The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-03-07

the matter could calculate tha efssc4
OF an addition Of even tan cent. -
ton IN cost. Manufsctursrso or bursr.
would not come here to paw th.s
amount more thsn the srticls eooId
] be had for elsewhere. Thu. ths
| citizens of Toledo would see th.s
| after sll, they have in this matter Of
distance and grade, even if the Road
be built, greater interest than any-
body else possibly caA; have, and he
J, proposed to leave the subject for
their decision. Certain D was thss
be could not advise his associates to
build either Road on q Hne to cost
| 500, 600 extra per year to run it, or
Ione to Toledo against t6e wishes and
lsupport Of its people. He regarded
1 the interests Of The Road and Of Tole-
/ do as ideniicAD II Cesl szn be
brought here 90 as successfully 20
compete VITA other Lake poiRss, both.
the Road aud Toledo win Be bsnest-i
ted BY such enterprise; but'i1 it q 70
be hsmpered By Unnecessary distance
and grades, is cannot succeed. Is 10
proper 10 bear 10 mind that Columbus
has comparatively littleinterest In this
Road since its effect would be 10
transfer the terminus OF the Hooking
Vslley Road froH that City 70 Toledo.
Could any citizen Of Toledo dcaos
this? - 20
With The aid proposed by Toledo
for the best route, he'was satisfled the
Road could be built 70 the mutual
advantage of the Road and Toledo;
but il this City is to turn It's back
upon the enterprise and withhold its
support, he did not think it would be
built. In this connection be stated
that the friends Of q diverging route
from Upper Sandusky GA Fremont,
to the Lake at Port Clinton, were
making very liberal offers of local aid
and advantageous terminal facilities
while, as already stated, Cleveland
was holding out strong inducements.
He did not refer to these points with
view to intimidation or threat, bat
simply that the people OF Toledo
might have the whole case before
them, and thus be enabled to decide
intelligently.
Referring to the recent setion OF
the Toledo Council looking to siding
the West line, Mr.. Greene thought Is
must have been taken without full
understanding of the considerations
which controlled the decision OF the
Company in favor of the East line,
hence, the present attempt to set forth
such reasons. II, upon such exam
inatioD, the Council should decide to
carry oct such proposition, it was
not his business to dispute about the
matter, however he might regard It
in connection with the understanding
with which the project was insugu-
rated. II Toledo would undertake. TO
10 build o Road on the shortest route,
be would engage to furnish for is, as
donation, ali that is now asked of
Toledo for the like Road. Columbus
had made up subscription OF $780,
BOO for this Road, in sums OF 81, 900
and upwards while Toledo citizens
lad subscribed $4,000. These par
les were not prepared to put up their
money on line that would leave the
way open for somebody to construct
mother Road possessing the adSsa-
ages now enjoyed by the East line;
Tor did he believe that capitalists
would take bonds of Road subject
o such liability. -
Mr.. Greene called attention to and
explained map, showing the two
ines; and also presented table Of
tatisiics, showing the comparative
esourees of the counties traversed
" the same, (those OF Lucas and
\ g.