The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-12-01
NO FALSE ALARM.
A Matter Of Vital Importance to.Hills.
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ireight agent for that system, met rep
of our business men at the |
parlors Of the Izaak Walton Club to dis
cuss the proposition of the purchasers
of the q. & M. to dismantle and abandon |
the property. Quite an interesting dis. |
cussion was had, during which Mr.. |
Hunt, in very gentlemanly and bust. |
ness-like way, impressedupon the minds |
Of those present the lanentable fact that |
those who had control OF the property
had fully realized that, with the patron.
age extended by the business commun-
ity, it was not a profitable investment,
and had had the matter OF abandoning
the road under confederation for several |
and had finally fully determined |
to do so, and that there was in the stu.
alton just cause for alarm to the citizens
OF Hillsboro.
The importance Of the Columbus G.
Maysville r. r. to our town and county
cannot be over estimated, and an enum-
Grafton OF it's benefits to the community
would seem impossible. Once deprived
of its benefits and advantages, there
would then only be al appreciation of
it's great importance to our business in
terests, enforced by realization of the
magnitude of our loss Without it We
could scarcely haveexpected to keep the
few enterprises we had prior to its ex.
istence, with the tempting inducements
and advantages which, during the LAST
few years, have been blazoned to the
whole world by other cities and towns
in their strenuous efforts to increase the
number OF their industries and popula.
ton. While, by reason of its existence,
we can say that We have secured our
bent wood works, which never could
have been induced to locate here if it
had not been for the competition in
freights and the facilities furnished by
this road and connections in reaching
the large timbered districts south of US.
for its supplies; the same advantages
induced the chair factory to locate here;
the foundry never would have been re-
moved to its present location and its ca
pacity 80 largely increased If not for this
road our Touring mills would never
have enlarged their capacity and
been enabled to push their business as
they have ii not for the advantages given
them in extending their business by this
road; the wholesale business in the var
ious lines OF trade, as is now profitably
and extensively conducted, could never
be made successful until alter the build.
ing of this road, az it was attempted and
proved failure through inability, on
account Of excessive freight rates, to
meet competition. while now it is posi-
lively true that goods from the East have
been laid down at the doors OF our
wholesale houses by this road with less
charges for transportation than in Gin.
cinnati, notwithstanding the strong
competition between main lines of large
corporations to that point. If it had
not been for this road, in all probability
our stone quarry enterprise would never
have been thought Of, for over one-hali
Of the cost OF constructing track leading
to the quarry was saved by the use OF
the Hillsboro Short Line, which consti.
tutes part Of the G. & M. line.
Last year and the year preceding we
were favored with an unprecedentedly
large crop of apples and there was de.
nand elsewhere Tor our immense sur
plus, and the reasonable freight rates
from this point to the short crop locali'
ties enabled the producers to obtain fail
prices from purchasers, who came here
from every section of the country to lay
in supplies. It is estimated that the
value OF these shipments (for the two
years. was not less than $25, 200, which
might be considered clear gain to TIE
producers, as, prior to the building o.
this road, their surplus was permitted te
60 to waste, rates being 30 high tina,
dealers were practically excluded from
this locality as purchasers. In mention
ing some of the direct benefits of this
enterprise we must not fail to mention
also that large savings each year have
been made to the farmers by the cheap
ening of transportation on live stock and
agricultural products. AS the producer
and consumer reap the benefits OF low
rates of transportation, the benefits oi
this little road have been evenly dis
tributed throughout the community and
all are interested in its continuance and
prosperity. We recognize in this enter
prise one that has conferred more sub
stantial benefit upon our town than any
l we have ever had, Our growth and
prosperity Of late years is more nearly
traceabie to the heroic struggle that thil
little road has made for an existence
while competing with an independent