Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
The Cincinnati and Great
Northern Rail Road.

prospects OF at last securing by &
proper effort, otEthe part OF those
interested, a Rail Road from La
ton directly north through Green
villo and the center tier OF the
COMMITTEES of Ohio, to hiilsdale,
Michigan-thence north to the
Straits of Mackinaw. The idea
ia by no means a new one, and
has always been f%avorably looked
upon by the people along the
contemplated line from one end
of it to the other. We have not
called the attention Of the readers
of the Democrat to this recent
movement, although it has been
known to US, for the reason that
it was thought best not to men,
ton it atall, unless it became APP
parent that there wes something
more than mere talk in it.
About two weeks ago a num-
Der OF our citizens met, and APP
pointed Judge GILMORE 10 inves-
tigate the matter and ascertain
what the prospects were, and du-
ring this period he has been in
correspondence with Judge Nc
kenny the President OF the new
road and President MCLAREN of
the Cincinnati Hamilton, and
Dayton Road, which resulted in
ameeting,for a general discussion
of the subject at the Office of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton Road at Cincinnati, on Satur
day the 18th inst. There were
present at the meeting, President
MoLAREN, and Messrs. HUNTING
TON. aud LEWIS, Directors of the
Cincinnats, Hamilton and Day
ton. President McKEMY Of the
Cincinnati and Great Northern,
and Judge GILMORE representing.
the interest of Eaton.
Judge MoKEMY being called
upon for that purpose, stated that
the construction OF the road from
Greenville northto the north line
of the State had been let to con-
tract to the "Pennsylvania Con-
struction Company" OF Pittsburg,
on favorable terms. That the
work of construction he hoped
would commence about the first
of May next, and he believed that
sixty miles of the road from
to Van Vert, which is
already graded, will be completed
and the cars running thereon
within nine months from this
time. lie stated that his compa-
ny is entirely independent, with
no alliances or complications with
any other corporation or associ-
alton ofpersons, that the bona fda
object of the company he repre-
SCENTS is to reach Cincinnati from
Greenville by the shortest route
tlat can be obtained, aud prefers
the line through Eaton, and then
by the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton Road to Cincinnati, pro-
vided the people along the line
from Greenville to Eaton would
by local subscription or
otherwise, a reasonable amount
the construction Of the
He expressed the opinion that
n the event of the Boesel law
,eing declared constitutional by
he supreme Court, in cases now
consideration, the necessa-
y aid for the construction of the
Dad north OF Greenville can be
.aised without difficulty, and the
references to the town
ships in Darke county through
the line from Greenville to
eaton world run. He stated
hat he had not come to meet
he Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton Road, with any authori-
y to close any contract with it at
resent, bat that preliminary to
he building of the line from
5reenville to Eaton, his compa-
~ was anxious to learn whether
satisfactory arrangements could
70 made with the Cincinnati,
and Dayton Road, for
its road from Eaton to Gin
,innati, either by running their
with tboir oun nounT oDor