The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-12
Another Railroad.

ALEXANDER SWIFT, Esq, who signs blm-
self "Pr,s ident Of the Newport and Mays
vile Railroad Company" has invited con-
yention of representatives from the citizens
OF Campbell, Pendleton, Bfackcn, and Ma
son counties, KY, at the hall Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, at Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tues
day the 10Th day of this month, at . O'Clock
p. NJ, for conference upon railroad matters
and all others growing out of them.
Mr.. SWIFT writes a long letter on the
subject. and appears to be thoroughly in
earnest in bis determination TO build rail-.
road TO Newport, opposite Cincinnati, on
the south bank OF the Ohio river. The
most direct railroad connection with Cincin-
natl which our Chesapeake and OHIO road
now has is by railroad terminating on the
north side of that river, opposite Ashland,
and 10 reach which it is neces sary to ferry
the river at Ashland. Mr.. SWIFT proposes
to build q railroad which, connecting di.
rectly with the Chesapeake and Ohio road
ct Ashland, and being in fact mere con.
tnua,on OF it, will land passengers in Gin.
cinnaii only few hours after they reach
Ashland, the present terminus OF our great
western road.
Mr.. SWIFT writes:
"since | have had the honor Of admins
tering the Office OF president OF the New
port and Maysvile Railroad Company, de-
termined and honest effort has been in pro
gress 10 secure the completion Of this much
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and In such manner as 10 insure 10 the loca
interests the largest possible advantage"
Mr.. SWIFT goes on to deyelopo his inten.
tions, and then adds:
al have opposed as strenuohsly The occu.
patton OF our territory by foreign Interests
having nothing in COMMON with us-as
have labored 10 secure its occupation by
those which are valuable; and while en-
couraeing oil connections possible, and
guaranteeing every facility to connecting
roads, intend TO oppose determnedly the
occupation OF our low-grade line along the
river by any speculative or monopolizng
interests, and ia this ask and expect your
sympathy and support.
"The Newport and Msysvlle railroad
can now be built and controlled independ-
emily OF other lines, and owned at home by
people having in view the establishment Of q
cheap coal and iron transportation facility,
which will give permanence to our manufac
turing industries, relieve us from the dan
ger OF coal famines, and in our material de-
yelopment prove valuable auxiliary to tie
southern road, and while doing this it will
give US the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad as
q new outlet TO the seaboard-as Mr.. Hunt
iIgton SAID in telegram 10 me recently, "a
through line from Newport to Newport
News, on the Atlantic
"A winter line free from ice and snow,
which will make Newport prominent rail.
road point, and place the bridge across the
Ohio river al Newport at our service at a
very low cost, as the more business is done
over II the cheaper per ton II can be done,
and afford friendly accommodation to any
other connecting roads seeking terminus
at Newport or Cincinnati"
So Mr.. HUNTINGTON has bis eye upon this
new road. Richmond cannot have toe
many western connections. A railroad on
the south side Of the Ohio river will be
more valuable to US than one on the north
side, ", as Mr.. SWIFT desires, it shall run
right across the bridge at Newport and di.
rectly into Cincinnati.
One more branch road Richmond mus
ve-namely, down the Kanawha river e
Point Pleasant, and so on, by a railroad
already finished 10 Galllpolis, to Chicago
II Will soon be heard OF, or we shall be dis
appointed.