The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-13

feeling manifested that was prevailing.
1t seemed as il they were in earnest,
ALI places have determined to make
Wheeling the terminus. The north
east and southeastern portions OF ONO
formerly dealt here.
Mr.. McIlvaine said there was another
point on the Ohio river bidding for the
terminus. II wasproposed to 60 from
Toledo through Akron to Steubenville'
and that strong effort was being made
to bring it that way. He knew that
the projectors of this route were
backed up by large capital and would
do much to accomplish their intentions
regarding this road. j
Mr.. Brown, of Flushing, said at the
meeting in New Philadelphia he had
witnessed great enthusiasm there for
this road. The products of that coun-
try were without an outlet, and the peo-
pie wanted to have road built to tins
city to connect them with Baltimore.
The road would be supplied perpetually
with freight from the northwest for the
South. The route now proposed he con.
sidered the best unoccupied road in the
State of Ohio, as the mines of minerals
adjacent to it were inexhadstible. The
road proposed a reciprocation of the
wants of the people between the east
and west and the people were awaking
up to its Importance and were going to
work with a will for its early compile
ton. He thought this city could easily
afford to subscribe half q million of dol
lars for the enterprise.
The President stated he was aware
that an effort was being made to make
the terminus of this road at Stenben-
vile, and was sorry that there was not
more interest manifested by the people
of this city in the Importance of this
great enterprise, but attributed it to the
want of information in regard to the
matter. He felt safe, however, in say
ing that they would be equal in their
presence and means, when advised Of
the actions of this meeting, as places at
q distance along the proposed route.
Mr.. Stanton thought there was no
practicable difficulty about having this
road come to Wheeling at a reasonable
and moderate expense. 1t would pass
through the richest counties of the
State for producing wheat, where the
and people would contribute largely.
He thought the city was never better
paid for her investments than she is
now, and was very we'll able to make
liberal contributions toward the COM
pletion of this road. They have, in
times past, taxed the real estate along
the public roads in Ohio to build them,
and rather than have this road fail he
believed the people would de it along
its route and have it completed the same
as was done in regard to turnpikes. He
said the city ought to contribute half
a million of dollars fer the road, and
that the State was not fully awake to
to the interests at stake.
DR.. Voorhees,, of Flushing, thought
there was not enough interest manifest
ed In this city In regard to this road as
was in other places where he had been.
1t was an air line railroad which runs
on coal bed from Stark county to
Wheeling, and would bring lumber
from the markets of the great north
west to this city, 1t was talked of forty
years ago, and was then called the Me-
dina and Tuscarawas Valley road.
There was not an elevation of over
fifty feet to be graded. He thought
there was great apathy in this city in
reference to the matter, and urged that
now was the time to build the road;
that we were just as able as ever we
would be to carry it on.
Mr.. Allen was called upon to give
some description of the proposed route,
but begged to be excused on account of
1t being so long since the original sur
vey was made, that he did not remem-
Der much about it.
DR.. Updegratf, of Mt. Pleasant,
thought thai this meeting looked more
like an Ohio Convention on account of
the limited number of persons present
from this city. 1t was true, as Judge
had observed, that Steuben-
Vile was making an effort for this road,
backed mp by wealthy capitalists, and if
the people of this State do not realize
the advantage of having its terminus at
it would be built if it had to
seek an outlet somewhere else. He
hoped to see it progress to its ultimate
end and that the best proposed route
offered would succeed.
Judge McIlvaine thought the city
was well represented as there were COM
nittees from all the wards. He was
with the representation of the
city.
Here the committee appeared who
were appointed to draw up n resOlu-
ton expressing the views and feel
ings of the people of this city in
reference to the road. The Chair
man of the committee made
a few remarks before he sub
mitted the resolution to the
stating that the commit
tee only represented portion OF the in
terests of the city, and they were deli
cate on that account, of coming to a
about the matter, but
thought, when tho people fully under
stood the advantages ofthis project they
would feel as greatan interest in the road
as the members of the committee. The
following is the resolution:
ReSoIred, That we earnestly favor the
building of a railroad from Wheeling
to Toledo. In point of local trade we
think the project holds out induce
ments that cannot fail, when properly
to interest the people of
Wheeling. We consider it important
that the operation of the matter should
go on. To this end they recommend
meetings, not only in the different
along tho line of the road, bnt
one or more general conventions, to fol-
low each other as fast as possible, and
likewise the immediate corporation Of
a company, the appointment of proper
committees to induce and superintend
subscriptions, aud such other pro-
ceedings as may be necessary
to put the enterprise on foot
as speedily as possible. So far as Wheel
ing is concerned, those of us who repre-
sent her interests on this committee
pledge ourselves to bring the matter i'm
to the attention of our people,
and to urge upon their adoption the IA
vorable views we entertain in regard to
the advantages of the proposed road.
We are not without hope that a gratify-