Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-03-21
For the Portage Sentinel.
RAIL RO A D.
TO THE VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY

TO THE VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY.
You are called upon to vote for or a.
gainst subscription of $4,000 to the
stock of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Rail Road Company.
You are told by the all.wise financiers
Of this Corporate concern that they want
nothing but the credit of the county to
crown their efforts with complete success.
Really, this Company must be "hard up"
to call thus loudly for the credit of the
county when they cannot realize more
than $50, COO out of,his $4,000 when the
County Bonds are disposed Of
AS proof: Knox Co. Rail Road Bonds
were offered at the Akron Bank short
time since at go cts. on the dollar. These
Bonds were created tor the same purpose
as is now offered to the citizens Of Portage
County. You can judge for yourselves
whether the managers of this Company are
sincere when they ''crack up'' their stock
as..far superior to that Of the Madison and
indianapolis R. Road Stock, (Which by the
bye is quoted the highest Of any Stock on
the list,) when they are willing to ex.
change $75, 900 Of their Stock for the same
amount in County Bonds which cannot
possibly be sold so as to avail them more
than 0,oO0, thus mourning loss of $685.
600 by the operation. Again; if this
Rail Road could be compared to the Madi.
son and Indianapolis Rail road they would
find no difficulty in obtaining subscriptions.
But there is no comparison. That Road
passes through country where they have
no other. means Of transportation and where
the common roads are next to impossible
more than half of the year. Although not
so densely inhabited yet offering larger
amount ofproduce with Gas we see) no
carrying competition. Not so with this
Road it crosses two canals both of which
find their way to the same points which
this Rail Road is designed to connect. Be-
sides,t this Rail Road must divide the carry
ing business with the Pa. & Ohio Rail
Road, which commences at Pittsburgh and
passes into the central portion of the State
via Salem, Canton, Mansfield, &c. &C.,
taking the trade Of the Upper Lakes
through the Mansfield and Sandusky Rail
Road and crossing this one near Mt. Ver-
non, O. thus securing almost the entire
northern transportation of this Road and
rendering the Southern portion of it dead
letter. This must be evident because all
persons travelling from Cleveland to Pitts
burgh after arriving at the intersection
(about Al miles from WellsviIle) will pro-
ceed Immediately to Pittsburgh by the Pa.
& Ohio Rail Road the same or kindred OBJ
jections will arise in the other direction.
Thus this southern portion will be Of little
use save in the transportion Of coal which
will in all probability find dull market in
Cleveland in consequence of the discovery
of SO many new beds Of Coal in much
more convenient localities.
Again it is charged that persons through |
sinister motives are opposed to this pro-
ject, and endeavoring to create alarm in re.
lalion to taxation. This, fellow-citizens,
is all humbug. The truth is these so
called sinister persons are opposed to this
project because they are opposed TO this
'sone man poaoer." They believe this
one man power "sticks out" too plainly
in the management of this Cooperation
They believe that this one man power Sc.
cured the location of this Road through
certain mans Co,u. pasture TO the detriment
Of and contrary to the wishes of majority
of the citizens of Ravenna. They be-
lieve this one man power was fully demon
strated when that sly, underhanded meet
ing was held at Atwater to locate the Rail
Road to suit his own purposes without the
knowledge ofthe citizens of Ravenna and
to prevent its location through Franklin.
We are opposed to this one man power,
and ever shall be, but we are not opposed
TO this Rail Road provided it be managed
fairly and properly. But we do object to
q subscription ofs75,Ooo by the County
because we are certain we shall have TO
pay it (the insnuations of the Corporate