Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-23
Atlantic & Great Western r. E.

50 "stNiN oSiOUy OoA LAW
will be grattifed to learn of the bright
prospect of the rapid completion Of this
road. The iron for the track, we learn,
will be delivered as early as May next.
From Akron to Pennsylvania, full sixty
per cent. of the grading is completed
and five or six weeks in the Spring, after
operations are begun. will finish the
grading ready for laying down the track.
We learn from Judge Birchard, who at
tended the meeting of the board at Day
ton, Dec. 9th, as a Director of the Com
pany, that the main facts, in the article,
are substantially correct as stated, and
he hopes and expects with proper encour-
agement of those really intere sted along
the line, to see, within two years from
April next, cars running owe this route
of the same gage (six feet from New
York to st. Louis. 1t is time for the peo-
pie of Warren and vicinity to look to its
interest, and its duty is to lend its effe-
cient aid to ecure action by the Compa-
ny favorably TO its W interest and OF
mutual benefit to her own citizens and
the proprietors of the road. Trumbuil
County ought to lend efficient aid to such
a project, but her assistance thus far
been of small moment.
The road, in Ohio, is located, and
partly graded between one half and
two-tbirds from Dayton to Orangeville
in TTumbull county, on the State line be-
tween Ohio and Pennsylvania. To get
Through Pennsylvania, the company pur-
chased a right to use a branching privil-
eye. of the Pittsburg and Erie road run
ming from Orangeville, through Mead
vile in Pennsylvania. TO the New York
line. At that point it connected with the
New York City, and Erie road which
runs from hat point to Little Valley,
where it joins the New York and Erie
road. The several parts, of which the
road was composed, were the New York
and Erie Road-from New York City to
Little Valley, 400 miles; N. Y. City and
Erie, from Little Valley. to the Pennsyl-
vania State line, 48 miles; the Pittsburg
and Erie Branch, from the Pennsylvania
line to the Ohio line at Orangeville, 83
miles; Atlantic and Great Western,
from Orangeville to Dayton, 942 miles.
In November 1856. the officers of the
Atlantic and Great Western, Pittsburg
and Erie, and Erie and New York City
roads, consolidated their roads into one,
so as to make one road from Dayton to
Little Valley, a distance of $40 miles.
That part lying in Pennsylvania. how
ever. though consolidated as far as
could be done by contract. was still a
barnch of the Pittsburg & Erie road
To obviate this difficulty the Legislature
of Pennsylvania, in May 1857, severed
this barnch from the main track, and
chartered it a separate and Independent
company By the name Of the 1.-The
Railroad Company" This
msde the arrangement for the consolids-
ted company complete.
The portion lying in New York is
nearly graded, and bridged-and a con-
siderable portion Of that in Pennsylvania
and Ohio. To procure the iron for the
road, and what money was necessary,
over ana above the local subscri ptions,
the company in FEBRUARY last, sent
Moreton and Doolittle TO Eng
land 10 sell bonds and stock, for iron and
money. They have returned, and have
effected the object Of their mission. The
result has not been officially promulga-
ted, but We believe, from what we learn
unoficially. that the Agents sold one
million of dollars of the stock of the CON
pany, al par-and the bonds of the com
pany at seventy seven cents on the dol
lar. that they purchased over thirty thou
sand tons Of i~ron-enough to lay the
of their toad the whole distance,
and procured money enough to complete
road, and stock it. Such, we are
confident, is Substantially, the present
condition of this great enterprise, which
is to connect New York with St. Louis,
and ultimately, with the Pacific, by a
direct road of six foot gage, and unbro-
ken connection-and we speak not in the
language OF hope, but Of certainty, when
we saw that the cars viii run over this
road, from New York to St. Louis in
Than two yesrs.-1kron Beacon.