The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-12

EDIToR Press: In connection with
the foregoing Ohio State Journal report
of the meeting held at Columbus on the
9th inst, called for the purpose of organ
izing Company to build an Independent
and direct line of railroad from Columbus
to McConnelsville, and to which meet
ing we were appointed delegates by the
impromptu action of some of our wide
awake citizens, it is proper that We should
present to those who sent us to represent
them, and to our citizens generally, our
view of the position of affairs in which
we are so deeply interested. We do not
think the State Journal report correct in
all respects. 1t fails TO show the main
object of the meeting, and the tone and
spirit of the ~sme. 1t certainly has a
tendency to mislead the public mind by
convey ing the impression that the object
of the Columbus 4 Mineral Valley Rail
way Company ia to connect with the A.
& F. line somewhere at distance of
about q miles from Columbus, and that
the McConnc!sville people are TO con-
struct Is miles of road northward from
their town to connect with the said A. &
Z. road. Now, as we understand it, this
statement does not comport at all with
the facts, and if true, would at the out
set show total abandonment of the de-
elared object of the orga nization, to wit:
an independent line through the coal
and mineral fields of Perry TO McCon-
nelsville. Nc lipe has been adopted by
the Directors of this new Company, and
will not be until after all routes have
been maturely considered. They are
men of too much practical common
sense, intelligence and discretion, to pre-
vent any departure from the object and
purpose of the organization. An inde-
pendent and direct line cannot be con-
strncted by tapping or joining the A. &
L. at two points and running upon the
line of the Cincinnati & Muskingum
Valley Railroad ten or twelve miles,
An independent line means indepen-
denca in all things; it means power and
will, and no connection with any other
living being OF organization that can in
any way have voice or power in control
ing action. The A. & E. Company is
supposed to be living Company, and
we know the c. & Muskingum Valley
to be 80. How, then, can this new Com
pany be independent and attach itself to
either one or both these lines? We are
sorry the A. & E. R. r. was mentioned
at all in connection with the enterprise
But we had Columbus and Ferrara
Railroad Company, organized to con-
strnct Railway under the Boesel law
and which by default of that law being
law. was slain. That Company surveyed
routes to and through the coal and mine
raj fields of Perry that were indepen-
dent of any and all other lines of Rail
ways. Such route is just what Colum-
bus wants, just what We in all Perry
county want, and it is just what we are
going TO have if any railroad is going to
be built. People will be called upon to
subscribe to the 100000 OF capital
stock of the new Company, and they
wiz be chary how they subscribe if there
be possibility OF connecting or running
the eAterprize with any other line of
road Somerset Is in direct air line
from Cslnn,bHs 10 MeConneIsville. The
line has been surveyed from Columbus
10 Somerset, I'm the former interest of the
Coiambus q Fssrasa Company, a line
has also been surveyed via 81. Joseph's