Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-03-15
Marietta Railroad.

A notice is going the rounds OF the Lapers
that Philadelphia has taken $3.50 600 stock
in the Marietta Railroad. This needs an
explanation. 10 keep it from misleading the
public. Philadelphia has subscribed $780,.
900 to The road from Marietta 10 Wheeling,
but not the road from here 10 Marietta, as
the friends of that road appear SO anxious to
have us think. Philadelp lphia is 100 deeply
interested IN the road from here, through
Circlevile and GAINESVILLE 10 Wheeling, 10
spend her money in building up road to
rival that and break il down. As il is, we
think her subscription was piece Of ralhcr
shor-sghled- folly. |, is, we think, de.
cidedly for the best interest Of Philadelphia
TO build one road direct TO this place, and TO
give al her influence and encouragement to
thai road, and not, by encouraging several
rival interests. 10 make Them all weak and
inefficient. And certainly, il road is built
10 Marietta from Wheeling, and then road
is ever made from here through Chillicolhe
10 Mariella-which is yet doublul--,hen, SO
far as ChiIico,he and Marietta can influence
trade and travel, they will draw il on their
road from The Circlevie and GAINESVILLE
route, and thus greatly injure road that
has for its exclusive object The direct con.
neclion OF Cincinnati and Philadelphia, and
comforting its greatest benefit on Philadel.
phia. For the above reason we think Phil.
adephia has acled wrongly, and agains. her
own best interests; and that, like The dog
crossing the stream with piece Of cheese
in his mouth, in trying 10 grab for too much,
she will find, when 100 late, that she has
lost ALL In running race for great prize,
we should feel reasonable confidence that
we can win, and then go straight ahead by
the most direct practicable route, and moi
stop and turn aside 10 place obstacles in q
rivals path. lest, when we come oul at the
goal, we should find ourselves dislanced and
the prize already won.
The Hillsborough and Parkersburg road
is now under contract, and will be completed
as soon as The Northwestern Virginia road
is finished, in spite of all the injunction.
that Marietta and its pimps and spies can file
against The work The contractors have
taken 100000 Of stock in par. pay, anc
VIM. Slurgess, OF GAINESVILLE, one of the
contractors, who Can command larger cap
ital than any other man in the State, has fo
himself taken $500 Of the stock. The
balance Of what is wanted 10 complete lht
road is now nearly nl provided for, and if
the city of Cincinnati will vote 10 this roaC
the 10000 loan, (Which has been volet
10 a road direct from mere 10 Baltimore, ant
which The Hilsborough and Parkersbur.
road claims 10 be.) then The means will al
be provided, and Cincinnati will have $3.50,
, 600 Of stock in one of the best roads in tn,
country, and road that will, without doub
I benefit our city more than any other Nv,
, roads that are now completed or being buill
/ While all the other eastern roads throw
, off branches thai will lead 10 The West, ia
} north Of us. the llillsborough road make
; Cincinnati The sole western terminus for al
lis rade and travel from The East, and tn
| starting point Of all lis trade and travel from
, the West. This all can see who will loo
] al the matter for moment. Do Cincin
, naIians need any other argument TO induc
+ them 10 give all their influence and encour
! agemenl 10 this enterprise?
S Perhaps Marietta will say their compan
, has the same object. This we deny; for W
Q have it by their own admission, lha, the
: wan, road 10 branch off from Greenful
i, 10 Dayton, by which they will send trad
!. and travel nonh OF US 10 Northern Indian
i and The West, and from The same regio
trade and travel will, by it, pass north Of u
!; 10 the East. This any one can see, VIII
y will look fora moment carefully al the ma
/. ter. Then, we say again, lei Cincinnatian
II give all Iheil aid and encouragement 10 III;
road that will make Cincinnati its sole We,
d tern terminus.
e With road leading directly Grcm her
II 10 Baltimore, and which will also, wIhol
/. q doubt, be The most direct road from her
to Philadelphia and New York, and whic
makes This It's sole Western terminus, Cil
;. cinnali cannot fail 10 become The create
IL city on our continent. CITIZEN.