The following year, the state authorized Franklin County and the city of Columbus to purchase $50,000 ($ in  dollars) of company stock each.
ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, ðə stˈeɪt ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd fɹˈæŋklɪn kˈaʊnti ænd ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv kəlˈʌmbəs tə pˈɜːtʃɪs dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ dˈɑːlɚ ɪn dˈɑːlɚz ʌv kˈʌmpəni stˈɑːk ˈiːtʃ.