The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-11-29
THE RAILROAD QUESTION!
Explanation from Gen. Buokland.

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Explanation from Gen. Buckland.
Below we publish su article from
the pen of Mr.. Buckland, relative to
! the approaching railroad vote, as well
as giving some light regarding the
Lake Erie & Louisville road hereto
fore not known by the present public.
If Mr.. Buckland is correct regarding
the action of the Birchard Hall meet
ing, It puts an entire different shape
to the question. The meeting occur
red during our illness and it was re-
presented that no action was taken
at all The meeting was public
one, and If it decided to put the
question of tax as it now is, there is
certainly no occasion for complaint.
We invite everybody to read Mr.,
Buckland's article, and when it comes
to vote, cast the ballot understand
ingly and regardless of personal or
political feeling" or prejudice. If
the property holders are in favor of
the tax, we suppose us moderate fell
lows ought not 10 complain. s 70 .
FREMONT, Novr2O., 1872. .
EDITOR MESSENGER I'm your pa
per of the 7th inst, you say your
columns are open to gentlemen who
differ from You upon the Rail Road
question. 1 therefore avail myself of
your generous offer for the purpose
of correcting some erroneous impress
sions, which, it appears from your
comments upon that question, you
and others entertain, and for the pur-
pose Of giving some reasons why l
think every voter of Sandusky town
ship ought to vote Grail Road-Yes.".
You are mistaken in saying that
the Lake Erie & Louisville Company
has contracted to build its road to
Sandusky city. The company agreed
to and has extended its chartered
right to build the road to Sandusky
city, but has made no contract to
build its road to Sandusky city or
any other point any faster than aid
is furnished by the people interested
along the line sufficient to prepare
the road for the iron. The necessary
aid has been voted by townships in
Hancock, Allen and Auglaize coun-
ties to prepare the road for the iron
from Findlay to St. Msrys, and the
laying of the iron is about completed
to Lima, and a sufficient amount is
purchased to complete the road to
St. Marys, and will be laid down as
speedily as possible. But the road
will not be built beyond st. Marys
until the people along the line fur
nish the means to grade and prepare
the road for the iron. No part Of
the money obtained from the sale Of
the Mortgage Bonds Of the Company
can be used for that purpose. All
the money obtained from the sale Of
its Bonds must be applied to the
ironing and equiping of the road, as
any one can see by examining the
Mortgage on record in this coun-
ty. The $4,000 proposed to be voted
for the extension of this. road East
win not build the bridge and en-
bankments across the Sandusky, river
and valley, but it viii neip, and VIII
be SO much inducement to people at
other points east TO furnish further
aid. If sufficient other means are
not provided at other points to pre-
pare the road for iron to Cleveland |
or sandusky, then the road viii not
and cannot be built in that direction, |
and the $4,000 voted by Sandusky |
township cannot be used, but will be |
cancelled as provided by law.
You say the proposition to aid the
two roads should have been divided |
and submitted separately. The OBJ
lection to that is, that the Trustees OF
the township can cali only one sps-
cial election for such purposes in one |
year, and the delay of year might |
be fatal to the project delayed. At
Findlay, and at Lima, aid was voted |
to two different roads in the same
manner as is proposed here, and with
out objection. At Findlay for the
Lake Erie and Louisville, and Co
lumbus and Toledo, and at Lima
for the Lake Erie & Louisville and
road running west from Lima. 1t is
q mistake to suppose that there was
any intention to deceive by this ar
rangement. Nothing was concealed
about it. The matter was fully stated
at public meeting in Birchard Hail
and a resolution passed in favor OF
the proposition as it now stands, and
a committee of five appointed to
draw up and circulate petition &C
cordingly. There is q difference
of opinion as to comparative i'm
portance of the the two roads-the
Lake Erie s. Louisville, and the Chi
cago and New York air line. We
need them both, to give us equal
railroad facilities with Tifin, and |
other places around us.
1 do not cOncede that the people of
have done all they ought to !
do for the Lake Erie & Louisville,
a road that will give us direct con
nectons with Cincinnati, LouisgitIe,
indianapolis, st. Louis and interme-
date places and l hope another route
to Cleveland and the East. s sfrs1
The people of Sandusky township,
Fremont, paid in cash sub
about $4,000, of which
5ardis Birchard paid $4,000, L. q.
Rawson $4,000. John R. Pease ST 500,
]. P. Haynes s. Son $500, James JUS Il
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