Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-07-16
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or Toledo, it might convey the impression
to the minds Of those who are not well ac-
quaintcd with tho business of Fremont,
that this town was actually running behind
in its business, sohen eractly the reverse is
true. The Blade having copy Of the rc-
port of the c. d. 7. Railroad for the year
ending April 80, 1858, makes the follow
lug extract
ain table &C. accompanying the report
wo find q statement showing the num-
Der Of passengers carried to and from each
station, as follows--viz
There were carried TO Port Clinton in
1855. s.-.......-..-.........lllI passengers.
| lS5S.--------------...--.- 34I5
and TO Fremont in
1851. 2,ss4 passengers.
| 1853 -.10.237
and in the passengers carried from these
stations we find about the same proportions
to exist
Table T shows in like manner the tons
of freight carried to and from each station,
and we find from this that tho amount from
Port Clinton was, in
| l555 5..-..-----.-.-..---..--.- -..6S3 tons,
| lo0o.-----..- --..--.-------.-----.----.6
and from Fremont, in
| ..-...-.--...........-.3f5 3f5l tons,
1858 s..-........-.......-.--... 2,2l2
We thus find that whilo tho passengers
carried to Port Clinton increased from 1l77
in 1855 to 3,475 in 1853, the number car
ried to Fremont decreased from 1864 in
1855 10 l0,237 in 1858, and that whilo tho
number of tons shipped from Port Clinton
Increased from 5s3 in 1855 to Ola in 1858,
the number shipped from Fremont de-
creased from 1851 in 1855 to 2,212 in
1853. Now these arc facts furnished by
the Company, and wo merely state them
here to show why we regard tho policy of
the Company, in abandoning this road at
this time, injudcious. We know not in
what other direction the trade Of Fremont
has been diverted. We presume tho bus
iness Of that place has increased but we
are only treating Of that portion Of its bus
mess which goes upon the G. d. T. Road.
We are not disposed at present, to go fur
ther into this matter"
Tho Northern Division of tho road, via
Port Clinton was opened in 1855, and Of
course the number Of passengers and the
quantity Of freight.both to and from that
place, would be small, and they have some
what increased, though there is a great fall
ing off from what it was last year. The
falling off both Of passengers and freight,
has been general everywhere, even at Tolo-
do, the number of travellers for 1858, is
34,0s0 less than it was in 1855. Has To-
ledo been running behind? Had the Blade
been dcsirous of making an impartial state
mcnt and ono which would have appeared
plausible on its face. it would have stated
that the financial affairs of tho country for
the past year was the cause of the falling
off Of travel from every place except Port
Clinton (which place is just beginning to
feel the beneficial effects of Railroad COM
munication.) Their business could not
have been much smaller, but with better
times it might have been larger The
gross receipts of the c. d.. T. Railroad are
S237,537 90 less than in 1857.
The reason the number of passengers to
and from Fremont is less this year, is the
same that has decreased the number at To-
lcdo $4,000. Tho reason of tho decrease in
freight has been the abundance Of crops all
through the country, hence the demand was
less. The increase in freight tariff has in
duced our business men to send off their
produce DC, by vessels and steamboats,
In 1855 probably an hundred men from
the East and South were in Sandusky
county buying up everything in the shape of
eatables that they could lay hands on to
send 10 other portions of the State which
had not been favored with so good crops as
we--hence an increase in the freight Of
that year. Owing TO heavy rains and floods
of last year, the bad roads, and the tumble
down condition of Mud Creek Bridge few
miles north of Fremont, the Ottawa county
farmers have been compelled against their
will to go to Port Clinton for market,
when otherwise they would have come to
Fremont. ,.. ...,,, s,r Has,
If we resided at Port Clinton, we should
regret to have the Northern Division of the
G. & T. Railroad abandoned, and should
say and do what we could to prevent such 4
course, confning ourself always to fair aud
Impartial statements, and not seek to bolste
up our cause by an uncalled for attack ant
detraction Of our neighbors The business
Of Fremont is prosperous, and is established
upon such basis that it will continually
increase. Our mechanics and farmers arr
every year becoming better off. Our pop
ulation is increasing We are building th'
. Fremont and Indiana Railroad counectin!
with the Indiana and Louisville Railroad
which when completed will enable us t,
compete with oven Toledo for southern anC
western travel and freight, and make som,
Y 60 miles less frdvel to 81 Louis, than vi,
= Toledo. We do not say the Northern Di
, vision ought to be Abandoned; but wo dc
not believe it will ever pay expenses; ant
wero it abandoned the G. & T. Railroad
Wonld ho haftor of hv 20,