The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-01-19
From the Cincinnati Gazette

| .. AehA 'A VI JAS h' IhIMbLE1
President Of The HillSbOrough 4. Cincin
mali Railroad Co., 10 letter of El
Dood Morris, late Engineer Of sal,
Company, published in The Cuy of Gin
cinnati, on the Sd and 4th, of Janua
ry, A. d. 1854. a,
To Jas, Cooper Esq, President of tb
City Council of Cincinnati. Sir, the tom
of the letter of Elwood Morris to your
self and others, which has been publish
ed in the city papers of this week, anC
the signatures of the parties in their Of
fctaI character, requesting such letter
makes it my impervious duty as the chic
officer of the H. & O. R. R. Co., t
present in explicit terms the difference o
opinion that exist among the officers O
that Company, as to its policy, and to
place before the public the precise ques
tons which must be decided by the Stock
holders, and communities of people in
terested in the construction of the pro
posed Railway. ....
Although Mr.. Morris by the strategy
of disputation attempts to make the i'm.
preston that +" the feeling of single fam,
lily of great energy and responsibility
create all the position to the policy advo-
Gated by him and means to insinuate thai
|, or some other member of that family
"cherish too strong craving for the hon
ors and emoluments which follow the con.
troll of railroads." yet l shall not be driv-
en- by any false issues ofpersonal honors,
from candid discharge of my duty to
the Stockholders and the public, and shall
leave the vindication of myself and fami-
ly to the people who know the merits Of
the enterprise and what we have done.
In order then to form correct opinion
as to the union of the H. d c. r. R.
Co., and the NJ & G. r. R. Co it is
necessary to ascertain what is the condi-
ton of each of these companies and to
define what they purpose to do. The H
d. Z. r. r. Co., has finished, and has
had in use for 16 months, its line of rail-
road from Loyeland to Hillsborough, and
is now rapidly completing its grade to
Jackson; (Which is on the edge of the
coal fields and is distant from Cincinnati
l18 miles, and the important questions
which present themselves to the Stock
holders in this state of facts are these
1st. Can this Company complete its
Road as an Independent Company
g. If they do so, is itbest to do it, even
although the Road should never be COM
pleted to Parkersburgh?
Sd. If completed to Jackson as an In
dependent Road, is not the completion to
Parkersburgh thereby insured?
In answer to the first question, shall
exhibit our true condition as near as can
be ascertained from the Treasurer, with
out fractional amounts. ....
Amount of stock not collected and ap-
plicabe to extension east. ........... 1000
Value of real estate subscription do. l44,0
Valae of Depot grounds, &c,. westand
at HillsborougEt ,..............'.. 5U,UOO
Cost of Road from Hilsborough to
Jackson. ...... ........,.. $1,7O0,OOO
Deduct amount expended in grading 265,OOO
Jackson Jackson. n~ ................... ~ 1.435,OOO
Assets unexpcnded.. $l77 600
Real estate do. ......... l44,000
.-..-. $32l,OOO
From which deduct debts,
&C., which leaves a bal
ance to amount Of con-
struction east, of. 1900. 100000