The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-01
ful and thriving town and advance
the interests Of the place beyond our
most ardent expectations.

the interests or the place Deyonu our
most ardent expectations.
[From the Fostoria News)
While Toledo will probably be
satisfied with any route which maybe
selected for the proposed road, and
especially with that route which does
most toward the construction of the
road, the preference Of the city, all
other things being equal, should be
given to that route which will make
the road the most profitable. and
bring the most business to the city.
A line passing through Fostoria.
Upper Sandusky, Marion and Della
ware, would be the nearest to any
air line between Toledo & Colum-
bus. Being the shortest, the cost of
transportation would be less than
over a more circuitous line,-an OBJ
ject worthy of consideration wher., ii
is desired to bring the coal and min
eral region of Southern Ohio to
as close proximity as possible. This
line would enable Toledo to embrace
a strip of country between. here and
Columbus of fifteen to twenty miles
east of the above contemplated route
and, while all west of the air line,
would naturally become tributary to
Toled), the business of this. strip
would be SO much diverted from
Sandusky and Cleveland-so much
more country to supply than the city
will have if the route is established
west of this line.
The line from here to Fostoria
would be intermediate between the
Cleveland Il Toledo and the Dayton
& Michigan roads, avoiding a con-
flict with the interests of those Roads
and opening up section Of country
in the immediate vicinity of the city
that is most in want Of settlement
The lumber Of this line is too remote
for the Day ton &Michi gan and Cleve-
land 81 Toledo Roads to be made
profitable, while with a road running
through this section, crossing the
Portage river east of Bowling green,
a large lumber business would i'm
mediately contribute to it's support
and the business of the city. AS
the road is cleared off, the settle
ment Of the country would natural
ly follow The wonderful develop
ment of the country on the line of
the Dayton & Michigan Road is an
example of what might reasonably
be expected on the line Of this road.
Towns corresponding to Hulrs
Prairie. Hastings. Tontogany, Wes-
ton, Milton and Lewisburg, would
soon occupy, in our immediate yicin-
ity, line which is now a primative
wilderness; and these new towns
be links, in chain with Fostoria,
Upper Sandusky, Marion and Della
ware, which would bind all the coun-
try between here and Columbus, and
that west of the line, with Toledo.
From the Delaware Gazette.l
It seems to be the opinion ofmany
who are taking an active interest in
this enterprise that it will be Ger
tainly undertaken and the road COM
pleted. The people Of Marion we
notice are taking hold of the matter
quite vigorously, and thus far the
prospects seem decidededly favora
BILE for this location Of the road on
the route via that place, Delaware,
Wyandot, Tiffin and Fremont. This,
seems to us the line altogether most
favorable for the enterprise, and
such a road could not fail to be of
great advantage to this town and
county. Our people having been
pretty badly deceived once or twice
by railroad schemes are now quite
shy Of them, yet we have no doubt
that whenever it shall appear that
this enterprise is to be undertaken
i,e earnest Delaware will be found
ready to do her full share to put it
through.
From the Columbus Journal.
The people along the proposed
routes for this road are taking a deep
interest in the enterprise, and when
final action is taken in the matter
the corporators will find themselves
nobly sustained by their energy and
their means. 1t is proposed to sur
vey the route Of each company and
ascertain the cost of building a road
upon it, as well as the amount OF
subscriptions which can be obtained,
After it is ascertained in this man
ner which route is the most availa-
BILE, it will be adopted and other
companies abandoned.
This railroad cannot fail to be a
great benefit to our city as well as
to Toledo and the country through
which it runs, and we trust that it
will speedily be built.
A correspondent Of the Gin Com.
writing from Lima, July 9th says
Last night was held a large and
enthusiastic railroad meeting in the
court house Of this place, for the
purpose of organizing an association
to make preliminary survey of the
proposed ronte from this place to
Milford Center via Bellefontain, con-
n Getting with the Ohio Central, and
thence to Columbus, affecting a
junction with the Hooking Valley
road, opening up the Kanawha salt
works al.d coal fields of that re-
gion.
The com,.1itte on organization
submitted rel ,ort to the following
effect: To form an association
elect President, Secretary Cores
ponding Secretary, Treasurer and
Executive Committee of seven, and
to raise an amount of 5000 to make
the proposed survey. I'he report
was accepted and the following
named officers unanimously elected
President, Major Bowling; Sec
retary, j. N. Wheeler; Correspon-
ding Secretary, R. Metheany Treas
urer, J. t. Moore.
Ex. Committee-Theo. Mayo, G.
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