The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-12-14
Cincinnati and the River R.,,r..s
Correspondence Cincinnati Rpqair.r.


Three Hundred and twelve Of our Lead
ing merchants and manufaetnrer. bs,.
pelitioued the City Conrcil 10 submit, T..
the people OF our ciiy rie question of Al
ITUlriaiin. million ard quarter dollar.
10 and ~ the construction ri river rail-
TOad leading iT"m Cincinnati up the Ohm,
RIVER t" 'liiSG"rg. aud eonnecun. with
NE 'nest p'ake Hui onio opposite Hunt.
ins'"n ~ money Is TO he raised by -
SUI rond7, posu"u of which j. PAYABLE.
eae' successive year Tor twenty ars-th-
t"ial mount 10 be paid ~ twenty v-ars-
'he "'u"- 10 bear seven per cent. interest
anu mol 10 lee negotiated at les. than mar
ia pursuance with the act Of last winter
NnsW" a. The Hoe-el Railroad Act"
Aver Z" careful consideration We have
come 10 'he conclusion thar It Is to the in
tere7' o. cincinnati to aid ihis enterpris,
uVush We ! ave some doubt ~ to the prsc.
mHl''H ana ul'lul Of the Boese Law
US t""" mus oe beneficial rs Goa,
''au- 10 PaSSi"s up the Ohio River il
p'ue"H'es Az 'he valuable coal fields, a,
~ '"e '"7' "el"sns o. IRON ore. la
'acN a''eF le"N'uH portsmouth, almost ev-
''f suea' cUutrlhutee coal IRON ore aud
"'her nes'f""e minerals IN unknown
f"""''''e ",'N '"e srhne heing geutl-
"ee"''IY AZ u'e way J." our cay, this alone
sNeA me r'"" preference, aud mnst in
u"e gfe superiority over other routes
WI" "'sntF Sr"les' hen we take
careful 'f''e" OF 'he many advantages OF.
U''S ruu'e IL seems orange to US that IL
"HS 'ect''tu :" "tde attention. II Is pos
sue 10 rf'hg coal oY ran cheHp-and IL
@m'H necessary 10 refer to the cities OF
lni"de'ph'a baltimore ami New York to
"''l prove 'nal II j. possible, then 1t can
t"u WI" ue done 10y ms route, The coal
question l. me ilrSt ana most prominent
one YET N7ue rom ms mere are many
p'ne' "es'ra"'r "HNA' '"ses mat should
pring u'S "alter INTO pnh'ic favor II
wiz traverse fich ana PopuI"nr country,
where towns ana citer are ALREADY built,
ana where All klhnS OF lndnsIry ahount
~ abundance, ohiy awaiting growth and
development,
we "el '"at ne Manufacturing interest
OF t,lS c''v must be brought III close CON
h'ctioh WIN the IRON ana coal al tins vast
region. IL ha1 become necessity we car
nos ahorn to de "y longer II our manu-
'acthreIs desire 10 retain the reno"n and
Vhelr deserved prominence, which has Al
rr'nY so much cohtr o"'eh TO our wealth
And prosperity, they must give this mea--
ire Their hearty support II - hardly les
important IMAM our southern kHlroad.
We 'eel mat our merchants II they de-
sire 10 gamer the rch harvest awaiting
'"em ny the opening OF the Chesapeake
ana Vh'o h""T'ai IA Eastern Virginia,
N"f'h a"u Sout" CsroiIn@' must with
una"'l"'ty support TINS measure There
a" immense t'ade III 'hoSe states that
HAS heretofore reth cehteted ~ the East
ern cues \ '"rge portion OF 1t must
NO" come west Let Our merchants SEE
ln"' '"IN ee' 'ne'F snare o. IL ana tins
v"n ~ "'ne " We nave proper connection
WIN ~, NE Cnt'Hp'"Ne ana ONO ha'iroah
MS 'Un" W." oieh l" our c'ti@e'.s NJ"
U",,'' fHo "ot eAAs'c's'e ~h'n we say
10 R: U. i,'''s !, uV' eNce'-' t ,,t tind9o"
r,i t.,,;I ~ ''e"''n Gnu "'"J'l' &c "ea""-
L,','.I.I ofo'a 'I''".'ns a,A'! ." one
nccm,,aj i',. "f .'' wv. "''' 9oon "e
,,si's ,.;,i '" rr"p'e morning
-; ,b. ~ "il any, % l"oSe
.rj ~, ,I ','y.','",.' "',',t' "a! COR,
,.;,,as 800, I ~ INV ,; .'''' an "'ue'
1.as Iii ,y."'''.yS, Ou' o'"'
IL = .ai4 t .i,a, a. S,aons vie '.'eI ~.
how. ID; 80 -, ~ ~. "'i'' 'l ~
" .,.',z'"i" H',' ~ w ,n.tnI 10 un''d