The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-07-27
From the Raily Empire.
Rev YORK and ST. Loliis BFoad
Gmaee N. H.

At the present -nInIsent, there Is no domestic
subject among us cf Ohio, exciting more attention.
than tta BROAD Gauge Road" By this name.
and someiimes in common parlsnce. the ''Ocean
Road" is know what was originally designed as
The Franklin and Warren RarOad- The extend
| ed object of this road may be stated rs follows:
To CONNECT uIl central Ohio in a transverse line
from Southwest TO Northwest, and through the
neighhorine commoDw eallh of Pennsylvania. with
the New York and Erie Road at point east OF
Oean; in other words at The head of the Al!egha-
ny river. thus shortening the route to the great
commercial emporium of the country, snme one
hundred or more miles, compared with any
route now in operation, by which il can be reach
ed fiom city Cincinnati.
The connection from Dayton South will be
thi ough Cincinnati, by the Cincinnati and Louis
vile Road, and West by the Dayton and Western
Road TO ST. Louis, and thence by the road in pro-
gress. towards Santa Fe aud the Pacific. A por-
ion OF this hitter was opened on the 4h instant. to
the great qualification of the M,ssourIans and there
is no doubt OF its being pushed westward with all
| their force.
But TO return to our peculiar position in Ohio.
the most active exertions are DOW on foot to GEM
Sd Herculran attempt. seeing that this day
II spade not yet put into The G ound towards ,he
work. The engineers are busy, towever IN ma
king fsat lines, and the CONTRACTOR all prepared
watching for the moment when he stall be per-
mitteI to puunce upon his work. HIS eneI ges
and res ources 90 we'll krnwn in this region
admit The least doubt of Ihe speediest consumua-
iion of The work.
1t would be futile, in hurried article. to uuder-
take review of the advantages of Ihistruak ine, for
so it may indeed be called will be to this already
h ghly improved commonwealth One point may
be stated of great moment. 1t traverses the state
in lis great line of extent, through regi-n that
has no parallel with ii, whe at The sani.. time it
intersects (fo the technical term, taps,) every
ieudng road Fl ON the great West aud the Lakes
TO the OHIO river. Comment is unnecessary.
1t not intended TO say any thing on the i'm
mense advantages and brilliant prospects Of This
road bu rather 10 keep the public, who are alt
al yr 10 the matt1ar both in this State and the EHs',
nlo' mel Of the progress oil this work. On the
horders of city The ground for depot has been
selected. and efficient corps of engineers is
work preparing The groand for the contractor. l.
is pnnt yet undecided WHISTLER DtyIon War
reu, the two extr+mes, will first resound wi h Tie
mise of the :. shovel and the hn-.'' hut either
.nd citizens will he grafIfied long before the
D,g-days over with the view Of most tic: i've OPP
-,aions alo..g the whole line.
| is haza,ding nothing 10 say that the citizens
of this State have not manifns ed any undue in
terest in this great work. They feel warmly, in
tsnsely, in favor Of its progression and complexion
and properly Alih"neh it will scarcely beaI
the assert that with this .d the Onin r ill
Dad system will he complete, it may be pnsitiv-
ly asserted. that it cnnnrt Be complete aciihout IL
Our p"pulaien is done with turnpike ronds anr
canal bonts. they are altogether too slow for Buck
eye habits and energies. Go ahead! is the only
, word aud nothing but the irnn horse trare
1, fast enough for that State which is rapidly assu
ming the position of The centre OF the Union.--
=. DngtOn Empire.