The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-12-07

I The trends of this road are not the onI
men who have commenced similar enierpris
cs with small means, and have struggled il
the face of opposition and difficulties unit
their labors has bsen crowned withsuecess. :
This is the history of internal improve mont.
every where and the successful result o
such labsrs should cheerand encourage
everyfriend Of this grea,wsrk l..., ,,..r /.
! 10 show how roads arc constructed else
where we ssbioin the following, from the
Lawrenceburg, Indiana Register. ...g,
| From the Iadiana Register.
There will he letting of contracts fol
clearing and cleaning and also for grading
|sll or part of tho Knightstown and Shelby
vile Railroad, on the 18th of Move embsr
next at Morrewsiown, and on'ths 10th of No.
vember at Carthage"
We clip the foregoing paragraph frem an
advertisement published in theFranklin Dem.
ocrat. II shows that the citizeus of Knights
town, village Of 200 or 800 inhabitants, as
sisted b} lha Intervening country, are do,er-
mined te connect themselves by railroad with
Shrlbyvil!e an other town of 500 or 1000 in
habllans Some two years ago we saw this
same town ofShelbyyile undertake railroad
from that place TO unite with the Madison
railroad at Edinburgh; and with these Two
loads continuous road of near forty miles
will bs made '"''''"' ''
Last summer Rdshville, another town of a
bout the same importance undertook 10 con
aect herself with Shelbyvills and has let
the grubbing and grading of her road, a dis
lance Of some .3 or "a miles. Lately We
were informed thai Cennersvlo would this
winter apply for eha,ler Gor branch from
.tha. place to Rushvile 10 miles. So, also
asurvey is progressing fom Milford, a tAwn
eight miles Yves, Of Greensburg, for rail.
road to Colambus; and within week past
we have been told that Que 10 contemplated
from ". Omer 10 Shelbyvlls, distance OF
10 miles.
Same may imagine that these projects
are all in the clouds, and may do woll TO talk
about, but will never be cemplcled. But
lsok atthe facts. The same thing was said
about Shelbyyillelroad two years ago, and
row we see the grubbing and grading sll com
pleted and three steam sawmills on tho line
are working night and day, prepareing timber
for the supsrs,ruciure which is expected to
be ready for The train by next spring. 81, the
Rnsbylls road, although only pun under con
tract one or two months ago, has large force
already uponit, aHd much of the labor is al
ready performed.
And how have these things been done!
Is the capital taken in the eastern cities?
Does Cincinnatia stretch out a helping haudi !
Has a loan beeu effected from abroad? Are
there any large and rich tswns on the roul'
No! none of these things. The work has
been undertaken by the farmers, the mer-
chants and the mechanics Of the neighbor-
hsod. They have found out the truth to be,
that very l;ttle money is reGuired--,hat whe1
they pay up a six months ns,ament aud tits
expended 10 the wotkIncn, before half that
time it GENES back TO the same pockets that
advanced il, in pay for provisions, merchan-
die and mechanical labor, and is again rea.
dy before The other call comes round
Success having been obtained in one Of
these undertakings will embolden and en-
courage all the others, and in in no one of
the works we have mentioned, is there the
least doubt of success, if the energies of
those Immediately interested can be called
out to their support, That such is the case,
that the people are alive TO their interests,
and are aware Of their ability, we entartain
jao questsn, and therefore hope they will in
due time accomplish all their enterprixes.-
Their effect upon our business and pros
poets are matters we submit for the conside-
ration of our readers.