The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-24
THE NEW RAILROAD.

ito learn the present statt r9f4hesproS
posed Baltimore, Pittsb1rfb AID CtA
! cago Railroad, we a4pend IAN extract.
from the Pittsburgh Commercial, con-
eern7ng ftsconstrrction and prospects,
adding that Surveyors are now on the
route determining the expense and ex-
act location of the road. Let our
people be on the alert, and when they
reach This countyLhe- prompt in at
tending y the fitcsssts of Ashland
The extract is as foIl)ws:
"At The regular monthly meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Bali
timoFe Wnd-9hiezRaileeaa Gau,paay,s
on "Wednesday last, President Garrett
made aospeech, stating that the rapid
increase of the business Of the compa-
ny mas made. the duties of the general
officers onerous. lie paid a high
compliment to Ar.TEing, the Vice
President, and recommended that. an
additional Vice President be chosen.
He said: In addition to other palpa.
bic censes, the recent completion of
the highly important Pittsburgh,
Washington and Baltimore road and
the pressure for rapid movements to
insure the early CONSTRUCTION of the
Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago
road, the great line from Pittsburgh,
through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to
Chicago, imperati7ely require the APP
pointment Of an additional Vice Pres.
ident- Underthese circumstances the
President was gratifed to be able to
state that Mr.: William Keyser had
assented TO accept such a POSITION
Although Mr.. Keyser. vas quite a
young man, being but thfrty-fve years
Eof age, he had already achieved a
reputation for superior business quail
ifications. for diligence, for integrity
and appreciation of the interests of the
4public which made it needless for the
chair to. express its judgment fas.to the
value of the services which he wotiid
be able to render TO the company and
the community in the proposed posi-
! ton.
I "Great enthusiasm existed through
out the north west to secure in the in
terests of those vast. regions the ada.
vantages Of the Pittsburgh, Chicago
and Baltimore ine-as a grand COM
pcting route against the high charges
and greater distances to New York
to Baltimore, their natural and most
economical port on the Atlantic
Under the organization proposed, i'm
mediate and effective steps would be
taken to decide upon the route and
secure the early construction of the
road.
"The Chief Engineer of the Pitts
burgh, Washington and Baltimore
road (B. Fl. Latrobe; Esq y had re-
Gently submitted a report in regard to
the various lines that had been pro-
posed in the interests of the several
sections which are pressing"for the Sc
lection of their respective routes.-
This report is highly favorable as to
the low cost and large advantages of
several of the proposed lines.
"As it will be the policy of the
Baltimore and Ohio Company to make
a large cash subscription to the stock
of this road, and as it has been inGi=
Gated that the remainder Of the CAPT
tai required could be promptly secured,
the enterprise promised not only great
advantages to the terminal cities and
the intermediate and adjacent cities
and territories, but the most remuner-
atiye financial results, especially in
view of the very limited cost of the
line when compared with the roads
with which it would be brought into
competition. 1t Is therefore eminent
ly judieious, in every aspect of the en-
terprise, that arrangements should be
perfected to secure the great fruitions
which will flow from the early COM
pletion of the work