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


with these gentlemen | discovered
that they we're very much pleased with
the idea Of beginning at Arcadia and
running down over the Fremont and
1ndiana road. / discovered at once,
that an alliance of this sort was prac-
ticable, but il at any time it was de-
sired to pull up we have got TO break
interests, and when you do that you
tar and lacerate and don't make peo.
pie feel well. Another thing | dis
covered in talking TO the people along
the line. ! asccrtaincd from differ.
g 1t sources, that the people west OF
Arcadia feel interested in having the
road go to Tiifnj they wpntto 90 fur.
ther cast ] had somc talk with the
people here, and they say, "now como
out and make The Tiflip people fail
offer" We have tried to get you tc
make us an offer. We want to begin
at-thc depot here and go as far wcsI
as you please. think we can ge
more money west of Arcadia by com
ing to Tillin than We can get the 9th
er way, for | think that is more tn,
mind Of the people. Now, if the pco
pie of Tifin will comply with thir
proposition, ! will ask but ono woel
to commence work after the subscrip
tion is secured | do not care how
you make II up, just tell mo that yot
have made up reliable subscription
and We will commence the work i'm
mediately. We have. at the prescn
time little over Z miles of iron ly
ing ut Toledo with spikes aud chairs
We have contracts for 5000 tons o
iron from England. ] have had feari
since the panic has been threatening
Il at something would go wrong with
our contracts there, but the storm has
lullcd aud | am getting more fhvofs-
Bile accounts.
The last account | have received,
said the iron would come that it may
be delayed little. That delay
would make no difference; if we lay
these 20 miles of road, We can go on
to Fort Wayne as fast as the material
arrives. IG we get these 20 miles
down it will give character TO the road
in the cast and west, and we shall get
money in this road from Cincinnati,
Chicago, New York, Boston and Hart.
ford. These are points, | know, where
there are Interested parties, and just
as soon rs these 20 miles are down and
trains running it will give to the en-
tcrpriso, life and credit and the pco-
pie will begin to BAY, "now they
arc going through with it." And
right here want put in another idea
and reason why make this offer. II
the people get hold ofthc railroad
it will receive a great deal more cred.
it aud assistance than an enterprise
calculated for the private bcueft of {
few. In the latter case it will be sim
ply said that it is good speculation
But when they find that the people
have got'hoid7ofF the railroad in thi
country or In Europe, they think tha
the American people can do the righ
thing, Now, ! may have visiopar!
notions in matter of this kind, bu
the people arc like jury. When yo'
arc all here you give verdict that i
is a good, road, When that verdic
becomes known it will be said, eth,
people of Northern Ohie-mcn soil,
and substantial-mcn ofwealth hav
given this verdict, and therefore, i
must be a good one,"1 Upon tina
verdict public credit is built an,
grows. i,r ~
~ The advantage arising from the fac
that this road is a straight line an,
level cannot be overcstimated, Tb,
grade is only four miles at 80 feet Il
the mile, and from that down to fou,
feet. Our Engineer tells s'me that OF
this road, we can carry one-third NOR
freight with the same motive power
than can tho Atlantic 4 Grit Wester
road, because of our straight line an
grades on this .rIiiroads Yo
can move train with less motiy
power; aud consequently win only re
1uirc locomotives Of ls or 20 ton
while op tho Cleveland and Toled
road they require epgines from %
81 tons. 1t requires less fuel au
the iron of the track is less rapid
rcndeyedunlit for service the friC
ton being nearly one third less.
The speaker continued at son
length, onumcrating advantages to
derived from this line on account
its direct course aud level nature AT
tho absence of formidable obstru
tions.
The road has been re organized u
der the laws of the State Of Oh
) aud Indiana, aud the business Of Il
road has all been done correctly al
Q legally, | obtained letter fro
/. Judge Church, the Solicitor Of 4
. Atlantic Il Groat Western road, al
4 also Gen. Sweet, who have both e
n amined the papers and legal doc