The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-15

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through the State Of Ohio, is already so
familiar TO the people a, large, that no
more is necessary here than to stale IN
general terms, that 1t cuts the State disgo-
nally with scarcely an appreciable curve,
from Dayton to the southwest 10 the Penn
s~ylvania State Lime in Trumbull county,
in the northeast, with a distance between
these points Of $40 miles; thus making
the shortest available line through the very
cellre Of this State. alike 10 New York,
Philadelphia aud Boston. In its connec-
ton through Pennsy lvania, different routes
are presented, Of all which the Broad
Guage or franklin aud Warren Rail Road
can avail itself to reach the commercial EN-
porium of the Union.
LIST. BY the Pittsburgh and Erie Rail
Road, a distance from Dayton Of 1872 miles
as fllows:
Dayton 70 Crestlinc via franklin and War
rem Rail Road
Crestine to Warren, Ohio, do do ll4
Warren to Now York via Pittsburgh and
Erie and New ! ork and Erie h. R.......o6s
feS
81. The Venango Rail Road has lis
Western terminus on the Ohio State line,
and connects at Ridgway, in Elk county
Pennsylvania, with the Sunbury and Erie
and the Allegheny Valley Rail Road. The
latter road connects with the Erie and
Corning road which strikes The New York
and Erie road at Corning reaching New
York in 7sl miles from Dayton, as fol-
lows:
Dayton to Crestline via franklin and War
rem II.
Crcsline to penn'a State, Line, do i34
State Line to Ridgway via venango r. R....'2O
Ridgway to Ceres via Allegheny Valley II. Il. 90
Ceres TO Corning. 70
Corning to N. Y. via N. and Erie r. R..''2sO
To,., ISL
Sd. Another route 10 New York, is made
by the connection at Ridgway, in Elk
county. Pennsrlvania, with the Sunsury
and Erie Rail Road, along this road 10
Williamsport, in I.ycoming county, thence
by the Catawissa and Lehigh Valley Rail
Road 10 Easion, and by the New Jersey
Central Road, a distance Of 100 miles,
thus
Dayton to Crestline via Frauklip and Warren
Rail Road. l06
Crcstline to State Line. do do l3l
vcnAngO to Ridgway via Venango Rail Road l2O
llidgNay TO Wlliamsport via Sunbury and
Erie Rail Road.
Williamsport to New York via Catawissa and
New Jersey Central Rail Road ..........236
Total
This gives this line Of the most direc,
communication 10 The latter city which has
yet been projected, and perhaps the short.
est Of which the intervening country is sus-
ceplible. This junction with the Sunbury
and Erie Rail Road, would open to Ohio
as a return trade, one Of the richest lin
Der countries in the vicinity Of the Stale.
All these connections through Pennsyl.
vsnia are in course OF execution, and most
probably will be ready for operations even
previously 10 the completion Of the road
through Ohio. The New Jersey Central
Road is an enterprise in the highest favor
with the eeople in The upper portion OF
/ that State, as well as in the nor,heaslerly
part Of Pennsylvania. II is uow in active
, operation, and its managers are looking
with anxiety for The completion Of The con
n~eeiions making with it from the West,
as well through Pennsy lvsnis as Ohio,
ard especially 10 The franklin and Warren
Riil Road. az one that is loo pour part ri
The business of this Sia'e, into the general
current Of its own operations. Within
three years, by ordinary exertions, this
shortest aud best route 10 The Empire CITY
NAV he made available TO the city Of Day
ton and the whole interior Of Ohio.
Yet this is not the only advantage the
; great trunk line now in progress will afford
to Ohio and The West. By taking the
I, Cleveland and Mahoning road near the
village of Warren in Trumbull county, i
will furnish to great portion Of this Sra'C
a favorable communication with Pennsyl
: vania and its Capital city.
. 1t is not improper here 10 refer 10 The
e distance from Cincinnati to the city o
New York, by what is. termed The Lake
. Shore route, in which we have a distance
Of s67 miles, this compared with Franklin
and Warren route via Dayton. shows
saving in distance BY the latter Of 95 miles
The Southern connections of this roat
arc M less important than those tend!n,
towards the east and the. Atlantic. 1t i
d prosed 10 extend il soulhwarLly from Day
n ion. near Lawrenceburgh and Madison, il
Indiana, 10 Louisville Kentucky, and I
connect it with the roads now in progress
10 Memphis and TO New Orleans thu
re connecting by a slightly curved line {
IF road, running through a magnificent an
productive territory, the Northeastern A
y lanlic ports with the Gulf of Mexico. A
a link in this great chain Of internal CON
lie municalion, the portion now known as III
2, franklin and Warren Rail Road, will b
m one Of immense consequence, and consit
of cred in this view alone, canno, fail 10 b
highly remuneralivc.
he IL is super6uous 10 dildte upon the a,
VI vantages Of the vast channel Of direct ar
rapid communication, which will be lht
il. opened by means Of these connections b
d, tween the Lakes Of the North and II
Mexican Gulf and tropical islands. ri
interchange Of The productions OF the fr
re. zen regions with those Of The torrid ION
is. will be Of daily Or almos, hourly occu
INT renee, and Dayton, as one Of the cent
aid points cannot be otherwise than vastly a
zen vanlaged by the traffic. Al those seaso
No. rhon ihin cnnmornn L. Of liz n.a.i.. a.