Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-02-08
Hon. As1G. THURMAN and Hon.
L. D.. CAMPBELL, will please ac-
cept our thanks for Public Docu-
ments. -p 4gss z-+ .-'H +
Rail Road Meeting!

-" NAAN
enthusiastic meeting convened
at the Town Hall, to hear further
reports from solicitors for sub
scription of stock to- the Lake
Erie, Evansville and Sout7-wes
tern Railway, ard to consider
other, matters connected with
the prospect ofihe road. On mo-
ton of Judge Haines, L. T. Nc
CABE, the largest stock subscrib-
er in Eaton, was called to the
Chair, and the two representa-
tives ofthe Press appointed SEQ
retaries. Tho meeting being CALI
ed to ordergthe Chair explained
the object and purpose of it.
The C%anvassers then1made tt. cir
reports 'ofRtlfe amount of sub,
scriptions obtained and, not re-
ported since the last meeting, "a
mounting to $24oo,oo,a which
added to the amount of our last
report makes $41,85o,OO! Other
localities were informally report
ed, from information about as
follows: Lewisburg and vicinity
say about $4,000. In Dixon town
ship, between Eaton and State
line, in the direction of Liberty,
about $4,000; leaving Preble
county deficient in raising her
quota about $4,000. On motion
of Judge Haines, it was resolved
that the executive committee
heretofore appointed, be request
ed to extend their labors outside
of Eaton, and cooperate active
ly with other committees on the
line, in raising the deficiency
within ten days.
zs,lOn motion of I. S.. Morris, it
was resolved that the old stock
books of the Lake Shore, Evans
Vile and Southwestern Railway.
Company, be collected by the ex-
ecutive committee and place d in
possession of J. q. Foos, Esq of
Eaton, and that as subscriptions
were made to the Lake Erie
Evansville and Southwestern
Railway company, by persons
thereinenamed, the names ofsuch
persons be cancelled and erased
in the old books. 60 Hss-rl hem. /
Judge uaines having had a re-
centeonference with Col. R. Pat
'dison, tho Gen'I Superintendent
Of the Road, at the city of Cincin-
nati, on his way home from New
York, was called upon to state
the fesdlt of the conference, and
in response the Judge said that
he hadfhad a very satisfactory in |
terview with the Col. respecting
the construction ofthe road, and
obtained from him the positive
assurance that all the financial
arrangements were perfected in
New York, to build the road,
and only awaited the opening of
spring and the closing out of the
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required amount Of subscriptions
in Ohio to go to work on the
whole line, with the view of com
pleting the entire road within
eighteen months, that the, ,capiI
tai was then ready and the con,
struction Of the, road was now a
fixed fact, provided the required
amount OF subscriptions were
raised at an early day; that with
the view OF an early consolida1
ton, of the Indiana and Ohio di
VISIONS Col. Pattison had for
warded to Eaton, wheel b~arrows,
shoxelsy picks, spades and other
implements preparatory to COM
meneing work next week; that
the Col has authorized1the Judge
toIhire a corps of hands to go I'd
work, and when asked if he had
done anything in that direction,
the Judge informed the meeting
thathe had already hired several
hands, and Intended to break
ground dnest7week. This infor
nation was received by the meet
ing with greatapplause.J
II r. Foster, who bad just re-
turned from New York, stated
that he was present at the con-
ferencei in New York, referred to
by the Jufge, N knew that all
financial Arrangements were per- |
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