Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-11

should they suppose that any of our
citizens unless influenced by direct
local advantage will set aside their
natural interests, even to attentivelyl
listen to such iallacious and absurtiE
notion.
Bat our author says ''these men pro-
jected the road in such way that aeci-
dentally divides the advantages about
equally between Belmont and Harrison
Counties, and upon the line they deem
ed most feasible; and all the subsequent
surveys and estimates have proved the
correctness of their Judgment"
y Did these HleA-eyeF project railroad |?
If so it is now certainly lost sightof; for
we are quite sure that the l.. S. &T.V.I
Co. projected the one, which is now
claiming the attention of our citizens,
and to which our Athenian Brothers
have not only very literally subscribed
their will and might, but have per-
promised if necessary 1 to
success all Of their available means, so
that it seems quite likely most of the
citizens in the northern part of our
County llf they make not haste) will be
deprived OF the privilege of assisting in
tulS SldtiA CutCl pI1SC.
1t Is a very reasonable proposition,
that these ''woald-be" projectors should
suppose that route the most practicable,
which was TO bring them a direct local
advantage; II is but very natural ex-
preston of self interest, but that the
CORRECTNESS of their judgment has been
proved by subsequent surveys and esti-
mates, - is an altogether very different
and uhtenable connection.
We do not propose to deny or over
look the fact, that the route via Flush
ing has been surveyed to cost about
S200, 600 more than via New Athens,
but on the contrary are very free to offer
| it as that much of dollars and cents in
favor of the latter line, and very fortu-
nate indeed is this circumstance for our
Athens and Brushyfork neighbors, for
we are here possibly reminded that the
situation of any community burdened
with a heavy debt, without credit to
offset it, is indeed much to be deplored;
however, we would here suggest for his
consideration truth long established
4 Throughout the financial world; "Thai
4 which costs the least is not necessarily
and for that reason the .cheapest," }" q
1-inaxim that will apply with as much
4 TO: ce and pertinence to the location o
a railway rs to the purchase of the mos
cemnioa commodity 81 commerce.
4 True it is that the proposed route Il
i Barnesville will probably. cost more
y than half a million dollars less ever
! than via New Athens; but that it viii
I for this reason ultimately prove more
| profitable as an Investment seems alto
J gether inadmissible, ,,3frgf
:; Again we would suggest that thu
; author bring the graduation and curVa
: tufel 6f lfsif;ivofeu route to STANDARD
with the Flushing line and then SHOW
US the. residue of his S2O0, 200; we sup
: of the trip.
I'm regard to the adoptieno the tun
I mel lines; we propose to show that hi
: statements a Misrepresentation of tn
/. facts; the tunnels alluded to were al
0 merely Suggestions by the engineer
e and the calculation from which thi
7 com parison was stIndolbtediy y drawn in
!. cluded one. of $3.50 feet at Rogers Mil
0 on the Flushing line,) where one {
n 400 feet WAS also proposed by the. .engi
; neer; instead, as perhaps more practica
!. bie;Y this change in the eompariso
g would make difference. from tn
d authors conclusions of fmore than $500
D 600 in favor of the Flushing route
T which is certainly sufficient evidence {
q their happiness. d is .;l.7 e't.tsa
q - We believe9t is more than thirty-fiv
u years since Wheeling and StillWate
q valleys were first in view (
II the location OF arailroad, and not onl
II at that time, but atliifferent subsequer
= surveys, via Finishing was decided I
e bethe most natural and proper r9ut'
s and surely careful examination Of tn
L recent report. of J. Blickensderfer dot
?, but confirm this opinion. ~
VI But in view ofithe fact we, as cOnd
1t tional subscribers cannot expect to hay
q a controlling Influence in the final locs
al tion; and inasmueh as we will be con
10 pelled to yield this privilege to prope
IS iy constituted authority; therefore,
a. seemed very evident the question
feasibility can have but little infiuent
il in directing our efforts; for as our cit
y zeiis have not and will not to any col
to siderable extent subscribe to either lii
OF merely as an Investment; and relyiI
al az they do with confidence IN the d
IN termining Tower; that the location wi
le be judiciously made with view to
o. fture profit, surely they will be justifi
'e BILE in aiding that line which, If bull
y will most likely return them the grea
,p est general and local advantages.
to We beg leave to inform the auth
D. that the statement that ten miles is Il
or difference indistance traversed by ii
1.-two lines through our county ia substa
IT. TALLY correct, and If necessary we a
no prepared to prove it; he claims, ho'
be ever, that if we admit this, the ifcrea
IN in diminution of taxation would be
e. very. small as not worth our consider
ne ton. But he virtually refutes his ov
OF argument by stating that ''if the lOc
We tiOn is to be decided by tax payers tn,
a. tinight find ir to their interests to NAL
OF theroute as circuitous and costly as pc
e tsible,ps which is better logic than v
re can possibly apply, and so here we W.
If leave him. BELMONT COUNTY.
oriiiii s,ji,-- ILL @'
to The Cincinnati Convention.
The Cincinnati Convention continu
40 to "loom," without taking shape, al
ne grows, if possible, more nebqlOqs fro
al day to day. Some tell US it will be
OF meeting of enormous importance; OF
rt- ers, that it will be an insignifica
'e gathering of disafected politicians; b
ng nobody can say who will attend it, ho
rn much pelitical power it will represer
eu or what it will undertake to do. So fs
ne main within the line of legitimate 6
nd tion inside the line of the Republic.
NJ party. The doctrines Qfamnesty, ci,