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

yond doubt, and will be one of the most
magnificent roads in the Union. At Find
lay the Fremont and Indiana railroad (origi-
mated at this place and now fast approach
ing completion,) is intersected. The ter
mini of this road are Sandusky City, lin
fact,) and Union in Randolph county, In
diana. This road places us in direct COM
munication with Sandusky City, by dis
tance of only fifty-eight miles. Lima, in
Allen county, to the southwest, is about
thirty miles, and is passed through by the
Ohio and Indiana road leading west to Fort
! Wayne, which is nothing more nor less than
a continuation of the Central Pennsylvania
road The Dayton and Michigan road
touches Lima and by the connection secur-
ed, enables the traveller to proceed by that
route directly 10 Cincinnati. At Union, the
south. western terminus Of the Fremont and
| Indiana road, railroad focus is formed, from
which diverge numerous important roads to
cleveland, indianapolis and elsewhere. The
! Cleveland and st. Louis road, is now being
Surveyed and strong assurances of its pro-
gresS are given by its President and Engi-
neers. There is but little doubt that the in
terests Of the Company will induce it to make
| this place point instead of running only four
or five miles south. A connection with the
Mad River and Lake Erie road will be made
at this place, by the branch from Carey to
Findlay. At Dunkirk. in Hardin county,
seventeen miles south, the aforesaid continu-
alton of the Central Pennsylvania road,
known here as the Ohio & Indiana road, will
be crossed in the heart of fine agricultural
country. The Owl Creek and Lima road
will intersect our line at no distant point
from Dunkirk, and an outlet from the point
Of intersection will be opened to eastern
central Ohio and west to Fort Wayne. At
Huntsville, in Logan county, our line will
cross the Sandusky City and Huntsville road
opening communication west to Plqua in
Miami county thence to Cincinnati via
Eaton, Hamilton, &c, or via Dayton, Ham
ilton, &C., or by the short line from Dayton
to Cincinnati, now in progress of construc-
ton, or from Piqua west to Union or south
west to Louisville, &C. At Belefontaine in
Logan county, our line will connect with
the Bellefontaine and Indiana road leading
west TO Sidney, in Shelby county. thence to
Union and on to Indianapolis. The eastern
line of the last named road, passes through
Marion, in Marion county, connects at Gal
ion with the Cincinnati, Columbus and
Cleveland road and will ere long be complet-
ed east to Wooster, in Wayne county. and
thereby direct communication with Pitts
burgh secured. At Bellefontaine is a road
leading to Columbus partly constructed via
Marysville, in Union county, also from
Marysvile to Delaware, Mt. Vernon, Woos-
ter, Canton, in Stark county, Lexington, and
thence to Pittsburg.
Then there is another project on foot for
road from this point by the way of Troy, in
Miami county, or Dayton to Madison, Indi-
ana, and Louisville, Ky. 1t is said a large
amount of stock is taken and strong assur-
ances given that the road shall be speedily
constructed. This would give connection
to the southwest by uniform gauge.
At Urbana is the Columbus, Urbana and
Piqua road, which our line would cross and
give us communication with Columbus
the capital of Ohio and west to Piqua and
thence on the roads to the points heretofore
mentioned. Here, too, is the broad gauge
road connecting with all the central and
eastern roads, and extending to the south
westward, now in state of forwardness
toward completion. At Springfield. in
Clarke county, is the Springfield, Mt. Yer
non and Pttsburg road; also, the Springfield
and Columbus road, via London in Madi- /
son county; from Columbus TO Newark, i'll
Licking county Zanesvile, in Muskingum
county; Cambridge, in Guernsey county
st. Clairsville, in Belmont county; and
thence to Wheeling, connecting with the