Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-22
Rnliroad 4 Nfeetinr.

assembled At the Court.house, ON Tuesday
evening last, to take into consideration mat.
trrs connected with the Branch 10 connec,
Pomeroy with the main line Of The Cincin-
aa,i and Hillsborough Railroad-,he only
aRaigh, through line from Cincinnati TO
Baltimore.
On motion OF ]. Cartwright. ESQ.,, Judge
J. lnvIN was called 10 tho Chair, and, on
mo,ion, A. THoNsoN was appointed Secro.
,ary.
The Chairman being bu, partially In.
formed, as 10 the object Of the meeting
Mr.. Horror explained briefly, and con.
eludrd BY introducing Col. MORRIS, Chief
Engineer Of the c. & II. Railroad, who
occupied The floor short time, in giving
plalH, rorciblc, and eoncise satemen, OF The
advantages ol the main road, the certainty
nj iis construction. In shor, time, and con.
cfuded BY an argumen, in favor OF railroads
generally.
tie said ,ha, the whole line from Cincin-
natl to the poin, where the road crosses the
Ohio River was under contracts; that the con.
tractors were the Mcssrs. Chamberin. OF
Cleveland, tho weahhicsl and most expert
enced firm in abe country; that, TO show
their confidence in the praclicabili,y Of The
road, The contractors had subscribed 81 ,OOO,.
600 10 tho capital stock Of The company ;
that ,he conlrac,ors had associated with
them Mr.. S,urgrss, well.known banker Of
Zancxtiile, who had also subscribed $780,.
900.
The poin, whera this road crosses the
Ohio Is eight miles below Parkcrsburgh, in
l,elpre township, Washington county. Ohio.
The Northwestern Virginia Railroad com.
pany have agreed 10 build the bridge across
,he Ohio, and the eigh, miles Of road from
the bridge 10 Parkersburg-,hus saving This
company al least 81 100000. The guage of
the road will be The sa,nc from Baltimore TO
Cincinnati. So that freight sent from my
p"in, along the limo will remain in the same
cor, under lock and key. until they reach
their destination. Pomeroy is the Hearcs,
point between Cincinnati AMI the place OF
crossing, where I, is practicable 10 connect
this road with the river. and The company
ore anxious TO build This branch, f the s,i.
Gems OF this county will subscribe reasona-
bic amount ofstock. There are three points
from which an m.could be hull! 10. Pome-
rpy--onr.. through the Valley Of Kingsbury
to poinl near Nyesvile, ano,her from the
crossing Of Leading Creek, entering Pome.
roy: through Sugar Run, and The ,lrd from
Jacksonville, 10 enter this long line of
1ourshing villages a, tho most practicable
point. He hoped that wherever it should be
decided by tho company 10 build the road,
{, nigh, give general sa.is!ac'on-,ha. no
sectional jenlousics nigh, spring up; for
although al ould no, be equally ben.flied,
,e, every individual along the whole line
would derive more or less advantage irom
the road.
Mr. Horror followed. lie commenced
BY saving ,ha, before he took his seat Re
should move the adoption Of Two propo.i.
lions: ]. That tho citizens OF Mcigs county
desire this branch. Z. That they are will
ling to subscribe reasonable proportion 10
tho capital stock Of the company, 10 accom-.
pIish this object. lie spoke al some length
Of tho effect Of this railroad upon the busi
ness interests Of Pomeroy, using many pow
erlul arguments to show that ii would bc a
suicidal policy 10 neglect this opportunity
lie gave many interesting facts In relation
70 tho growth in population and wcsI,h ol
Pomsroy aLd Mcigs county within the lns'
fifteen or twenty years, and said that there
wss some considerable difference between
four or FIVE log houses, and town ot four
or hve thousand inhabitants. II our citizens
avail themselves Of the advantages offered
,hcre is no reason why it should not condn'
10 10 grow ia the same rsiio for fifteen oil
,wen,y yebrs. Nature seems 10 have de-
signed this as emphulcally The maAufsc,ur'
ihg point Of this region, having nbundanty
supplied US with tho basis Of manufacture
our hills being filled with excellent coal
which is easy OF access. We have also the
advantages Of river navigation. to tho bes
markets. This point was compared WIN
Others along This line OF railway, and II wa'
clearly demonstrated thai Il, no point peio"
PnisbuIeh. can The iron mnnuIac'ur" be
carried on 60 proG,Obly. This railroad
~oulJ furnish US material for Manufacture
Running through the finest iron region a.
abundant supply Of metal could be brough
10 his poim. So Of oth,r maieria's' Pome
rov would also become a. shipping point io'
ssare. ,erritnry. Iwouid DO The most ad
vnn,sgeous poin, ui rOnsftJ. for region from
I3bffine,ou's Island--Iory miles above. 'c
NO ,own Of Ironton. OH the Oho side, and
fur largo wac, Of ,erriiory in Virginia en''
hracine The large and fertile counties o'