The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-09

see that this isn't somebody else's rail-
roadi 1t is to be the clty's road, our
Iroad, yours and mine; built with the
city's money, yours and mine, and be-
|. longs to the city. 10 you and to me and
. a hundred thousand workingnen like
|us. And 1t will be strange indeed If a
road like. that, when completed, can't
earn enough to pay the interest as it
truns."
"Yes, that's So" said Brown, laugh
ing; "the road would belong to the peo-
4 pie Of the city; and Fd be mighty glad
to trade of all my ownership in 1t for a
good-sizcd sorrcl dog"
They all laughed at Browns notion of
an investment. But Black salt, ,--'sNo,
Brown, you're mistaken; entirely mis-
taken about that too. Why, old boy,
that road completed would add enough
to the value OF your little property as
well as to mine, by its increase OF the
city's business, to pay for a good many
good-sized sorrel horses, to say nothing
of sorrel dogs. Granting that you and l
paid So a year to the, city for building
this road, by way Of additional taxes,
for ten years; that is but $50 all told,
only ten days. work, and ten years to
do it in, Now, don't you believe, that
building that road would add ten times
thirty dollars to the actual market value
Of your property and mine within one
quarter of ten years?-Yes, within two
years, more than $500 would be added to
the value Of your property by the effect
of that road; ten times as much as you
would haveto pay in ten years. Conse-
quently your ownership in that road is
worth more than ten Thousand 'sorrel
/ dogs.'" .r.s5 sst
"Weil, looking at It In that light, /
think you're right" replied Brown. can
these public improvements certainly do
benefit our property; quite as much in
proportion. perhaps, as they do the prop
erty Of wealthy men; but then think
the wealthy men ought to furnish the
money to build them."
Il SNOW, hold on there, Brown; ] don't
know about that" said Gray. II have
noticed that those cities and towns
whore tho people waited for the wealthy
men to make their improvements, rather
died OF the dry rot; kinder stood still, or
went backwards. But when all took
hold and helped according to their
means, such places always grew lively
/. and have gone ahead. And there is
. another thing have been thinking
about a good deal. You see, l am work.
> ling as journeyman; you are
both bosses, and hire hands in
your shops, and have your own houses.
have no house of my own as yet, SO l
am renter. But keep sober and
steady, have regular employment and
!, fair wages, and SO live very comfortably
: But suppose this railroad is not built,
y and of course no markets are opened to
. the city for her manufactured goods in
:. our line; and times go hard with the
, manufacturers; employmentmay become
hard to find at steady work for journey
- men. Consequently my wages may be
>, cut down, or stopped altogether. Bu
- my living must be had, and my rent mus
be paid; and this thing might 60 on til
me and my little family might be turnet
out of our house for want Of the rent
When complain to my employer that ]
can't get any work and am nearly out o
: money, he might say to me,-'Well.
Gray, you and such as you, by youi
votes on the I4th OF March last, refused to
. let the city build railroad to reach
good markets, and so my business was
= greatly curtailed for want Of a market
tdewn South; and on this account have
= no employment for anybody. I mus
!. either cut down the number ofmy hands
or, close my factory altogether! $50
thinking OF all this" continued Gray, "I
- have made up my mind to vote for build
- ing the road, and thereby vote for stead.
- employment for myself and for bread an,
J. butter for the wife and baby at home"
"Well, that's q fact, Gray" sal
Brown, as they rose to leave the cal
~ "That is a strong and sensible way t
y put it. / didn't see 1T before in tina
~ light. guess will reconsider my nc
!" tion, and will vote with you fellows 10
~ ~ the road, for steady employment for NJ
=, workmen, plenty Of orders for my shor
- - and plenty of bread and butter for th
~ wife and babies at home. Good night.
~ Those plain, practical men were gon'
- but they had left a plain, practical. con
-, ~ nonsense view Of this thing that W
=, thought might benefit others.
u, SANDS, EGGLEsToN & Co., with tt
al Times as their "tendsr," are endeaYo
ling to run the Southern Railroad on the
be ewn account, with its principal term
ay nus in their own pockets. The air
ad dlled with mysterious whisperings thes
OF days. The very birds are talking an
MT telling sad stories about these intelle
to tual giants having some chestnuts in u
be fire, that their paper, the Times, is USE
Ike to scratch out OF tire Goals for them.
is rumored that this patriotic firm. ha