The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-28

\ late number of the Blade in dis,
cussing the railroad affairs of Toledo
has this TO say Of the Toledo, Tifin &
Eastern r. r:
Especially is this so in regard to the
eastern road, the Toledo & Tiffin-
which is to connect this city with the
Pennsylvania Central. This road,
when completed, will have all the
business il can handle without seek
ing TO accommodate, to any very
I great extent, the New England trade,
even if could do so, and judging from
{ frem recent movements at Philadel-
phia, there is very little probability
that the t. & T. road will have Occa-
sion to seek much New York traffic.
/ The project alluded TO is that of the
organization of an additional line of
| vessels between Philadelphia and
I Europe. The American Steamship
/ Co. will shortly commence running
steamers between the former port and
Liverpool, and the prospect of success
/ is 50 fiattering, as we learn from the
| Press, that the international Naviga-
I tiOn Company has been formed, to be
known commercially as the "Red
| Star Line.n The vessels are to be con-
structed for the accommodation of
/ both passengers and freight, and it is
expected they will run between Phila-
delphia and Antwerp. The vessels
] screw steamers) are now being built,
and when completed will be Of the
finest class, rating A at LlOyd's.
Their dimensions are to be: length,
300 IT.; beam, IS it.; draught, when
loaded, q it.; speed, II knots per hour.
The officers and directors Of the COM
pany, are as follows: President, James
A. Wright; Vice President, and
Superintendent, Clement A. Griscom;
Directors, Jas. A. Wright, Clement A.
GriscOm, II. II. Houston, w. q.
Warden, Joseph D. Potts, all of Phila-
delphia; and William rhaw, of Pitts
burg. The extensive business reputa-
tiOn of the gentlemen named above is
a guarantee Of the success of the line.
With the Inauguration of this line
and the completion of the Toledo and
Tiffin Railway will be opened a more
practicable route for direct trade be-
tween this city and Europe than any
heretofore suggested. Toledo grain, in
large quantities, finds its way to
Europe ria the st. Lawrence, but it is
purchased by Canada operators on
account of English houses. With the
opening of this route the commission
merchants Of this city may solicit
European business, and in doing so
they will have the influence of the
Pennsylvania Central Company and
Philadelphia, both of which will be
greatly interested in Toledo receiving
the trade, as they will be mutually
prOfited by it. Philadelphia will be
specially desirous in aiding in this
movement because she desires to rival
New York in commercial Importance,
and in order to do so it will be neces-
sary to lend her influence to every
project that promises to afford busi-
ness for her ocean navigation COM
panies. The Central will aid US in OBJ
tanning transatlantic trade, first, be-
cause it will increase the importance
of its road and be profitable, and
secondly, in so far as it can diverge
traffic from the trunk lines leading to
New York it will punish those who
have fought il persistently, in every
possible way, when seeking to extend
its western connections
The result of such a combination of
effort and influence cannot be doubted.
Furthermore, the route named will be
the shortest and most direct to the sea-
board, and, we believe to any Europe
an port, and there is no doubt to our
minds that arrangements will be per-
fected by which Though rates will be
made lower than those now charged,
either ria New York or Montreal
Should this be realized, the Toledo and
Tiffin Railway will Immediately, upon
completion, take rank among the
most important in the country, and
prove the most valuable of any road
leading to and from this city.