The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-03-05
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NEWARK, o. Feb. "a "A large number
Of delegates, representing the counties in
Ohio along the line Of the contemplated route
Of the Erie q Atlantic Railroad, assembled
at the OuOrt House, at this place, in answer
toa cau which first appeared in the State
Journal, for Railroad meeting to, be held
here With 4 view to take into Consideration
the measures to be adopted TO secure the
building Of ssid road. Hu 1 Hidh
The meeting was organized by calling
jerome Buckingham, Esq, Of Newark, Ohio,
to the chair, and appointing General Comfy,
Of the Stale Journal and j. 7. Shryock, Sec
retaries. A committee of two from each
county represented in the convention, was
appointed TO prepare the business for the
meeting.
The following persons were named for
snid cOmittee: grs8s
Gallia--H Henry NJ. Onderdonk; Meigs-G
B. Cspman; Perry-D Brown, Col. James
Taylor; Fair6eld-John Gill; Franklin-M.
n. Green, W. @. Deshler; Muskingum-T.
j.. Maginnis. j. Il. Shryock; Licking-J. L /
BHkeys Oharles Follett; Miami-Ju udge M.
g. Mitchell; Knox-Judge r. @. Hurd, H.
B. Curtis; Richland-R. B. McVay; Erie
J. A. Camp, A. W. Hendry; Lueas-Olark
WsggOnsr; Lorain7,-R. Fl. Pen6eld. o1s
al Gen. 9. B. Wright--As a member for the
State at large was added to the committee.
A letter dated at Springfield Furnace,
Pa, and addressed to the Chairman of the
Convention was read, in which the writer
called attention to the prOpriety Of making
Pittsburg point on said road. After some
iocular remarks by members in regard to
the fact that Pittsburg was rather too far
east to fall within the line of the proposed
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COMMITTEE. The Committee on Business
then retired for consultation aud the Con
Ventien took recess until hall. past 8 o'clock.
Upon the here+sssembling of the Convention
Gen. Geo. B. Wright, on behalf of the Com.
mittee, reported the following resolution:
Resolved That the advantage to the State
Of Ohio Of connecting the northern lakes
with the Southern Atlantic States, BY rail-
road through the great mineral region Of the
Hooking Valley, is becoming so palpable to
the people living North and South, that We
deem itof the greatest moment that meas
ures should be taken without delay to insure
such a. desirable result
Resotved, That 10 the opinion of this Con-
Yention; the most efficient way to attain this
end would be for the three roads from the
north, now aiming for the Hooking Valley.
to aIl-unite somewhere in the valley 80 as 10
hsFe common interest in connecting With
the Chesapeake d Ohio Railroad where it or
any lateral branch thereof may strike the
Ohio River, or approximate to the same, and
also to heready to- unite in connecting BY
the most practicable Fonte with the contem-
plated road to Knoxville, Tenn. This would
put US in connection with the States Of Vir.
ginia, North and South Oarolinas. Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky.
The report of the Committee was accepted
and the resolutions unanimously adopted.
A committee of nine vas appointed 10 pre-
pare an address to the people and to take
such other measures as were deemed best
calculated to carry the objects Of the meeting.
The following gentlemen compose that Com
mittee: Y. p, Horton, ]. I, Birkey, H. B.
Curtis L. Donaldson, T. j. Maginnis, ". W.
Farrell, CLARK Waggoner, Col. james Taylor
and 81. M. QBdendonk fc
Short speeches were made Charles FolIett,
Gen. Wright p. !, AcGinnis, Fl, M. 0nder-
dOnk and others, calling attention to the inn
mense Importance Of developing the mex
hRustibls Aelds OF coal and iron in southern
Ohio, and opening up direct Communication |
18th the Southern States, and thus avoid the
necessity of making ins eastern cities dis.
tributiDg depots for our products.
Altogether the meeting was grand sue
cess, and adjourned With an earnest purpose |
TO see the work. which they haze undertaken,
fully accomplished. A. P, o.