The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-06
-. =. ,,e.i.. and Onto Ratsrssd

r,,.a chesapeake and Ossio
An~ srs Connections.
,u..o,y, t,,e4 llos|iBg ffesath eaE New = osK
MI, 8,,ueti,, h AS the Information 1t con-
,..;ns Is no. doubt obtained at the conpany,s
"e,.I, IN New York. it may be relied upon as
correct: 80, ri, -
,rbe aipraacl,inc completion OF the Ches'.-
noakn and Ohio railroad is beginning 70 eA'
src;ae y marked influence OH nhroau entei-
Sr;Sa in Ohio. The advantages OIL makins
,n,a,,noc.;ons with the western terminus Oh
tno n.w tr1,nk road to the seaboaifl are Cd,
v;n,,s and various projects have beeniorihe.'
sar ti,s construction Of connecting Inks. a
law nnssed during the last session OF the ONO
State Legislature gives commun'ties anu
nonuties peculiar facilities for carrying out
any. polIcy of railroad improvement That
they NAV regard, as conduc;vc to their int
rests. The act commonly known as tine
Boesei law authorizes county conm's'
sioners, on petition Of the citizens Oh
county TO that effect, to subinit 10 Wpu'
lar vote the question of leyyins 2 taA
IN aid Of railroad enterprises 4 4 huef
the operation of this law the people Oh Inc
Scioto valley are now adopting measures loI
a line to connect with tho Chesapeake anu
Ohio railroad at Huntington, W. va. Inc
proposed road Is to extend from the PIKE
county line through the Scioto valley 70
Portsmouth, continuing to the Law sii,
county line, and thence TO Huntington. Inc
Chesapeake ard Ohio Railroad. company
have offered Orion and equip, Inc ROAD on
condition that the people construct tne roao,
bed. The latter question is To I'VE suDmlttet!
to popular vote, aud there Is little douDt tial
1t will lie ratified. ,.,..
Another projected road is between Column
bus and Toledo, and for this two companies
with separate routes have been formed, ana
have filed certificates Of incorporation. IL
Il proposed to run one line through FRANK
lin. delaware, Marion, Wyandotte, Seneca.
Wood, and Lucas counties. The company
projecting this road has capital OF S2,3oo.-
600. The rival route between the two OBJ
i,ctiye points runs through Franklin, Union,
Hardin, Hancock, Wood, and Lucas cQuntles.
There is a difference of only six or seven
miles in the distances of both routes, ana
the question of their selection is to be LETT 10
pop,iEar vote. The competition, however, Is
so keen, and the people along both routes
are 80 DESTROYS of railroad connections, that
it would not be surprising if both Hhcs
should be constructed ut 10 very distant
time.
The influence Of the coming Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad also extends TO othef
lines which may DC either directly or ilIui-
rectly connected with it. The new roaa, 10,
example, from Columbus to London ana
Springfield, ia being placed in tirst-class con-
dition in anticipation OF large increase vi
traffic. New der0ts and warehouses are 10
be constructed; grades are to te maze easier
and curves are to he diminished, 90 MS to
make the road one of the best and smootliest
in the State. A survey has also hecn made
of tie Columbus and Fcrarra railroad, and
the interest taken in the work by the farm
ers and inhabitants along the route insures
it's completion at an early date.