The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-08-25

man who lost money by this
failure. Under where we now
stand is coal, and the hills
around are full of it. See the
money the sale of this coal
would circulate. But II the
rich wont subscribe, it seems
unreasonable TO ask the poor.
The country people, say they
are ready as soon as you start
the subscription. No road can
or will pay better dividends.
This was the assertion of but
one man, but he had studied the
matter thoroughly. No road
runs so continuously through
the mineral belt. 1t will draw
people to you and increase bus.
mess of every kind. But in
addition to this, We will have
a connection with the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad, the
most important through route
in the country, having the
shortest line, 10 west grade, the
best harbor on the coast; be-
sides being far enough south
to avoid the snow and ice. Ii
we 90 to Logan, we connect
with the Straitsville & Newark
road. We have q gift OF this
roadbed, which is worth more
than a gift Of 100000 in green
backs. Are you willing to give
this to strangers or will you
subscribe, and secure it your
selves9 Property holders are
standing in their own light il
they don't subscribe. He
thought he could saythat if we
graded the road to Macarthur
or Vinton Station as the case
may be, that Gallia county
would take care of the other
end. At least, they would try.
Capt. Jones was called and
moved that a committee Of
three be appointed 10 accom-
pany Mr.. DAVIS and solicit sub
scriptions. Thought subscrip.
tions to the stock should not be
spent, exceptto make the sur
vey and estimates, until enough
was obtained to secure the
road. He understood that was
the intention of the incorpVa-
tors, and they were our own
business men in whom we had
confidence. Our town is grow.
ing smaller by degrees and
beautifully less.
Maj. Bratton-"No; the pop
ulation has increased thirty.six
in the ten years since the last
census. Half Of that increase
l claim myself" Laughter
and applause.
Mr.. Jones thought he had alb
eral share in the other half, and
the applause appeared to grant
the truth of the remark. Sub.
scriptions to the stock were not
donations. He had no doubt the
stock would be at or above par
when the road is complete. This
was the condition Of stock in we'll
managed roads. Should not
take the M. 4 G. road as an ex.
ample, for it was built in the in.
fancy Of railroads, and was q
monument Of mismanSgemen ent.
Every person who owns an
eighty acre farm can take eight
shares, and can take a two horse
team and make his money back
while the road is being built in
his vicinity, besides doubling the
value of his farm. We must
build the railroad or move to
where there is one already built.
Railroads built up both town
and country. Look at the little
town Of Dundas. 1t is growing,
and if Zaleski had been built
there instead of in the hills and
bogs of Raccoon, the bats and
owls would now have possession
Of our Court House. lie intended
to take all the stock he could, re-
gardless of the action Of others.
If we we do as well as Gallipolis
we have q sure thing on the
Railroad.
Mr.. Davis then opened the
books for subscriptions, when
the following named gentlemen
came forward and made liberal
subscriptions: G.. B. Ward,
Humphrey Lynch, James W. De.
lay, DR.. Dollison, VIM. F. FELTON,
& Son, Lewis Clark, James P.
Ankrom, Elihu Robbins, VIM. j.
Rannells, George Kaler and Al.
Swain. az,
We understand that the sub.
scriptions up to this time amount
to $4,000.
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