The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02
From the Portsmouth lTrbune.l
RAILROAD from Portsmouth to
COltiinbus VIA MeArthur Sta
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In accordance with the instrnctiohs
OF our Board Of Trade, we addreeseda
letter to John King. Jr., President OF
the NJ. & &. r. X. lntimating that the
citizens OF Portsmouth as well rs those
of this, place aud Logan were, very
aaxieus TO effeeta Railroad ednpec-
tlon Will, Columbus by. tiniShing the
incomplete road bed between NEAR
thuc StatiDl and u logni. aid hsRing
him for his views upon the project.
We have received the following re-
ply:-
Oifcz kiGHErrI 4 AGlNciKaAEt r. R.co.,1T
"a rrorganEsl9
~ .f.., g.. Baltimore AuH y, 1850. ftfyLJ
DELE StH:-I beg tU acknowledge receipt OF
your favor of the ith inst, ia reference to
Completing the unfinished portion ofthe real
between MetrIhnT staloalapd Logan cand on
this subject beg TO state-slV
That while this Company aprtecIates the
vaiue and importauee ot hQlld'ng thtiiine re-
ierfed tost is =. pressliip view lof i. aaan'
elal condition, ont Of i' 'Owee y make such
The MAneua i Cincinnati Company is now
spending more IhanitA receipts because
NJ the large expenditures made IN lmprovi Y
the condition ol the trnck, sttuytuTes, etc., Apd
completing the Marietta 4 Cincinnati road
into ClncinrAti anJ the Company Is obliged 10
SotroS heavily from the Baltimore 4 ONO
Railroad Company. ,fSD
B, A. some future day Il may be in ourpower
to meet the wishes ofctiEensi IN Southern Ohio
IN this regard, when We will With great pleagi
ure, take the sa6ject into cOntidefAuon. 10N
am, with greatreepect 10 sllUG 1pI'
Youis Very Resrecthlly,
S,v.,.. IeMs S Klss, r., President
Pol tsInUuth, ohio. ug ~ u''H'D IN
l In view of the great importance OF
this short line Of railroad being fin>
ished at as early a day as practicable,
we suggest that u meeting be called at
Macarthur at no distant day, aud the
citizens of Logan, Vinton county, and
SciOto be requested to attend, 1t
seems to ns that II a determination is
concluded upon by those Interested In
this project. to have 1t completed 1t
can be done. Hereis line OF railroad.
running Though the very best coal
and ore bed Of the State, with rail-
road CONNECTION Jp the nOrth-=(LO,
gal)-and on'the SOUTH (McArthuD
-insuring paying business In pas
sengers and freight, and atfording the
most desirable connections OH the
north with all the great through
routes, as also on the south with the
Portsmouth branch ofthe NJ. & c. road.
passing through the rapidly devel-
Oping irou and coal lands between
here and Macarthur, and tapping The
Ohio river, at the very point wherea
river coast of two hundred miles
would become tributary tolit. This
gap is opls t,ceatyJdrs miles long, the
right Of tedy secured, and II is mostly II
NOT entirely graded rnd b7Idged. All 1t
wants are the ties and rails. Estima-
ting the cost OF completi0nat $4,000
per mile, and we have $3.50. 900; but
let us call 1t 100000. The interest
on this sum &C 10 per cent would be
$4,000 per annuIn. The work already
dobe-x x put at Only $4,000. per mile
.vould %, $l25,00o, One pplan sug-
gested is for ae NJ. & {. road to Issue
DO'' u! UOrtHhRe OIL
this branch, pledginsjts earnings for
the interest and the bo,.ds to be en-
dorsed by the counties ioE Hooking,
VintOn and the, city Of Portsmouth.
Bonds with such security @ouldoss-
,tainly bring the money. The respon,.
sibility for Interest II divided between
these two counties aud Portsmouth
would only be $4,000 for each. And
so far as Portsmouth is concerned the
matter would certainly be cheerfully
agreed to, for it would be the best In
yes.ment withoutaV onthyIthat was
ever presented to any city. I.
But the Columbus & Hooking Val,
ley Railroad Company would be very
much benefited by the completion OF
this branch, as 1t would be u valuable
feeder to that road; and that company
might be willing to assist III lbs COM
pletion by loauing its credit. 9di a.
This subject is calling for the ear
nest consideration ofour business men.
They should move ut once in the mat
ter. The local trade guaranteed to
Portsmouth by the completion Ofthis
twenty-five niles of road would be OF
more value than arailroad up the Sci
0to Valley. Besides it would place
our city within four hours reach of
Columbus and all tho through routes,
east aud west, which OF itself would
make great difference In our place
and in addition to its, being a, great
convenience to US, it would be con,
venience to the travelling public, who
now avoid lis as much as possible be-
cause we arr out Of the main lines of
traveilG ilGnd' difficult of access. The
hundreds. and We might say thou
sands Of persons from points on the
river above, who now goto Cincinnati
by boat, and take the ears from there
north and east. would come here and
take the cars north, ,..fo,, .o...
We hope to see full turnout nc
our meeting OF the Board OF Trade
next Saturday, and have this matter
understoodand preliminary steps ta-
ken fo, a general repression Of opln.
ion at Macarthur as Soon as the proper
notice can be given for such meet
ing.
II the three wealthy counties of
Hooking, Vinton and Scioto canDot
guarantee the payment Of $4,000
each on the interest z secafesl by
pledged earnings Of this twenty-five
miles Of raiiroad,S we might as well
afasS 1ieauseiner er anu raiiron n ,,.ni.sof