The Cincinnati Southern Railway A History

Author : Henry Paine Boyden
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ISBN 13 : 9781330666029
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book The Beginnings of the Cincinnati Southern Railway written by Henry Paine Boyden and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Beginnings of the Cincinnati Southern Railway: A Sketch of the Years, 1869-1878 Cincinnati decided to build the Southern Railroad by a vote of a little more than ten to one. Last Tuesday, November 5, it decided to extend for sixty years the lease made October 12, 1881, by a vote of a little more than three to one. It seems to me that few can read the story of the critical period of Cincinnati's history as set forth in the various extracts which follow, and not be inclined to wonder that the vote to extend the lease did not bear the same ratio to the vote not to extend, that the vote to build did to the vote not to build. Still, it is to be said that the majority in favor of extension was larger than the total vote cast at any time on the issue of bonds during the construction of the railroad, and more than twice as large as the total vote cast for the first issue of bonds. In municipal life experiences are soon forgotten. Each generation of voters has to tread the dusty path its predecessors have trodden; though progress is chiefly possible only as the lessons of experience sink deep into the minds of men. Although the election of 1901 turned on other points than experience, there were not a few who were controlled in their decision by what they remembered, more or less dimly, of the history that is herein recalled. No one can doubt the exact and conscious purpose Cincinnati had in view in undertaking the building of the Southern Railroad. It was to help directly the commercial and manufacturing interests of the City, and so indirectly to promote the general welfare and growth. The whole body of taxpayers, as represented by the voters, undertook the construction - and the burden. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.