The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-12-30
WHOLE NO. 1880.

is the 200 miles between White bul~
phur q Big Sandy The other COM
Dections at South Point is by the valley
of the Lexington & Big Sandy r. r.
through the State of Kentucky to NASH
vile and the South West G
/ Its belle we'd that the Chesapeake a
Ohio r. r. will be completed with all
possible speed. On the s5th Of No
yember last, the contract was awarded
to Messrs. G. P. Huntington, W. II,
/ Aspinwall. NJ. B Hatchsrd, three as
sociates of New York, for completing
the line from White Sulphur to Big
Sandy. The Counties through Whichtbe
road passes voted heavy subscriptions
last year. Henrico, in which rs the
city of Richmond voting two millions
and other counties in the same ratio TO
their wealth. These public subscriR
tions have been strengthened by New
York men as follows:
Mr.. A. A. Lowe 81 100000, Mr.. w.
H. Aspinwall 81, 900 900, Messrs Fisk
& Hatch 50 1000, 900, Mr.. G. P. Hun
tingdon $a,000.OO0, and Messrs. Bliss,
Wainwright, Winslow and Stewart
81 900, 900 each. Col. Joseph r. An
derson, Of Richmond, also made sub
scription of 81 900, 0O0
The cost OF construction, at gold
prices, is estimated at $4,000, 900.
The total vote of the stockholders at
the recent meeting in Richmond, was
56 900 shares. The competing parties
for the contract we're James Carter Il
Co. of London, and Huntingdon, AS
pinwall, Hatch and their associates, Of
New YOrk.
The contract was awarded the latter
by vote of 81, 900 shares, to 5000 for
the London Company.
Two branch lines are embraced ip
the charter of the company, one from
Coyington to Lynchburg, 100 miles;
the other from the mouth Of Cone river
to Point Pleasant at the mouth Of the
Kanawha, as miles Thus it appears
that desirable through connections can
be made across Virginia to the sea-
board at New York, and through Ken
lucky, by way of the Lexington and
Big Sandy r. R., to the South west,
by the line proposed from Columbus.
down the Valley to Chillicothei thence
by way of Jackson through the Hang
ing Rock Iron Region, to the mouth of
the Big Sandy. Sixty-seven miles Of
new road to be built, will make these
connections, as follows: Forty-fse
miles from Columbus to Chilhcotbei
thence the NJ. & G. r. r. twenty
miles to Raysville, from which a cross
cut of new road to be built ten miles
to Jackson; thence the Portsmouth
branch of the NJ. g. G. r. r. fifteen
miles to Washington Station, in Law
renee county thence twelve miles of
new road to be built, connecting with
the Iron r. r. 10 the Ohio river at
Ironton. sAF
1t is four miles from Ironton up the
river southwark to the point where the
Big Sandy r. r. touches the river, at
Ashland. By reference to the map, it
will be seen that lhe Lexington A Big
Sandy r. r. is to be part OF the main
| line from Norfolk to the Southwest.
This enterprise is one that will bring
together the immense agricultural in
terests of the Scioto Valley,and of the
Hanging Rock iron and coal region.
All that is requisite to accomplish an
end SO important to Columbus, i for
the people of Columbus, CirclsyIls,
Chillieothe and Ironton, and the farm
ers and furnacemen along the line TO
cooperate with resolute purpose, that
the road shall be built within the nsEt
fifteen months, and it will be done;
for the region through which it passes
is one of the wealthiest in the State