The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-06-18
Hurrah for the Railroad!
WORK TO COMMENCE BY THE
rt1 18th OF JULY. Il
M
The Road to be Pushed to Com
ii.i .iGi'l pleti0n.

The notice Tor q RAILROAD meeting,
held at the Court House, on Satnr-
day afternoon last, called out many
Of our merchants, business men, and
real estate owners, all feeling that
now-if ever-was the time to
place their Shoulders and means to
the work, and complete the long
talked-of Railroad, A spirit Of
general unanimity characterized
the business throughout--all anx-
ious to improve the opportunity for
the advancement Of Macarthur and
ITS manufacturing prospects.
One speaker made the remark
that, unless the railroad was com
pleted, We had better desert the
town altogether, and fence it in!
YMr. c. KARNEs, one Of the Di-
~ HN"N| n
ectors, received a proposition
pm the Gallipolis, Macarthur and
Volumbus Railroad Company,
Which is as follows: If the stock
holders at Macarthur, or others in
terested, will secure the payment of
$4,000 by the first day Of August
next, the said company will agree,
or bind itself, to forward the tools,
and furnish men and teams to COM.
mence work at Macarthur, or at any
point the stockholders may name,
on the line, not later than the 18th
of July, and perhaps sooner-said
money not to be paid unless the
Company fulflls its agreement.
This seems to us a plain and
very reasonable proposition--more
the citizens OF Macarthur could not
ask. To meet the above require
ments, the citizens met, and after
due consideration of the subject,
passed the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That we will raise Ave thousand
doilars ny the LIST day, OF August next out
Of the money subscribed, and to be subscribed,
TO build the Gallipolis, Macarthur and Column
bus Railroad, to be spent In building said
road north Of Macarthur Station, commencing
work at or north OF Macarthur Station, and
working northward towards Logan ; and that
we will pay In the balance Of said subscrip-
ton made north Of Macarthur Station, as the
work progresses, or a. needed in grading said
road I; prOrfdsd, said road Is located SO as 10
intersect the Marietta aud Cincinnati Rail-
road ut, or east OF, Macarthur Station ; pr0pi-
dsd, yHrthsr, that the said Directors com
mence work upon the said road between Me-
arthur ana Macarthur Station BY the 18th day
OF July next.
There was not q dissenting vote.
Then, to show that our people were
in EARNEST, they drew up an agree
ment binding themselves to pay
from 20 to 20 per cent. Of their
stock by the lst day of August
thus making assurance donbly
sure Of the uccess of the road.
Twenty-onc miles Of the road,
north of Gallipolis, is now ready
for the ties and rails, and arrange,
ments have already been perfected
to secure these, and also one loco.
motiye-and the work will be push
ed ut once to completion.
A gang Of men are now employ.
ed q short distance from the Vinton
line, and the work is going forward
as rapidly IS men can do it, and
means will admit,
Now, citizens Of Macarthur, let
there be no retrograde movement
in this matter, but all pull together
with q will, and in a few months,
at the farthest, our town will be
iglsddened by the approach of the
Iron horse--the harbinger Of wealth
'Apd prosperity.
We learn that quite q number Of
our citizens have signed the agree
ment to pay 20 per cent. of their
subscription by the LIST Of August;
Others we have no doubt will sign
the article as soon as they have an
opportunity to do SO. 1t is to be
hoped that this matter will not die
out with a simple resolve--but hat
the citizens Of Macarthur and vicin-
ity, will push the matter, until the
road is completed. The contract
can be seen at the Office Of H. G.
JONES, Esq. See the proceedings Of