Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-12-19

was NbSSta tuio Nll1
yesterday-so exciting and so cner--
getically conducted by both contest
ing parties that old habitues of the
legislative halls were forcibly re-
minded of the scenes of oratorical
carnage during the days of the
Long Horn" and "Short Horn"
war. The small difference in the
length of the horns, (six or eight,
miles in the contest of yesterday,
was the only reason for suppressing
the ancient battle cry.
About forty gentlemen were in
the city, representing variovs points
on what is known as the West route
of the projected Columbus and To
ledo railroad, running by way of
Cublin Marysville, Kenton, Findlay
and Bowling Green to Toledo. Fir-
teen or twenty persons reerescnted
the East route, by way of Delaware,
Marion, Upper Sandusky, Carey and
Fostoria. The East line is about
120 miles long; the West line about
Us.
During Wednesday night and yes
terday forenoon the representatives
of the two lines held private meet
ing to get ready to make their pros
pysitions to the Board OF Directors
held yesterday afternoon. The
whole proceedings were of the'.close
corporation description.
Each party was careful that the
other should not have the benefit of
knowing its intensions, and even af-
ter the decision was given there was
q concealment, as far as practicable,
of the terms of the different propo-
sitions.
The East Liners finally submit ed
their proposition through a commit
tee; the West Liners proceeded TO
the railroad Office en- mdsse. The
West Liners exhibited much deter
mination, estimating largely on the
strength gained b. the preference OF
Toledo, which had voted 100000
which it was claimed could be secur
ed only for the West line. During
the morning meeting they adopted
the following resolutions:
Resolced. That the strength Of the
Western line via Dublin, Marysville,
Kenton. Findlay and Bowling Green
from Columbus to Toledo, is sufIl=
cient to insure the construction of a
Railroad on that line.
Resolved, That if the Columbus
and Toledo railroad company, fail
to accept the Offers of the counties in
favor Of the W estern line this day
submitted, and to locate its road on
such Western line; in such case said
offers shall be Withdrawn, and our
strength on the Western line united
with the aid TO be had in Columbus
and Toledo, and steps be taken to
construct q road on the Western
line.
The friends of the East line were
stimulated by the popular notion
that their route had the sympathies
of tue Board of Directors. The
proposition they submitted was to
assure S517, 900 and large part of
the right of way between Delaware
and Fostoria. OF this sum, S435,
600 had been voted, and about $50
600 subscribed. Toledo's 100000
was not considered in this PROPOSE
tion. The East liners were eviden
tly little frightened, however, when
it leaked out, after the propositions
and been submitted that the West
line offered over 100000, which in
cluded Toledo's 100000 and over
$500, 600 voted along the line.
The arguments used i'll favor OF
the w est line were that while it would
serve the purposes of coal road as
well as the route by Delaware, it
would at the same time open up to
both Toledo aud Columbus, sec
ton of good country remote FROM
direct lines ot roads running north
ward from 49, point.