The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-07
NEW YORK.
Tho Trunecontinentai Railway Convention
at OswegO.


at OsweRo.
OswsGo. Oct. o. 1860.
Tho Transcontinen.al Railway Convention was
called TO order by Mayor Page at seven O'CLOCK when
prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Cond,t. Mayor Page
then welcomed the members OF the Convention as
fol.ows;-
In behalf OF the citizens OF 0swego extend to you
and each OF you cordial welcome to our city.
O5wego feels q deep interest In this Convention and
hopes Its fruits VIII rebound to the honor OF It's par
ucipants. The discussion or the themes brought
before tile Convention must result In great good
Living In an age OF commemorative great missionary
or the worid-wnatever conduces TO facilitate
and extend 1t, either domestic or foreign,
oontr butes TO the good OF mankind. AS complete
we may consider our railway system, 1t Is but in
Its incipient stages. The trans-continenta system
Is tue one we are most Immediately Interested in
and but very little Is now needed to make 1t COM
plete And who can contemplate the immensely OF
the commerce. that win dow through It's channels
Mayor Page concluded by nominating Gerrlt Smith
as temporary CHAIRMAN which was agreed to.
Mr.. SMITH, on taxing the chair, addressed the
Convention at some length in favor OF the projected
extension oil the Paoinc Railroad connections to
Portland, Me- lie spoke OF commercial enterprises,
ancient and modern. and then referred In general
terms TO the great benefit to be derived from the
enterprise which was to be brought before this Con-
yention.
MIR. EUGENE PRlNpLE OF Jackson, Mich, was
called upon and responded. lie said he was here
more as a locker on than as speaker. He was
representing an interest which was centred In
road from ST. clair to Chicago, OF which sixty miles
were already built; but that was not a road from
to see what was going to be done at this Conven.
ton. All our railroads had their inception and
secured the means for their construction from nome
local interest He referred to the vast amount OF
money lost oy issuing bonds to raise money and dis
posing OF them ut sacrifice. II was stated that our
railroads mad cost S. 600 900 900. He did believe
they cost SO much but he was willing to admit
they mad cost altogether too much through the bond
system. He believed railroad could be built from
Chicago to Portland for twenty million or thirty
million dollars, whereas. under the bond system Is
would cost sixty million or seventy million dollars.
His plan would be to make the railroads along the
line OF the road stockholders IN II. This would Sc.
cure I'm Interest from those who were to patroniZe
the road lie SPOKE severely OF tue dishonesty OF
enterprise he strongly advocated Its being made
road from Chicago 10 Portland and not from point
to pint. He was opposed to the enterprise being
placed at the mercy OF the local boards. He would
have board OF proper mon selected TO take super.
v5ory charge OF the whole line.
john I. GRIG6s, OF Saginaw, Mich, eaid the Com
mon Council OF his city had sent him there 10 say
they were deeply interested in this matter and were
to descr The location OF saginaw and the advan-
tages TO be derived from running the proposed con-
nection through that place. But the connection
would be with the Northern Pacific road at superior
thence across 10 the Straits OF Mackinaw down TO
Saginaw, thence down to Port Huron and then on,
as proposed. 10 Portland. In the Lake Superior
country there was population OF 10000, and It's
mineral resources were Wen n Known. ne had no
on motion OF Mr. J. Z. Churcnil Committee on
credentials was appointed.
On motion OF hlr. Culvert Comstoek COMMITTEES
on permanent organization was appointed. These
committees are TO report tomorrow forenoon.
The Convention then adjourned till ten O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
Opening of the International Industrial Fair
Mt Bufii,lo--Extcnsiye Display of Mechanical
and miscellaneous Articles--Great success
Of the Exhibition.
BUFFALO, Oct. G. 1859.
The International Industrial Exhibition opened
this evening with most imposing ceremonies. Not
withdrawing the recent storm aud fresde, pre-.
vented many articles intended for exhibition arriv.
ing in time Tor the opening the buildings were
crowded to their utmost capacity and the display OF
mechanical, agricultural and miscellaneous articles
was o. the most brilliant and extensive char
acter. Notwithstanding the extensive preparations
additional accommodations Will have TO be pro.
vided for the goods which are still to arrive. The
buildings are said 10 cover one.han more ground
than Is occupied by the American Institute IN New
York city and the entries, in point OF numbers and
attraotiveness are admitted by visitors to far excel
that Institute.
The following was the programme OF the opening
ceremones.-Prayer, by Rev. DR.. Lord; overture,
''NeDuchadnezzar,n by the orchestra; address by
Mr.. David Bell; address, by Mr.. Horace greeley:
"Adile Gaop,u by the orchestra; hymn, "America,n
Canada 10 well represented, and the success OF tho
enterprise Is beyond all question. Visitors and
exhibitors from all sections OF the country are loud
In their approval OF Buffalo as a commanding point
for future exhibitions OF this character. The city,
ifs geographical position and facilities for railway
ana water communication are acknowledged 10 be
superior 10 all other points.