The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-03-04

thence to New Lisbon, Canton, Woos
ter, Ashland and Plymouth; and then
to Toledo via Green Springs and
Fremont or via Tiffln.
The advantages in favor of this
route are. 1st directness. Second
easy grade. Third, cheapness of
construction; Fourth the excellent
mineral character of the country
throughout which it viii pass, and
fifth, and not a least consideration
the liberallity of the districts,
through which it is proposed to pass
in providing right of way, and hand
some subscriptions. With the charac
ter of the survey east of Ashland, we
are not so well acquainted, but from
Ashland to Plymouth, the route is
declared, by the Engineer, in let
ter which was shown us, to be the
best in the United States. At no
point does the grade exceed, seren
and half feet per mile, and but
one small stream, for which an ordi-
nary culvert would suffice, has to be
crossed.
These facts we have every reason
| to believe, will determine the loca-
ton of the road over the route indi-
Gated as far rs Plymouth. But these
facts are supported with other evi-
denv = The same letter, to which
we above allude, expressed such
high satisfaction with the route,
that it announced that party, &C
companied by the agent of English
capitalists seeking investment, would
be in Plymouth, ere long, and to-
gether they would go over the route
from Plymouth to Smiths Ferry, on
the Ohio River.
Taking it for granted, then, that
this route will be adopted as far as
Plymouth, what route thence shall
it take to reach Toledo? is a ques-
ton in which every business man
Banker, Manufacturer, Merchant
Mechanic, and laborer-is interested
and it is question which will be
answered favorably or unfavorably
just in proportion as they take hold
of the matter, or let it pass,-with 6
MicSwberic expectation ofsomething
turning up, without an effort on theil
part to make Il. .tmn.
Let any one glance at the map
who is at all interested in the matter
and a most superficial glance will at
test that the natural route, the short.
est, most direct, and available route
is from Plymouth to Fremont
thence to Toledo. 1t is a direct
line, through a country almost level
and most favorable to construction.
But these things alone will not bring
the road here. If the road viii be
benefited by touching here, the com
munity viii be greately benefited by
having it do SO, and SHOULD hold out
/ inducements that would settle thf
question. The route by way. of Tiff.
fin, is very much out Of direct line
and passes through country not sc
eligible. They claim an advantage
part way, inthe old Clinton Air Line
Extension, the road bed of which
they represent to be valuable, but
which has been "plowed as q field,
fenced and planted to corn, many
years ago, on that part in Huron
county on which work was 1Qne;-
the right of way was never all releas
ed, and in Seneca county forest trees
grow in the center of the road bed
! Investigation would show that line
to have no advantage, and the route
that way being farther, would stant
no chance if Fremont, would but dc
its duty to itself VIII our citizen'
take hold Of this matter, or will they
permit the present opportunity tc
go unimproyedf
We cannot close the article with
! out an additional effort to awaker
attention and action. 4 COMMITTEES
from Plymouth, visited Canton, lasi
week, and there had an interyieH
with officers Of the Connellsvile road
under whose auspices the presen
work is being pushed. From then
it was learned that the locating o
the road will be done ,ctthip the fol
Lo,cinq sir ,Ceeks. The necessity 0
prompt action is therefore apparent
: One Of that committee, writing t.
the Adceytiser. makes the following
statements, which we commend t.
our readers:
[ am fully convinced, from the in
formation obtained by consulting
with parties interested, that ther,
will be a Railroad built from Pitts
burg to Toledo. The company hai
already been organized, the roaC
chartered, under the name OF tn
Baltimore, Pittsburg q Chicago K
{ R., anG all necessary steps taken tt
inssure the building of a road; bu
it has not, as yet, been located, bu
will be as near as ] can ascertain, Il
the course Of the next six weeks
and it is matter of great import
ance to us just now where said roai
is located. Several routes are talk
ed of, and some of them have beer
! and are being surveyed; and daftertalk
I tHg with the Directors and many o
our citizens along the line, am ful
,ly convinced that the route through