Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-03-06
susouEHANNA Raul ROAD MEETING.

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The meeting was called TO order by Mr..
Peasants, and organized by the selection Of
he following officers:
President, Hon. ALEXANDER JORDAN.
Vice Presidents. P. PURsEL, IRA T.
BENZ. HENBRIcKs, PETER B. Mas |
TER, JAcoB SEAsHoLTz, CHARLES PLEAsANTs,
Ind GEORGE CONRAD.
ecretaries.--Georgc B Youngma,t, G. IA
Yorks and Henry Donnel.
Mr. Packer briefly stated the object Of the
meeting. The friends of the Susquebanna
Rail Road were desrous of assembling in
Convention at Baltimore, on the 18Th inst. -
AT the Convention in this place in May last,
The prospects of the speedy commencement
of this railway were encouraging but the
pressure in the money market had unfortu-
nately prevented it. The project seemed to
but not so. Its friends in Balti
more had been awake and at work. The
feelings of the people of that city were arou-
sed. The Council at the recommendation of
the Mayor, had resolved to subscribe half
million of dollars 10 its stock. The friends
of the enterprise in that city wished 10 meet
its friends from the country. He moved for
the appointment by the President of COM
mittee of five TO report resolutions.
The President appointed Messrs. John B.
Packer, Charles Peasants, DR.. ]. B. N]asser,
Rev r. A. Fisher and DR.. John w. Peal,
that committee, who reported the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That we look upon the contem-
plated railway connection between this place
and the York and Baltimore road opposite
Harrisburg, with an extension to Williams
port, as an improvement second in import
ance to none in this Commonwealth-on
absolutely necessary to meet the present and
constantly increasing wants of the business
community, and certain 10 pay a handsome
remuneralive dividend upon any investment
,ha, may be made in the stock of the COM
pany.
Resolved, That the County Commissioners
of this County are hereby unanimously and
urgently requested 10 subscribe the sum of
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars TO the
capital stock Of tina, railroad company.
Resolved That delegates be appointed by
the President TO attend the Convention 10 be
held in Baltimore on the 18Th inst.
On motion of Mr.. Pleasans, the meeting
proceeded 10 the consideration OF the resolu-
tions separately.
The first resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Ira T. Clement moved that the words
tone hundred and ffty'' in the second reso-
luton be stricken out and 'tuo hundred' in
serted.
The resolution as amended, after discus
sion by Messrs. Peasants, Donnel, Packer
and Jordan, was adopted.
The third resolution was then adopted, af-
''--, announced the ap.
polntment of The following gentlemen as del.
egales TO the Susquehanna Rail Road Conven.
tion, 10 be held a, Baltimore, on the evening
of the 18th March inst,
Hon. A. Jordan, J. B. Packer, ESQ, Henry
Donnel, Esq, Benz Hendricks, NJ. L. Shin.
del, Esq, DR.. ]. B. Masser, S. N. Thomson
DR.. J. W. Peal, Maj. VIM. L. Dewarl, DR.,
R. II Awl, H. B. Masser, Esq, }. J. NaiIle
Esq, DR.. D, w. Shindel, p B. Masser, Hugh
Bellas, Esq w. |. Greenough, Esq, Charles
Pleasants, Esq, James Covert, James Pleas
ants, Esq, Peter Lazarus, VIM. McCarty,
Fred'k Lazarus, Hon. G. C. Welker, J. Fl,
Zimmerman, Esq, Hon. Geo. Weiser, Geo.
Weiser, Esq, John B. Shpman, ]. w. FRI
ling, John p. Pursel, Esq, liza T. Clement,
chri.,inn MIli.am WjI1,sGn' NIns95,' County
Charles 's' we"yer,' eaUt'' { Commissioners,
J. Painter, J. Young, Sebastian Houp,, G. R,
onngman, Geo. Bright, E. Y. Bright, John
oung, X. Fegely, G. Young, VIM. B. Kipp,
Esq, Thomas Robbins, G. M. Yorks Jobn
'peece, James Beard, VIM. Kreighbaum, G.
= Buyers, c. ]. Bruner, Esq, William r.
Thompson, Michael Wilvert, J. Deimer NJ
:. Scupham, D. Haas, Chas. Beck, E. Bro. /.
lous, 5. Gossler J. M. Simpson, VIM. Rock.
teller, Esq, II. V. Simpson, J. B Mills ESQ.
hlllaly, Esq, II. D. Wharton, S. J. Pack.
r. ID. Rockefeller, G. Zimmerman, G. Gass
d. Gass, T. A. Ellington, ]. Buyers, w. T. +
rant, John Haas, S Yourg, D. Duckemil.
~ {. o. Bachman, John Youngman, ESQ,
eter Pursel, J. E Smick, S. ]. Fry, ",
iariIn, Col. VIM. J. Marlin, G. Rohrbacb.
hohrbach, Geo. Martin, Esq, John Bowen,
'hn Bourne, Francis Bucher John Farms.
orlh, Harmon Kline, Isaac Campbell John
n''h, James Forester, Henry Kline, Isaac
line, d. Keifier, B. Kailerman, P. Oberdorf ]
Hanghawoui, J. Hoover, J. c. Morgan, I
m FaTrow, jr, Jacob Seesholtz, ]. Cooper, |
Folk, K, GaringeI, Simon Snyder, S. Ry. q
nd, VIM. Betlleyon, Dennis Woolverton, s.
niz, Esq, John Yordy, Abm. Shipman, 81. \
Woolverlon, II. J. WooIverton, ESQ Jos ]
vIdge, Geo. Conrad, Philip Rem, C Bow. a
Esq, John Lyon, Geo. Lyon, S. R. Peal Y
m MarkIe, G. w. Stroh, ]. S. Bright, Col. C
: W. Bright DR.. Geo. Weiser, DR.. c. S. II
'iser, VIM X. Marlz, Geo. Miller. Ed. L
'ely, VIM, Fagely, w. D. Marrz, DR.. VIM pp
water, Robt. Helfensiien, John z. Haas, r.
ob Marlz, Jno. Arnold, Jacob Cable, Sam. RI
John, NJ. Harrison, VIM Fl. Mnencb. J. n
Ray, Samuel Thompson, John Trego, ] /