The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-05
The Ottawa. oswexo, & R.v. R. R

The Ottawa. 0swego, & F. r. v. r. r
Opening with some complimentary remarks
in reference to q communication in the FREE
TRADER TWO weeks ago touching the above
r. R., the Wenona In66r proceeds, in a lengthy
article, to lay all the blame on Ottawa for the
failure, hitherto, of active work being COM
menced in the construction of the road from
Streator northward. Says the Inder:
We had voted money libesally with view to
the building of railroad to Ottawa, but were
wary enough to shape the appropriation, so that
it cannot be used until new railroad connection
becomes a matter Of absolute certainty This
money We were willing and expected to pay in
good faith,-for we have railroaded enough to
know that railroads are not built without public
help, or in other words, the land to be enhanced
| in value, must contribute towards its own en-
hancenent,-but owing to the course pursued by
our large neighbor up north, we are not allowed
the luxury of the investment. Had Ottawa
taken stock in this road, to one-half the proper
tionate amount of Evans and Usage townships,
the cars would have been running at least to
that city.
Ottawa with South ottawa has voted
subscription Of some 5000, to the stock of
the proposed road. How much more stock is
Ottawa expected to take
At the last meeting of the Directors that has
been held, We believe, the proposition was
submitted to Ottawa, that she should grade
portion of the road and erect the bridge across
the river at Ottawa. If she would pledge
herself to Go so much, the balance Of the line
would do the rest, and Ottawa should be no
further called upon. The Ottawa Directors
accepted the terRis and gave the pledge. What
tAen2 The balance of the road commenced
negotiations with the Burlington, or North
western, or some other heavy corporation to
take the entire line under their wings, and
these negotiations, thus far, appear to have
resulted in nothing. This we understand to
be the situation at present.
Whether the movement started by the
meeting at Wenona Of which the Indec gives
the proceedings, to divert the subscription OF
that town Of $6o,0Ge from the @. 0. &FV.
R. to another road projected to run from
Strestor due east to the Chicago, Alton g. St.
Louis r. r. will, if successful, be fatal to the
read this way, we are not able to say. 1t will
certainly not help it.
While Wenona thus shows disposition to
J." 60 back on the Fox River road, Aurora,
which went back on the road e year ago by
refusing TO vote a subscription to its stock,
nov seems to be walked up in it's favor. Large
private subscriptions of stock, it is reported
nave been made there, and another vote on a
Eubscrfpthon is mooted; and the papers are
fall of editorials and commune atoms on the
sUbject From ore Of these communications,
signed ey J. W. Eddy, a director and stock
holder, we extract the postscript, which, like
that Of nany letters, contains the gist of the
whole. Says Mr.. Eddy:
P.S.-Since writing the above I have received
. letter fcOm .. n Rowe one Of the Econ. Of
tie Board OF Directors, in which he says-T ex-
pest to be up to yoxr place some time this week,
With parties who esatemplate brilding our F. z.
Y. K X. and hope to see your people awake to
tho intenssts, aid ready to make up any de6eieu-
cies an stock should there DO any" The parties
are reliabis and mem business; and are able q
take such pay as we have got.
The ReraM proposes a meeting of leading
men along the whole line Of the road, to he
held ABBOTT the tine Of the holidays at Ottawa
to further its lnterests,-a movement which
we have no doubt will meet with favor and
ifWenons really feels an interest in the road.
We beg leave to suggest that she defer final
action OH the step proposed by the meeting Of
her citizens, until after the meeting at Ottawa.