The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-15
Urbana, rindlay and Detroit Railroad.

being taken to secure the hearty cooperation
Of the people along the line, and eliciting
other influences to act in aid of this enter
prise, induce your contributor to present
some of the prominent inducements to the
pressing forward the movements already
made in behalf of the furherance Of the
project for constructing the Urbana, Finday
aud Detroit railroad. Cincinnati and De-
troit are. in fact. the termini of the proposed
line. By reason of the commercial tacili-
ties. given to D9troit by her position upon
navigabe river connected with Lake Erie
on the east; Huron. Michigan and Superior,
on the north and west and the chain Of
railroads from the east and west, she has
assumed an cnviable position among the
cities of the Union, and henceforth will be
commercial emporium sought by the capi
talists of the country.
The completion of the Canada railroad, in
connection with the Central New York road
opens to Detroit direct communication with
New York city through the best and NEST
populous portion of the state of New York,
and makes the Canadas the highway for her
enterprise.
The Central Michigan road draws to her
large share Of the commerce Of the west
and her prospective railroad enterprises will
open and make tributary all the western and
more northern portions of the state of Michi-
gan, so that the vast lumber regions of the
north, and the mineral country of the north
west, will be easy Of access and brought to
the very doors of the city. Detroit desires
a direct southern connection with our own
proud "Queen of the West" and other
southern cities. and will show herself liberal
and even prodigal in the consmmation of the
desired end.
Cincinnati, alike alive to the importance
of direct northern connection with Detroit,
and bv reason thereof with the Canadas, the
lumber country, the fisheries, mineral re-
gions, pleasure and health seeking retreats of
the north, has devised various ways and
means to effect the desired object. but as yet
the ground is unoccupied and the north is
approached only by circu:tous route. TIE
project is, however, still agitated, and the
CincinnatianS continue to dilate upon can
air line opening up the north"
Dsregarding our own immediate interests
for the present, let us see how the Urbana.
Findiay and Detroit railroad scheme will
answer the end proposed. With Detroit
for the northern terminus--all her wealth.
railroad iacilities--connection with the up
per and lower lakes-her easy access to Can
-position--business ability and proven
bal public spirit pass south TO Monroe, and
n connection is made with that part or
branch of the Southern Michigan and North
ern Indiana road. leading from Adrian to
Monroe. From Monroe south our line in
tersects the branch of the S. M. & n. l.
road to Toledo. Toledo is approached BY
railroads at every point of the compass, save
nu the north. The last named road and the
Toledo, Wabash Valley and 81. Louis road
approach the west and southwest; the
Cleveland, Noywalk and Toledo, and the
Junction roads on the east while one of the
best harbors on the Lake affords all the adj
vantages connected with the successful nav
igation of the lake, and in truth makes To-
iedo one of the first and leading commercial
points on Lake Erie. Proceeding south the
t w. Y. & s.. l.. road is interSected not
far from Maumee City, containing at least
two thousand inhabitants, and until recent
" the county seat of Lucas county. From
Detroit to Maumee is about sixty miles, over
an easy grade and fine productive country.
Crossing the Maumee, Perrystugg. the coan-
~ seat of Wood county, is brought near the
line and at Portageville sixteen miles further
south, our line intersects tha Fremont and
Fort WAYNE road leading east and west
through new bit highly fertile country,
which will ere long be the garden of Ohio.
At or near Finday our line will cross the