The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20
The SciOtO Route.

We have before US an article from the Co
| lumbus (Ohio) Journal that shows the Scloto
| road to be pushed forward with astoni>h-
ing zeal and force. For instance, the road
bed and bridges from Columbus to Chilli
cotbe, about halfway between Columbus
and Portsmouth, Ohio, arc under contract to
| be completed in ninety days. We copy this
article from the journal. leaving out the STA
tistcal tables showing the great fertility eff
each of the five counties on the line, but
giving their aggregate wealth:
THE VALLEY OF TIE sCIoT0-PERTISENT POINTS
on TIE NEW RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.
The Scioto Valley railroad will give d..
rect route from the capital Of the State to the
Ohio river, penetrating and running "length-
wise" OF u valley oyertlnwing with the fat OF
the land, the greatest need of which has been
the communication OF the kind now being
theoretically pushed forward.
As heretofore reported, work has already
been commenced on this end Of the line, The
road bed and bridges from here to Chll'lc0tne
being under contract to be completed 10
ninety days from the 10Th OF August A
contract with the Columbus Rolling-Ml
COMPANY IQI f.oUU lOJS vi ilOu Las UCeh
closed Tor several months.
All along the line the subscriptions have
been made, or guaranteed so as TO impress
the managers and contractors with conf.
depce. Scioto county is up with her sub
scriptions, and arrangements have been made
70 secure them to the satisfaction Of Presi-
dent Miller and the contractor, Mr.. Chap
man. The additional call Of $4,000 in Ross
county is assured, and in all the counties
from Columbus to the river the question OF
subscriptions is looked upon as settled. The
word now is Forward with the work."
and picks and shoyels are flying arOund
lively. The road is located to Chilicothe;
from that city to Portsmouth two surveys
have been made. and they are now under
going COMPARISON for the purpose Of aScer
tanning which is The cheapest and most d.
rect. The managers will be ready to com.
mence locating permanently within the next
three weeks. The policy of putting the
road above high.Wa,er mark, so as TO avoid
the great losses incident to floods, has been
strictly adhered to- point Of great pecu-
niary consequence. In former publication
| there was slight iDaccuracy as TO the loca-
ton Of the road between Circleyile and
Kingston.
The Scioto Valley railway will be of great
! importance to Columbus as q local road and
will be of not less consequence 10 the flour
| ishing towns and rich productive country
through which it will pass. The line goes
through Franklin, Plckaway, Ross, Pike, and
Scioto counties from the great railroad ceu-
ire of the State to the Ohio river, as shown
by the map.
| So far as traffic along the line is concerned,
authentic statistics verify the judgment
which led to the present project. The pro-
ducive Scioto Valley offers inducements Tor
rail communication that have long been re-
cogriz ed. This is no new field; number
of surveys have been made. but the people
now have their first realiz .tion Of the enter
prise necessary TO cirry such work to com.
| plctioD. The statistical reports m Ike highly
favorable showing in favor Of The counties
| through which the road is 10 be built.
VALUATION.
The total valuation of property 10 the
State of Ohio. as returned for taxation in
1874, was l.5S0,379,324 The following table
will show the valuation 10 the counties
through which the Scioto Valley railroad
rr,sIi