Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-13
NARROW-GAUGE NEWS.

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The 81. 10 and p. steps Down and
the springfield Southern Takes
Its Place-The Road 10 be Made
Standard Gauge and Extended
Through TO the Ohio RiVeF-Other
Roads,
Following the confirmation of the
sale of the Springfield, Jackson and
Pomeroy Railroad to General Thomas,
Of Columbus, a certificate of incorpo-
ration of a new company, under the
name of the Springfield Southern, to
succeed the s., j. and p, was filed in
the Secretary of States office last week.
The capital stock of the new road is
$l,000,000, in shares of $50. General
Samuel Thomas, Oliver S. Kelly, Rob-
ert johnson, William w. Wilson and
George A. Barnes are the incorporators,
Subscription books are to be opened at
Springfield on the 9Th of December, and
a meeting of stockholders will be held
on the 9Th to elect directors.
The charter of the new company is
for a standard-gauge road from Spring
field to lockwood, on the Ohio river,
in Lawrence county, through the inter-
yening counties, following the line of
the S., j. and p. lockwood is directly
opposite Huntington, w. Va, where
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway ter
inmates.
The Springfield RepaJHc says there
are two standard-gauge engines and a
construction train for the new company
now at Springfield, and that, weather
permitting, the work of widening the
grade to Jackson will be pushed for
ward Immediately. Considerable work |
preparatory to widening the track has
already been done. 1t is expected it
will take about two months to change
the track to Jackson.
The Columbus Jo1auQJ Of Saturday |
last says:
There was an informal meeting in
The city Thursday of the leading men
connected with the Columbus, Jeffer-
sonVille and Cincinnati narroW-gauge
railroad. There was d project to make
suns aIT@m ;,ii%H CEMENT with Messrs. Her.
shiser, Hanback, IL Co., the contractors,
for The completion Of the road by trans
ferrlng property and bonds, and have
them equip the road. There was con-
sultation on the subject, and it was de-
cided to postpone the matter till the
meeting Of the Board of Directors at
Mount Sterling next Thursday. 1t is
the intention of this company to pur-
chase the Fly road, which extends from
Allentown to Waynesville, and it is
that this can be done. There is
also project to get hold Of the rolling
stock Of the Springfield, jackson and
Pomeroy road, when this road is
to standard gauge. In this,
however, there will be some c0mpeti-
tion, as the Miami Valley and Column
bus Company are looking after it also.
That road, it will be remembered, was
purchased by General Thomas
and others to satisfy mortgages, and in
the event Of its rolling stock selling,
will have to be able to give
security to considerable amount.
Neither of the narrOw-gauge roads have
their road-bed ready for the iron and
bonded debt.
The Chillicothe Gazette, November 5,
says:
The track-layers on this end of the
Dayton and Southeastern have nearly
reached the SciOto river bridge. From
the track is laid out six
miles, and the Marietta and Cincin-
natl people are busy laying the track
along that part of the Marietta and Gin
2innati road used by the Dayton and
Southeastern, and the work all along
.he line is progressing satisfactorily.