The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-06-08
From the Baltimore American.
BALTIMORE AND PITTSBURGH

In conformity with public notice, a
Meeting of Merchants, Traders and other
citizens of Baltimore, favorable 10 Rail-
road connection with the city Pittsburgh,
was held al Franklin Hall, North street,
on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by
THOMAS finley, ESD, who nominated
THOMAS WILSON, Esq, as chairman, and
p. II. SULLIVAN was appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
stated by the Chairman, Delegation from
Western Pennsylvania, consisting of the
Hon. ANDREW STEWART and HENRY
BLACKSTONE, Esq, was introduced to the
meeting.
The Hon. ANDREW STEWART, of Penn
! sylyania, then rose and said that few
days ago he was present with his col
league, Mr.. BLACKSTONE, at meeting of
the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad
Company. 1t was then very manifest
that portion of the Stockholders inten-
ded to surrender their charter and appro-
/ PIRATE their money to the Philadelphia
Railroad Company, or to the making of a
road westwardly. At this meeting two
or three different propositions to this ef-
feet were made. They were, however,
postponed, and an adjournment of ten
DAYS was had in accordance with the re-
quest of the Hon. j. p. Kennedy of this
city, in order to afford an opportunity for
committee of gentlemen from Baltimore
to reach Pittsburgh for the purpose of
consulting with regard 10 the connexisn
between that city and Baltimore, if such
committee should be appointed. From
the tone and feeling exhibited at that NEE
ting, Mr.. S. was firmly of the opinion
that if something of the kind was not
done speedily, the stockholders of the
Pittsburgh and Connellsville Company
would surrender their charter.
In this state of affairs he had consented
to come OH TO Baltimore 10 get a Com
mttae appointed, if possible, 10 visit
Pittsburgh. He thought if this was done.
the charter might be saved. Since he
had been hese, however, he had learned
that it would be impossible TO procure
such Committee from the Board of Di-
rectors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. The appointments to be
in time must be made to-day. The Pre-
sident was at present, he understood, cut
of the city, which, with the short period
of time to elapse when the presence Of
such committee would be indispensable,
would preclude the possibility of an ap-
pointment from that body.
Mr.. Stewart stated that the Pittsburgh
Company were willing to give the con-
troll of the charter and the road TO the
Baltimore Company, they having ma
jority Of the stock, together with the sum
of S150,00O, if their present subscription
could, by re-opening their books at Pitts
burgh and along the line, be increased to
that amount, which the friends OF this i'm
provement were confident they could ac-
comphsh in very short time.
Mr.. S. then referred to the lmpossiblll-
ty Of the two Boards, whose interests it
was hoped might be identified, accom-
plishing that object by the Independents
action which they were at present pursu-
ing-ihe one sitting here and the other in
Pittsburgh. Their actions were likely TO
be misrepresented, and jealsusies and
hoartburnings created, and nothing but
the conference Of a committee from each
city could produce any harmonious ac-
ton He regarded the Pittsburgh thaItel