The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-04
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne md Chicago
RaiIrOa0 Company.

from the Pittsburg Chronicle, July 3l.l
The first step under the consolidation Of the Ohio
Wayne and Chicago RAILROAD Companies, was
made yesterday in the election of Board OF Direc-
tors Of the consolidated road, As Municipalities
these companies have ceased to exist, and are now
merged in one grand corporation, constituting the
largest railroad organization in the Union. The
election took place at the Board Of Trade Rooms,
Wednesday, July 80. The number OF stockholders
in attendance was very large, and the election very
spirited as there was o variety Of tickets in the
field. The following the names Of the directors:-
George w. Cass, President Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroad; j. Edgar Thompson, President Pennsy
vania railroad; GSn. VIM. Robinson, Jr., Major VIM
Wade, Robert M Kelly, President Ohio am Indiana
Railroad; Gen. John Lar~ell c. I. Sherman, q. N
Chicago Railroad; Hon. Samuel Hanna, A. l.
Wheeler, VIM. Williams, Hon. w. u. Ogden, Dr.
John l.. Evans, Theo. 7. Moran, OF Moran Brothers,
New York.
The advantages which will accrue TO PIttsburg
and TO Pennsylvania from this Consolidation are too
apparent to require much argument The Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad will extend
on the most direct and eligible route q distance OF
4G5 miles. The three roads that compose the con.
solidated road, the Ohio and Pennsylvania road
from Pitsburg TO Crestline, Ohio, distance OF 1871
miles: the Ohio and Indiana road, II rom Crestline
10 Fort Wayne, Indiana, distance Of III miles;
and the Fort Wayne and Chicago road. from Fort
Wayne to Chicago, distance Of 147 miles. All
these roads,are OF uniform gauge 4 feet 10 inches,
and 33s miles Of the 465 completed and in ope.
ration, leaving l27 miles OF the Fort Wayne and
Chicago road TO be finished The united line occu-
pies a position rich In all the elements Of great
local business, and in grades and alignment, and
facilities for speed safety and economy OF operation,
IL is not excelled, if equalled by any line cores
ponding interest in this country.
OF the important points through which the line
passes we may enumerate Beaver, Rochester and
New Brighton, in Pennsylvania; Salem, Alliance,
Canton, Masson, Wooster, Mansfield, Crestline,
d.. Co. <txarr.~ xxl.x
and Van Vert, in Ohio; and Fort Wayne, Columbia,
Warsaw, Plymouth and Valparaiso, In Indiana
thirteen OF which are county seats-arc oil i'm
portant and thriving towns, and respectively centres
u tace for the section Of country surrounding them
thus insuring TO the road an immense local
business.
The consolidated road il highly favored in its inter
sections, which are as iollows:-The Cleveland AMI
Pittsburg road, at Alliance; the Cleveland, Zanes
Vile and Cincinnati road, at 0rvile; the Spring
field. Mount Vernon and Pttsburg road, at Lakevie;
the sandusky, Mansfield and Newark road, Of Mans
field; the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati
CRstine; the Mad river and Lake Erie road
at Forest: the Dayton and Michigan road, at
Lima; the Lake Erie, Wabash and st. Louis road
at Fort Wayne; the Cincinnati, Perm and Chicago
road, at Plymouth, and TIE New Albany and Salem
road and the Joliet cut OF Of the Chicago and Rock
Island road, between Plymouth and the State line Of
Indiana and Illinois.
The contamination Of the consolidation ensures a
unity Of interest and policy Ia the operations OF the
entire line Of railroad from Philadelphia TO Chicago,
\ distance Of sis miles. There will be but one
break OF gauge on the whole lns, viz: at Pitts
burg, ard all its practical Inconvenience will be
removed as soon as the Allegheny bridge is com.
pleted. which viii be at an early day.
ChcaJ o, IL cannot he denied, the great railroad
entire OF the West. In the address to the stock
holders, made in May last, il IS remarked that il
would be difficult TO Indicate two railroad termini
capable Of developing more valuable business rela-
'ions with each other than Pittsburg and Chicago,
and Philadelphia, from It's position will be sharer
in the mutual advantage.
The consolidation contaminated, we shall look for
sn carly completion Of the line, and consequent re-
suits the vplue and importance OF which will, we
trust prove greater than the most sanguine now
anticipate.