The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-12-07

cestsrs century ago, and carry their trade
to the city of brotherly love, via the Wind
Gap of the Blue Mountain.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES BRODHEAD, Pres't.
DR.. A. r. JACKSON, Stroudsburg, Pa.
On motion, the following resolutions
were unanimously passed.
WHEREAS, The Lehigh & Lackawanna
Railroad Company are engaged in con
structlug Railroad from Bethlehem to
the Pennsylvania Companys Slate Quar-
ries, at the Wind Gap, and have the same
nearly all graded and ready for the su-
perstructure. Aud
WHEREAS, In the opinion of this as
scmblage the Wind Gap Route is the
nearest and least expensive Line whereby
the citizens of Northern Pennsylvania
can have direct Railroad connection,
through our State, with the City of Phil
adelphia. Therefore,
Resoiued, That the citizens Of Monroe
County, owe it not only to themselves.
but to those who come after them, to use
prompt action in affording every facility
and aid within their power, to secure the
extension of the Lehigh & Lackawanna
Railroad, from the present terminus at
the Wind Gap, to connection with the
Delaware, Laekawanna l. Western Rail
road, at Stroudsburg, being distance Of
about Ii miles, and thus make the Road
link in Great through Route, instead
of merely local line-addiug thus to
their own convenience aud prosperity-to
the prosperity and success Of the Delaware,
Lackawauna & Western aud North Penn
sylvania Railroads, aud giving additional
incentives to the business men of the
North, to renew their associations with
the merchants of Philadelphia.
Resotred, That in view of the alleged
intention of the Atlantic and Great Wes
tern Railroad Company to construct their
main Line from the East, through the
Wind Gap Of the Blue Mountain, to the
West, it becomes peculiarly the duty and
interest of Philadelphians to give their
immediate attention and assistance to an
enterprise which will put them in direct
connection with the principal Wide
Gauge Through Routes to the North, Cd.
l.. q w. r. K. and n. Y. & E. r. R..)
and West and South West (Atlantic K
Great Western r. r. and give the City
of Philadelphia, and the North Pennsyl
vania Railroad, in which that City is 81
sitslly interested, the full benefit of those
wide gauge Railroads, and their various
ramifcations through the North aud West.
Resolved, That inasmucb, as for hun
dred years and more, the people of North
ern Pennsylvania have kept up their bus
mess associations with the City of Phila
deIphia, whereby that City has become
rich in financial resources, none Of ,rhich
hare erer been expended an ofording ia
citities for more speedy and less costly
intercourse uifh the Northern Counties
0f our State, which counties have been
entirely indebted for facilities of travel
aud transportation to the Delaware river
aud the New York and New Jersey Rail
road Companies, We earnestly appeal to
the citizens. merchants aud business men
of the city of Philadelphia to do Us that
justice. so long deferred, and aid us in
completing an enterprise We have SO long
wanted-that will make their North
Pennsylvania Railroad grand success
by making it link in the nearest route
to the Great Lakes and Summer Resorts
of the North-and that will necessarily
add to the material prosperity of their
city, by recalling to its thoroughfares the
traders who have strayed to other mark
cts.
Resolved, That we hereby call upon
the President, Directors and Stockh hold
ers of the North Pennsylv ania Railroad
Company, as the parties most directly in
terested in this connection, to bring this
project to the attention Of the merchants
and business men Of the city of Philadel-
phia-not as something to be done in the
distant future, but to be done noc before
local necessities anticipate, and supercede
public Misunderstanding them, that spec
dy and earnest action in this matter. by
the business men of Philadelphia, will do
much to remove the Indifference and
GOODNESS towards that city which now pre-
walls in Northern and North Eastern
Pennsylvania, arising from fbe delay OF
its citizens in extending to them the com
mercial facilities that have been 50 freely
given to the western portions of the State
Reso!red, That DR.. A. r. Jackson
William S. Rees, John B. Storm. b. S.
Everitt and r S. Staples be an Execu-
tive Committee to act in behalf of this
meeting in securing the objects thereof
to call future meetiugs-and, generally,
to do that which will best accomplish the
end desired.
Resoired, That the officers of this meet
ing secure the publication of its proceed,
lngs in the County papers, and also in
the North American, Press, Inquirer.
Public Ledger, Age, Bulletin, Telegraph
and Fernou's Rail Road and Mining
Register, in the City of Philadelphia.
Ga motion, adjourned,