The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-10-20
we turf froIh It regretfully. They have
not wealth, yet after all
"Tis love, tits love 'tlsl
That makes the world go round"
The END.
From the HilkborO News. raf
e. q. & e. RafI Road and its Pros.
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The ExD.

mouth OF Symmes' Greek to Ports
mouth, and up the SciotO valley from
Portsmouth to Piketon, and can speak
knowingly Of the character Of the line
from this point (Hillsboro) to the cons
nection with the Chesapeake & Ohio
Road. | risk nothing in asserting that
no such line can be presented on the
Ohio side of the river for the adoption
of the Oh. 81 o. Co.. >.l -fo.
The distance from HillsbOro. tothe
mouth ofSymmes' Greek will be reduced
to 100 miles. There will be no grade
down the Scioto or up the Ohio valley
over 90 #. 10 the mile, and the entire
line from this point will be more free of
bad curves than any r, r. line in
Southern Ohio. What is of equal in
terest TO the communities along the
line is, that it will cost less, with the
work now dOne) than any completed or
proposed line in Southern Ohio.
live are equally fortunate in the
character of the line from this point to
Dayton, the engineering facts will
more than sustain the representations
heretofore made by me to Mr.. Hunt
ington, President of the the Oh. & o.
expect to accompany my Chief En-
gineer next week in examining the
route to Dayton, and be ready to sur
yey it as soon as the work is completed
from Piketon to this point.
Some Of the leading and influential
citizens of IrOnton have pledged their
city and county for the amount of sub
scription necessary to complete the
road ready for the iron through Law
renee county, and the procurement of
the releases of the right Of way in that
county. t st..
A number of the leading men of
Portsmouth have given the same pledge
for Scioto county, with the additional
understanding that they NAV be requir-
ed, as well as the other portions of the
line, toad Pike county IN the heavy
work of bridging the Scioto River and
completing the Jasper tunnel. sl
cannot speak for, Pike county. I'm
fortunately the interests of the county
seat (Waverly) are not directly promo
ted by our enterprise, and it is stherefore,
as is Highland, a county divided
against itself. The passage Of the Ma
rietta road through the Northern belt
of Highland county depriyes us of the
aid OF that portion Of the county. ''
Unusual effort will be required in
both, to do what is needed to insure sue
cess to the enterprise. 't
Some prominent citizens of Jackson
and some of the owners of Furnaces
have promised to secure from the land
owners of the line from Piketon to
Jackson, and aid in procuring stock for
the completion of that part ofthe road.
l have substantial reasons, in addition
to those already made public,f for asser-
ting that the gentlemen controlling the
Ch. & O. r. r. :, are looking with inter-
est to our efforts and desire the success
of our enterprise AS they are the bull
ders and owners Of the Central Pacific
as well as the Oh. 65 O., and as it is the
purpose of that company to secure the
best possible connection across the con-
tinent, cannot be mistaken in assum-
ing thai FIVE secure the adoption of
our road by that company as part of
their great through line, it will be one
of the most important Railway lines of
the country, and paying road from
the day the first train passes over it.
1t will command at once, a larger To-
cal trade than is commanded by the ma
iority of the old and well-establshed
roads of the country. have satisfied
myself from unquestionable authority,
that it will be mineral road in the high
est sense of the term, commanding as
great a variety of superior Coal and a
larger Iron transportation than any 9TH
er road in Ohio. In addition to what
will be commanded by the Jackson line,
extended to a connection with the Gal
lipolis & Logan line, the front hills
from the old Franklin Furnace in Scio-
to county to Burlington, in Lawrence
county, q distance of 80 miles, are said
to be richer in Iron ore than any 9th
er part of the mineral belt. When
Jackson Shaft Coal, (Which recent de-
velopmeBts prove to exist in inexhaust-
able quantities for smelling, is supplied
cheaply over this road of low grades,
it is anticipated that furnaces and man
ufactories of Iron will be multiplied in
Ironton, Portsmouth and at points
along the line. The same principle
will apply to the manufacture of fire
brick, which is carried on extensively
at Sciotoville, and for the burning of
which they need the Jackson Coal
To distribute to the, West, N. W.
and s. W the products Of these manu-
featuring establishments, will make
for this line of road large and con-
stantly increasing business. In return
the road will furnish, from the rich
agricultural district through which 1t
passes, the supplies needed by 80 large
q manufacturing population. Add to
these, other items Of local trade equal
in amount, and the through business
Of the Oh. q o. Road, and it must be
clear to every one, the road will be a
success. III
It has been agreed, after full consid-
Grafton ofthe subject, that this road
must be built by private subscriptions of
stock. Some Of the abest lawyers of
the counties through which it passes,
have decided that the "Grifith bill"
cIA q.