New-York tribune., 1867-05-23

in Of W. nth than tese Immediately on 5ae say
treasures, eat require more powerIul nooS ' n 2
hitherto established for Tor the rapd ard cheap
hand ng of ponderous material Inc wano M 1i s i y ~
T<c1t va" heret6re say that Congress- should assume
control of raways na IN tbs y tys 81 sheap
transportation We have already appealed to ConsrE
and four bills arc before nat t0Hy proposlng 20 -
cheap freight throughtares one Gntepns0 @ p ms
the Galveston, Kansas and Little ROCK Halfway L
road wouid embrace about 500 miles OF common truhk
and which, with the branches naturally Tor
selves with il. would become common theroushIIc oI
~ soT from i've fines me area Of Now-York. Another
enterprise proposes freight thoIoufhlalo ron 10 Ns s
York Boston, and Philadelphia, with the ui,lnate s
design of extending the same 10 the ,,n mov nc
eastern shore ofNewJersey to the mines OF @
the objects being an abundant supply OF ee"p " ioa
our navy, tho marine and cOmmeIcia lhtersS ston IA
ooC ndo - neorc i'm NSvYotk New-Jersey and the New
England States-a railway which VIII reduCc nc p.cc VI
coal Oh the seabOard to oRethird IFS present rate A
reassembjnC OF Congress providing for the construction
Of railway the freight plan iroln inc LarDo Vi
fort North Carolina, to Raleigh thence 10
Virginia This enterprise would dram the co comin'ioe 90
of section about equal ID eAent 70 eno oon,no T 70
daton of the people of that state hlth esl Is IA
ration for similar railway connecting WIN 1,0 81 r
state road at Atlanta and from thence 10 savannah OF
Brunswick, the bill contemplating CONSOLIDATION Wlll.
the Georgia state road Ihis W0ulu chectu'y ,p
the resources OF South Eastern Tennessee ara e so
extremely rich agricultural well as offensive co'ti ana
iron region and abOundng, also IN othef lnIneI"tA ~
sixth enterprise is contemplated from tne ONO lFor ~
Decatnr Ala thence south through the coal ana IRON
section of the state, to Mobile and Pensacola Iils Mou
afford common trunk for system OF roads that Wouu
drain the of a section III the aggreSae Oh aooue
twice the size of Alabama. IL is not lnprooanie ' a.
Norfolk Va The whole system of trunk ROADS cohIen
plated exclusive of the Pacific exenslo would embrace
about 4OOO miles which at cost of s5OOO per Inle ior
roadbed and stationary appurtenanees Wouu"ho" W
Mr. Sherwood was about TO show to what extent cheap
freight railways might benefit tho farming interest IN the
agricultural States and develop manuiaotnr theIen'
when the previous question demanded ON the constr
tuition proposed by the majority OF the Comnte anu
after various amendments had been made, that lnstru
ment was adopted as follows; -. -. .,,
The Of this Association Aal be lhh AH'AS ~
AnT Tie object Of this League . be to promote encourage. and
protect the interests sboto stimulate and 'tndcr profitable
S % watch over all questions affecting The Industrial
condition Of the 9GIs' ,bs S sDg N >I 20 secure VIC
Any person desiring aid in urhodaf tle interests proGas
Ing capital and labor up upon subscribing TO the 'c ' A'
Ar Gr.cles 4 and 5 relate to officers and their duties.
tsha he tie duty OF the Vccesdcus in The order 20
act to 9rganI State Leseqes IN eei fSe S'%ei o's
maintain fequcntntercon Executive Council AMI generally
TO give eject objects the League and to appoint where neces
ssT expent Secreta cch 10 cary out ihese objects
N E M ha a. ,s be iS s,a S TO To- s on the order o s
hIeeutiye Council coo1ifTigac ] % 9s ro ,ee A % cents and
4KT g. duty ;he Recording Sscrets to keep fa
and correct record proceedings Of the Lauc at is meetings and
ye y @ an comma5ieaton ADDRESSED It maintain
course with other Assoo9soT individuals having similar objects IN
the object Of the League and report annually upon the condition '
ANT 1t Eabe the duy Of Executive Council provide
and furniture suitable for the meetings and business OF te iesue 70
the country; sgpenierd tie publication 81 nnslPeI 9F o
aae iecl1rS '' 9Sr 3 & To Of S & az 10 ' @ % e % accounts Of
Lague I'll vacancies in the os adopt bylaws oE the government
ARr regular fb League shall be held semi annual
lc ef the Como
AHT H. No money sbal be ap Iopid beyo"u e a,tl %,
the Treasury md debt whatever can under any e
cton require the Treasurer to give bonds iF TIE se keeping o the
Art H. This Constitution NAV by vote trOris
the members present At e ht sennuu meeting ana
made SSG to the ele7suR article
Tedious discussion rose on the presentation by
mtee Of names Of officers for the Leagne and ut length
the following lists prepared aud referred to the TX
ecutve Council:
! IrtsideR-Pe;er Cooper,
sTer-FIsher Hove ofScv York.
Tennessee Judge John CsGv,i vn Gov PeTcPon. Washing
ReS3 NJ hdmGH5' If!a & + j. E3 ,a GSgl a sS%hgu Sh
4AsnsSs Gen johnson Aa1m Iase smith, & a,,Ppv jndgs
sin John Saro NewsmTstire, Gov Fredek smhe Vermont
.I: So. LGse ;aSrSe fSS e. Sa.f .GnH'' "' a.
EstSirs 6oaaSMorOn Ne,ehael Philadelphia; Charles w
Cleveland ohS G. A. Troy bridge Ngan = W. Maiden T Nid@'
George wsd Boston John coyols PeH9.l,n9a JGha %@
Ohio; JOIN H. Hail. Scg.Yo,l R. IL Manning YesYat j r.
T6%npG1 J. J aD, 5T A. i.SaP " SSP b w @ ifs, S & Cow
Joseph BI9T2 GfGgn p MOTf Joegsn Iss Ps5p p5i Jy
chester y y f. X Bgeow Boston; Andrew Wheeler Philadelphia
dc D. F sH .a M d J Bo v Lorenzo SRs1
wood District o. Columbia chplSs b. SGon Ta, Senator G'e., ns
River Conn Charles H. saTye DqTeT H. TISsoI W. Park Yer
Ian. Delaware Augustus Bandsgee CoHneceut Henry ORe Yer
Previous TO the adjournment which was without date,
il voted that the Executive Council have power 10
appoint the Recording and Corresponding Secretaries
the conspicuous candidates for which offices Messs
John Williams and Henry ORenly.