Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-05-17
Forths Freeman
Toledo, NOrWaIk and Cleveland Rail
Road.

Road.
Mn. EDrroR Some two or three weeks
ago communication appeared in the Cincin-
natl Gazette. signed "a large Tax Payer in
Huron county" but bearing on its face unmis-
taxable evidence of having been Cooked up and
written by an old settler of Sandusky city 1t
purPorts to be reply to an article signed Gin
cinnati, which appeared in the Cincinnati Dai-
ly Gazette of the 18th ult., and which was
written, as "Tax Payer" tells his readers, by
one "who has no special regard, either for the
Fremont and Norwalk. or for the Mad River
Road, in whose behalf he processes to speak"
As the only object of ",rax Payer" was to
correct errors of "Cincinnati," and to warn the
public that &C" was mere meddIer who in
terfered in behalf of those who did not desire
his aid, one would naturally expect the critic
studiously to avoid the faults he complained
Of But not So "Tax Payer" assumes to
speak for "ihe honest and substantial farmers
of Huron and Sandusky counties,in opposition
to the subscriptions lately voted by large ma
jorities to the Toledo, Fremont and Norwalk
Railroad--and that too without having been
employed as their attorney, or even so much
as profsring grat,atously his services in that
capacity, as some of his brethren of the San
dusky bar are reported to have done.
Again, speaking of the prospects Of the To-
lsdo, Fremont and Cleveland R. R., he makes,
among others of less moment, the following
misstaements which, I. as one interested in the
success of that Road, claim the privilege of
correcting.
l. "Tax Payer" expects that the T. F. d c.
R. R. will derive no benefit from the subscrip-
tions voted by the people-that the issuing
and sale of the bonds will be enjoined-and
that "the whole affair will prove an abortion %
Now the fact is, that the Bonds hare been is
sued and part Of them sold-the funds real
ized-and contracts let to responsible parties,
who bind themselves 10 complete their
work so as to furnish Railroad communication
between Toledo and Cleveland via Fremont
and Monroeville by the first day of January
next
2. at. P" speaks of the better route which
the travel from Toledo TO Cleveland would
have by Road through sandusky City. But
it so happens that the people of Toledo. and
capitalists interested in that City, have decid-
ed this question otherwise, and given their
subscription and influence to the Southern line,
thereby, in the estimation of people not inter
ested at sandusky City. greatly prejudicing if
not destroying the prospects of the projected
Road through that town."
8. He thinks connection with the North
west by the way of Tifin, Fremont and Tole-
do would be very useless to Cincinnati and
the Mad River Road, inasmuch as "Sandusky
City is actually nearer Detroit than Toledo" :"
"concealing the fact" that the great body of
Northwestern trade and travel, going East is
not destined necessarily to pass through De
troit, and if it were, he omits 20 mention that
the passage between Detroit and Sandusky is
during half the year closed by an icy barrier,
which renders of no avail that excellent { y
"harbor of sandusky which has never yet re-
ceived dollar to improve it."
"To conclude. Three things are certain" {"
1st The subscriptions of Huron and San
dusky counties to the Road via Norwalk and
Fremont are available. "a Large Tax Payer in
Huron County" to the contrary nctwithstand-
ing.
ID The Norwalk and Fremont route "will
speedily be made
Sd. The harbor of Sandusky, like all other
Lake harbors, will be in future as in the past
closed up. deserted and abandoned" about
half the year FREMONT.