New-York tribune., 1867-10-18
CHEAP FREIGHT RAILWAY Reform
MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE.

MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE.
At special meeting of the Council of the
EewYork Association for the Advancement OF Science
and Art at their hall in the Cooper Institute on the 2h
Of September 1867 the following paper signed by william
Cuen BRYANT g. B. Chittenden, George !. Coe, Peter
Conner Theodore Titon Jackson g. Schultz. Henry j.
RAYMOND and others, was submitted for consideration
y css Rs s to aoph manifold greater degree Of
work and ga g,se3 'l coz sol o. io Congress and are
pending which are designed to promote these oeisi a., c,
Institute early day to take inio consideration tue saee" men
NE further that meeting be called qDder the auspices
Of for the Advancement Of Science and A ana ha
The foregoing statement and request having been fuy
considered by the Council 1t was
R,sor,d That With the foregoing accommodation
eoacsnS public meeting citizens Of NeYk for considering
The ,ag q 5eism1ioa and S ~ the I Association
r Of Science and Art w make nea
I've be spponed invite prominent speakers and make other
The General Committee met at the Cooper Institute, on
the list of October and appointed subcommittee to at
different branches OF Dusness IN arranging lor he
p''''O "'''''-e TnE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
The Hon Freeman Clarke, Controller OF the Currency,
occupied the chair last night, and, on notion number
Presidents and Secretaries were appointed & cbo
Freight Railway Project, was then introduced by the
'"''' '''' REMARKS OF JUDGE SHERWOOD.
Judge SHERWOOD said:
MIR president. LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN must say
in all sincerity that this is the largest meeting ever saw
assembled occasion like this We're IL assembIed
eeCtiOuCeflng display WIN tne VI ~
horse race perhaps with an exhibition OF Chrstys
Mnstrels the meeting might have been larger, out,
when the subject considered the increase Of the
means whereby the people can build more comortaDle
houses 10 live in get rament for the body and
morS thcmseyes during the inclement weather
you must not expect that large audience will
voluntarily assemble. Now, upon tins great question OF
Increasing the productive energies OF this country we
arc obliged go the people, for they are interested In
the commercial and the mining interests Of the country
and IL is necessary TO do this business mainly
through SsTo premise S Sy saving that four bills have
been introduced into the Congress OF thg DheG
system Of cheap freight railroads for the United states
cepon perhaps describe the routes which these rail
roads designed 10 take so far as conferences nave
SION viii send from pamphlet, which | now hold In
my hand, entitled /" Reform m Railroad Managene&ht mt
freight railway One enterprise proposed Is the %aesSD % S nsssI' na
trunk with the branches connecting themselves with IT, You'd
sse ..sSD S%%S3 sS"% s1 notHss s. s Ts. T
Another enterprise propose, sh; thSrSughf,gs from ii tsG p M';
p6 design Of extending the same to the Pacific
S i S = S &. Ssss Sl Of fs Pnns The SSts being supply
cheap fuel Navy the marine and commercial IN 9ses steam steam
IN YewYorE New Jersey and the NswE9gsnd State. -,
ss % eSnrs S ss. pS4s Ssa SfSais S s.
freight plan from 6e h1TooS Of BsaS 0aDs N S Oo s whev va
hi Is in Preparation for similar railway, connecting wsh ,ho
s s s iii eeSisnpsns SStp consolidation Geo road
% sS o . sss Ss S $ c: o'' Eastern
PLAN on THE RAILWAYS.
The bills b fore Congress that inc preposed
railways shall DC open to free competition Tor all vi may
desire 10 nut trans thereon such persons 10 pay te toll
prescribet moderate and uniform rate OF speed IS To be
ndopcd the capital stock shall be placed at 500 per
share individuals corporations even states may become nc
MORTGAGE ia road or franchise; obligation shall DO
voluntarily Incurred, debt contracted without ample
means i'm the treasury said Company To- meet snch ob
gation aud in case the Directors authorize or allow any
debt 10 be contracted obligation TO DO lncuIreu Will
out funds I'm the Treasury OF the Company to meet the
same they shall he personally liable therefor
Judge Sherwood then read paper explanatory OF inc
bills rs introduced by senator's Harlan Oh IOWA. N.Y. VI
Nevada and Henderson OF Missouri
The bs sre designed initiative In the e'isoishmen, o.
cheap ioh railways under Congressiora
whereby the orohaTe. Of the country may
tuns m che inferior 10 the sea ho Nhetog vac Vs
roads nreiiy Ittnd lhe eominerce 10 the sea
irsuOd Vac tunk t9oOasulaFa~ uen sVsVe