Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-12
RAILROAD MEETING AT HILLS
BORO.
Cincinnati. Gallipolis and Pome-
roy Railroad.
AND CHARTER
ADOPTED.
Only $50o,00e Needed to Com
plete the Road-Bed. -
HrLLsBoRo, O., May 5.

HuLsBoRo, O., May 5.
The railroad meeting held here to
day in the interest of the proposed
route from Hillsboro, through Pike
ton and jackson to Gallipolis, witt
branch to Pomeroy, was attend
ed by quite a number of citizens
representing Highland, Pike ano
jackson Counties. Cincinnati, though
directly interested in the route as al
fording a connection with the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad, sent ne
delegates. Gallia and Meigs Coun
ties, in which the proposed termlni
of the road, Gallipolis and Pomeroy'
are situated, were also for some rea-
SON not represented. There was,
however, quite large attendance Oh
the substantial men of the three
counties above named.
The meeting was organized by
electing William Patterson, of Pike
County President, Thomas R. Clew-
ers, of jackson, and Hiram Camp
bell, of Lawrence, as Vice Presidents,
and j. K. Marlay, of Highland, as
Secretary.
Mr.. James n. Thompson, of Hills
boro, was called on to state the OBJ.
ject of the meeting. He said that
he understood that some weeks ago
a meeting was called at Hillsboro, for
the purpose of taking steps to pre-
vent any further extension of time
for the completion of unfinished rail
ways. At that meeting, which was
held for the purpose of enabling
them to take the benefit of the act
of 1868, whereby the franchises of
railroad companies were forfeited to
the lsndholders, if since the passage
of that act ten miles of railway had
not been completed and put in ope-
ration, a committee was appointed
to present on this day MAY 81 a
certificate of the organization of a
company to take charge of the right
of way and unfinished work on the
railway from Hillsboro to Jackson
Courthouse, in Jackson, this right
of way, by the terms of the act in
question, having reverted to the
landholders along the line. This
committee, OF which the speaker was
one, had prepared a charter and de-
sired to present it for the signature
Of such persons as took an interest
in the enterprise. The speaker here
read the charter and set of resolu-
tions which had been prepared for
the purpose of carrying out and ac-
complishing the objects of the meet
ing.
AS set out in the resolutions there
was $500,000 of work on the unfin-
ished line between Hillsboro and
Jackson already done. 1t might be
safely assumed from representations
and information had that the land
holders along this unfinished line
now forfeited would all of them be-
stow their rights upon the new Com
pany, and if the road was to be built
at all it was expected that they
would not only do this, but put
themselves upon an equal footing
with all other persons in subscrip-
tions of stock in the new organiza
ton. All their past wrongs and
past complaints would have to be
buried. Upon the best estimates
that could be made, it was estimated
that it would take about S50O,OOO to
put the road bed in such condition
that money could be obtained to
iron it and rolling stock sufficient to
put it in operation. 1t was neces
sary to have this $500, 600, and the
question was how to obtain it. 1t
was expected reasonably that Gin
cinnati, when the facts were placed
before her, would subscribe one
fifth, or 100000 of this amount
The road would be in the interest OF
Cincinnati, and was the nearest to
the river that had been projected,
though not the nearest that had been
talked of. 1t was the nearest to
the river that was marked out upon
the ground. 1t was fixed and mark
ed from Hillsboro to Jackson Court
house by the expenditure of large
amount of money. Outside of the
100000 from Cincinnati, 100000
we're needed Gallia and Meigs
Counties have no railroads. They
had been trying within the last two
years to get out 20 the Marietta road
at Hamden. 1t would be easier for
them to get to the Hillsboro road at
Jackson. The distance would not
be so great The distance from
Jackson to Gallipolls was thirty
miles, and in going through Jackson,
the Keystone. Buckeye, and Lime
stone furnaces would be passed. j
That line of the railway would pass
just near those furnaces. Mr..
Thompson here read letter from
Mr.. Joseph Bradbury of Gallipolis,
setting forth tue great advantages of
extending line to Gallipolis, and
the readiness of the people at that
point to give all the aid in their
power to the completion of such a
line. This would bring it to the
mouth of the Great Kanawha, and
Mr.. Bradbury stated in his letter
that the President of the Chesapeake
and Ohio road had given his prom
Use in writing that his road should
be brought down to that point. At
present the Chesapeake and Ohio
turned off sixty miles above the
mouth of the Kanawha and came
across to the mouth of the Guya-.-
dotte. 1t had been determined fpr
this as well as for other reasons 70
strike the mouth of the Kanawha at
Gallipolis. By building the road
east OF Jackson thirty miles to CALI
polls and twelve miles to Pomeroy.
there would be two wealthy counties
sending business to jackson. IL