The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-04-20
What. will Wooster;tdo in Behalf OF
this New Railroad Project 2 q.

This, with many of u citizens, Is
the paramount question. The time
being, it takes precedence of the
questions Of finance and taxation
They are satisfied that a through line
will be built west from Pittsburgh to
Chicago that. will be tributary to the
interests of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and they realize fully that
such road, if it can be located through
this city, will, in various ways, con-
tribnte TO the growth and prosperity
of u city, aud, likewise, enhance
the prosperity of the county. 'ai e'sii
There are several points that are
competing vigorously TO secure the
location OF this road, prominent and
most active among which is Canton
We last week stated that as the
result of very large and enthusiast
tic meeting held in Canton on SaturH
day evening preceding, in the space of
about forty minutes after the books
had been opened, t,co hundred aud jfftyZ
IRE thousand dollars in stock had :beeh'
subscribed. At the close of last week
they had secured ad iitional subscrip-
tions to the amount of u hundred
thousand dOLLars-making three hum
dred and forty-fve thousand dollars,
and they are prosecuting, the work of
securing subscriptions. Thei- pur-
pose is to divert the road North from
Canton so as 10 preclude the possibili-
ty of Wooster being made a point ON.
the line. :. -4 :
Fly reference to n COMMUNICATIONS
which we publish in the local depart
ment of the Democrat to-day, it will
be that the people west of Us,
running from charlottesville to Atticas
in Seneca county, have all, excepting
in four instances, given the right Of
way, and that considerable stock in
addition has been subscribed. The
people along the line in that direction
are up and doing. They almost breath
lessly ask, 'What will Wooster do -
They feel, as do all the earnest work
crs in this enterprise, that very much
depends Upon what Wooster will do.
We understand that it is in contem-;
plation to hold a public meeting in
our city on the subject the latter part
of next week TO ascertain the temper
and liberality of our people. If on,
that occasion thev shall respond. with
that determination and ~liberality that.
the Cantonians responded ON the oe-
casion of their recent Railroad meet
ing, 1t will. beyond q doubt, secure
the location of the Road through
Wooster. W. understand that the
distance from Pittsburgh to Toledo
via Wooster, Attica and Tifin is. 232,
and via Fremont it is PA miles-mak-
ing the distance from Pittsburgh to
Chicago via Tiffin and Toledo 476
miles, and via Fremont and Toledo
467 miles. The distance from Pitts
burgh to Chicago via the Pittsburgh,
Fit. Wayne and Chicago Railroad is
467 miles. 1t is evident from this,
that the stock of the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad is
highly profitable, the stock OF the road
now under consideration must become
more profitable than that even.
Let arrangements be made for. q big
meeting, when tie meeting shall be
called-for a meeting that shall not
only be big in size, but big in sub
scriptions, so that those may be con-
founded who have derided the wide
awake enterprise of citizens. Ev-
cry body should take stock according
to his means. - Wayne Co. Democrat.