Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-05-20

TO l5@ ,7S0 tnilesj but Ia 1895, when he
llS miles Of public rail road become oi
1ects of attraction, passengers were cor
veyed II. 23l 724 miles on the Stat
improvements, being an increase of NOR
than seventy. three fold, within the las
three years. Indeed the Utility Of raj
roads and the advantages of iocomotiv,
engines are no longer matters of doub
with those who have witnessed their ope
rations.
The Yellop treef, Carollton g. ZOd
RdtI road will have many advantages, il
addition 10 those that are common 10 SIN
liar imProvemen.s--amODg which may
no mentiohed--
let There is an abundance Of good
White Oak timber along the whole line
suitable for slaves and heading, for boa
building, dc. &C.
ID Limestone is plenty along and nser
the route Of the road.
Sd Salt works are numerous along Yel
EOU'creekj at which large quantities oil
salt are made.
4th Iron ore Of good Quality is fou nd
near The line. There are now some fur
naces at and near Zoar, in operation,
which ars said to be productive.
9th There IS bitumnous coal along
YeIlow'creek Of good quality, which
from the number and thickness of the
veins appears 10 be inexhuustible in euau
tlty. AT or near Zoar, and at several
other places on the route, coal Of an 10.
IerioT kind has also been discovered.
Gin The rail road passes through, and
leads to we'll improved and highly -four
ishIog country, being the best wheat
growing district in Ohio.
7th Yellow'creek affords many excel
lent sites for mills that must be valuable
for manufacturing -four, in a country
where water power is scare. Hence
wheat In large Quantities will be attract
ed crom the West end Of tho rail roads,
and thus increase its business and ton
mage.
When 10 the above sources or trade,
are added the passengers that will use
the road, and the carrying Of merchan.
disc and other traffic along it, TO and from
the country in it's vicinity, il is probable
that the business TO be done, and the
mount that the Company are authorized
by their Charter to charge for toll, and
transportations would warrant them IN
preparing the road bed ior-and in fin
ishIng 1t wilh-a single track Of rails.
Other companies have constructed, and
are now constructing improvements,
much more costly than this road will be,
without such flatteriug prospects for bust
ness.
That this rail road will have pro6ta
bic local trade of its own, is certain; yet
however valuable TINT trade may be, il
looses much Of its importance when com
pared with the amount of tonnage and
travelling that it will derive from its con
nection with other avenues Of business
Such as-4-
Sth 1t will form a connection between
the Ohio river and the Ohio canal, by the
shortest route that can 30 had any where
east Of their functions at Portsmouth.
And il is especially worthy Of remark
that, the Connotton and Yellowcreeks
rise in lhe same ridges and run in Oppo
site directions thus opening natural
and direct path for rail road through
hiliy country between the Ohio canal and
the Chic river at their nearest approach
to each other.
9th An act has been passed grnntIng
a charter to the Ohio Wayne, RIchland
and Crawford canal and Rail road Com
pany. Its understood that the company
have abandoned the project Of a canal,
and that they intend TO construct a rail
road: for which purpose survey is now
making by one Of the State Engineers,
in conformity with ali act Of the Ohio LIE
gisIalure. This road will commence at
Tho western termination Of the YelloD
;reek Carrollton T. boar Rail road, (of
which latter road It will be an extenslon)
ind from thence be extended westward
through the couDty-towns Of Wooster,
Bucyrus, &c., and through
ier offertile counties TO near the West
inc of the Stale--where 1t is intended to
connect with the Canal on the Maumee
liver at or east of the junction Of the Mi
lmi canal of Ohio, and the Wabash canal
# Indiana. A report relative TO that road
emarks that "a large portion of the line
S over country almost perfectly level"
In connexion with The subject ol these
wo improvements, that will form main
inc Of rail road about two hundred and
lirety miles long, clear across the State
rom East to West, and will intersec! the
)hio river, the main Ohio canal, the Mi
mi canal. and the Wabash canal. 1t
nay not be irrelevant to mention, that at
he last session Of the Legislature Of Ohio
great many acts and resolutions were
,assed, relative to canals, rail roads, turn
likes and State roads; Of which there
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