Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-03
MAUEHEE EXPRESS.
SATURDAY, JUNE, 3, 1887.
HENRE REEF, JR., EDlTt 4.

THE ONO RAIL RoAD.-The point OF
termination, upon the Maumee river, OF
this important work, will soon be decid-
ed. We are aware that strong efforts
are making at the different towns below,
to induce the commissioners TO fix upon
those places as points Of termination,and
that large offers have been made,not only
to the company ITSELF but TO the commits
sioners personally We shall not stop
to call in question the propriety of this
mode of proceeding, but shall merely
consider few of the reasons, why, in
the opinion of intelligent men, the rail
road company would vastly mistake their
Gown interests, in carrying their works
to termination so low down the river.
1t is conceded, onFall hands, that is i'm
possible to bridge the river at any point
below Maumee city. The great width
of the stream at any place below, and its
depth, as well as the destruction of the
navigation, whichit would occasion, will
Ief1ectually preclude any such attempt.
This would force the road to stop on the
south bank of the river. The consc
quence would be, that during at least
four months of the year,and those months
the most important of all, to the railroad
its operations would be very much i'm
peded, if not entirely stopped paas=c-=
gers going west, or even going to Tole'
do and Manhattan, would often be oblig-
ed to go.ap the river to Pcrrysburg be-
fore they would be able to cross. The
ice in the river will, during the win
ter effectually preclude the use of ferry
boats, while the frequency with which it
breaks up at the places below, would
render it very. unsafe dependence, in
the way of bridge. The Ohio railroad
is destined to form an important link in
the chain, which will in a few years ex-'
tend from New York to the Mississippi
river. It will form the only thorough
fare for the transaction of the business of
the west during the winter months. 1t
will treble the amount of winter, travel
through this country, and will, if proper
ly conducted, pour an ocean of wealth
into the laps of its stockholders. 1t be-
comes them, then, to choose the shortest,
most direct, and most eligible route, for
their work, without reference TO private
favor, or even to extensive local offers.
1t will Of course, be correct policy in
this company, so to construct their work
as that it shall best accommodate trav-'
ellers taking other railroads, leading far
therwest, and this can only be done by
their making such provision forscros,i
sing our river, as shall occupy the least
time, and be attended with the least trou-
BILE. Lower Sandusky, will undoubted-
|y be a point in the Ohio railroad. The
distances from Sandusky to Manhattan,
Toledo. and Perrysburg,are nearly equal,
Or if any differance exists it is in favor of
Perrysburg. At first sight, then, it would
seem to make no difference in point of
distance, which of the places is chosen
but when it is rccollected that travel
ers arriving opposite Toledo and Man
rattan, will often, during The most in.
clement season of the year be obliged to
ascend the river to Perrysbufg for the
purpose Of crossing, or that if they sue
iced in surmounting the difficulties of
he river below, land wish to 60 west,
hey have still the same distance between
Maumee and the places below, to make
Up in travel on the north side ofthe riu-
,r, the balance in favor Of the Perrys-
,urg and Maumee route is easily seen.