Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-04-15
Railroad Convention Important /!

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The following letter from John Hall, Esq.
State Senator from Mason county, calls the
attention Of our readers TO subject of great
importance.
lis there suggested that Convention be
held at Fairmont, in Marion county, about
the middle Of June, land the 18th has been
agreed uponl-of the friends Of the proposed
Railroad, embracing the entire line from the
Pa. Central Railroad in Weslmoreland, 10
the mouth of Sandy-including especially
the Presiden, and Directors of the last men.
toned Railroad and the citizens Of Phila-
delphia,
This suggestion meets the hearty concur
renee of the citizens Of this place, and will
no doubt be warmly responded to in every
town and village along the line.
The importance of this improvement, to
the fertile region through which it will pass,
and as means Of securing to Philadelphia
vast amount Of trade from the Southwest,
can scarcely be over-estimaied. It we are
correctly informed, Railroad from Frank
ford, Ky. to the mouth Of Sandy, is already
located. This was expected 10 connect, at
this point, with the covington Railroad
but the latter is stopped short, we believe,
at the Eastern base of the Alleghenies, and
may not reach the OHIO river during the life
time of the presen, generation. What then
is to prevent the making of Railroad from
the Central Pennsylvania to Ravenswood, or
the mouth Of Sandy, on route which has
no mountains to tunnel, and 10 large rivers
to bridge? The Charter is already secured
to Ravenswood, and will, al the proper time,
be extended to the State line at Sandy.
The contemplated Railroad would cross
the B. & o. R. R. at Fairmont, and continue
in a Northeast direction, through the valley
at the Western base Of the mountains, till
it reaches the Central R. R. By this route,
having the advantage Of a better grade, and
fewer. natural distractions, trains Of freight
and passenger cars would reach Philadelphia
in about the same length of time required
10 go to Baltimore, via Cumberland. It is
TOO well known to need remark, that for all
purposes of trade, Philadelphia is greatly
preferred over the latter city.
There is host of interests TO be combin-
ed to urge this road 10 completion In Ken
lucky, the stockholders Of the Fnnklord and
Sandy Railroad-in Ohio, the citizens Of
Meigs, Galla, and the adjacent counties
and in Virginia, the entire population Of
Mason, jackson, Writ, Gilmer, Lewis, Har.
rison, Marion, and Monongalia-tO which
may be added Fayette and Weslmorelnnd,
in Pennsylvania-and the citizens of Phila'
delphia most particularly.
This, then, is the important work that de-
mands our prompt attention. Will The Ed
i,ors at Fairmont, Clarksburg, Weston, and
West Columbia, take hold Of this project,
and urge the assembling Of large Conven-
ton Of large.minded men. at Fairmont, on
Monday the 18th Of June next? 1t is very
desirable to have large delegations from the
several Counties. The City Of Philadelphia
and the Pa. Central Railroad will no doubt
be represented, and we should convince them
that wc are in earnest on the subject.
Vest Columbia, Mason Co., Va. |
March 90, 1854. ]
Dear Sill has occurred to me that
we might do much to secure the making
of the Monongahela and Ravenswood
Railroad, by getting up Railroad
Convention of Delegates from all tho
counties along the line of the contem-
plated Road, and inviting the Union
town branch and the Pennsylvania
Central Road as we'll as the city of Phil
adelphia, also to cooperate with us by
agitation. We Gun lose nothing but a
little wind, and l think SO much can be
said in favor Of this road that we may
secure its making. A very lively inter-
est is felt by all this end of the contem-
plated work as we'll by the stock-hold-
ors and friends of the two kentucky
,o,,,s ,bot terminnte at the mouth of
Sandy. tits true we only have secured
the right of way to the mouth of the
Great Kanawha, which is fifty miles
from tho mouth of Sandy, the terminus
of three roads but they are very much
despairing of the making ofthc Coving.
ton and Ohio Railroad, and say they
would contribute literally to secure a