The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-09-07
BRAND NEW RAILROAD
To BE Run Into Columbus.
Colonel W. ". Stevenson, New York
Capitalist, Bays the UncOmpleted
Lancaster and Hamden Railroad.

Colonel William IL. stevenson, OF
New York, at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning at the steps of the
government building, purchased
the Lancaster and Hamden rail
road at receivers sale, the purchase
price being $l5O,OO0 and he being
the only bidder.
The road was sold by Receiver
w. T., Black under orders OF Judge
William II. Taft, of the United
States court, to satisfy the claim Of
James kyner, a western contractor,
for the construction of the road.
Receiver Black was represented by
JUDGE +. Il. ID. Albery who acted
as the solicitor, and Colonel Sew
enson was represented by Colonel
John G. Reeves, of Lancaster.
General b. II. Cowen, clerk of the
United States court, came up from
Cincinnati to assist Deputy Clerk
White in making the record of the
sale.
Colonel Stevenson, the new own
er of the road, stated to repre-
sentative of The Press that it was
his intention, as soon as the pre-
liminary arrangements can be
made, to extend the road to Colum-
bus and establish shops and head
quarters here. The road will be
extended south as far as Wellston
and will be very important local
road for Columbus. twill open up
q large section of the richest and
most beautiful territory of the state
and place it at the door Of the capt.
tai city. The road will extend
through an extensive oil tie 'ritory
that is just being developed and in
which number of big gushers
have already been struck. 1t will
also extend through the finest coal
lands of the country and Will open
up great forests of oak and other
valuable timber for the Columbus
market. The road will be % miles
shorter Than any other route from
Wel!S,On to Columbus, very con-
siderable item when passenger and
freight charges are taken into con-
sideration.
Located on the line of the road
is the celebrated Ash cave, about
45 miles south Of Columbus, which
will he turned into a magnificent
pleasure resort for the benefit OF
Columbus people. Colonel Steven
son has purchased 70 acres of land,
including the cave, aud will erect
fue hotel thereon for the accom-
modation Of pleasure seekers. The
WORK Of eXte nding the road both
north and south and the building
of The hotel is TO be commenced
this fall.
AT the present time the descrip-
tiOn of Colonel Stevenson's new
purchase is as follows: The road
beg rs at II point about two miles
east of the town of Stoutsville,
Fairfield county, on the line of the
Cincinnati end Mu ,kingum Valley
railway, known rs &C. i. & w.
JUNCTION" and runoing thence
south-easterly by way of Tarton,
LaurelviIle and Haynes, crossing
through the counties of Fairfield,
7Riekaway and Hooking to the town
of South BloomingviIle, in Hook.
ing county, II distance of about %
miles, together with all the proper
ty, real and personal, contracts, in
cluding contracts for right of way,
etc, with the appurtenances, rights,
liberties, privileges, easements and
franchises thereto belonging and
appertaining; and also the right Of
way and all other rights of the said
railway company occupied by its
said railway, with all the oadbeds,
tracks, sidings, etc.
the terms of sale included the
stipulation that the road should not
be sold fer less than $l50,000; also
that the successful bidder should
pay on the day Of sale to the re-
ceiver $4,000 in cash or certified
check on IA solvent bank for that
amount. Colonel Stevenson pc
sented the certified check immed-
lately after the road was knocked
Off to him.
The property above described in
cIudes about % miles of main track
of steel rail, standard gauge, with
such side tracks and turnouts as
the traffic requires, some three
thousand feet.
There are two locomotives in
running order and one disabled.
There is one standard passenger
coach and one combination coach