The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-10
The New Railroad Project.

Mr. EDITOR The article in last
weeks PRESS, signed g Denizen, is
drawing the attention of the public
along the line of the new proposed
rail road route. Various anddmaIti-
tudinous remarks and opinions are
expressedupon it. People interested in
q project like to have it,discussel, and
the more that is said and written by
men from different stand-points, the
nearer the parties interested will ap-
proximate to true solving of the
project. From a general expression
much information may he drawn
which would be of utility to the pro-
ject in view. Palmyra has coal fields
and prospecting has beenzdone so far
that it can be safely said there are
beds of coal in every quarter of the
township. There is but one point
where 1T is mined at the present time.
The proprietorsq of the shaft where
coal is now mined have the machinery
and fixtures pertaining to- a coal bank
of capacity sufficient TO readily load
upon cars 200 tons per day if there
was Fail road available to them,
More shafts would be opened and
worked could there be way of get
ting it to market. The stone quarries
of Palmyra are worthy of considera-
ton. The stone is excellent in quali-
! ty and no end to thefamount. 4 Milton
has her coal fields, but they are not as
fully developed as those of. Palmyra.
There is man now living in Palmyra
who mined coal in Milton for black
smith purposes over SO. years ago,
Milton has one of the best stone quar-
ries on the Reserve. Stone of any
dimension can be quarried there. In
Jackson, coal has been mined for
years, and it exists there in large
quantities, but like Palmyra, it has
no outlet only by wagons, and that
would starye poor man to death. . y
Austintewn coal fields have been
more thoroughly tested than either OF
the other towns on the proposed line
of road. Thousands of acres of coal
are known to be there. Five shafts
are now being sunk and will be ready
to raise coal before the spring months
are past. The machinery is now be-
ing made for third shaft, the pro-
prietprs expecting to be ready to
raise coal from it in a few months.
With this view of the project and on
the calculation that the shafts will
average 200 tons day apiece or SOC
tons in the aggregate-but there are
many who are perhaps better posted
than | am, who claim that if the pro-
posed line would be put to running
by September next, that 1900 tons per
day would be low estimate of the
daily shipment. But take 800 tons as
an average, and if g Denizen' had
given the length of car. on his road /
would attempt to show my hand at
mathematics OH the length of train.
Mr.. Editor: why don't yourself
and other citizens of Ravenna become
active in helping to mature plan that
will build this road? The townships
that tits proposed to run this road
through are now actively being can
vassed to procure means for survey.
Youngstown is doing its proportion
and Ravenna ought not to be behind.
qH fa {saeozes .sCITIzEN."'
Our correspondent should know
that we are not capitalist nor rail-
road man, and that, while we have an
interest in this Railroad project, we
are not sufficiently posted in the sub
ject of Railroads generally nor of this
particular project to enter upon dis
cussion Of the subject, and can only
furnish the channel through which
the public mind may be reached and
awakened.-ED. Press. i..{ss5, 'iap
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