Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-05-13
The Po-tsmsrtI an Huntington
Railroad.

ming brain.
His predicate is wrong; wrong III
the beginning, wrong in the middle
wrong at the el3 The heroes ar"
al thrown away, because Grst, there
!, no Huntington Land Company
-seson6, they have not undertaken
~ dictate as to the route OF the pro-
posed road,-third, they have not
,irown down the gauntlet to our re-
srccted confrcre Of the AdrOcate 50
We would suggest that in any d.
custom Of this matter. 1.-The Hunt'"c-
ton Land Company" be left ont.
There Is y company called the
'>Centra! lard Company" but it has
never. rs far rs we are informed
written or dictated one single word,
in reference to the matter under d.
eussion. nor expressed a preference
for one roate over the other. Nor
has the Land C0npsny ever express
Cd any solicitrde as to the future OF
It's "bantling," as the AdcocGiF style,
Huntington; but.if the position Of
Huntington is such bubble that
tlA AieocGts car help or mar Il, y Il
in a sal predicamcnt. But Hunting
ton will try and survive even tae cl-
position Of the Aicacate.
NnS. as to the position Of o.
Land Company, Mr.. c. 7. Hw:i-e
t,a:tP President os that Company; il
T., b,. q Nv weeks aga, that he ~e0t
% Cincinnati. to meet the PrcsiGcr'
ac,sc IT, <. al. G. Il. r.. to endNsv
OFT :,r.n some combination by w1ich
tne Eastern Kentucky Road should
be flushed. by which the route adro-
Gated by the AdsorGte woa'd haze
been taken. Whether the proros;
tons he made then will he accepted
orn,t. we do not krrS. If they ay',
viii he butt.
Mr.. \ ) Hatch. is large STOCK
holder in. and director Of the Cen
tral Lqnd Company. lie has return
cd within a month from s. Laai>,
whore he went in the interests Of the
G. & o. X. K. u CT leavar To- ur;e
on the completion of,he Lexington &
81. Sandy route. The A}coca'e Is 50
wide OF the mark thlt the exact ~
ro>i,e of what it asserts Is the :lr;.
The route on ,hc North side ot ;he
river i the only one OF the routes
sp1kca of which has received no up
port from the Central Land Cnwpany,
nor the c. go. X r.; if they talCanv
part at all it would be in favor Of the
routes on the South side OF the river.
But the .i{r9cd,s says j, lr".
poses to discus, his mater from q
"5l,i1'ss stanl?airt."
Lets see il business" It say
in the frs, p!ac. the c. x. O. Il L
c,npanv arc seeking . rail conucc
lion with C;-c,anq,i AMI Louisville.
~, reach Louisville they propose 70
.uilia line from Huntington through
Gmvson. TO Mount Sterling dis-
.snce Of IS miles; then 20 cnnr,It
with l.. & 3 ;. Il. T., which l. com
pleted to that pont. To reach tin
einnati, they propose 10 cross the
Ohio at Huntington and build l39
miles on the north bank Of the river,
4 .a,al Of 242 miles to make such
connections"
The c. & 0. Il. t.. does not pro-
pose 10 90 anything OF the kind; II
has given no couateuauce 10 the r''d
on the north s,,,a of the river. ant
We think that If tl,at road is bui.y, il
will BE- hv company which will rot
be controlled by, nor in any manner
complicated with the c. < o, cuu-
panv We have attended the meet
,irgs he'd at Ironton anil Cincinnati
81 ra'e,io, 20 the projected r r., hri
..v, hecrd no hint Of any assistant.
lr,u re c. & O.. compaoy ia
ice bg.j.r..
Tire scroceic talks very lightly
-el a.rr.ly Of taking the frau-
crises e.. he c. & o Il. r., the
work 5anc on the road bed, the ur>
fr,,Led bridges &c, from here to
Biz Sandy. as if acquiring railroads
and charters was a. easy rs swapping
marbles. hut il would Sud that The
complications caused by such acqui>i-
tinrs would be an almost n>urmoun;-
nlle obstcc|e in The way Of a'y snch
rangen'Snts.
one mos idea: the Ais'ca1s OPP
posts hu.'daC the road on tie north
side of the river, hcc,u>e # It NaS
luil' there. il would lo.e The II III
eft'e l24 mercantile e>jah.ishg ~
oftae b. Sandy and Tvelv. Pole