Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-28

had by our Board ol Trade, at a meeting
held last Saturday:
PlTrsBRue BOARD OF TRADE RooMs,l
February 2, 1856.
WmEREAs, Believing that the improve.
ment of the navigation of the Oaio River
is the most important enterprise now claim.
ing public attention, and that the time has
now arrived for pressing it to a thorough
and successful Accomplishment, aad in view
OF the numerous aud widely separated mer-
camille uni manufacturing communities
which are d ep!y and directly interested
in it, and moreover, because we have rea-
son to believe tina, the country is now pre-.
pared to enter earnestly into the prusecu-
ton of the enterprise; therefore be it
J. Resolved, That the several Chambers
of Commerce OF the commercial cities, both
East and West, be invited to Cooperate
with us in the preliminary movements,
necessary TO an organization Of the Com
pany, and in pressing the claims OF this
great enterprise upon Congress- ,he Legis-
atureS of the several 5 aies bordering upon
that river and upon the merchants, man
ufacturers and properly holders 9t the var-
ous cities and towns whose interests will
be beneticially affected by it. ee..
Q. Resolved. That immediate measures
be taken to procure tho requisite concur
rent legislation in the several States border.
ing upon that river, and tba, to this end
'ye hlreby concur in the appointment of
Josiah Copey, Esq. to visit 'ha several
Western cities, for the purpose OF bringing
about h lrmnny oi views, as ID the mode
Of impr wemeut, unity Of action in its pro-
secutinn, and Of con!errng and CO operat-
ing with the several Chambers of Com
mprcc snd influential citizen, in the pro
curemcnt OF sach Legislation. --a-.
J. Resolved. Tha; wh,ia W, fu ly approve
Of the plan % dams aud lock-, for inprov.
ing the OhiO river in the manner ST forth
in recent publication issued by the,Bofrr
yet we ore wiling to deer to the iuL
judgment Of all the parties interested
Resolved, Tat the several cities and
lowns, Chambers Of Commerce, Bplri o
Trade and other asSaciit ms int, rested il
the enterprise be Invited to express thei,
views in relation tn The mod. o, mproye
mcnl, aRd in gen raj in relation 10 ;hs
whole subject, SO that he legislation - o,
obtained may cpnlLr.n to whatever. mpie .
improvement may b. mutnlily agreed up n
.. Res lived, Tpetsin our oPini1n tae i'm
portanl object in cpntempls' on wJuiI b
greatly promoted by the calling of gtn
eral Convention in Cincinnati, On May Isl
1856, in which the CONNER -ial interests o
both the Atlantic borders and the great
central valley may be equtly represenied
=, Resolved, That 10 our opinion itwoui-
nc discourtepus 10 the numerous mercantile
communities most directly interested in the
enterprise aud therefore impo'itic, TO make
any general effort 10 obtain siock or to or
ganze a cimpany, unit! measures are t4heu
to obtain concurrent legislation in The
States bordering upon tue Oaip rTe,, oI
until I'll, proposed Convr u ion shlll indicate
the mode OF improvement sir BILE, and the
plans for carrying it into successful opera
ton .-
7.IIRssolved, That these proceedings BE-
published in the several hapers OF this city
aud that the editors of the several CITIES
mt rested in tho contemplated work. b,
respectfully requested to lay them befer'
their readers.
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