Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-06


partial security against DISCRIMINATION, we
must submil TO serious abstraction Of bus
mess from The western secliun OF our. Norih
Western Virginia railroad aud b Obliged 10
build an otherwise useless Toad.of. l8 or 25:
miles in length in order 70 effect this very
abstraction. 04s., e.- ,..s.
II. in this new slnie of affairs. We @efe
without an alternative, our confidence would
be seriously shaken in the immediate value
Of our Ohio connections west of Parkegs..
burg. But happily a. this junclnre, another
outlet opens 10 US in the Columbus and:
Hooking Valley Railroad,' 10 be organized
on The 25,h Of this month under the general
railroad law Of Ohio. The road is ln,snd
ed TO connect ihe capitol Of Ohio with Park,
ersburg BY line Of 100 miles through
Lancaster and A,hens--will pass mos, OF
the distance along the peau,iful valley Of
the grea, Hooking river, with superior
grades and easy curves |, will be con.
slruc,ed more quickly and cheuply than ih-
Marisua road-which crosses the valleys
and riJges Of the intervening country. The
Hooking Valley Railroad will give. us the
bes, connection at Athens with the Mureua
line 10 Cincinnati, either through Jackson
and Hillsborough or through Chi licolhe
Iii connection on suitable terms be per.
miued; II no, we shall have through
The Lancaster, and The Cincinnati. VIII
ming.on and GAINESVILLE RAILROAD a. route
10 Cincinnati bul 10 miles longer than
that offered by the Marietta company under
the consolidated line. The railroad will Be
completed between Lancaster and Cincin.
nai mex, winler or spring, leaving but 10
odd miles TO be bull, between Lancaster end
Parkers burg-and for the frs. 10 or IL
miles fortunately forms part Of the prof
lered route 10 Hllsborough via. Jackson, and
crosse the Ohio by The projected bridge al
Walkers The bes. sigh. perhaps on that riv.
ur for such structure. I hus when the
Teans 10 build direc. road TO Jackson may
be had, only A miles will be required ,c
secure our iavo,ile and hardly fought.(or
line to Cincinnati and Louisville, OF which
the present consolidation lor, q time deprive.
US.
The Hooking Valley rond is subsIan
iial project. originated and now being cat
ried inlo effec. by some Of The abless apt
wea!,hiss, men of Columbus. Lancaster ant
Athens. There is in il no tendency towards
any rival northern city. Ii looks excusivel,
10 Baltimore as lis eastern terminus. Tn,
interest on the line will furnish most Of iht
capital, and its local business will make ,h,
stock good one. All the aid they will asI
from Baltimore will be the amount saved IL
The cos. OF The bridge over the Ohio, ifii b,
bulk at Walkers instead Of Marietta A
Lancaster The road will enter one Of ih,
finest agricultural districts Of Ohio, Of whose
products full share will be directed iowa I'd,
Baltimore by this, the shones, prac.icabl,
route. Al Columbus q chain or railway
lines commences, leading directly on /,
Chicago and connecting with that grea, DIS
,ribu,ing centre. Of Lake and Northwestern
,rads while il will bring us fair proportion
OF ,ha, Of central and northern Indiana. Thi
trade wo have hitherto, perhaps TOO mucl
regarded as Of right apper,aiaing to the cilie
north Of us, and as being beyond our power
Of attraction. The people Of .ha, region
however. estimate their own relations will
US differently. and earnestly seek The mos
direc, connections with US, as proof @
which we are informed that one Of the link
in an incomplete line Of ,he railway in In
diana could not get the caPi,al subscribed
10 FIJI |. up. I'LL ii was ascerlained .ha
through this very Hooking Valley road the
would obtain direc, rou,e 10 Baltimore. :.
Let US hencefor.h, then regard ourselves nc
as q mere ihoroughfare to and from the NOR
eastern cities, bu, as o marke. for The gres
ives. which sees our true position more clear
ly Than we do ourselves. Le, US not be il
The leas. dishearIened bv the failure for .h
presen, Of our HilIsborough line-but bea
in mind that we not only have the river q
Parkrrsburgh 80 miles below Wheeling bl
through the rev route by The Hooking Val
ley connection with Cincinnati, so goo
.ha, II can be materially improved by III,
line only. which we cans ecure az soon as "
are in situation 10 procure the funds for !,
cons,ruc,ion-under the general railroad la,
OF Ohio.