The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-01-26
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j. w. Jones, the Well Known
Railroad Promoter, is Maxi
ing q Careful Investigation
Of its Resources.
He Will be at the Hotel Parker
Thursday Evening". His Report
viii Decide Whether the Road
Will Ever be Built.

1oH' u. w. Jones, OF UalHpOuS, inc
we'll known railroad promoter and ex-
pert, will be at the Hotel Parker Thurs
day evening. He is at Piketown today
and will come through by way of Sink
ing Spring, and is making careful in
vestigation of the resources Of the coun-
try through which the road will pass
This reportreport will go to number of
New York capitalists who have signified
a willingness to invest their money and
build the road if it can be shown to be
paying venture. Whether it is favora
bic or not will depend largely OH the cit
izens in the communities through which
it will pass. If they show sufficient in.
terest and see that all the remarkable
undeveloped resources OF this stretch of
81 miles between Hillsboro and Jackson
are presented in the most favorable light
the road will undoubtedly be built. A
few of these we have presented in the
past and our citizens can not but be
aware of the vast benefit to Hillsboro
and Highland county OF having q new
road.
The local committee of which NJ. Nc.
Keehan, President of the Hillsboro Rail
road, is Chairman, has been untiring in
their efforts in the past two years in its
behalf. They have aided materially in
securing complete survey and the right
Of way over nearly the entire course has
been granted. A neat prospectus show
ing many of the advantages and few
Of the principal resources that would be
developed has been issued. They have
spent their time and money and received
but little assistance from the community,
to whom it would be Of a. much value
as to any enc Of them. In fact they
have done everything it is possible for .
few persons to do and they now ask that
the representative citizens of Hillsboro
and surrounding country do their part.
Each person should appoint himself q
committee of one in its interest. If you
know of anything that will add to the
value of the road suggest it. If you are
willing to do anything to secure it mott.
fy the committee. Gall on Mr. Jones at
the Parker House. Show that the pee.
pie want the road. Do your share and
don't be afraid you will do any more. II
you do this the road will be built and
trains will be running over it this time
next year.
The road means much to Hillsboro and
will be direct benefit to everyone OF
ito citizsus. While the projectors have
not agitated the subject in public much
in the past year they have not been idle.
Powerful Influences have been at work
to interest capital and with the present
wonderful prosperity all over the coun.
try and the vast amount of idle capital
seeking investment give promise Of its
complete success.
Mr.. Jones u the representative sent
here by number Of Eastern capitalists
who have been interested in the road
and have promised to furnish the money
If his report ID satisfactory. Do you
want the road? II you do go that It ID
satisfactory. Do your share Hillsboro
ID now nearer securing . through road
than at any time in the past. Put your
shoulder 10 the wheel and help the good
work along.