The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-15
RAILROAD NOTES.

District q good lift out of the hard
times by encouraging the construc-
ton of our road.
A railroad will make times better,
set money in circulation, give en-
ployment to many idle persons, furn-
ish a good market to our farmers and
easy, cheap and regular transporta-
ton for our stock men and the peo-
pie generally.
The voter who hesitatAs as to his
right should reflect that each taxpay-
er will be taxed in proportion to the
benefits and advantages he will en-
joy from making the road. If any
one else should deny your right to
vote would you not resent it at once
and with just indignation? You may
be called upon to bear arms this sum-
mer in suppressing riots and mobs
and for the protection of the property
of others. Is not this as high duty
as the payment of taxes, and having
done these things will you fail to ex-
crcise your right to vote?
Remember the Railroad Snbscrip-
ton vote, Saturday June 10Th. Hon.
w. 7, Wiley and others will address
the voters at the Court House at one
O'Clock on that day, and win give.full
information as to the financial CON
dition and prospects of the early com
pletion of the road When such gen
tlemen as Mr.. Wiley, Prest. Thomp.
son, Mr. Hagans, DIR. G. w. John, Col.
Fairchild and others of our response
BILE and reputable citizens not only
subscribe stock, but vote for the pub
lie subscription, and consent to act
as Directors of the Railway company
we should have no hesitation in sub
scribing, or in voting public sub
scription. Their names arc a guar
antce of good faith and honest deal
ing.
Remember the Railroad vote, noxt
Saturday. The subscription $40, 600
is to be paid in the bonds of the District
at their par value. These bonds may
run from five to Thirty four years at the
discretion of the County Court, but will
probably be made payable in ten or fit,
teen yeats, The taxable property of
the District is valued on the Assessors
Books at little over 81 ,091 900. The
tax for the payment of bonds and in,
terest need not exceed 25 cents on the
800, for the first few years and will
soon come down to 10 cents or no more
than the ordinary road tax of some of
the ID stricts. Morgan pays 10 cents
and Battelle has paid as high as 25 cents
for keeping the roads in repair. Shall
We be unwilling to pay the amount Ct
an ordinary road tax and that for n
few years only, when by so doing we
can secure the building Of a railroad
connecting us with Pittsburgh and Graf
ton.
Some very conscientious poor men
have expressed doubts as TO their
right to vote for the subscription to
the railroad, upon the ground that
they had no right to tax man Of
wealth against his consent for the
purpose of building railroad. To
such we say, should not the majority
rule in this as well as in all other
things? Don't the poorest pay his
just proportion Of taxes to keep up
our courts, judges and all the ma
chinery ofjustice, and yet the man of
property uses these things much oft
ener than the poor man? VIII not the
man of property he benefited by the
road more than the poor man and in
proportion to his means? In this
election each man votes for himself,
and if the voters, by majority of
ree-ffths, are willing to tax them
selves for the building of this road
has any one right to complain?
Besides some of the largest property
holders have subscribed literally and
propose to vote for the public sub
scription.
Some one says we cannot pay our
subscriptions; that we are too poor
and no money is to be had. Are we
bankrupt? No. Have we anything
out of which to make the money to
pay subscriptions? Yes, plenty. We
have iron, coal, lime, timber, cross
ties, glass sand and all the natural
elements of wealth, worth nothing
now it is true, but only for want of a
railroad. Build the road and all this
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