The Diamond state., 1855-07-20
Sussex County Advertisements.
AIR LINE r.. r.. MEETING.

by Alta meeting of some Of the friends
oi tho Air Line Railroad, held at Georgetown,
on Monday evening. July ID, 1855. at the
Court House, TESJ BCRroN, Esq, was called
10 the chair, and and Dr. Charles Henry Rich
ards was appointed secretary.
The meeting being thus organized, highly
interesting addresses were delivered by VIM.
Torrey Esq, and Hon. Judge Waiher of New
Jersey. and Hon.sIudge Houston, continuing
until late in tie evening. Hon. c. $ Layton
then presented the following resolutions which
were read and adopted. viz
, Resoited, That this meeting has listened with
deep mud engaged interest, to the important
statements made tois evening, by William Tor
rey, ESQ.,, and the Hon. Judge Walker, and
the Hon Judge Houston, in regard to the con
struction of the Air Line Railway and Steam
communication between New York and phila-
lelphia, ana Norfolk vim Cape May, Lcwes,
Minsborough Berlin. Snow Hill and Eastyile.
I1ssolped, That this meeting fully appreciates
the vast Importance Of this line of railway
communication. 10 the whole Of this Peninsula,
and to no part Of it more than % the ciizens
ff Sussex col,nty; that removed as the citi-
sens Of this roilins5ia arc from market, moth
ing could so efieethnly' bring us out of the
bottom " fhe sess a.to % direct and profitable
communication with the great markets of New
York and Philadelphia, md indeed of Balti-
more also, as the opening of this Air Line
Railway
Rssolued, That the soil and climate of this
peninsula, point II out, as peculiarly itted&pr
truck-faIming, and situated as VIC are midway
between these tlgee great commercial cities
we require nothing hut au easy railway COM
municatinn with them, to nuke this whole
lower peninsula n continuous truck farm, -
whilst tho extent of our watcr-pover, holds
out great Inducements 10 manufacturers.
Rcsoirej Tint il is the interest indeed the
beunden duty Of every citizen of this lower
peninsula, 10 n'lvocaie. and by large and eff
rien, subsrrplinns'tn ihecapi;al work hereof
10 aid in the iinne,lisle construction of this
Air Line Railroad, and we of this meeting do
hereby pledge ourselves To use our Lest exer-
tohs towards the construction thereof
Resolred, That ,he Commissioners named in
the net of incorporation of the Lewes and
marlborough Railroad Company, be and they
,re hereby respectfully requested to open
uoks. as soon a. praclicale, according n the
provisions Of said act for the purpose Of
ieising subscriptions % tile enpiial stock
thereof
F. Resolred That the following gentlemen be
,5dthey are hereby appointed committees to
a,5 said commissioners in procuring said sub
sclirtions, and IN promoting a proherssprit or
feeling in favor Of this great work of internal
indeed National Improvement, 10 wit:
For Lcwes and Rehoboth Hundred-Doct
ficmy F. Hail, Nc SIS. Nathaniel w. Hickman,
Robert West Shepard X. Houston, DR. L. d.
liar.h Capt |. L l., ons Henry + Rodney.
Iatlinn River h i--Messrs Gardner II Wright
Peter r Burton. Burton c pfeiiynar, James F
Burton, Dagwonhy Dcrrickson, JarNes W Lynch
Paynter frhme, Alfred MciIvain. Thomas Rob
inson of A.
Dagsborong Id d-Messrs Denjamia Bnrton
Mnnaen Gurr, John Hickman. Joseph Bar
nsrd, Joshua Phillips. Joseph Kollocl Robert
b Houston, Joshua W Pepper, Wool-ey Burton.
Baltimore hiy--John sayaPles, Henry Hick-
map, Samuel nenpcil, fsnac MeCabe, Henry
Long, Mp' Hail Ebe Walter Capt James
Bishop
: Broedkin Id --Ne.snJ Jrnes Anderson, S
.is 4 FaTi-- 7-'-- ,F.v-'--' 1.i= 7,sfs- -
Ffe, Hon Edwald Woolien John J Morris.
aaron MARSHALL.
Cedar Creek hd - His Excclency Peter F
Gauseyi lenhn Drnpsr Isaac Belts, MsnIove
Carlisle, WmN Coulter. J ohn Williams, Geo 4
Fisher, John Beune,t Of N
Little Creek h1 -Elihu j. Pusey, John Nor.
s.s Of J. lhomps IieuTn Natlll Horsey,
Bread Creek hd.-Dr Frederick Owens,
iowler n Hemn, VIM L Cannon, Elisha
''aunen.
4fAItNfbht Ifl --FhtsstT II rbohsi ~
sch NarvcI, ST John Day, Isaac NJ Fisher
Rcsotsed. That the gentlemen first named OF
;he foregoing cummiitees shall compose c n
'rll committee. ai the purpose Of maintaining
Il correspondence between the said committees
and will persons abroadup matters eaec;ing
the Interests pi the road,
Rescired. That the proceedings of tlfis meet
ilg be Published IN The Diamond State the
Delaware stats journal 4 Statesman, and the
Snow Hill Shield. f'
On mo,ioi, the meeting Len ndjourned
kEAJ. BURTON Uhariuaa.
Attest, CuAs' II RicgAAps,See