Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-31
Richsnd. 4i.5S3 900 so I. 07O
Ross. u 100 $40 .TgO
nuscara"Os. - b3l 3J202S $4,000
Wayne. 81, SOS 7o3.62l coz

IL will be seen, b the above that the most
poPuloas sad ieTlile counties of Ohio look to-
weri Wheeling us their natural eastern out.
let, and the securing their trade would be an
item worthy o, consideration.
The VI lonal Road passing through Wheel
ing has heretofore been the TRAVELLING tho,
oughtarc FOR THIS whole region of country ami
the country roads communicative, with :,
spread each side as the broncAes OF = tree from
'he main siem. These have COS, the peo,le
millions upon millions OF dollars. and of ali
these would d rail road terminating a, Wheel
InS' have the advantage. nor is this an:
We extract The following lact, from a.,
ucIe IN The correspondence OF the BaI,inouc
Patriot 81 July, isi5:
Inc Legislature OF Ohio have passed am act
ihcoT Pordtiug company tu connect Coltun.
ous win the Ohm river at Bridgeport in Bel
mont county, opposite Wheeling, The prar-
ucaolli'y ui constructing this rosd was ascer
tanned s'Inc years siuCe. hya survey and actin.
al location, b. the late Charles n. R,nJnlnh
0ivii Engineer, unGer the SUPERINTENDENT of
Thomas r. Purcell, Esq, OF kentucky. from
p'iubCPot'' opposite wheeling. tn the neigh
Here me Alaumee RBilrodd (uow nartlv con.
structe,) DIVORCES TO rbe north. ves, All -
sing through the Western Reserve. Terminates
at Mdumec Bay. the Western end of Lake
Erie, aud the outlet oi the Wabash and Eric
lanai Alter crossing the OHIO Canal ne
tween Cosslecion aud GAINESVILLE, or al either
oi 'hese points the proposed road takes it's
course through an opcu champaign country
with every iaci'ity for construction hy NV
oil Newark in the valley of the Iickino ia ,hs
city oil Columbus, the capitol of Ohm Ucre
II connects with the road now i'm cour,c of
Cops,ruclon leading TO Xenia. and thence nv
inc Cincinnati and Sandusky Rail road In Gin
elnisu. ihis latter road already completed
70 Aehia, VIII complete the connection to
Cincluutt by chain about go miles i'm
length from Wheeling. or 633 milrs f,on,
Baltimore, or about thirty hours for n,ssen-
ger travel. From Columbus, the road will Le
continued westward, follow lug the pener,l
course ana direction Of the national ,oad
tnrougn western Otio and Inliana nassinc
uitough indianapolis, the capitol of Indiana
IN Ierrc- Haute, thence by Que branch throncb
vandalla TO the Mississippi river. opnos;i.
OF. LOUIS, aud by another through Sprinsiield
'he capitol OF Illinois. tn he Missis,inni ;; ;.
err near Quincy. This is q work, NOT The
cream OF Spectator, bat the plan an promo
"'''N" vi souhu, practical men thrOurhout this
most interesting region of country. we must
renieinDcT That the three States OF Ohio. Indi-
ana, aud Illinois now contain more than one
seventh OF the population of the Union. and
'he ratio ot increase is greater than i'm auv
other sectoA. We must also remember that
every one OF their numerous and extensive
dLtlhciai Chonnels OF trade with the exec cotton |
OF me National Road, traverse their territory
'ron North 10 South connecting The Ohio r;r-
q win The northern Lakes, all tributary in
nc New York or Pennsylvania Canal, and
Nall-foa9s' HE magnificent scheme now
'roPosed' al connecting Wheeling bv Rail
oa9 WIN Tie Mississ pp, aud traTcrsing the
'oii'lcdi and geographical centres of thcss y
lree great and g'owiug States, will supply a
nc great want OF an eastern and western rom i
ectlon, and is worthy of the enternrising a
nd intelligent people amongst whom il has a
risinated. When we look upon what thev \
ave slready occomplishe., for the attainment !
oOlecis oi less importance, we must bc
'ushed That this scheme, 50 alculatcd 10 a. a
ouse, interest aud combine their eneroies S
annot and Will not tail. |,
To be toniinued)