Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-27
COMMUNICATIONS

Mr.. EDITOR. In the last CHRONICLE
we notice an article on "Our RAILROAD. "
which we do not think much of, not be-
cause we would not like TO see st. Clairs-
vile prosper, and the people OF the
northern part of the county with COM
munications;but We do not think such
road is practicable. In the first place.
it is known fact, line running North
and South through this part of the State
woEld not get trade enough to pay the
loss in wear and. tear of rolling stock
and machinery. This is satisfactorily
demonstrated by the Little Mama L
Sandusky road, which is now burning
the fingers of the Baltimore & Ohio
Company.
A roa from Hel!aire TO Toledo, must
necessarily cross 80 main hire running
East and West. One nf these, the Cen
trail PennsyIvauia, has sufficient 'Hnuey,
and money is influence, you knew, to
blow up all the adveD lures that may
attempt to cross its path. II will haze
nothing TO do with any such road. o.
course F ON whom ,io you expect heip!
Can you promise through tIads- froni the
East? Certainly not, because ihese
through lines cau afford 10 carry cheap
er. Ii is very plain that such line ehn
control no western trade, for shippers
would he extremely foolish to ship their
stock and produce across two through
lines, merely for the sake of patronizing
local road. Men who have an eye to
business won't be caught in any such
loosing game as that. a road from Bell
aire to Urichsville would accomplish all
that road in that direction can accom-
plish, and every body knows that it
wouldn't pay. ST. Clairsviile couldn't
load two ears a week passengers and all
counted in. What couldFlushing d 1.-TWO
car loads year would surfeit the town.
It is said that the road will not attempt
to do more than pay moderate rate OF
interest on the capital invested, but that
land along its course will be enhanced
so much that il will eventually prove. a
great blessing. Go ask the farmers along
tre line of the Central Ohio, WHO have
had their farms cut up by it, how they
like it. What advantage is it to mid
wayfarmer between two ststiOns?lt isJusl
as convenient to be three or four miles
away from the line. 1t seems that il
would not pay q farmer very strong te
put thousand or so, into Railroad
that would probably pay one or two
per cent profit in the course often years
and have his farm spoiled in the bar
gain.
1t is not at all probable that respon,
sible company couli be induced to take
the road after it is finished, and work il
for all the profits, to say nothing of keep
ing it in repair, and paying even one
per cent to stock holders. Then why
attempt to write up such thing? Where
is its advantages, and where do the
profits come in
St. Clairsvilie has no attraction what
ever for manufacturers and it is fully
demonstrated that no other class of fmeu
can build up town in this part of the
country. If gassing and blowing could
have made a city, ST. Clairsville would
have rivaled New York ere this. 1t is
a very nice quiet place for lawyers, loaf
ers and other professional men,and such
we presume it will always remain,
mainly because of its location. WHAT the
Fates have fixed might as we'll be lei
alone Meme would he more pleased
than We to see our county town come
out, but we think she is shut up too
tight.
Perhaps this question is only Agitaleti
for amusement; if so, We say agitaie
her.
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