Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-02-07
Covington & Ohio Railroad,

Covington & Ohio Railroad.
From a late article in the Kama
wha Republican Charleston, West
Va, we are enable to give our read
ers some additional information in
regsrd to the prospects Of the Gov
.ington and Ohio Railroad. 1t will
be remembered that the Commission
ers OF Virginia and West Va, allow
ed the New York Company until the
1st of January to decide whether
they would accept the contract
just before the expiration of that
time, Mr.. Baldwin, Commissioner on
the part of Virginia, visited New
York to ascertain whether the con-
tract would be closed on the 1st OF
January. The result of his visit is
contained in the following circular:
NEW l. OiSh, bCC. ~, ICOO.
Messrs Summers, Burley, Despard,
Watson and Mcpherson, Commit
tee for West Va, on Covington &
Ohio Bailroad:
Gentlemen: 1 am here on the sub
ject of Our common enterprise, and
/ find that Messrs Pell and others,
while still engaged in active nego-
Citations for the means to build the
road, and still confident of success
as seen as the way is opened for any
financial movement of importance,
are unable to close the matter by the
time limited. They declare the pHr-
pose to continue their efforts, in
which they say they encounter 10
difficulty, except such as arise from
the condition of public affairs in
Europe and in this country; and
while they will not ask US to contin
ue to them any exclusive opportuni-
ty. they are anxious that no step
shall be taken which will exclude
them from competition with others,
and that nothing shall be done to
prevent them from carrying out their
plans if their negotiations shall re-
suit favorably.
I am directed by the Commission
ers for Virginia to ask that meeting
ofthe Joint Commission may be held,
and to name the 10th day of January
1867, and the Eutaw House in Balti-
more, as the time aGd place of meet
ing. Very respectfully,
Your obedient serv't.
JNO. B. BALDWIN,
Chm Va. Commission.
The meeting proposed by Mr..
Baldwin was held in Baltimore on
the 10th, two only of the Commits
sioners from West Va. being present.
The result of the meeting will be
seen from the following extracts
from letters received at Charleston
from Messrs Paxton and Broun,
who were present at the meeting
Mr.. Paxtons letter dated Baltimore
Jan. 18th says:
Nothing was done, except to agree
upon bill which they will try to
have passed by both States. The
bill provides that any company or
ganized under the Covington and
Ohio charter, may consolidate with
the Virginia Central Railroad Co.
aud with the South side Railroad Co.,
and also the Norfolk and Petersburg
Railroad Co., and in the event of the
consolidation all the interests of the
State in the consolidating roads is
surrendered to the Company.
Mr.. Broun writes from New York,
Jan. 11th, as follows:
Nothing as vet has been accom-
plished for railroad. Paxton's bill
meets with much favor from the
Commissioners. Messrs Pell and
others, of this city, $50 Col B. told
me- had hopes yet of putting their
scheme through. 1t was thought
that a joint move on the part of the
Virginia Central and other roads in
Eastern Virginia, would either
build the road or cause Pell and 9th
ers to build it. All were sanguine
that something would soon turn up
The Richmond Times, in speaking
of the Baltimere meeting and its re-
suits, says:
The meeting we understand, was
in all respects harmonious. We
have no particulars of the proceed
ings except that it was decided that
further legislation by this State was
necessary to render the charter
Ito be hereafter bestowed, according
TO the act of the last session of the
Legislature, acceptable and effec-
tive. Ia furtherance of these views
of the Commissioners, the Commit
tee On Roads of the House of Dele
gates, on yesterday reported the bill
A'to provide for the completion of
line or lines of railroads from the
waters of the Chesapeake to the Ohio
River"
This bill, which, as we have said,
is supplementary to the act of the
last session, provides, among other
things, that il shall be lawful for the
Covingten and Ohio railroad to con-
selidate with the Virginia Central