Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-12-08
From the Painesvflle Telegraph
Tho Railroad A-ain


Since our last issue our railroad project
Of connecting Painesville with the Ma
honing Valley has assumed q somewhat
new shape. The charter obtained last
summer was for the Painesyille, Vienna
& Pittsburgh Railroad, and under that
charter the preliminary survey was made
from Chardon TO Vienna. The hna thus
run was very crooked one, and eonse-
quentiy long one Matters remained
in that shape until last week. But
good deal Of thinking and talking IN the
mean time had accomplished results not
at first contemplated. Notifications
were talked of, and it seemed very de-
sirsble that Youngstown should be =
point in the road. To go there, however,
would require new charter. Finally IL
was though best, by gentlemen at both
ends OF the proposed road, TO take new
start with view TO make youngstown
one of the points.
Consequently last week new charter
was obtained under the name of the
gainesville, Youngstown and PittSburg
Railroad. This is enlisting the most
careful attention of our principal capi-
talists and railroad men. The new char
.er has the names of ten or twelve OF
these gentlemen, and among them are
the names of both the Easements. This
is fact that will be hailed with gladness
by all our citizens. A railroad enterprise
that secures the active cooperation Of
these two prominent railroad men, will
be- looked upon as both sure and safe
thing-ss a thing to be accomplished,
and to pay good dividends when COM
pleted. From here the charter went to
Youngstown to receive the names OF
many of the largest iron and coal men OF
that city and vicinity.
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aging side also for the citizens Of Warren,
and we ara not sure but they viii yet
obtain sdiUsTgeReeS that viii bring the
road from Chartion to Warren in as di-
rect line as the nature of the. country
will admit. A little figuring with the
map before one will show that the dis
lance by right lines from Chardon to
Warren, and thence to Vienna, is only
about two miles farther than by the most
direct line from Chardon to Vienna
The whole subject has now assumed a
shape that promises speedy practical re-
suits. In this all the business Of the
will be the shortest line from the coal
fields, blast furnaces, and rolling mills
of that busy and growing valley to the
lake, as Fairport will be the best hsrbOr
within their reach. Cheap freights are
what the men of that region are looking
for, and they can be secured over this
shortest road more naturally than over
any other. .... -..
Cheap land and plenty Of it, is what
the coal owners want at the Lake point
of shipment, and Fairport has this more
abundantly than Ashtabula or Cleveland.
A good harbor, safe, capacious, and easy
of access, is what vessel-ovners need,
who carry the coal AID ore and iron, and
no harbor on the south shore Of Erie
can equal Fairport in all these respects.
And fthe Pennsylvania Central wish
es a short and easy road TO Cleveland,
this line will furnish it, and enable her
TO snap her fingers at the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh. From Pittsburg to Cleve-
land, by the c. & P. road, IS $50 miles.
From Pittsburg to Cleveland via Paines-
vile, is just about the same. Here are
the figures: From Pittsburg to Home
wood, IS miles; from there TO New
Castle, Is to Youngstown "a, to Warren
IA, to Chsrdon 80, TO Painesville II, 70
Cleveland %. Total from Pittsburg to
Cleveland, AS miles. From Youngs-
town to Cleveland, 67nailes; to Paines-
vile go. From Warren to Cleveland, So
miles, to Painesville fl.
With all these advantages OF distance,
and harbor, and cheap room for bEsi-
ness, what is to hinder the heavy coal
and iron business Of the MshOning
Valley from coming to Fairport, and so
making our road paying one9 ri