Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-11-24
A Chance Of Route.

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A number of our prominent citi-
zens met at Dennison' office to con-
fer with Judge Hurd, President OF
the Cleveland, Mt. Vernon d Della
ware Railroad Company, on the sub
ject of the extension of his road
from Mt. Vernon to Columbus. The
Judge made an intelligent state:
ment of the condition of his Com
pany and Of the considerations mu-
tually favoring his enterprise and
the citizens of Columbus for the
construction of the road to this city.
The gentlemen present were satisfied
that the amount of stock subscrip-
ton needed here, in addition to the
liberal aid promised along the line,
to insure the building of the road to
this city, can be obtained from our
business men and property holders
and therefore encouraged the Judge
20 have the it surveyed Immediately,
which will be done. 1t is to be
hoped that our citizens will promptly
respond to the calls ON them for
subscribing the needed amount of
stock to insure the early commence
ment and speedy completion of the
road.
The Journal in another issue has
the following cheering article:
NEW RAILWAY CONNECTION.
Columbus can't complain of a
lack of railways. With five indie
pendent tracks and more than that
number of roads centering here, we
are well provided with outlets, North,
South, East and West. And now
comes the Millersburg, Mt. Vernon
& Columbus Railway Company and
offers us railway connection with the
northeast. This Company owns
and has in successful operation a
line Of railway extending from Mil
lersburg through Orrville and Akron
to Hudson. 1t is now constructing
a line from Millersburg to Mt. Yer
non, a distance of thirty-two miles,
upwards of ten miles of which are
already completed. This line it is
proposed, shall be extended from
Mt. Vernon to Columbus, distance
of thirty eight miles, making con-
tinuous line of road from Hudson to
Columbus of about one hundred and
thirty miles. Instead of extending
this road to Delaware as originally
intended it is now proposed to bring
it direct from Mt. Vernon to Colum-
bus. If this City subscribes the
sum of one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars this desirable end
will be accomplished. On Monday
next survey of the route from Mt.
Vernon to Columbus will commence
under the direction of Mr.. J. w.
Seymour, a gentleman of tact and
energy, who has long been familiar
with the country through which the
proposed road is to pass. The gen
eral route of the road will be along
the line of the partially graded Mt.
Vernon and Delaware railroad to
Mt. Liberty, distance Of ten miles,
thence across the Knox County
line, two miles east of Centerburg
to Hartford, Licking county, thence
through Centerville into Franklin
County, passing about two miles
east of Central College, and thence
through Miflin township to Colum-
bus. This is rich agricultural re-
gion which has hitherto had no rail
way facilities whatever. Columbus
would at once become the market
for the southwestern part of Knox
County, the western end of Licking,
and the country intervening. Of
course our Wholesale Houses will
be interested in securing new GUS
toners like Mt. Vernon. Millersburg
and other towns. The Hooking
Valley railroad, it strikes us, will be
more benefited than any of the ex-
isting roads, for the reason that this
road will be equivalent to an exten-
sion of her own. Mt. Vernon, which
is engaging heavily in manufactu-
ring, needs the fuel which the Hook
ing Valley can furnish. And this is
true of other towns on the route.
In brief, this new railroad is a first
class enterprise in the hands of first
class men. Push it forward.