Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-01-26
The Middle Gree4k Railroad
The excitement attending the recent cl,

Inc excitement attending the recent GleC-
tion Of officers Of this company having pass
ed away, it now becomes the duty of all to
further its construction. u Ne do not purpose
tn inquire whether the old board was right
or wrong g--whc.h her, as some alleged, in,i-
vidual interests were held a--nount 10
public beng - OF whether Ton HIci; or
Harry thus far made an tang o.. Oi it
The more important questions are, Can the
road he made and, il made, will it pay TO
the first We unh.a!.a,nely answer that it
can provided our c,t.Ds.:s generally and
those along the lre vii coMDiue in mr,H1l
etitrts 10 encc- il. Its course is such that
no riy al interest is at stake, nor is it in pur-
suit of phantom or OF trade to be ac-
quired. On the contrary, IL will open II
wide extent ui country 10 the conveDiGDccs
of coal rs fuel both for household and field
! purposes, and all experience has thus lar
proved that where such facilities were brought
into existence, its consumption has gradually
! increased until in many cases the supply hus
scarcely equaled the demand. IF to this be
| added the wants of furnaces already In eX-
| stence, or in process Of erection, considera-
bile amount of trade is ready at any moment
the road is capable of transporting it,
| Trade begets travel. and if those who come
over the road to sell coal will find articles
fthey stand in need of, the likelihood is they
will purchase grain and hundred other
mattels and take them home 10y the same
/ mode OF conveyance. OGe half of the coun-
try to he trayerscd 'y this road has 70
market at hand hy which advantage can he
taken OF enhanced prices, except by wagon
transportation over bad roads whenever the
weather is uniavorable, and vast quantities
of bark, timber, lumber, shingles, 6rewood,
| 40 uil ha ,fS
which otherwise might remain useless and
almost yalueless for many years. Lands too
would greatly increase in value, not only on
the line but for miles on each side, and at a
moderate estimate every bushel of grain,
whether wheat, rye, oats, corn, or buckwheat,
would be worth from five to ten cents u
bushel more than now in consequence OF the
creation OF near markets, or easily trans
ported where it could he disposed of to bet
ter advantage than Mt present No better
illustration of the changes effected in small
matters 10y the construction of railroads eau
be given than in the case of the Pennsylvania
which has gradually drawn new articles into
the vortex of commerce until even raspber
ries, black berries aud whot!eberries, (year:
ago Il mere drug in out OF the way places
gathered along its line of hundreds of miles
can he disposed Of at good prices at every
leading station IN any quantity ohered.--
There is then apparently inducement enough
to make it, because its eastern and western
terminus and more than half, perhaps two
thirds, of the intermediate country, is s,
much interested that he must be blind in
deed who cannot see an ultimate benefit il
its construction.
viii it pay2 We will not undertake t.
say that the read will pay 4, Q, or ten pc
cent. dividend from the start, because 81
much depends upon the amount that ma.
be subscribed, on unfmeseen obstacles tina
sometimes arise, divided counsels, &C., tina
1t is mere guess work tn venture such al
assertion ; but there is nothing unreasona3l
{ in saying that if the road eau be put unde
) contract and constructed at the engineer
) estimate, and stockholders furnish th
l means to pay for its construction so as no
to cucumber it with the incubus of heav
: debt. there is every probability that it viii
t pay something from the day, business
commenced, aud once an established fac
3 there can be little doubt of its ultimate sue
, cess, unless gross and culpable mismanage
|: ment should charaoterize its controwilin
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