The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-05-18
WAYNE COUNTY, IND, MAY

aid from parties there was
or thought of at the
lime; and we saw nobody but Mr..
Smith. Superintendent Of Jackson
and Saginaw road, to confer with
on any such subject, and he was
too much occupied with two or
three hundred guests to talk or
think of other business. Next,
015O, 900 was promised US in Adams
county, and $50, 900 in Jay, on the
Portland route; and some private
subscriptions in Wayne and Ran.
dolph counties, which with 819,
600 from our city, it was determin--
ed to start the work. Proposals
were issued and accepted. Not.
one Of our party knew anything
about what contractors knew but
our President, and he k1w jus.
enough to be over-rcached at every
turn, and the cost of preparing the
road bed to Winchester was dear
enough. Billy as he perfers To-
call himself, had ssabal eoatFaet
with Mr.. Benz. E Smith, Of the
Pennsylvania Central company, to
furnish iron when the road was
ready to Winchester, and after
making several trips to Indiana
polls, Columbus aud Pittsburg,
each time returning with the words
go on Billy. and complete your
grade;' which Billy finally report
Ing complete, Ben. says go on and
complete it to Ridgesille.,' That
being inexpedient, Billy resolved
to throw up the sponge. and re-
commenting Mr.. Nixon,our Super.
intendent. to fill his place, stretch
ed out his syn etrical form and
announced to his admirilg Board
that he had enough Of railroading:
that il Ben Smith was fair speci-
men of men he had to deal with
and he believed he was--he want
ed nothing more to do with them,
and he was right for the first time
on that question. My sympathies
were enlisted at this part of the
com edy, and thereupon proposed
that Friend Parry should no
leave us destitute Of his moral sup
port, but should maiDtain nomina
control for the short time tha
would elapse when his career woult
terminate by limitation; and tha
q committee be appointed to seel
aid In another quarter, not We
proposing to give it away or other
wise relalDour hold on the none.
invested; still believing it would
like bread upon the waters, returl
after many days.
A committee was appointed, an
we proceeded as chairman to writ
up a report Of condition of til
work, character and resources q
the country, with a map that d;
not represent a sbee-line, nor max
q single intentional mistateme ent
a. the book was compiled frol
statistics obtained from reiiabl
sources; and the map. which ca
be seen at any time in the Tele
gram Office, is geographically cor
rect,and displays the relation whic
our road bears to several othe
roads, and does not pretend to b
pretty much the only road in th
country Mr.. Scott's assertion
the contrary Notwithstanding. Tt
effect of this report and map, an
the efforts we made otherwis
was to secure q conference at Ba
timore. composed OF ] w Garret
John King, jr, r M Pomeroy, an
. S s LHommedieu, each one Pres
dent Of as many successful raj
roads mainly Of their own Col
struction, assembled to meet o,
friend Scott, DR.. T Henry Davi
and my humble sells all throue
my individual agency and consid
erable expense that was never RI
paid. Did those men fix the perit
and organize a conference witho
= purpose2 or did they mere
consent to crafty the vhim OF
0bscure aspirant to railroad homo
for fun2 The advent of this "a
I pirant' was foseshadoNed by
array Of gentlemen occupyil
prominent positions on the line
. this road did these railroad ma
. mates simply wish to do the hore
9 Of their position to glorify thcl
:, selves ? or did they not homes,
> entertain our proposition for t
|, mutual benefits which were to +
: suit ? and it is reasonable to su
t pose that the Boston capital
b should turn to US at the close
D the conference and say. you c
: 4 60 home, that endorsement v
i never make your road ! The trr
e is. and it csn be established b
}. yond controversy, Mr.. Pomer
o said .you can go home relying
l. AR Garrett's doing just what
, says and your bonds can be nes
d tiated which will undertake NJ
. SELF and then it Was that DR.. Da
q wrote . dispatch to his friend o.
o Perry-'Have secured the req
It site endorsement cur road will
n made, or words to this effect, 9
e not 'we had bought the iron.' !
Ie only condition left was, Mr.. G
: rett would see his executive Bo
= and obtain their consent; e:
n party should write out his und
- standing Of the case, that we sho
y not differ in prominent featur
Go and would compromise minor q
re- ierences. These were his wor
I'd The form of proposition prop
ut ed by Mr.. L'Hommedieu, ,
III published by Mr.. Scott. being
q, basis on which action was had,
i'd . change in an important parti