The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-09
The Ohio Railroad.

The New London people are working
hard to secure the Ohio Railway. or
course Wellington wants II, too, twas there
ever anything she didn't want y but they
can't both get IL. We hope that New Lon
don has the longest pole.-l Norwalk Re
fector.
New London will gather in the crop OF
persimmOns ifthey can be reached.-lNew
London Record.
To that question in parenthesis We. an
swer, yes there are great many things
we did not and do not want. We have
never had any urgent desire for saloons
and intemperance and vice and crime or
anything that degrades and demoralizes,
and we are glad to know 1--WE mention 1t
not boastingly but gracefully that we are
NOTABLY better off In these respects than
either Of our neighbors mentioned above
and we hope II will be distant day when
we shall even approach to an equality with
them. But when It comes to anything
that will contribute to our material or
moral advancement, any and every enter
prise that will aid to make Wellington a
live and progressive town we do want 1t,
and shall in the future as in the past, reach
after them with our usual persistency and
energy. We are commanded TO "coyet
earnestly the best gifts," and We have yet
TO learn that II is dishonorable TO compete
for the prizes that are to be had as reward
for industry and push.
New London, however, has for long
time been afflicted with a chronic jeal.
ousy and bitterness because in the race for
improvements Wellington has been most
successful. We assure our neighbor that
we have no desire to injure her, but If We
lind anything lying around loose waiting
for good place to locate, as a
railroad for instance, we shall reach
for it and secure it IL we can, and II will
not be worth while for her 10 sulk and
pout and throw stones If We should com
pete the most successfully This kind Of
competition is free and open, and the prize
belongs to the stronger.
We have no objection to New London
securing the Ohio Railway il she can, and
shall sincerely congratulate her il she
does, but we give her notice that she will
have to wake up to little more zeal aud
go down deeper into the pockets Of the
citizens than she has been in the habit Of
doing or she will fail as usual. When
Wellington goes for new enterprise she
does not stand around grumbling because
some one else is working for the same OBJ.
ject, but goes to work and pays the price
necessary to SECURE II, and her pluck and
energy have become SO well known that
that fact alone is many points in her favor
with capitalists.
We should not be at all surprised If
when the Ohio Railway Is built II should
come through Wellington. The addition.
al length of line would be more than CON-
pensated by increased business, and the
company could we'll afford to pay the ex.
ira cost. Whether the company would
think best in that case TO take in New
London by running parallel with the c.,
c., O. g. l. TO that point or take more
direct route to the old road bed we do not
know, but If Wellington once gets fairly
in earnest for the road that persimmon
New London will have to hunt for longer
pole than she has ever yet used or she WI
as usual get lefl.