Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-24
From the Daily Hillsborough Gazettee.
Railroad "Reminiscences. fl

~ BA1ArOa0 KemhmAscemces' fE
When The Belpre. now Marietta. Co. star,'
ed out on the col SO lineio Greenfield, before
tthey hndturneda spade of earth, il was pro.
posed 10 ,hcm By the then Directors of ,hr
Hillsborouph Co., with the concurrence Of
the chief officers ofihe City Council Of Gin
Fclnnati, TO adopt The Paint Wiley line. re-.
@rsiye the $I50.O00 from CINCINNATI! and
make a. common line. The cool answer
was, 1--WE are pledged 10 The people along The
located line oGreenfeid."
When ajterward IL was proposed to them
by ,ae CHEF officers Of the City Council
fbelorethey had turned q spade of earth west
OF lTeen6eld. ic they would drop The line
weA Of Greenfield, and build from Green
feldi Hillsborough, they would give them
lihe $3.50 Oo0-,hey coolly replied. I'VE are
\ pledged TO The people west Of Greerir Id. =
Then afierwMd. and before the HI llisbor.
sough Co. had commined fseli, 10 the present
tine,a proposition was submitted through
Judge Warren, ofihe Chy Council, TO unite
The Two lines al Weslboro' and al Chillico.
The, and build branch from Athens, both TO
BePfe, opposite Parkersburgh,r and 10 Mari
se,ia,a with The privilege of extending 10
.Wheeling il deemed advisable---lhe reply
WAS, "the proposition isio,ally inadmissable;'
and one OF The prominent Dirpc.ors said,
.'they had no money to spend in any such
foolish Projec,.'' a3 e la
Agains, The original design Of the charter,
and The purposes and expectations of men
IN Southern Ohio, this Company diverted
f|ie line from 3elpre TO Mariels, and made
ia Philadelphia instead Of Baltimore line.
irheg concealed from all, even their own
cinna,i 10; desig a, and falsely prelen-
fprm he mary obeci always had
Seen. and ssiill was, 10 60 10 Belpre. opposite
Parkersburgh, and connect with the N. W.
IVA. r. r..
Shrewd men in Baltimore, Cincinnati and
Hjllsborough detected the deception, and
these Interests coalescedun acted in concerI
$for protection against corporation that
looked only TO The promotion Of lis own SELF
ish designs. asIs ep e
Part Of their policy from the outset was to
break down the Iillsboro' Co.. utterly regard
less ofihe already vested interest of Cincin-
Da.iin thai road to the amour, Of 100000.
In se(.defence, and a, the suggestion of
Benz. H. Larobe, the eminen, engineer of
the Bali. IL o. R. R. Co., The H. 81 c Co.
sought direct line from Hillsbofough to
Parkersburgh.
The country favored his suggestion in n
higher degree Than was anticipated. A line
soremarkable in lis favorable features as to
s,rike all men with surprise, was presented
In the able report Of Ewood Morris, sane.
TONED by Benz II. La,robe.
es The Marie,ia Co., taking the alarm, offer
ed dany terms 10 the Baltimore interest they
might require, If they would abandon this
line, and make the connection with their line
The Bait. R. R., with Pres. Swan a, its
head, refused 10 abandon the superior for an
inferior line, and entered in,o contract
with The Hillsborough Co., by which they
aboun themselves 10 the expenditure lin The
building Of miles from Parkersburgh IN the
Va, side. and bridging the Ohio, al Walkers
Poini,) of over 81 600 900. for The benefit .oI
she Ilillsborough line. 81 " th's
All men. every where, (ouiside Of rival
railroad ihfiuences) approved this decisive
step in favor Of wha, the Mississippi and
Bait r. Roads regarded as The rue extension
east and west. Of their own great lines.
Cincinnati gentlemen had talked Of TAX.
ing $500 900 stock in ina, ci,y.if this con.
.srnct was secured, They sill promised 10
aid in Obtaining that amount. The stock
went, up 10 85 Ii was going up 10 par in
the esllmaion Of capitalists
The Marielia Co. and its money agents
in New York, driven 10 desperation com.
menced The purchase of the stock, and law
suiis conjoint'y 10 break down this Short di-
rect, favoriIe line.
With steady and determined purpose, they
have striven, by foul means and fair, from
cha, day to ltis, and now corporation ,ha,
has disregarded the interests and views oil
allmen. save those Of Philadelphia and the
Town OF Marieia--whose course OF policy
q has been offensive 10 public morality, and
in violation of The rights of individuals and
communities, seems on the eve Of triumph.
A change has come over the spirits Of
men, and though this Company strengthened
by Observation-Disclosures, no longer conceaIs
It's purposes Of destruction. but has openly
attempted, by contracts, 10 prevent the Hills
borough. and. If possible. the N. w. V. r.
Rs. from being built To Parkersburg, the City
Council, some of the Directors of the Hills.
borough Co.. and portion of lhe Press ol
Cincinnati, and The for ner Engineer Of The
H. SS C. Co., are found arrayed on the side
of this coId.blooded unscrupulous corpora.
tion. }5.
II was sufficient apology for Them to
say we are commiued on ihe Greenfield line.
though moi lick had been struck II is no
apology for US that we have adopted the line.
received the stock, done large amounts ol
work, and are bound by solemn contract
with other parties 10 execute il 10 connec.
lion with the N. w. Va. R. R.
The Engineer tells The Council 10 take
steps 10 compel US 10 succumb 10 This AFRO.
eantcorporalon. MIR. Morris thinks il truly
4xlraordinary' thar we are unwilling 10 give
up this line which has had the approval Of
he highes. Railroad authorities in lhe coun-
Try, and which he himself won his highest
reputation by deyeloping--an majority oI
our Board Of Directors indicate prede,er.
mined purpose, after all our labor in procu.
ring stock fol near three months. at This in
element season Of the year, 10 hand US over
bound hand and foot, the future slaves o.
the Marietta Company.
And has II come 10 This! that an entire
people along 100 miles OF country, are TO bt
treated Ibus, and for no sensible reason ,ha
4 In apparent 10 anv of us. Shake off Won,