The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-15

very wealthy-forms some good connec-
tions, as at Xenia, with road to Columbus
and Cleveland and road to Dayton and
at Rochester, with road to Wilmington, in
Clinton county; Washington in Fayette
county; Circleville, in Pickaway caunty
Lancaster, in Fairfield county; Somerset,
in Perry county, to GAINESVILLE, and thence
to Wheeling; and at point farther toward
Cincinnati is the Parkersburg, or Belpre,
HiIlsborough and Cincinnati road
From Detroit to Maumee is about sixty
miles from Maumee to Finday, thirty-six /;
from Findlay to point on our line opp posite
Konton, twenty-eight; from that point to
B.lefontaine, or point opposite, twenty
one from that point to Urbana, eighteen !;
from Urbana to Springfield, fourteen and
from Springfield to Cincinnati, eighty. An
air line from Toledo to Cincinnati would
pass few miles west of Findlay. Bellefon-
taine, Urbona Springfield and Xania, and
would make very few important connexions,
have more rival interests and not ona-fifth of
the way business.
The grade on the whole line proposed,
whore it would be necessary and expedient to
build a new road, is easy. approaching on
much Of the route, very little more than sur
face grade. The country along the whole line
is unsurpassed in all that gives wealth and
population to a community-makes public
Improvements valuable to the projectors, and
secures guaranty for their future success.
The Urbana, Findlay and Detroit route
accommodates more towns and cities
secures more local feeling among those along
the line--and will unite more enterprise, and
give greater facilities of accommodation,
and, in my opinion, be better paying road,
if constructed, than any other projected in
Ohio, within the last five years.
The southern chain of road, from Lexing-
ton, Kentucky, to Charleston, on the sea-
board, will soon be completed by the
making of the link between the Kentucky
state line and Lexington. The completion
of the entire road from Charl's to Gin
cinnats, is antici pated within two years.
The line of road between the last named
cities, is five hundred miles, securing impor-
tant connections with all the southern roads
to Nashville, Knoxville, Savannah, Augusta,
and the numerous projected roads divergng
through the southern states; thus opening
the way for commercial communication
with the cotton, rice and tobacco fields, the
tar, pitch and turpentine forests of North
Carolina,-the cotton and rice producers Of
Georgia and South Carolina,-the fruits,
sugars, cotton and rice of Florida, and the
various products of other southern states J;
all which, in seeking northern market in
the towns and cities along the proposed line,
would, of course, be carried over it.
1t is apparent to the most obtuse of dis
cernment, that in addition to the large way
and through business certain to be secured
upon this line, mighty flood of passengers
would be carried to and fro over it during
all seasons Of the year. The importance of
the termini and the stretch of country be-
yond, tributary thereto-their connection
with the tides of emigration flowing along
the great thoroughfares leading through
numerous cities and towns
along the line and the travellers thrown
upon the road at the almost numberless
insure a first class passen-
ger road. Reason on reason accumuates,
as investigation is made and the matter IA
why the proposed road must be
all its most sanguine friends claim for it,
This section OF the state is more interested
in this line than any other. Our own coun-
ty should strain its strength and nerve every
limb with bold and determined effort to
cause the Urbana, Fmdlay and Detroit road
to be built. 1t will pass centrally through
the county and draw to itself the business
of two-thirds of this county--make all our
little towns north and south, thriving places
build I'D and magnify our own county