Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-05-24

IL. NJ. TRICK,
CHAs. A. KUTz, "
JOHN +. CowAN, Williamsport.
WM. WILSON,
CHAs. D. ELpRED,
GEO. B. WEIsER, Georgetown,
JAMES FREELAND, Miersburg.
SIMON SALLADE, Berrysburg.
JoHS P. LEEBRIcK, Halifax.
Jas. J. NAILLx, Hanover.
WIN. GLENN, Lancaster.
F. X. BoAs, Harrisburg.
DAVID r. PORTER,
Henry c. EYER, Selinsgrove
JACOB w. SMITH, +"
FELIX MAURER, Line Mountain.
Secretaries.
Bral n. Richardson, Baltimore.
Thos. E. HambIeton, L"
II. B. lidsser, Sunbury.
Geo. B. YOungmda,
c. J. Bruncr,
Wm. Wilson, Northumberland.
Gen. Cameron upon taking his sea, as
President of the Convention, returned his.
thanks 10 that body for the high honor con-
ferred upon him, and proceeded to state the
object OF the Convention-the great impor-
tance Of the improvements for the further
ance and early completion of which, the
Convention had assembled. He stated that
he was long familiar with the country
through which the road from Sunbury TO
Harrisburg was 10 pass, and with him it had
long been a cherished object. He had the
most implicit confidence in the project and
felt satisfied that il would prove one Of the
most profitable roads in the Union The
tonnage of the three Coal fields between
Sunbury and Harrisburg would of itself, Ien-
der the stock of the road highly profitable.
On motion of c. w. Higgins, Esq, Com
mittee of five persons were appointed 10 pre-
pare business for the Convention. When
the President appointed the following, viz:
Chas. W. Higgins, r. Nj, Magraw, VIM. f.
Packer, A. B. Warford, and William l..
Dewart.
On motion the Convention adjourned to
meet again at 2 O'Clock, ?. NJ.
The Convention having assembled at the
time appointed, Mr.. Higgins, Chairman of the
Committee, reported the following resolu.
lions:
Resolved, That The proposed rail way con.
nection between the Northern terminus of
The York and Cumberland Rail Road, con-
Meeting, as it does, with the great Pennsyl.
vania Rail Road-the Dauphin and Susquo.
hanna-,he Trevorton and Mahonoy, and
the Shamokin and Sunbury, and extending
to the New York and Erie Rail Road, is n
project Of great national as well as local i'm
portance.
Resolved, Tha, in the opinion of this Con-
vention, the agricultural and mineral pro-
ducts of the valley Of the Susquehanna, will
throw upon the proposed rail way, tonnage
which will yield more than foil return for
the amount of capital required for its com
pleiion, while the immense trade and travel
between the Lakes and the Gulf, must make
it one of the greatest thoroughfares in the
United States.
RESOLVED, That il is essential TO the i'm
mense trade, and especially 10 the Coal and
Iron trade from the valley of the Susque-
hanna, to the great Lakes on the North, and
the Chesapeake on the South, that the rail
ways 10 be constructed to connect these ex-
treme points, should be Of the uniform Penn
sylvania and Maryland guage-and that the
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line OF rail way, be earnestly requested to
build their Improvements 10 conform TO that
guage, and that Committee of five be ap-
pointed TO confer with the several Compa-
nies on this subject.
Resolved, That an executive Committee to
consist of fifty-six persons be appointed TO
assist in the furiherance of the objects Of
this Convention.
MIR. Gonder of Lancaster, referring TO one
of the resolutions in regard TO the contem-
plated wide guage on the Wllliamsport and
Elmra road, suggested that all difficulties
on that score could be adjusted.
Gen. Wm. +. Packer, OF Lycoming, then
addressed the Convention at considerable
lenghlh on the subject for which they had
assembled. He spoke of the proposed road
in local as we'll as a national point of
view, and proved by statistical information,
its great importance and its ultimate value,
as it must necessarily become the great
throughfare from the Lakes to the Atlantic.
Hon. John P. Kennedy, of Baltimore, fol-
lowed Mr.. Packer in an eloquent speech on
the subject-such one as might be expect
from scholor and statesman. He assured
the Convention that Baltimore would heart
lily unite with them, and use every effort to
accomplish this greet enterprise. He re-
grelied that Philadelphia did not consult her