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

in harmony wish the StOckhol ers.
have said 10 them never let this road
pass from your hands. Those who come
alter you will curse you If you do. We
don't want conlr u Of the roAd. 1t is the
last thing in the world as bOndholders
that wedo want. In my report to the
hondhslders-prinied-I alluded TO the
Dayton Line. hut was not committed toit
although convinced it was avaluahle point.
10 relation % the argument with @. Moran
| dtaftsd it. sThersSwss no trickin. it,
| saw your President draw the fine from
point to pom, on the map for Mr. Theo
Mnrsn, an heard hin endorse it as good.
Nov 50 far as this Dayton Line is con
"ernei. there are reasons why the con
nection with il should be made. II should
he made; the Glendale Extension should
be made. Both are needed. You want
sn alternate line. Do you see the advSn-
iage Of an alternate? With only the Glen
dale Extension, the o & MRR at Gin.
clnnati, still maintains its connection with
be L N r R. ian d-tain your passengers.
until connection is made with your rival
Y our advantage Of an hour and half 10
Time will be no advantage for through
passengers. With an alternate line to
Dayton, you may send your passengers
West via Alton. and thus the 0 & NJ will
bs compelled to Offer you Connection
1t is said you will thus lose traffi, on so
miles Of your road Does it require many
6gu'es to prove that one passenger over
90 miles OF road is more profitable than
none at sll. Then again the freight trade
Of the B & o road which travels the Day
ton and X-nia line is 95 pr cent OF the
whole Western trade Of tbr B & o. By
this cut off you will get nearly all OF that.
II you have an alternate line you have
power.
Now your road is good property. The
average through trade per mile in this
Srrtion OF Ohio is SIS. 300 per mile. Mike
your Glendale Extension, secure yonr le>
gItimat share OF trade, multiply it by 1853
miles the length your road will be when
completed ami ses how soon you will be
relieved Of debt.
Ohaunc.y y Brooks has been assailed, to ,
as an'agonistlc 10 the road. Three days
ago he said to me. "TeIl the people OF D.
hio TOR me. never let that road pass from
their hands" You must not surrender it
Now. however much soma nan may
sneer about this suit against YOU f. fore
losure.I ten yOu there is secret about IL
that ads not get trdnepired, ("What is iL?"
from various parts of the house. hut Mr.
B. didn't an w4r-) Now We are rea y to
help you. We will scale the principal Of
'he bonds to IS. and extend your time
We want to zee you ont
In reference to myself. Mr. Retmelin
said the " Dayton Line" affair was
hirk to oust Mr. Cast and put me in pow,
81. AMI give nv son place. Now thank
God have enough; and with regard to
my son I can, only say, sent him out
West among your farmers to learn the
ha'ils o your people 10 see how you
farm; to take lessons that he may knew
how to- mana4e farm Of 4 900 scres
bought for him in Tpxas where he is soon
10 go. That IS the 10y hat stood in Mr.
R-rmelin's way Lau htpr.
Mr. Btrues alluded to the fifty four foot
grade OF the Glendale extension, and scof
fed At the objections OF its opponents Why
said Ire hasn't the Baltimore and Ohio
rond taught the world that locomotive
can live 10 the clouds?" (Applause.) J
There We have 1l6 feet grade to the mile
md our profits are 5000, 900 per annnm.
(Mr B rxpatialed At length up, the pros
perity of the & o, and mention that
since the aoad went into operation Nav
22i. 1898. some SO 600. 900 dolls. had
hern entered on tho hooks, every charge
Of Thirh he had seen.
An explanation of the contretemps be-
tween hims~lt and Mr. Gest was here made,
and tn parties ware mutually Satisfied,
when Mr. Barnes said to the Stockholders:
II you will raise 100 GOOD cash. you shall
he enabled to construct both the roads we
are now contemplating. Mr. G+st has told
ma that $4,000 dolls. would build the
Glendale extension, ("Yes," said G..
with the business Of the road" and l
find fault with M g., said Mr. Barnes, be-
"ruse he did not tell the people what the
extension would cost. He was recreanr
to his trust. do not blame, however, as
some do; that out OF the excuse OF ru ience
he wanted a large sum { m ney rails
ed. In conclusion, Mr. B. vim icated the
B. d. o Road for not throwing business
upon the O. W d O. line. during the ex
istrnoe Of its through operations. Ii was
TO its interest TO remain friendly with the
L. M. R r., and had il sscrafired that
road, it woui have been heavy sufferer.
Mr. eEsT AGAIN.
Mr.. Cast AZ ain took the floor and stated,
in general terms. that the Company was
in want ot co operation II confidence he.
tween members Of the Board and the Re-
ceiver is r'stored. We can go to work and
put the extension through, and il should il
1t was In the power Of man to do it. He
didn't So the use of raking up that 600. 900
contract. And he would say, FAD yousll
co operated cordially with me Il Q extension
would have heen built by next March
The business Of tho road would have built
it. tHR .aN "A @t '''
Nh A L sTRIckLE's REMARKS.
A E. Strickls member OF the Board
from Clinton County, retorted Sharply up
on Mr. Reemelin, for his insinualions rela
tive to the "con6dsntisr' circular, and
showed that he had done mere act Of
courtesy, which R. had ma sni6ed into a
scheme. Relative to'the Washington cut.
of. referr-d to in that circular. he had sim.
ply mahe an annotatnn dengaed to draw
from memhers OF the 96ard to whom II