Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-24


people posted up in what is doing a. at the stack
Of black cats" We must early make our arrange
mems fora reduction of freighls on the National
Road. That must not be lost sight Of.
Prom the Plrtshurgh Chronrcle
MACADAMlZED ROAD TO UNIoNTowN.
Last week we noticed that a number Of our mos
enerpnsing business men were Considering IN. mr.
pretty "i establishing Mucadamised r,ad f,om tbi
Guy 10 Unioniown meeting Of the ciliIeas was
called ny bis Honor. al The Court House ON Situr.
Jay evening" take some action upon The matter
The meeting was well attended. and was orr,ni.ed
ny WIN EIcuBAuM. Esq. being called la The Chair
and McCandless aud w B.ddle being anu.,,n.
ted Secretaries 'fP''''''
Ai'er The meeting had been aldre>se nv several
gentlemen. the following preamble and resnlutipn.
iefed by Josiah King. Egg. were unanimously a.
dupied
WAereas. ONing To The present .mb,r,s>eJ .,,,.
81 public aud private finances and credit IL IL pr,b
aole that no cilor will he made E san e years l.,
extend tie Cumberland Valley IA .lr,,ad Ear her VS..
'hh Wi'h"uI this II - deem crr'nin that the my
el AMI Carrying freight between Pal adelphio mr. RI .
'uh IRE ai" the OH" nver will he permanently di
Ver'ed from rs ancient channels 10 the Bait m re
and ONO RtrU 'd, during the suspension ,T an, O.,
nails Tor iour or five months each year
Whereas, Ii Is deemed equally certain FINN tJc
experience oi Isis winter. IhrI the travel aud rae
hOresaid VIII branch iIvcrce firm he Oh,
Al wheeling and not as heretofore al Pitsburpb nm
les. some expe'ient be promptly aInpted To- restore,
10 pittsburgh The full al, anloge Of her greater prpI
I'm " IL Cumberl1nd
Hhercas. The distance between Jrnio ,to,,n AMI
Pittsburgh as measured 10y s CviI Engineer has
bsen asceraIncd To be but I'll IN les and sumo p.r
ches AMI The Typography GIhe intermediate country
:" exceedingly favorable for the CONSTRUCTION of n
r'"' hnV'"R nowhere an incIrnni'on Of more than
'hfee d. giecs, ani as the distance rom Pittsburgh
10 CuRb riand via Union own would tber.G,,e he
ma lie about 50 miles less han from Whcelin, Inns
fednrng the cost Ct transportation by road Ia an A.
IN unt equivalent 10 the entire cost OF Creipht tr IN,
'hh cily 10 or from Louisville and thrEce cumoeI
'heJudcious traveller or merchant Of the ives, n.
unc'eh 10y any advantages nf the B fillmore L. Ohio
h"lt'ad 10 the Cumberland route To pass 10 and
rom he same ly The way Of Pittsburgh and there
ny incidentally promote he retention and pro,>, IN
nl The manufacturers and trade OF Pittsburgh increase
the value aud revenues of in,ruvrd e,t,t.s 81
largely benefit the country through which il womb
| pass 10y The improved value of farms fac IItv oi
access To market. and the devrlppemcnt of aprIcu
inral and mineral veal hitherto lausurshir,g or
| dormant
Therefore, ReS,tUed. That in The opinion IF This
meeting u Is not merely eIpedenI hut of yasi utl
| ty aud Importance to the trade and c,m,Da,co 81
| Pnishnrgh aud western Pennsy vania TO construct
wuh the least pOss BILE delay. n first raie Macada
mixed Turnpike Rad from Pittsburgh 10 Unout,vvr
ia E"yeie e'nny. Pa, by the most eligible route
Resided, That memor al be for,hw i,h prepare,
Tor the Signature Of our fellow cIizcrs PRAYING Ia
legislature for an act Of incur Grafton; aud Thai Nj
Mrlvaney, WIN E'chhaum wm Wilkins NJ AL
zen, 'ohn Bi'se'' x Beer Taos Blackwell. and W
vi Edgar, he cummiitee who's duty u shall he {,
forward The memorial 10 Harrishu gh AID take sucl
inner measures As they may deen u cessary Ia I
die Les'sll i've 4, lion aud Otherwise promote IN,
early acc"m pa him ofthe proposed improvement
hesoLUed. That these Prucsediugs be signed b,
me officers 81 Ih" meeting and published ia all pa
pers friendly 10 the prop SEED improvement
VIM EIcHBAUM, ChairDl1H.
WV w p p'S-- Secretaries.