Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

Miami Valley and Columbus ". H.
Ohio State Journal, 18th.
Since the connection of the proposed
Narrow-Gauge through Harrisburg,
Jamestown and Waynesviile, wish the
Miami Valley, the road has been shooting
up with remarkable progress. The con-
tracts forbnilding the roadfrom Waynes-
vile to Harrisburg have all been award
ed and will, be put through next summer.
At the former place the road joins the
Miami Valley and thus secures a direct
route south to Cincinnati. The wholeli line
runs through an undeveloped country, so
far as Columbus interests are concerned.
It does not strike the larger towns like
the Little Miami, but runs through rich
country and wilIbe pre-eminently local
road, bringing the trade of many smaller
places to Columbus. 1t is an undisputed
fact that much of the trade that used to
come to Columbus is now taken to Spring.
field by the Springfield, Jackson and
PemerQy railroad. land further south the
Dayton and Southeastern has turned to
Dayton customers that formerly traded in
the Capital city. This new road will in
tereept all this trade and be of great BEN
eft to this city, but it will not reach the
city unless something is done at this end
to obtain it. 1t will in fact come to Har-
risburg and take the trade from the south
ern part of this county elsewhere, unless
| the project receives aid from. Colum bus.
At the last meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the road, the following COM
miltee was appointed to wait upon the
citizens of this place aud solicit subscrip-
tiOns: A. p. Catch, President; y. @.
| Clemens, ice-President; Benjamin Har-
rison and William L. Morgan, Directors;
and A, Berry, Chief Engineer. These
/ gentlemen were in the city yesterday con-
sulting with various parties in the city,
and they will remain at the American
Hotel for several days to present the in
terest of their road. They are prepared
| to make a showing of the inducements
and the present progress and to exhibit
their maps, subscription books, contracts,
estimates, etc.
The road has all been secured and pro-
vided for south of Harrisburg. OF thu
| fourteen miles at this end the right of
| way has been secured within three miles
of this city. The committee asks of Co
| lumbus $75 900 in subscription stock to
secure the building of the road from this
city to Harrisburgh. The affairs of the
company, whose headquarters are at
Jamestown, are reported to be in a very
healthy condition. They have a surplus
| after providing for the building of the
road south of Harrisburg on bona ffde
| subscriptions to stock, and when the iron
and rolling stock are secured and the
road is in running order, it is claimed
there will not be bonded debt of 81, 900
per mile. 1t is a settled fact that the road
| Is to be built to Harrisburg and branch
is proposed thence through Mt. Sterling,
within four miles of Jacksonville, and
on to Washington C. H. 1t is the inten-
ton to have the road enter this city
in the South End, crossing the Hooking
Valley at their South depot and to have
the Columbus depot at the corner of Ca
nal and Mound streets. This will be an
other tributary to the Hooking Valley
road and add TO its already valuable con-
nections. 1t is the intention to have all
the narrow-gauge roads that are in con-
| temptation enter at the south end, as they
will not run In connection with the
through lines. The coming season prom
ises considerable for the narrow-gaure
system at this place, but now is the time
for the Columbus and Miami Valley.