The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-18

BY virtue of an unique and unex-
pected project already under way
contemplating the building of an
| extension traction line from Worth
ington to Marysville. Columbus stands
an excellent chance to have direct
electric railway connection I'm the nca"
future with all of southern Ohio. The
extension from the Columbus, Della
ware Il Marion road at Worthington
H. planned to be run through Dublin
and the Girls Industrial home. II ~
now being promoted by certain we'll
known bond holders of the c., -. &
NJ. lines. and though 1t is to be first
constructed as u separate line. 1t will
constitute ultimately part of the c..
ID. & NJ. system.
The new line, for which certain
rights of way already have been
sought, will form the connecting link
by traction between Columbus and the
north. The Ohio Electric now has
several branches running ont OF Belle
rontaine. That city is only 25 miles
from Marysville There Is known to
be distinct and definite understand
ing that If Columbus is connected with
Marysville, the Ohio Electric will inn
mediately build its already projected
line from Bellefontline 20 Marysvil'e
Traction cars can then run almost d.
rectly between Columbus and Cleve-
and and Toledo, competing with thu
various steam roaGs.
After that Subsidy.
Primarily .he proposed new line Is
the result of the action Of the general
assembly last spring. in approprlating
$4,000 for the construction of line
from Dublin to the Girls Industrial
home, a distance OF. approximately slX
miles.
The road was needed to relieve the
Girls home of burdensome and almost
rulnous drayage rates charged for
heullng freight by wagon from the
railway station at Home Siding to the
hcme. three miles away
SO the finance committee OF the
house conceived the idea of giving
$50, 600 for the building of a line from
Dublin 20 the home. The money was
to go to any company building the
line and the state was to be repai1
through a so per cent rebate In
freight rates.
The senate committee fought the
project and Governor Harmon took
,he SIDE OF the appropriation. y COM
promise was finally reached 10 the cf-
feet thar the $4,000 should be forth.
but that half was TO be avail
able this year and half next. In this
manner the appropriation carried.
Rcat Urbana Line.
II was originally intended that the
Columbus. Urbana and Western TrAc-
tion company was the logical line tc
be extended, first from its present ter
minus north of the storage dam to
Dublin. and then on to the Girls home.
But this line up to the present time
has been unable to extend TO DupllA
owing 10 a dispute with the city az
20 rights of way through the upper
Scioto basin. and to private litigation
for rights of way. SO now, through
the unexpected plans proJecte"
through c.. -. & NJ. interests, the W
Lana line probably will lose an excel
ient opportunity to get through to the
north on advantageous terms.
II Is UNDERSTOOD that the extension
might have been projected some time
ago by the c., ID. & NJ. had 1t not been
for tho raceivership of that road. IN
cr6er to mako such move the stock
and bond holders would have mad 10
petition the court for authority, and
much legal red tape would have been
necessary Financial considerations
also would have stood in the way.
Now the Independent movement N
the part of the c., ID. x NJ. security
West, receiver tor the traction me-
admitted saturday night knowledge
that the plans aave been made, bat
said he was not at liberty to give the
names of the observation-disclosures
Dispatch.