Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-12-10

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The Railroad
This ysl6nhAe .public improvement. we ere
ElsdNo be s6ls,,S-inicrm It's frirnd.. is rapidly
s2PlOaChing a Completion. All Ihn. is now ne
cessary 10 sssaEes san early opening nf the sane.
is.Shat she ,fFsrIs Of The company be seconded
BY The people.
Abooi sufFiciency Of timber has been pur.
CHASED. is oow inlruia Of preparation for laying
down. aud if The Winicr be favorable for lhe
work. couple af months ell; further i, nesrly
il not altogether TO completion. The company
are =, ,be wOtk 10 good earnest, and are fully
dFgWiqed, .,ishrElO make il go, OF break ii
down al once.
iM this late day We presume there nre very
few Who viii question the u.imr.e advantage
aud utility Of the road, almost all being convin-
cedthai such connection with the whole world
as this outleI will make for US, cannot result
otherwise than beUefcislIy. What has con.
Iibulsd more to the rise ia lhe price, and 10.
crease in drmsud, lor almost every article Of
produce, than the facility for transportation -
For example. take the srIicle nf pork. The
price Of this article al Minerva, has been within
Ien cenls per hIudred Of the price paid in Cleve.
land, that SUN being barely sufficient TO carry
il 20 Ihe later place. So twill be here. The
brce will be just enough below Cleveland pri-
ces TO pay transportation Ihither. And so of
any other article.
{ Another advantage will be, tha, during the
whole year we will have an outlet, Merchants
viii no, be compelled TO deduct The interest on
their capital from the price paid Tho farmer, but
be will receive the cash vsIue Of his produce al
the time he sells.
Added to these. there will be a continuous
railroad liOe from Carrolton TO all the Eastern
ciIies. New York, Philadelphia, BALTIMORE
and indeed we will be 10 connection with the
great network OF railways that are penetrating
every nook and corner oflhe Union.
But il is unnecessary TO argue This question.
Every body is convinced Of the benefits that will
arise IRON such a connection. The most i'm
pouanI consideration, just at this lime is to get
the people to believe that their cooperation is
absolutely necessary. We are all plor here
10 one man being able TO do very much 10 this
matter, but almost every one can do nlIe.-
There are hundreds Of men, in the region Of
Car'llIon, able 10 take stock to the amour. Of
one share, and feel no nconveuience Iherefrom
And that is all the company ask--that every
nan that is able, take one share. And further,
II is absolutely necessary that considerable
amount Of stock be yet taken to insure the com.
plsIOn Of the road. The directors feel that a
great responsibility rests upon them ia this be.
half' large amount Of money has been ex.
pended, which will be on,irel y lost f the work
Is not completed, and they know that in case of
failure many will cast the blame upon them. -
Anl indeed il would DO a melancholy calamity
il the work, nov 80 near complexion, should
be abandoned l'rr tho want of few dollars. |.
must no, be permitted.
All The directors ask is that men subscribe.--
They don. ask all the money Immediately -
They will raise The funds, but they want some
booking; and they want it just row, or else
rare opportunity will pass.
Now we hope our citizens who have yet done
nothing in this m.uer, will come 10 tho reso ue
at once. You all desire The work to proceed,
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