The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-15

is, we fear, being committed by the people Of
Akron to-day. As surely as ever another mile
Of new railroad win be built in America Just
so surely viii the Baltimore q Ohio Raliroao
Company build itself new limo from Pitts9oIg 25
70 the great North West. This year the Dai- ai
timore Is Ohio will complete its ConnehsVlAe
Railroad. which viii give the busy workshops
of pittsburg their only railroad to the sea that
is not controlled by the Pennsylvania Central
Vet the CounellsviIe Railroad IS utterly and
borelesslv crippled, will not do half the busl-
- = neelz nnless the new road to the North
West is built from Pittsburg. For every line
uo,g leading Westward from the Iron City IS
controlled by the same Pennsylvania Road, Il
most oppressive monopoly, which willdo every
thing to crush the Connellsyile Company as a
rival Thus 10 preserve thir own property,
the Baltimore & Ohio Company must build
the Baltimore, Pittsburg, Toledo Il Chicago
Railway, and that with no delay.
Let no Akron man then delude himself with
the fancy that this road Is not TO be. 1t Is 10
be, and right speedily too. Nor let any one
in 4 krun imagine that any other trans-conl-
mental road than this is likely TO be built ior
these many years. Who is to build another;
No new company is likely to form for such a
Job. The road must be built largely at the ex-
pense and mainly for the benefit of one Of the
four great trunk lines Of the country. But the
EEuusNlfAll1h ullN new OLA SG4AtAefi So4Ak'ef
les are already supplied. The Erie Company
need a Northwestern through freight connec-
ton, but will be little able to a!d building such
Q road SO long Us Grand Opera Houses and
cases in court last. The Baltimore x Ohio is
now the only company to build an east and
west main line through this region, and once
its wants are supplied the thing is ended for
wears and years. These two facts should i'm
press upon every mind the importance TO Ak
ron that she should try 10 gain the advantages
sure to flow from being point upon this great
new line The town that gets this road will
prosper, the one that don't won't.
But Akron Is not to be point upon the
road, Canton is-unless our people at once
pitch in and 5eoyk. There's no boy play about
this, no fOoling, no time for day-dreams. Its
a stern, bitter fact. We hero have quietly
folded our arms and laughed at Canton for
her s.lacl of enterprise" cher Dutch slowness.'
But the Ouch are mighty people when once
they are reused and now they are aroused,
have got all their "Dutch up" Indeed it is o
matter Of almost life and death to their manu-
featuring interests and every man in Canton
| bankers and rich laweyers as well as other
people, know that these interests are the sal
vation of their city's prosperity To kill them
kills their town.
Would that every doubling, weak-knoed
old fogy Akronian had been at the gloriou;
railroad meeting the Canton folks held in theiI
| Schaefer's Opera House last Saturday night
The hall was crowded and the people were
earnest, enthusiastic. The speeches were tC
the point, for Cornelius Aultmsn took $4,000
stock, George Cook, $4,000 and so on unit
S245,OO0 were pledged in that one evening
Men gave that never gave before, while sever.
al $4,000 parties were not present to an.
nounce the subscriptions they will surely make
S350,000 is the lowest sum now to be expected
from Canton towards this B. 2. Jl c. railroad
while there are the men ready to double, and
even more than that, their subscriptions, rath.
er than that Canton shall not be point upon
the road.
S5OOOOO or 100000 will be given rather
than not have the road. They are in earnest
/ Ii Akron is to do anything in this matter we
must be at work. Can't wait now, can't daily
nor tarry Every cent and every argument
we can offer must be crowded upon the notice
/ of the Baltimore 6 Ohio Managers who vii
locate this line before July lst.
| With the wellth and determination Of the
people of Canton, it may almost be counted
settled that she Is to be point upon the road
/ Her stock subscriptions, however, are made tC
| tie Pittsburg, Canton IL Chicago incorpora.
| tiOns and are intendered for auv company that
| takes her freight business out Of the clutches
of the Fort Wayne monopoly that IS crushing
/ the very life out OF her prosperity. What Ak
ron is to do in the matter, is to cooperate with
| Canton. Such a course is Cantons best inter
est, is Akron's only chance. In ability, ard
| disposition to aid, Akron, we suppose, is
stronger ally than Wooster, Seville or any
other town Canton can call upon. While the
| opening Of the rich and immense coal fields
about Canton depends almost entirely upoI
their having road to Akron, thence tC
Cleveland. Yet not completely, for the Can.
ton people have before them propositions fol
the extension of a railroad from Rocky River
ria Seville, to their town. Still Akron offers
shorter line than this, as much coal and more
local aid. That Is, Akron can offer such rea.
sons, especially Of aid, if she will get up her
subscriptions, put worthless words into tangi-
bic figures, and show to the Canton and the
Baltimore Il Ohio men, just what they can
expect.
People OF Akron, DO you want TO stop your
citys growth: Then let the great new road
run entirely to the south of US. Ii not, you
must do all yon can at once to secure Canton's
cooperation, that together these two great
towns shall secure the certain benefits of this
great road, and together became great cities.
WIDE AWAKE,