Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-08-02

| Committee), and | think one of the sneakers
on Monday characterized her as the Empire or
Greatest county of the South, and so she is
Rail Road or no Rail Road God bless her. and
for that reason L do not want to see her sold
| out to Shyiocks and sharpers foreign In feeling
and without love and affection for her. It Is
| said the building of the Valley Rail Road is
dependent upon Augusta s subscription. I beg
to take issue with those who make the asser-
ton. Lit such were the fact the Bait & Ohio
Company would not have filled up the gap
from Winchester to Strasburg at cost of 4 Of
million, tor it is as clear as the MONDAY sun,
fnat load can never pay until connection is
formed with the Chesa & O. Road; therefore
IL is TO their interest to make the connection
upon the completion of the Chesa & O. R. r. (,
and no sooner
Mr.. Stuart says the people of Augusta are
now the victims Of oppressive monopoly |
| and friend Sandy agree for once but I will 90
step farther and say all Rail Roads are mo-
nopolles. After speaking of the almost unlim-
tied power welded by the Chesapeake & Ohio
Company in its rates of charges, he says speo-
pie are obliged to submit to these exactions be-
cause they cannot help themselves
Again, MIR. Stuart says, corporations are pro-
verbally without souls, and we might add with
| out hearts, they look to their own interests ex-
clusively. What do you think of that ? Mr.
advise you, the tax payers of this county, to
place yourselves at the mercy Of one Of these
sOuless, heartless corporations, that look to
their own interest exclusively.
| confess / am somewhat surprised at MIR.
Stuart giving such advice to his feow-citizens.
He certainly does not expect them to heed it.
But perhaps he thinks this new found bantling
Of his has soul; we'll perhaps it has, may be
about the size of mustard seed. Again, a.
nofhor Stronu raa aOp rrgaa iS that Uvac nc
competition. | think they use the wrong
word-it should be combination. What was
charged upon -four from Staunton to Richmond
before the Rail Road to Harrsonburg was re-
built? 56 cents. What is now charged "a
cents What is charged from Harrisonburg to
Alexandra "a cents. Which does that look
most like, competitor or combination? But says
one OF the tax party, they are 25 miles apart,
SO they are, and SO much more the reason for
competition for the Is miles of most superior
productive land that lies between them. This
thing of competition between Rail Roads is
the greatest humbug of the day ''soulless and
heartless corporations, looking to their own in
terest exclusively" would scarcely be expected
to do any thing for the public advantage when
prejudicial to their own interest Mr. Stuart
says that the tax will be very small affair,
cents on the one hundred dollars worth Of
property, or 60 cents on the thousand, which
would De SIX dollars on ten Thousand. lhe
Central Committee say it will be SIS on ten
thousand. and l do not suppose the Committee
would likely over estimate it. confidently be-
lieve, including collecting and disbursing, it
will be $500 on the thousand or 500 on ten
thousand to pay the interest, which runs for
thirty years Then a man worth ten thousand
dollars would, in thirty years, pay six hundred
dollars interest, and at the end of the thirty
years the principal would fall due and his part
of that would be 1888 335, which added to the
5000 would make 1888. 335, the mans share or
part of principal and interest who is worth
$4,000 and in that proportion for larger or
small amounts The man worth $4,000 would
pay double that amount, that is 81. S66 Co.,
I would refer the taxpayers of this county to
our sister county of Rockingham. They taxed
themselves $l50,000 and are now pressed down
with taxation, and what have they to show for
their $l5OOOO in the shape of stock nothing,
or next thing to it, and so I fear it may be with
us. would say to the taxpayers, look out
beware how you vote this tag upon yourselves,
for when you cast your vote there is no recall
ing 1.-THE Rubcon is crossed-the die is cast
The lst Saturday in August, the 9th day of
the month, the vote will be taken. Don't fail
to come to the polls Come one, come all
A TAX PAYER.