The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21
RAILROAD!
Three Public Meetings Held.
May8viIIe & Columbus R. R.
Unanimously Endorsed,
Highland County 10 Raise
$4,000.
HILLSBoRo AND LIBERTY
TIP. $4,000
Speeches byGOL KeOman
MAJ. BQrd, Mr. King,
Major ByYne, and
Others.
Stock Books Opened June 19.
The Road to be Built This
YeaFif the Stock is Sub.
scribed Promptly.
Stock Books Opened June 19,
Now Comes the TugOfWarn

The important proceedings of the three Railroad
meetings held in our town last week, are fully re-
ported elsewhere in our columns, and we hope they
viii command the earnest attention of all our
readers who are in favor of increased railroad fac-
ties for our town and county. The arguments in
favor Of the proposed north and south railroad,
narrow gauge, from Maysville to Washington C. H.
and ultimately to Columbus, the State capital,
so fully presented in the report of the meetings,
that it is not necessary to repeat them here. We
presume there are very few of our business men
who do not now admit that the proposed road
would be of great advantage to Hilsboro and
Highland county, by giving us new and desirable
railroad connections, and thereby insuring that
composition in rates of freight and travel for want
OF which we are now subjected to such excessive
charges by the one railroad on which we depend.
It Will be seen that the meetings resulted, after
full discussion, in the unanimous adoption of
resolution, pledging the citizens Of Hinsboro to
give their active support to the projected north
and south road through our county, and material
aid" in connection with the township, TO the
amount Of s75,OOn.
This, upon the basis of 5000 a mile, viii build
IS miles of the road-a little more than half the
distance through the county-2s miles.
According to the terms Of subscription, the cor
pOrat0rs are pledged not TO expend any money
outside Of the township in which it Is subscribed
until the rOad-bed is completed ready for the iron
within said township; and they are also pledged,
whenever sufficient stock is subscribed on any
continuous miles Of the line, sufficient to prepare
said miles for the iron, to expend said stock for
that purpose, notwithstanding the whole amount
of capital stock Of the road may not have been
subscribed.
The books will be opened for the subscription of
stock to- day Tuesday and It viii be that ex-
cellent committees have been appointed in the
different townships along the line, to solicit sub
scriptions
It is the general desire of our citizens, and it
will no doubt be the policy of the Board Of Direc-
tors, when elected, to build that portion Of the
road in this county, extending from HillsbOrO to
Sardinia, about Is miles, before the northern pOr-
tiOn is built The road would thus be finished and
put in operation from HillsbOro to a connection
with the Cincinnati & Eastern R. r., giving US at
once a competing line to Cincinnati, and yielding
a revenue to the company. 1t is no doubt entire
ly practicable to complete this l6 miles of road be-
fore next winter, if the stock is promptly sub
scribed.
I'M NiPOi'4ni'J - INV OAio0 iAlOiS ~
our citizens-SDd # may be the last they viii have
under such favorable Circumstances-tO secure
what all admit we 80 much nced-anOther line Of
railroad, to give rs new connections, fair COM
petition and reasonable rates Of transportation,
cheap coal, quick communication between the re-
mote extremes Of our county, and all the other
advantages which may be expected to grow out of
Increased railroad facilities for our town and cOun-
ty, and which are now enjoyed by other towns
which have had the foresight to secure these faci-
tiles.
We trust there will be no hanging back on the
part Of any class Of our citizens, but that each and
all win come mp TO the work like men, and do their
whole duty. If this il done, the stock will soon be
secured, and the road can be built and in operation
to Sardinia by next winter.