Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-24
BY A. THOMSON. .,,,

B A. THOMSON.
that the amount needed would be procured
do not hesitate TO recommend theprogress
and completion Of our road TO Jackson with
out any contract of union. q i snah yra
q The second question proposed brings up
in part the differenoeso of opinions among'the
stockholders, and SO various are the opinions
as TO the union or independence of the road
TO Jackson. that it1seems impossible to re-
concile them, but asitis dueIo the stock.
holders from meto state the reasons which
influence my opposition to the union, l hes
ita,e not 10 say: hG0C aof ssH s'r5
i. That ], is unwise to enter into any
partnership arrangement with another cUm-
pany whose condition and resources are not
known, and this unhesita.ingly say is the
ease with The Marietta company. tspa.
{. 2. That rs ihe two corporations have been
rivals. and b6lb are Unfinished,
|apa:tbs MarieIlh conpaAS s c|ninedto be
ihe o' |7 m eepi|a| = fs Y
u QIt y III . 0oto % 0I niln scorpofauon.
s. Ours Is The shortest and much the best
Iline, 10 The coal fields, and would command
mose sifade6wiihoot liany suchaunion Than
with sis.s ;7aest lt,Ha8 fij nj .tfrg "atlo
ga4. Because by the union we gain nothing,
in connections which we have not withou,
II, as we have the l.. IN. r. R. on the west
and the Scio,o and Hooking Valley Road
crossing US on the east a, Jackson, BY which
we can 90 10 Hamden or Charleston on the
M g. c. line. five desire TO do so.
a 9Th. And for the following reasons 90 ably
expressed in a report Of E. Morris. late En-
gineer, TO the Board and Stockholders, Of the
date Of June A. D. 1859. ia' .+ 90 n" p
Speaking Of our line he says: "your line
lin short will prove railway route OF the
very first class worthy TO be !as it's The only
legitimate COMPUTATION OF The grea. Baltimore
line across the State Of Ohio, and inevitably
destined 10 be soon constructed by the aid o
foreign capital, if your stockholders only
'bids their time and preserve their Eas,err
franchises intact. sroia""
"In conclusion gentlemen, permit me II
urge upon your Stockholders the adoption
hence(orih the motto, "no compromise acitl
r,ual Roads, no sacrifices of Eastern fran
chises" tH. aa@ %
And for the better reason assigned by sai'
E. Morris, in his affidavit made by him. ant
filed in the suit of Injunction then pending
(Feb. 21s., 1851 in The Highland Common
Pleas Court, brough. by one VIM. Ii. Bald
win, OF the instance of the Morie,,a Compa
ny, TO deprive our company Of their char'e
east Of Hillsborough; in which, speaking o
The present line east Of Hillsboro' to Bepre
and the adoption Of that line by The Boar
of Directors in June, 1861, he says ofi.t ths
il twas then and still is an indispensable &C
Of sell. preservation, on The par, Of The Hills
borough and Cincinnati Railroad Company
and which, il now abandoned cannoi fail I
result in the ultimate ruin OF the said com
} pany." la T'7--
And lastly; for The reason that no sue
contract, (as has ye, been proposed, can b
made which will not result inIliligation, de
precia,ing the stock of both companies, an
} which will not be founded in stock Job6in
speculations. th ~
The third and last proposition which
presented in the letter referred to, is the mo
material one 10 the communities nteresle
in The building OF our Road and TO the Stool
holders. | therefore proceed TO state III
probabilities and prospects of extending you
line 10 Parkersburg in the severity OF make
truth, not admitting, Il ] am mistaken in m
conclusions on this point, that the views
n have maintained of our line as an indepen'
ent one TO Jackson, are a. all weakened.
Ii is admitted tina. the Baltimore intere
| is The most delicate 10 be reconciled, in Il
proposed arrangement Of union, ard .ha,
o disposed OF by the assumption that Baliimo
j, would be satisfied by road TO be construct
Y from Walkers Bridge. crossing on The Obi
10 Athens. because thereby ''she would con
Il mand the most favorable railroad line
Columbus and Cincinnati" This assum
# tion is rebuued and al once destroyed B
Il several unsettled probabilities against IL.
= Would the Marieua company consent .b
i another Independent company should Gro
b her track. and take the benefit Of The CO
d neclion with the N. w. r. R. Company.
Q Walkers bridge, even were the II. Ss Q.
d Co. out Of consideration. The compar
ID might consent 10 such an arrangement, b
}. lhe town Of Marietta never could, and taI
n care Of her own Interests, and u IS nnde
ID stood that they are sacred. But this asd
4 wha, would Baltimore do or say2 As Bl
a iimore is striving 10 connecs herself with /.
business ot the Ohio and Mississippi Vale
IN which is chiefly concentrated at Cincinnu
d is !, 10 be supposed that she would favor
,r line running north, towards the Lakes, ill
y struck Philadelphia line, or ,ha. she wot
ID consent 10 ge, on 10 this line, thus tribula
ly TO her rival, for her western intercout
). when she could have more direct, shor
,e and independent line, by keeping her Ia
sh yilh her natural friends and alliesi
be Mr. B. II. Lairobe, in letter 10 me,
December Esd, says: in speaking Of the pr
m ent proposed con.ract,"l have said enou
10 show that the report Of q preferences
OF my own pnn for The Marietta connecii
ls was unfounded. and | may add lha. | hi
on The best opportunity for knowing .ha, no
a dividual connected with the Northwest
ur Va. Railroad Company, enleuains any 81
lis preference, or pOuid consent 10 any 81
on connection. tf
ed I,is useless to multiply arguments or
Of duce fac,s in favor Of The preference or
At ,ereets oil Baltimore, and as our enierpris