The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
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cheered by the prospects Of having
. Railroad. Recently, Hon. RichA
ard Stanton met 8 Mr.. Howard in
Columbus, who 10 connected with a
Boston Company that is engaged IN
building Railroads throughout the
West, and during conversation Mr..
Howard proposed to build the
South Western Railroad, changing
the Northern terminus to New
Philadelphia, on q plan as follows:
Mr.. Howard will form a Railroad
Company. issue and sell the Com-
pany bonds to an extent deemed
requisite by the Company, and on
a local subscription boing made of
so much per mile along the route,
the amount to be determined by
contract and to be paid when the
road ia completed, the Company
viii proceed TO build the road at
once. BE also proposes to give the
local subscribers stock In the road
10 the amount of their individual
subscriptions at their option, or he
will cause certificates of indebted
ness to be issued to them, on tho
payment Of their subscriptions, for
the amount subscribed, bearing 4
per cent. interest, and to be paid in
stock after the road has been run
ming for Eve years, thereby giving
the local Subscribers an opportuni-
ty to become stockholders, if they
80 desire, after it has been dsterm-
insd by actual experiment whether
the road Is q profitable y or not.
On Monday evening last, a meet
ing of many Of the prominent citi-
zens of HcConnelsville and Malta
was held in the Mayors Office of
this village, presided over by e. NJ.
Stanbery, Esq, Chairman of the
Executive Railroad Committee of
the County, and the above plan
wat considered, and all looked upon
1t az the most favorable that has
ever been presented TO US. On mo-
ton il was determined to send Hon.
F. w. Wood and Arthur Pond 10
Columbus to confer with Mr.. How
ard relative to the matter, and to
get him to come here aad go over
the line of road, and thereby arrive
at some CONCLUSION relative TO the
amount of local subscription per
mile that will be required. A fund
Of $50 was raised Immediately to
defray expenses incidental to q tho
rough Investigation of this matter,
and more was promised should that
not prove enough. On motion the
Executive COMMITTEES was empow-
cred to select three intelligent, ef-
6cisnt men to accompany Mr.. How
ard along the line Of road ; after
which the meeting adjourned, all
feeling we r nearer having &
Railroad than ever before.
We have it from Mr.. Stanbery
that the legal proceedings to dis
cucumber the South Western road
of the incubus of debt that 10 hang
ing over 1t are being pushed for
ward as speedily as possible, and
that something definite az to re-
suits will be forthcoming as soor as
. new appraisemen. can be had
Whatever may be the result of a
conference with Mr.. Howard, we
are sstis6ed that we of Morgan
county can have q Railroad if We
viii but clear the South Western of
debt, and then throw out to the
world . reasonable bid, in the
Of a locM subscription, for
foreign capital to come to our as
p. S.-Sincs the above was put
In type, Judge Wood and Arthur
Pond have returned frem Columbus,
and they report . favorable confer
encs with Mr.. Howard. Mr.. II.
says no will visit this locality IN g.
bout three weeks, and after he has
gone over the proposed road, will
make q proposition in the name of
the Company he represents. He
is in favor of building that part of
the road between the Perry County
Coal-fslds and McConnelaville drst,
as ae is certain 1t would be a pay.
ing investment alone, and be is
willing to take individual stock in
II himself. After the complexion Of
the road from the Coal-fslds to No.
ConnslsvilIe, it van be extended on
East as fast a. possible.
TIE Prohibition cause il going on
in Delaware since the hold
ing of the Prohibition Stale Convsn-
s. Z. Donayan, Esq, writes rs
he expects Delaware cuunty to 10