Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-12-17
The Columbus e. Toledo n. r,

The Toledo Sunday Journal sent repre-
sentative out on that portion Of the above
Road lying between Toledo and Fostoria.
last week, and the subjoined is what he
"knows" about it:
With Fostora as point the line north
ward to Toledo Is very direct, far more 80
and better located, we think, than the At
lantic Il Lake Erie road-bed near which it
runs portion OF the way. Owing to the
indircction OF the latter, although both
have Toledo and FOstoria in nearly the
same points, yet the two road-beds spread
apart more than two miles in some places
This MY account for what has puzzled 30
many, rs to why the Columbus & Toledo
Company did not secure the A. & l.. L.
road bed from Foitoril in, since it was all
graded and culverted, and nearly ready for
the iron.
THE LINE THROUGH WOOD COUNTY.
. The Columbus line now being graded,
is m iinly the same as that Of the original
survey Leaving Toledo, Epst Side, no
work is done upon it for some distance, al
though level and grade stakes are set, and
most OF the line as far as the line of Ross
township, Wood county, is ready for grad
ing. However, some right of way is still
to be obtained. The same is true OF Lake
township. In Troy tIwnsIip, the line is
entirely ready for the plow and scraper, the
kist right of way having been secured the
first Of last week. The price paid averaged
$50 per acre, for the whole six miles of
line. In the remaining townships OF that
county, considerable right OF way is actu-
ally yet to be secured but work is progress
sing notwithstanding. Should the winter
prove to be an open one, as is now the in
dication, doubtless spring will see the en-
tire line to FJstOria, rea ly for the super
structure.
TIE rowSs AND STATIONS.
The exact location Of the line to Fosto-
ria will be n m utter OF interest The dist
ance is little over 32 miles, the exact di-
rection being little east OF south. (Thir-
ty-two miles south, by q miles east is the
exact cOurse.) Junction is made with the
Pennsylvania Rold about 80 rods north of
Walbridge Station on the latter A mile
further the line crosses the old Lake Shore
road-bed, which the ambitions people OF
our ent,rprising suburbs, Perrysburg and
South Toledo. insist is to be. ironed and
equipped as a cutoff from Toledo in the
interests of humanity for rapid transit for
cattle AMI probably freight The Western
Reserve and Maumee Turnpike is crossed
two miles east of the Empire House. The
A. x l.. K. line crosses one-half mile west.
Tonissiant Creek is crossed at the center of
Troy township. Pcmberville is hit nicely
for convenience. The depot will be on the
east side OF the town, and below Rossing-
er's, and on the east bank of the river, be-
low the forks OF the two branches, the
north and. the south, of Portage. The sub
structure for the bridge, which will be
| single span of over 100 feet, has been be-
gun. The A. & L. L. depot is located on
the opposite side of the town, aborc the
FORKS" thus compelling the bridging of
two streams. From Pemberyille south
ward the line is so run as TO give both Rol-
lersville and Freeport depots, though not
very conveniently as for distance. West
Millgrove is left considerably tout in the
cold" but stranger things have happened
| than the remopd of town 10 Railroad
when the Road fails to come to it, as the
latter town will likely do if a depot is
made opposite to them, but too far away.
A CHEERFUL PROSPECT.
Along the line as thus pointed out, there
are the most promising Indications so far
a. the jobbing contracts are concerned, and
the spirit of the people themselves. The
latter have generally been liberal in right
of way, being satisfied that the Railroad
Company "means business" in construct
ing paying line of Road, which shall be
to the people of that rich section of Wood
county their long desired outlet Many
ties are being delivered along the entire
line, for which good prices are being paid
IN cIst 1t may safely be said that the
north 80 miles Of the Columbus & Toledo
Railroad have hattering prospects of spec
dy completion.