Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-03-13
Report Of the President Of the d. p.
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The work upon this line has been vigorously
prosecuted. and II is expected before the com.
neueement Of winter that the grading from
Centerton, on the Lake Erie Division, through
Ohio aud Indiana 10 the fine Of the State Of If-
nois, within 10 miles Of Chicago, viii he hu-
ished. The work Of ballasting aud laying the
track rs far as Deshler has so far progressed
that Il Is anticipated that the line win be open
ed during Nsv,mbOr, 1873, to that point, at
which a connection with the Dayton and MIshi-
gan Railroad will be made. large business
from Toledo and the important sections reached
by that line Is anticipated. The relatively
limited capacity Of the present routes from
Chicago, and the Increasing pressure for trans-
porlatien of the immense products OF the Nsrth-
West, cause the completion OF this 10 be looked
for with great iniesss. The traffic upon the
entire route. embracing the road from Ur;,;.co
10 Deshler, from Deshler to and npon the Lake
Erie Division to Newark, and thence upon the
Central Ohio Division and the Main Stem of
the Baltimore and Ohio Read to Baltimore, will
undoubtedly be heavy and continuous from the
period at which the route will be opened. In
order 10 prepare for the increse In Transports tian
large expenditures for additional tracks and inn
provements upon the portions Of the Lake Erie
anu NtnNIHt OulO OlNlSlOnS 10 De mus useO,
have been made. Additional plans and facili-
ties have been prepared at ali points to assure
the prompt and successful management of the
increased business expected to be controlled by
this ronte.
The interest Of the city Of Pittsburgh and the
intermediate region urgently require the Oon-
structiou OF n connecting road from that city to
Centreton. II Is hoped that the large interests
identified With this enterprise will cause it to
be constructed at an early period, and thus form
great additional competing line between Pitts
bur9h and Chicago and the Northwest.
| No better illustration Of commercial progress
| OF the Baltimore OHIO Railroad has been shown
| than by the rapid and marked success of the
| North German Lloyd Line Of steamers between
Baltimore Southampton and Bremen, establish
| ed at the instance and under the auspices Of the
! Baltimore and Ohio Company. This line com
menced operations in 1858 with two first Glars
iron steamers Of 500 burthen each, the "Balti-
mJre" and the "Berlin," built upon the Clyde
! for this route. The business for these steam
ships was ample and reRiunerative from the in
auRuration Of the enterprise. The necessity
/ was quickly demonstrated for additional steam
ers for the accommodation Of the trade, and in
1870 the capacity was doubled by adding the
splendid new tesmshIps, the "Lsipsic" and the
"Ohio." During the past year the expansion Of
the trade demanded that the original capacity
| Of the line should be more than trped and the
Brauuschsid" and the "Nusrnherg magnih-
cent Clyde-built iron steamers, Of 900 tons,
| with all modern improvements have been con-
structed for and added to the line. II is already
palpable that the pressure of the trade Of Balti-
more will far exceed even this enlarged capaei-
ty, and that the number of steamships Of this
import and export trade must, at au early perl
cd. be materially increased.
/ The Messrs. Allen, of Liverpool, after testing
the extent and value of the business which can
be controlled at the port Of Baltimore. have
placed nine large and frst-cass steamers upon
the routs between Baltimore and Liverpool.
The significant and immense geograp phcal ad-
! vantages Of Baltimore for the import and expert
trade Of large portion Of the United States
haYe thus been made conspicuous, and are be-
ing rapidly realized aud appreciated.
Through the BALTIMORE aud Ohio Road and its
connections. the economies of distance from the
centers Of trade named in favor of Baltimore as
compared with New York, are as follows: