The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-03-26
THE PROPOSED new DEPOT.
An Important Proposition BY the B.
& o. S..W. Railroad.

n ulSJIuBuioHou parry VI AoAiouu poo-
Pile, consisting of W. w. Peabody, Vice.
President of the B. & o. S.-W., I. G.
Rawn, General Superintendent, R. M.
Frazer, General Ticket Agent, and D.
G. Crothers, of the traffic department,
came up from Cincinnati in the Vice.
Presidents private car last Friday
morning to look over the ground prepar-
atory to the building of new depot.
The necessity for better terminal facili-
ties for the branch road at this point
has been matter of public comment
for many years. The present old rook-
cry has been an eyesore to all beholders
and has been anything but an inviting
place for passenger station. The enor-
nous amount of business handled by
the road at this point demands better
accommodations and the company has
plans matured for new buildings which
will be ample for all demands. The
new arrangement contemplates an ele-
CANT passenger depot on the ground
now occupied by the old building but
larger and extending farther toward
Main street. The platforms are to be
under roof and sheds are to be extended
on the east side for the protection OF
cabs and carriages while waiting. The
freight department will be on the oppo-
site side of the track from the passenger
depot. The entire arrangement of tracks
will be changed and everything will be
fixed up according to the best plan
known to railroad men for the comfort
and convenience Of their patrons.
Before the company will build, how
ever, it is necessary for them to get pos
session of the small space of ground at
the north end of the depot occupied by
the old warehouse and belonging to the
Lilly estate. This was purchased Of the
company many years ago to be used as
wheat warehouse. The space covered
by it is about 40x5O feet. Major Pea
body in discussing the matter to num-
Der of business men who called on him
in his private car at the depot, express
ed himself as anxious to make the pro.
posed improvements if they only had
the ground. His proposition is for the
citizens OF Hillsboro to buy the ground
and donate it to the road. In case the
citizens would take any action in the
matter he offered free transportation to
any committee which might be sent to
consult with the authorities of the road
at Cincinnati. The ground is absolutely
necessary in order to make room for the
proposed alteration and as the site is
small and derives it's only value from
the situation Mr.. Peabody thought the
town could'well afford to donate it to
the company at reasonable price. We
understand that the ground has been
offered for $1,000. Condemnation pro.
ceedings were instituted by the Board
of Directors on Tuesday and if the sale
of the property is not made by agree
ment, the ground will be condemned by
the county for railroad purposes and
the value fixed BY jury.
AS an induce.nent to the people Of
Hillsboro to take action in this matter
Mr.. Peabody stated that the manage.
ment of the road proposed to put down
the best steel rails from here to Blan.
chester, to materially shorten the sched.
ule and to make Communication rates be-
tween this point and Cincinnati. The
suggestion of cheaper rates to the city
is one worthy of consideration from the
people of Hillsboro. If the road will
guarantee something in this line it is
not difficult TO see that the cost of donat-
ing the Lilly property would be amply
repaid to the town in the saving of rail-
road fare. The annual amount OF travel
between these two points is very large
and even small reduction on the round
trip would be benefit which would be
appreciated by all classes of citizens.
Many business men have spoken favor
ably of the plan and if there is any pos
sibility of securing this lasting advantage
to the town it is certainly worthy of
serious consideration.