Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-03
From the Ohio State Journal.
Rnilroad TO the Hooking.

I, Our friends on the proposed route 10 the
mineral regions are wide awake. and ready
and anxious to uniie their energies with
ours for The purpose Of making railroad
to the Hooking Valley. A, Lancaster, Lo'
gan, Athens, &C.. the project is warmly re-
ceived. The Nelsonville interests are oil
decidedly in favor of the road. Nothing is
wanted bul The encouragement Of the busi'
ness men and capitalists Of Columbus, TO Sc
cure early and successful action.
On Saturday we had long conversation
with Two intelligent citizens Of Pomeroy =
They called 10 lay before US The reasons thai
should induce the friends Of The Hooking
road TO connecI with the Hillsboro' road. and
from thence 10 place ourselves in immediate
connection with Pomeroy. Now. we wish
10 be understood as occupying neutral po.
si,ion in the controversy going on between
the Chilicolhe and The Hilsboro' roads. 1t
10 eviden, that Baltimore has lens lis influ-
snce TO ,he later route, and is now using lis
means 10 finish II from Parkersburg TO Gin.
cinnali. while on the other hand, Phiadel.
pha lends its influence and capital 10 the
ChiIico,he and Marietta road |, has be.
come fixed fact that the later will be ex-
tended up the Ohio to Wheeling, and that
the Henpfeld road will be built, so as 10
form direct route 10 the metropolis Of Penn
syIvania. The Chilicolhe road does not
now regard the Baltimore connection as ol
primary importance. Tho people of Co.
umbus if they build The Hooking road, will
desire a Baltimore connection, as II would
give US really the most direc, route 10 ;ha.
city. If, as the Hillsboro' men claim, Tho
Chillicoihe road docs not intend 10 connecI
with the Baltimore road u. or near Purkers'
burg, then The Hooking road would be COM
pelled 10 make connection Of it's own, or
unite at some poin, with 1.-The I1Ilsboro' road ,
thot will unite with The Parkersburg branch
\. or near that place From the cisy Of
Pomeroy, road Of five miles in extent will
unite them with the lli;lsboro road, and an
extension Of the Hooking road 10 insersecl
with that branch would be comparatively
small work,
Pomeroy i, Aoutishing city. lis beds Of
coal are unsurpassed in the stale. Our friend
V. B. Horton, supplies ten thousand bushels
daily, to the steamboats,, from his mines
alone. The manufacture Of sail is becom.
ing an importan, branch Of business al that
place, and is rapidly increasing. The sah
wafer is equal 10 Ihe best in The West, and
the abundance and cheapntss Of coai give
unrivaled facilities for This important busl.
ness. Our Pomeroy friends are confident
that if road is extended TO their city, large
amounts Of their coal, &c, will find its way
10 The centre ol The Slale. They desire, o.
all events, 10 lay their case before our peo-
pie, when the limo arrives for action on this
project.
il is our impression that the best course
for ,ps .nlure is. 10 have some half dozen Of
our intelligent. reliable men appointed a
committee 10 Wait The Hooking Valley, and
exsmin. i,s resources, and the various pro.
posed routes TO il from the crPisal. The
connection with the Baltimore road a, or
near Parkersburg is also On :iem OF interest
Lei these things be examined. ana when me
committee is ready 10 report, LEI q genera
meeting of The ciizers be called. and BY this
means we shall arrive al results that will,
we have no doubt, lead 10 decisive action.
Who will suggest better plan? Who will
devote n little time to This subject, and favor
us and the public with the results Of ihcir
reflections! We again cali upon our busI :
mesa men 10 think Of these things.