Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-26

means in that direction and say "come.'
Therefore they have made up theil
minds, if the people along the line will
do their duty there shall be railroad
from Columbus to MSysville, and tha
soon. Already the work has com.
menced upon contract from Columbus
to Mt. Sterling, and the work of secur.
ing subscription is going on between
Mt. Sterling and Washington G. H.
and they will not let it rest there but
will push on to Leesburg, Highland
county. Then it is expected that Hills
boro will move forward and close III
the last link Of this line of roaG, thus
opening up to this portion of southern
Ohio communication with the central
part of the State, and from that point
to every point of the compass.
1t seems to me there is no one so
blind but who can, by giving a little
thought to the subject, see the great ad-
vantages to be derived from the enter
prise. Columbus, the Capital of the
great State Of Ohio, cannot, as we
have said, allow a region of country
directly tributary to it and so closely
allied with its interests; to remain as
it were cut off from them by railway
facilities. Starting as this road will at
Maysyillev connecting there with the
Blue Grass regions Of Northern and
Central Kentucky, by the Maysville,
Paris, & Lexington road, running down
the river distance of ten miles to Rip
ley, and thence to Georgetown, leaving
the river about half way between Gin
cinnati and Portsmouth, the two near
est points at this time by which you can
reach the central part of the State from
the river; running through the richest
tobacco region in the country, and the
best corn producing and stock raising
portions of the State; intersection the
G. & P. Railway now under construc-
ton to Georgetown; running north
through Brown county through a sec
tion of the finest oak timbered land in
The State, crossing the c. & E. road at
and on to Hillsboro, through |
5he best portion of Highland county,
here intersecting branch of the Ma
'ietta road; thence on to Leesburg, at
which point it crosses the main line of
he Marietta road; thence through
7ayette county to Washington G. H.,
here crossing the Muskingum Valley,
springfield Southern, and Dayton &
southeastern thence on to Mt. Sterling,
where it intersects road in contem-
olation and partly graded to Jefferson
lille and Waynesville and Cincinnati;
nd thence to Columbus, where it in
ersects railroads running to any part OF
he State, and giving the most direct
QUITE from Maysville and the Ohio river
o the East. Thus we see the facilities
will furnish to this part of the State,
nd the great advantages that Column
us will derive from it. And from the
0Cation of the road, the region of coun-
ry itopens up, and the number of
Dads it crosses, and the facilities it
whereby persons travelling
an get to any desired point, and the
lany other advantages it will have, it
ill doubtless be one Of the best narrow
auge roads in the State, and it is
lought by many persons who ought to
now that it will not long remain
arrow gauge, but will, like the Spring
eld g. Jackson road, be forced to
lange to a standard gauge road. Thus
e see it is the interest of every one to
Ike hold of this enterprise and push
through. First, let the organization
, made complete from Columbus to
aysville, all under the control of the
q. NJ. Company, with regularly Or
.nized board of directors, of live men
ong the line at different points, and
e have no doubt it will not be long
It'll this road will be completed and
running order. And I am sure we
lall all rejoice to see that day, for we
G tired of having to ride ten or twelve
lies through the mud in a slow coach
fore we can get to point where we
n travel comfortably.
Georgetown is well situated, and has
Ore free turnpikes running into it
an any other town of its size in
uthern Ohio; its public buildings are
rpassed by few cOunty-seats in this y
otion of the State; and its general To- j
ton and appearance as to residences c,
good. We think there is a brighter oy
y in store for us in the no distant flu en-
re, when we shall realize that we are b5
t cut off as it were from the balance ce
the world, but by railroad facilities u
Il be brought in direct communica- II
N with the whole country. W
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