St. Paul daily globe., 1895-07-16
BRIGGS PROJECTS.
HE is GOING TO PARALLEL THE
CINCINNATI, HAMILTON &
! DAYTON.
PROGRESS OF HIS PLANS.
EXTENSION OF THE OHIO SOUTH
ERN FROM SPRINGFIELD
TO LIMA, o.
NEW ROAD TEN MILES LONGER.
Operations Being Pushed as Rap
idly as Possible Toward
Completion.
PROGRESS OF HIS PLANS.
NEW ROAD TEN MILES LONGER.

CLEVELAND, o., July ia spe-
cial from Lima, O., to the Plain
dealer says: Senator Brice is back
of a big railroad scheme to build
a road parallel to the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton system between
Cincinnati and Detroit. The senator
was disappointed some time ago in
obtaining stock in the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton, and has had in
contemplation a competing line, and
his first step was to buy stock in
the Ohio Southern and commence
an extension from Springfield to this
city, and one from the south end
of the line into Cincinnati, a few
miles only of which remains to be
finished The next step was to in
corporate the Lima Northern COM
pany, which it now transpireS is in
reality composed of Brice people.
The company failed to secure the
roadbed of the c., T. & NJ. by con-
demnation proceedings, but gained
it in the United States district court
The Ohio Southern was then placed
in the hands of receiver, from which
the Brice syndicate will take it when
the proper time comes. The next
step was for the Lima Southern to
begin securing the right of way
along the c., H. & D. north from
this city as far as Ottawa, from
which place the road will take a
northwesterly course to Belmore,
Ont, then north to Detroit. This
part of the line will be surveyed
and the work pushed to completion
at once. The lines when connected
will make a line but ten miles
longer than the c., H. & D., and
connect with all the Brice lines To-
day large purchases of real estate
along Sugar street were made for the
company's right of way. The Ohio
Southern being in a receivers hands,
the work will not be under their di-
rection, but under the name of the
Lima Northern.
LIMA, O.. July 15.-It is stated here
on apparently good authority that
Senator Brice is behind a big scheme
to buy in the Ohio Southern railroad
from the receiver and build an extern
sion from Lima to Detroit, Mich, to
parallel the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton, which he failed to secure con-
troll of year or so ago. The line will
only be ten miles longer than the
present route. 1t is understood the
right of way through this city was Sc
cured this morning.
CINCINNATI EXPECTED IT.
CINCINNATI, o., July 15.-The re-
port about Senator Brice securing the
right of way today through Lima for
new route paralleling the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton railway, between
this city and Detroit, creates no sur
prise here. With the Cincinnati, Jack
son G Maclinaw railway Brice has a
parallel line already on the west side
Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
road. By acquiring the Ohio Southern
he secures another parallel line con-
siderabiy east OF the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton. He recently bought
from Congressman Sorg the Middleton
& Cincinnati railway, which is the con-
Meeting link for both of his northern
routes, with the Cincinnati, Lebanon
q Northern for entrances into this
city. 1t is stated here that Brice and
his associates control the Cincinnati,
Lebanon & Northern, which has very
valuable terminals in this city, al
though it is at present only a. suburban
road. The valuable ground along
Eggleston avenue, for which the state
recently compelled the Pennsylvania
company to pay big sum, is used in
transferring between the yards of the
Pennsylvania company and the Gin
cinnati, Lebanon & Northern. 1t is
the opinion that Brice wants these
roads running north and south as feed
ers for a new eas< and west trunk line,
of which the recently purchased Pitts
burg, Akron & Western road is to be
division 1t is claimed that the Co.
lumbus, Sandusky & Hooking, and the
Belleaire, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati rail-
ways, which recently passed into the
hands of receivers, are also to be Sc
cured as feeders for the new "Brice
and Thomas" trunk line between the
East and West