The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-03-08

and Erie R. R. 290
Total 761 niles
81 Another route to New York, is made by the
connection at Ridgeway, in Elk county, Pennsyl-
vana, with the Sudbury and Erie Rail Road, along
this road to Williamsport, in Lycoming county,
thence by the Catawissa and Lehigh Valley Rail
Road to Easton, and by the New Jersy Central
Road a distance OF 720 miles, thus
Dayton to Crestline via Franklin and
Warren r. r. lo6 miles.
Crestline to State Line. do. 134
Venango to Ridgeway via Venango
Rail Road 120
Ridgeway to Williamsport via Sunbury
and Erie R. R. 124
Williamsport to New York vim Catawis- nes :
sa and New Jersy Central R. R. 236
Total 72O miles.
This gives the line of the most direct commune
cation to the latter city which has yet been pro-
jected, and perhaps the shortest of which the in
tervening country is susceptible. This junction
with the Sunbury and Erie Rail Road, would open
to Ohio as a return trade, one of the richest tim
ber countries in the vicinity of the State.
The connections through Pennsylvania are in
progress of construction, and will all be completed
previous to the completion of The road through
Ohio. The New Jersey central road is a yalua-
bic and popular enterprise, and its managers are
looking with interest to the completion of the F.
& w. r. R. as that is to pour part of the bus
mess of this State, into the general current of its
new operations.
| The distance from Cincinnati to New York by
1.-The Lake Shore route is 867 miles-by the F. 6I
W. road via Dayton the distance is 772 miles,
! saving in distar of 95 miles.
! The Southern connections of this road are
less important than those tending towards the east
and Atlantic 1t is proposed to extend it South
wardIy from Dayton, Lawrenceburgh and
| Madison, in Indiana, to Louisville, Kentucky, aud
20 connect it with the roads now in progress to
| Memphis and TO New Oileans thus connectingby
a slightly curved line of road, running through
magnificent and productive territory. the northeas-.
tern Atlantic ports with tile Gulf of Mexico. As
link in this great chnin of internal coinmunica-
ton, the portion now known the Franklin and
Warren Rail Road, will be of immense con-
sequence. and considered in this view alone can
not fail to be highly remuneratve.
f An intersection is thus gained with the Ohio and
Mississippi road connecting with six feet euaee
already decided upon, Cincinnati with st. Louis.
and thence extending its arms, by the enterprise
of Missouri twards Santa Fe and the Pacihc
ocean. By this continuous guage. Ohio and the
States lying to the east of her borders, will have
an unbroken communication with Missouri and the
vast territories watered by that and its nu-
merous tributaries,
AT Dayton, is the eastern terminus of the Day
D ton and Western road, which extending to and
beyond the polls Of Indiana, is looking eager
Iy to communication with st. Louis. and through
!, different channels to embrace the counirywest and
!, northwest of its own regions. The immense
country watered by the upper branches ofihe
g Mississippi, will seek an outlet for its products
largely by this and other channels pouring into
g the Broad Guage Road and conducting the i'm
8 mense surplus to an eastern market. The con-
nectlon in this direction is also made with Chicago.
an important point on the Lakes, by means of the
Dayton and Michigan Road.
It At Urbaua, we meet with western and eastern
communication by the Columbus and Piqua road.
: not only giving an additional western extension,
but carrying US at the capital of the State.
: and thence into the coal regions of Ohio; and be-
yond, into the southeaserly portion of the Union
o Proceeding further to the north and east this
route meets at Nation and Gallon with the Belle
fontaue and Indiana road opening to IFS reception,
: as grand leading line. the varied products and
" tern increment of Illinois and Iowa.
a At Crestlne this route connects with the Ono
q and Indiana road, commonly known as the Fors
Wayne Rail Road. which is destined to pour Inlo
), and through Ohio, the rich products OF the Nor'n
Q western portion of Indiana and Illinois, as well US
It portion of Minnesota. ~
l.. Between Crestline. and Ashland this line VIII
receive the trade of the Sandusky road areaay OF
great Importance, and which must continue 20 IN
Q crease with uudimiushed fofce'
From this rapid statement OF the numerous ln-
ts from different quarters, into this great central
- ,rnnk liue it cannot fail TO be perceived, that this
= or,a,,rise combines within itself all The elements
Of success. 1t runs through country presenting
little difficulty its construction, aud connects
with the eastern improvements at very favorable
and advantageous points, rendering it a most de-
, sirable route OF intercommunication between the
teemiug agriculture Of the West, aud the COM
merciaI and manufacturing energies of the Sea- .
board.
An intelligent writer on rail road statistics lays
it down as an axiom, that any rail road passing
through belt of country seven miles in width, un-
} occupied by any parallel improvement, will COM
mand amount of trade along its line alone sOfh-
, cient to justify its construction This road more
than fufls the conditions required here; it will be
seen by an inspection of the map, that no other i'm
. provement as yet projected, approaches paralieh
8 ism with this road-a thus far projected conf
v pleted, crossing this road angles either perpen-
dicular or oblquely with its uan course, which,
as before stated is THE most direct character.