Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-29
To tic Gem fiesssisa,crs of Portage
County.

4ou ere b fely respectfully requested 10
assue the ne.iee suthorized hy the "act to au-
4horizerhe Cou .ty c ,tnnl ssioneis ol c shoe
I'm and ether c unties t., subscribe to the
Espi,al S ock Of Railroad C4n p n;es," pass
,ssi r sbruary 15, 1915 reqniiug ihs qualified
aelcciors efef f'Jltage County to to for or
ngai,,st su,scrifilg lg One H'.n lred 1h usand
D,.lns t, the cai,ittd stck Of the Cieyeland
,ani P t.sburgh Ruil Road Company, at The
annual election in Or ,t,ee next.
This request f,r a fe fe,.t,n f the vote en-
tliisS,ies inl, is founded On be l,n5wing COLI
silerasi ne: @ "
fifa--It is weIIasccra n d h~t within tie
iaet TWO years, conseq lcrec Of a ! Q ter un-
d.rsla1lin. OF til operations and influences
81 the Railroad. avery considerable ,hnge
sf,as takon placcs;n the IN Is Of the electors in
.sshe e e,un.y in regard to the expsdicncy an
.spropiety IF llesubss riptieH. ,57sz5
.a E.=,ndiy-The sucsessfaI prosecution Of
ssle en,erlr thus far by the Company-
..t'liny -eglt miles Of ihe rad from Cievelanl
.sto Rsveina hasing been in operation for more
.ssllan fvs mon 11s, and the re'nain Ter to.ihe
s Ohio River. viii, with tie a:dspow sought
sffom4hs coaaty, lLee beyond doubt tife conf
spietion If the road this season; while the
nnlonnt Of bu .iness done on the PORTION of Tho
~suad already5 in operation, ling, by far,
,she most sangnine calculations Of its friends,
furnishes the most stable ground Of confidence
sisathe safety of tho investments The Cant
pdny ,rili, nsoreorer, # req,hrdby Tie Com
snissioners, guaranty kte County against The
iaHessssity Of trrying a tar for The pnynfnt Of
Tie prineipdt or infcsfst Or 10Th, on a release
3 10 the company Of the profits Of the stock, or
o;, such other reasonable condition as slrilibe
agreed on by tho G C5nin ssioners AM the Cymm- NJ
pany. rzs..F kssas74z t +:s
- lRirdly-The Comp,ny have. by great
and perseyering exeition. succeeded IN carry
.Jng steadily forward this work, which in the
aggregate, will cost Two Millions OF Dollars,
hafii lin which fheyshave already expended n
great part of this amount, with comparatively
less aid, thus far, ir,m counties and other civ
Interpretations, than has been generally extern
sfed to such enterprises in the State. For
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securing the speedy completion. of the work,
but n small part Of whichremains, the addi-
iienal subscription to the stock asked Of The
county is edinordert opresslvs ihesound
financial condition Of the Compapy's affnrs
which The. managers of the enterprise have
aimed and thus far hive been able to main
sfai,Is s4i stA5s - assae sssssez za.sissas' r
sFoarthly-The favorable bearing of such
public improvement. on the various valuable
interests of the county, is now satisfactorily
seyiaced in the working of the part already
completed. A new stimulus his been fur
,nished to enterprise; aninereasedvalue gwen
soagricultnrat products; and ehe favorable IN
fuences secured to the moral aud social inter-
estssofthe community by such facilities OF ln-
tereonnunieatons have been experienced al
readyitoa degree that gives strong promise OF
"a, ,large benefit in these respects to the county
generally, when the roud shall be completed;
and justify that degree of countenance ana aia
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-
5qusst. nnr,,r1es p.ss;as,t
s.. FoLJAMBE, Secretary.
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