Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-19
sArUGDAy...... DECEMBER 10. Isl,
RAIL A IN ONO.


The uAe has co,ae when II has become
cNPedient 60 turn o1t at;ca,ion TO tbe rail
roads OF Ohio, a. the people OF that State are
now eNcttng themselves to open the various
routes To all thu in portant points in the State.
Cincinnati ami the adjoining county, have
now progressed With hsr road 60 Aenia AMI
Springfield ou their way east and north. and
AN early connection will be nal, with The
Lakes both at Cleveland and Sandusky CITY.
Cleveland is progressing souh aud west in
the direction of Columbus, the FIRST section
oi 10 miles being now la the course of con
struction. THIS reaches TO HarrisvilIe. Medi-
ma county, irom which a route will either b.
taken through Mansfield, ia Richland county.
or down the beautiful valley Of the hubuck,
TO Wooster, 10 miles. Sh ould the Cleveland
and Columbus Company decide on the form
err the people cl Wooster aud vicinity. which
~ one OF the richest wheat countries in the
State, will tap the road at Huntsville. Should
the company proceed to Mansfield, il eau
cross over a good country TO the east branch
ol The Whetston- anl follow that through
Delaware, TO Colu nbus, or over a smooth
county following the streams, Ill SCI.
East OF this route, ia Ohio, there hs. been
no steps taken towards the construction Of
Ioad TO TAP the Ohio river. A road from
cleveland has been talked ofin the PITTSBURGH
papers. fhe route direct has boon p;,c, ~,
as 'mprdciloable. The Cleveland and W,l..
vile, sotnstimes lilly called The Cleveland ana
Pittsburgh road, has been talked of snl Isl
feasible, though OF heavy expense AMI gr.si
u'S'ahee' 1t also iolioWs a line OF cannl alrta-
dy constructed all passes through a ooum,r,
'he exports OF which arr bat tnnin, AMI IA.
reports bat little more. The di,tanc. lr,m
Ti'Is0orsh 10 Wellsyille by ,,e liver c,u,c.
winch must BE- adopted, as the interior i, ,I
hi'!' Is ID miles. From Wcllsyillc to Clcye.
lind' by road, is about % miles. aud. by m.
best raii road route, l2O miles, making che dis
lance from Cleveland to Pittsburgh rs mile.
cleveland, mgsrIinl OF har own interests,
must Pedorcc anj does look upon am, Effort
To construct a road over TAI, route with i.,l.
"usy aud dislike. IL would iniur NOR. lhau
benefit her, by taking away country tmdr.
through the counties ot Cuyahoga, Summit and
foriage, that she now has.
we perceive alsp that a correspondent oi
TIE SIeubenvilie Herald sni line editor them.
"i' has recently pat firth an article that has
attracted some attention On the Btltun,r u,.
prf'' recomm N Ing a route from rut,b,rh
through that thriving town towatl. C.,l,n.
bus. The route presents, az a dos, observe,
may easily see 10y looking 1T IN, man. YER,
many obstacles to ril road cnterpri,.. az
shot'ld 81 brcYeT adopted. S,cubcn,ii. v.,ll
nave ample cause 10 rae tac dsy. a, II b,s
NJ" a dir eouniy uIje, which a rail road
mist cut OH.
lhes are now three charters. ,c~rmii,ti,g
at heelins, on III O1iD. one. p,..si d,,.
me- Tia session Of 1914 D, from Columb,. e.,
the Ohio river tn, Saltwater Ns,ig,t;,, ,,i
ra'l road company, which IS still valid. c,trn.
"'hg from wheeling to Sandusky CITY. and
siHl another authorizing the construction oC i,
road from Wheeling up The Ohio 10 S,,,,
Creek' upShor Creek to the head of tc SIN
Water, dow the Still Water to tr Tu..a
was ani onwSrl to the Lake.
Either OF these charters can no,y n. mad,
available, and hnt at Iitde expense. The
route by Wheeling Creek. which is chartered
"ndef The name OF TIE Sill Water N-s,,g,,i,,
ana Kali Road Company is ~ follows.
From Wheeling 10 Sill watc,
Summit, oo
From Still Water Summit ,o
Passport %
From Etstpori 60 Dover An
Efuf. H. -. a.
wooster % ms sc :