The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-03-14
Mr.. A. A. WARREN will be found
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the night at E. r. Chenault's.
THE CINCINNATI ROAD.
How Our Exchanges Talk.
Lexington Observer and Reporter


/ In the subject Of railroads the people d
Cincinnati are very much interested, and are
particularly anxious about the Cincinnati
Southern railroad scheme That such a road
] will be built il looked upon as inevitable.
at present" saw they, eve are blockaded at
Louisville by land and water; our interests
| are MAD, ia, subAcrve those Of Louisville, and
we will not stand /, NV longer .han we can
help" and they will not The t-,. millions OF
dollars voted by the city for the construction
Of this road is already looked upon as a part
Of the debt Of the city. But that the road
will be buili by the city is by no means so
certain. \ clause in the act empowering the
city to expend so much money for a railroad
provides for the leasing Of the road to some
company for the purpose Of running it, and
/ precludes the city from operating il. IL il
considered to be much more feasible to rent to
some railroad corporation already in exist
encc the rights and franchises obtained by the
city, and LEI that company build the road,
aided by the Cincinnati subsidy. An amend
ment TO the act, embodying a provision OF
this character will be submitted 10 the Ohio
| Legislature, with n strong probability Of is
,pa-sg=a -,h,lsai -essa N is<sIs <kk1
Pennsylvania Central will obtain the contract,
most probably the latter. In this event IL is
not likely that a new road will be constructed
TO Lexington, but that the present Kentucky
Central will he utilized and Strengthened.
Until, therefore, the Kentucky Court Of APP
peals settles the disputed title to this road,
nothing need be expected to be done in the
way of locating the Cincinnati Southern. IL
that decision is not rendered in year or FIVE
year., the Cincinnati surveying parties will be
kept in the field for the same length Of time,
marking out new routes, or until the patience
Of the people is exhausted.
Harrisburg People.
THE INTERIOR JOURNAL does not confess
to the prudent nescience" Of which Sir VIM.
Hamilton speaks, but professes TO have discov-
cred "the best kept secret Of the age" to wit:
the line yf 10 Be selected for the Cincinnati
southern road, confidently declaring that the
route is through Lincoln, and nowhere else.
This happy assurance Of our friend of THE
Journal IL were pity TO disturb, though we
believe, quite as confidently as he Asserts the
contrary, that the road will cross at Oregon
and pass through Mercer. But our convic-
tions and his assertions will have but little
influence on the trustees. They are not senti-
mental gentlemen, but are us practical and
substantial as Bishops groceries or Green
woods stoves They do not propose TO build
the coveted road out Of fertile iances or in
genious speculations, but with ten millions Of
Cincinnati money and a good many more mil
lions of Kentucky money. Now, the sole
question with Kentucky is, how much are the
counties along the various routes willing to
girs for il is not question of stock, with pos
sible dividends and market value, but ques-
ton Of donation. II is tolerably certain that
one Of two routes will be selected, and these
routes, We have reason to believe, lie through
Lincoln and Mercer. The decision will de-
pend upon the amount Of money given upon
these two routes, and the people Of the two
counties must soon give an explicit and valu-
able answer 10 the question. The bill now
pending in the Legislature provides only for
the donation by certain counties Of the right
of way and depots. II does not seem to an
ticipate any donation for other purposes. BE
this As II may, the trustees evidently look for
still larger contributions, and the route Of the
two mentioned which gives the most will get
the road. Such, whether satisfactory or not,
is about the present status of the Cincinnati
road. As we have already assured our read
er, il We get the road we must pay for il, and
the taxpayer. must make up their minds
whether they will pay anything, ana il 50,
how much. Think about il. Il