Smyrna times., 1866-01-10
Ihe smyrna and Smyrna Station
Railroad.

!, NoIIUdQl
40 the Editor Of the .Smu,na Time.
lne day dawnS! A movement in the rivb
direction has been made.
Ia 1861 the Legislature passed on Aot ;naou
poratihg the Smyrna Station and Smvrn,
nallroad Company" The few eut,rnr;s;n,
ci'lzens who asked for and obtained the char
ter were looked upon by the rest of tI, con,
niunIty as visionary schemers.
Inc lapse OF time reveals the fact tbot s,,oL
an improvement has become AN ob.,ln,,.,,a1S'
Sity' and we were truly delighted this morn;no
10 see posted in all the public places, an ad.
'ertlsement issued by the Commissioners nom.
ed IN the law that books will be opened At tbo
Dela"are House, on Saturday, the 18th in
Staht' to receive subscriptions to the C,n;tol
Stock. " 'He Capltal
liere is practicable work proposed We
are invited to invest in paviaG DuIhc ~,
Pn"reme"t. Surely, Mr.. Editor. every c;ti1on
oi TINS town feels, Or should feel livelv inter-.
S' @ ~ the construction of this much needed
We all feel, every day, the Jisa5v,nt.oo -
casioned by the great distance our town Is fro~,
'n1 STATION and, all experience has shown tbo
iicii DEMENT'S resulting from the coptipuouo L.
c"'ioh oi our Delaware Road to other tow,,a
1iong the line Of that road. Shall we nroft b,,
experience? "'' NC Plont py
:, mere Is an opportunity afforded us which
u 'aAen at Its flood, will tic Us to the Delaworr
hailroad put money in our pockets enbonna
"'o"' IN our property, and place us at oncc =,
nourlShing condition as town.
IL Is estimated, by persons of muob ox..
U"Uu wa,. ~ the construction of PASSENGER R.n
h!s' liaC TINS road can be made and eo,,;,'5
"a 'i outlay OF Sl1,O 900. Will the cai;,dPEH",a
'nG people hesitate to invest tb;c -"
tr ,;f Tilch II invested, would in ali nrohahIy h';y
Wy ,',, yiciu i revenue Of ten PEI cenfln1 anJ ~
mir Ii'ailelt tIa4 laS all intelligent minds must od
+ ,tn ~ r','' t the work Is completed, the Real L.
will br;,,,, a. I, u thrown upon the market |
~ " '''I IN %' leISt 100, 900 more than i Iii
10 day This is fact SO patent tbat r,t'I IL wl
eSt croaEcrs In the community viii 49, ,'ii great
tempt to gainsay it. van "o' uafe at
do r' Dut' says one, Shy opening booLs non,
G fr, 'L "ot uiVert the attention Of ony nan,J'
S%t S, lIe smyrna and Delaware Bav ro.tJ3'i tJ"iPi'
,Jn';. h0t' but Tor the sake of the ar@n,no,.
n,. arnr IL 10 9e true, it must be selfey;dnnt ~
.,tn '."n tnat SO lar as the town alop,. is ;ntor
mnnL L'aeIllS "lu .illS IS town road, we will hn =.
Tho RSmun''eq Rn'. oy this as the Bay road
ar ;mnrn,yS 10y loau is grand State and Penineu-
ar Improvement, which none are ,nora onIlSu oL
'"I Te "lueht IN advocacy than we '"''''"' t
!. II We can build the Bav road :. ,,:u
L;S Ionlunlcatlon with the city of cite. =,
md ;TII;;bI9' ana bring thousands of emigranta
.rna ti'.'iionS ; Vi money. We can imar;1n -"
onStr -: PioEenlcnt to the State tLrn tLo d
bn Gmn u'ton GI1 OF this road, which would mnfI
;ew NY W ncils and orchards of the Pcnnsma ~
radon,a inviting alike the capitalist and tbo t
;, Like Daniel Webster. we aro u;a 6 e
, live TO- 60" oAoep1 tne road to Ruin" and hope
yer the State. "orA oi railroads all
i, absaInt" Inc SMYRNA Station and Smyrna road is
""soIutG, Immediate neccssitv-9n ;',,i ,0.'u lS II
st;oo 'tn - .I o tno citizens Of Smyrna cannot ~
1'icG 10 themselves, longer be- Jenr;,,n l,J'' IN IN
;so .,,t 10 20 forward on Saturday. and FL
b;cb n ~, PIactlcai men throw off the letb,r@,. p
Sbrn nave Tor the last ten years alIowej - &
cen ;nta uS ~ awake from the Rip Van WinkIe =, :,
too o bo,o mnlch We have fallen, and show tbat ~ ~
will no io, prise and are determined that ~
Gt;I ho longer deprive ourselves of tbo ma a
ni5ltles u which are within our rnanb ne great OF
u u c'ehtually make our town citv t ".iicl I'LL
',tc WORD With talk We are surta;tod- -A0tlon W oV
;6r tue commissioners an aprrooI,io s1 ' cel
se Py subscribing full 400 shares OlS "n S sur sta
No enII a. '4Mey may proceed immediately to or pa
AG ~ :, Tue Company and move on with I tbo M Tue
nrS,ra the present excellent opportuitv 70
= u,a'G t6ls improvement, and the ncYt do ~ mo
= may hhu US III worse condition ~, '. are
!. 'o,uay, a monument to our own FolIv ~" "" the
y prompt action the road may be in onor, Civ
: OcIore the 4th OF July. P0'" has
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