Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-04-24

them from changing their route.
In the first place, i, j. an evidcn,
TACT that TIC Sci.to Valley Ra alwav
would have had TO come here to
make het connections, as this would
have been the ouly point suitable
FOR connection. THIS Que eonsid.
Grafton has nearly doubled the size
OF Ashland, and would have doub
led tie size of our town, il our peo.
pie, who had the power, had exer.
cised II.
In the next place, the entirc hen.
elits OF the patronage aud shipping
of a section OF 100 miles 10 the IN.
tciior OF Kentucky. is placed ut the
door OF Ashland, while we have ,o
come at il second hand, aud get ON.
" such benefits ~ are not siftcd ont
by passing through Ashland; while,
u the road had gone the other route
we would have been the exclusive
ocneiiciaries, n being the only Job.
bing town on Ico miles OF road, and
the first point where the road strikes
the Ohio river
In the next place the junction of
the road is abont one milo below the
old town of Ashland, and the town
has been built almost solid To the
junction since the construction OF
the road. and had we kept tho iunc.
ton at Hampton City, our town
would have been built solid To the
junction instead of Ashland.
In the next place the construction
of the hub and spoke factory, the
fire brick works, the furniture fac
tory, and other manufacturing in.
dustrics in Ashland 10 all the result
Of Catlcitsburg going to Ashland
Tor the shipping facilities she has.
as not one of those industries would
bc built at any other point than at
the junction of railroads for good
shipping facilities.
In the next place, there were not
any wholesale business houses i'm
Ashland prior to the change of
route Of the &. * O. railway, and
had the change not been made.
Cailettsburg would have been the
only jobbing point in this section
OF the State, as the disadvantage
Of shipping from Ashland TO this
point over one road and then trans.
ierring could not have been over.
come. Bot for all this temporary
loss, we have bright prospect for
n change, as the &. & o. railroad
only holds u lease en- the A. {. &I.,
which was only made for twenty
years, and can be terminated at the
end Of any five years, and from
present indications we have good
grounds for believing the change
will soon take place, and that the
road will be built OH It's former 10.
cation.
When this takes place there will
be boom in our city that will not
be temporary, but will result in the
developments OF this section being
showered on Us, and our city will
reach proportions not equaled in
the Hanging Rock iron region.
And, with our past experience 80
boldly brought TO view, il surely
behooyes us TO move exceedingly
careful before granting another
right Of way. That Catlettsburg
holds the key to the railroad devel.
opmcnt Of this section. no one post
ed ~ the locat on denies, and
prominent engineer who has sur.
veyed this entire section, remarked
that IN bis extensive travels lie ncy.
cr knew any town TO so thoroughly
control the railroad development Of
Cntlettsburg, and expressed his sur.
PRISE at The people allowing the &.
a o. the right Of way through as no
road can be built around the town.
unless they build one or more tan.
ncls at an expense Of from $500 600
to $500 900 each.
Now, as to thc Norfolk * West.
erD, let us look TO the advantages
and disadvantagcsit will be to Us. IL
the first place whentbe road Is built.
Il is an evident fact that il will be
located from the mouth Of Whites
creek TO the & x q. bridge. on the
east bank Of the Big Sandy river,
and At that point tie ~ s ". track
VIII occupy bottom land, where
depot for the accommodation OF
CailcttsbuTg can be erected. a
depot located there would be only
few hundred feet from Hampton
City, which is the upper end Of our
town, and would bc only mile
and an eighth, equivalent 10 ten
squares, from Division street, il not
icing any farther thai the depot
IN Huntington IS from the business
portion Of the town, or the depot at
Richmond, KY, or Stanford, KY,
from the town, and the depot at
Winchestef, KY. almost as lar and
no large city in the land has depot
facilities any nearer tic hotels or
business portion. OF course this
would require the building Of a
wagon bridge over Sandy river, al
an expense Of about $4,000; but
our city would be station on the
main line Of the Norfolk and West.
crn railway, and possess all the ben.
eiits and shipping facilities that can
be derived from it, and being the
first shipping town the railroad
would strike for a distance Of over
two hundred miles We viii have
al the advantages that any town
can have fof the location Of facio
rtnr Vs.i.fts. a.. a.. .