The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-13
Preeeeains. Or he Rallroaa Coa,en

the papers meeting OF Deiogase' "
a Railroad Convention held for the
purpose of maturing plan for com
mencing and completing the Wheeling
and Toledo railroad met in Washington
Hall yesterday, and transacted the fol-
ing business
On motion, Thomas Sweeney, ESD, OF
this city, was called to the chair, as
President of the meeting, and l. ii. Will
liams, of the third Ward, elected Secre-
tary.
The following gentlemen were then
elected Vice Presidents: Jacob Bran
SON, of Flushing; David Judey, of New
Philadelphia; Enos Rafenberger, OF
Navarro; VIM. Alexander and NJ. Reil-
ley, all of Ohio
Dalton-F. Pope.
Strasburg-Thomas Ayres.
Navarre-E. Roffenberger.
Canal Dever-J. s. Dearborn and
S. Harmount.
Belmont-James Alexander.
Bridgeport---J. g. Tallman, ID. IL.
Capeheart and E. K. Rhodes.
st. Clairsville-David Brown.
Flushing-Isaac Holloway, Jacob
Halney, David Branson, Jacob Branth
and DR.. Ysohrees.
Tippacanoe-John Mccormick.
Fairyiew-E. d. Otis.
Dickerson Mills-O. III. Burdett.
New Athens-S. II. Watson.
Uniontown-John Campbell, James
Price, Samuel Brown and William
Campbell.
Mt. Pleasant. I. Updegraff; d. b.
Ipdegraff, G.. w. Nulsonth, James IL.
Gill. G. w. Mitchell, B. Conoley, A. G..
Kinsey, G. X. jenkins and L. Branson.
Martinsville-William Clarke, Joel
Wood, A. d. Rice, James Kerr and j. n.
Drennen. r
New Philadelphia-Levi Sargent,
Hen. George w. McIlvaine, David Judey,
Charles III. Matthews and II. Kalden-
baugh.
The following were the delegates to
the Convention from this city: Fr
Railroad Committee of the City Coun-
cil-1st Branch. Mcclure, Chairman,
Harper, and Carnahan. ID Branch,
Hughes, Long and Smith. wr
From the different wards:
LIST Ward-Thomas Sweeney, VIM.
Goshorn, T. H. Logan and A. j. Swee-
4 ney. 90
I'd Ward-A. w. Campbell, Louis
Woodmansee and Samuel Mcclellan.
Sd Ward-L H. Williams, G.. w.
Franzheim, Benjamin Stanton and G.
Oglesby.
4th Ward-J. II. Metcalf, w. w. Mil
Ter and DR.. A. S. Todd. ..I
5th Ward-B. NJ. Eotf, Capt. A Will
son and ThOs. Hornbrook.
9th Ward-JacOb Snyder, o. G..
Dewey and John Handlan.
9TH Ward-Thos. Pollock, Thos. j.
Blair and John Mulrine.
A melton was adopted that commit
tee be appointed from the different dis
tricts to draw up q suitable resolution
expressing the objects of the meeting
and the best and most favorable mode
of bringing about practical results for
the early completion of the contempla-
! ted railroad.
1t was moved that the committee con-
sist of tea from this city and its imme-
date towns, which was agreed to, and
the following gentlemen were appointed
by the President:
Wheeling-A. w. Campbell, Chair
man, and Messrs. w. w. Miller, Andrew
Wilson, John Mcclure, jr., b. w. Stan
ton, G. w. Franzheim and L. H. Logan.
Martinsville-Joel Woods.
Bridgeport-Wm. Alexander and Gen.
eral Capeheart.
1t was stated that the object of APP
pointing the above committee from per-
sons residing at Wheeling and its vi
cinity was to get the views of the peo-
pie at this end of the line.
On motion, it was agreed that the
members along the liue of the proposed
road should state before the Convention
the feelings of the people and the prac
ticability of the proposed routes offered
to be taken.
On this motion, Mr.. Harmount, of
Canal Dover, was called before the
Convention, and stated that he had at
tended some three or four meetings in
the northern part of Ohio in relation to
the road, and he found the people en-
thusiastic for its completion, and were
willing to give any assistance that
would tend towards the consummation
of the project. There was no difference
of opinion about Wheeling being the
terminus OF the road, as it was the
unanimous impression that it afforded
the best outlet for their products and
good market for their country mer-
chants. Much interest was man
Tested in Toledo, and several PROPOSE
tions had been made by the Board
of Trade of that city in relation to diff
ferent routes. He mentioned one pro-
position from Sandusky which would
give some seventy or eighty miles of
graded road provided it wonld run
through to Sandusky, Tiffin and Nor
walk. He thought if active measures
were Immediately taken that in less
than four months money enough would
be subscribed to complete the road.
Mr.. +. d. Otis, of Dalton, said the sub
ject of this road was first agitated by
the people of Toledo and those living
along Lake Superior, for the purpose of
shortening the route to the coal regions
of this county, and to have more di-
rect outlet for the products of
their own market. The feeling was
intense at all the meetings he at
ten ded for the completion of this
road, and its Importance to the city OF
Wheeling as u terminus could not be
overestimated. They wanted connect
ing link with Baltimore and the salt
waters, and this was the most pratica-
BILE and direct route that could be pro-
iected at any time. 1t would be of in
calculable benefit to this city, as the
merchants along the line would avail
themselves of this market for purchas-
ing their goods, and especially would
Wheeling nails, the most popular made,
meet with an Increased demand on ac-
count of the improved facilities for
transportation A portion of the road
from Dalton to Toledo was graded, and
the highest elevation along the entire
route he did did not think was over
thirty or forty feet. He believed that
if the people along the route could not
raise sufficient money by subscriptions
for the completion of the road they
would be willing to mortgage their
farms rather than be without it.
Judge McIlvaine, of New Philadel-
phia, said that the line of the proposed
route ran through one of the richest re-
rions in the State of Ohio, and its COM
pletion was virtual necessity with the
people for shipping the products of the
great northwest TO the eastern market.
I 1t matters not whether it gors through
Massilon or Dalton, it was all the same
to him, as he was not familiar with