The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-09
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agNnst-snould make each citizen fee
proud Of his city, proud of his fellow
citiHens and proud of himself Witt
such a spirit pervading q community
sii'sit viii ever be foremost in the march o
Pc improvement and win carry off tn,
g palm which other communities hesitat,
~ 70 grasp. We commend the spirit o
7l The Toledosns to our people, and ezhor
~ Them to emulate it. We, too, have al
p opportunity to extend our borders, tc
Add to our population, to increase our
manufactoiies, to enhance our business,
and enter upon period of prosperity
q, Heretofore unapprOached. We would
like to see our citizens united in this
inatter, without a single 'puIl-backer''
among them, and the new era viii be
go usheFed in as certain as fate. It can be
Is atauy rate, but it is always disagreea-
$50 tle to have TO overcome the opposition
- Of those men who, especially, should be
leaders in all matters of public improve
nlent
'sgn The project of building road from
ssaFTemont to Bryan, to which we advert
20 ed few weeks ago, has been very fs-
torably received, not only in saudusky
!, county, but all along the line; and prom
ireut citizens have expressed desire to
have the matter agitated with view to
& organization. We are willing to help in
ayitating it, but the press cannot do all
the work. Each individual is interest
ed, and especially each property owner
and business man, and each should can
-bytss the merits of the project, and en-
courage q night spirit in regard to it
In this connection we add an item
from the Sandusky Register, which is
10 the point and worth consideration.
After stating that President Phillips, of
the 4 s. & NJ s. R R., had been in
rApeCting the Bay bridge, with view to
rebuilding the road from Sandusky to
Toledo, that paper adds:
1--WE can, however, no more than ex-
press the opinion, that the L. S. & S.
II. R R Co. viii possibly rebuild the
old line, or connect their present line to
Sandusky with Toledo 5y vay of Ere
mont or some point west of that town.
Whether the connection by Port Clin-
ton or Fremont is the most advantage
GUS to Ssndusky, is an open question.
Some Of our citizens are confident the |
connection VIII be made by one route |
or Che other, and their opportunities for |
Judging are much better than our own.
Let us have the connection by some
route, is the earnest wish of every citi-
zen Of Sandusky."
Our citizens should not long allow
this matter to remain Gan open ques-
ton" The opening of a road from
-sandusky to Fremont, would be an i'm
pOFtant link in the proposed line, the
extension of which to Bryan, and sub
sequently to the pine regions of Michi-
gan, would enable us to obtain our sup
plies from the e-pineHes direct and place
our manufactures upon an equal footing
with those of Toledo. The country
west Of US would be a legitimate field
In which our manufactures would reap
q grand harvest for from no other point
On the line could it be so readily and
chesply supplied. A wholesale trade
would also rapidly spring up here, as
soon as the means of distribution we're
multiplied, and q general thrift would
prevail. Then our position, at the head
of navigation would become consider
ton of some moment enabling our
wholesalers to receive their supplies at
low rates, and compete successfully with
tho larger cities in the sale of goods.
Talk the matter over, and let an or
ganizstion be effected which will coop
crate with other similar organizations in
the counties through which the propos-
ed road viii pass, and by united ef-
fort the road win become an accom-
pHshed fact.
Since the above was in type we
have received the following letter, upon
the subject which we submit TO our
readers 1t shows that the projected
road is attracting attention, and if urg-
ed as it should be, will be built:
BUTLER, De KAIB Co. IND,
July 9th, 1869,
ED. JoUREAL-DeaY Sir: Having
juit returned from the East where 1
have been making arrangements for the
completion Of the railroad from Butler
via Columbia City and Logsnsport to
CrsEsoUdsYille, my attention was called
to q movement Of your people towards
the building of rsilnosd via Of Napo-
leon to Bryan. I wish to inquire what
hare you to gain by terminating at
Bryant VIII the L. S. an. S. divide
their business at Bryan and resume it
at Fremont, for the sake of giving that
line something to dOG And if not what
viii the road get at that point to sustain
itsslfl suPpOse, in looking for a line
to build upon, you make an air line to
Napoleon, vnd continue It on until You
strike Butler, Indiana, the Southern I
most point on the N. S. q N. ]. Road.
TINS giving you a direct line, and con-
netting with the Road to Charlottesville
which Road is now one-half graded.
and money, iron and rolling stock Ar
ranged foE, and the work viii be resum
ed and pushed TO completion, as soon as
tho necessary matters incident to placing
tho road in the hand of 8 new company
can be attended 10, thus giving you the
following connections:
At Butler, the same as ct BRYAN with
the N. s. & n. L r. r, and also with {
the first mentioned, to the Southwest,
long which we have the following: at |
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