Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-05
Narrow Gauge RaiI,vay--sprlngfleld

to Jackson County Coal Fields.
From the Springfield Daily Republic, Oct. 90.
Council last EVENING" Weda esday)adop
ed the resolution introduced a week ago
for the appointment of a committee to Wis
it the mineral fields of Jackson county
and made an appropriation of money to
defray expenses. The committee will con-
sist of two members of Council and three
citizens, to be appointed by the President
of Council. Mr.. j. D. Stewart, who has the
matter under advisement and is expected
to announce his selections in a few days,
when arrangements will be made for an
early start on the proposed tour of inspec-
ton, which will be made overland on the
proposed route of the road via South
charleston. The following is the full re-
port of the Council special committee:
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the resolution to appoint a commit
tee to examine the route of the proposed
narrow gauge railroad to the Jackson
county coal mines and to make an appro-
priation to meet the expenses thereof
have considered the subject, and recon-
mended the passage of the resolution after
| filling up the blanks. Your committee are
of opinion that there is nothing within the
means of Springfield and the people of
Clark county which would so abundantly
| repay IuS OuGidy AGGO0u dS " lldhS ILLS
road. The saving in the price of coal,
clear, in six years, would repay all the
road would cost; while there is not a
doubt but during that time the road would
pay full dividends on all its stock. It
| would do for US all and more than the
Hooking Valley railroad is doing for Co.
lumbus; and with this road we can equal
or surpass Columbus and Dayton in pop
ulation if we choose. Your committee ad-
wise our people to examine this subject, ,as
we cannot let the opportunity pass.
A. B. SMITH,
J. II. THOMAS
w. n. WHITLEY.
Committee.
From the above, our readers will see
that Springfield is alive upon the question
of supply of coal from the jackson
count ty fields. The committee, composed
of her best business men, report, that in
their opinion, "The saving in the price of
coal, in six years, would repay all the road
would cost"
The report of the committee also sets
forth the fact that while the road woulG
effect this large saving in coal, "but dur
ing that time the. road would pay full div
idendS on all its Stock"
We freely agree with the committee
that it will accomplish everything claimed
for Springfield. We are also fully con
vinced that our proposed Narrow Gaug
Railroad, from Xenla via jamestown
Washington and Chillicothe, to the sam
coal fields, will confer the same advan
tages upon Washington. or even greater
We presume but one line would b
built from this point to the coal fields
Springfield and Washington in that even
will be engaged in a common enterprise
and one which will give them a supply c
r the best coal in the whole West, and q
E lower rates than that obtained by any CON
= peting cities. No further argument
t needed to demonstrate the exceeding grei
value of the proposed road to Fayett
f county and our city
e Our people aotH gtve 1t suppO,
that eoal insure its 8ucceSs.