The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-07-11
HOOKING VALLEYR.R.
MEETING AT WHITES HALL.
Large Attendance and Immense
Enthusiasm.

road extension project, j. r. Cs-
born, of Toledo, was elected tempo
rary chairman, and d. r. Locke,
Secretary.
The chairman said he hoped the
Convention had met with an ade'
uuate sense of the magnitude ano
Importance of the work before it
This work was not to be accom-
plished with any amount OF mere
words. 1t was work of great va
lue to the local interests of Toledo
as well as to the country here rep
resented. He welcomed the gentle
men to Toledo, and hoped the re
suits would contribute to the mate
rial interests of all.
Mr.. Holder, of Marion, movec
that q committee of five, on creden
tials, be appointed, which, upol
some discussion, was amended sc
as to require the different delega
tions, to present their names to thu
Secretary.
[For want of space and time, W.
publish the names only of those
delegates who are Immediately in
terested in the Air Route.
WYANDoT CoUNTY-Dr. S. F
White, S. Hartel, Henry Peters, r
r. Mckee, DR.. j. Mcconnell, S. Fl
Hunt. P. Cure, John Carnes, III. A
Hoyt, w. F. Goodbread, VIM. Mi
chaels, John Berry, Geo. w. Leith
Val Dombaugh, S. H. White, S
Hartle, James L. Cook, j. 5. Leith
MARION County,. D. Guthrie
DR.. Copeland, j. Q. Rhodes, q. l.
Mohr, Nathan Peters. 2. II. Holder
John j. Williams, John j. Hane, II
T. Van Fleet, J. E. Leonard, 5. +
DeWolf, Judge Bartram, j. Z. John
ston and Robert Beatty. 9
Col. Ramsey moved that a com
mittee of one be appointed from
each county to prepare business TO
the Convention. Carried.
1t was then moved that a com
mittee of one from each delegation
be appointed to prepare for perma
nent organization.
Mr.. Cook, of Wood, moved sub
stitute, that the present organization
be declared the permanent one
Carried.
Names were then presented a
members of committee to prepar
business for the Convention, wit
the following result.
.Wood--F. r. Miller: Lucas
c.. Hall; Wyandot-R. r. Mckee
Marion-H. L. Van Fleet; Putnar
- Evans; Hancock-W. 4
Wheeler Seneca-Charles Foster
Champaign--Thomas G Audos: Unio
p. B. Cole; Allen. FL. Eaton
Hardin-J. F. Henkle; Sandusky-
Charles Powers Logan-G. F. DaN
son; D. & M r. Rs. S. LHon
medieu.
To enable the committee to repol
the Convention adjourned, to NEE
at 2 P. M.
AFTERNOON Session.
Shortly after two o'clock, th
Chairman J. R. Osborn. called th
Convention to order. The repol
of the Business Committee was the
handed to the Secretary and reat
as follows:
The Committee to whom was RI
ferred the duty to submit rules an
regulations to govern the Conver
ton by law do report the following
First-Parliamentary rules ths
govern Legislative bodies shall al
ply to this Convention.
Second-No member of the Coz
vention shall speak more than twic
nor longer than five minutes upo
anv question before this Convention
Further:
Resolred, That Railroad be built fro
Toledo to Columbus, to be called tt
Toledo & Columbus Railroad Compan
Toledo and Columbus to select the il
corporation. Payments for surveys
be made by parties interested in tt
reduisiton of the interpretations.
Resoloed, That the parties interestt
in each contemplated route take SUE
steps as shall be necessary to raise ii
funds required to pay the expense
the preliminary surveys. The corpor
tors shall employ competent enginee
for the purpose of making said survey
and the moneys collected on each roll
shall be used for the exclusive bene1
Of the route on which the same is CO
lected. Application for surveys to
made to the incorporators.
+ P. B. COLE, Chairman.
+. r. MILLER, Secretary.
Mr. Cuminger, of Hancock count
moved that the Report be adoptt
as the decision Of the conventio
1t was finally resolved to consider
seriatum. The first part of the R
port was adopted without objectio
but upon the question of the ado
ton Of the Resolution,
Mr. Cook, of Wood, moved
amend by directing that the inco
porators be selected by the citZel
of Columbus and Toledo, at ioi
: meeting.
Mr.. Day, Of Columbus, rose to CO
rect an impression created by t
letter Of Mr.. Green, that while t
Hooking Valley r. R. declines
afford material aid 10 the propos
road, yet he was authorized to S
that the citizens Of Columbus we
prepared to help the enterprise
; all the moral and material aid in tn,
+. power; and that the Conventi
might depend upon the hearty {
| operation of that city in the odie,
they had in view.
Mr.. Cook, of Wood, then NOV
that the following resolutions
adopted, in lieu of the report of
Business Committee
4 Rssoloed, That committee of one fir
each of the following counties to w
e Lucas, Wood, Hancock, Hardin, Log
Union and Franklin, be appointed
this meeting, whose duty it shall be
0 orgadsze railroad company. for
D,rDoco of buildinr q ,..,;lro.1 g.,