Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-05-13
TIE American Central Eailwsy-A stu
peri5us Project

little has hesH said in The public %urna!S.
is the grand ccnsoli1siion of railroads
o flashed and urd ~rcon',sci, %runnin-
bon what mav he termed almost ar AZ
line. somc 100 miles due west to ihn
. Missouri river, froua the town II viii afrS-
por-, in P~eHn~yivania. This town i 49,
miles fr,m New York Over The New Je'-
say anil Lehigh Valley Rai.roads.-The
Atlantic cities Of New York ard Phila:
d-lphia, and also the city oi Baltimore,
l79 miles from Willia nspori. bv the New
York and Cumberland. the SusqIehanna
from Dridgeror:, and the Sunhury and
and Erie Roads. are. one OF .tsse days.
if his scheme is not frustrated rs uHf r
seen circumstances, 10 reap largely the
benefits which must accrue from their
being what MAY b. termed the seaboard
terminus 10 this great central thorough
fare.
This chain Of roads, stretching in a
continuous line Of an unbroken gauge,
away acrnSs this country io the western
extremity IF Iowa, has for its Termination
there the well known snt rapidly 9row-
Ing CITY of Council RlufS, on the river
Missouri: and Immediately opposite this
this point, on the other side IF The river.
i Omaha, the capitol Of Nrbrask,. where
the Platte Valley AMI Pacific Railroad
takes its start. ono Of these DAYS, under a
charter by the Nebraska Ter, iIorial Leg
i<latmre in 1854. and viii push on lis
great iron roadway towards The grea'
ocean. IN the waller Of the Platte, and on
ward. bv such routes as future surveys
NAV require.
BY tie politpness Of James Butler.
ESQ, Of New York. one of the late direc-
lors IF the Clinton Line Railroad, a link
Of this great chain, a gentlemen intcres-
ted prcunilrily in the success OF the
scheme, we have been furnished with in
formation connected with il Of great inter-
st. As we have stated, leaving Bllu-
more. PHILADELPHIA or New York, by the
ordinary routes of railroad. The traveller
bound for the capital Of Nebraska, arrives
at Williamsporisin a few hours, and here
the almo.i perfect tangent commences
The route, the entire Twelve hundred
miles from this point will not vary thift,
miles north OF south of a straight line
Leaving WilliamSport by Ia. Sdnbnrv
and Erie rnal for Rdgeway. thence by
III" Vcnango road and the Clinton Line.
striking the Clinton Extension. we reach
Thin Ohio;.h.ving accomplished about
600 miles Of the route from the three
seaboa.d cities named. to the Missouri
river. Leaving Tinin BY the Fort
Wavne and Tiffin road. we reach III.
tarmcr city, aud raking the Western Air
Line Road. Nc 'oich L cen aHi New
Boston on The Mis- i>sirpi. Crossing The
river, We take Lac - :,Iicl Phil 'd-lpi.ia.
Fort WAYNE and Pi,i;o piv"r Air Linz
road, and reach CnuDci, b:cTs Cite. fin
ishirg The r%cnaiui z co.. miles from TIT
fH, and making the r@tir" route 1888
miles frlm Ma Tptk 1850 from Ph La
lelphia. ami 1885 tom 6 %lilno-e. The
p,op,-ed extension Of i.ro gsrat roure II a
frure d,y over w. is ca le! h Pate
Valley ard Pacific railroad. AID .irance
onward 10 the Sacramento river, wcu'd
make the di>tIncr from Tie ihr;'e Atlantic
ci.irs about 300 mics 10 III: liver.
Ia tic arrsent state Of railroad stocks
in this cruutry, the Rather reckless crowd
Ing # these sc',-mes IL; on n. rutiic, and
The large amonc' Of nal psyiaa ~soncnli-
lions 10. day. nf kind. az this, o a de
gree conf els with The GSsaroRce of The
Immediately slcc,ssful result o: ~ grsa A.
American Central Raitra. Parts af II i
route will be "a sirarg c",mprt'i3r with
rival tracks; hut rho examination Of I'll
the FEATURES "f.his project will show that
it mus, cycaIlally be a success. % it is
the onl- natural r%ailrlnd channel between
the extreme point Of lis line. II will be
recognized as likely to BIZ a great na'ionel
~thoroughfare ia its character aud rela-
tons, unsurpassed in its local chltac,er-
isles, following the hel; Il the largest mi
grafton and settlement. ofihe high culture
and produciivenpss. 1t takes in its rang
The coal lands Of Pennsylvania. and pro-
ceeding westward, touches the lion ann
lnnier regi rs Of the northwestern conn
iitS, having al present hut limited AMI IN
&C rrain outlets TOR ih,i- ~p-oducis.
la Ohio, i: RMS through a isely pop
ula'ed and highly cultivated territory.
and as it proceeds on, traversns sections
rich in grain and stocks as any region in
the weird. The live stock Traffic is one
item of Importance which This route will
command. BY this rnu'e ~, only will dis
iacpe b. saved, but tramslipmani at incon-
v~euient paints; and ihA relationship of the
line 10 leading eastern markets, and to
their sonrcrs of supply in the West, vii,
/ establish IFS innportanc. as a commanding
channel for this vast trafi:. Striking the
Mississippi AMI Missouri, The valuable
cargoes Of these rivers will seek this
communication for eastern destination
The low grades AID direct intercourse Ct
the linz, will render it unsurpas ed. IL
crosses the Alleghenies with less diverg
ence, aud with less and lower grades l''sa
| either these mountains. An examination
of The route Of this road shows 10 las
than nineteen points of intersection will.
other railroads connected with the best
business centres in the west. Here j.
another source of profit which it mus
reap the benefit of in transhipmcnt 10 l.
own line. al such points, and an inter
change Of business generally.
We have only been able 10 Law bafhr.
our readers a mere ti;he of the history o;
This American Central Railroid praj"ci
The officers Of the con>olida,ed rouis are
pushing those links yet uniGiSied-a as ra-
pidly as possible towards complexion, and
the regulations of all cornoc,cf with tn
movf meni. as business man, are said 10
be high. The prac'iclbiii,y OF 50 ra>l ar
u derlaking, and .ihe harmonious work
ing Of the SAM, The profits of all invest
meni, and ability oil lie country ~ihrouai,
which the roai p,Sses- In sustain it, our
readers are as capable of forming an opin-
ion upon as Hr are. And who desires 10
do so can obtain the proceedings of the
Railroad Convention which hsd this mat
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