Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-19
Notes on the Line of the Atlantic & Great
Western Railway.


Notes on the Line of the Atlantic & Great
Western Railway.
FprroR LEADER.-The Atlantic s Great
Westsrnis destined to become, when COM
pleted. one Of the most important and
railroads in this country,
running, as it will, in a brief period, an
.unbrOken line from St Louis 10 New York.
It must carry the bulk of the immense
amount of live stock transported eastward,
and passing through the most continuously
fertile portion of the United States, its
local traffic must be immense. Already
are the towns and villages along the line
as far as complete, rejoicing over the adj
vantages they begin to feel, and business
men are exultant at the fattering prospects
Of increasing prosperity. Even you have
cause for self-gratulstion, for along the
line of the road at every station see piles
of the MoRxIEG LEADER left, and ct Mead
Vile on the arrival Of the train. you had 3
perfect ovation. Your agent in that
thriving town said his orders could not
keep pace with the demand and ] my
self, saw a pile which must have numbered
hundreds, disappear as if by magic.
The borough of Meadville, though rather
old fashioned in appearance, is destined d to
become a place Of Importance. The cOun-
try around is beautiful and well cultivated,
and there is a go-ahead air in its appear
ance that is promising Your correspond
emit went to the Benton House, and had
inst writtenth initials Of his name when
he was politely informed that they were
full and he would have to seek for lodgings
elsewhere. He was obliged to take the
most common accommodations they had at
the Sherwood House, because all their best
rooms were full. They are building an
immense depot through which the cars
/ run, and in which are to be all the offices
as we'll SIS the Hotel which Taylor, late of
: the Angler, is to keep.
Z From Meadville to Cory Station, a
distance Of forty miles, the country Is
n broken and rough, and covered with a
dense growth Of hemloek and pine, which
\ TO me wears q familiar look. Cory ia
bound 10 become s smart town. Though
= but two years old, and located in low and
swampy ground, it already contains l,5OC
. or 1000 inhabitants, and is a thriving
place. The Oil Greek and the Erie & Sun
bury Railroads here form q junction will
Il the Atlantic & Great Western, which
makes the center of a large amount o.
travel. Charley STANDARD, an old Cleve-
land citizen, who is agent Of the Oil CreeE
Road. gave me some astonishing figures o
the amount Of business they are doing
a The Downer Oil Works located here Is on
of the most extensive refneries in tn
4 United States. Its capacity is one hundre'
barrels per day. The buildings, all 0
n brick. cover some two acres. Of ground
a and each department is isolated by hesv.
wallg There is one iron tank for holding
crude oil which holds six thousand barrels
! and q new one in process of erection vii
i be sixty feet in diameter and twenty fee
high, with a capacity Of ten thousand bar
rels. Almost ninety men are employed
Z. this mammoth concern. l am indebte
" for these figures to Mr.. Connant, the pOlit
a superintendent. ..L4r.- r.
II The Boston Hotel Is a new and yer
comfortable house, where the %sojOurne
a gets polite attention and good fare. !
former resident of Cleveland is connecte
i with it.
Cleveland, from appearances, is destine
At to receive great benefit from the construt
40 ton of the Atlantic s. Great Western Raj
road. and the quicker a broad guage cor
~ nection is made at some near point, tn
no better for her interests. p II is not the pol
CIV of her Journals to favor the special il
terests of any line, but to favor GHlines
.. communication that will add to the prof
% peritv OF our city. Apolicy Of the Altar
nc tic & Great Western Railroad COmpan
"a which feel sure they will pursue Of extend
ing their track to Cleveland, will add largI
he " to our prosperity, as we'll as the receipi
r. Of the road.
Of Marvin Kent ESQ, President Of the Obi
w. Division of the Atlantic s. Great Wester
Sc Road, is entitled TO the gratitude Of ever
man benefited by the Improvement, for
m his perseverance, and management, quit
es as much as to n other individual, are v
nd indebted to its completion thus far. /
has given it his almost exclusive attentio
at for the past several years. When othe,
I'D were faint hearted he persevered, and
has the satisfaction Of knowing that
Mt last his efforts are to be crowned with COZ
,r- plete success. We trust his labors may
ed substantially appreciated Yesterda
trains commenced running from AkrO
al anditwiIl be buta short time before this wi
,ts form one of the shortest and quicke
routes to New York. COSMOPOLITAN.