Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-05
FROM OHIO TO FLORIDA,
AND
"ATLANTA TO THE SEA-"
The ohio Editors on Their Annual.

The Ohio Editors on Their Annual.
There is probably no season Of the yenr
that the editor OF n local paper feel, that
he is ut liberty to leave his post of duty
without n dc,rimcni TO his business, and
the only way for him To get respite from
and the usual perplexity Of bad filth and
promises unfnlilled to pay til refor so fn'
miliar to all engaged IN the business is to
drop all bnsiness cares for the limc being,
when the occasion presents itself, aud 90.
The annual excursion of the association
of Ohio editors for several wears past has
been looked upon as presenting unnsua
| facilities for sight seeing and gathering in
formation, data, etc, IN regard TO the local
tiles visited, which are not open 10 the in
dividunl traveller. Al every point OF note
visited IL has become the custom for the city
officials and leading enterpising citizens to
form Themselves into committees and take
charge of the association during its stay
and make all necessary arrangements TO ex-
hibit everything ofnote. The reader will
readily comprehend the facilities thus pre-
senied for gathering valuable information,
and the incentive for the editor TO drop his
perplexing duties at least once year and
improve such opportunities.
The opportunity to go down and "take n
stand in Dxie's land" md interview the
"Rebel Brigadiers," of whom we learned
something during the late unpleasaniness
and have heard much during subsequent
years, was the'ex inducement TO make
the trip this year.
1.-THE responsibility rested with us OF se-
Letting the time for making ;hese excur-
sions, we would not select December, one OF
the busiest Seasons OF the year for the editor
and the worst OF all seasons for a pleasant
view oftlie country and soil passed over.
But the road over which we are to travel
with reader is n long one and we will have
TO stop moralizing. Our only regret is that
time and space forbids presenting in detail
trip so full of interest IN all its bearings.
1t would take far more time to accom-.
plish this in weekly installments than as
occupied in the trip by the association.
Our advise would be to all who can afford
IL to
"Go sec what have seen,
Go feel what have felt"
Ifyou were to ask us to name the route
we would commend that over which the
association travelled, as being the most de-
sirable and best. The construction of tht
Cincinnati Southern Railroad from Gin.
cinnati to Chattanooga was a private enter
prize by the people of Cincinnati, with
which the people OF both Kentucky and
Ohio are quite familiar. 1t was the open.
ing of an epoch IN the history of the Sec
tions OF country known heretofore as
North and South, the magnitude of which
in both social and commercial point of
view can not be foreshadowel. 1t opens
almost direct communication with the
sugar plantations of Louisiana and the
prospective rich sugar plantations and
orange groves of Florida and the cotton
feldsof Georgia.
1t is our main object in this article to
make as brief men tion as may be of the
several roads, and their connections, and
the officials through whose generosity and
uniform kindness this pleasant excursion
was planned and successfully executed.
In Oct, 1881, the C. s. was leased to the
Erlanger syndicate OF Europe for term
of twenty-five years, the lessees paying for
the use OF the road $4o,OOOOOO during the
term Of its lease. With the leasing of the
road TO the Erlangers, it became n part of
one of the great Southern systems, EN-.
bracing in it the following reads: The
Alabama Great Southern, running from
Chattanooga to Meridian, Miss; the
Vicksburg and Merid ian, running from
Vicksburg to Meridian; the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific, running from
Vicksburg to Shreveport; the New Orleans
and Northeastern, running from New Or
leans 10 Meridian; embracing mileage OF
| 1886 miles, making the short route from
| Cincinnati to New Orleans and opening
up new highway from the Ohio river to
Texas and California. The Cincinnati
Southern was constructed at an expense OF
$24, 100000, and penetrates some of the
most valuable coal, iron and timber dis.
tricts in Kentucky and Tennessee, and
also passes through the famous Blue Grass
region OF Kentucky, crossing the Kentucky
River at High Bridge. At Lexington, it
ferns connection with the Chesapeake e
and Ohio syslem. AT Junction, il crosses
the Lonisville and Nashville system. AT
several points on the line, branch roads
are being constructed towards Nashville
and Knoxville, Tennessee, thus opening
mp additional valuable territory hereto.
fore untouched by railroads. The system
is now under the management OF Hon.
Theodore Cook, OF Cincinnati, President
Colonel John Scott, Vice President and
General Manager, and Mr. E. P. Wilson,
General Freight and Passenger Agent, who,
in connection with the following gentle
men, perfected arrangements for tho ex.
cnrsion: United States Senator Brown OF
Georgia, President of the Atlantic and
Western Road; General E. P. Alexander
President OF the Central Road OF Georgia,
Mr.. II. B. Plant, President of the Savan.
nah, Florida and Western; Major Samuel
Thomas, President of the East Tennessee
Virginia aud Georgia; B. w. Wrenn, Gen.
eral Passenger Agent of the Western and
Atlantic; Major George A. Whitehead.
General Passenger Agent OF Central Rail
road OF Georgin; MIR. A. Pope, General
Passenger Agent Of the East Tennessee