The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-08-13
The Now ErIe Rond

The New Erie Road.
By q contract with the Wabash Gs
Western Road, the Erie Road is now
engaged in surveying line for new
road from Norton's Tank, on the A. &
G. W. Road, east of West Salem, to
WOOdville, in this county, where it
win connect with the proposed Toledo
& WoOdville Road. A surveying party
on Saturday last, run the line past this
place, about two miles to the south,
crossing the Sandusky river near
Moore's Mill. Now what We desire to
impress upon our citizens is the import
ance of iDa1pedidtely looking after this
road, to see if the management cannet
be induced to run their line SO as to
strike Fremont AS it is the road viii
not run far enough from our city to in
jure it, nor near enough TO benefit the
company and enable it to share in the
large business done at Fremont Station.
1t should be made to benefit both, and
will be, we think, if the proper effort is
made on the part of our citizens, and
made Ro1U. There is no time to waste,
and this road is no chimera, but a real
ity and as certain to be built as that the
night follows day. Moreover, it will be
built speedily, for the time is short in
which to build it, hence the necessity
Of inuaediates action. According to the
agreement between, the two companies,
the work must be commenced within
two months from the date of the con-
tract, two weeks of which have already
expired, and it must be finished within
eight months. They will not await
the tsrdy action of communities, but
will, while those communities dream
over the brilliant prospects of a road,
locate it and build. Therefore, we say
to our citizens up and to work. No
time now for speculation; it is the mo-
ment for action, and that moment a.
short one at that. ois
Think of the. advantages this addi-
tional outlet would give us The i'm
petus it would give to our city's growth.
The additional iDducement it would be 4
for manufacturers 10 locate amongst US,
where they could have access to cheap
fuel; where they would have the power
of distribution wonderfully increased.
Think of our city transformed into
mart of business, where wholesale
sale trade would flourish, and immense
establishments grow up. Think Of the
improvement Of the lands now lying
idle upon the suburbs Of our eity-the
opening Of streets the building Of
houses, the influx of population, and
then think that without some action
immediate and effective, the road will run
just near enough to us not to bring
these results, but leave US just as We
are. Remember, also, the line Is being
run rapidly, that Il has been run t,gice
before, and that the Engineer 1ON most
probably recommend It as tie line for |
the Toledo and Atlantic RaiIway, and
that final decision s0iR be made directly
thereafter, and let your action be sVOrthy
the importance Of tie occasion. l4-7 s|
Akron, which should be the eastern
end of this route, is excited aud viii no
doubt work snergetically to secure the
location, which would also secure the
road for Fremont. A committee Of our
best citizens should at once be sent to
confer with them and unitedly endeaVor
to influence the action of the Board, in
locating the road. In this connection
we submit an article from the Akron
Beacon in regard to the road. The ad-
vice it gives is equally applieable' here.
Let every one read it, aa117a Isu
Now or Never -..t-.4
The Erie means business This we are
convinced Of, not alone by the fact of its be:
ing pledged to build forthwith its Toledo
branch, In accordance with contracts with
Toledo and with the Toledo, Wabash &
Western r, r. Company, but as well by
private information which comes to US au-.
thentically almost directly from the par
ties in control of the Erie'T western cOnnee-
ton. -9re .HFlc .155tpE
The contracts spoken Of, demand the com
pletiOp Of the road by a certain time that
iapsipg the Erie loses its last chance for con