The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-12-22
From the Western Reserre Chronicle.

Great Central Six Foot Gauge Rail
road through Ohio, under the War
rem and Franklin Railroad Char
ter.
THIS road, it now seems. is to become one of the
great and leading channels of communication be-
tweed the East and the West.
At meeting OF the officers ofthe company, held
at F raj kin on the 25th instant, delegates were in
attendance from New Yuik ciy, Cincinnati, Ash
land. Medina, Summit, Forage aud Trumbui
counties. On c'mparing notes it was found that
sufficient ava liable means could at be brought
into requsition TO put The main portions Of th',
work under contract from the State line TO Ash
luud. Propositions for connections to Form CON
plete lina with the six foot suage to ,he city of ST.
Louis, by the way of Cincinnati, were before the
board for their comsideraii N.
Ia view of the dltering prospects of the Com
pany, the B pard resolved, immediately, tn prose
cute The surveys now in progress to an early com
lttion; aud put the work under contract
1t couli he got in readiness by the engineers and
the right of way secured. Mo,t Of the line has
nlready been examined by competent engineer,
aud no grades found to exceed forty feet to the
| mile. Two csrps of engineers, under Gen. Rob
| inson, are now ut work upon the line between
Akron and Aslland.
In The meantime it is expected that the sub
scriptions along the line, so well commenced, will
now be thorougly circulated, S that all may have
an opportuni TO take their proportion of The stock
which must meet the mnst sanguine expectations
of ALL in the way OF large d:videns.
1t is now ascert.iaed that the different lines Of
| oc(
foot guase 10 form connection with this Company,
and that means abundant continue this line
| TO pe feet the connection.
The OHIO and Mississippi Railroad Company,
{ ON Cincinnati to St. LOUIS have already adopted
the six foot gtbge.
| This great line Of rond from New York city 10
St. Louis. when completed, will be formed by the
following connections, viz: from The cry of New
| York, by the New York and Erie Company, to
Little Valley; from Little through Randolph and
jamestown, New Y York, to the Slata line of Penn
sylvania near the head waters of French Creek,
by til, New Yurk City Company: from the S a g
line down the vii ey Of French Creek through,
Meadv;Ile to the State liue at Kinsman, in the
north east Of Trumbu county. Ohio by
the Erie and Pittsburgh Company, which has
power TO build branches through the counties
through which their main ne from Erie to Puts
hu'gh passes, and also the county adjoining. This
line, tn ough Pennsy lvania, will be built on the
branch right. From the Ohio line. the road will
pass the towns of Warren. Newton Falls, Raven
ma. Franklin, Akron, (passing Seville in Me-
dina county to Ashland) and Gallon. under the
Warren and Franklin charter, a charter granted
and the Company organized under the old Coxs i.
tuition, with power to bui.d The road fom Warren
TO Franklin and 10 extend the same TO the State
line eust, and the Slate line west, or to terminate
at any intermediate points, TO connect with any
other road.
This line, it will at once be seen, by tracing i
upon the map. connects at Galion, or Cresiline
with the Fort Wayne read to Chicago, the Belle
fontaine aud Indiana rond to ST. Louis. and by it:
continuance TO Cincinnati with the six foot guage
connecting there with the Ohio and Mississpp
Read; thus giving great continuous six foot roat
from New York TO St. Loui-, passing through
some Of the best portion of Ohio aud Pennsy ylyan
} at present unprovided with roads.
Can any one doubt the accomplishment of thi
great work Should any one doubt its importance
let them trace its location upon tho map, and the.
will at once see its Importance and tie strength Q
IFS position.
If stock of the Lake Shore road. with but on,
side contributing TO its way Of business, is worth il
ulirk-t S120 for $500 what are the probabilities Q
The value of this stock-witE a rich count'y Oh
each siJe conlributing-when the road shall b,
completed!