Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-03-27
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.
An Important Purchase of Land
Across the River.

ors are encamped below Ashland,
where they are running lines down
The river, apparently with reference
10 the location Of bridge there.
But we hear they will run their lines
farther on down the river.
Sill. the best opinion leans to-
ward the original netion of the n. &
w. men, that the bridge will be
bnilt at Ceredo, or just below there.
1t is not deemed PROBABLE that the
n. & w. will bridge the Big Sardy,
then procure very expensive right
OF way through Catlettsburg,
merely to get to Ashland to build
their bridge. The argument that il
would be policy to build the bridge
at Ashland because other roads con-
verge there and would use the
bridge, is not very strong one, be-
cause the c. & o. road will hardly
meet any such expectations. All
its transferring will be done at Gin
cinnati over its own bridge. AS to
the Chattaroi, it is quite probable
that road would rather the bridge
be at Ceredo, for then it might cross
the Big Sandy above Catlettsburg
and connect with the bridge ut that
point. The Chattaroi does not own
line from the Sandy to Ashland
and only exists by the grace of the
G. & O.
Ills highly probable that the N. &
w. will adopt the Twelve Pole
route to Ceredo.
But not a thing definite about the
n. " w. has transpired in the past
month. All is speculation. 1t seems
certain that it will come to Ironton;
there is probability that it will
cross ut Ceredo, and a possibility
that it will buy in the Iron Railroad.
The most important railroad in.
telligence Of the past week is in ref
erence to the purchase OF tie Meade
farm across the river by the agent
of the &. & O. Capt. L. L. John
son conducted the negotiations and
closed the bargain. He buys all
that portion OF the farm lying be-
tween the railroad and river, con
tanning about 300 acres, the price
being $4,000 cash. The deed is
madcout to c. III. Cayfert, who is
supposed to be trustee of the G.. &
.. Yesterday the surveyors were
running their lines to get a proper
description of the tract for the deed.
A certified check for the So, 1000 ar.
rived Tuesday morning, and awaits
the completion of the deed. Mr.
Meade has lived on the farm for "a
years and is 10th to part with it,
He still owns the residence and
about 120 acres OIL the other side of
the road.
The object OF this large purchase
is matter of speculation. 1t is Ger.
tain that it is for the &. & O. What
do they want with SO much Ind
there! The general belief is 1t is
for shops for the road, and for the
Big Four combination, of which
the {. " o., under Ingalls, presi.
dency is part. Some time ago,
the supposition was that the shops
would be built at Cleves, o., but
Pres. ingalls, has given out that they
would not be built at Clevcs. The
supposition is then quite natural
that they are to be located on the
Meade farm. The purchase of SO
large a tract means something inn
portant. And then it is splendid
location for railroad shops, being
convenient for ron, fuel and timber.
The near proximity of this antici-
patcd enterprise to Ironton makes
our community deeply interested in
it. 1t means large population
across the river and it means the at
traction OF public attention to this
region in greater force than has
been given by any event for years.
An exchange says that synd.
cate of Washington capitalists are
looking about for location for a
big steel plant in this State. Ceredo
is the best point in the State for
manufacturing esta Bills II m ents
Steamers on the Ohio river can
come to this place during the lowest
stages of water, wlIen.they can get
no farther, on account of the
Twelve Pole bar; besides we conf.
IDENTITY expect this to be railroad
centre in the near future. When
the N. & w. is completed to this
place the Ohio Riverroad will doubt
less be extended from Huntington
and the Chattaroi will in all proba.
bility cross the Big Sandy and use
the \. & w. bridge here. Come
right along with your manufactur.
ing establishments. Ceredo will
| give you a hearty welcome.
i Il is stated that Tx Governor Tive
will call an extra session ofthc Leg.
islaturc to commence about June
Ist.
West Virginia Democratic often.
sive partisans should now be invited
to step back to the rear.
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