Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-03-11

g THE EAsTERN RAILWAY.
Wepresurne no cftfzeh Of our count,
: who reads these words does not believe
We io1egsf to hase the protposed fail6a,
to Mt Vernon. We presume there i:
! no one who doubts. that We. rqas have i
if we 50 elect, or to whom it would moi
occasions deep regret should the present
opportunity be lost for securing if.
The vital and pressing question there
fore IS skaH zge haze ff2
We believe no road ever was or ever
viii be offered to the county on more
favorable terms than this one. What
are those terms? 1. That we shall raise
within the county SI5oieoo in valid, bona
tide subscriptions. 2, The money shall
be paid only in the event Of the compile
1 ton of the road to Delaware. 5. One
half Of each Subscription shall be paid
when, and not before. the rails are laid
to the boundary Of the subscribers town
ship; the other half when, and not be-
fore, the locomotive shall Have passed
over the line to Delaware. 4. The sub
seriber may attach other conditions asto
mode of payment as, for instance, wheth-
er in work or money. 5. That any sub
scriber, after having made first payment
may convert his entire subscription into
stock if he so desires.
These are the plain. simple, reason
able conditions. What public spirited
citizen vii. not say that Delaware county
win be suicidally blind to her interests If
she does not secure the road on such
terms And yet there is danger of our
losing it. We have before US a private
letter from Judge Hurd, President Of the
read, dated the I'd. inst, which says
'.The simple stlalterabJe condition is that
nllESt be obtained the road g0LI not Be 6ltiIt to
DeldlC0re. The people OF Mt. vernon have /
no decided preference as 70 Whether the /
road goes to Delaware, or COlun bus, or Ma /
rion. Each route has had its particular /
.frlendseand would again If the subject were
I-reTEeo Is EtaOnalV for lumbuS, ana many 4
~ - ~ could readiIv be Obtained
at A1iIleraburg,. Orrville and AlCrUd for that
route THE only safety Of Delaware is in /
the present 1nd3spesitiou OF the Penna. R.
~
bus. - / say to you In all eandor delay
may prove dangerous 20 you"
= We believe these aret the words Of truth
and soberness. Aozg is the accepted
time SO far as this railroad is concerned.
Considering the vast benefits to be de-
rived one would think the opportunity
would be grasped at eagerly; that the
necessary $4,000 would be forthcom-
ing in short order. And yet we regret to
say the committee canvassing for sub
scnptions has had uphill work. The
town Of Delaware is yet $4,000 behind /
in raising its proportion. The eastern
townships, so far as we can learn, have
not yet raised one-half of theirs. Both
must do better or the enterprise fails.
We adjure our capitalists here and
especially those along the line eastward
that an immediate and combind effort
on their part is necessary to secure this ]
road DelaWare. afesaFe- assured VIII
raise her proportion Of the money VIII
the eastern townships raise theirs The
interest is a common one and we trust
the effort will be equally so; The rise IN
property, the cheapening Of freights, the
facilities for manufacturing the
impetus impaired to every branch of
business in consequence of this road
make it the finest investment our people
could nov possibly secure. Do not say
we cannot afford It. What we cannot
afford is to lose the road. That isthe worst
Extravaganza the most. shortsighted folly
Of which we can now be. guilty. If we }
would have Delaware proceed in tie |
career she has so splendidly begun, if Z
we would have our city become a bust
ness and manufacturing center and. our {
county attract wealth and population, if {
We would have cheap coal, cheap freights !
and home market if would have plenty
Of work for the Iaboring man, plentysof
rade for the merchant and satisfactory
growth in wealth and prosperity, We
HHst have this railroad ssta-
There are plenty of towns, plenty of c
counties which would be glad ofsuch an e
as ours. # is one. that may
never come again. Il is one which lost f
may leave us isolated and stagnant. orea- S
ures of mOnopolies and pensioners upon
cites We, have no patti :
snce to contemplate such results when = 4
hey may be SO easily and cheaPIy avoid
ID. With 1 s millions of dollars on our tax
teandzomillions ofactda1 proper
y the investment or donation of 81 5o.ooto
secure an improvement ikeqthis ought T
o be an Insignificant matter. i
We earnestly hope that in our next
ssue we may chronicle the fact that the f
,ntire amount has been raised.
CRY CoUNc1L.-We are indebted to
Recorder LITTLE for a resume of the :,
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