The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-14

ing to hear and not TO be heard,-I
There had been a good deal of speak
ing, but these speeches have not been
made TO the substantial men Of Scne-
ca county-the men whom the money
is to come from to great extent
and tho only good he could see aris-
ing from these speeches was fulfill I
ment of the advice of Mr.. Smith,
that the subject must be "agitated.
1t seemed to him that the business
men Of the community were surpris-
ingly neglectful Of their own inter.
ests and prosperity, in allowing them
selves to be cxtorted Of money by
the exhorbitaut' ffcightage now de-
manded, when by concerted action
on their part the best and most ex-
ceilent remedy could BE applied by
the establishment Of this new road.
He,was willing to 60 into this new
arrangement, and believed that every
interest, great and small, Of the whole
community demanded the completion
lof the road.
! REMARKS OF sorfRE GoobsELL.
i ? -
lie commenced with an aIlcgorical
preface. Once upon a Ttime there
was suspended in the heavens sundry
drops Of rain, big drops and little
drops. What should be-done2 Here
below the earth was parched from cx-
eessiyo heat Vegetation was withering
to cindcrs, and the cattle as we'll as
the people we're starving, Well,
you go down, u said a big drop to a
little'ono. "Why don't you go DOWN.
said the small drop to the big ones
Finally the alteration ended by a
speech from small drop as follows !:
swell, if nobody will 60, I'll go
down" )" and. he went, and the big
drops followed, and straightway there
was a shower, which freshencd the
earth. and revived the inhabitants.
| (Grcat applnusc)
The speaker aptly applied this fan.
cy to the subject in hand. If the
men with limited wealth would con-
tribnte to the fund, then the big drops
SO to speak, or men of means,
would add, and the shower would be
daily long lines of cotton like smoke
and the roar of iron wheels. Mr..
Goodsell referred briefly to the elegi-
BILE location of Tiffin, Notwithstanding
its being an inland town and prophc-
cied, if the people would watch their
interests in such matters sharply, that,
Tifiin would rapidly assume station
of importance second to very few in
the country. When it was sremem-
bercd that the town was located in
the centre of fertile and productive
country, it was mo visionary idea to
yet maintain doubt as to where the
centre of America was going to be.
1t may be located in Tiffin. Laugh-
ter and 'applause.) "You laugh at
the idea, F" but he assumed that it was
neither visionary nor absurd when u
practical view is taken, of its geo.
j graphical and commercial references,
81. REMARKS OF u. TOMB.
He believed that the people of SEN
eca county were amply able to build
the road, and he thought that they
ought not hesitate to do SO at once
lie was ready to give his portion
right out when called for. Every
man who had property in Seneca Co.,
should see that the presence of this
new railroad would be adding new
value to such property. There was
no possible chance for losing money
so invested; it was a safe venture
aud he could sec no way in which the
people. could be cheated out of theil
money. 0'He, Thought it. the people
would see the proper value of such
an institution, and take right hol o.
it, the money could be raised with
but little trouble. -.'+ 81
: REMARKS OF JOHN T. HUss.
I lie had nothing to add to what hat
r already been said, but felt very muci
3 interested in the prosecution of thu
: work, He thought the people die
n not fully appreciate the necessity o.
h such road If it was known wha
o amount of mehey constantly passe'
Y to the present depot, many would b'
d surprised. 100000 per year passes
!; to this onc-depot -and the excess Q
!, freight over and above what ought t.
Q be paid, would in two years make VI
: all that.is asked in. subscription 70
r this new road The railroad woul
g be built as soon as everybody got
a into their hends that they must al
e individually do something tawards i
@ lie referred to the immense impor
:, tancs of the road as popular an
Is business thorougfare, and-its advah
n tages in connections with the DaYto
( 4 Michigan road. AS to the value
y bloncss ofrthe bonds of this. propose
road no sa;d that tha 6rst ,nortoo,