Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-31


of Ohio? People could very well
and comfortably sustain themselves
without bread by means of the great
varieties of food that could be sub
stituted for it, but without fuel we
should find it very inconvenient to
live in any comfort, and after the
exhaustion of timber we must de-
ptnd exclusively upon coal for fuel
1t is not many years since WOOD was
used exclusively for fuel by steam
boats along the Western Rivers
Now you may travel thousands OF
miles on steamboat and not see a
stick of wood used for fuel-coal
having entirely usurped its place.
But few years ago wood was eX
clusively used for domestic purpo-
ses, but now at all points, having
easy access to coal, you will find it
taking the place of wood for all do
mestic purposes-not because it is
preferred, but because it is the
cheapest.
Then, the use ofgas for illumina-
ting and cooking purposes is being
rapidly introduced into all cities and
immense quantities of coal are
daily consumed in its manufacture.
I mention these facts to show you
how rapidly coal is taking the place
of wood as fuel, and of its use for
gas; and while timber is disappear
ing, population is rapidly increas-
ing-thus creating u still greater
demand for coal, and all it wants to
develop and mako available the
millions upon millions of dollars
worth of coal and iron ore lying dor.
mant around and under you and
along our Road, is cheap transport
alton; and there is no route on the
earth over which it can be trans
ported to the points Of consumption
as cheap as by our road from Lo-
gan and intermediate points to Gal,
! lipolis.
Now shall we have that RoadY Can you see
merit enough in it to build it, or aid in building
Thy liberal subscriptions? There is IN abund.
ance OF means between Logan and Galipolis to
build it, and own and control it among your
selves, if eacn and all will do what they can by
takingfrom one to one thousand shares of stock
the latter amount $50 OOO) having been offered
by one Company-the Vinton Furnace and
| Coal Co.-afCW days since ii we would locate
the road by way OF that Furnace, which may be
done, for possibly it maybe the best route
THIS Is offered as a furnace subscription, with
the probability of further subscriptions by the
| n nt
company should be strong evidence to yon Of
what they think Of the merit of the enterprise.
There never has been Il Railroad projected in
Ohio that gave half the promise of the large
dividends to the stock holder that this does
luR where it may along Big or Little Raccoon
lone can be easily reached by Il Switch from the
other, being only three to tiye miles apart. and
the whole distance lined with coal, iron, lime
and millions of hoOp-pOlcs) 1t must pass
througha very rich agricultural district, that
would furnish as much business to the road as
any section OF the state and its agricultural pro-
ducts would he but a mite, and that n very
small mite, Of the business the country through
! which the road passes would furnish to it, IN
its coal, iron, lime, timber, hoop poles and
| salt, and its line to the Ohio river being the
shortest and its AIDES the easiest that Is prac-
! ticable from Tins great mineral region. will
enable the company to transport Your freight
| ut such low rates as to induce q great increase
in its shipment, and the consequent rapid de.
| yclOpment of the immense wealth with which
you are surrounded and for this development
| you will need Il vast amount OF labor. II will
bring into active use the millions of wealth that
have been locked up for ages, whore nature
placed it-whch millions through labor trans
portatiOn, and profit, would be put in circula-
| tiOn, and would open such a tide of prosperity
to your citizens, as this section never saw Ey-
erv man, (nO difference what his occupation
might be) would be benefited by the road to u
6 eat, or less extent. The benefit to the large
mineral land-holder, will be almost mcalcula-
bic, for he may draw his millions Of dollars
worth ofmncral from the land, ana for all ag-
rlCultural purposes leave the land worth as
much us when he bought it. To say that the
Railroad would enhance the value of the min
Cral lands in the section through which 1t
would pass 80 or 100 per cent. would be more
than idle, for there is no telling 10 what extent
the value would he enhanced, whether %. 100,
800, 500, 1000 or 2OO0 or more percent, for hold
the enhancement would be Just in proportion
to the location ofhlS land, near or fur from the
Railroad, and the facility with which he could
develop and make available the mineral shat
his land contains, and IL only wants cheap trans
portation to enable him to set thousands of
men to work to mine this great wealth, and
prepare 1t for market.
To get the cheap transportation requires mon
cy to get money in sufficient quantity requires
all those interested, directly or indirectly, tn
give their abby subscribing to the road liber-
ally in proportion to their means. And, in my
opinion, YOU had better devote One-thrd ofy0r
land to this company than let this opportunity
slip. There will beno trouble in getting the
road, if all act as itandput their shoulders
]
is wisdom; so in unity of means and action
there Is strength, IfyOu have butSmall means
or but little interest in the enterprise, subscribe
In proportion to your ability; If YOU have been
blessed with I'M abundance Of means, show your
confidence in the merit of the enterprise, by
subscribing literally. A mechanic told ne
Saturday he would subscribe ten per cent Of
what he was worth-said he was worth S2 500.
If all would do this you would soon grade the
road from Macarthur or Vinton Station to I0-
gan. If YOU want the road, do what yOu can to
sNNs. ful. .l.t,t..
ofstock, take that; If you can take 100 shares,
do so, and whatever you subscribe Will be an
inducement to your neighbor TO do his share;
and in time we will have enough subscribed to
grade, bridge and put the CrOSS.tiCS on the road
The object of this company Is OtrY ana keep the
control Of the road in the hands of the citizens
between Logan and Gallip0liS, and to cncOur-
age heavy local trade by furnishing oil the
facilities possible for moving large quantities
of freights at low rates. And 1t Is their inten-
tiOn not to commence work until sufilclent
amount shall have been subscribed TO secure
the grading Of the road from Gallipolis to I'o'
gan, any further than may be necessary loren
ginecring, and other incidental expenses. When
came TO Macarthur "a few days ago ! found
| some objections to subscribingOn account of the
| amount Invested in the old road bed but that
| objection is overcome by the people from the
| other end OF the road only asking OF the peo-
| pie ofVinton and Hooking counties to subscribe
enough to finish grading, bridging and putting
| the crOss-ties on their end of the road and the
other end will try and do the same for their part
Of It.
II we cen accomplish our part of the work
you easily can yours for there Is not township
on the line of the road in Hooking and VintOn
counties that does not contain more undevel.
ooped wealth than the whole of Gallia county
Yet Gallia county wants the road and Is show
ing their appreciation of its merits by sub
scribing liberallv-Gallipolis having already
subscribed near 100000 and is adding daily to
| the list. They have not yet called on the people
outside Of GalipOlis, prefering to close up with
the town first, nn1 the whole county is ready