Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-11-25
THE BLUE GRASS RAIL
ROAD.

~, table Of distances carefully compiled by
VI Capt Gore, Chief Of the Engineering
d D corps engaged in surveying the line Of tho
- Columbus q Maysyilo route This exhibit
D. is madepublic at this time for the purpose
{" OF correcting the errors contained in an ex.
- hlbit compiled for and published in the
" Chillicothe Gazette Of September 5th, in
- which incoitect distances were quoted and
Oh false conclusions deduced 1t is under.
IN stood that line of railway will be drop
x ped either from Newark or Lancaster, or
" Lancaster tia Chihcotho to MaysyilIo on
" the Ohio River, or from Columbus to
y Washington Oia Hillsboro to Maysville,-
s. 1t is conceded that but one of these lines
IL can obtain the necessary pecuniAry aid to
D. build and operate road, therefore they
p are rival interests, and these tables of dis.
J. tances comparing the distances on the RI
s. val routes between important points of
railway connections become fgreat value
u to the public in determining which, i'll
n either of the lines, has the elements of
n success
j. The exhibit consists of comparative dis.
r tances between points common to both
lines, and we also add distances between
other important points, contrasting the
1 system of connections that the Columbus
d Maysville limo possesses with those of
the Newark d Mqysyille line, as follows:
| lst, The distance from Dresden to Alb.
erdeen by the line passing through Chilli.
cothe and making use of the G. d T. Rail
road from Lancaster to GAINESVILLE, is lG9
miles, with 1876 smiles of road to build
Distance from Dresden utu Columbus,
Washington and Aberdeen, 1856 miles,
with but lO6 miles of new road to build.
This leaves difference in favor of the
Washington route of l3 miles less travel
and 10 miles less road to construct.
Cd. The distance from Dresden to Alb
erdeen via GAINESVILLE, Circley lille and Chill.
licothe is ITS miles, with llO miles of new
road to construct, Distance via Zanes-
vile, Washington and Hillsboro rs miles,
with SO miles of new road to construct
This gives the same distance of travel be- s
tween the points, with al miles less of
road to construct in favor of the Washing
ton line. I
Sd. The distance from Newark to Alb
erdeen via Lancaster and Chillicothe is 1877
miles, with 1877 miles of new road to build.
The distance from Newark to Aberdeen ,
via Columbus and Westinghouse 1888 miles, G
with lO6 miles of new road to build, Civ l
ing distance in travel Of one mile less in
favor Of the Chillicothe route, buta saw
ing of new road to be built in favor of the
Washington route of 80 miles, ana the ad-
ditional advantage of connecting at Col
umbus with the Ohio system of railroads, I
cGntering at that point.
4th. The distance from Cleveland to Abb
erdeen, via Newark and Lancaster, is 275 4
miles, with 1877 miles of new road to build. G
Distance from Cleveland, via Columbus,
Washington and Hillsboro, 800 miles, with
lO6 miles of new road to build, giving in
favor of the Washington route 36miles less
of travel, and 81 miles less of new road to /
build.
5th. Distance from Dresden to Lexing-
ton, KY, via Newark and Chillicothe, 226
miles, with 1877 miles to build. Distance
via Columbus and Washington, to Lexing- a
ton, Ky ,228 miles, with lO6milts to build,
or 81 miles less road to build in favor of -,
the Washington route.
9th. Distance from Dresden to Licking
ton, Ky, via Columbus and Cincinnati, m
278 miles. Distance via Columbus and ~
Washington, to Lexington, I29 miles, ma
king saving in travel of so miles in fa di
vor ofthe Washington over the Cincinnati "
route. .. al
As an important adj unctor feeder to the
Columbus d Maysvlle road, oia Washing
ton, is the projected enterprise of complet. G
ing the D. B. Railroad between Wash.
ington and Xenia, 90 miles of which is al =.
ready graded and ready for the iron, and ~
when completed will give the following
Important connections: cy
lst The distance from Sandusky to
Aberdeen Uia Shelby Junction, Mansfield, e.
Newark and Chillicothe, is 252 miles,
with 1877 miles to build. Distance from
to Aberdeen Uid Xenia, Wash. tel
ngton and Hillsboro, is 249 miles, with
% miles to build, 90 miles of which is Al
graded, making in favor of the Xenia and
connection, miles less travel -
md 36 miles less road to build. "
I'd. The distance from Toledo to Aber-
leen Uia Fremont, Shelby Junction, W
Mansfield, Newark and Ohillicothe is 292 eli
niles, with 1877 miles of new road to build. N.
Distance from Toledo to Aberdeen ria
Senia, Washington and Hillsboro, is 256 bis
niles, with 90 miles of new road to build, Jal
70 miles of which is graded, making
Inference in distance of &c miles and 81 =
niles less road to build in favor of the "O
Ienia and Washington route. =
Sd. The distance from Columbus, o., to at
Dalton, Ga, via Morrow and Cincinnati,
s 576 miles. Distance from Columbus to p
Dalton, via Washington and HillsborO ''
cute, is 4l9 miles =
4th. Distance from Chicago to Dalton,
Ia, via Richmond, Ind Hamilton and - g,
Jincinnati, 1888 miles. Distance from Del
,hicago to Dalton, via Valparaiso, Logans-
ort, Kokomo, Richmond, Ind, Dayton, TIL
-enia and Washington, o., and Lexing- eau
On, KY, 677 miles, making difference and
yer the Cincinnati route, in favor of the
-enia and Washington route, Of Sc miles +
,ss travel to reach the Southern system Of $6I
pads centering at Dalton Junction, Ga. of
The foregoing conclusions are reliable