The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-02
Railroad Convention.

Railroad Convention.
We have received copy Of the pro-
ceedings of the great Railroad COnven.
tion held at Moorefeld, Hardy county,
on Monday, February 22d. The object
of the Convention was to secure the
completion of railroad from some point
on the Ohio river passing eastward
through the South Branch Valley, aud
having an outlet either in Baltimore or
Alexandria. Large delegations were in
attendance from the various counties
interested, and a great amount OF en-
thusiasm was manifested.
The following is list of the othceS:
President, Col. r. l.. Baker, of Fred
erick: Vice Presidents, Thomas Maslln,
of Hardy, ]. II. Lambert, OF Randolph,
s. Bonner. of Tucker, Benoni Hausel, OF
Highland, Charles Williams, of Grant,
r. w. Gilkeson, of Hampshire, John 5.
Arsold. of Mineral, John w. Stewart, of
Alexandria City. Secretaries, James
Kuykendall, of Hardy, Isaac T. Brady, of
Hampshire, Homer 5. Carr, OF Grast'
Judge ALLEN, Chairman of commit
tee on correspondence previously ap-
pointed, reported the following letter
from Hon. j. w. GARRETT, President of
the B. & o. R. r:
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD,
PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
BALTIMORE, February 10, lS6S. )
S. Carr, T. b. WeltOn, HIM. ". Ran
doIph, John 4. Scott, p. ". anderson,
Isaac g. Mask, John j. Chipiey, John
". DgGy, Daniel R. McNei't-COm-
mHtec:
GENTLEMEN Il have the honor to
acknowledge thereceipt of your cOmmu-
nicatinn on the ID ultimo, on the sgbject
of \ railroad through the Valley of the
South B,anch of the Potomac, to coH-
meet with some line of railroad running
east. now in operation or contem'
Mated" to which you required re-
spopse prior TO the 22d of February.
No dount is entertained that such a
road as Won propose will prove OF the
bigbest value by furnishing economical
facilities for transportation and lnsur-
inc rapid and great development OF the
agTinnltural, mineral and all other in
terests connected with your important
region. ,,
I send YOU "A statement, recently pub-
1ish.d from which you will note that
the Baltimore and Ohio Company is at
nresert engaged in numerous and costly
ent.rprises, which absorb all the means
II can command. 1t is not at present,
therefore, deemed advisable to make
further subscriptions for the purpose of
hniIdinr additional roads; but, in view
of the important objects to be acco n
plished, and the Immediate enhance
ment of the value of property upon the
nroposed line, if the parties interested
sbonld determine to furnish the requl-
si,e capital to build the road, so as to
c,nnect with the Baltimore and Ohio
road. this company will doubtless be
willing to supply, upon reasonable
terms, the equipment to work the road
when constructed.
If such action should be adopted by
vonr Convention rs to make it desira
HE enrineers will be detailed to make
reconnaissance ot your route.
| am, with great respect, your ooedl-
ent servant,
J. w. GARRETT, President.
The same Committee had also ad-
dressed a letter to Mr.. LEWIS McKENsIE,
Of the Alexandria, LoudOn and Hamp-
shire Railroad, who was present. In
.ome remarks before the Convention,
Mr.. MCKENsIE said
His company was not as great as the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, but he
wonld make the samo proposition to
these people as they did; he would say
To them build your road and l will
stock it and run it for you, and make
money out of it too. He was not here
to beg these people TO JOIN with MS
road. but if they would he promised 10
do more than Mr.. Garrett does In MS
letter: he knew these people were
Going TO have q railroad, they looked
Ike it: they were men of sense, wealth
and determination: he heped they would
not throw away this good opportunity
Colonel WHITE. from the Committee
appointed to collect Minerals, reported
the following:
list. Specimen of fire clay, five miles
from here, in Hardy county, said to be IN
great quantities. I'd. Specimen OF oi-
Iuyinous coal from Grant county. Sd.
SDecimen of copper and iron ores from
Pendleton county, said to be in large
quantities; alse another quality of iron
ore from the same county, said to be In
great quantities. 4th' Hemlllte iron
ore from Grant county. 5th. Specimen
of coal west of Petersburg about ten
miles. 9th. Specimen of gray marble,
in large quantities near Mooreield; also
from the same region, a specimen OF
variegated marble. 9TH. Specimen of an
timsnv from Pendleton county, in large
quantities 5th. Specimen of magnetic c
iron ere from Tucker county. 9Th.
Specimen of lead from Tucker county,
from which bullets have been made
from the ore. 10th. Specimen OF mag
netic iron ore from near the Hardy and
Hampshire county line. llth. Speci-
men of coal from Tucker county, in great
abundance on Red creek. 18th. Speci-
men of gold from Randolph county.
The committee on business made re-
port recommending the appointment of
committees to aid in surveying the
route of the proposed railroad, and to
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