Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

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CINDERS IN THE EYE.
The whIz, Bang and Shrek, o.
She Goes Through Gallia.
sparks from the Fast.
Now, that gar railroad is compile ed,
short history Of 1t may prove interest
ing to those who have witnessed Ii
checkered course, If they have not min
gled In its many contests. In 1852 the
first survey was made. The road wa:
to run from Gallipolis to Chilllcothe
through Jackson. This was called the
Shaw survey. The next project was q
road from Hamden down to the mouth
of Campaign Creek and there to dl.
verge, one branch to Gsllipolis, the
other to Pomeroy. This road was sur.
veyed by Graves and Mansfield. This
survey was made upon private subscrip-
lions In our city. Both of these projects
tell through.
On the 25th day of February, 1870.
application was made for q railroad
charter from Logan to GsllipolIs, to be
called the GallIpolIs, Macarthur & Col
umbus Railroad Company, and 10 run
through the counties Of Gallia, Jackson,
Vlnton and Hooking. (This was the
Little Raccoon Greek route.) The COR
porators were z. Deletombe, Vim. Sho-
ber, C. D. Bailey, Lewis Muenz. An
drew Wolf, d. VIII, J. w. Delay,
Thos. b. Davis and Ii. s. Bundy; the
capital stock was Loo, 900, of 500
each. The first meeting was at the
Hubert House in Macarthur, on the
10th day Of March, 1870, at which
Dan Will was chosen President, Z.
Deletombe Treasurer aud VIM. Shober
Secretary. On the 1lth day Of May,
1870, subscription books were ordered
opened at the First National Bank of
GallipolIs, at the office of the Keystone
Furnace Co., at the Vinton County
National Bank, and at the Office of c.
w. James, In Logan. VIM. Fl. Langley
and Thos. Il. Davis were the first commit
tee to procure subscriptions and rights
Of way. The first Directory was elected
Feb. IA, 1871, consisting of VIM. H.
Langley, r. Aleshire, VIM. Shober,
VIM. H. Eagle, Il. s. Bundy, Thos. B.
Davis and John J. Culbertson. This
corporation graded on the road until it
found Its inability to complete 1t, when
the road was transferred to the COlum-
bus & GallipolIs Railroad Company.
This company contracted with Hill q
McKechney to complete the road. The
contractors did vast amount Of work,
but the new corporation being unable
to pay, the road was sold on proceed
ings In foreclosure to the Ohio & West
Virginia Railway Co., which has since
completed It.
The county of Gsllis and particularly |
the City Of Galiipolis, has contributed
great deal of money to build this road,
and no man deseI yes so much credit for |
his tireless and ceaseless efforts to Sc |
cure Its building as Mr.. f. Deletombe.
His energy has never sbated or wsned.
Mr.. H. P. Hanna will be station
agent on the o. & w. Va. r. r. at Niles
Station. He Is also agent for the Key
stone Fee Co. at this point. He is q
No. l man, and will al both positions
to Dat.
The depot of the o. 8 w. Va. r. r.
for the accommodation Of Wllkesville,
ia to be at Hartley's mill, four miles
from Wilkesville. Several dwellings
are already built, and two stores are In
full blast. One is owned by Csss Hawk.
with j. L. Cline, of Wilkesville, In
charge, the other is owned by j. C.
Golden.-Albany Echo.
Mr.. r. A. Howard, engineer on the
old Gallipolis, Columbus & Macarthur
r. R., is proprietor Of the Howard
House at Macarthur.
Mr.. Roy F. Rigley, Assistant Engi-
neer Of the old line, Is assistant Engi- |
neer of the city Of Leadville, Col.
A number of soldiers from Meigs |
county passed over the road to the Re-
union at Columbus.
On Thursday, as q train of dumps |
came around curve about 20 miles out.
q COW was struck and killed, throwing |
two cars from the track. The owner of
the COW, poor woman, gives the boys
q piece of her mind.
Some beautiful scenery can he seen as
you pass over the Southern Division
some shaded bits of water which will be
taken In by Gallipolis artists.
The track on the Northern Division
is much smoother than that coming into
town.
The sawed material for station houses
Is being rapidly dropped into their ap-
propriate side tracks.
The Telegraph poles are coming rap
idly. A branch wire will be run into
the w. U. Office ON Court street and
used as a commercial wire, In case of
necessity. The r. r. wire is to be kept
in repair by the W. U. T. Co. for its use
ss stated above.
The fire clay 1t Niles on the line, is
classed by Mr.. Sam1 Roberts as pot
ter's clay.
Macarthur has got her General Agent
for the o. & w. Va. Z. r. His name
Is Z. B. Drake.
Part Of the railroad Is rock ballasted.
They had big picnic at Hawks
station on Saturday.
A railroad hack is building at Jas.
Vsnden & Sons for the st. Wendell
Hotel.
The first car load OF freight came over
the rosd Saturday. 1t consisted of
Fitchburg box car No. 2o90, and loaded
with lake ice, weighing Is tons.