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

it, and we think it high time that som
developments were made which woul
give the people an idea at least as t
what is meant by the G. and NJ. r. II
We will try and give you few fact
concerning this enterprise, as 1 hav
been examining into the matter some
what for the past month or two. TIL
facts as we understand them are as fol
lows:
A charter was obtained for railway
from Washington C. H. to Maysville
KY, entitled the G. g NJ. r. r., an(
under that charter a road has been bull
from Sardinia to a point ! r miles from
Hillsboro, by donations and subscrip
tions of stock, upon which was placed
rolling stock, and daily trains run be
tween the two points-the mile and q
half was flashed under a law from the
Legislature by which the people OF
Hillsboro taxed themselves a sufficient
amount to complete this part of the
road, together with the necessary facili-
ties for depot purposes, etc., all of
which will soon be ready for use. The
citizens of Georgetown having long felt
the great need Of railway concluded
they would present the matter to the
citizens and ask for a tax of 3 per cent.
on the property of the corporation of
said village; to make start at least to-
ward forwarding enterprise on foot. Up
on petition to the Legislature law was
passed, a vote taken, and with very lit
tie opposition it was carried-almost
unanimously. The work of grading
commenced and is now far on its way
to completion-and wecan safely say af-
ter spring opens one months good
weather the road will be graded and
trestled from Georgetown to Sardinia,
with perhaps the exception of the heavy
work near Sardinia, where the grading
has not been going on for some time on
account of the large trestle not being in
position upon which the dirt has to be
moved from one point to another. The
trestle is now in process reconstruction
and will be ready in a few days, when
the work will be pushed as fast as pos
3ible to completion; and it is expected
that by the first of May the entire line
will be ready for the ties. Already ties
nave been purchased to tie the road
the distance from Georgetown
o Sardinia, and the balance will be
'eady by the time the grading is COM
)leted; then the road will be ready for
he iron, which is an item of no small |
consideration, especially at this time
When the demand is so great and the
rice so enormously high that it is
cared the iron cannot soon be bought;
nut we hope the friends of this enter
rise will be patient and not become
iscouraged even if the iron should not
e purchased and put on the road for
he next year-there will be nothing
ost by waiting. Iron is very high, and
ersons who we think are capable of
ldglng and ought to know, give it as
heir opinion that it cannot remain at
resent prices for greater length of
me than the coming summer. But be
lat as it may, we are satisfied that some
arrangements will be made
or iron enough for the completion of
le Georgetown division. Ripley has
ndertaken to raise the money and build
road from that point to Georgetown,
pom the same line. Their law was
lssed, their vote was taken and was
lccessful by large majority, to raise {
me $4,000, which, with funds they {
ave at command, reaching an amount q
lual to about $65, 700, with which they ,
,pect to commence and push the work |
soon as they are satisfied that George /
Wn will succeed in their undertaking.
nd we understand that Maysville, and a
ong the line of the road to Ripley, r
nj take care of that ten miles. SO we /
e the prospect is pretty fair from c
lllsborO to Maysville. But what about
G other end Of the line. 1t would not Il
to let so important a line as this t
op at Hillsboro-it must be pushed on
Columbus, the main point which it S
desirable to reach. l say important S
le, because believe it is one of the C
st narrow gauge roads in this State, il
But, before giving my d
lsons for saying it is so important, let t
look beyond HillsbOro and see what n
the prospects there. AS far as can o
d out they are encouraging, with the "
ception of one point, Washington c. Il
learn from them they have rail-
ads enough, and that they have been
led to the utmost Of their ability for
lroads; and another thing that is =