The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-30
Columbus & Toledo Railroad
Meeting at Dunxirk.

Meeting at DunHirk.
The following report ought to have
reached US two weeks ago, but through
an oversight on the part Of the Sec
retary, failed to do so. Its interest
will be none the less.
In pursuance Of a notice publish
ed, a meeting was held at Dunkirk,
on the 9th inst of the citizens along
the line of the proposed Toledo AMI
Columbus Railroad, by the way Of
Bowling Green, Findlay, Kenton and
Marysville.
The meeting was called to order by
j. Hinkle, of Kenton, and on motion.
II. p Gage, OF FiHdlay, was appoint
ed Chairman, A. James Sterling. OF
alarysville, Secretary, and j. S. Rob
inson, OF Kenton, Assistant Secreta-
ry.
The Chairman, on taking his seat,
stated the object OF the meeting to
be to devise means by which q unity
Of action might be secured along the
proposed line of the road.
Gen. NJ. b. Walker, of Findlay,
was then called and responded in a
brief and pertinent speech, setting
forth the advantages which would
arise to the portion OF the State
through which the proposed Road
was expected to be located.
Hon. P. b. Cole, of Marysville,
was called and responded, stating his
preference for the line here advOcat-
ed, as being the most practical, and
the one which would result in the
greatest benefit to the people OF
Northern and Central Ohio.
Gen. j. S. Robinson, of Kenton,
vas called. He said he had made an
estimate Of what the probable ex
penses of building the road would
he, and he thought it could be CON-
pleted at q cost OF from Sl6,0 900 to
Sl7 900 per mile, and that the grad
ing couli be done at q cost of from
$4,000 to $1,000 per mile. He
thought the citizens along the line
should subscribe sufficient money to
grade the road, and he assured the
Convention that Hardin county would
grade the road through its territory.
Gen nj. B. Walker, of Findlay,
moved that a oomIiIIttoo or three be
appointed from each of the following
named counties Union, Hardin,
Hancock and Wood, whose duty it
shall be to raise money to pay the ex-
penses of survey of the proposed
line of the road.
The following named persons were
appointed:
From Union County-James W.
Robinson, John Grey and James Ro-
ney.
Hardin County-Peter S. How,
Col. S. F. Hinkle and W S. Wiles.
Hancock County-Parlee Carlin,
Fl. P. Gage and Henry Brown.
Wood County-Col. f. r. Miller,
George Williams and J. S Patterson.
1t was moved that Committee of
one from each of the above counties
be appointed, whose duty it shall be
to place before the public the bene.
fits which will arise to the citizens
who live along the line of the road !;
and also to the capitalists who may
invest in the bonds and stocks of the
road. The motion was put and car
ried. and the following named per-
sons were appointed as said Commit.
tee:
Hon. p. B. Cole, Of Union County:
Gen. j. s. Robinson, of Hardin Coun-
ty; E. P. Jones, of Hancock Coun-
ty; Asher Cook, Of Wood County.
Henry Brown, OF Findlay, address
ed the Convention and gave it assur.
ance that il the citizens along the
proposed line would do their duty in
the way Of liberal subscriptions that
the road would be built on the route
proposed (; that he had been assured
Of this fact by the incorporators OF
the company.
Speeches we're made by Hunt OF
KentOn, and Glessner Of Finllay.
II. Brown of Findlay, moved that
the proceedings OF this meeting be
published in the Toledo Blade and
the papers published in :he counties
along the proposed line Of the road,
which was unanimously adopted.
On motion Of p. b. Cole, the Con-
vention adjourned.
H. P. GAGE, President.
A. JAMES STERLING, Secretary.