Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-04-14
: IIne OF The prOpOseu road
THAT RAILROAD.


Mr.. EDTToR:-Now that the County-Seat
question seems to be settled, why cannot the
united efforts Of the County, or of such parts
Of the county as are most interested, be put
upon the buildingO OF that Railroad from Fair
port to the coal-fields of TrumbuIl County?
presume that but few of the people of this
county are aware of the immense amount of
business such a road would do, as well as the
immense benefit il would be to gainesville,
ChardOn, Warren, and other points on the
line. Let such as are not fully aroused 10
me advantages OF such a road read the letter
to the gainesville Telegraph, and published
in your issue Of Feb. 18th, 1859, and will find
the advantages of such an enterprise clearly
set forth by one who fully understands the
situation.
o course, all viii at once coneede that the
main points Of u a road would be Fair
port, gainesville, Chardon, Warren and vi
emma. That would bring ClaridOn, Middle
field, Pennington n Champion directly on
the line. Pennington and Middlefield 1
know 10 be wide awake in the matter. Far
mington has some live railroad men who
VIII do much towards pushing the road
through, and the people OF this town will try
and be on hand.
There has been some talk of not touching
Warren with the road, but drumming 1t east
Of that place, but a little consideration villa
once show the great folly OF such a project
The cheapest n most sensible route will be
direct, or very nearly direct, from Chardon
TO the coal OF Vienna. Such a route would
come so near Warren that, OF course, itwould
be wisdom to vary its course enough to take
In that place. Ii county-seat of a county
is always OF sufficient Importance 10 makes
slight variation in the course of a road. You
VIII at once see that, as soon as the road
strikes Trumbuu County, the people will be
greatly interested IN having II 90 to their
county-seat. Ihave talked with wide-awake
railroad men Of Trumbul County, and none
OF them Will listen for a moment TO the pro-
Ject OF leaving Warren out of the route. OF
course, the people OF that county would do
more for the road IL they could get to
their c-ounty-seat by It.
Now, why can't we have the Railroad? II
Is certainly not a UeTy gigantic undertaking 10
build var 40 miles Of railroad. Roads are being
built every year., that there is not one-hun-
dredth part the call for that there is for this
road Let thepeople OF gainesville, Chardon,
and OF this county generally, take hold Of the
matter, and they can AVE the road. Any
through which the road would pass
can well afford TO build the road. 1t would
be much richer when the road was completed
than before. And there is not q farmer in
any township through which the road would
who has 100 acres Of land, but could afford
70 give from $500 TO $1,000 to the road. The
ONE the road was n operation, he would
be worth more money than before, besides
owning stock in q paying road. Let every
interested feel that we can lust as well
W the road as not, and then let him talk
accordingly. Talking will not build a rail-
road, but talking sometimes starts an enter
prise. Ali hands TO the Railroads! We are
in the mud, n the only thing that
on THE LNE.