The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-12-13
Yantotk kgefftrsonlaa.
Z IN ID L A Y. O.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER I3, ls6s.
Communicated.
Toledo & Columbus Rail Road.

Toledo & Columbus Bail Road.
Mr.. C. c. Waite, civil engineer up
on this road for the several proposed
lines thereof, passed through this
place on Friday last on his way along
the line from Columbus Uta Dublin,
Marysville, Mt. Victory, Kenton-
Dunkirk, Williamstown, Arlington,
Findlay, Van Buren,, Portage, Bow.
ling Green and Perrysturg to Tole-
do. He made the acquaintance of
number Of our citizens and spoke in
very complimentary terms of the ia
yorableness Of the country passed
over for the construction of this road
and the enterprise of its people, and
the great advantage it must be to the
termini of the road and the various
intermediate points, if this road is
once put into operation. Henry
Brown, Esq. of this place, passed
over the line with Mr., Waite, from
Dunkirk to Bowling Green and re-
ports that the people along the line
seem to fully appreciate the great i'm
portance of this road to the farming
and productive interests of this part
of the country. 1t is estimated that
a subscription of about Ninety-six
thousand dollars would put this road
through this county upon this line ;
or, in other words, four thousand dol
lars per mile would make the road
bed, bridges, put down the ties and
fit the road for the iron. When this
is done upon the whole line it will
insure the purchase Of the iron by
the officers of this company and for
ever place Hancock county upon a
commercial and business basis, sur
passed by no other county in the
State of Ohio. Her rich lands, her
thriving and industrious population,
the business ability and intelligence
of her farmers, mechanics, and other
classes of her citizens would be re-
&arded with facilities for trade, and
their enterprise stimulated by the ac-
cumulated benefits of fine product
i've community, and the opportunity
thus offered and insured for all time
to come of the means of sending to
market her produce and manufac
lures, second to none in the State
The farming lands and town property
in this county would be incalculaby
enhanced in value, and the now iso-
lated position of our county for the
want of through railroads would be
changed. The enterprise is too
great, and the benefits to be derived
are too remunerative and lasting, if
the location of this road can be Sc
cured here, to be slept upon or pass
ed by with indifference. Now is the
day of rail road and commercial sal
walton for our people, and it does
seem that they will not let this gold
en- opportunity pass away forever. 1t
is the last hope for US. Let the road
pass to the east or west of us and we
are left on a sand bar in mid ocean,
the sport of the traveller on either
side, and barren waste, dependent
for life upon our neighboring coun-
ties who have put their willing hands
to the wheel and rolled up the tide of
fortune. Mr.. Waite was passing
over this line for preliminary sur
vey of the whole route so as to make
an accurate survey of the line 1t is
proposed to have the surveying corps
| in the field within few days, but it
is not yet determined whether the
survey will be commenced at Toledo
or Columbus. 1t is understood that
two lines will be run south from this
place, one by Mt. Blanchard and the
other through Arlington, Williams
town and Dunkirk. Our people at
this place will be satisfied with what
ever line the corporators see fit to
adopt, south of US, and viii leave that
to the parties interested. X.