The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-11-21
Joseph B. Myes.
VICE PRESIDENTS,


]. e. Thompson. Iesper llarliag,
tisprge Howell, h. S. Jaunry,
rs. Jahney, g. II 0rne,
Nm. Rice, Israel Maris.
yhn M. Morris. b t.snct:tcr,
Thomas Beaver, r W d Tmitt,
W.B Jahnson, David S Brown,
NJ. Williamson, Col. John Bingham,
O. III, T. Parker, q G Preshury,
lion. .R. Tyson. VIM j. Wainwright,
Henry White.
SECRETARIES,
f.. " Grayson, Ii. G Lriscrljng,
S.S. Caldwell, George " Gray:
JOS, N Thomas. AK Cummings.
Wn Morgan, Jacob NJ G1ssjer:
Jadge Jewett, President OF the Rad. be. I
iegealled upon. came forward and said,
taat before entering into the details Of the
Irolect, he proposed Offering a few general
remarks in reference thereto, With regard
to rival roads now in course Of construction,
he. had nothing to say. Bat this was on2
ibst was peculiarly and particularly Phil
adelphis enterprise. The line Of it was di-
rectly parallel with the Pittsburgh road;
and, in speaking Of the ch lrdetcrl tics OF
this.road, he wished it to BE- borne in mind
ihatits projectors had always kept Pitts
bargh in their eye. For. taking into con-
sideration the popllation Of Pittsburgh, OF
oae hundred thousand, there was mJse
wealth therein than in any other city he
coull name. 1t was therefore to benefit
Pittsburgh, and he would say. that what
lyaneed her interest could not fail to en-
lance The commerce and business interests
o: Philadelphia.
There were other enterprises further
north which had attracted attention, and
were moi without their merits But the
projectors of this determined from the first,
10 make it Philadelphia wosk, and it
therefore had characteristics peculiar to
Philadelphia. 1t was far this reason that
The co-ap.ny had adopted the gau sc Of the
Pennsylvania r tlroad In this course We
had encountered many difficulties with those
mhom we wished to interest in the work
--lificulties in getting the same guase re-
e5gnzed by HE Legislature; an as a gen.
item ii haa rem lrked to him west of the
mountains, of all the ditIiaaltes which we
had 10 encounter, that Of carrying the Penn
sylsania gauge into the Legislature of 0hit
was the greatest.
The speaker then referred 10 the map
wlieh was placed along the east side of th'
loom, aud explained the features Of tht
road.
In the course Of his remarks in this con
nection, Judge Jewett said that by tn,
Steubeneille and Indiana road, Cincinnati
was 56 miles nearer to Philadelphia. taking
The distances conceded US, than by TIL
route which now terminates Mt Pittsburgh
The advantage of this, Without any othe
consideration, should he sufficient to inluc
the business men OF Philadclp phia to estab
lish that closer relation which should exis
between this city and the west AMI south
west
Bytthis road. said the speaker, we strik
Columbus az point where we intercer
the travel of the east, west and SOUTH
And at the terminus of the Columbus an
Miami road We make connection With III
principal roads leading TO the eastern cities
Jalg 70 Jewit, referred 10 the wester
roads. which he said were more or less cor
tFoliad BY eastern interests, and t"k'n
tEe Ohio road which was not control
ID directly. was, nevertheless by tn
connection at Crcstne, indirectly so. An
III contended that if the road under cor
il deration did no more than what he ba
stated .it was enough to induce Phiadel
uhia to DO all that he had come here TO ash
By this route you gain the distance. 20
have road equally as good, and you intel
cent the whole trade Of the south aud we
bsfore It gets within the influence Of othe
cities.
1.-The speaker could tai nything out {
school. he would say that If you were
telegraph to Cincinnati to learn how 70
could get The most direct connection will
tbat ely you would be Obliged to wait for
reply until they got an answer from Ne
York and Cleveland. And he asked.
these iacts we're 80, we're they not suiiisisn
toinduce Philadelphia % give materal ai
Ia thin work, which il Pbilalelphis Pre-
ieetg Giving you eqnallyas as good a .roa
with as much power and iaaaeuce as yo
already possess, ks asked whetker Pbila
dslpbia would not give a helping hand
tlioss who had struggled 20 long for fiv
long years, to strengthen that power an
ihnuence7
Judge Jewstt then proceeded to conside
Tie eatet of season liks that Of last yea
(when tbs Ohio vas unnagigable,l J on th
Interests of phIladelPhias and be argue
taAE aaeh state of etfsirs woald have pre-
vented this cisy from doipg;as lafgs . has
nsas u her merchants haze doas this "a
and sumnler. For where travel goes trad
coes: oae ii ever With The other. aal Phill
aal6biaas cannes bas kHoW that Tie tFas.
bgjnr ii another detection, trade wcuI
hive followed thishef. This fact arsus