The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-29
From the Wheeling Intel ligencer.
Western Rail Road.

The citizens of Bridgeport have at last
moved in the matter of this road. They had
quite spirited meeting on Saturday evening
last, which strong resolutions were passed in
appreciation of the measure, pledgng them
selves to vigorous prosecution of the work.
The people along the whole line of the route
appear fully reused to the Importance of i'm
mediate action.
know of no Railroad in this section of
the Union, that will command so great an d.
mount of trade and travel as the proposed
Western Rail Road. The immense resources
of the country that will be traversed by this
road will give it a greater amount of local
business than any other road in the State, &,
besides, its position being on the most direct
line, and having lighter grades, and more
ample curves than any other road connecting
our great eastern cities with those of the
west, will insure to it larger portion of the
through trade and travel than any railroad in
the west the eastern termini of the "Western
Railroad" being opposite the city of Wheel
ing, and in view of the Depots of the Hemp
field and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, thence
passing up the valley of Wheeling creek, by
Uniontown and Flushing, to Saltwater;
thence down that stream to New Comers-
town. AT this point it intersects the Ohio
Canal and Pittsburgh and Indiana railroad.
The Western Railroad is nteded to be ex-
tended by Coshocton to Mt Vernon, intersect-
ing at the latter place the Pittsburgh, Noun.
Vernon, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad,
and the Railroad running the Delaware Mays
vile, Bellefontaine aud Indianapolis to st.
Louis, and also the Railroad leading by
Marion, kenton, Lima and Forte Wayne to
Chicago, and thence to the Mississippi and
Iowa. The Western Railroad will also be
met by many other lines and branches. At
F'reeport, the Railroad, now being built, from
Grafton, at the junction of the Columbus and
Toledo roads, thence by Medina and Savlle
TO Dalton, and thence down the Valley of
Sugar Creek to Dover New Philadelphia and
Uricksville, and thence W the valley of Still
water to the point of intersection with the
! Western Railroad, thence with the Western
Railroad to Bridgeport. The Western Rail-
road will also be intersected at Freeport by
the Railroad about being built from the
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad near Nc
Arthurtown, thence by McConnellsville and
Cambridge TO Cadiz. This connection will
place the Western on an equality with the
Central o. X. X. between Cambridge and
Wheeling. These facts were fully demons STRAIT
ed by Jonathan Knight, some 6 or years
ago, who gave decided preference to the
route from Cambridge, by Freeport, over the
Leatherwood and McMahon's Creek route to
a common point opposite Wheeling The
Western Railroad will receive several feeders
at Coshocton A branch Railroad is now
building from the Cleveland road down the
rich valley of KIllbuck, and also one from
LoudonSville, on the Pennsylvania and Ohio
Railroad down Walhonding; these branches
meet at the junction of these streams. The
Western Railroad will also have the benefit
of connection at Coshoction, with the
Newark, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad,
as well as a branch from GAINESVILLE up the
valley of the Muskngum.
All can be fully convinced, by reference
to correct map of Ohio. that the Western
Railroad, in connection with the PENNSYLVANIA
and Hempfeld roads, running Westerly
through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to st. Louis,
and thence by the Pacific i,..road, to Cali.
forna, will form one of the most important
lines OF Railroads in the Union; and in con-
nection with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road running in Northwestery direction
through the Northern part of Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois to Chicago, and thence TO the
Mississippi, and into Iowa, with branches now
in operation 80 Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, will also form very important
line of Railroad between the Atlantic and the
great inland seas, and the upper Mississippi
country
The Company will soon have ample means
to enable them to place their road under con-
tract to the road now constructing in the Val
ley Of the Tuscarawas. MORE ANON.