The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-11
MORE CROSS TIES.


main to us on the Railroad question.
At the end of that time our mortgage
will be foreclosed unless we subscribe
our share of the paltry amount neces-
sary to construct the road.
Think of it! Only twenty days
''Be up and doing while It's yet to-
day." If we don't do our duty NOW,
instead of twenty days, we will have
twenty years to repent of it, and to
lament our short-sightedness and in-
activity.
Only $4,000 to be raised yet on the
West side. Citizens of Monongalia.
Can you afford to lose it for want of
that paltry $4,000? You can, during
the construction of the road, make
that ALL back in one month.
Is there business man or a farm
er on the route of the railroad who
can't take one share? If there is he
had better close out, shut up shop
and move to Black Water or some
where else where the country and So
ciety will suit him.
The Robinson Run route will have
one more chance for its life in the
railroad matter. We are informed
that one more meeting will be held at
suitable place and subscriptions
will be solicited once more. This is
the last chance.
Here is an example Last Monday
Mr. Thos. +. Watson subscribed 800,
to the railroad. He lives twelve miles
from here and will be twelve miles
from the road when it is built, and
only seven miles from the B. Il. O.
Road. He knows what the road will
benefit the county and he expects to
receive a good dividend from his in
vestment.
Some men seen to think they are
giring the money for the railroad.
Bless their souls, they were never
more mistaken about anything. Every
man who has taken stock expects to
have his money secured and also to
draw a good dividend. We are not so
generous as to give. We are to get
value received. Don't forget that.
Some men deserve and will get the
credit for our railroad. The most
prominent among these will be Hon.
w. +. Wiley. Mr.. Wiley is industri-
ously and earnestly engaged in work
ing up this enterprise. He is emin-
emily successful and has succeeded in
getting men to subscribe who had
previously declared they would take
no stock. Mr.. Willey's knowledge
and keen appreciation of the advant-
ages of the railroad make his logic
irresistible. All honor to Mr.. Wiley
for his efforts is behalf of the rail
road He, like other prime movers in
all progressive enterprises is likely to
receive less benefit from it than many
men who gave nothing and did moth
ing.
There was no public meeting at the
Court House on Monday rs previous
ly announced. But some of the ear
nest workers in the cause did their
duty nobly. Mr.. Wiley alone getting
about $llO0. At this rate the
amount could soon he raised.
Monongalia County is superior to
many of her sister counties in many re-
spects. She has few citizens who are
not intelligent and few who could not
see the advantages of railroad if
they would try. She has many men
of wealth and none are miserably poor
A stranger in TRAVELLING through Mon
ongalia, after looking at her resources
and seeing the condition of her citi-
zens would laugh at the man who
would say, she was not able to build
a railroad.
The only worker at the meeting at
Randall last Saturday was Mr. Will
ley. He went single handed but did
good service.
The surveyors will be along soon,
whether we have a railroad or not.
But all the surveyors in Christendom
can't build the road unless we sub.
scribe our share of the stock.
President Thompson and ]. NJ. Ha
gans addressed a large audience of
the business men of Grafton last Sat
urday evening on the railroad ques-
ton. Grafton is wide awake and will
do her share in the matter Don't
let her have an opportunity to re-