The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-08-25

COLUMBUS AND HoCKING VALLEY Ran.
RoAD.-Among the railroads projected in the
west we notice that company has been
organized under the general railroad law Of
Ohio, with capital OF 81 900 900, for IN
construction Of what is to be called the Co
lumbus and Hooking Valley Railroad. The
project is one in which Baltimore must have
direct and important interest, and the
completion Of which will make n yaluabIe
addition TO the net work Of railroads thar Il
TO bring into such close and advantageous
connection with our city, the west and north
west. The Hooking Valley Railroads. il de.
signed TO commence at Columbus and run.
ming thence down the fertile valley from
~hch II takes its name, by the way of
Lancaster, Logan, NeIsonville, and Athen.
TO point on the north-western bank of the
Ohio River, soasto make connection with
lhe North-we stern road at or near Parkers.
oufgh, Virginia, and thence to Baltimore.
forming the shortest and most favorable
route between the two points. At Colum-
bus the road will connect with lines OF
railroad extending to Chicago, on Lake
Michigan. The project has already enlis-
ted many strong friends in the region
through which the road passes, and at a
meeting recently held at Lancaster, Ohio,
the follIwing among other resolutions were
passed:
Rssoired, That the connection OF Lake
Michigan, at Chicago, with the Ohio river
and the city of Baltimore, which il will
complete, will give ii the character of
! great National Work-make it prominent
and commanding line for travel, and vastly
instrumental in the development of the var
led and exhuustless wealth of the interest
lag section Of Ohio through which it will
pass.
! ReSolred, That the line of connection is
obviously natural one, and strongly recon-
mends itself TO public favor by its direct
ness--by its superiority Of grades and route
over all competing roads by its comparative
shortness and chenpness; but, above all, by
/ the communication which it will effect be-
tween two great cities. in extreme sections
! oil the Union, characterized By diversity of
climate, pursuit and production-a circum-
stance OF great value to us, as citizens of a
part oil the middle and intermediate section.
committee of thirty gentleman was
appointed TO preient the enterprise TO pub.
lie attention, and to procure subscriptions
BY the completion Of this road Baltimore
would have a double connection with CO.
lumbus. She is already assured of one, un-
der the must favorable circumstances, by
the completion of the Central Ohio Rail-
road, which connects at Wheeling with
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and run
ming through the central portion of Ohio,
connects with Zanesville, Columbus and
| Cincinnati, and with railroads extending
west and northwest. The prospects ofthis
Company are especially fattering, large
portion Of the road being already opened,
and the remainder in active progress. The
Hooking ValleyR abroad will traverse trans
versely large and rich section of Ohio,
lying between the central and southern
railroad lines in tha, State, which section to
the best of our information and recoiiec-
tion, is untouched by existing railroads. AS
snch independent of its advantageous con-
nections, it must prove an important link
in the connections between this city and the
west.-BGH. American.