The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-03


terested in the proposed South Branch
Valley Railroad, was held at Moore
field on the ed and 23d ults. Delegates
were present from Hardy, Grant.
Hampshire, Mineral, PendletOn, Ran.
dolph and Tucker, and from Freder-
ick, Highland and Alexandria City,
Va, and Baltimore. Col. r. L. Baker,
of Frederick, was made pormanet Presi-
dent, and James kuykendall, OF Har-
dy, Chief Secretary, with lumber of
vice presidents. The Committee of Cor
respondence appointed by a former con-
vention, reported that they had address,
cd communications to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, to the
Corporators of the kanawha and She
nandoah Company, to the Alexandria
and Loudon Railroad Company, and
to the citizens OF Washington, interest
ed in the proposed air line road. The
only response was from Mr.. Garrett, of
the Baltimore road, who wrote that his
road was engaged in numerous and
costly enterprises that absorbed all the
means it could command, and could not
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to make additional roads; but if the
parties interested in this enterprise
should build the road so as to connect
with the Baltimore and Ohio, his Com
pany would doubtless be willing to
equip the road on reasonable terms
when constructed; and if the Conven-
ton should adopt such action, would
detail engineers to make recOnnoi-
sanCe of the route.
Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, President of
the LoudOn and Hampshire Road, be-
ing requested addressed the Convention
in favor of a connection With his road
He was followed by Gen. Rosser, OF Bal
timore, who spoke for the Baltimore
Company. a pretty warm discussion
which lasted till the hour of adjourn
ment till the next day.
Next morning, Col. White from the
Committee appointed to collect Miner
ais, reported the following:
LIST. Specimen OF Fire Clay, five miles
from MOorciield, in this county, said to
be in great quantities. ID. Specimen OF
Bitumiuous Coal from Grant county.
Sd. Specimen of Copper and Iron ores,
from Pendleton county, said to be in
large quantities, also, another quality
OF Iron ore from same county. said TO
be in great quantities. 4th. Hematite
Iron ore from Grant county. 5th.
Specimen OF Coal west of Petersburg
about ten miles. Oh. Specimen of
gray Marble near MooreGield, in large
quantities, also from same region,
specimen Ofvarieguted Marble. Speci-
men of AntimOny from Pendleton
county, i'll large quantities.. Specimen
of Magnetic Iron ore from Tucker cOun-
ty. Specimen of Lead, from Tucker.
from which bullets have been made
from the ore. Magnetic Iron ore from
near Hardy and Hampshire line.
Specimen of Coal, from Tucker county,
on Red Creek, in great abundance.
Specimen of Gold from Randolph coun-
ty.
Judge Allen, from the Business Com
mittee, submitted IA report recommend
ing the appointment of committees to
aid in surveying the route of the pro-
posed railroad, and TO procure su bscrip-
lions, rights of way and statistical facts
relative TO the country through which
it should pass. The following from the
same report indicates the route contem-
plated:
The committee recommended q rail-
road which will pass through the cen
trail portion of the State of West Vir-
ginia, from Il point at or near Point
Pleasant, on tho Ohio river, as nearly
as practicable, by an air line, TO some
point in or near the Eastern line of the
State, between Strasburs and Martins.
burg, connecting with either the Man
nassAs Gap Railroad, the Strasburg
Extension, the Loudoun and Hamp
shire Road. the Washington and Poto-
mac, the Baltimore and Ohio, or the
Cumberland Valley Road. A definite
designation not now being made, as the
requisite fMc!s are not fully before the
Convention.
"That if the Alexandria, Loudon and
Hampshire road can make any arrange
road can in reasonable time be con-
slruCte0, so as to extend through the
Valley OF the South Branch, by way of
MOOrefield or its vicinity, TO the Ohio
river, that this Convention recognizes
the Eastern extension of said road as
meeting its aims and Objects"
Although this report was finally
adopted, Il spirited discussion WIS held
as TO the most favorable eastern termi-
nus for the road. Some were tor di-
rect connection with the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad at or near 'Martinsburg;
others for ending at Winchester, and
others for making the terminus at
Alexandria.
The following Central Committee was
selected:
For Hardy county-R. b. Sherrard,
i. Il. WeltOn, Garrett Cunningham,
VIM. NJ. Randall, Joseph Sprigg, ThOs.
Muslin, JOHN j. ChipIey, DR.. P. ".
Ncill. J. w. f. Allen, N. d. Parren, s.
II. Alexander, a. NJ. Wood, John Lig-
Iett, John w. Dufey. Joseph Vanme
Ter, IL. w. Frye and DIR. Warden.
For Fred"ricII-R. w. Hunter, James
Carr Baker and Lloyd Logan.
For Highlnnd-W. W. Fleming, A.
II. Flesher and John Trimble.
For Grant-George Harman, A. A.
Welton and Jonathan Seymour.
For PendletOn-J. +. Johnson, J. b.
Anderson md II. H Masters.
For Tucker-Solomon Bouer, VIM.
lIwin aud James Parsons.
For kIndolph-N. I. Lambert. Thos.
l. Arnold and James IL. Lambert.