Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-10
THE TELEGBIPHo,
Hocking valley RaIlroad.

sH Ata meeting OF the clliZenS ol nelson
vile and vicinity, held in Nelsonville, on The
eolh day Of April,,o take in,o consideration
the proprieIy of making some preliminary
arrangements Tor The organization Of Com
pany 70 consWuc. Railroad from Colum.
bus, via Lancaster, Logan and Nelsonvlle,
10 Aihenss 11 3' = 10 .r.8 $50 .ss
e. The meeting organized BY calling E. P.
Talpey, ESQ.,, 10 the chair and appointing l..
Hu,chins, Esq, Secretary. taie m v
10 On motion. Messrs j. W. Fulton. B. F.
Harper. and Daniel Smith were appointed q
commi,tee to reportto the meeting any facts
or suggestions ,hat might have a sendencylo 10
.facili,ate the object ctin'conlempa,ion; and the
committee sfier brief interval made the
following report which was unanimously
Your committee beg leave 10 submi, the
following repor founded upon such data as
they have been able 10 obtain upon the sub.
jec,: 'o-N' 1.s
Itis our opinion tha, Railroad from the
Chy Of Columbus passing through Lancas.
ter, Logan and this place. to connec. with the
Cincionad and Belpre Road at or near
Athens. would be- as good stock as any in
The State; thar il can be built il The proper
means are used; that this is favorable time
10 commence the work; ,ha. the future
growth Of NeIsonville and The pros erily Of
this Valley Country generally depends great.
" upon ils construction; lha. i. would open
10 US market for our erea, staple (coal) ex.
lending from Sandusky and the Upper Mi.
ami and Maumee Rivers far into the interior
of northern Indiana; ,ha, the travel 10 the
EASTERN Seaboard from Columbus. and the
country northwest Of il as far as Luke Mich
igan and a large proportion Of the ugriculiu.
raj productions of,he same region Of country
would pass over this Roud.
lis whole length would not exceed seventy
miles, with few curves and grade Of no,
over ten fee,to The mile; i, will connect at
Athens with the Cincinnati and Belpre Road
and through tha, and The North Western and
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road with the city
of Baltimore on the East and q, Columbus
with Roads diverging 10 every point Of the
hcompuss, S
'f We would also state that a moyemen, is
now being made by the people along the
eastern end Of the proposed route for the
construction Of a Railroad from Pittsburgh
through S,eubenviIIe 10 Maysvie, passing
through the counties of Jefferson, Guernsey.
Noble, Harrison, Morgan, Perry, Athens,
Hooking, Jackson, Adams, Pike and Brown.
If this road is constructed, The proprie,ors
will doubtless find i, 10 their advantage 10
connect with the Columbus and Athens
= Road al This place and with the Portsmouth
and Hooking Valley Road u, Logan and
leave that road again q, jackson. This route
brings them through the very riches, mineral
Valley in this part ol the State, viz: The
Snowy Fork Of Monday Creek; this Valley
is ten miles long and If we take five miles
on each side as the basis of our calculation,
il will furnish six million bushels Of coal per
year for one thousand four hundred and
sixty.Hix yenrs. This will be a, The rate Of
twenty .housond bushels per day, allowing
800 working days in the year, for tha, great
length Of time. to say nothing OF the Iron
Ore SO abundan. in TIM, rich Valley. We
consider the construction Of these Two Roads
Of grea, importance and recommend the
calling Of a meeting of the people Of this
Valley at no distant day, for the purpose of
organizing company for the construction
Of the Columbus and Athens Road and also
the adoption by this meeting of such meas.
.ures rs will most effrClualy cooperate with
the Steubenville and MaysvilIe Rail Ruad
4 Company, so as 10 insure the making OF This
place a point on said road.
On motion, it was resolved, That we re-.
commend and appoint the third Saturday in
May next. the 2lsl inst, at 10 o'clock, A.
Z NJ, fora Rail Roud meeting at this place. TO
4, take the initial steps toward the organization
Of the Columbus and Athens R. Road Com.
pany. and that those interested along the
line OF said Road be earnestly invited 10 at.
: tend, m ~-'-.
II was further resolved, That Messrs. J.
w. Fulton, B, F. Harper. s. M, Shepard,
w. w. Foster and Daniel Smith. be com.
{ niisles TO make the necessary arrangements
I for The same.
4 On molion, Resolved, Tha, the proceed.
rinRs Of this meeting bp signad by The ,fficers
: and published in the papers of Athens, Ls.
! Gans Lancaster. Columbus and McConnsIs.
vIlle.,,, osS E.P. TALPEY. Chm.
L. HuTcHiHs. See'y.