Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-04-17
suNBuRy 4 ERIE RAIL ROAD MEETING.


Pursuant 10 a call, that d. L. Miller, Esq,
President of the Sunbury and Erie Rail Road
would address the citizens Of this place and
vicinity, on the subject Of the Sunbury and
Erie Rail Road, meeting was assembled at
the Cour, House on Wednesday evening the
14th inst. On motion the meeting was or.
eanized by calling HUGH BELLAS, ESQ.,, to
the Chair, and Hon. ALEXANDER JORDAN and
ANDREW Curry, as Vice Presidents, and
w. C. La,oson and II. B. Masser, Esqs., as
Secretaries.
The object of the meeting having been
stated, on motion of II. B. Masser Esq, the
Chair appointed R. Nj. Frick, G. F. Miller,
and j. ]. Naille, Esq, committee TO wait
upon D. L. Miller, jr. Esq, President of the
Sunbury and Erie Rail Road, and inform him
that the meeting was organized, and would
be pleased 10 hear his views on the subject
of that great improvement.
After few remarks by the chairman, Mr..
Miller proceeded in his remarks, which were
listened TO with great attention by a large
and most respectable audience. He spoke of
the great interest felt in this road, which will
traverse the one third of the State, and COM
pared its advantages, in point of grades and
distance, with the New York and Erie Rail
Road. The highest grade and that only for
few miles, being but SO feet TO the mile
He also referred to the fact, that, when this
road is completed, the distance from Erie 10
New York through Philadelphia, will be eight
miles less than over the New York and Erie
Rail Road, and that mile for mile, the cost of
the road would not be more than half as
much-that the lake trade was eight times
as great as the Ohio river e-amounling
10 200 millions of dollars-more than all our
foreign commerce.
Over fifty millions Of dollars have been ex-
pended by New York 10 reach the lake trade
| the New York and Erie road alone costing
"a millions, which, six months after its COM
ple,ion, paid per cent on that amount. He
referred 10 the fact that the great safety of
our road, as compared with the New York
and Erie, would be of immense advantage
and that statistics prove that all our grea,
roads are now paying more than per cent
/ The President also stated that enough had
already been subscribed TO warrant them
putting under contract the grading and
bridging of the road between WIliamsport
! and Erie.
! He also read letter which he had adj
dressed to the Commissioners of the County
on the subject of subscribing 100000 TO the
stock of the company.
He said he had made calculation, and
would vouch for its correctness, which pro-
we'd that ore quarter of penny per day, as
sessed on each Of the 4,600 taxable inhab.
iants of the County, would, in 80 years, pay
off subscription Of S3oO,oOo and leave a
surplus of s35,OOO.
AT the suggestion of the speaker himself,
Undergraduates in relation TO different mat
ters, were put by Messrs. McCarty, Pollock
and H. B. Masser.
In conclusion he spoke of the Susquehan-
ma route becoming the great thoroughfare
for the travel south, from the north and
north west TO the seat of government.
Mr.. Miller having concluded on motion
of II. B. Masser, the thanks of the meeting
was rendered TO him for his able and inter-
estng remarks.