M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-25

huuudl uA u bolu poSltkls by NIubT VI LHt
Board. JN0. T. MACKEY, SEo'Y.
June 20, ls57.-w3
The Great Railroad Celebration.
We returned home from the sex.
eursion Trip" oyer the American
Central Railroad last week. AS our
readers have already, no doubt, read
the particulars of the grand event, we
will but briefly refer to it.
We left Macarthur Station on Sat.
urday the 9Oth ult in Especial edit,
orial Train" in company with a good
ly number of the "Preas.gang" and
a few other gentlemen of distinction .
We arrived at Zaleski about 9 o'clock
in the afternoon, and spent q few
minutes examining the site of the pro-
posed city, The erection of several
large buildings is under way. The
building for the machine shops itself
occupying a space of one thousand
feet in front. The company owns here
a body of 1000 acres of land, and a
capital stock of $500, 900. Mr.. Rob
son, an enterprising and intelligent
Englishman is the business manager
Of the company. After leaving Zaleski
we switched of and ran out s couple
of miles to examine the extensive
coal beds lately opened by the Zales-
Ii company. Here We sat down 10 a
s%umptuous collation. prepared by Mr..
ROBSON, the agent OF said company.
After psrtaking heartily the p%artici-
pants rose, when Vic Smith ofthe Gin
cinnati Commercial proposed a toast
to the hospitable provider of the rich
feast furnished for the OCCASION
Mr.. Robson, in few modest and peril
nent remarks responded. He spoke
as the representative of the Zaleski
company, who had invested a portion
Of their means in Vinton county, in
the very heart ofthe mineral region of
South western Ohio, for the purpose
of developing its immense wealth.
They did not come to speculate on the
already acquired wealth of the coun-
try, but to create wcalth--to bring it
forth from its hidden depths. Meth
ell was it their intention to pull down
but rather to contribute to the build
ing up of all branches of industry.
The company having heard of our
railroads being made on beds of iron
ore and coal conceived the idea that
r. R. iron could be made cheaper in
this country than it could be in Eu-
rope. Hence their investment here.
The toast in honor of the Press Of
Ohio, was responded to by Mr.. Smith.
On the eastern end ofthe road after
leaving Athens some miles, we passed
through numerous tunnels and heavy
cuts, mostly through solid rock, deep
fills, and high wooden trestle work,
over ravines and holIows, the latter
of which Mr.. Wilson, the President
OF the road informed US will be filled
as soon as possible. There are forty
or fifty Of these works on the road
The one called the Warren Viaduct.
seven miles east of Athens, is the lon
gest, being HOO feet long, and Is
feet high in the center. They are all
substantial looking structures. Forty
miles of the eastern end ofthe road be-
ing new and not yet ballasted is rath.
er rough the balance is good and
excellent time is made over it.
Arrived at Marietta at 10 O'Clock at
night and were Hospitality received
and entertained by her citizens. Staid
over Sunday in the city. Monday
was spent in viewing the various
manufacturing establishments, Libra
ny, her munifcently furnished Col
lege, Mounds and ancient military