The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-26
CINCINNATI & EASTERN RAILWAY.
FORMAL OPENING OF THE ROAD

oially the staid denizens Of the beauti-
full little hamlet of Batavia, to have
railroad connecting that really attract
i've region OF country with the outside
world.
1t has been the dream OF ambition OF
the enterprising granger, the iona nope
of the citizens of the little burgs OF that
section, and the all-perVading wish OF
all classes without regard to age, sex or
pre yious condition to have the iron morse
snort through their valleys and across
their hills aud to be linked to the boss
city OF the State by iron bands; to nave
the ties of mutual interests come In the
shape of railroad ties.
This feeling was so strong, too, that IL
could not be measured by the ordinary
narroW-gauge. So, after weary years Oh
watching and waiting, when nope de-
ferred had made the heart sick, and the
little city of Batavia, with It's moss
grown roofs and antiquated gables, was
still as far from outside CIVILIZATION as
Columbus is from the States metropo-
lis, so lar as getting 10 it was concerned.
When the census returns had SHOWN
from year to year the notifying lacG
that the town was receding-groWing
backward, as it were-although, in point
| of age, having the advantage OF Clncln-
natl itself, the folks had quite despalred
| of future greatness, and had settled
down to a Grip Van Wrinkle" sleep, and
It's old name vi ''Sleepy Hollow" cluhg
| to it still.
But all this has changed; the railroad
is a fixed fact, and the good people oil
southern Clermont have shot ahead-in
their minds-as though propelled from
| the mouth of a mortar. You snoulu
have seen old Batavia yesterday as tne
excursion train which lett this city at
half-past IL O'Clock yesterday morning,
with its one hundred and fifty OF more
representatives OF CincinnatPs worth
and business energy, with jim Norton
on the engine and Conductor 5. L. AT
wood III charge, pulled In.
1t seemed as though every able bodied
man. woman and child had turned out
to see the fun. The old Fitty-ninth Ohio
Band was there too, TO give us a well
come: the hotels were thrown open
where the hungry .excursionists de-
youred splendid dinner; the "llttle
brown jug" was placed in such coy
though convenient locality that 1t
we're almost impossible to escape
lit: and in fact, such an air oil
genial hospitality pervad.d everything
and everybody, and the old burg was 50
given I'D to the enjoyment OF the occa-
| SiOn. that the visitors felt 1t good to be
| there. good to take by the hand such
rpnresentatiYes oil B4taVia's brain and
worth as Senator Kerr, Judge "Jim"
Brunauyh, Col. Howard, Wp. Mans
field, Andy Sprague, Mr.. Dustin, Go.
| w. Hulick, Archie Robinson. ia VeJ
| Hamilton, Mike Davis and hOsUs OF otn-
1 Th ip
and to whom congratulations were
freely offered.
| There were no formalities about the
reception; no sel.-appointed master OF
ceremonies, but each one resolved him
selfinto committee or one to see as
much of the town as was possible in the
brief time allowed. In fact the stay was
too short, AS soon as the free dinner
| was dispatched, the crowd again clam
bered on the cars, and was Whlrled
| away.
The silver.tongued orator, Sam. It.
Hunt, didn't even get a chance to say Il
word to the assembly OF youth and
beauty that pressed around the rear OF
the train where that gentleman stood on
the platforln ready TO launch out at the
SLIGHTEST prOvocation. By A O'Clock the
Excursion party had returned to the city,
seemingly we'll pleased with the trip.
The only draw back, or backset, or
whatever you wish to call 1T, was that
experienced by the Fat Contrbutor,''
Who was along. With that quizzical
look of his, he approached Conductor
Atwood and said; "Fine road, Con
ductor; fine equipments, too" Then
casting his off eye around at the crowd
and noticing sucl men as Theodore
Cook, l.. q. Hopkins, Hon. Ben. Eggle
: ston, and the STAR ambassador, he con
tinued: "Ips deViish fine crowd, too
come to think OF it; but l see you have
co,tpler buffers aboard"
- ouple o. buffers? Oh, ah. Yes,
see. We have not only Milleps patented
coupling buffers, but we've got thu
Wpstinghouse air-brake on this hne."
Girls. looked disconsolate, anu broke
for the stove. Atwood "seeW his little
qame and went him one better.
TO rive the reader an intelligent ide,
; of the enterprise brief history of thu
Cincinnati g. Eastern Railway Compan,
is in order.
The Company was formed at Batavit
Cthe county seat of Clermont County
on the 10Th day OF last January, by l
franchise granted under the genera
railroad laws of Ohio, with the following
: named gentlemen as incorporators
Samuel Woodward, n. Jameson, Col
q. W. Hulick, VIM. Mansfield, Geo. Ii
! Wilber. w. b. 9. Sterling, G. W. Gregg
: p. r. Swing, G. II. Thomas, Byron VII
liams, and W. A. kaln.
} Notice was at once given of the open
e ing of books for stock subscriptions a
various places, and more tnan 30 pc
u cent. of the stock was subscribed on tn
y day the hooks were opened.
r Gn election for seven Directors wa
ordered, at which election the following
n persons were chosen: Samuel WOOD
a ward, George II. Wilber, ?. +. Swing
: Azariah Davis, Daniel Turner, Chas. Ii
q Thomas and o. ii. Hardin.
h Tue Board at once organized, AM
: elected Samuel Woodward President
= VIM. Mansfield, Secretary, aud NJ. Jam
ieson, Treasurer, and established, az
4. cording to law, the principal office c
y the company at the town OF Batays
The road, when completed to Ports
mouth, will be about one hundred mile
! long. The track of the Miami Vale
! Narrow Gauge Road will be used frol
,; the head of Broadway street
u Cincinnati, through Eden PARK
Walnut Hills, to point near Avondalt
1t where the line will strike off eastward