The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-07
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The cuyahsxa Valley Road.

n correspondent VI tnS S"'iH 'e''''"h
writes to that paper from Germantown
ship, Harrison county, as follows:
On the evening of the 9th ult., New
Jefferson AID its surrounding citizens
held an interesting and enthusiastic
railroad meeting in behalf OF the inter
est and extension Of the Cuyahoga
Valley railroad.
The meeting convened in the Town
Hall. On motion Mr., George Gault
was called to preside over the meeting
as Chairman pro tenn; after introducing
aud explaining briefly the object OF the
meeting to large audience, he then IN
troducod Mr.. A. R. Gould, OF Carroll.
ton, who made some remarks explana
tory as to the design of the meeting,
and in regard to what the Cuyahoga
Railroad Company has recently pro-
posed to do in relation to the extension
OF said line of road.
Mr.. Paul, OF Hopedale, was present
at the meeting. and after being called
to the floor, made some statements as to
what bis place would be willing to do
in the matter, provided the road was to
90 via Hopedsle Carrolltou has pro-
posed to see that the bed OF the road is
graded to the Harrison county liue with
a capital stock raised by private SUBJ
scription, and otherwise, to the amount
OF five thousand dollars per mile.
A committee was appointed to imme'
diately make preliminary view OF the
proposed line, as to the prscticability
o. the Hopedale route, and report
at the next meeting.
The meeting adjourned to meet at 7
o'clock on the evening OF the lat OF Oc-
tober, in the Town Hall OF Jefferson.
We have a regular and well formed
ridge, that divides the waters OF the
Ohio river from those running west
ward, extending in almost a straight
line from north to south, beginning be-
youd Carrollton, and extending it is said
without a single break beyond Cadlz
Upon or near the summit Of the ridge,
the Cuyahoga Railroad Company, Tor
upon some other line contiguous TO this
rdge) proposes to build a line of rail
road in this direction, connecting at
Canton, Stark county, Ohio, via Boards
station on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
road, from thence occupying the bed OF
the Carrollton branch to Carrollton.
From Carrolton it is proposed, If feast
BILE, that the road be built on this ridge
via Harlem Springs. Killgore and New
Jefferson, crossing the Panhandle road
somewhere near the Csdiz junction, or
Mlller's station, intersectiug the Wheel
ing and Lake Shore road at or near
Hopedale, or somewhere beyond Cadlz.
Now ifthis is feasible route to the
Cadiz Junction upon the ridge for the
grade of a railroad, it then can be very
easily built on through to Cadiz, and
then connecting with the new road
somewhere in the neighborhood or be
yond. am satisfied that the ridge
route is a very practicable one from
Cadiz to beyond Harlem Springs. Will
the citizens of Cadiz please take notice
OF this? 1t will open a direct line to
Cleveland, Chicago aud the northwest,
This entire ridge, from one end to the
other, is underlaid with several veins OF
ine coal and many other valuable min
erals; besides it is supplied with an sbun-
dance OF choice timber of all kinds, that
there is not likely to be a market for
without railroad. 1t is the best grain
growing section of farm land in eastern
Ohio. Taking all things into consld-
Grafton the road would be sustained by
a very reasonable local trade. A very
reasonable part of the travel from the
northwestern part Of the State and
elsewhere, would pass over the rood to
Baltimore and the southeast. A rail.
road over the line as proposed would
be very profitable investment to the
people along the whole line Of country
through which it would traverse: The
people OF New Jefferson and German
townships are alive to the benefits OF q
railroad, and the required amount Of
stock would very seon be taken up ey
private subscription.