Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-12
HOOsac Tunnel CSr.ventiOn
At Fitchburg. on Tuesday. October 18th

| HOOSRc Tunnel GSr.VentiOn
At Fitchburg. on Tuesday, October 18th
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EaF4y ia the morning & tuesday, the good folks
q Ffsch0usg were the q,,i riue, in anticipation oil
the Convention. 11he military, confusing OF the
Fiichburg Fuslee4s. Captain Wood and their guests
che Boston FcsiIeers, Captain Co ley, were early or
parade, to escort Major General John E. Wool, o.
Troy N. Y, from the Railroad Station, where he
Was expected TO arrive by the train from Worcester
About 8 O'Clock A. NJ, Major Gen. Wool, in com
pany with Col Ivers Phillips, was received al the
depot by the salvos Of artillery, and was conducted
by Col. Avah Croker, to his house for breakfast
General Wool then taken to the American
House, and thence to the Flchburg House the head
quarters Of the Convention Committee.
Meeting in the Tolcn Hall
About IL O'Clock A; NJ, the meeting was called
to order by Gilman Day, Of TemplelOn. and, on mo.
ton Of Alvah Croker Esq, Goldsmith F. Bailey,
OF Fltchburg, was appointed Chairman pro tenn and
j. }. Piper Secretary pro tenn.
Large delegations arrived from Boston, and from
franklin County, the latter bearing two banners ,one
representing boar running through the Hvosac
Mountain, entered the hall about IL O'Clock, and
filled the spacious building to utmost.
The convention Then organized by the election
OF the following officers:
Presidcnt-JosEPH WHITE, of Lowell
Wee Presidents. L. V. Bell, of SomervilIe;
Hon. Horace COllamore, of Pembroke; Hon Jas
d. Green, of Cambridge; Hon. J. g. Palfrey, of
Cambridge Hon. Rufus Bulloci of Royalson; Hon
Samuel d. Davenport, Hopkinon; Hon Stephen
1. Phillips, Salem; Hon. Sullivan Fay, Souhboro;
Hon. Joseph Smith, Hadley; Hon. Isaac Davis,
Worcester; Hon. George Grenne Greenfield;
Hon. Daniel Wells, do; Hon Henry w. Cushman,
Bernardstown; Hon. Ensign II. Kellogg Pitts.
field; Hon. Geo. 5. Boutwell,, Grotun; Ivers Phil.
lips, Fichbmg; James Cheevcr, Esq, Boston Hon
J. NJ Usher, Medord; Hon. Moses Wood, Fitch
burg; Hon. J. w, Mansur, Fitchburg, aud Charles
A Wells, Boston,
Sscretaries.-W. S. Robinson, Esq, of Lowell;
John J. Piper, Esq, Fnchbrg; Hon. II. l.. Dawes,
~ Adams; R. s Fiske, Esq, Northampton.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Jenkins, of
Fitchburg
The President, on taking the chair thanked the
Convention for the honor Conferred upon him; and
spoke in eloquent terms ofIhe necessity of boring the
Hoosac Mountain in order 10 connect Massachusetts
Immediately with the great West, thus opening up
to her the resources of that section of country, and
giving 10 her the command of the Western trade.
When the chairman, who was frequently cheered,
concluded his address, committee Of was APP
pointed to report resolutions.
Hon. ] NJ Usher Of Medford next addressed the
meeting. He represented the work as possible ne.
cessary, and popular; and said he expected to go
through the Mountain in a few wears
Hon. Geo. Gould, late Mayor of Troy, N. Y,
said that IT, people Of Troy had deep interest
and momentous stake in this enterprise He said
the Troy and Boston Railroad Company had ex
pended SlO0O,000 upon the western end of the
road and were coming up to the Hoosac Mountain
in expcca m Of meeting the tracks now on The cas-
tern side. He characterized the tunnel scheme as
a mere calculation Of SO many DAYS work; and "A
project that New EnganGers could easily accom-.
Plsh. Mr. Gould was loudly cheered when he sal
down at the end Of his able and eloquent speech.
Samuel H. Price, Efq., Of Oswego, N. Y, said
he was delegated by the Board of Trade OF Oswego,
To represent that city in the convention; and to
express to Massachusetts the interest which Oswego
had in the Hoosac tunnel scheme. He gave a
description of the valley Of the Oswego, and the
facilities Of its communication with the lakes, and
entered into statistical analysis of its trade with
the West and East-a trade which gives promise to
be ii immense extent and importance, in the future.
He wished the tunnel put through, so that Boston
might be made the terminus Of this trade
The Committee on Resolutions, through Mr.. Lane,
Of Fitchburg, reported series Of resolves, which
we're accepted. The meeting about O'Clock P. NJ
adjourned to 2 p NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
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