The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-09-23
THE PEOPLES RAILROAD.


ciiixpns of Putnam county was held al
the Court house, III Kalida. on Wednes-
day the 2ls, inst, when HUGH CRAW.
FORD, Esq, was called TO the Chair
and CLARK H. RICE. appointed Secre>
,aTy.
MI. Wn,. Taylor, Of Findlay, being
called upon came forward and stated tina,
il was desirable tha, an expression of the
opinion Of those counties interested in
the line of Railroad should be had and
with that view he desired that this meet
ing should give its due weight and consi.
deraiion TO the project. From New York
city, !, is well known, said Mr.. r., tha,
the N. Y. g. E,ie Railroad TO Dunkirk,
and the Lake Shore Railroad 10 Cleve
land, makes the latter city connecting
point Of great importance with the bust.
ness travel east. Mr.. T. then traced the
Railroad line in contemplation, (exhibi..
ing maps Of The line), by way Of Elyria,
Norwalk, Tifin, Findlay, Gilboa, Kalida.
and Van Vert, Ohio, TO the Indiana
State line, and from that line through
Indiana, by Decatur, in Adams county !:
Bheffton, in Wells; Marion, in Grant;
Kokomo, in Howard; Frankfort, in Clin-
ton; CrawfordVille, in Montgomery, TO
Rockville, in Parke-- and from thence to
Paris, in Illinois, and so on to 81. Louis,
Missouri. A hundred miles Of the road
in Indiana he stated 10 be already under
contract. The Railroad from Paris to
Illinois was now ihororghfare, and 10
part Of Indiana 10 Crawfordvills. &C.,
was, he believed, completed.
Mr.. T, further explained the advan.
tageS OF The Road over any other western
route that could be constructed from iis
passing centrally and through county
seats on its entire line. After which,
On motion, The Chair appointed
Messrs. R. Douglass, ]. 1ingle, !. Vail,
L. Parker, and 8. R. Miller C. mmittee
10 draft resolutions expressive Of The judg.
menl Of the meeting relative to the pro-
jec,ed line. asf
The Committee presented the follow.
ing Report, which was received and
unanimously adopted.
Whereas, A Railroad line is proposed
commencing at Cleveland, in this State,
taking in its route westward ihro' Elyria,
in Lorain county; Norwalk, in Huron
Tifin, in Seneca; ,Fmdlay, in Hancock
and passing through or near Gilbon, and
through Kalida in Putnam county; and
Van Vert, in Van Wer. couniy--ihence
through Indiana to Paris, in Illinois, and
there connecting with tho Railroad from
that place TO ST. Louis, and passing cen
,rally through almost every county on the
| line, and rs we are advised that concer,
Of effor. is desirable on the points along
the proposed line, Therefore,
Resolved. That a line Of road con
Meeting ST. Louis, Mo-, in an unb'dken
and nearly straight line TO Cleveland
thence to Dunkirk, end by the N. Y. and
Eric railroad 10 New York City, is al
enterprise in our judgment, eminenily
practicable and judicious; furnishing
markets, aud increased facilities of inter
change, for the wealth Of production Of the
west and Of the manufactures and com
merce Of the east at points tie most ia
yorablo and desirable that can we'll b.
designated, and commands our decidet
approval, and will receiva our full sup
pfn.
Resolued, That such a road passing
through our county, would more thar
any other develope its resources ant
conciliaie the wishes and interests Of il
citizens.
Resolued, That no effort in our powe
will be spared to give effect to the move
ment for the establishment Of this line
believing that i. is we'll calculated 10 re-
ward The investment Of capital. TO en-
nance the value Of property, ard 10 brinl
in closer business connection than any
other road the principal towns in this sec
,ion of the State.
Resolped, That james Mackenzie, G
NJ. Godfrey. A. J. Taylor, s. Sutton, ant
IT. R. Mcclure be Committee of Cor
respondence, to correspond with county
and other Committees, persons. &C., in
teres,ed in this enterprise, and take sucl
measures as shall give effect, as far a
may be, to the furiherance and estab
lishmen, OF this projected road.
On motion,
Rcsoloed, Tha, the proceedings Of tn
meeting be published in the Kalid'
Venture, and ,ha. journals on the pro
posed line be requested to publish .h
same.
On motion, adjourned.
| HUGH CRAWFORD, Chm.
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