The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-05-06

The Lancaster and MaysyilIe
RailrnAd. -.

The Lancaster and Maysville
Railroad. 49,
The minds of our conmunity
are, powg naturally resting upon
the advaotages this proposed road
will open up TO u.s. Never in an
Ionr conDeetioh With public, affairs,
have VIC known 80 rapid q revul.
sion OF popular feeling has taken
place in favor OF this road. In
Adams county, the people are up
and already at work. They are
thoroughly inbued with The spirit
t0tthe enterprise, and on that por-
ton of tho proposed line, the road
lis regarded as being already set.
tied upon.r The great argument in
favor Of the road after all, lies in
the fact of its developing the re-
sources Of o hitherto nnfeacbed
portion of our State, and afford
ing connecting road between the
South and East, The read will
pass, through q region of country
unsurpassed by any in the world
ior tho fertility of its soil and
the enterprise ofits inhabitants n
By means OF this road some of the
best water power iE the United
States will be made available for
manufacturing purposes---we refer
TO those upon the waters of Paint
Creek and Brush Creek, The
road itself will be easily built, hav.
ing all, tho material for, it's con,
spuction right on it's linea IL will
pass over and through section of
country where but few if any cuts
Will berrcquired TO be made, and,
We arc assured by those who are
familiar with Lbe route that in no
Instance will o cut Of more than
twenty feet, ,be found necessary.
while there will not be one tunnel
along the line, After leaving the
valley of Paint Greek, the line of
road will pass by natural and
perfectly practicable route into
the valley of Brush Creek, which
it will follow until IL strikes the
Ohio at Aberdeen.
From Chillicothe TO Lancaster
we have o plain level surface Of
country over whichto build, if we
except q short distance that the
road must necessarily traverse the
Hooking hills If tho rights Of
way can be secured, either free or
at nominal cost, the main obsta>
clio TO tho construction. of tho road
is surmounted. The spirit Of libe.
raiity and public feeling already
exhibited leaves US no room TO
doubt that this can be done. Then,
if sufficient stock ia taken TO grade,
tic and ballast the road, our enter
prise is accomplished The great
through line OF tho Pennsylvania
Central has already expressed a
willingness TO put theiron and roll.
ing stock upon the road. Here
then. We have, by means of this
road, a section Of country rich in
agricultural wealth opened up to
US, ChillicOlhe will necessarily
become transfer point for the res
shipment Of stock. She will re
gain oil tho advantages OF the
grain trade of the southern p0r.
ton of the State that she enjoyed
before the days of railroads Tho
eattle from the rich blue grass re.
gion of Kentucky must pass over
this routGon their wayto tho Eas-
tern markets. We shall stand
without rival ioi the trnde of
section ei country that docs not
now come TO US ut all. We shall
bo benefited in tho way of reduc
ed freight and passenger tariffs
We shall be placed in direct COM
munieation with allthc great cities
north, south, cast and west. The
gentlemen interested in this mat
ter have gono earnestly to work in
tho right direction, and tho 18th
day of May will witness the in
corporation OF the Company. Then
the matter will rest with the pco-
pie. Wo'hopc that tire citizens of
our county may respond Heartily
to tho Gull Of the : incorporators,
and that liberal subscriptions TO
tho capital stock may be made
Lot us all 60 to work and use all
the aihfluehce and means nc our
command 10 further the interests
Of th,s project and We shall reap
our reward In seeing our city grow
into n great railroad crnter, and
become an influential and pros.
peruus inland railroad town. We
hopc next week TO publish d caro-.
fully prepared statistical article,
giving lacts and figures to show
that the building ofthis road will
provo u good paying investment.