The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-24
Hurrah for the
Erie ard Sunbury Railroad.

when they arrived at Girard they appeared to have
taken that little town completely BY surprise Every
a0cked out Of doors to SEQ what the matter and
many Guardians learned then for the rst time, that the
sui Of their pretty little village to BE- disturbed BY
mass meeting. Bofci organizing the ErAns wisely de-
tsrminst en- making demon, OF another Kind,
and paired to Of the hotels where they fortified
tnsm elves 0f tho An t nsns
hots 10 favor Of the six foot gauge and those opposed to
IT. Before Of them would consent 70 patronzs either
the opinions or the proprieors should be clearly under
stood One man, who had remarkably large prick in
his hat himself and the spectators BY canvAsspg
the Of every upor the all important subject Of
the gauges He said he 10 favor Of the broad track
and he certain reqaired very broad one while In that
coalition.
The Erians had considerable difficulty 10 procuring
pase fer . meeting. Mr. Hart, appeared to b. the
trustee OF every public bulldog In TIE town, having TO
fassd to allow any Of them to be ued for the purpose
In lieu OF better pla they concluded organizing in
front Of Martias six foot hotel having ingenousy
Looted the balcony for restrain Bstweea ave and six
hundred persons ass large number for so small
town. The meeting WAS allied 70 order by L. j. Bald
VIM on whose motion Mr. Geo g Goi0xhsr was called TO
yos Presidents, and Asa Battles and Wilson Laird as
Secretaries.
gentlemen appointed committee to draw up .
port the consdera ton Of the meetings. NJ smith,
meeting was then addressed 81 Mr. Teller who spoke as
Soll0ws.-
Tsio. oiti..cs-I appear before you and before :
larger crowd than expected to And at this time; and
pleased to see good many Of our neigh bors here from
HE. cid not know that there courtesy enough
among the people Of Mat city to induce them to visit
\ such great numbers will state the objects for
which called THU meeting In the 6rst pace, 1t na
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authorised pre to authorss, the
e the several counties along the proposed Line Of the
0unbury road to subscribe stock TO the building Of that
road Another act passed, BY which they authorized
sonmissonsrs take stock for that purpose the s
givssis, and man Who has always eoDtsndsd Tor the
hsA6 oman wA oppsssd g thts protest rom ~ -
sSs1s TO yer. ago sss.sd . sas:sSs 400 ooo for T.:
amount Of and psos them IN IL. hands Of their
:on Of see and nf h: VENT with
49, need q Fri. a. one x The dr.sso,s and Il
vas thought thai Lowry might Est IN 70 b dsssscr
ssas:a sss
tme-Lowy Is moro popular now than Walker vas then.
Wen, Phadelpha, y0a know, was 70 subscribe two mill
tween Lowry And waller and tSsi II. ro.d vh'oh h..
Il thin Il would BE- OF very little advantage to Erie
county believe the whole project ID fraud, and that
r. st Is y. what .ss The further sssion Of thu COM
paay to dsraud the stockholders At the lat November
court And the eombiusd influence Of wealth broughtto
bear upon the subject Kelly, Richmond, and the other
aioad directed their agents to go before the Grand
Jury and make their statement OF the oass that they
snd 10 rob the farmers and mechanics Of their
hard earned money. They ooaxsd thsm for three
ret Who we're in tn. Erie interest. walker xss .Iso
There aud thsy all trying to put the people in for
$50 00 although Of thsse old before that
Md II It was ever furnished with and locomotives II
would Gay. But thsrs Is about II than
got promise to let the foot ten 20 Albert Kelly
aid no willing II should be run to the Mercer line,
while he wanted to get rid Of building through ~ Frank
u the Mercer line" This all took place prior to the
November court At that court ths interest ga
rfty spend $3.50 900 south of the Mercer line Now
say this perfect outrage, Ard you and the rest Of
sinS We deserve to be taxed fr permitting it, Just look
ct and win rec that the people of Erie city want to
benent thsmsslvss at expense and the Of the
buiitrs court house in that city for their exclusive
behent and at the time when it was commenced II
Vim take sioo oso Now sow citizens, you s.. this
win add about fifth to our tax bills but Of this re
xos DOT s.mIa!n they ais not snds.voI to n.as the
that got to cheat srd make afterwards par
tho cost Of their f.urs. They want to the build
call this bad economy and exAvsgAxcs and not
let them cheat by getting into scheme for the pre-
hsp to set the psrnissioa Of The gssturs 70 bald
tbs road to Tho Mercer line and Let OF from going
~. .a S3 10 take the -hs D.,n
Nov, are not opposed TO the Sunbury road If 1t would
pay i has been s.id this msssnx vas got up to throy
Eiie man. and have been from the oegianins.
beeve she had rights that tranped ulon but while
were wrong she has perhaps Put herself In . wrong po
dion. Now with regard 70 ths sunbury road, know
How muoh win it take to build that ro.ds Ten twenty,
thirty Mullins: ! am not going TO dsnouncs these
msnI know nothiss Of thsn eu: Il the angel Gabriel
shouh be opposed to tshiry stock in It, We should not
enter into these stock jobbns speculAtions.
AyorB-Thats eooush-now let Us have the report
NJ; TnIr.-Sewr mind I am not dons yet, don't be
In harry eseulste to take Just a. much tine :,
wsnt. This is my meeting. (laushter) Have nothing
Nov win give my Erie friend. ahsnOs, am viking 70
At the conclusion q Mr. Tsllsrs the committee
reported SERVES CT resolutions bat before adoption,
Gsntismen, said he this Ia one Of tbs most dAnEa
biz frauds that vas attempted to be passed on
upon nssDs .usa Y most . S..
the sunsury road for tie last twenty years; don't
ssdorss anything Of the kidd II Erie sodorsss Let
This meeting not got up eiher 10 endorse the Erie
peo sic In their difficulty. 1t was got up for different
PAR pose. Nov viii give way.
Loud calls were here made for Mr. wHAIos, Of Erie, In
rssponse to which gentleman forward to the
front Of the balcony and addressed the meeting ~
These resolutions are properly before the meeting In
ths nrst place desire say word Ia connection With
what heard when came here from gentleman whom
highly respect They to think that the people OK
Erie have right here; but before me not only
citizens OF Eli but oeps Of several towrshps Let Us
80 vhethe We were invhsd here, After stating some
astounding matters (reaeing from . hll)-headed
"92S0 600 sohemsths great meetipg-ook 10 your
tax~-justes and refo.m-no railroads built By coun-
Hss then comes the clause upoa which rely for
right 10 come hsrs--
g.ns m:s,i.s q VI, c.,.s q Erie county will
s1prssna sntir. disappreban o. the Law
statute orsng counv commissionss stock
" bs eunbury Railroad the krs AID Pnburx RAroaA
other road project BY which placed
bsyond control full attendance of sitissns ID
solicited.
untsrstand then, that hare together ~ q de-
lucrative msetisg and the question il whethsr 1t IL
proper for this county TO subscribe TO the stock of the
buDbury and Pttsburs roads To ask men to come to-
ss:hsr tc do .hicg which under oolsdegAtion and