The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-04-29
THE BOOM!
Evansville and Beilefontaine
Railroad

Board of Directors and officers and
to make arrangements for opening
the books for subscription and push
ing the project forward. The bust
ness men and leading citizens of Ea-
ton took a deep interest in the mat
ter on this occasion, called a meeting
in the Court House on Wednesday
afternoon, raised ove 800 by con-
tribution, chartered a ia and with
the Eaton Cornet Band left on Thurs
day morning for the city of Troy,
where they arrived at 11.41 and were
received at the Depot by procession
of the citizens and escorted to the
Opera House, where Mayor THOMAS
welcomed them in a few appropriate
remarks, which were responded to
by ]. Fl. Foos, Esq, of our city. The
meeting then adjourned until II
o'clock, and on re-assembling j. H.
Zoos was made President, and G. D..
Wright, of Troy, Secretary. Speech
es were made by Col. Robert Patter-
son, Hon. W. j. Gilmore, j. P. Ac-
ton and others, showing the advan-
tages and utility of this great enter
prise to the inhabitants of this Sec
ton of Ohio through which it would
pass. We give below in substance
the addresses of Col. Patterson and
Judge Gilmore, for which we are in
debted to Bro. Kaga, of the Troy
Imperial, and we hope the citizens
of Eaton and along the line will wake
up to the advantage of securing this
vital and important project. There
is no time TO fool about it. Go to
work-fll up the subscription books
to the required amount and secure
the road, and it will be equal to the
discovery of a gold mine in our
midst. More mon:
GENTLEMEN 81 am glad to meet so
MANY of the friends of the Bellefon-
taine and Evansville RAILROAD in Troy
today. 1t has been ten years since l
commenced working for this road,
and Inow have the very best assur-
ances that, if the people along the line
will take hold and render assistance
as they ought and should, it will be
completed from end tofthe other
BY the first of June, 1882. But for the
panic it would have been finished in
IA. However, I have lever given it
up. When built this road will be 2S5
miles long, passing through a country
rich in agriculture, coal, timber and
tstone. Along the west end of the line
it runs through a coal region unlimit-
ed in amount, and of quality superior
to Pittsburg coal, and altogether free
from sulphur. 1t will pass through a
region of the finest stone quarries in
the world-stone that is now being
used in the heaviest masonry on rail-
roads and in cities, and shipped to
Europe in large quantities also the
| heaviest oak timber for building pur-
poses. What all this wealth needs to
make it renumerative is a railroad
leading directly to the eastern sea-
board. AS it takes its way east it will
scatter itself in your towns and VIII
lagos, and bring capital, population
and manufacturing enterprises to your
own doors. It will take about S13,-
600 per mile to get the road ready for
the rolling stock, Now, we don't ex-
pect to build all the road with your
money. All we ask of you is to fur
nish us with subscription of stock at
the rate of$4,000 per mile, upon which
basis capitalists will furnish the bal
ance. Two-thirds of the townships
in Indiana have already voted their
stock, and Evansville will vote us
100000 in a few weeks, and the bal
ance of the townships through which
the road passes have promised to do
as the other townships have done.
Every share of stock that is taken will
be of par in less than two years, and
commanding q premium in a short
time. after the road has got to doing
business. And we only ask you to
subscribe stock on conditions, that
you will not be called upon to pay a
cent ofthe amount Of stock subscribed
until the cars are running, and if they
are not running by the LIST of June,
1882, you will be released from your
obligation to pay anything. If can
not raise the money on these fair and
reasonable conditions, then I will try
and see whether l cannot raise the
money on some other line, for there
is bound to be a railroad built from
Evansville to Bellefontaine.
Hon. w. J. Gilmore, next address
ed the meeting, substantially as fol-
lows:
Twenty-Five years ago 1 attended a
meeting held at Piqua for the purpose
of building a railroad extending from
the northeast to Louisville. The road
we are advocating to-day is a part of
the same proposition. 1 am in ear
nest to-day. This road is a necessity.
Eaton needs it, Bellefontaine, st. Pa
ris needs it, and God knows that Troy
needs it. Why, all your friends who
wish to come and see you are delayed
five hours, north and south, in waiting
for a train. Our friends from Bellefon.
tame started for this place twent-fouI
hours ago and they haven't got here
yet, when. if this road was running
they could have got here in an houl
and q half. L have faith in Col. Pat.
terson's ability to push this road for.
ward to completion, but if by any &C.
cident he should fail, then we will
find some other man that will build it
for the people are determined to have
the road. If Miami county had @
northeastern line to carry the pro.
ducts of this rich and fertile valley to
market, it would pay the expense Of
building it in two years. time, and
double the value of every piece OF
real estate through which it passes
1t will add life, strength, vitality and
wealth to the country. The failure
to build it before was owing to the
financial panic, when moneyed kings
want down hafora tho cracb M