Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-04-15
Rail Road Meeting.

| meeting of The citizens OF Pike county
was held on Thursday evening. April 9. ie47,
a, The house OF J. S. Sand,, in Milford.
/ The meeting was organized by appointing
Maj r. ELDRED, President. LEWIS Rock
WELL and DANIEL BURRELL, Vice Presidents,
and Doct. A. A. Lines and ]. Wells, Secretaries.
On motion Resolved, That a committee OF
nine be appointed TO draft resolutions express
sive of the sense of the meeting. Whereupon
the following named gentlemen we're appointed
John M. Heller, G. B. Mapes, Benz. Frazier,
Jacob Bensley, Theodore Bowhanan, William
Brodhead, John Fl. Brodhead, Wm. G. Salmon
and G. W. Dewitt After short time the
Committee returned with the following report
Whereas, we believe The period has arrived,
and the spirit of improvement demands cur uni
ted action in obtaining the advantages OF the
several contemplated Rail Roads, that may
pass through our county, and although we have
the pleasure TO know that the New York Leg
islaure has confirmed The Commissioners Re-
port. granting the New York e. Erie Rail Road
Company permission 10 construct part of their
road through our county, YET we need branch
road from the coal mines 10 connect with the
N. Y. & E. R r. Co-or the Morris & Es-
sex Road on the Delaware river.
Aud Whereas We have obtained Charter,
from the Legislature OF Pennsylvania, for The
Delaware and Susquehanna Rail Road, TO com
mence within ten miles of Milford, and from
thence to the coal mines in the Lackawanna
Valey-which road has been surveyed and a
report made favorable 10 its construction,
Therefore Resolved, Tha, the Commission
ers of said Delaware and Susquehanna Rail
Road be requested TO open the Books for the
subscription of Stock, aud take such other meas
ures as will tend to advance the interest of said
Road, and insure its speedy completion.
Resolved, That We believe the construction
Of said Road TO be Of great Importance, as well
to the ciizens of the City of New York, as TO
the great agricultural and mineral resources Of
Northern Pennsylvania.
Resolved, That we believe This Road can
be made cheaper than any road, now in con-
temptation from the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Susquehanna rivers, which is only SO miles
over a very advantageous route, and which
charter is very liberal in its details
Resolved, That we cordially invite those n-
teres,ed in the N. Y a. E. R r. Co., and also
the Morris and Essex Rail Road, TO extend
their roads 10 the Delaware, SO as to form a
connection with the Delaware and Susquehan.
ma Rail Road 10 the coal mines in The Lacka-
wanna Valley; and We also invite all capital
lists TO examine the practicablity of said road.
Resolved, That c. w. Dewitt, Milton DIM
mick. John II, Wallace. Wm. c. Salmon, r.
Eldred, VIM. Brodhead, ]. i. Cross, and o.
Dimmck, be committee to correspond with
the several Rail Road Companies upon this
subject, and 10 call further meetings il necessary
Resolved, That c. W. DeWm, John H.
Brodhead, ]. M. Heller, o. S. Dmmck, Hen.
ry S. Mott, C. G. D. Pincho, and r. EIdred,
be commlt,ee 10 meet the citizens Of Sussex
county, at Newton, on The l4,h inst, TO confer
with them upon The proprie,y of the extension
of the Morris and Essex Rail Road 10 the Del.
aware River, al or near Milford, through Cul.
ver's Gap.
Resolved, Tha, the proceedings Of this meet.
ing be published in the aJeffersonian Republi-
can, Sussex Register, New Jersey Herald, and
the Courier and Enquirer newspapers.
On motion adjourned.
(Stgned by the OGicers)