The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-11-19
Our Railroad Connections.


As we have before remarked, emigration
is,moving for those places whose prospects
are best fof manufacturing; and the places
which have those bright prospects are the
ones that can boast Of the most extensive in
tercourse with the people by means OF cheap
and speedy transportation facilities, taking
into consideration the convenience of the
raw materials. The latter qualification no
one acquainted with our location will deny
that we have In the highest degree; and as a
community desirous OF the welfare pf oul
young city, it therefore becomes us 10 see
that we possess, also, the other acquisitions
for the accomplishment ofour purposes.
We have already one railroad in j for
ward state Of completion, which opens up
to our enterprise and capital vast fiads Of
stone coal and veins of iron ore, and IN ag-
ricultural district Of sufficient productive
ness to support any population that is likely
to inhabit the mineral region. An induce,
ment TO capital is here found that does not
offer itsele frequently, and, of coursf, the
chances of such profitable investment will
not be idle long. sa jA
The Maysville and Big Sandy Road, we
learn, is now being located, and that portion
of it between this place and Maysville will
be put under contract in short time. This
road will give US connection with the en-
tire South, and will doubtless add much to
the business and travel of our place. Should
it be continued and junction formed with
the Central Virginia road, of which thereis
every prospect, it will be the shortest route
to Baltimore and Philadelphia. This being
the case, 1t lis not too much to predict that 9
road from New5drt to Maysville will be pro-
jected and built by the time the connexior
is complete with the central road, and there
fore we may count on a railroad communi
cation with Cincinnati by a:iiyerline- .
But, besides our connections South, Eas
and West by the Maysville and Big Sand,
road. we shall have numerous ones by the s
& H. v. road north Of US, most Of which ou
readers are familiar with, There is one
however, recently projected, of which we de
sire 10 speak. 1t is road from Columbu
to Lancaster and thence down the beautlfu
Hooking Valley, through the iron, coal, sal
and lumber region to Athens. 1. will inter
sect our road ut Logan, and when built will
give Columbus immense advantages for man
ufacturing. Some heavy capitalists have ia
ken the project in hand, and judging from
the manifest importance of the work to Co
lumbus, twill not be long doubtful one
This, however, will not effect our own pros
perity in any great degree, as we shall b
placedat least on an equal, (if not better
footing with Columbus. TIE project aros
from the adoption by our directors Of IN
Somerset, instead OF the Lancaster route t
Newark. Had the other route been adoptet
we should have doubtless soon heard Of
movement to connect Columbus with or
road at Lancaster. The adoption OF the pres
ent route Of our road, however. left no o,he
alternative than the construction of the roa
now proposed. Thus we see that the regio
which has SO long been neglected because {
its supposed barren and unproductive nature
is now the object which several cities are a
at once s.raining every nerve to reach.-
Portsmouth has the start and will keep it.
She has coal and iron all around her--enoug
to light the fires of q thousand furnaces an
keep them iE operation for centuries. 81
has the capacity to produce enough raw mi
terial to supply myriads Of foundries an
work shops and furnish thousands Of hant
with employment, and needs only the capit
to build her up at an unheard Of ivpidity,7
i 1t may be safely said that Portsmouth has
last, after long years Of calms and squalls an
contrary winds, been struck with the gale
prosperity and that nothing but her form
stand-still policy, which We hopeis tho
oughly discarded, will prevent her beir
waited to that point Of greatness 70 whic
her natural position entities her, I Fg
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