Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-22
no the commissioners Of Portage
County.


You are hereby respectfully requested to
issue the notice authorized by the "act to au-
thorize the County Commissioners Of C ;shoc
ton and other counties to subscribe to the
Capital Stock Of Railroad Comp miles," pass
ed February 15, 184s, requiring The qualified
electors Of Of Portage County to vote for or
against subscribing One Hundred Thousand
D1Iirs to the capital stock of the Cleveland
and Pittsburgh Rail Road Company, at The
annual election in October next.
This request for a repetition of the vote on
thisqaesion, is founded on the following con-
siderations:
First-It is well ascerta.ned that within the
last two years, in consequence of better un-
derstaading of the operations and influences
of the Railroad, very considerable chlnge
has taken place in the IN n1s of the electors in
the county in regard to the expediency and
propriety of the subscription.
Secondly-The successful prosecution of
the enterprise thus far by the Company
thity-eight miles of the road from Cleveland
to Rlyenna having been in operation for more
than five months, and the remainder to the
Ohio River, will, with tie aid now sought
from the county, place beyond doubt the COM
pletion Of the road this season; while the
amount of business done on the ,rtion of the
road already in operation, exceeding, by far,
the most sanguine calculations of its friends,
furnishes the most stable ground ofconidence
in the safety of the investment. The Com
pany ,oiU, moreover, IF required BY tile Com
missioners, guaranty the County against The
necessity Of leuying a tar for The payment Of
the principal or Interest, or both, on release
to the company of the profits of the stock, or
on such other reasonable condition as shall be
agreed onby the commissioners anl the Cvm-
plny.
Thudty-The Company have, by great
and persevering exertion, succeeded in carry
ing steadily forward this work. which iu the
aggregate, will cost Two Millions of Dollars,
AMI in which they have already expended
great part of This amount, with comparatively
less aid, thus far, from counties and other civ
il corporations, than has been generally extern
ded to such enterprises in the State. For
securing the speedy completion of the work,
but a small part Of which remains, the addi-
tional subscription to the stock asked of the
county is needed in order to preserve the sound
financial condition of the Company's affairs
which the managers of the enterprise have
aimsd and thus far ave been able to main
tain.
FowrtAly-The favorable bearing of such a
public improvement, on the various valuable
interests of the county, is now satisfactorily
eviaced in the working of the part already
completed. A new stimulus has been fur
ni.hed to enterprise; an increased value given
to agricultural products; and the favorable in
fluences secured to the moral and social inter-
ests of the community by such facilities of in
Recommendation have been experienced al
reudy to degree that gives strong promise of
large benefit in these respects to the county
generally, when the rodd shait be completed;
and justify that degree of countenance and aid
from the county which would be given in the
subscription solicited.
A detailed statement of the business of the
road accompanies this representation and re-
quest.
C. PRENTISS, President.
S. FoLJAMBE, Secretary.
Office of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail
Road Company, Ravenna, Sept. s, 1851.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO ARovE