Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-12-14

tame IS prepared, and as there is
now raised in subscriptions on
the divisi n in the State of In
diana considerably more than
$4,000 per mile, Col. Pattison,
tor the purpose Of securing the
desired Northeastern out let to
Bellefontaine, Proposes to pro-
rate with Us in ONO, which leaves
us 10 raise only $4,000 per mile,
Oh the line Northeast of the State
line, to be paid when the road is
completed and equipped: One of
the committee accompanied Col.
PattIsou, with this proposition to
Troy, in Miami county, and to
Bellefontaine in the county OF
Logan, and had a full interview
with the citizeus,Lwho~ in public
meetings, at each place, resolved
TO raise their quota per mile; and
it now remains with Preb,e ;coun-
ty to secure the construction of
the road, by subscribing the re-
quired amount per mile. through
her territorial limits, onthe terms
proposed.
t. On such assurances, that the
amount of subscriptions would
be raised in Ohio, Col. Pattison,
on Saturday morning telegraph>
ed the chief engineer to be at
Eaton, on Wednesday to COM
mence locating the line, from
this point to Bellefontaine. This
expense, which will be quite an
item, Will be born by Col: Patti
son and the capitalists associated
with him in building tire road,
and they were induced to incur
this outlay on the assurances that
Ohio will raise the proposed
amount Of Subscriptions within
thirty or forty days. The 1oca-
ton of the road will commence
soon, and by the time it is con-
pleted, it will be made manifest
whether Ohio will secure the
construction of the road, which
will. turn on raising the proposed
amount of conditional subscrip-
tions. The crisis is near at hand,
but by united effort wherein
every man should do his.fair pro-
portion, it is confidently believed
the construction Of the road can
and. will be secured, on the liber-
al terms proposed. T4Inthis event
the Company is bound to go to
work on the. road in good faith,
in Ohio, on or before the 4th of
July, 1872, and complete the en-
tire road on or before the 4th OF
July, 1875, and in default the
subscriptions are TO become void.
rLocAL1ADvANTAGEs. OF THE ROAD.
In the construction of the road,
more than ten times the amount
of the local subscriptions, viii
have to be expended by the com.
pany; before it can handle one
dollar of the subscriptions The
amount will be expended in zoul
vicinity, and moreover afford 8
home marketfor all our surplus
products, such as wheat, corn
hay, oats, beef and the like, q
good prices. It will greatly slim
ulate all kinds of business, il
(which the laborer, groeerer, dry
goods merchants hardwaremat
and dealer in boots and shoes
can profitabIy participate during
the progress of the work.
Again, the constructioneof the
road will enhance the value o
real estate in the county, from
Is to Is per. cent. This item 0
itself will amount to more thar
four times the proposed suhscrip
tons. Our surplus products viii
bring better prices, for the road
will open competition in treights
|, and afford in each direction al
/ expeditions outlet to the bes
markets. This is azgreat tier
to an inland people. as we are
and it is the very thing, to devel
: OBJ che full the eoun
,Ity. Every farmer would thereb,
! gain from lotto IS cents on ever.
, bushel Of wheat he had to sell
and so of even oats and all othe
surplus products for market.
A. There is no use multiplyin
, words, or to deceive ourselves o
Epermit otherssto deceive US in ref
: erence to the situation we are il
with respect to the PROPOSED
: road. TIE following points pre-
sents the case in part.
| i. This road viii not be bull
r unless the proposed sum of $1,000
: per mile in Ohio is raised. "A
. has been said, other points sa.
. Dayton, Ohio, and Richmond
; Indiana, are eager to becom
s, competition, and will be permit
led to do 8 if we do.not raise tn
stock on this line, and that quick
Iy. This being settled then,
%. The amount to be raise
: though it seems actually large, j
not relatively SO, when consider
ed in connection with the proper