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

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of the proposed Columbus and Cincinnati
Midland Railroad, held at Washington c.
H., the following board of directors were
elected Daniel Mclean, c. H. Brownell,
j. D. Shuckey, George Melvin, and NJ.
Gardner.
A SHORT CUT TO COLUMBUS.
Plans are on foot for the building Of a
new road from a point on the Marietta and
Cincinnati to Columbus which will shorten
the distance from Cincinnati to the State
Capital from three to five miles. That is,
the distance will be from three to five miles
less than by the Panhandle Road, the
most direct and shortest line now running
to that place. Several surveys have been
made, and the road will start from q point
on the Marietta somewhere between New
Vienna and Clinton Valley, and most prob
ably from the former place, which is fifty
seven miles distant from Cincinnati. The
road will connect with the Central Ohio
Division of the Baltimore and Ohio at Co.
lumbus, and will be from fifty-soy6n to
sixty miles in length, making tho entire
distance from Cincinnati over the Marietta
and Cincinnati and Columbus and Ciucin-
natl Midland (which is to be the name of
the new rOad), from ia to lis miles. The
road will also be used to reach Columbus
in transporting west bound freight and
passengers which come over the Baltimore
and Ohio and Marietta and Cincinnati
Roads, instead of using the Scioto Valley,
as at present. company was formed and
incorporated last summer for building the
road, of which George Melvin, Of Washing
{ ton O. H., Ohio, is President, sud Judge
Willard, Of the same place, Secretary. A
contract has been entered into by the in
corporators with the Midland Construction
| Company FOR the building equipment and
operating of the road ON certain conditions,
which same the incorporators have under
taken to perform and with hattering hopes
of success. These conditions are that the
right-Of-way be obtained and also subscrip-
tions, amounting to 800, 900, and FROM the
present outlook work will be beggn in the
early spring. The amount If subscriptions
apportioned to Washington Court House is
already assured.
The road viii be a standard-gauge, the
same as the Nj. and @. and b. and o., and
viii be built in the most approved manner
and be proveded with steel rail, oto. The
cost is estimated at s 500, 600, The money
for the construction of the road is already
| pledged by the Midland Company, of which
Orland Smith, 0f Columbus, Ohio, is Pres
ident. The ether parties interested are
/ G}HcEQhRii, Baltimore and Columbus neO-
J pie, most Of whom are experienced railroad
men and know what they 04o about. OF
the 81 500, 600 which tho road will cost,
$500, 600 viii b. provided by Cincinnati
men, 4Aa line Of the road is through one
pf tho auest agricultural regions of the
| State, and will not be at all difficult to build
| The only point that will cause any trouble
will perhaps be Big Darby creek, about
fifteen miles out freIa columbus, which is
rather an ugly stream TO cross.
The ylSl il the route which is now laid
| on, - followed, win strike Mount Sterling
and Washington @. H. The company has
a traffic contract with he Baltimore and
Ohio for all Northern and Eastern business
and ihp Va{IoRs leased lines of the company
I Wsii lhg0w u large amount of freight an6
many passengers for the new road to carry.
The line, which viii be run as an ipdspsnd
ent one, and by its own oQgapany, will
however, Of course be g1n in connection
with the Marietta an6 Cincinnati and Balt
more aud CHA Roads. Mr.. Orland Smith
the 5seEident OF the Midland Construction
a0mpany, who was in the city yesterday,