Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-03-27
oun NEW RAIL ROAD Project.

Now. that what we always predicted has
been proven b. their own deeds to be
true, viz that the Conuellsville and South
ern PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company were
onIy occupying the ground, and did no. in
tend to make the road, it behooyes the peo-
pie of Bedford County to go to work aud
do something for themselves II they wish
ever to have a rail road. Let every man
subscribe toward our new project all that he
is able. We say every man because I'VE
mean it It will pay every man to give
something toward an enterprise Of this
kind for it is intended to and viii benefit
every man, if it succeeds. Let not the man
who owns only house and lot refuse TO give
for it viii benefit him as much in proper
ton as his richer neighbor Let not the
rich man with his hundreds Of acres Of land
or his houses AMI lots refuse because some
one has not given as much as he ought
Norlet him refuse in the hope that bis
neighbors viii do the work and he will reap
the benefit without contributing his share tc-
ward the accomplishment of the work This
last miserable, short-sighted policy has de-
feated more than one enterprise undertaken
by our people for the public benefit Let
the people mark every man Of this kind
and especially the rich Let him who re-
fuses to contribute his just share TO this en-
terprise be marked man, let him be shun-
ned 10 business as one unworthy Of the pat
ronage of the public, if possible, let public
sentiment drive him from the community as
one whose wealth and presence is a curse
instead Of blessing in any community
Let every one put his shoulder to the wheel
and strive manfully to DO his share and
there will be no difficulty in speedily carry
ing our project through Don't wait to be
shown how soon you viii get your money
back in dividends. When people build rail
roads at home the first object is to promote
the welfare of the community and not to
reap large dividends. Men give to such
enterprises as they give to building church
es, for the good of their feIlowmen as well
as themselves. There is scarcely a laboring
man in the county who would not make a
good investment Of fifty dollars by giving it
4 o0warI et,o UaTrdtog d larfruaGi gtngVguuc
should never get back a penny, except as
he gets it in the increase Of business and
wages and the increased prosperity Of all
around him. There is not a man in the
vicinity Of Bedford or within ten miles OF
the projected line, who would not make a
good investment by giving ten per cent Of
the value Of his property to insure a rail
road to Bedford, for his property would,
as soon as the road were completed be In
creased from fifteen to twenty per cent III
value Every one knows this, then Why
should We any longer lag. We have waited
for others to help us long enough, let u,
now try what virtue there is in helping our
selves Don wait to be coaxed and eajoled,
90 to work like men, give like men, and you
viii succeed as you deserve Be stingy,
wait for your neighbor to do the work and
build the road that you may reap the advan
tage and you viii fail miserably ana shame
/ fully, and neither deserve nor receive sym
patby from the outside world. There j.
much truth in the old adage that "Heaycr
helps those who help themselves. ~