The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-25
MORE CROSS TIES.

next Week Will UeCaue Wnetner we
are to have railroad or not. Which
is it? The answer is with our citi-
zens.
Only one week in which to work
Do those interested, realize. how fear.
fully short their time is? The days of
grace are almost at an end. Be up,
and at work before it is too late. If
this opportunity is not improved, we
may never have another. So, don't
let it go by without grasping it.
The people living on Robinsons run
will have one more chance to sub
scribe to the railroad. Next week
their last opportunity will present
itself for their consideration and then
the matter will be closed forever. Are
they going to let this opportunity
pass without improving it? This is
a momentous question and should be
considered and acted upon by them
at once. 1t does not need much con-
sideration. Every citizen knows just
what it is and what his duty is, so all
that is necessary is for them to act
promptly.
Everybody believes in the narrow
gauge or common sense railroad and
it is predicted that the trunk lines of
the country will be made narrow guage
in course of time. Monongalia now
has a chance to secure one of these
railroads and fshe does not manfully
put her shoulder to the wheel and
build it on the conditions specified,
which are very liberal, she will regret
her shortsightness when it is too late
and when some other more cnterpris-
ing community has secured it. Let
it not be said that Monongalia lacks
enterprise and spirit, advancement
and liberality. But rather let her
improve her natural advantages and
place herself in advance of her neigh
bors.
Without a railroad we arc practic-
ally dead. There is no community
or town in America that amounts to
anything but has railroad, and fur
ther, there is no place that ever can
amount to anything without rail
road. Don't forget that.
Are we gcing to leave our talents
slumbcring in Monongalia's hills, for
future and more enterprising gen
GRAFTON or are we going to build n
railroad and develop our natural re-
sources? The latter we have in
abundance and if we don't benefit
ourselves with them, Providence will
remove us and fill our places with q
people who can appreciate and use
them.
Is there not pluck, nor pride, nor
dash enough among our people to
build this railroad? Ifthey could on
" cut the knot on their purse strings
their sympathies would wakcn up,
and reason would smile and show them
that self interest as well as local and
national advantages would accrue
from the undertaking.
The advantages to be derived from
q railroad running through Mononga-
liza as indicated in these columns so
frequently, can not be even approx
imately calculated; and even stran-
gers who visit us wonder that the To-
connective is not now running through
our county.
We certainly think that our citizens
will not let this opportunity pass.
We think they have too much Of that
plucky property called perseverance to
give up at this stage of the game.
Are you taking an interest in the
railroad? If so, talk to your neighbor
and show him what an interest it
would be to Monongalia county to
have this road built.
Don't be so welded to the hoary past
as to look on every effort at improve
ment as an innovation. Yet the rail
road will come in spite of opposition,
and we only wish it was here now.
On the 18th of June the citizens of
Morgan District will vote on the mat
ter of subscribing sec, 900 to the stock
of the narrow gauge. This money is
all to be expended within the district.
Let every citizen discuss this with his
neiohbor and decide what his duty is