The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-08
RAILROAD NOTES.

John w. Guseman viii! attend the
meeting at Guseman's mill on Thurs.
day the 18th inst.
If we 60 on and build the road in
stead of six cents for butter our farm
ers will get fifteen or twenty.
Do your duty in this matter, Let
every voter learn just what the nature
of the case is and act accordingly.
Our farmers who live up Deckers
Creek will find market for cross ties
and other material that they can
never have unless the road is built.
Our vicinity will have large force
of men at work who will have to live
and consequently will have to spend
their money in our midst This will
furnish our farmers with a market
where they can get fair price in mon
ey for their produce.
Every dollar of the money is to be
used in the District. And in addition
to thatthe Company will have to spend
another dollar. There will be at least
one hundred thousand dollars worth
more property in the district when
the road is completed.
No capitation tax will be levied.
If the railway subscription of $40, 900
is authorized by vote Of the people,
it may be paid off in 5, 10 or l5
years or more at the discretion of the
! County Court, but shall not run long
er than "a years, according to the
| constitution of the State.
The bonds do not run 81 years.
They may be.paid at any time that
the County Court thinks best They
may be paid in 5, 10or Is or any 9TH
er number of years. They will not be
allowed to run long enough to make
the interest oppressive, nor will they
be paid in so short u time as to make
the tax oppressive. But they shall
not run more than "a years.
The District of Morgan includes
the whole of the town of Morgantown
and the railroad tax if authorized by
a vote of the people will be levied
upon the one-h half million or more Of
property inside the town, so that
Morgantown in addition to its pri-
vate subscription of 49, 900 or more
will pay it's just proportion Of the
public subscription of $4,000.
There vii, be railroad meeting at
Gusman's Mills, Thursday, June ID,
1878, at G. o'clock p. NJ, in the inter
ests of the narrow gauge. Hon. w.
+. Wiley, Geo. G. Sturgiss and Thos.
b. Staggers will be present and adj
dress the people. Turn OUT! Turn
outt This is our last chance. We
are on the "home stretch" Now or
never is the cry. Go to Gusaman' Is
Mills on the 18th and hear the ques-
ton discussed.
The population Of Monongalia
county has not increased much for
thirty years. The young men Of en-
ergy and progress leave it and go
where there is more enterprise and
push. The natural increase in the
population would have made it at least
10000 by this time but for the inabil-
ity Of tile place to hold its young men.
With railroad our talented young
men will remain at home and acces-
sions to our population will be made
by new citizens coming in.
SURVEYING THE ROUTE OF THE MAR
ROW GUAGE.-Chief engineer Roberts,
of the Pittsburgh Southern r. r., Mr..
Mcfarland, an assistant engineer OF
the same road, and A. Fairchild of
Morgantown, arrived in town on Tues
day last and began the work of a pre-
liminary survey of the route Of the
Narrow Guage railroad from Grafton
to Morgantown. The party made a
prospecting tour of the county north
and east of Grafton on Tuesday and
several routes were found practicable
Each OF these routes are being survey
ed, after which the question as to the
most practicable one will be decided.
Mr.. Mcfarland with several assistants
from Grafton are now engaged in
these preliminary surveys. The PEG
pie are growing more enthusiastic over
the bright prospect for the building
of the road.-Gyafton Sentinel.
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