The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-02-24
RAILROAD MEETING at FRYEBURa

10 the project Of building Railroad from
Saco 10 Fyeburg, was held at the congre
gaiional Westinghouse in Fryeburg, or
the 18th instant, assembling at halt pas
Ten o'clock, A. M.
Meeting was called 10 order by Captain
John L. Eastman, Of Fryeburg, on whose
motion, Hon. EDWARD L. 0scoop, Of Frye
burg, was chosen President, and MIR. JOIN
r. French Of Biddeford, Secretary.
Prayer was offered by The Rev. Mr.. Hurt
Of Fryeburg.
On mo,ion,by nomination from the chair
E. R. Wiggin, Esq, Of Saco, Capt. John L.
Eastman Of Fryeburg, and Mr.. Isaac Spring
Of Brownfeld, were chosen Business
Committee.
Messrs. G. B Barrows, James Walker
and Samuel Swan, of Fryeburg were ap.
pointed Committee oil Arrangements.
Meeting was addressed by A. F. Chisholm
and Louis o. Cowan, Esquires, of Saco.
Capt. Eastman, from the Business Com.
miliee, reported the following series Of
Resolutions:
Whereas, The citizens OF the Pequaket
towns, viz: Bartlett, Jackson, Albany, Con-
way, and Chatham, in New Hampshire, and
Fryeburg, Stow, Lowell, Sweden, Denmark
Brownfeld, Hiram and Porter II having con
vened 10 consider and advise as TO the hes,
mode of procedure TO build the Saco Rivel
Railroad - and whereas, Charter with
all the franchises necessary 10 build said
Road, has been granted by the Legislature,
and ,ha, the Corporators have organized un
der said Charter and are now ready TO oper
their Books for the means necessary 10 bull,
said Road,
Therefore, Resolved, That the time has ar
rired when The Saco River Railroad shoul'
be built, and when built and in operation
riH be a paying Road.
Resolred, That we the Farmers, Mechan
les, and all others, inhabiing this broat
and beautifully fertile Valley of the SAGE
River, having deep interest in the facii
ties Of Railroad transportation, so that W,
can not only market the rich productions o
our Farms, but can also transport TO marke
the vast forests Of Wood aud Ship.iimbe
so pleniifnlly Astounding upon our Noun
iains and in our Vallies-do hereby pledge
ourselves that we, one and all, will contribute
10 the best of our means mot in manner
10 embarrass ourselves,) TO build the Sacc
River Ralroad-and that by this process.
the Road can be built.
ResOlued, That committee be chosen, Il
be selected by the chairman, consisting Of
| five persons from each of the before men
toned Pequakei Towns, whose duty shall
be, 10 urge their fellow iownsmen, farmers,
land.holders, and all others, TO take some
stock in the Saco River Railroad.
Resolved, That Mass Meeting be held
at Cornish Village, on some day TO be fixed
on, of which due notice should be given,
and that all interested in the Saco River
Railroad be invited TO attend.
The Resolutions were read and accepted
Voted, 10 consider the Resolutions separ
aiely.
The first Resolution was taken up for con
sidera,ion, and the meeting was addressed
by Louis o. Cowan, and Z. r. Wiggin,
Esquires, Of Saco, in favor Of the passage o.
the Resolution. Mr.. Wiggin spoke al
considerable length, giving The meeting
many valuable statistics in the expense OIL
building and running several Of the Maine
Railroads, and by figures urged the feast
bliiy of building The Saco River Railroad.
AT half past twelve, meeting adjourned
for one hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The resolution under consideration at
the hour Of adjournment, was again read
and the meeting was addressed by Rev.
Samuel Sou,her Of Fyebu'g, Col. r. NJ.
Chapman of Biidelord, L. o. Cowan, ESQ.,,
of Saco, E. R. Wiggin, Esq, OF Saco, Mr..
Hastings Of Lowell, Capt. Israel Frye OF
Fryeburg, Rev. Mr.. Richmond Of Fryeburg,
John r. French of Biddeford, Alexander
R. Bradley, Esq, Of Fryeburg, and A. F.
Chisholm, Esq, OF Saco.
The series of Resolutions reported by
the Business Committee, were read and
unanimously adopted.
The President designated, for The Commit.
tees ordered by the Sd Resolution, as fol.
lows
PoRTER.-David Colcord, Col. Moulion,
Mr.. Hartman, l., +. Cummings, Oliver
Stacy.
STow.- Stephen Irish, Thos. Earring.
ton, Osgood Charles, iona. +. Fifield, Mo-
ses Abbott.
CmArHAM.-Asa p. Eastman, Russell
Charles, Sam'l Knox, Jonah Hill, Eliphalei
Weeks.
CoNwAr.-J Joel Eastman, John McMil.
Ian, James Thoms, Simeon S,roni, Jacob
Lewis.
Thomas Hanson, John p
Piiman, Slas Pendex,er, George Pitman,
Reuben Wyman.
JACKSON. = George p. Meserve, J.
Trickey, Joseph Trickey, John +. Gerrish,
Abel L. Eastman.
FRYEBuRG.- James o. Mcmillan, Isaiah
Warren, Henry d. L. Huichins, Moses
Chandler, Josiah Knight, Robert Bradley,
James Walker, I'd.
LovELL.-David R.TIas,ings, John Wood,
James Hulchins. John Merrill, Joseph lib
belts.
SwEDES.-Enoch Woodbury., Benz. Web.
Der, John Gudon, Daniel Knight, Benja.
Nevers.
DENMARK Levi p. Sawyer, Greeley
Swan, Barry Bracket, VIM. Bean, Joseph
Hall.
HIRAM.-Thos. Mayberry, John P,Hubbard,
Peleg Wadsworih, John Spring, Daniel
Pierce.
BRowNrIELp. j. p. Sweat, Samuel
S'ickney, Paris Gibson, Samuel Bean,
James Cram.
Voted, unanimously, that the gentlemen