Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-06-16

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For the Lewisburg Chronicle.
RAILROAD CONVENTION.
The company of gentlemen from abroad
and citizens Of Lewisburg, noticed in last
weeks Chronicle, spent the night at MoTz'
in Ilaines TIP, Center Co. On Friday,
they were received at Aaronsburg by a
number of carriages, and at Millheim by
the Miflllnburg Brass Band, whose music
contributed much to the enjoyment Of the
day. At DuNcAN's in Spring Mills the
number was greatly increased, and not
withstanding the busy season of the year,
on reaching the old stone tavern known
as PorrER's or "Old Fort" it was found
that larger number had convened than
at any previous meeting. The substantial
farmers and iron-men Of the country, had
met to confer with "the solid men" of the
cities who had come to see what this Lew
isburg, Center, g. Spruce Creek Railroad
meant. "Mine host Of the hotel had
done his best to provide entertainment, at
house and barn, where tables were spread !;
but the old adage was reversed-instead
of 'the guests reckoning without the host,
the host had not begun to calculate high
enough for the guests-cvery establc dis
appeared in railroad time, and many had
not even bone to scrape, but were COM
PEELED to dine from bill of fare compris-
ing only the feast of reason and the flow
of hope for the good time a-coming.
. A long procession was formed, and the
crowd repaired to a beautiful Grove in the
vicinity fitted up for the occasion, when
the meeting was called to order by Gen.
George Buchanan, Chief Marshal ,on whose
motion the following Officers were chosen /:
President-GxS. JAMES IRWIN.
VcePresidents-Col James Moore Jr, Mark
Halfpenny, John Walls. Geo. Dreisbach Esq
Maj. John Gundy, Francis Wilson, Capt. John
Wilt, H. Fidler, DR.. Charles Coburn, NJ. Keb-
hart, John Russell. w. Grove, A. Grape, ].
Finkle, S. Huston, II. Wilmer, CIV. Johnston,
$. Gililand, w. Durchfed, Geo. Kempel. A.
Sampel, Geo. Gross, Thos Wolfe, Mr. Patton,
H. Korder. J. M'Wlliams, r. F. Huston.
.Secretaries-Col. Andrew Gregg. DR.. Bates.
p HuGord. Geo a Frick Esq, R.V. g. Lincoln,
Jas. p. Coburn.
Gen. Irwin stated the object of the mee-
ting, and called first upon
Hon. JOSEPH CASEY, of Union county,
who spoke at length upon the practicable
ity of the enterprise, and the policy Of
large proportion of the stock being held
by our own people. The interests of our
producers and business men, are all one,
and We should secure large share in the
control of the work
Hon. SAMUEL CALVIN, of Blair Co,
urged the Importance Of this proposed
railway connection between the Central
Pennsylvania Road, and the Catawssa
Road leading to New York. The utility
of railways in developing and giving i'm
petus to all kinds Of business, is well
understood in Blair county, wh;sc prospe-
rity since she was cut off from Huntington
has been uncxampled in this region.
Mr.. DAVID DUNCAN, Of Center Co.,
presented carefully-prepared estimate of
the amount of farming products annually
from the neighborhood Of this
extensive iron-works requiring
an outlet, and an inlet for merchaudize,
coal, ,&c.-and adverted to the vast amount
of necessary travel east and west between
New York and St. Louis on tbs central
AI-Linc route. altogether going to show
that the local trade and travel alone would
afford good dividend upon the cost of the
road as estimated by the Engineer. Mr..
DIS calculations are the result Of life
long experience and intimate knowledge
of the business capacities Of the country,
and probably no other gentleman could
make as near an approximation to certainty
in an estimate. We SOLICIT from him q
copy of his paper, for the further informa-
ton of the public, through the Chronicle ]
GEORGE f. MILLER, Esq, Of Union
county, showed that the distance from Gin.
cinnati to New York, by Cleveland and
Buffalo city, is s9s miles; by Erie l. Dun
kirk, S62 miles; BY Cleveland, Eric, Will
Transport & Cattawisss, 825 miles; By
Pithburg, Harrisburg 4 Philadalphis,