The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-11-04
NUMBER 8L...
pelpre ana cinclnnati Railroad.

9CAPAo ahu N1AICluudI Ha1lKOaQ.
The following has been sent US BY on
old and esteemed friend, for publications.
As the subject Of which il treats is merel,
| local, il may not be Of much interest 10 The
msjority Of our readers; still, If the asser.
tons which are made can be- substaRtia.ed
as facts, and there has been injustice doiie
the cambridge folks. it will do no harm 10
publish the communication, win be d era,i
fcation to our friends and may assist them
in' obtaining their rights. The articIeiis
clipped from the Highland News
To the Courcil Of the city Of Cincinnoti.
and the counties Of Rtss, Vinton, Athens
and Washington, and the stockholders
in general VI the Belpre and Cincinnati.
Railroad Company, appealing
The undersigned have come into the DOS.
session Of some very important facts Ia re.
latIon 10 the southern route of said road
from Hillsborough to ChilIicotbe, which
have not been heretofore ncted upon sby
the old Boards, in the partial location on
the northern route. The Board was influ.
enced by the representation made in the re.
port of Messrs. Jaques and Ostrander, nd
by the local influence and personal exer.
tons of the people on that line. Byrefer.
.ence to that report, il will be seen that the
estimates are based on line run down the
valley Of Paint creek, by Mr.. Arthur, in
which he crossed the creek five times, lin.
stead of 3 times. and can be made by eros.
sieg only once) in which line Mr., Arthur
encountered many difficulties, requiring
much embonkment, heavy fills, and much
masonry, to protect and secure the road
from inundation, while the route surveyed
by Mr.. Jaques is the highest and best, and
Is free from all this excessive embankment,
protection and inundation,as willappear BY
comparison. of tho two estimates. That
made upon the survey Of Arthur, and acted
upon by the Board, on the 2lst of May
last, estimates the cost on the southern
line $649, ,262 25, while that made by Mr.
Jaques is $523,307 72, without II miles
siding, $4,000. And on this line Of Mr..
Jaques, Mr.. Arthur made saving, in run.
ming from Hillsborough to Bainbridge, Of
1000, making Mr.. Jaques' line cost
S524,307 u, making a difference in favor
ofthe southern line by those two surveys,
OF $l24, ,954 So, and difference in faver
of the southern route over the northern. of
$l00,050 0S.* -''2 y -
Again, there is difference Of thirty OF
forty thousand dollars in favor of the south
ern route, in the convenience Of materials
and the removal of the earth, the north
being stiff clay and limestone rock. the
south being light loam and sand for the
principal part Of the way. These being
acts that the undersigned are ready to es.
abllsh at any time, they ask the question,
Why should the new Board abide the decii.
ion of the old Board, when there is mani
est error in their proceedings? and why
hould not the stockholders investigate the
acts! Therefore the undersigned appeal
o the new Board of Directors, and saysthey
IRE prepared 10 show the aforesaid facts,
md hereby earnestly solicit the investiga.
ION OF them by the new Board.
Therefore we offer the following reasons
nd inducements for the alteration Of the
ocation Of said road:
LIST A saving in the construction Of
100000. & 9a rs 81
I'd We offer a subscription to the capi.
Il stock of from $ll0 900 to 10000.
30 A road 81 miles shorter by measure.
lent, and 81 miles shor,er by equation,
nd having l73 feet less ascension an de-
and making l-5 in running time,
nd Is in freight.
4th 2O,Oo0 tons freight per annum moro
ian on The northern route, on account Of
le water power and such other materials
10 the country.
9th A great saving in the repairs, and
gain in the profits, and an increase of
isiness on the whole line. 's-al5i
10 recapitulate then, we would saw
100000 saving in the construction, y
lies or II 2s minutes in travel lime 2O..
~ tons additional freight per annum, 81
,H ,les less expenses per annum; $IlO to
,o'ooo capital stock to the company;
eater dividend TO the stockholders: and
greater increase in the freight and ,rayel.,
our undersigned believe these statements
be true, aud have full confidence IN the
nesaty and intelligence of the present
'ard, TO believe they will take the SUBJ
Ct into consideration, and upon a thorough
y,estlgation of the facts win 6nd thai Il
III be greatly to the interest Of tho com.
my to locate upon the southern line,
*Arthur's line south side Paint
creek, $64a.2 .2R2 26