American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-09-10

which we can form ain estimate az wha, Gu
dividends. will bo. The las, annual r,po,
VI 'he company ociow,as well as the state
meh' OF Inc PRESIDENT OF the Company, Gen
| Morehead, which statement he mad, m Nor
gan,own .ew days ago, show mai ,he
| company is now paying AN annual dividend
OF per cent. on their duplicatea ,tool
winch is is FER cent. on their actual ca p,ai
| AM as their dams cost almost douhta Ms
muctf ms onrs viii cast, il is ieaso,,a BIZ. II,
suppose that III will pay dividend of n,
| least per cent And no Goub, alter il Is
III operation few years, il will nay u murb
greater anonnt but supposing il To ray q
| dividend OF only 8 per cent, il would i.sser
me amount The county would hav. 10 raise
Fifteen Hundred Dollars each year winch
would IN lew years pay the whole ANN,
smooht, and before all was paid, would be a
source OF revenue 10 the county, and would
| remain great source oil reverue TO the
county forever afterwards aud should our
improvement pay half as much as the i'm
| p'ovemehl below does, on its actual api,ai
u would never cost The county a dollar. but
would be source Of revenue almost al
once.
IL there were no other considerations than
'nose already mentioned, they nigh, be con:
Hiuereu snihclent for The county Ia make this
subscription, but when in addition To these
we taRe INTO consideration the host Of other
important and weishiy considcra tons which
are oil vital Importance 10 our Cuunty's iu.
turo prosperity. and 10 he happiness and
convenience Of her citizens, il does appea r
20 us that every one should cast their vote
LOT inns subscription with hearty, free GOOD
will e'o'
LOOK at the untole wealth that now lies
dormant IN The vast beds Of btuminous and
Gamer cOai IN our county which this i'm.
proVemrnt will dev elope and put us in
reach OF profitable market Our hills and
mountains abound in the richest iron ores.
me gecat mass of them yet undeveloned
ana nnworked, simply berause capi,alis,s
VIII not engage rr come into community
smut out from all the world, as we are But
complete ths improvement of our noble and
oeauli'nt river, so they can have regular ac.
cess TO market, and our hills and mountains
VIII soon De leeming with furnaces
complete ms Improvement and there is
no land IN from 8 10 10 miles on either side
OF 1t, that will not be increased in value
from 25 10 100 per cent, onI none in the
county That will not be benefited more or
less. is 'hereany part Of this county ia which
the farmers do not feel the beneficial rllu-
ence OF the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road p
Not"ithsonding it is more than twenty
miles from any Of you. 1t would also doubt.
Tess develop number OF Boat yards at the
various points along The river, thereby af.
iording facilities for the sale oflumber. and
the employment oi numerous hands at prof.
t'ble wages.
III would draw capt. al sis into our COMMIT.
nI'y, lha, would inves, in Engine shops and
manufactures OF varions nds, that would
give prUhtable employment 10 hundreds of
hah0s, thereby Increasing the facilities for
a market at home as well as one abroad. -
Il would be utterly impossible TO estimate
the various advantages cur county would de-
rive from line Of fine steamers, morning
ana evening along our noble river. twou!d
cradle The farmer 10 sell all the surplus pro.
ducts OF ms iarm al the highest ra les, and at
any time, aud would soon establish a local
trade that would ason'sh The mosl incredu-
Ions.
Though wca al present cut OF from all
me word, as before remarked, by making
ms improvement, we connect ourselves
VIII the great lines OF Railroads Fast; West,
North and Spn,h, and also connect with tb,,
fennsyivania canal to Philadelphia, ens bling
us 10 send barrel OF funr from here to
ihiiddelpha, Tor less money than il costs
now from Fairmonl 10 Baltimore This i'm.
provement com pleted, puts MS la direct com
'nunication with Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
and New York markets.
Taxing into consideration our immense
ofd' OF coal our vast iron interest the in
creased price OF our lands the facilities az
iordcd for Boat binding the Inducements
IL VIII oter to capitalists 10 start maniac.
tories the facilities afforded to ,favsl and
Tor shipping the surplns products of our
farms the increased price Tor our produce !;
and hundreds OF other considerations with
these, al to be- developed and brought on,
by this important work, we think, should in.
| duce every VOTER IN the county TO vote for
the subscription.
We deem it proper 10 state that The Boz.
on2h OF Morgartown has subscribed Ten
Thousand Dollars to this Improvement be.
sides many Of lis citizens subscribing large.
iiy,and they are yet willing To be taxed equal.
y with The citizens Of the county, to raise
The $4,000 asked for
we have neither ,ilEe nor space 10 dwell
longer on This important improvement, nor
40 we deem il necessary, having confijencp
| tha' you, fellow.c citizens, will d scharqe the
duty you owe yourselves, your children and
your county, by voting for the subscription
| ask cd for.
We are, very Respectfully,
Your Obedent Servants,
+. IL. KICK,