The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-21

strucilOu OF 8uCh road can be easily
raised without pecuuiarily expressing
any one, If every man Interested will
take stock therein TO tho amount of
oug ffh tho sum chat he will be bono-
fitted thereby is o proposition equally
true. Yet the citizens of Hillsboro and
the citizens OF the vicinity through
which said road will pass, if construct
ed are and have been for several years
asleep to their own interests i'm this mat
ter
when, in 1858, our euterprising
towusman, j. IT. THOMPSON, brought
the subject Of a turnpike road from this
place to Locust Grove before the peO-
pie, Notwithstanding all laudod the en-
terprise as praiseworthy, and acknowl-
edged that tho road would be of great
utility TO the country, yet they took no
decisive steps in the matter. BY inac-
ton, the mother Of sterility the foe of
civilization and public improvement,
were they lullod into a stupor on the
subject and they have been unwisoly
snoozing upon it ever since. 1t is
needless to tell you that the enterprise,
though praiseworthy oneindoed, failed
But now am glad to say that the
spell is being broken. Now, if ever
the road must be built. Ripley, the RI
val of Hillsboro for the important trade
of the northeastern part of Brown ocun-
ty and the northwestern part of Adams,
awake to her interests has appeared up
on the arena. The recent action of that
town in soliciting subscriptions for the
purpose Of converting the plank road
running from there to Tranquility into
a turnpike road, and extending it thence
to Locust Grove, together with the edi-
torials which appeared a few weeks since
/ in the columns of your paper, are be-
/ ginning to awaken the people once
more upon the subject of the turnpike
road from this place to Locust Grove.
If Ripley succeeds in constructing
her road, we will fail in constructing
ours Two roads will not likely ever be
built
The citizens Of Locust Grove want
an outlet to market. They would pre-
fer having a turnpike to Uillsboro, and
would do their part in constructing one,
if there was move made towards it,
with any probability of success. But
once having a road to Ripley. they will
contribute but little, if anything, to the
construction Of road elsewhere
Now therefore, is the time for the
friends Of tho road from this place to
Locust Grove to make the strike.
Ripley is busily at work. A few
more weeks Of inaction on the part of
the friends of the projected road from
this place, and the prize may be placed
p,eyond their grasp. Let Ripley sue.
ceed, (and there is a prospect of her do.
ling SOY and Hillsboro will have ire.
trievably lost all the trade Of the fer.
tile valley Of Brushcreek, from a short
distance below Belfast to a point some.
where below Locust Grove. Also, al
the trade on the head waters and valliet
of Georges Greek, together with all the
trade Of the productive region lying be-
tween those two streams, besides mucf
of the trade about Sinking Spring
And the farmers between this and Bel
fast, for the remainder Of their stay or
this earth, and their children artei
them, will be doomed to toll with theii
faithful teams, as they always hayD
done, to market over steep hills o
through deep mire, carrying with then
the jack-screw or fcnce-rail, which, a
travel increases, they will have NOR,
frequently to use, unless they build
road themselves; because, turnpike o.
no turnpike, HillsborO will always b,
sure Of getting their trade, and conse
quenHy will have lost all interest il
the construction of a road to that re
gion.
Let there be a road constructed from
this place to Locust Grove, and Hills
boro willlhave permanently secured
trade which will annually throw int
her lap thousands of dollars which sh
would otherwise lose-a trade whicl
viii keep flush the pockets of he
merchants-keep busy the hands Of he
mechanics-keep full the domi-iohns OIL
her lawyers, and the hen-coops of he
ministers. A trade such as no othe
inland town, Of anything near the sam
p population, in Ohio, can boast Of
| Are there not sufficient inducement
to lead the citizens of Hillsboro to nc
vigorously and effectively VIII the
not materially affect their own inter
ests, and do wrong to their children
if they continue to stand with thei
hands tightly clasping their pocket
books, and calmly look on, while Rip
ley is sapping their trade, which is tn
hope of their town.
Situated as Hillsboro is, at tho tor
minus of a railroad, with few facili
ties for manufacturing, her greatest in
terest is in her trade, which should b,
yigilantly guarded Her citizens, II
they understand their best interests
will seek the cooperation of the sur
rounding country, in constructin,
turnpikes to every point that woulC
p materially increase their trade, begin
ming at tho most important one frst
towit: the Hillsboro and Locust Grov,
turnpike.
Let this road be constructed, anC
the farmer will have gained five or ter
dollars on every acre of his land con
tiguous thereto He will have been lift
ed from mire up TO his knees. Are
not these sufficient inducements to
lead the farmer to act vigorously anC
effectively?
Citizens of Hillsborol Farmers whau
will be your action in this important
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