Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-03
THE ANT1-sLAvERY BUGLEd

No 3.-35h /" $4,000 5si,00O,OO
1t will be rccollectcd by those acquainted with
the country between Salem and Poland, that any
thing like direct line as by route, No. ] 4 2,
crosses a number of ridges and intervening val
leys, which lie nearly North and South, and con.
sequently have to be crossed dagonaly. These
ridges require TO be cut down and the valleys
filled up to a considerable extent, which consli-
tutes heavy portion Of the expense upon these
lines.
The route No ., by Coumbano, supon very
feasible ground, following the streams and not
crossing them, as the others do. Its only fault
is the increased length. Mr. FAIRIES in his late
report, on the Sunbury and Erie railroad, very
justly remarks, "Thc value of each mile Of
distance saved is the cost Of construction, the
capital represented by the annual outlay for re-
pairs per mile, and the cost Of transportation per
ton, and per passenger, per mile; therefore the
value will vary as the value Of materials aud
labor varies" lie estimates this value, at pre-
sent high prices, at sixty thousand dollars per
mile. Mr. FAIRIES, may be little above the
mark. think he is. / think it safe however,
to put it at fifty thousand. Taking this into
view the shortest rout Of thc throee the most ex-
pcnsive at first, would be the cheapest in the
end.
In conclusion, it may be we'll to say few
words in regard to the connections Of this road.
The road from Cincinnati to st. Louis is now
under way, and will no doubt be speedily compile.
ted What gauge has been adopted for it do
not know, but the gauges upon the two roads
ought to be the same, and may be l presume with
little difficulty. This being effected, would give
, an uninterrupted line Of railroad communication
from st. Louis to New York City, distance of
1860 miles, which could be travelled in AZ hours,
with a speed of only 2j miles to the hour This
! believe would be the shortest connection from
ST. Louis to the eastern cities now known. Why
will not the same remarks apply to Chicago
The route would be BY Fort Wayne, Crestline
and Salem, thence by this route to the East
| know not the distance, but judging from the
map, presume that city could have no connec-
ton with the seaboard 30 short as this,
In looking at the map attached to the late re-
port Of the Chief Enginer Of the Sunbury and
Erie railroad, | notice railroad line marked,
: from Cincinnati to GAINESVILLE, passing through
Washington, Circlcyille aid Lancaster; with a
connection pointing to Wheeling. am inform
ed that part of this road is completed, and the
balance in rapid progfcss. Here would be ano.
! ther important connection for our road, and pro-
badly quite as short and feasible as by Columbus
No country could afford a greater amount Of
a local business than this through which the Xahes
o Vile road passes.
C Mr.. FAIRIES in his late report ON the Sunbur.
and Erie railroad, speaks Of the connection Will
it the lake at Erie as matter Of great Importance
10 to Philadelphia. 1t strikes inc he is mistaken
W The distance from Erie to Rdgwoy, if under
rs stand his map correctly, is l07 miles. The COS
y of this portion of the line, according to his re
port is si099, 1885, or nearly $4,000 per mile
l. Thus we see this is an exceedingly expensiv
c line. Besides what arc the great natural adyan
J. tages of Eric, of which Mr.. FAIRIES speaks.
i know of none, but the harbor, and that surel,
f does not rank very high, if am rightly inform
( cd by those acquainted with the lakes. But
again will not most, if not all Of the trade that
d comes to this point, 90 to New York? If it gets
that far cast it strikes me- it will hardly turn out
= of its accustomed channel to seek new market.
, People love the beaten track, and having had
+ their business connections with New York, time
= immortal, is it likely they will suddenly break
I of and form new connections If philadelphia
would extend the Sunberry and Eric road as far
u as the Clarion valley; say some where near the
S mouth of Clear Creek about 30 miles below
n Rldgway, and there interscct with our line, it
: appears to me, it would give her the best connee-
e ton with the West she could possibly have. 1t
r would put her just as near to Cleveland as she
c will be by any other road, and upon much bet
c ter rout-especially in regard to grades.
0 Her only railroad connection westward now,
t is to Pittsburgh, by the central road, and when
it is recolected that this road has grades of 52,S
j, feet to the mile for 20 miles on the west side of
t the mountain, and 90 feet per mile for - miles
On the east side ii seems to me that the question
might be very naturally asked, will business men
c continue long to 60 that wayy Will they not
e seek some cheaper, safer and speedier route p
! People nowadays do not estimate distance by
mere miles-time and money is becoming the
4 standard, and will guaranty that Philadelphia
: can get to the west, by the route propose, in
less time and with less cost than by any Other
in ase or IN contemplation, 1t must be recolected
that from Cincncinnati to Pittsburgh the river
is very uncertain avenue of communication
II is often Observation-Disclosures by ice and
, sometimes by drowth. business mon want Ger,
tainty, and besides they want greater speed than
they can have by the river, even if it could be
} depended upon in other respects. At Cincinnati
there is no interruption, either by ice drouth.
Here is place to which steamboats, can always
come, in summer and in winter; and here it