Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-11
corumbus and maEsvllIe maslway

CORunibus and MaYsvIIIe Ra8Iway,
Ohio State journal, March 8.
A committee Of gentlemen represent
ing the citizens residing along the pro-
posed line of railroad to run from this
city to Maysville, Kentucky, convened
here Tuesday. @. s. Bell, Of HillsbOr0,
was chosen Chairman and George W..
Hannah, ,ofGeOrgct0wn, Secretary. The
following persons were present.
Judge Daniel Mclean, Washington
CHIC W. Martin, Bloomingburg;
DR.. S. McClintick, Mt. Sterling3 S. f.
Rock, Mt, Sterling; J.. Y. Stuart, MT.
Sterling; j. A.. Beckett, Commercial
Point; Jacob Borror, Borror's Corners;
Jacob Reib, Shadeville; Cyras Seeds,
Jr., ShadeVille; Henry Miller, M. G..
Lfliey, Gen. j. G.. Mitchell, q. p. /.
Butler, Theodore ComstOck, A. p.
Catch, Columbus; Cyrus Seeds, Sr.,
Concord; Benz. Harrison, Midway; G.
s. Bell, HillsborO; DIR. w. X. Smith,
George w. Hannah, Georgetown; W.
G. Thompson, Robert Campbell, diipley.
Mr.. Bell stated the object Of the meet
ing to be to inquire into the cost OF
building either narrow or standard
gauge railroad from COlumbusto Mays
Vile. He said there was nineteen miles
of road now built of the narrOW-gauge
road, and there was but little debt on
the road. he was after rOad, "a stand
ard preferred, but If not, q narrow
gauge. If the standard could net be had
he favored going on with the narrow
gauge. lie wanted q statement from
the capitalists who proposed to build
the road.
Mr.. Butler, Of Columbus, said he
. Travelled between Columbus and MT.
Sterling and saw beautiful country
With large amounts Of country pro-
ducts. lie was willing to do anything
to bring these two sections together for
trade. He said that capitalists Of this |
city would never entertain a proposition
. TO build q nGrrOw-gauge road. ne
thought COlnmbus would 40 OBS lull
share for o stan lard gauge.
Mr.. Miller. of this city, believed the |
people should find out which road would |
pay. He favored the one that wouldpay |
Interest on the bonds If q standard |
would pay he favored that, but IL not
then the narrOw~gauge.
J.rW. Lilley said the road could be
made t0pay if itwent to Maysyile,tap-
pipg the blue grass region Of kentucky,
Mr.. $. II. Rock, engineer, made the
following statement, which ineluaes
reasonable sum fOr right Of way: Co
Inmbus TO IIlllsb0rO, 1913 miles. stand
ard gauge, $27S, ,208; average cost per
mile, So ,O59. Earrow-gauge, sA2ZjG89i
average cost per mile $3,lO7.
Mr., lThompsOn ,eaid the people Of
MavsvEle had sufficient money 10 build
and operate a road from that place to
Ripley tJhat Ripley yhGd sufilcientmeans
TO buildland bridge the road ready for
the iron TO GEORGETOWN and have sun
plus Of $4,000, and that George6oMn
has the road two-tlirds graded and half
enough fies on the ground to run to
Sardinia. EHe said they could raise more
money tObuild read to this city than
toClncinaati, as they desired to have !
with Columbus and the 4
East without going 10 Gincinnati. y
General Mitchell said he had eXaIn- 1
lned the map Of MessFs. Bershlser, HSA- i
bach 4 Co., and he thought the road 4
would be made to pay. a
.Mr. w. H.aEannah, SAX there was an
Immense amount Of lumber manufae- h
.lred at Ripley and vicinity, and that :,
agen now fRe mills were running IN :
building materials and
.hiDplng It 10 aIl points. Hhere was
arGe an ount OftobaccO raised In Brown 4
,Ounty and shipned to Cinainnati, and
weuld all be .ehipped 10 A
Columbus II the goad Is built. as
DR.. MgClintickieulOgized thc country "
Trough which the road was TO run, an
nd thac Il was che best unoCcupied
the State. lie thought the q
toek alen would not ship by the mar \,
ow-geugekoad, asf5 efieetuallytermln- "
ted at Columbus. to
At lie evsning session, g. s. Bell In n
be cha3r, Mr.. Rock madesome remarks 81
D regard to the Pounds Gap road, 70
ranch Of the Maysville and Lexington r,
oad, rEnnlBg into the coal and dron pa
aglons Of Northern Kentucky. 10,
General Mitchell ventared the predio- on
on that thls would be the most pro- su
uctive read out Of COlEmbus, except 40
le Hocklng Valley. He based this 0ptn- ="
a on the area OF territory opened.
Henry Miller stated that the proper
Gy 10 begin was 20 form CONSTRUCT
on c0mpaQy with ample means to
lild the road, that o0muittee from pr
.at company was 10 go over the pro- SCI
lsed line and then make a statement Zen
70 the amount Of subscription neces- az
~ % insure che building Of the line he
. said this could be done at an early eve
~ Ov,
On motion the meeting adjourned TO ne
eet VIXEN the gentlemen composing hlf
g construction company were ready ian
report. W.
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