Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-06-12
ror,nal Railrond Opening.

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The baltimore aaa Gin inaati Rail-
roaap ro3 to / Loss es ..t.4-
cnTsiyn gip 30 Lovelana to View
tho Road
Cvrom tho cincinnati imqulr'r Hne o'n'}
The Marietta and Cincinna~
ii and the god father, the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad may
both congratulate themselves
on having obtained an inde-
nendent entrance ito this city.
Ever since they built their new
track across from Loveland to
free themselves from their de-
pondence on the Little Miami
Road, they have had to come
in on the track of the Iamil-
ton and Dayton Road, from
the junction of Spring Grove;
and in addition to being de
pendent upon that corporation
in the matter of the arrival
and departure Of trains, they
have bad to make Il long cir
cult clinging to the range Of
the western hills in order to
reach their, depot in the center
Of the city. Both Of these
have been serious drawbacks
to them, and in order to over
come them, some four or five
years ago, they decided to con-
struct an independent line lun,
ming up the vallay Of Milcreek,
thus 8traightening the line ma
terially, and 10y means OF easy
grades, making it possible for.
them to manage their vast traf
fc at a minimQn cost to the
stockholders.
With this object in view
they organized a company to
procure the right of way and
build the road. The Surveys
were made, the line located and
the work undertaken. The
entire length Of the line is on>
ly a fraction over six miles,
yet so heavy was the work
that it has taken them three
years Of continuous labor from
as large a force as could be en-
ployod to advantage, and more
than a million dollars in mon
ey to complete it ready for a
train to pass over it, That
work was completed on Satur-
day last tie first train wen
over it on Sunday, and yester,
day the formal transfer Of the
road to the lossecs took place.
An excursion train, bearing
the officers OF the road and i
few invited guests, went out
Yesterday morning to look at
the work, extending the trip
to Lovdlaod, the Junction of
the Marietta and Little Miami
Railroads.
The construction Of the new
piece ofrogd has indeed been
a Hsrculeau task. The entire
length OF the track k is an em~
bankment from fifteen TO TWEEN
ty feet ia height. The dirt
required for It's construction
could not be procured by eXca.
yation at the side, but it had
to be brought an average dis
distance Of five miles, by car,
before it was put in its place.
There are four bridges on the
line, all of them handsome iron
structures Of the most spb5tan-
tial character.
The capital stock of the
company originally subscribed
was four hundred thousand
dollars. Then the company
issued bonds fo' an equal sum.
These together have been sudi-
cient to build the road as it
now stands. But the company
has decided to make it a double
track road to enable them to
accommodate other roads that
will want to enter the city on
their line, and for this purpose
have issued three hundred
thousand more stock, most OF
which has been already sub
scribed. The stock is guaran-
tecd to yield an annual divi-
dend of eight per cent. by the
Marietta Railroad, while the
bonds are guaranteed to bring
seven per cent. interest by the
same corporation. Both are
undoubted investments, and 1t
i a.1 Al