The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-12-10
Plank Roads.

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Directors Of the Harrisville and Martinsville
Plank Road COmpanys to which we invite
the special attention Of our numerous rea-
dcrs.
This Road, with the Uhrichsville, Frank
lin, Cadiz, Georgetown and Ohio RiverPlan
Road Company, (which two Roads are uni
ted together, are Roads Of vast importance
to a large majority of the citizens Of Harri-
son county.
We are pleased t. learn from the report
that the HarrisvilleH and Martinsville Plank
Road will be finished to Huntsville sometime
during the next summer If that much Of
the road can be completed that SION, why is
it that the whole road cannot be built in two
years from this time? Can there not be
stock enough obtained to finish the road
through to Uhrichsville? Isit because there
is not wealth enough on the line to make the
road? Or is it because the people are not
concerned enough about their W true in
%terest to have the road built! We believe,
nay, we feel sure, that they are not. This
should not be the case. This road, were it
made, would do more to build up the larger
portion of Harrison county, than all the
Branch Railroads that could be made thro'
it.
We are afraid that some of our citizens are
laying to themselves the flattering JUNCTION
of the great benefits which they expect will
be derived from the branch of the Steuben-
vile and Indiana Railroad to this place,
while they let Plank Roads, and every other
great improvement, that would be a real
benefit to them, be entirely lost sight of.
This branch ofthe railroad may be built, but
we think it will be some time yet.
We would be pleased to have a branch o
the railroad built to Cadiz, but we fear that
we shall never see our desires fulfilled, for
these reasons;
LIST. The whole regular line Of the Rail-
road has been put under contract, to be COM
pleted by the LIST of January, 1854, while
the branch to this place, is put under con-
tract with this provision: that the contract
tors are not to commence operations upon it
until they have further orders from the Board
of Directors, which orders we do not believe
will ever be given.
Cd. The people of this township at their
last Spring election, voted a subscription of
800, 900 to build this arm of the road with,
AID now we are told that it is not enough;
that rs or $4,000 more must be raised
before the road can be made. This would
be $3.50, 600 to build seven miles of a rail-
road with, which amount we do not believe
will ever be obtained.
The above are the reasons why we believe
the branch of the Steubenville and Indiana
Railroad to this place will not be built. We
think they are plain enough. We hope,
however, that we may be mistaken, and that
the road may be made; bu: we hope without
having any permanent foundation to build
our hopes upon.
Now one-half of the above sum would
build a good Plank Road from Uhrichsville
to Harrisville; then we should have a good
road through the largest portion Of Harrison
county. A road, too, that would be highly
valued by all: and one too, that would pay
to the stockholders a dividend of Is or 90
per cent. annually. Make the Plank Road
from Uhrichsville to Harrisville, to connect
with the Harrisville and Martinsville Plank
Road, and then we will have a road that will
be Of more real benefit to the people gener-
ally, than al, the railroads that could be
branched to Cadiz.
We hope that this matter will be attended
to before tits too late. Don't let another
year pass round before the road will be I'M
der contract, and a good part of it made.
This can be easily done ifthe right steps are
only taken. Let the Incorporators, Messrs.
John WEIGH, r. J.. McCauley, Ezra Brainard,
Marshal McCall, Samuel Henderson, John
s. Lacey, Isaac Spiker, Joseph S. Thomas
and James H. Gill, have meetings held all
along the line Immediately, and urge upon
the people the necessity and importance of
making this road, with subscription books
opened at every point; and we believe that
in two years from this time, we shall have a
good Plank Road from Wheeling to Uhrichs-
vile. When this is done, who can tell the
benefits that will be derived from it? They
are SO innumerable that they cannot all be
told.
BUTT will take energy and money to ac-
complish this beneficial work. Not only will
the ~Incorporators have to be active and en-
ergetic in this work, but the people must as
sist them, not by words only, but by some
thing more substantial. Tell it not in Gath
nor publish in the streets OF Askelon, that
there was not energy and ambition enough
IN the wealthy county Of Harrison, amongst
its people, to build a Plank Road from Uh-
richsville to Harrisville, See to it, fellow
citiz ems, then, that this tale is not told, but
show by your zeal in this enterprise, that
you are determined to have a Plank Road.
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