Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-12-09
BLUE GRASS RAILROAD.

proposed Columbus, Washington
& MaysvilIe Railroad, is from the
Cincinnati Commercial, of decem-
ber I'd:
MEETING AT THE BURNET HOUSE.
The Columbus, Washington and
Maysville Railroad Company hav-
ing filed their articles of incorpo-
ration at columbus, with CAPT
tai of S3,000,000, the incorpora-
tors, and others interested along
the route through which the road
passes, met at the Burnet House,
Room II, yesterday, for the con
sideration Of important matters
connected with the new enterprise.
Among the delegates were Will
liam 0. Collins, W r. Smith and
G. j, Bell, of Hillsboro, Ohio; Da-
vid Thomas, William Hudson,
Chambers Baird and F. +. Shaw, of
Ripley, Ohio James +. Ely, Dan
iel Mclean and S. N. Yeomun, of
Washington, Ohio; B. +, Thomas,
Mount Sterling, Ohio; j. o.. B.
Renick, Franklin County, Ohio :;
S. Young, Pickaway County, Ohio
The following are some Of the
principal incorporators; Hon.
William Dennis John Miller, John
Bartlett, W. w. Brooks, Isaac
Eberle andJ. O. B. Renick, Of Col,
umbus, Ohio John 5. Young, Isaac
Dalby and w. Chenoweth, ofPick-
away County, Ohio George Krous,
B. f. Thomas and William Row
land, of Madison County, Ohio; :;
Daniel Mclean, James Purcell,
j. f. Ely, S N. Yeoman and 9th
ers, Of Fayette County, Ohio; w.
0. Collins, Hon. John A. Smith,
NJ. G., G. S. Bell and w. r. Smith,
Of Highland County, Ohio; N. G.
Devou, G. Baird, John Coslett and
G. A, Linn, Of Brown County,
Ohio.
Meetings were held yesterday af-
ternoon and evening. One of the
results was the adoption Of a rcso
luton to open books for subscrip-
tions of stock, at Il score Of places
along the line, on the 18th Of Jan
uary.
Major Chambers Baird, Of Rip
ley, was chosen chairman, and Dr.
w. r., Smith, Of IIillsboro, Secre-
tary.
INTERVIEW WITH JUDGE JEWETT.
At the meeting in the evening
Judge Jewett was introduced by a
committee that had been sent to
wait on him, and desire from him
any communication he might have
10 make, Of his willingness to aid
.he new enterprise,
Fresh from the purchase Of iron
works at 100000, and a railroad
vt a million, the broa | shouldered,
rather corpulent, full faced and
headed President Of the
Pan. handle breathed rather heavily,
and rubbed his head YEARLY, as he
took the chair set for him; and in
to some kindly inquiries,
confessed that he was growing old
and heshy.
The subject that had brought
them together was then introduced |
by the gentlemen present, and
Judge Jewett listened to their
statements as to the prospects Of
the enterprise, and the hope they
had that he would foster it for a
feeder OF the roads in which he is
Interested. The interview lasted
An hour; Mr.. Jewett asked many
questions and gave much informa-
lion. He stated that the in.
,erests with which he was identi-
led were interested in seeing this
lndeyeloped territory of our State
provided with a railroad; that the
road would undoubtedly
be advantageous to the Pan han
lie route, and that he should Ger
5Oinly give his careful attention to
heir enterprise, and aid it, if it
proved a prudent business measure
so to do.
In the meanwhile they ought to
push along obtaining subscrip,
ions, make complete estimates of
he cost, and complete the profiles,
70 that railroad men could be pre-
)ared to decide at once about tax
ng a hand in the enterprise. They
ought first to arouse farmers in
hose counties along the line to un-
lcrstNnd that it will increase their
from two to four fold in
'alue to have this railroad, induce
hem to take stock, and by all
means obtain as much money as
possible for the road bed before
.alling on railroad interests and
capitalists to come forward and
complete and stock the road,
THE PROPOSED NEW ROAD.
This enterprise was first project
d sixteen years since, by the New
iork and Erie Railroad, for
connection, They made
survey through the eastern coun-
les to MNysyille, and fingered
ver ii about q year, but that was
he end of that The matter was
and was not again agita-
ed until last spring, when u few
orsons listening to the suggestion
f the Panhandle (PennsylvaniO)
that, If the people would
uld the road bed from, say Dres-
.en to Maysville, they would lay
he iron, equip the road, build the