The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-01-24

rhe Nsu Goal Railroad Prois,


The Nav Goal Railroad Project. -
Our citizens who attenaed the Railroad
meeting ID rsledO On Thursday. last, are con-
vinced that the railroad from Toledo to the
Massillon coal regions, is likely to be built
BY one route or nnolher and that the in
terests Of Fremont and Sandusky county de-
mand that active measures be taken TO bring
il across this county. Accordingly meet
| ing Of our citizens was called at DR.. Rawson's s
Office on Saturday evening TO hear what Mr..
Beach had TO present on the subject of the
railroad aud the inducements il offers to
capitalisis. The meeting organized by the
election of DR.. L. G. Rawson President, and
A. G, Wilcox, Secretary. There we're pres
ent Messrs. Bell, O. Ball, Flint, Greene,
Brush, Wilson, Amsden, Haynes, Edgerton,
Kelley, Miller, Bsrtlett Norton, Sheldon,
and McLellan. Mr.. Beach began by point
ing out the advantages the projected road
would give 10 Toledo by placing it on new
and important through line between the
East and West via the Pennsylvania Gen.
tral Road. The route proposed would touch
Fremont, Eorwslk, reaching Wellington at
distance Of IS miles from Toledo, making
the route to Cleveland only miles longer
than the Cleveland 4 Toledo line. AT Sc
vile, Medina county, the proposed route
would cross the Atlantic l. Great Western
Road, and at Msssillon connect with Pitts
burgh Fort Wayne d Chicago. Here one
Of the great thoroughfares would be reached,
whereby Toledo would have just the relief
she mort needs for her vast trade. The
total distance from Toledo to Massillon, as
hearty as can be estimated, is l23 miles.
The distance to, Pittsburgh by this route is
55 to 40 miles shorter than via Cleveland.
At point 30 miles south of Massillon is
reached the Steubenville g. Indiana Road,
only 80 miles from Pittsburgh. line more
blosely connected with the Pennsylvania
Central than the P. IT. W. & c., and by
which the distance to Pittsburgh is only
or 8 miles further than that by The other
route The grades of this route are believed
10 be very much lighter than the P. IT. W.
4 @. line, and more than enough 10 over.
balances the slight difference in distance.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Chi
cago BY this ropts and Toledo, is but 473
miles, while that via the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne d Chicago Road, is 465, making a
difference Of only miles against Toledo.
In another point Of view, Toledo needs
ust such a road as this. If she is ever TO
grow into large city it must be by manu-
acturies. She has an excellent location and
.eeds only coal and iron 10 make her one of
he largest manufacturing cities in the State.
With these and capital the greatest prosper
" might be looked for. These she can
lsve through the proposed. Road. The on
y coal in the State fit for the manufacture
'firoa is found In the Northwestern counties
md this line will strike that region at dis
ancs Of about 100 miles from Toledo and
hence run through it TO Massillon, giving
'ver 20 miles of solid coal-bed. Iron one is
Ound but few miles distant, and readily
ccessible. The quality of coal is the same
S that with which Cleveland is supplied Q
rom the Mahoning region, and of which !
bat city last year received no less than
"A ,S0O0 tons. The total cost Of this coal on q
'oard car at the mines would not exceed 50,
nd sddiDg.a like sum fol transportation, the
ggregate cost delivered at Toledo would
ot be more than 81 The present cost Of y
from Massillon 10 Cleveland
ia Canal was 81 S. per ton. He was sure
hat the small difference in distance between a
'levelsnd and her supply and Toledo's .
y this route would be fully made up by
ne gradient advantages of The latter, where
y the aggregate cost al Toledo would not
e more than at Cleveland.
A material element Of traffic for this Road G
'ould be the transportation to Massillon, a
nd other points Of Iron manufacture, Of u
AXE Superior iron, which is used with the u
hio article in the proportion of one. third of g
le former. With the vast business CON u
ected with coal and iron and their products, =
e must not forget the other large local traf- S'
c peculiar to one Of the richest agricultural u
gions in the country, which alone would
Iual the entire business of many Roads, =
I'd in which Toledo must largely partici- u
,te.
For the reasons above stated he believed d'
oledo would do ber share towards build ="
g this road. The towns at the other end y
the line were awake and would do their ~
are Of the work. 1t seemed almost cer- D.
inty that the road would be built and it N
manned for the people of Fremont and Nor 81
alk TO secure it in their vicinity and reap q
nilar benefits 10 those which Toledo pro-
'ses 10 gain.
The route through Fremont is as nearly II.
air line from Msssillon TO Toledo as it is =.
saiblefto build on account Of the low lands -
d the marshes below us. The only other n
ute which is al all practicable is that thro'
fiu and Fostoria which is longer by sew
al miles, and viii not be chosen if the cit l;s
sns Of Sandusky and Huron counties do an
cir dutT. n.
The meeting bss awakened good deal of tv
terest in the community in regard to the wi
after, and large delegation of prominent
liens viii go 10 Wellington on the 3Oth TO e
present the interests of our county at, the Al
eeting appointed there to investigate more az
lly the plans and prospects of the road. M,
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