Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-09-14
Ran Read nTeetlng a NorWalk.

81 previous notice, OF the people favorable to
the building Of rail road from the Cleveland.
Columbus and Cincinnati raid road to Tolcdo.
Judge Chapman. of Bellevue, was chosen pre-
sident; L. r FaFland and Benjamin Benson.
vice presidents, and G. H. Saffosd, see'Y.
On motion. the committee on a survey of
the road made their report, that the work had
been completed; and that the chief engineer,
Mr. Hanback, was present and ready toreport.
which report was accordingly read
On notion committee on resolutions was
appointed.
On motion the delegates representing the
people along the whole contemplated route
we're requested TO present their views and pur. /
poses IN relation to the road.
L B. Otis. on behalf of the people Of FIRE.
mont stated thai they had determined to go
on and take The vote Of Sandusky county, and
that ifthe people of Huron county determined
and would 20 ON and build the road they
would also act promptly and do all in their pow
eE towards the completion of the same; they
could raise, in Fremont. the sum of $4e,60o,
and expected to be able TO raise 100, 900 by al
vote Of the eounly.
Mn. Sphinx, on behalf of the Maumee CITY
delegation, addressed the meeting, stating. that
although accustomed for many years to ad-
felt under peculiar embarrassments: because
N presenting themselves before the meeting,
they were ike a fifth calf that could only
stand and look on while the only four teals
were occupied. Yet they felta great interest
--but extreme poverty prevented them from
doing as much as they would desire to do
They could only present facts and figures.
They did not expect il possible to ever con-
atrucs or keep MP a draw-bridge aeross the
Manmee below Perrysbnrg-an that he was
backed BY high authority in saying this. M
leas authority than the supreme court Of the
United States
The Maumee river was a navigable stream.
Ged Almighty gave it 10 them as il was, and
It was right enough. except he put the bottom
in little too high in some places; and they
should ever protest against the Toledo folks
endeavoring to improve upon it by draw
bridge, however magni6cently constructed.-
There were two rival interests in Toledo. and
he thought by coming around BY Maumee
City they could be harmonized, and the upper
and lower town people both satisfied.
He said they had g acres of land Just as
good for depot as any in the world; this they
.zould give to the company.
Others Of the same delegation stated that
they conldraise BY subscription $50, 900, and
the city would raise $4,000 more; and that
they had 30 desire to cut off the people Of To-
ledo and that If the road went to both places.
vote Of Lucas county could be carried.
They then offered a resolution which was
referred 10 the committee on resolutions
Professor Cowles. on behalf Of the Oberlin
delegation stated, that they felt as if they had
zaE route, both as regards distance, crossing
the rivers and grading, and also as to local
fhns-a -aoaH oFad he
Cleveland. Columbus and Cincinnati rail road
was y from Oberlin. and Norwalk 81 miles.
As to means. they had already subscription
Of $4,000, which could be raised to $4,000
and proceeded TO urge at length as to the
feasibility Of the route as part of the great
chain from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
DR. Johns for the wellington delegation.
stated that they were unable to make any def
mite statement as to what they could do sit
was yet two days before the time appointed for
them to subscribe stock; that when tn time
came, the Wellington people would do as much
as they csald.
The Wakaman people offered a snbscrip-
ticn Of IS, 700 conditioned that the road cross
ed at Hanford's crossing.
DR.. Harkness for the Bellevue delegation,
stated that they might expect the sum Of
$4,000 from them, with the township of Lyme
and York
J. r. Osborn, ESQ. then addressed the NEE
ting in yelation to the utility, and benefits to
be expected from such road passing through
q rich agricultural county, one of the richest in
Ohio
That the real estate on the duplicate this year
was So, 800 COO; and that if Huron county
were TO vote to raise the whole 100000 in
one year. il would be less than per cent
and that our taxes were now nearly half that
amount 10 wit: u mills.
But We did not propose to ask that. or ever
intend the county 70 pay any thing more than
the interest for one or two years. which would
not materially increase the taxes. And would
not the farmers Of Huron county. be amply
compensated BY thus opening winter mar
kct.
He then drew comparison of the growth
OF different towns and referred to Hffin, which
II 1910 bad population of 72s. now between
1000 and 5000, Just from the benefit derived
by a rail road passing through from north tc
south, while Norwalk had remained station
aEy
@. L. Boalt Esq. said he would, as he had
stereotype speech deliver it to the meeting
He had so often to answer the question of the
farmer-what benefit will such a road be tc
ne? Says Mr. B. the farmers sell bis pork
for "a cents in thefallto the merchant Il is
not strictly the BUSINESS of the merchant tc
buy pork, and be has to hire hands, and be to
great expense to pack. insure and store it fol
months before he can send it forward to mar
ket. and to lun great risk in delays. 1t may
sour and not bring enough 10 cover expenses
So yol see the merchant can not really afford
to pay more than % cents per lb,when it is I
in the New York market
The article of butter, now retailed to tbs
merchant for or 10 cents. would if gotin m ar
ket il good order, bring readily from Is TO 2t
and this could not be otherwise until we had
rail road communication with the east for tht
season for sending forward such things was il
the winter. when we here are frozen up for 81,
months N the year Il would afford facilities