Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-04-03

FET 4ED 6ow IT sHcELD 81 BrILE.-Eae
5 s5llawiag srtscIe IL frem the pen ct } gen1lz-
+ man fully eouvsrsanL with the baziaaas OF
constructing railroads. and We give place 70
s vita pEsasure. a. We VIII 60 auy article
upsa tbs aubiect
MEssRs. EDuoHz The VaIae, 4 not the
aeceszisgs af railroads 70 a eouzzaity, is 80
generally enuces=5 that it d useless s1 al
vaeare themr haE there are 8une truzhs IA
regard 70 them taas are net generally realiza5-
The first IS that the owners af red estate.
IA shs Tieiaity Of shs Rad, and net the share
holders n the company, as sEch, are most
beuel1ted BY the CONSTRUCTION 1s Eas ruad,
and % suca a. sxse15 fz sh1s the case. shas
while the shares IN many reads have proved
worthless We 90 act know railroad Ehoss
/ couPIsEaa has Has been attended By riss i,
7 lae raluz Of real estate along and near sh,s
. Inc Of the ROAD more thaz sza5etent Of isseIf
. ta pay the eosr cf b1IA1zug the road.
Secondly, each -0nzualEY VIA keuce41rsh
+ be compelled 70 bail6 rs owu roads, sxeePs-
ing In the ease gf a taw lmporralt trunk Eaes.
whose eoassrueE.eu IS necessary s1r the pros
perIlF Of Gha ei-las canoeccsd ky them. and
sizch connecting reads as railway companies
ara compelled To build n orsizr to prevent
shs diversion Of Eaeir trade. The Ersnm thar
the people 1f PsansyEzauia have ladaIgaS-
sver since she conmaaafian 5s the tonnage
Tax rhae The Peaaa. Z E. Co wuaLG build
al eha reads they wazsad- has II L4st beea
.lspslsd. il IA hoped, sarever. and these Rho
5ssire railroads uass abtain them As they
caEAas,1 thsir property, By izvsstiag fhsir
means In saem-
Thirdly. ths interests af community are
best served By The gwRership OF sne railroads
resting u the couuan5zy itssst-
Aiming the toregoizg premises and that
Bedford County las z0s suca RAILROAD az
couzlo 1siati0ns as are essential Go It's 9roz-
PerlET, the auaatsga arises In what railway
enterprise should rae people Of tbs county
Invest their means
n lzzvsr- lhs following reasons 51r prg-
t=zHag the proposed rad 1r1u The town o.
Bedford to Bri1gepors, On the roass of saa
Pizss5a-g and CsaHsIlsvzLIs RaiLrga5, are
sl5li-5s,i-
Bedlard % B-idgePoEg 80 be - miles, sh=n
the distance to BAl15z1re by that -oaee VII
be "a uL=s against 285 by tie way Of
H-zziagtaa. aat ts PEztsharg I5s against
sos F.a Eln.i1zl11, #kis 10 aslinEso1-
va The brzaeh zow beng constructed from
Paiza Of Rocks, The saving VII 5e zgeA
E-sa5sr. zzd these markets boca 57r bGyiag
and selling are az good az shs mere 1lstaa:
ones Of PhlLadsi-ala and New YORK
By tEis -o1-e another coa.EzI VII De
opened 60 Bedford, furnishing better coaI
sa1z the Brpad Top coal a1z The mare scarce
azd expensive article 5f Iumber VII he 1b-
-2lEe1 --o-e easily anC co1vsuls1-iy.
The cost per ul-z &C .he B.cpGsed route Is
MICA less taaa from Bedford TO M1. Dallas
making Z a -0rs prgsza6lz Investment f7r
+ or tzs slqposz11z sha5 there would be the
. sane auo-1- citrate On either line, ard s1a5
( The E1z % 8riIgePcr- WI cos5 cas-salr5 u1orz
( thar tie ether the earnings af rEa former
vo1li 5e aaree tines as gr=a-- making the
4 properties OF earnings 20 the capital invested
+ p sluss a. grsa+
Lh5s PCgjscE L a1s aasag1uissiE 70 tie eI-
.eusfo1 cE1Ee e & 3. Z r. r. 10 Be1f1-ri=
5as WI render shaz szzs15iaa certain /. Erss-
I bg e1daags-i1g tas prosperity ct thas road n
It's present co-5z-i5a 50 5has tie completion
. 5s tie raal 60 Bedford VII De necessary &c
( prevent the loss Of a iargs porti5a Of iss E1s5
p-gE-a5ls 5zsizsss, and sacaa3ly. 5F ereazIzz
a eoasi5eraais addition to sze business, Il
Roul- have II completed alsus % Bedford
aa6 the prospect &C this lzzgs II - woaIi
enable thar co1paEg 70 ebsa5a tEs necessary
means
II these reasons are s1zcleEz for E-s6=rEsls
zaz Inc 20 Br55z=uorg bes3-e others, the al
important -.1=ssi1z remains How caa the
means 6z a5saiue6 10 bald t. f 10 hep car
( Be obtaae5 from aLr1ade
1 There are ws tb5-z- tzznty u-eu. at lzaze.
I n -zs tovz 5t B-551-5- wG5 are a5uadarzIy
able To invest 5000 each IN the stock Of ths
caGplzF- As Many more can cglzrla,zzs
$500 each. and AZ s,zzzl uzuz5er $3.50 each,
on 5ae average. making a total os sa5.a00,
and the s0wnskfps tzr1ugt which the PRO
F posed roz,s les can. w5-aoas 5zealzy. coa-
tribute tae following amounts
( Bedford Tovnshio- $4,000
( Ean5er Sz0-600
+ Ha--zIoa $500
I Lo15c15=rrg $4,000
+ Making. with the g5Tu Of Bedford the ann
f og sI1s- eco, and o5Ezr townships night be
T relied zpoz 90 17zsfr5a1s enough Go eover aay
excess IN the fst=g7.ag estimate
+ TIL. second rasart. which should 5e oaIy
auxiliary 70 private subscription, Il coaaty
z-57crirzfoo 20 the -aPssaE stock Of the
company. upon the falsoEing plan. wa5eh We
+ ssinl the enIy proper ous
Is- No boad5 60 &c iaz1=t. bat the sab
+ zezpsi5a TO be paif Il sgea uauber Of IN
I ssal1ensz - wiIl prevent tae TAX fsE the pEE-
pose from being oppressive
ID Ssparzss receipts % BE g5vsa s5r the
railway lax these recslpEs 70 be trazstsrz-
Be as aay atber personal property, and
/ sasvsra5ls into private stock whenever pre-
seaied 10 the secretary Of the company II
amounts elzaI 20 Que OF more shares Of the
capitaI stock
3D. TIE coaaty 30 be represented IN tie
aeesIogz Of the shareholders By proxy Who
shall vote on tEe ano11t Of egqneg a1bscrip-
:iaa pad a2 and not converted into private
stock
45a Ire assessed value 81 taxable proper
+ ~ "a Bedford county, Is about 3 Millions Of
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