Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-20
The Vienna Railroad.

EDITOR CHRONICLE: You will find
herewith a communication from
Thomas Wells, Esq, of Youngstown,
which is well worth the considera-
ton of the citizens of Warren.
1t contains good and sound argu-
ments in regard to the future growth
and prosperity of his town, and his
views carried out will show a some
what parallel case, oYer which We
slept and forever lost by failing to use
a little of our money and attention at
the proper time.
In the early history of Railroads it
will be remembered that the first and
true proposition for a Railroad from
Pittsburgh to Cleveland, was by the
way of the Mahoning Valley, as being
the shortest, best and truest line for
the road. We then had a canal; our
business men nearly all said that that
was sufficient for them and but little
effort could be brought to act in that
direction. A line from Cleveland to
Wellsville, outside Of the true line,
was projected and prosecuted 10 4 sue
cessfuI completion. The P~ennsyfva-
mia and Ohio road was also projected
and completed, all in the face Of our
Indifference and apathy. Had the
first proposition for a road from Pitts
burgh TO Cleveland been properly
nursed and cared for, the Cleveland
and Pittsburgh road would never have
been built, and instead of the Penn
sylvania and Ohio, NOW the p. F. W.
& c. Road we should have had a road
to take its place diverging from War
rem west, which would have supplied
the place of that road and the y. & G..
w. All of that at the proper time
could have been accomplished with a
proper unity of action, and with but
little money and effort from Warren.
1t would have saved the MahOning
Road Directors an effort that seemed
at one time to threaten them with
bankruptcy and was probably the
cause OF bringing one of their num-
Der 10 a premature grave.
1t would have saved Warren proba-
bly, a donation of $40, 600, to Secure
the A. & G. w. Railway, and to day
Warren might have shown a popula-
ton of some l 5000.
These advantages r forever gone
from us, and we have now only to
look to the future for advantages
which are manifestly in our reach.
Sufficient examination has already
been made TO place it beyond a doubt,
that upon the line of the New Lisbon
Road a large coal field is tributary to
it, and the line is sufficiently advanced
TO secure its completion i'm a very
short time; there are II miles of the
road already irOned, the balance, 16
miles, to form a temporary connection
with the MahOning road, being fully
two-thirds graded, 500, 900 more
will prepare the whole line for the
cars.
The best termination for this road
IS undoubtedly at a point, where the
Atlantic & Mahoning roads meet,
which is Warren. 1t may be that a
common line from Niles to Warren,
IN connection with the Mahoningand
Vienna road will answer.
A line has been run from Warren
to the coal fields in Vienna, that DEM
onstrates that a very good line very
7 direct, can be obtained with eompara-
lively little expense. That the coal
fields of BroOkfield and Hubbard can
be connected 10y q very direct line,
shortening the distance Of that coal
market some 6 or Z miles. That this
line can be carried to the line of the
Erie and Pittsburgh road, TO a point
not to exceed 20 miles from Warren,
thereby securing 3 through line Of