The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-20
,Thursday Evening. April ls. 1854

C. w. &Z. RAILRoAD.- long look.
ed for line when regular passenger and
freigh' trains should commence running
between this city and Cincinnati has at
len~th arrived, and our business men Tor
the first time in the history of Lancaster
have an uninterrupted egress from our city.
Since the road opened TO Circlevile, some
four weeks stree, it has been doing -four
ishing business in the transportation OF
freight and passengers-far outstripping the
most sauguiue expectations of its best
friends.
There is not man engaged in any kind
of business in this city nor a farmer along
the entire line who will not feel the indu'
ence of this road at once, and feel ii most
sensibly at that. We believe their will not
be one stockhoder in this road that viii not
have his stock returned to him by the in
creased prosperity of his business to say
nothing the dividends that must be DIS
tributed. There is not a city nor section OF
country in the Union, with properly con-
structed railway. that have not derived ao-
vantage from it, and more than repaid them
selves for their expenditures in the great
increase of business hot has been the legitl'
mate results of superior means OF trans
portaton, to say nothing Of the rise ot all
kinds of property resulting from improve
ments Of this character.
Commerce, manufactures, and Agr'cu''
lure, on which this country must oaSe It's
prosperity. and in the extension OF wh'e"
she m st find it, absolutely quires ra''-
wavs. The revolutions that this mod' o.
,,,ns,ortn,ion are making in the affairs Of
the worii, both to the major ana minor 'o"-
Germs of life, are too striking in their CHAR
meter not to be obvious to the most uh'h'hk-
inn. The immense saving Of time III tray
elling and in the transportation OF lfe'S"'
the accessibility Of the means ct transit az
all lseasons Of the year, the governing pow
or of these two advantages IN making tfade
of every kind regular and uniform ana IN
preventing stagnation in the receipts OF
produce at one time and perfect torrent OF
them at another, are the principal features
ON which are based the trumphs OF the rail-
road system. and these eminent advantages
our rity and country can, must and DO com
mand.
But whlu we are rejoicing over the sHc-
cess aud happy resnl OF the road just COM
pleted 10 our city, let US not forget that their
is another railroad enterprise ofeven great
er importance to our prosperity than th'S' an
enterprise, when completed, that viii! make
our Valley Depot of trade which VIII
make US the most fourishing people in the
world. An enterprise that will enable us
to send forth manufactured Wealth. in all il'
various forms, and that cannot fail to at
tract the attention Of the heaviest capital
lists in the eastern cities to this inviting field
of labor.
We aiIude to the Hooking Y lley route
which would open up the finest mineral re-
pion in the country. We believe that oul
business has ut last been made to feel the
valu. of the railway, and that our citizens
will now seek new quarters for new streams
of prosperity, and at no distant day, there
will beat least three railroads converging a
this end ofthe valley. The landholder, tht
mechanic, the manufacturer, the merchant
the owner of houses, and every man OF bus
iness, no matter what it is, are all equally
interested in these great movements.
We have taken very cursory view o
the subject to-day, but hope that we have
said enough to keep public attention awak'
to The Importance of the question now be
fore the citizens of the Hooking Valley
We hope no friend to Improvement will suf
fer himself to be idle on this subject.