Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-02-04
From tic Public Ledger.


Of Trade Room at The Exchange, al tue ca',
of the Ion. James Cooper, the President oil
the Sudbury and Erie Railroad Company
On motion Of Josiah Kendall, Towuse9'
Sharpless vas selected TO preside, aiu A"'
drew W. Jones, chosen Secfeiary. VII
The call of the meeting having been 'ra"'
Mr.. Cooper said that the Snnbury an" "''e
Railroad was intended 10 form an unin'ee'up'.
ed link between the waters oi Lake b'ie"''"
,he Atlantic ocean--a link TO secure TO fhil'
,i.l,h;, ,or,iop of the the trade hitherto
mopopolizcd by New York Many years
siuce. with a forecast that was ctcdb 10 |
the intelligence of the people Of New fo'k,
The statesmen of that time and aee-rrojecied
lines destined TO connect The city OF New
york with the Lakes De Will Cliu,on then
nrophesied hat the country west and south
of tbe Lakes, was one day destined TO be one
of the mos, prolific sections as 10 lis produce
and population, Of any ia the Union Early
efforts were made TO secure channels to the
Lake.. and since 1924, the Eie Canal has
noaied stream that is yearly, hourly aud
daily increasing, This was no, sutlicien; 10
satisfy New York, bnt two roads have since
been constructed communicating with New
York city, though not occupying 50 favorable
a position as Philadelphia. No, only has
New York now three channels 10 the Lakes,
through which are floating the cNhaus'less
products of that region, bui those very roads
nov connect with 5000 miles Of railroad il
full operation, draining the countiy west Of
our own State, by roads crossing Our own
territory, while Philadelphia receives nothing
of the produce Of The west except the
amount, limited in comparison, ,ha, rrarhcs
her by way of The Central Road from Pitts
burg.
Josiah Randall, ESQ, prfaced reson-
,ion by appealing in behalf of the road. He
was a Phiadelph phian, and 10 her he owed his
first love, and first in his thoughts and inter.
esls we're hopes and desires for her prosperi-
ty. When William Penn purchased The tract
of land now called Pennsylvania, he supposed
his lines extended back 10 The lake. In this
he was disappointed; but the desired ent
was attained by the purchase, in 1892, BY
DR.. franklin, Gov. Miillin and others, of thu
triangular plot of grourd included in iht
county o! Erie, from the General Government
for S15l $40 The harbor of Eric is superio
TO any on the lake, and in the spring is opel
for six weeks, while DuAao is jammed VI
with ice. Boston, though 200 miles furhe
from the lakes than New York, have bull
their road, aud trains bound thilher, two-lifth
oc IL L.
thher the produce that is gradually swellin;
the wealth of her citizens and adding TO he
prosperity. The Sunbnry and Erie road
from the time it leaves Erie, is emphaticall
Philadelphia road, and cannot be dlvere
TO any other city. II also has the advantag
Of carrying back to Erie the coal and iro
from the interior, in exchange for the pro
duce 10 feed our citizens and freight ou
ships to Europe. Twenty years since h
was one of the party accompanying De VIII
Clinton in his reconnaissance Of the las
country, and that statesman then declare
that The trade with that section once opene
10 New York, hat city would become III
first city in America. He urged with muc
energy the united efforts necessary 10 efleS
the result SO much desired, and venured
predict that the day would come when ever
one taking part in it would be proud TO boa
of it. He then offered the following resol,
tion: ..
Whereas, Having heard the stn,emen
made in relation 10 the present wants of ii
Sunbcry and Erie Railroad, in order to insu
its early completion, and being fully sati
fled, that if this great work is 10 be prosecl
ted with an energy commensurate TO II
interests involved, j, is the duty of The cit
zens OF Philadelphia, 10 lend a helping har
10 those who are charged with lis canstru
ton, therefore
Resolved, That sn Executive Committt
Oe appointed to call on the citizens and so
cit subscriptions for carrying on the road
James Milligan, Esq, submitted a resol
tion, requesting Councils, at the next meeli
to make some expression of their opinion
the preseat organization of The Suubury a
Erie Railroad Company.
Mr.. Miller opposed the passage Of the res
Hutton as being unnecessary. He ihoue
Councils were bound in good faith 10 redeC
lhelr pledged subscription.
MIR. Cooper said he had heard similar
seTiions, and he had not the means of de
ding upon their correctness, but he wol
say that il confidence is wanting in the Bo;
ot Directors or ils President, or if any m
can point TO single act of his life givi
ground for the slightest suspicion, he wo
not stand in the way. The want of col
dence would be an incubus pressing ~
the direction, gripping the resources aud
'eaung the results hoped for in this enl
prize. He had no guaranty to give exc
his life, having in the course OF it done
State seme service, or al least endeavoree
do so; and though long in public HfO, C
s'der'ng his age, il there was the Sigh
lmpnia'ion upon his integrity, he would
The last to retain his position, as it is on,
which the fullest confidence is necessar,
ie did no, believe that Councils wore
Aie to himself-ihere NAV he indivi,
with that feeling-lhe bes, and nu,es, +
had enemies bu, that the riyalries an,
picIous excited in this comrnu,i,, -,