The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-02-28
RAILROAD NOTES.

The new named CIV. & B..R. r. will lose
from S50,00O TO s75,000 on account of the Ohio
flood, by damage to roadway and freight, and
loss OF traffic
Mr. Waldron, Solicitor for the Cincinnati
Hooking Valley & Huntington Railroad, has
been quietly but actively at work I'm raising sub
soriptiOns for the building Of his road through
ClilicQthe.
The Marietta q Cincinnati Railroad used
1900 sacks Of sands during the recent flood.
Fifteen thousand sacks were provided, but not
all used. Sand sacks to prevent washOuts is a
comparatively new and novel invention, and it
is said that they are superior to stone or any
other material They remain compactly where
placed, and their resistance is great. Enquirer.
The remark generally in railroad circlcs is
one faYCTable to the placing at the head Of the
affairs Of the Cincinnati, Washington a. Balti-
more Road Orland Smith. Under his care a
careful and judicious management Of the af-
fairs of the Cincinnati, Washington Is Balti-
moro R0ad may confidently be expected
Chilhcotha Register.
The stockholders of the Cincinnati, Washing
tom ,E Baltimore Railway Company held their
annual meeting yesterday and elected the fol-
lowing Board of Directors VIM. II. McClin-
tick, Orand Smith, George Hoadly, ]. L. Keck,
W. W. Peabody Robert Garrett and VIM. Z.
Jones. The Board organized by re-olectiug
Wm. T. McClintick President; Chas f. Low,
Secretary, and Vim. T.. Jones, Treasurer. A
special meeting of the stockholders will be held
March Goth, to vote upon a contract for the
sale of the railway to the Cincinnati Washing
ton IL Baltimore Railroad Company according
to the terms Of the agreement for re-organiz-
ing the Marietta Cincinnati Railroad. Times
Star, 23d inst.
The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad is now
known as the Cincinnati, Washington and Bal
timore Railroad. The purchasing committee
of the road under its old name and others in
terested at a late meeting, at Chillicothe, under
the order of sale from the Ross County Court
of Common Pleas took formal possession of
the road, and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
Colonel Orland Smith. J. Carroll Walsh. S.
Spencer, T. L. Hambleton, Robert Garrett w.
IT, McChntOck j. L. Keck, Geo. Hoadly and J.
X. LOChman A permanent organization was
partially perfected by the election of the follow
ing officers: President, Col Oriaud Smith; Sec
retary, W. t. Lonei Treasurer w: Z. Jones.
1t Is thought that j. IL. SteWat, late receiver
of the NJ ~ @. r. r., will be elected Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager of the road.
Mr. Orland Smith, president of the new
Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore Rail
road, says that he believes the prospects of
the New Midland road, via the old Marietta
line and vienna, to Columbus, are very
good. There are a good many preliminary
matters to be arranged. Work will proba-
bly, not be commenced before the last Of
April or May The Cincinnati parties in
terested in the road felt that the meeting
held there a few days ago was very mop
perfume, and under the circumstances were
not in a condition to decide what they would
do. The local subscriptions are more than
half paid up, and there will probably be no
difficulty at Mt. Sterling. About half of the
quota of that place has already been sub
scribed. 1t is a thriving little place, in a
fertile farming region, and has one railroad
and wants another.