The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-12-27
74x,,sday. Dec. 81, 1888.
New Coal Road to the Hccking
Valley.

There is a strong probability
that Columbus will soon be +;
central point in another Goa
roal. The scheme is a gigantic
nme and seems 10 have many
plausible points. since it propos.
es 10 connect the Ohio coal fielt
by y direct and short line wi
Milwaukee and the markets O
The northwest. The plans fol
this new enterprise are well un-
der way, and the Dispatch gives
(, the public the first details O,
the scheme. The idea of the pro
posed road was conceived il
connection with the Columbus
Lima & Northwestern project
The same parties are moving in
the matter, and now have three
distinct char;ers-the Columbus
Lima and Northwestern, from
Columbus 10 the state line. the
Columbus and Lake Michigan
from the OHIO slate line 10 Sau-
gatuck, and the Federal Valley,
Floodwood & Columbus Rail
wav, from a point near Plymouth
in Washington county, TO Colum-
bus. 1t is proposed to consoli
date the above companies and
thus make a continuous line 10
Saugatuck. Michigan, lake port.
The distance from Columbus 10
the former place, by way of
Lima, is about two hundred
miles. The last of these organi.
cations to be incorporated was
the Federal Valley, Floodwood
& Columbus Railway.
Taking the the three compan-
les together, the line as proposed
would meet the Marietta road
Federal Valley, and cross the
Columbus, Hooking Valley & To-
ledo at Floodwood, in Athens
county, aud run westerly 10
Haynes L. o.. on Salt Creek
From there it runs in a north
westerly direction, through Pick
away county 10 Columbus, entsr
ing on the Scioio Valley tracks.
Tie counties through which this
line. the survey Of which is al
ready completed, is 10 run be-
tween Columbus and the coal
fields, are Washington, Athens,
Hooking, yinson, Ross. Fairfield,
Pickaway and Franklin, a dis
trict rich In mineral and agri-
cultural products. Leaving he
city for the northwest. The road
will go out along the line of the
proposed belt road. rear the State
Fair grounds, crossing under
High street in The deep ravine al
North Columbus. going thence
through Dublin, Marysville, Bell.
fontaine, Lima, Defiance, Bryan,
Coldwater. Mich; Kalamazoo and
Allegan to Saugatuck, ON tie
east coast of Lake Michigan. The
latter place is eighty miles from
Milwaukee, and the proposed
ter,nini of the rail route. The
plan contemplates the taking of
coal from this port to Milwaukee
hy wafer, on transports built es-
pecially for ihe service. Each
one is TO have capacity Of forty
loaded cara, which will be run on
he transport, taken 10 Milw.u-|
kee and there transferred 10 the
several lines of road for The
northwest. Such. in brief, is an
outline ofthe proposed road.
The managers evidently mean
business, as is evidenced by what
has already been accomplished,
and they have great faith in The
ultimate success of the project
b. G. Faurot, of Lima, is one Of
the prime movers in the scheme,
but he is backed by number Of
capitalists from other cities,
among them being Mr. Ii. NJ.
Benjamin, million aire coal
dealer, of Milwaukee. Mr.. George
Pullman, ,he head of the Pull
man Sleeping Car Company. has
writ!en letter recommending
the plan as a practical one and
promising 1T financial support.
others associated assisting in pro-
moiing The scheme are F. S. Lam
gan, +. L. Grof, Ii. Sabine and
ID. j. Cable. The work accom-
plished nas been done quietly
and without any flourish of lrum-
pets. The surveys were COM
menced in September last. bnt
the purpose of tfeir work was
carefully concealed from the pub.
lie. The managers did no' want
anything said about their plans
unit they were more fully ma
tured. There was a two fold OBJ.
iect in this. 1t was not desired
10 excite opposition so long as
their movements coull be kept
under cover, nor, did they desire
10 have their plans laid before
the public until there was good
reason 10 believe that the enter I
prise would prove successful :
Gheg now regard the latter as :
almost certain, feeling that. by c
'i,e quiet work. q sufficient foot c