Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
Railway Items.

The good people oil The f1ourishng town Of
Hamilton are aglaling the projcc, Of a rail.
way 10 the coal regions, oy way of Chester
to the Belpre road
The ln!elligencer learns that The Four
Mile Valley company are surveying the
route 10 eytend their line 10 Fort Wayne, and
prrs1mes the road will cross the Miami
above the bridge, and lha. they will establish
stations in both Rossvie and Hamilton.
The amount received for freight on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway,
lor !be year just closed, at Hamilton is SIG
2s0,gsAs this only indicates The freight on
go9aSsdelvered there, and not on those for.
waH4cd from there, il shows brisk trade
particularly as the Canal has been open all
the year at allow tariff Of rreighls,
Cincinnati and Louisville are now con.
nected by rail, by the way of Union, lndi
annapolis aud Jef1ersonyle, and might be
easily made by daylight.
The Xenia Torch Light says the Coum.
bus and Xenia Company have determined
10 extend their road 10 Dayton, with the
concurrence OF the Little Miami Company
The latter Company have resolved on
The construction Of a second track by way
of Lebanon; &C., if the citizens desire, and
will aid in The work. This inierleres direct.
ly with the shor slime" from Xenia by
Lebanon 10 this city.
The Broad Gauge line is attracting atten.
ton in Urbana. large and enthusiastic
meeting has been held there. and commit.
tees raised TO promote The object-among
others, one so visit New Carlisle, for the
purpose Of calling the attention Of the people
Of that rich and fourishng region, 10 The
advantages of this great enterprise" An
adjourned meeting will be held tonight
where speakers will be on hand 10 demon.
strale the importance and necessity of q
hearty and united effort TO secure the oca.
lion Of The Broad Guuge. line through Ur-
bana and the "garden spot Of Ohio--the
Mad River Valley.
We are pleased TO notice by the adver.
iisemenl Of The Lawrenceburgh and Indiana.
polls road, that it is now opened to travel
and freight from Lawrenceburgh, 20 miles
hy daily trains, TO Spades, Ripley county
thence connecting, by sage, with Edinburgh
three times week The track is being laid
at The rate Of one or two miles week, and
will reach Greensburgh in April, and In.
dianapolis in October, All the rails, 1905
tons, Is locomotives, and the iron work for
800 cars were purchased last spring, before
the rise in the Prices of iron took place.
and at least 100000 more money would
now be required to procure the same aui.
cles. This company have now in use 6 10.
comouves and 100 cars.
Chauncey Rose, the energetic President
Of the indianapolis and Terre Hau,e road,
having declined a reelection a, the late
annual meeting, Mr.. S. Crawford, of Terre
Ilauie, was chosen President Of that road
in his stead. Mr.. Rose continues in the
Board Of Directors.
The Dayton Journal informs us that the
passenger business on the Greenvile road
has been moro than doubled, since the rail
has been laid to Uaion, on the Indiana side
though nine miles have veto be rode on The
gravel train. The number OF passengers
will be largely increased when the passen.
ger cars are run, commencing on Monday
next The Grcenyille road, when baIIasled
and stocked will AoI cost over 100000,
while It's earnings, taking lis present earn.
ings as the maximum, will reach 500 900,
paying the running expenses. and len peri
cent, 10 the stockholders, The "manfes,