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Toledo, Ann Arbor And Northern R. R.

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
May
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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A ñuml'T of tho oiliccrs and friends oí thi road went over (lio wliole length of the line to Toledo, on Monday and Tuesday, Inípectíng earlhworks, bridgcs, culverts, etc., rcturning 01 Wednsèday. They expresa themselves vory much pleased with tho trip and wliat they Baw, oí the condition of tho work, etc. Of wliat was said and done at Toledo, touching the flnanoial condition and prospecta of Iho enterprise, wc perinit the Toledo Commercial, oí VVednosday morning, to tell : Yesterday n Roodly delegatiön of tho ofiiceïs and íriends of thi? Oompony arrived in this city, tumag paswd iu oarnages over the cutiré lino trom A mi Albor, a disfame of 40 miles. The party consists of Dr. tí. H. Bonglass, Presidient ; C. H. Millcn, Director and TreaBurer; Charlea '1'rip.p and E. EherliRch, Iliroctors ; J. N. Gott, Alt.jrii.-v: VV. H Fuller, ChiefrEngineer L. 1). Bürch, &bii. Agent ; and N. Booth, C. II. Wor den and Wm. Um!t.rü, all of Ann Arbor; and J. A. Stowell and E. Barnes, of Dundee. The prünary object of thia trip was Ihc personal uispeotion ".f the bed oí tho road, and such information as to the condition of the work and its prospecta as znightthus be obtainod. The weather was dclightful, and the opportunity ior such a trip anuaually good. vve leora tii:it thü work vis íouud in a most cxccllünt rtat, having sustained no damage lo upeak oí from either the i'rosts oí Vmtcr or the heavy rains of the Spring. Some idía oí tho condition of this enterprise in;iv n.1 hnt, when we nt;itü tluit the suni oí (35,000 will complete the Led, inotadíng tíos, roady for tliü iron, for which pnrjiose tho sum oí (63,000 is nvailablo as fastns needed. Some 30,000 ties are now on hand. The sum of UOÜ will adjust all present domands oí the oompanv, including percentage retaincd on Contracta ; ;md for this i'ull provisión has been made. Such is tlio present conditiou of the work thut it could be preparod for the irou within 30 days. These visitors "wcro received at the Boody House by city officials and citizens, and a freo iuterchange oi sentiment and feeling. In the eveninff a goodly number of citi:en3 met the delegation at the Boody House, when William B&ke?, Esq., ot thifl city, being callcd to tlie chair, and the subject of the Iload freely diici President Dougiasa gave a Bomewhat i'uil sfatt1ment of its COndition, and Baid tlie Jiresont object of ttie Colnpany was to make arraugemente or the imraediate ironing and running of the 'ioad. NegotiatiorJl Itad beon had Wlth the Pcnusylvania Company, luit 110 satisfaciory progresa liad yet been made, aud he desired suflh co-operation as the people of Toledo nüght be xble to render, in securiug a favorable axrangenent with soine raihvay having x conneetion vith this city. This desire was responded to Indifferent citizens of Toledo present, aud the ohairuan was requested to appoint a comniittee of ive to represent the }eople ot Toledo, and to coperate with the ofiicers of the road, ín effortsto soure the most deairable and ready arrangement f ths kind named, which coiumitteu will be lamed sooii.' lt cannot be necessary that we shou'd nssure ur Aun Arbor frieuds oL the interest Toledo eels in this work. The liberal aura expended by lor in providing aooess and terminal accommoations here, suffioiently atteste that. Whatever an be done by our citizens towardtho early conummation of the object common to Toledo, Ann Vrlior and the people on the line of the mail, will not be waating. The visitors return to their ionios to-day. - The nnancial oxhibit made abovo shows lat it is only necessary for subscriben to the tock of the road to pay their over-due ments to put the directors in funds to pay öff contractas and other claiinants in full, put every rod of the road-bed to the State line iu ruadiness for the ivon, and leave a surplus. The road-bed f rom the State lino to Toledo is provided fop, as Veil as depot accomrnodations, by the contract between the Trustees of the Toledo and Woodvüle rood - the road built by the city of Toledo - and the Pennsylvauia Compauy, and tliifl v.-huther tlic Pennsylvania or some other compimy shall iron, stock and opérate our road. And wc are quite couiident that a company will be found to iron and opérate the road as soon as the be.l is ready and the few lacking ties scattered along the line. Tlien let cvery subsoriber Xay up iu a nianly way.

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