The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-20
Joint Rail Road Committee Meeting.

1. N. DAVIS, Esq, of Indianapolis, rep
~resenting the I. B. & w. Railway, that
is now surveying a line through this
county to Columbus, Ohio, was in Eaton
on last Friday, and met at the Eagle Ho-
tel the Committee of this place and of
West Alexandria, for the purpose of hav-
ing an understanding as to what the peo-
pie along the proposed line in this county
would do, should this route be the pre-
ferred one. There were present at this
meeting from West Alexandria, Com
missioner Jos. Mills, Harvey Waymire,
Jos. Marley, - Fall, H. G. Lang, E.
S. Stotler, VIM. Campbell and J. NJ. Da-
Wis, and from Eaton, J. II. Zoos, Judge
J. V. Campbell, J N. Lake, G. II. Ed
son, Alfred Denny, M. L. Holt, Jeffer-
son Larsh, H. G. Hiestand, Willard
Edison, John Longnecker, joni P. Ac-
ton, W. G. M. Brookins, Robert w.
Quinn, John Click, and probably others
who have escaped u memory, all of
whom seemed to take a deep and lively
interest in this great and important en-
terprise to the people of West Florence,
West Alexandria,, Eaton, and we may
really add the whole county. After Mr..
Davis had stated the object of his visit
to Eaton, and.the advantages of the road
and the interest the citizens should take
in it it were generally discussed by Judge
Campbell, G. H. Edison, Jefferson Larsh,
J. H. Zoos and others present, a resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted by the
joint Committee, that if the proposed
road would run through here, it was their
opinion that the right of way would be
cheerfully granted and in addition a SUBJ
sidy of $4,000 per mile raised for the Com
pany, to be paid when the iron is laid
down. This, Mr.. Davis assured the Com
mittees, would be satisfactory to the par
ties who have the building of the road in
contemplation. There will be no con-
test proposed between the people of the
two considered routes, as t. which shall
raise the largest contribution to secure
it. AS soon as the surveyors complete
their work and the surveys of the two
lines are completed, which will be in
about thirty days hence, the route adopt.
ed by the Company will be Immediately
made known, and then will come the ne
cessity of raising the subsidy and secur'
ing the right Of way. This plan does
away with time or expense being wasted
upon an uncertainty. The road will be
built, DEAD SURE, $4,000 tons of stee
rails having already been contracted for
and within a year after its location trains
will be running on it to Eaton. The vita
question now is, will it come this way O
go north OF us? Our opinion is that thu
route through our County will be adopt
ed, because it is very generally conceded
by the knowing ones that it will be the
shortest and most practicable of the two
In view of this encouraging prospect, i
would be well for the enterprise to b,
talked and discussed all along the lin,
by the people, in order that when til,
labor of raising the subsidy and gettin;
the right of way comes, it will be don,
cheerfully and with a "whoop" and
"hurrah!" We don't want the bushes
to drag-it will be too great an enterpris
for the citizens of our County to exhibi
any lukewarmness or indifference about
Think about it-talk it over and over
and be ready all along the line when tn
Joyful news comes-"wE'vE GOT I'll"