Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-13
ttrom the Gallipoiis 1,ulicss Sept. o.
GalIipolis, McArtlsilr & CO.
( lumbus Railroad.
GALLIpoLIs. Sept. lth, 1S71.

DEAR SIR I; Robert Mac
Leod, Esq, Chief Engineer,
completed his estimates on the
lst inst. for part Of the surveys
he has recently made for the
G., McA. & G. II. RSCo. from
Gallipolis to a conneetion with
the old bed of the seioto and
Hooking EalleM R, neal
Macarthur | ith hand
youia copy Of his ae4g4;A II
From a cmells Spss.rVA VAlatior
t'of SAID surveys, estimates anc
reports, | am satisfied that the
same can be SO modified as tc
reduce the cost of grading
masonry and bridging, from
Gallipolis to the connection
named above, to less thar
$500, 0OO,-and it will require
a further subscription between
here and the old road bed re.
ferred to above, of about 500,
900, before it would be prudent
or safe to commence the work.
Let this amount be promptly
subscribed, and it will insure
the speedy building of the
Road ; and it will also 60 fur
ther towards insuring the con.
troll Of the Road to the people
between Gallipolis and Logai
than anything else that I car
imagine within their reach.
We want cheap transporta,
ton, population, energy and
capital. Give us the first, and
the others will soon follow
and they will soon establish
manufactures of all kinds, and
instead of our population stead
ily diminishing, as I am told il
now is, it will increase rapidly
business will spring up; rea
estate will advance, aud mo-
only advance, but there will be
buyers who will improve it by
building dwellings, business
houses, shops, furnaces, machine
shops, factories of all kinds =
in short, such a tide Of pros.
perity will be inaugurated il
old Gallia as the most sanguint
can hardly imagine. To enjoy
these benefits to the full extent
it needs the control Of the af.
fairs of the Company to be
kept in the hands Of the sub
scribers between Gallipolis anC
Logan. Now, will the people
of Gallia county subscribe the
required amount and have the
road speedily built, and thu;
have their full share of the
control of the road, They car
if they will. Or will they let
some other parties come in and
furnish the money, build the
road and control it. If they
do, they may rest assured that
such parties will not discrimi.
nate in favor Of this end of the
road, but may find it to their
interest to discriminate strong.
ly in favor Of other points. =
True, we would have a Rail
road connection with other
points of the world, and l have
heard some of our citizens say
they did not care who had the
control of the Road, just SO we
get it. But | think those that
such remarks, either make
them from the want Of knowl-
edge of what would be the re.
suit of foreign control, or for
the want Of reflection, or be
cause they care nothing for the
improvement Of our town and
county. Such, in their impa.
tience, no doubt, would be
willing to give almost any ad-
vantage that might be asked
by an outside party for the
purpose Of getting a road; but,
IN my opinion, we had better
remain five years longer with
out a Road than to give the
control to Others. | have been
urged to commence the work
1T once, but | have seen so
much lost to subscribers by
commencing work before they
were ready, that | have to say:
No, not a blow will | consent
% strike until there is enough
subscribed, or otherwise provi-
led for, to satisfy the Directors
hat it will grade the Road
rom Gallipolis to Logan, and
fyou want the Road and the
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