The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-02
CHE Daily Arsas,
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declined the Offer but said be must have
$lO.0OOI! damages for less than acres Of
land. The result will be that the COM
pany will have to take his land by con-
domination, and jury will have to fix the
damages. We understand that Uncle
Dennis says he intends laying off his whole
farm into small lots aud selling them, and
we should not be surprised, (if he has
energy enough to lay them off at aiD to
hear that he asks such fabulous prices for
them that they will yield him about as
much revenue as his corner lots west of
the old Rock Island bank building, which
is nothing at all, unless he gets revenue
for posting bills upon them. Old Dennis
is not the kind of man that will be likely
to get exemplary damages when his
property is lawfully taken for some useful
and legitimate public purpose. If
the country were full of such
men as Old Dennis, or even
such men as Ball, the wheels of progress
would stop and allimprovements of a pub
lie character would have to be abandoned.
In contrast to these men we are glad to
mention Thomas Mcintyre, an Irish gen.
tleman, who cheerfully gave the right of
way through three so acre tracts although
the road cut his land badly, and although
he will be 2 miles from station.
Bali was the only man in Edgington who
refused to give the right Of way, and the
people of that township, and of Perrytou
township, contributed more than two
thirds of the entire sum which was raised.
Since settling with Ball there is no one
onithe line Except those incapable Of con
tracing, such as minors, etc. besides
Warren, with whom reasonably salts
factory arrangements for right of way
have not been made, and he will be the only
man with whom there will really be any
contest.
The money contributed by the people
along the line, who will be benefited BY
the building of the road, is believed to BE-
sufficient to pay for all the right of way
not donated. and perhaps pay the engineer
| fQg bills also, but not more than that
although the sum foots up about $2O,O 900
These contributions are payable only OF
condition that the road is to be finished
this year, and Mr. Gable will pay back
not only the SUN OF money thus con
tributed but also for the right of way, il
passes over the road at the rate of 500
per annum. Of course the liberal farmers
who get these passes will come to tow
often, as they can come in in the forenoon
and return in the afternoon-and tney vii
be very likely to bring along their folks t
do little trading, visiting, etc. addin
levery day to the busin .ss of the town
and thus turning the tide of trade to gu
locality.
| We had intended to give a list of all til
contributors to the fund which secul ed tn
building Of this road via Turkey Hollow
but the length Of this article forbidsit nov
But we cannot close without word
praise for Mr.. Meigs Wait, who not on
gave $1,000 In cash. but spent his entil
time in canvassing for the enterprise, an
that too without receiving a cent for hi
services. We should like to mention a
= where nearly all have done SO well, but
would be inyidious to name the large Col
tributors (saye in exceptional cases) wit
out naming the small ones also, for ofte
those who give the smallest sums real
pay greater per centage on their weal
than those who subscribe the larger one
and to publish them all is not practical
now. They are all entitled to credit, al
we doubt not that they will be large
benefited by the building of the road.
. Three cheers, say we, for this really al
: truly Peoples Line" a really and tru
d Independent Line the Rock Island
E. Mercer County Railroad, and Its ente
prising builders.