Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-02

appointed by the chair to collect money 10
be placed al The disposal Of The commissions
ers of said road for Jackson, 10 meet the ex.
penses incidental 10 a discharge Of their duo
lies. ,zs
Whereupon the chair appointed A. r.
Frost, DR.. e. L. Pauee, l.. Thorn, ID. Frost,
and B. Fleming; and on motion of ID. Fgost1
Esq, tho President was added to the com<
miuee.
On motion OF DR.. Pa,lee, after an amend
men. suggested by A. R. Frost, ESQ, and
accepted by the mover, !. was
Resolved, Tha, COMMITTEES be appoint.
ed by The chair 10 draft, and cause 10 be
printed and circulated, hand bills, announ-
cling The meeting Of Ihe 22d inst, and in
vi.ing The attendance Of The friends Of said
road.
Whereupon, the chair appointed DR.. Pat.
lee, A. r. Frost, s. B. Taylor, and D..
Frost.
On motion of DR.. McWhor.er The meet.
ing adjourned 10 meet on the 22d inst.
A, the adjourned meeting Of the friends Of
The Monongahela and RavenswoOd Railroad
held a, Rayenswood on the 22d day Of Apr,
1854. an enthusiastic concourse were pres
enl from Jackson county, and the neighbor-
ing counties Of Ohio. After the meeting was
called to order by ,he President, the min.
u,es of The last meeting were read, and iho
objects of the present one explained by tho
Secretary.
The committee appointed by the last
meeting to draft resolutions, reported the
following preamble and resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Legislature of Virginia. Al
its las, session granted charter. for the
construction Of Railroad from the Penn
sylvania line, whete il crosses The Monon-
eahela river 10 Ravenswood in tho county.
Of Jackson, and in view Of the deep interest
manifested in this important. enterprise by
The citizens Of nnsylvania, Ohio, and Vir.
ginin; and whereas, il becomes US, the i'm
mediate benefciaries of the work, 10 use
proper exeron TO insure It's speedy com.
pleIion, therefore, be /.
lst. RESOLVED, Tha, we will use every
exer,on 10 obtain subscriptions 10 the stock
Of said road, q, home and abroad, and lend
our individual aid IN assisting engineers 10
find the mos, feasible and practical route
through this section OF The country.
Cd. Resolued, Tha, we highly approve Of
.be plan ol holding convention Of the
friends of the Improvement al Fairmons. on
the 18Th OF June next, and will cordially
unite in all efforts TO secure The advantages
,ha, mus, accrue 10 Western Virginia by
The construction Of this work.
Sd. Resolved, Tha, commiuee Of ive
be appointed by the chair 10 select and nom.
ina,e delegates TO represent us in the said
: convention.
/ 4,h. Resolved, That The information re-
ceived from The ciIizens OF Ohio, OF deser-
minalion on their parl 10 Cooperate with US,
in the prosecution Of this work, is received
with unbounded pleasure and graiificasion,
and .ha, il is ouf earnest wish to have them
NEE. with US, and lake pert in our delbera'
,ions.
9 5.h. Resolved. Tha, ii be respectfully
I suggested 10 the citzens Of the county 10
!. hold meetings in the several districts oil Tho
e county, where the prospects OF subscrip..
] lion by the county 10 the capitol stock OF
said road may be considered, and the mag.
l. islrales instructed accordingly.
], Thereupon the President appointed the
i following committee 10 select and nominate
delegates 10 The convention al Farmoni:
;. D. Frost, VIM. Park, A. Shepard. George
! N. Filzhugh, and VIM. Slavens, who report.
ed The following persons as suitable. Thos.
Il Mairs, S. M. Gallihue, VIM. A. Harper, j.
A. Roberts, A. J. Bowman, Warren Reed,
n DR.. F. McWhorer, Henry Fhzhugh, Jr A.
Flesher. u. W. Smith, F. A. Holt, D. 1,
!, Kemp, e. NJ. Rice, 3. Fleming, DR.. E. L.
1Panee. Reuben Douglas, VIM. Hicks, J. II.
n H. Moore, Henry Sherman. VIM. H. Wat
n son, Thos. Atkinson, A. R. Frost. and Rob.
0 er Park, and on motion Of II. Fhzhugh, jr..
the report was amended BY adding 10 the list
: of delegates the ma mes Of the comnuee,
. who nominated them, and with this amend
ment was unanimously adopted, and the
]. persons nominated appointed delega,es TO
d The general conv enion Of The friends Of The
Q road.
o After remarks by Messrs. GalIihue and
Frost, Of Jackson, and by Messts, Hoy and
# Nye, OF Pomproy, on motion Of H Fizhugh,
{ IT,, the following resolutions were unani-
mousIy adopted.
S /. Resolved That the friends Of tho
i Monongahela and RavenSwood Railroad,
i feeling encouraged by the presence at This
Z. meeting and the promised corporation OF
the ci,zens Of Pomeroy, and the friends Of
e Railroads in Southern Ohio, extend 10 the
II people Of said place, and the friends Of said
|. roads, general invitation TO make railroad
J. connections with their road a, Ravenswood,
and promise them every facility for making
IS these connections advantageous to all par
s. lies.
J. 9. Resolved, That in view o! their IN
# eres, in The construction Of the MononRa.
e hela and Ravenswood Railroad. we respect
k(ully sugses, TO the people oil Pomeroy, the
friends and proprelots of said roads IN
Southern Ohio, TO the people Of baltimore
and Philadelphia, and 10 capitalists seeking
a profitable investment, of their funds. the
n expediency Of sending delegates, or being
! ptesen. in person, a. the proposed conven-
y ZION in Tairmon,. 2S
70 8. Resolved, Tha, we especially urge
/ upon the friends Of The road in the counties
& OF Virginia through which /. passes, the
70 prompt appointment. Of delegates to represent
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