The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-03
From the Fl. wayue sentinel. Feb. 4.
TIFFlN & FIT. WAYNE RAILRoAD.

TIFFlN g. FIT. WAYNE RAILROAD.
A company was organized in this city,
on Thursday last, for constructing the In.
diana portion Of The Tifiin & Fl. Wayne
Railroad,--l9 niles The company will
be consolidated on the same line. The
necessary amount Of stock being subscri-
bed, the company orgaaiznd, and elected
the following board Of difectcrs: SD.
Bayless, Jos. Sinclair, j. L. Warden, and
Z, E. Colelick, Of Fort Wayne; WIN. RI.
Gibson, Robt. 6. Pennington. P. Fergus
son, Warren P. Noble, aud W. D. Scott,
Of Tflin, Ohio.
The Board then elected 4ihe following
officers: VIM. II. Gibson, President. r.
g. Pennington, Vice yPfesideni,P P. Fer
guson, Chief Engineer. J. w. Borden,
Of this city, is appointed agent to solici.
stock and arrange for right Of way.
The engineers will complete the SUR
vey and location today - The rou,o is
an unusually favorable one, being nearly
dead levol and perfectly straight. From
I'lffin TO New Haven, is tangent OF Oh
miles, without curve! There il makes
an angle of only 8 degrees 10 For,
Wayne. The length Of die road is lO2
miles. s s,.,it ~s,t ""
'ihls road is already under contract 10
Messrs. Red6eld 81 Chamberlin, conlrac~
tors of ample means, and well known
ability and energy, and isiio be finished
BY the first Of December, 1855. And
what is still more important, the financial
arrangements are all made, and funds sc-
cured for the work, safe from oil con,in.
gencies or pancs in the money market.
Al T;ffin 1t connects with The Clinton
Line Extension 10 The Pennsylvania State
Line at HarIsiown, $50 miles; thence by
the Venango Road, 100 miles, Of Ridge.
way; thence by the Sunbury & Erie, l02
miles, 10 Wiliamsport; thence by tho
Caawissa, 80 miles, TO Tamadua; and
thence by The New Jersey Central, 1877
miles, TO Now Yoik. Distance from Vt.
Wayne to New York 70l miles, A largo
portion OF these works are already in op-
Grafton, and the remainder are IN Course
of conslructi0n, and will be completed by
The time our l'iffin road is opened.
This is destined 10 be lie gent east
aud west route Of the country, as il is by
far the most direct line. AT this place
it will connect with the For, Wayne, La
con, Plaile Valley Railroad, and wilbth
Fort Wayne and Chicago Road cons
necIlons that must give il the eniiIe lIlnS
ois and western travel. From Chicago
to New York BY this rou'e. is only S48
miles, wbilc by Tho Michigan Southern,
LIKE Shore and Dunkirk route /, is 955
miles, and by the Central Michigan, Can
ada and Albany route il ID 900 miles
showing gain Of over 100 miles over
either. From Fort Wayne to Cleveland
Is SO miles shorter than by the Wabash
Valley and Toledo, and ai.IIarstown il
br nch 10 tbe Dunkiik s. Ele Road at
Olean makes still greater saving tot
those who take that iotIte.
A road possessing these advantages
must command The greater portion Of the
western lrovel, and il must invariably bo
ono Of The best paying rends in tbe west.
Real Estate will be received in suSscrip-
lion 10 stock; the Company are desirous
that Fl. Wayne should take stock enough
to give it an interest in the road, and a
voice in its management; and VIC hops
our citizens will avail themselves of this
opportunity Of making Profitable in-
vestmen', and securing an interest in
The management Of this n'sl impoitan.
work. '' at- ~