Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-01
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RAILROADS.
Mr.l Editor:
For the Chronicle

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Mr.i Editor:
1t has been ascertaned by an instrumen enta
survey that the route by st. Clairsville is prac'
ticable, and That strong assurances have been
given by the Company building The Railroat
up Wheeling creek that if the citizens o.
your place and vicinity, will give the neces.
sary aid, the road will in all probsbii,y, be
located and constructed on the St. Clairsvile
line. The object OF this communication is
to press this subject on the early considera-
tion OF your peoplo, now is the time It they
ever desire Rail Road facilities to and from
their town. | am aware that before we can
expect peopetc take hold Of matter oI
this. kind, they must be convinced that it
will result benefcially to their interests when
in operation.
| No reasonable doubt can exist in the
minds OF any who will duly investigate the
nubject, but that it will have the tendency
greatly to nhance the value OF iher prop
er,y, and prevent its depreciation, in conse-
| quence OF the rivalry OF other places. II will
lesser very materially almost every article
OF consumption, particularly that Of heavy
Tonage, and give cheap and expeditions
transit f,r the surplus products OF the neigh
borhooc; Il article Of coal would almost
warrant the expenditure Of the sum required
to secure the route, you now pay cents per
bushe. for that article, on the completion Of
the road you will be furnished al a cents per
bushel. Let us suppose that 900 bushels
are now annually consumed in and about
your place, aud after the completion of the
road, we may safely increase that amount
to 10000 bushels which at 8 cents per
bushe gain, would amount to $5,40o-a sum
considerably more than the ordinary interest
on the SUN asked from your ctizens,as stock
in the load; there are other considerations
D! equal, if not greater importance to your
place; the building Of the road by your place,
and the establishment of depot at that point
would command almost the entire business
of that region, and no doubt induce some cap
italists to build flooring mill and other
manufacturing establishments. No point
within my knowledge, is more favorably To-
Gated tor Literary institutions, elevated as
your hills are 100 feet above the waters of
the Ohio, pure water and the most salubr-
Gus cline, must and will build up institutions
Of that kind, il the Railroad is built; may
here Intimate or suggest, that after the COM
pletion of the road, the St. Clarsville stock
in the Rail Road may be used for the erec-
ton of College buildings en- some of your
beautiful hills, The Western Railroad Gas
i. is usually called is being built under
Charter granted 10Th March, 1851, conse-
qaenty previous to the adoption of our pres
mi ,l,I I,.>l
not liable in their individual capacity for
more tx an the amount Of their subscription
This road begins opposite the City Of
Wheeling ard terminates on the Steubenville
g. Indiana R. r. near New Comerstown ir
thin valley OF the s.'ruscarawas, Qength so
m'lcs.) estimated cast Si.5oo,o00 inclulins
Rolling stock, Depot and Station buildings.
At point beyond, and near Freeport, the
Western is intersected by the Cleveland.
Medina and Tusarawus r. R, which is be-
ing built under the sunc Charter g. by the
same Company; this road is in a forward state,
and the greatr portion will be in operation
before the close of this year.
Nearly the whole amount necessary to
build the Western Rocd has been secured by
local subscriptions, and stocks in other Rail-
roads, hence, no fears or doubt need be en-
tertained on the subject of the early COM
pleton of the road.
Knowing the Importance Of early and
energetic action on the part of your citi-
zens, if they have the desire to avail them
selves Of a r iilroad CO mmuncation, with
the east and west, IN so much as the Company
desire to have the matter settled at the e.
nrlicst period possible, go rs to enable them
to put the heavy POI ,ons of the line under
contract the ensuing spring.