The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-11-17
The Cincinnati, HilISbOrO, and Par.
kerSburg Rail Road.

The Cincinnati, HiIIsbOro, and Par
kersburg Rail Road.
lis now perfectly apparent, that there
is deliberate, premeditated and most
untiring effort making to destroy this i'm
portant line Of Railway.
AS the people of the town and county
of Jackson are deeply interested in it, we
feel it our duty to call their attention to
the subject, and if possible, induce them
to come to its rescue.
The Marietta Company, knowing per-
fectly well that this is a line of Road dcs-
tined, in all coming time, to prove that
their Ene, is A MISTAKE, have sought by
every means in their power, during the
past two years, to break it down. They
have thus far failed in all their efforts,
both in and out of the Courts.
They now, however, feel that they are
approaching the accomplishment of their
long desired and premeditated purpose.
They are creeping with the stealthincss
of the Panther upon their prey, and ma
king ready for last and fatal spring,
They lured majority of the Directors
of the Hillsboro' Company into acontract
of consolidation, which promised to build
the road to Jackson, but never would
have done it. They got tired of THEN
own offspring and aided in voting down
consolidation.
They then presented through their
friends in the Board another contract,
which took away from the Hillsboro' IL
Cincinnati Co, its Baltimore connection,
and gave it to the Marietta Co., by way
OF Marietta, and gave that Company also
the use Of the lIillsboro' Road west of
Manchester, 10 miles, without one dol
lar OF compensation, and left tho Hills
boro' d Cincinnati Company to build its
road to Jackson, the best way it could.
This last contract, shows clearly, that
1t was not The purpose of the Marietta
Company, under the contract of consoli
dation, to build the road to Jackson
They do not make even the pretencc of
aiding in the accomplishment Of this pur-
pose in this new contract, but after de-
pnving the llillsboro' & Cincinnati Co.,
OF all its elements of strength, tell them
cayalierly to build their road to Jackson
the best way they can
The contract, like the contract of con.
solidation, deprivcs the Company of the
privilege of extending the road through
the vast fields of mineral welth, east of
Jackson to Pomeroy and Parkersburg.
The whole effect of the contract of con-
soIidation and Of this latter contract, was
to break down and destroy the Hillsboro'
and Cincinnati Il. r. line for the benefit
the Marietta line.
No man in this region now believes
that the road would have been, under ei.
ther of these contracts, extended one foot
east Of Hillsboro'. 1t is not the interest
OF the Marietta Co, that it should, and all
the power they can bring to bear to pre-
vent the extension of this road east of
illlIsboro' will be cxerted openly or Sc
crcdy to accomplish that purpose.
The interests of Piketon, jackson, and
Pomeroy: of all the rich agricultural
country through which this line runs the
immense and accumulating interests con.
nected with one of the richest fields of
mineral wealth in the world, The interests |
Of Cincinnati and Baltimore, the two
great commercial cities which this road |
connects more directly than any other
can; all forbid such consummation rs
the one above indicated.
Is there chance to rescue this impor-
tant line from danger aud carry it for
ward.
We believe there is. The people along
the line have until the last Of November,
. show by their acts whether they win \
by liberal subscriptions Of stock, sustain
the friends Of the enterprise who are
struggling to maintain 1t as an indepcn.
dent line. No man in this region, or a.
long any part Of the line should hesitate
a moment. The loss of this line ofroad
to all tie interests spoken Of above will
b. ireprable. No road built or building