The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-05-11

continental k VA review over
the Line.
4. McGregOr, Ed. Stark Co. Democrat:
A short time ago Gen. B. Judge I. and
ourself conceived the noble idea of run
ming railroad from the Lakes to Tide
water, with the view ultimately of extern
ding the same from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and to be called the Inter-Oceanic
and Continental road If our memory
serves US you, Mr.. Editor, rather discour-
aged US than otherwise, in the underta-
king, by intimating the difficulty We wo'd
labor under in raising funds to forward
surveys, &c. We remember also
the rema arks of Gen. B. in
answer, who said he could run hne from
Baltimore to San Francisco on a capital of
five cents The people, continued the
General, want another outlet and they
would have the lines run at their own ex-
pense, let the cost be more or less.
In less than two days thereafter, our
selves and surveying party started for the
village of B. where we arrived the next
day and posted ourselves for railroad
meeting in the interest of the Inter-Ocean-
ic and Continental road, to be held in the
town hall that evening. Yes, Mr.. Editor,
here, we, the projectors of the Grand
Trunk Inter-Oceanic and Continental
road, held our first meeting; here Gen.
B. the head and front of the gigantic en-
terprise was called upon to address large
enthusiastic and intelligent audience on
the subject of railroads generally, and in
the interest of the road heading this arti
Gle especially That he did great Justice
to the subject is weak praise. You have
no idea how interesting a railroad speech
ha Aa nj II
Judge T. who have both made the bust
ness a specially, and are likewise endow-
ed with large colloquial capacity. Per-
haps 1t would be more satisfactory to your
readers were We to quote few passages
which we considered well timed and to
the purpose.
The people all attending that meeting
as well as Ourseif, were highly delighted
on hearing some of the blessings mention
ed as growing out of the construction of
| this great grand trunk road which, as the
speaker so graphically remarked, is destin-
ed to be truly inter-Oceanic and contipen-
| tai, when completed and will pass thro'
your village. Yes, gentlemen, the speak
er continues, the time is not far distant,
when trains of cars laden with the trop-
| ical fruits of the South, and the teas, silks,
and spices of China and Japan, will be
/ passing through your town; long trains
| filled with dates, cocoa, raisins, figs lem
ons, oranges and many other fruits, the
aroma of which will awaken pleasHrable
| sensations in your olfactories whilst pass
| ing through your streets Here the au-
dIence made their Joy manifest IN shout
ing, clappng, stamping, &c. We never
in all our life remember to have seen a
people more pleased with speech and
the prospect of having the. great Inter
| Oceanic and Continental road pass thro'
their place. Next morning we found our
bills paid at the hotel, and other matters
arranged to our entire satisfaction
If my memory serves Gen. 3. Judge T.
and ourself made this place a point on
our road After a few hours drive we ar
rived safe in the village OF N. Here we
noticed ourselves posted for a railroad
meeting to be held the same evening in
the B. church, which church proved to be
engaged that evening for the purpose 0.
talking temperance. We felt we had coun-
ted without our host, but compromised
with the temperance man by agreeing Il
take the last half hour of his time The
audience here seemed well pleased with
thetemperanoe talk, and expressed very
sickly desire for change of programme
At last the temperance man wound up
when Gen. B. took the stand and made {
desperate effort to talk the citizens of n
into the belief that their town was in lin,
with the grandest enterprise of the age
the great Inter Oceanic and Continental
road told them in case the road wa
made, and he harbored not the most re
mote idea contrary to the fact, severa
quarter sections of land would be added Il
the dimensions of their town corner lot
would advance 500 per per cent row af
ter row. square after square. street afte
street, would be built up pretty much a
if byInagic, and exampled, Alliance, Crest
line and dozen other places, betweel
here and eastern slope of the Rocky noun
talns. Which places were no places few
years ago, and now they are large com
mercial, manufacturing and gas ht cities
, and all owing to the Will, enterprise ant
management of such men as Vanderbilt
Gould, Fisk, Thompson, Garret and our
| self Where would your grand trunl
roads be TO day, were it not for thos
/ men who were born to carry out granC
! and majestic undertakings
J The people here looked at each othe
with glance that appeared to US to sig
nifty assent. But we could not for the Gf
of us see a certain something that woul,
denote a gladdenod complexion in tha
) meeting, sufficient to warrant us in tn
belief that our small financial arrange
ments would be found settled in our inter
est at the principal hotel in the village
l and carriage found IN waiting ready T.
move us out on line This is a featur
we invariably looked for at all our meet
S ings held along the whole line of the Inte
: | Oceanic and Continental road There
a great pleasure inspired in a speake
growing out of an attentive and apprecia
tive audience, and perhaps this matter G
appreciation can be made manifas. a
e well in the way mentioned above as il
! any other. Persons, circumstances an
conditions may have good deal to do il
I this matter. We sometimes think the,
! do shape our thoughts some, as the Gen
: eral, Judge I. and ourself were neither c
r us borne down with care growing out c
f the management Of bank stocks or larg
landed estates indeed We might sa,
more trouble attended us for want {
- them, therefore we were compelled iron
t necessity to keep our eye on small things
! even while arranging a stupendous enter
I prise. Gen. B., Judge T. and ourself were
= after losing heavily in southern and ives
= tern land speculations, were lookin
? around for something TO do when ou
4 AAlNlAh NOAA -. NOAACElhCu lllc IltICQlGd
e idea Of agitating the building of anothe
I | grand trunk Inter-Oceanic and Continen
r tai railroad You remember, Mr.. Editor
your remark in relation to want of means
&c, and the magnanimous reply OF Ger
B. He would begin the survey of the In
ter-Oceanic road with capital of cent.
The people want it and will have it, wa
5 his reply. We write this down To sho1
= what indomitahle energy viii do; also /
e do justice by the General, and as an ex
= ample for after ages. Where there's
will there's way, was a favorite sayin
with the General-and now to go back t
5 the people of N. -.-.
: TIE people here, to do them justic,
# feel'a though their town was set too hig
= up, being located on top of high noun
tain. They could not well be recognize
}. as a point on the grand Inter Oceanic an
y Continental road. But the speaker, whel
e ever he stationed over night, was boun
to have the place right on line, let it /
high up or low down. We never knel
B one so anxious to accommodate in this II
V I