Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-08-06
RAILWAY FROM DELAWARE TO
MILLERSBURGs

but BRIEF notice giWsns a large ana en- 1
rhusiastie audience assembled at
Templar Hail on Friday evening lat
to listen to the address of Judge r. c.
Hurd, Of NJ. Vernon, in reference to
the proposed railway from MIIlersburg
to Delaware.
On motion OLA. Barnes Hon. T.. G.
Jones was called to the chair and A. E.
Lee was appointed Secretary.
Judge Jones opened the meeting with
appropriate and foreibie remarks in
references to the necessity for additional
facilities of transportation, more espeei-
ally ss a means Of stimulating and de-
welcoming our manufacturing interest.
He then introduced the speaker of the
evening, Judge Hurd who proceeded in
a careful and dispassionate statement
of the enterprise which wasprOfound y
listened TO throughout.
The speaker began with a full exnIa-
natiOnofhis negotiations withGen. Cass,
President of the Pittsburgh and Fort
Wayne road, TO secure the complefi n
of the road from Millersburg to Mt.
Vernon and thence 10 Columbus. At
that time the FOrT Wayne Company de-
sired to go to the State Capital in order
to compete with the Pennsylvania Cen
tra1 road which already had cOmmunf-
cation with Columbus by the Pan Han
die route. The extensioHto Delaware,
though not IostsIget Of, was alb tudoned
and all efforts were directed Oward Sc
curing the of b road to Nit.
Vernon, in the hope that when brought
that far lis ultimate extension to Colum-
bus, and possibly to Delaware, would
be assured.
The lease Of the P. f. VIZ c. Rail
way by the Pennsylvania Central cum
pany entirely changed this feature OF
The programme. The speaker explain
ed in detail his neEoLIatiouS with Mr..
Thomson, President of the PennsylVa-
MIA Central, for the extension of the
Hudson and M~illersbuTg road, which
connects with the Fort Wayne road at
Orrvilie, to Mt. VernO The Central
company having no motive 20 go to
Columbus would, of course contribute
moth ng to such an object. Tney did
not however object TO gong to Delaware
provided they could receive they
consider an adequate local support.
Judge Hurd stafed to Mr.. Thomson
that in his belief $4,000 could be raised
in Delaware county, but THAT SUN was
not considered sufficient. Precisely how
muth would be required Of us The
| speaker was not intUrmtd but he be-
1fsved S175, 900 necessary to complete
the road. With $l25, 900 pledged from
this county he thought it possible thai
1.-THE Pennsylvania Central W iuld ad-
vance the balance. Our subscriptions
might be made conditionaliy. as they
had been in KuOx eOunty,-Bot in the
form of subscriptions Of STOCK but
promis, s to pay the company certain
sums, on certain conditions, with ih+
/ prfVeIege of taking stock for the amount
paid or otherwise to be treated as 4
mere donation. The speaker stattC
that he urged W on Mr.. Thomson Ink
great importance of the tC
Delaware, and that the latter tOOk posi-
tive and decided ground against any
extension 10 Columbus.
The Hego iatiOns TeRTlted in the de
cision Of the Pa. Central, male on tbs
10Th nf July, to give its assistance il
extending the Hudson q Miilerrburi
read to Mt. Vernon. That road is o
completed three m les south of Mlllets
burg. Though connected it'll the For
Wayne rad at Orrvilie 1t crus~es il il
such a way as to secure q considerable
amount 0f independent traffic. It.
gross receipts the past year amounted
30 SI65 600, It connects wi hthe CIeVe
fSnd q Pittsburgh road at Hudson, 2
miles distant from Cleveland, aud q
Akron connscss with the Atlantic 4
! Great Western Railway. The distanct
on this line from Millersburg to Mt
! Vernon would he 80 miles and from
lMilleTsburg to Delaware So miles.
This road if extended as con empla
ted, would pass thrOuGh a section q
country Astounding in coal, which il
J some places in being extensively work
ed. The speaker had Wis. ted some o
the more important mines, and hat
brought away a specimen OF the Goa
which he exhibited. The veins are
feet 8 inches in thickness, and the quail
ty OF the coal mined is very superior. I
can be loaded upon b cars at the mine
for 81 per ton and delivered at Nj
;. Vernon for $3.50. It could probably b
, delivered here for 1920 per tim.
The Pennsylvania Central propose
to convey this road-from Hudson t
MIltrsburR-to b new company. AM
Jay $780, 900 cash toward the expense o
us extension TO Mt. Yernonathe Cen
trail company to be p hated il
stock. Private subscriptions amount
ing to $140,0O0 have already b~etnTalseC
and ii is Confidently expected that $40,
now much the Central company will h
satisfied with is not yet known but tn
speaker believed that $15O,O00 of sub
!. 8cripti"ns on the Mt. Vernon and Nil
lersburg section would be sufficient
The country west of Mt, Vernon ha
not yet been drawn upon n IT, is be
lieved that something could be raise
oven west of Delaware Springfield
for example, would derive great bench
from this new eastern outlet, Whic
"a u = AEA NA4ka GAAK HUI AgAAAH n A&N
road to market but cheaper Goa
J thereby rendering an Important serVtc
to her manufacturing interests. Sh
therefore ought to, and il is believe
/ would, contribute literally toward
: building the road.
The new cQupony was orga9iz4d :
OFrV1llegon Tuesday, July p. The ID
q rectors chosen we're w. NJ Orr, of Orr
vile; J. Harpster, of Mlllersburg;
: c. Hurd, G.. a. Jones, Samuel Isral
! and Charles Co0per, of Mt. Vernon
! and Thomas D. Messler. OF the Penn
sylVHnia Central Company. r. G. HuE
was chosen President. The ~oruOra
name of the organization is The Pitt
hurgh, Mt. Vernon, Columbus & LpT
don Railway Company. The speakJ
Explained The plan by which this orLaT
izat1pn pr poses to be nIetamorphose
g intn a new cOmrany, fhPobiec of whic
D shall be To build the road from MiilArE
burg to Delaware. It viii purchase tn
!, mn finished road b4d from here to NJ
t Vernon, IS authorized to do by liz
t enacted last winter, and then ask f
: an appropriate change of natne.- Ne
8 DlrectORAaud- officers would be elected
-. Judge HuFd stated in conclusion ths
be would see the Presidentof the Penn
! tsylvania Central road again in SeptPit
Der, and wished to know what he coul
say1his county would dol tn secure tn
i, proposed extension to Delaware.
/. suggested that the subscriptions Nigh
be made with The condition that ga
4 half should be paid when the road WI
completed to the boundary of the couT
! ", or of a certain township and ha.
when the entire line should be fnishe
! to Delaware.
Judge Hurd was followed in som
brief remarks by Mr.. Israel, of NJ
Vernon, and Capt. v. T. Hills, of thi
place.
t On motion of. d. Van Deman it VIA
! then unanimously, Resolved. that thi
! meeting pledges Delaware county Il
s raise $4,000 for the proposed road o
s the terms and conditions suggested b
l Judge Hurd.
The meeting then adjourned.