Year: 1859

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U.s. in relation to the road from this place t,
/ Downievillc, by way Of inducing the citizen
of Marysville Immediately to take stock it
the enterprise we append the following sum
ming up, addressed to the people of our city
| by the President of the Sierra Turnpike Co.
in behalf Of the company:


We therefore respectfully submit to YOU
that with the Sierra Turnpike built, Marys-
willie would have their trade and tayel in
creased from this district of country to an
amount beyond what it formerly enjoyed
and with the road opened to Sierra Valley
would secure the trade of Sierra, Long,
! Truckce Washoe and other valleys east to
the Sink, and command the travel of the
Overland Mail Route


The people of Downievile, in this matter,
will aid to the extent of their ability; but
that is limited. Within year disastrous
fire destroyed the town. The energy Of the
people has rebuilt it, Aid must come from
abroad to build the road. Our people natur-
ally look for that aid from your city, where
their trade will naturally go when the road
is completed TO youy merchants, who will
furnish our merchandise; to your mechanics,
who will furnish us with steam engines and
machinery for our quartz mills and mining
operations; to ycur bankers, who buy our
annual gold crop; to your staging interest,
that will have increased travel, and to your
capitalists and property holders. whose in
vestments will e more renumcratlye when
the trade, commerce and travel of Your city
are increasing under n iudc;ous application
of artificial means to natural advantages.


We have already stated as facts that your
city is the natural point to which our trade
would gO-that once that trade was yours
that by building aud extending roads towards
Sacramento city that trade has been diverted
from you-that by building the Sierra Turn
pike that trade can be re.diverted to you-
that 10y it a communication will be opened
with the valleys of the Sierras, and that the
business and travel of the Central Overland
Route will be yours TO the extent that a shor-
ter route, better roads, and saving Of time
will command trade and travel, and that if
the Central Pacific Railroad is ever built,
the grades, distance, time uninterrupted
communi alton and cost of constructon-el-
ements that control the location of railroads
being in favor OF the Yuba Routc-will cause
the line of that railroad to be located where
nature has formd a pass for it, and that it
will terminate at your city.


Our reasons for these conclusions have
been briefly given The interests of our
people is to trade with your city; it is your
interest TO have that trade If you believe
your trade commerce, and tayel will be ad-
vanccd hy the construction OF the Sierra
Turnpike, we respectfully ask you to sub
scribe to its stock, take your share in the d.
rection of its affairs, and reap its advantages
If the stock of the company is taken up soon,
the road can be constructed in time TO meet
the wants Of the trade and travel next sum
mcr. The road can easily be completed by
June next


The Capital Stock Of the company is Fifty
Thousand Dollars, divided into five hundred
shares of one hundred dollars each.


The stock we believe will yield large div
idendS,as the road will command the business
and travel Of this district of country. Your
knowledge Of its population, trade and trav-
el is ample enough 10 enable you to form a
correct conclusion Of the income of the road.
We do not believe the stock will be taken in
your city, for the sake alone of the dividends
it will yield, but for the trade and travel it
will secure to you. which will be of more
real imr ortance than the entire capital to be
invested i'll the enterprise. Therefore, leav.
ing the value OF the investment as a dividend
paying stock as II matter of minor importance.
We address ourselves to the great business in
terests Of II growing city, concerning mat
ter, in oar humble judgment, of high impor.
tance to It's trade and commerce.


We respectfully invite your consideration
of the foregoing statements, believing that
you will arrive at the conclusion, that in aid
ing the construction of the Sierra Turnpike.
you will be helping Yourselves,