The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-12-07
Lehigh and Lackawana Railroad.-Im-
pOrtant Meeting.


portant Meeting.
A meeting of the citizens of Monroe
County was held at the Court House, in
the Borough of Stroudsburg, on Saturday
last, for the purpose of adopting measures
to secure the extension Of the Lehigh and
Lackawauna Railroad from the Wind
Gap to Stroudsburg. The Meeting was
organized as follows:
President-Dr A. Reeves jackson.
Vice Presidents-R S. Staples, Ger,
sham Hull, Valentine Kautz, c. d. Brod-
head, S. s. Dreher, n Ruster, and Rob.
ert Boys.
Secretaries-John DeYoung and VIM.
Hollinshead.
The Chairman having stated the object
of the meeting, read the following letter
from Charles Brodhead, Esq, President
of the Lehish & Lackawanna Railroad
OFFICE OF THE LEHlGH AND LAcKA-
wASA Il. r. COMPANY, {
Bethlehem, Pa, Nov. 2Sth, 1865.
DEAR SIR Yours of last week, advi-
sing me of your intention to hold Pub
lie Meeting in favor of extending our
Road from the Wind Gap to Stroudsburg,
was duly received. 1t would give me
great pleasure to be present, but | pre-
sumo can give you all the facts you wish
by letter.
In the first place, we have our Road
graded and ready tor the superstructure
from this place to the Wind Gap, twenty.
FIVE miles, with the exception Of about
10000 yards of light side hill excavation,
which can be readily completed in six
weeks time.
We have all the timbers ready and on
hand for our Tres;e- " ork and Bridges
the stone quarried and yearly all de
livercd for our mason work, and also the
cross ties for about one half the Road.
On the Sth of July last We made a con
tract with the Lchigb Coal aud Navisa
ton Company, whereby they agreed to
complete their Bridge over the Lehigh
Ri er at this place, so as to place US in
Connection with the North Peuna Rail
Road, as ''soon as the same could reasona
bly, be done" The work upon the same
is now progressing, and We propose laying
our Rails as soon as the Bridge shall be
completed
During the interval we are using our
best endeayors to draw the attention and
aid Of the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern. and North Penna Railroads to the
valae of the connection which would be
made By the completion of our Road TO
Stroudsburg. Can we enlist tho assist
ance of either, or both of these Compa
nies, the connection would be made a
fixed fact. Failing in this, We will, early
in the Spring. lay light Rail to accom-
modate the local interests which have
graded the Road, and thus will end all
hope of the connection for years
L do wish that your veteran merchants
who for years have done all their
trading in Philadelphia, would take the
matter in hand and intercede with the
Philadelphiaus to have them lend help
ing hand to an enterprise which will en-.
ure so directly to the benefit of their City.
Since Philadel phia was founded, she
has thrlven aud hourished upon the wealth
which has been poured in her lap from the
upper Delaware. Since the upper Della.
ware was settled, the lumber of their
forests-the products of their lands and
the labor Of their hands, has added to the
wealth of Philadelphia What has Phil.
idelphia ever done for the people of the
upper Delaware?
New York has constructed Iron Hiyb.
Ways along all the routes from which
rade centered into the city.
Baltimore has constructed Railroad, a.
ong the avenues from which business
poured into that city
What has Philadelphia ever done to
reserve the patronage of the people of .
Northern Pennsylvania? The force OIL (
old associations-o acqnain-
anceship, carries few traders to Phila.
eIphIa, but the large majority are using :,
he facilities which New York has given
hem, and are carrying their trade and !,
beir cash to its markets.
Only as lone good turn deserves anoth- I,
r" will the city of Philadelphia ever re- S
over the trade Of Northern Pennsylvania J
retain the fragment which is left it
'hen it gives its aid and encouragement e
an enterprise. particularly designed to .,
we commercial and travelling facilities u
the Northern Counties, will it revive . .
'e old feeling of affection for the chief \
ty of thir State, and induce them to re- =
'me the pathway traversed by their an. h