Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-16
ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN.
a Few Questlons for the Considern-
lion us the vosera of Roanoke.

a Few Quotations for the Cousidcrn
lion us tho vosera OF Roanoke.
MIR. EDITOR: With your permits
sion, desire to submit for the con
slderation OF our freehold voters ,
few questions bearing on the Roanoke
and Southern railroad. and thu
ordinance now before the people o
this city.
Did not the Roanoke and Southern
railroad company promise to build {
road from this city to Winston, n. G.
provided the city would subscribe tt
$1,000 of the stock of said company
Has not Roanoke city performed its
part of this agreement to the letter,
and has not the railroad company
violated its part?
Does not Il subscription to the stock
of the Southern railroad mean do
matte TO the Roanoke and Southern
Construction company?
Will this stock, III which Roanoke
City i, asked to put f2U0,0U in cash.
he worth picking up in the road
blank paper
Who will get the immense profit
represented by the difference between
blank paper and 100000 in cash
viii it not 20 into the pockets of the
construction company
l. tho Southern railroad company
conn, ed II railroad builders. public
benz, ctor Dr real estate dealers?
Arr lot ne Southein Failrcad con-
panN, the Southern Construction
company and tie South Roanoke
Land company three birds in one
nest?
Is not zone mile from the city linn
it's about the centre of the eleven
hundred acre tract of land (McCiana
ahan farm owned by one of these
companies?
Now let the voter look ut another
side of this important matter.
Why are the local members Of the
Southern Railroad company opposed
10 appropriations for the bridges, the
hospital, the city hall? Do they
want to save up the city's credit SO
they fuay strike for the third or fourth
hundred Thousand before completing
the road2
If the ordinance now before the PEG
pie is carried will not the city of Roa
noke he compelled TO pay the Con-
struction company 100000 on the
completion of twenty miles of road
leading from this city?
Will not this Mean Il bob-tail road
with one end stuck in a mountain
guIch twenty miles south of Roanoke
with thirty five miles OF wilderness
beyond?
in this our dilemma what shall we
cor lie, III prey"-with the ''e.n
Accordingly said railroad company
sIll issue II prayer 1t Will not read
exactly as follows. but will mean it
just the same:
70 tile People of Roanolle.-Greet
iug: We are awful. awful sorry, but
you see how it is. Money makes the
mare 20; no money no go; and there is
where we are We submit for your
consideration statement showing
how the entire sum of $500, 900 you so
generously gave us, has been expend-
ed BY strict economy we have been
enabled TO give you the best possible
results We feel that We have done
much for our queen city. Our state
iltIll SIlNbhb l'dl VIC law ~ AiOoI
rigid economy and an eye single to
the interest of Roanoke, been enabled
To give you trunk line Of twenty
miles at total cost OF 5000 900. You
will observe that we have actually
put s., 900 Of our own money into the
road The moderate salaries we have
received, have been paid out of your
donation; in fact we owe nothing
worth mentioning. In conclusion,
gentlemen, we desire to reiterate that
money makes the mare so; no money,
no 20. If you will give us another
100000, we will build you another
twenty miles. Otherwise, we can
stand it as we'll as you can There
are no flies on us. In hoe signo vim
ces-the English of which is behold
the bug that was under the chip"
Yours for another appropriation.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Now Mr.. Editor, if there is no bug
under the chip, why does not the rail
road company say to the taxpayers,
give us the second hundred thou
sand dollars asked and we will COM
plete and put in operation the Roa-
noke and Southern railroad from
Roanoke to Winston, and will estab-
lish and maintain our terminal faclll-
ties within your present city limits.
AS an evidence of our good faith we
desire that you retain $4,000 to be
paid us when terminal facilities shall
have been established; and as there
are fifty miles of road to be construct
ed we desire that the balance of the
Observation-Disclosures. 000-be paid
us at the rate Of $4,000 per mile OF
completed road ready for operation"
This, Mr.. Editor. would be bust
ness proposition. 1t is no more than
the railroad officials promise verbally
to do Why should they object to to
before the people in this form the
writer believes the appropriation
would receive unanimous vote. In
its present shape he believes that 1t
will be defeated land that it should be
defeated. NJ. II. v.
Ponce do Leon Hotel.
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