American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-11-18
THR aLENnALr Rxrrnsrnr.

lHA 1LhNDABE kAIENbION.
Mr.. BOTlaLd re,rrred to the desire @
The board to construct the Glendale exten
sioh and prort ed-d TO assail conlrac
which he charged hid been made by Mr.
Gest, (R-ceiver. with one Bernard Ro.l
ker, laByer Of New York to make th
extension for 5000 O-S6OO, 900 in bond
and $500, 600. in stocks. half the bond
TO re offered at eighty cents to parties re-
siding along the main hna ''It was
pretty investment" says Mr. B.. the prof
its togo into somebody's pockets. He bat
however, been induced 20 solicit suhscrip
tions even for This contract hut sCler hay
ing got $4,000 he refused to 90 further un
vi he investigated it, and inquiry satiFfe.
him Il ere was something wrong about i,
Soon af,er tho Trust Company crash came
and this scheme very ike that afIaii iaile d
Mr.. b. expstatr1 at length upon this ob
nox' uS-to him-contraci and assailsd Mr.
Hes'' for his alleged agency in it severe
So lily satisfied with Il was the board
that they determined upon a new surve,
and estimate. Not dollar could .,
crawn TON the Receivers Treasury, ans
he collected small snhscripriors hy psrso
nal solicitation to def,av exraI ses. EfForu
had en- msde during the four years t.
get The extension. and now the prospec
ior doing may 'e seen ~ an es,imaI,
tas' upon his own surveys, by Mr.. ThOs
Danlrls. civil engineer indOrsed for ga
p"rity and integrity ny some Of the hes
men IN this community, such a. W. II
Clement. Colon, Medhurv, Alfred Kelly
and others. The following litter was ther
read,
EEeIERERs STATEMENT.
"The dlsIanre b.iwpen Morrow anC
Glendale is twenty one miles; thsnce L
Cin"inrati. fifteen miles. in al. thirty ii,
tie same as vi the L N. R r. l hav.
adopted your grade and no sharp corner
are necessary. There is ~n abundance O
the hest qu"li'y Of gravel upon the line
ana so dls'r'' u'ed as To require bu' 81 or
Fauls in hsllasiing. We avoid all liabilir,
o. en"ouhtering rock or other hard materi
al to any extent s ou'd it he though
hest to oavoid using TIE L. banon. line. i
would materially change TIE line hetwepr
Dee'tith and Morrow. and not largely in
crease the expense Nor wonld il If yo,
found fo' your interest TO keep clear Of tn
Little Mism'. r R 10 alton, running out
side OF their right OF way.
"ln the fnllowin estimate I have allow
ed noIhing for right of way or hslla.l;ng =
The feeling along The line is su h that thu
right Of way nav he procured at lirlt
rost The estimate is maze exporting The
contractors TO he paid promptly in cash.
"Total amount ofexcnvatioh and embnnk-
ment and waste earth, bitches, &c. 54O,-
wv euoli yards at l5 eens per yard.. 81 ,0l5 OF
sva5o perch Of rdbble masonry G'i
$500 do do at So 50. :. Si S,1s7 SO 50 1857 s,
500 feet truss bridges. nvcraRe ,',..,. o0oo M
Rond crossings and cattle guards. 5000 o.
y miles main and mile side rack, laid
waiet salions nj S3Oh 80. ........... LOCO OF
contingent engineering, &c.... 0O,OOO o.
Total cost ....................... sqd9.Ioa s.
rsl9sI+ 4OIer mile. THOMAS DAYpIs,
| Civil Engineer.
Mr. Bnrland procr deA tn demons,ra,s
he policy o. the exter sion tn Glendale. -
II is necessary 10 era lDtla Company tr
control its own hrsinass. whirh is sufficient
il properly developed. to return a handsome
profit. The groFs receipts are S2O, ,OOO
per month. and ar ex"epded nv operating
expenses Th cost on ht io h. cut dowp
to $40 600. and sherte A. Morrow YOU
encounter linz LMR R) inimical ia
your Interests. and px'rnsion is necessary
In disarm It, Mr. now considered the
"D'vton Line" cut off (te Washington
"Swii' h." Hs termed bv Mr. S,riskle !
whi'h held with AZ the Ian aS,er people
to te Of almost eqnal importance with tie
(ileuda'e E tension. giving he @. w. &
u X r the advantage ~ an alternate road
besides opening an alrerna'e road. besides
opening market for the "cas of The eaai
end, "nd a heavv trade with the West and
the B Il ORR n f
His attention however. was chief, III
rec'ed tn lie admipisira,ion ~ Mr.. Gast.
which he denounced as enormou,ly extIsv.
apant. His policy Of sustaining two
through express trai,a par diem, was ru
inous, the receipts not htirg enough to ray
The wine and cigar hills of The foreign =.
gents. sent ou' 10 manage tho road hv Mr.
q. aud his rrir rcipals. the first mnrtgagees.
In replv IN question. Mr. 3 said. "some
oi The lon earr' fellows ~ Fairfield county
had rcallv snhscri' ed $50 600 TO promot.
even 'he 5000, 900 contract.
A Sto 'kIold"r- Iii iriended that the
dayton Line" ru' off shall be irdeaend
IN, ~ the G. w. & 2. Co, in relation tr
stnk9
Mr. B.-Csr'ainly; hut to he united nv
legal nup'ials as an adjunct of The old line.
Mr.. Borland was asked how much ash
would he required TO build the extension,
and said he had 'een assured nv the
strongest power in Baltimore. (ChauncNv
Brooks. that ifw would raise money and
p oreed to construct the extension and cut
off, we al ouli have the iron. |, viii only
lsk' S5o,009 cash for the cut, -four
bor's and slook wouli give usths balance
-Sllo000 Mr. Borland was proceeds
ing TO 4xpati'te upon the promises of the
"stron irst power 10 Baltimo,e," when,
quoth--
Mr.. Rremelin--WLois that? a.. yth
Mr. BorlSnd- Chauncey Brootsl Zap
plausr rl
Mr. R-emrlin--YDs. he has made hun.
drrds Of Promises. and kept none. t.4ta
Sundry persons endorsed Brooks i,
tegri'y. and Mr. Borland Suggested that
this was the wrong place to assail a man
who was noted fur his high integrity when