealth, attract
capitalists and develop msnufactur'
ing than any. enterprise now on foot
It will be to this State what the Geor.
gia State Rail Road is to the State ot
Georgia. It will give US all the west
ern products. that South Caroline
needs or can distribute, at cheaper
freight rates than any other route, as
it is two hundred miles less than by
the Georgia State road, that now con
trolls all freight from the west coming
this way.
But, Mr.. President, this State il
5. :-......:-.izst nee
Of time, to be manufacturing State.
We have the climate, we have the
water power, and have the cotton.
at our doors. Now it often happena
that it is cheaper to manufacture by
steam on account of facilities and
population at hand, than-by water
provided you can get cheap fuel.
This road will run through immense
coal beds that can be mined, and
distributed all along the line, from
Estatoe Gap to- the City of Charles
ton, for, say, three'to- three and one
half dollars per ton. That of itself
will solve the problem Of manutac
turing in our towns and villagesfand
Of giving employment to our own
people at home, instead of driving
them off, for want Of enterprise Cd
our part, to people the West. Let
US keep our sons and daughters at
home, By giving them employ yment
suitable to their needs, and our State
will increase in wealth and population
more rapidly than ever before.
Besides, Mr.. President, if the State
will help us to build this road by
giving the'labor asked 1or,~-we will
be able to send our manufactured
goods by return cars to the West, so
much, cheaper, that we will; capture
that market by driving. New England
and Old England manufactures out Of
it. This is 70 fancy sketch, but what
practical minds can see. and must be
.lieve. If we have wisdom enough to
use the means within our reach, and
grapple with the future as statesmen
desirous Of increasing the wealth,
prosperity and happiness Of all our
people. & We ask nothing But what
the State can give, and decidedly to
her advantage. We ask it in behalf
of the farmers and planters. as q mat
ter of justice to them. Charleston
has had her canal built by the Ssate,
solid cash out of the treaSu'y:-I5Co'
lumbia is having~her canal built at
the expense of the State, by convict
labor, and now will not SenatorsOpen
their big hearts to help the bone and
siaew to increase the taxable property
of this State BY creating property
thst will be immediate in its results
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