The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-02-09

Marietta Company
Consolidation OF the HilIsbOrOugh 1
Marietta Railroads.
We have few items IN addition t
those given in our issue Of yesterd. W
copy the following from the Enquirer.
lIILLsBoRoUGH RAILRoAD.-The Direc
Tors oil the above company have been il
session for two or three days, considering
a proposition Tor the union OF their I'm
with that of the Marietta and CincinnaI
road. A contract was presented to tn
Board by committee of the stockhol
ders, accompanied by petition signeC
bv the holders Of over sixteen thousand
! (l6 O00) out Of the twenty lone thousanc
(21 0O0,) shares Of stock issued by lh
company praying the Directors TO exc
cute said contract, and thereby unite tn
said Two roads At The same time ther,
were large subscriptions 10 the capita
stock OF the company. conditional upon
union, presented TO the Board. We are
| pleased to announce that after full con.
sideration Of all the questions presented
the Directors entered into the sad con,
tract with some amendment thereto) lol
a union with the Marietta Company, anJ
forwarded Il copy thereof 10 Chllicoihe
for confirmation by the Board Of the lat.
ter company.
The Stockholders are TO convene in thi,
city. on the 9th day Of March next, Il
confirm the contract made by the Direc.
tors. The result Of the Stockholders
meeting cannot be doubted, as more than
two thirds Of the stock petition the Direc
tors to make said agreement.
We are informed that a committee was
appointed. who will address a proper
communication 10 the Stockholders and
the public, giving more full and detailed
account Of the arrangement, and a copy
of the contract.
1t is greatly to be hoped that firm
and united stand will now be made by the
parties interested in these lines of road
and tn t each will be pushed forward It
completion.
The >ubIoined is from one of the bes
papers in the Stale--lhe G ncinnal! I'm
lonis,--lhe editors OF which put them
selves TO little trouble to investigate 4
subject before they speak upon it; and
neither hints of advantages of personal
(or rat Ter pocketl nature, nor promises o
the influence and favor Of Interested capi-
tai could ever suppress their facts and
figures or bay them tor another channel
They have been true TO the people.
II was to the interest OF some to be
blind to their figures, and to have no ears
ior such arguments as were to be found in
that journal; yet The tacit and unwilling
admission OF the truth of both is now
published to the world:
CONSOLIDATION OF THE IIlLLsBoRouGH
AND MARIETTA RAlLROADS.-Aher long
and prolracled session, the directors oil
the Marietta and llillsb0r0ugh Railroads.
yesterday, agreed upon plan of con
solidation, BY which an union of the Two
interests is effected The details of the
arrangement have not yet been made
public but will be published in few days.
One fact, however, we have, which is i'm
portant. The Marietta Company have
abandoned their present line and agreed
upon the llillSborough route to Jackson,
thus placing us in connection with the
coal fields OF that county. This abandon.
mcnt OF their boaSted coal road. is the
best commentary that could possibly be
made on their former professions. We
have stated, time after time, that the Hills.
borough road was the only coal road, and
this fact suSlains our position triumphantly
We hope our contemporaries, who violent
ly opposed the llllSborough road, will
now, that their Marietta allies have aban,
doned them, come gracefully into line
and acknowledge the--coal.
Times of hOIdiug Courts in the cd SUBJ
division of the 7th judicial District
fOr 1854.
Scioto County--February l3lh--Aay
}lh-October 30th.
Pike County-February eth, May
I'D, and October esd.
Lawrence County--March 7th, June
3lh, and September 29th. -----
Jackson Counly-March 2lst. May !
10th, and October Ilth.
Vnton County--March eth, June 9th.
nd October l7th,
We learn from Hon. Edison B. Olds
hartman Of the Post Office Committee,
nd also from Gen. TAYLOR, the Congress,
ian from this istrict, that there is a
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