The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-01
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A large meeting ofthe Friends Of this i'm
t~portant enterprise met pursnaut 70 notice
lhereto6ore given, at The Court lIouses in the
county Of Athens, on the 1911 inst Hon.
IS. D. pruden was caliedto tho chair, and
Lysshiaas Je4eit a~pPpinted Seeretary.
G6vernot Msdili addreasedsfke meeting,
showing by his argument beyond all ques-
ition that this road, when completed, will be
one Of the frat through routes 10 this State,
being the connecting link beiween the
city Of Ballimore aud the city Of Chicago
thereby having a continuous line from Ga
lena to Baltimore; also proving that this
line Is the neatest and most favorable route
from Central Ohio 10 Baltimore. kphe Gov
ernor exhibited great zeal aud a warm al
tashment to the interests Of this truly IA
fional TioroagAfare; md concluded hfs re-
marks BY making a strong appeal to the cit
liens Of Athens county for Il liberal sub
scription 10 this road
Hon. William Dennison, ofthe city Of Co.
lumbus, being called upon adore ssed the
meeting with great ability, exhibiting in his
the true interests Of this and other roads
running through this State, that few men
possess. He not only proved that this road,
when completed, would be the great through
route from the Vest TO the East, having
immense travel and freight from the East
and West, but in addition to this, that this
roud wonld tap the great mineral region in
the Hooking Valley, running from the north
west to the east line, and mist necessarily
bring more freight TO this line OF the road
than any other line in the Stste; that this
alone would make tbis a fir poying road
without u passenger travelling the road. He
concluded by making a powerful appeal to
the citizens Of Athens for q liberal subscrip-
, lion, thereby securing means for the early
4 location and construction Of the NJtional
road. 6,fy. ss.r ysg
!, C. Borland, ESD OF Lancaster, Ohio, on
a call, addressed the meeting in a clear and
: forcible manner, and gave figures demon
strating to our citizens beyond all.question
; that this line would be a paying road. II
the roadbad no other connection except CO.
lumbus and Athens, from local business,
passing through as it would the great miner
al region In EastorH Ohio, the freight alone
from the Hooking Valley, when properly
developed, would be as much as The road
could carry on one track; showing that 10
time this route would require a double track
for the purpose Of transporting the freight
aud the immense travel which would pass
over this road; and he also urged our peo-
pie not to let this favorable time pass fol
the location and construction OF this road
, but TO show by our liberal subscriptio ns thai
we fully understand our own Interests; ant
that while Columbus, Lancaster aid otheI
towns on the route were subscribing, they
look for Athens to do her full share.
Hon. John WEIGH urged immediate action
, and united action, by subscribing at ono,
the amount necessary for the Organization
J ofthe company that said company may a
) once locate and put under contract for con
\ strnction the entire road, thereby ~securin.
!, To Athens truly one Of the great Nationa
Railroads, running from the Eastern sea
! board to the Pacific Ocean.
a Amount SUBSCRIBE, $4,000. SY
- g.. B PRUDEN, Chairman.
~ l.. JEwETT, Secretary.
The papers along the route will pleas
4; publish the proceedings.