The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-03-04
The Railroad Convention at
NeNArk.

A large section of Ohio was re-
represented in the Newark meet
ing Of the Oath Of February, by o
numerous body Of delegates. We
avail ourselves ofthe Commercials
special. for synopsis OF the pro
ceediDgs:
Tho Convention was called to
order at 2 O'Clock p. NJ, by sp.
pointing Mr. Jerome Buckingham,
Of Newark, Chairman, and General
J NJ. Comfy, OF the Columbus
Morning Journal, and Mr.. j. F.
Shryock. ofZanesvillo, Secretaries
On motion, n Business Commit
teo, selected from the various ccun-
ties represented was appointed,
consisting Of the following: From
the State at large, General George
B Wright; GalIia County, Hon.
Henry M 0nderdonk; .Meigs, 0
B Chapman; Fairfield, John Gill;
Perry, Dixon; Brown, James
Taylor; Muskingum, T j McGin
mis-, ], p Shryock; Franklin, NJ
N. Green. W. G. Deshler; Licking,
James L Birkey,. Charles FolIett;
Knox, Judge r G. Hurd, Henry
y. Curtis; Erie, J A Camp, Judge
A. W. Hsndrig; Lncas, Clark Wag
goncr; Lornin. r. II Penield;
Richland, r. B. McVay.
A communication from J, Oil
phant, Springhill Furnace, Fayette
County, Pennsylvanis. was read,
suggesting that the most practic
able route for tho proposed road
would be by way of Pittsburg =
Tho letter was referred to the
Business Committee.
The following was presented as
the report Of tho Business COmmit
toe.
"ReSolred, That the advantage to
tho State of Ohio oiconnecIing tho
Northern States with the Southern
Atlantic States, by II railroad
through the great mineral region
OF the Hooking Valley, is becoming
so palpable to the people living
North and South, that we deem il
of tho greatest moment that
thcre should DO taken, without de
lay, measures to insure such desir.
able result.
"ReSoived, That in tho opinion
of this convention the most efficient
method to attain this end would be
for the three roads from the North,
now aiming for the Hooking Val
ley, TO all unite somewhere in that
valley, 80 as to have a common
interest in connecting with the
Chesapeake apd Ohio Railroad
from Norfolk, Wherever il or my
lateral branch thereof may
strike the Ohio River, or, ap
proximato tho same; and also
bo ready to unite in connecting
with tho most practicable Of tho
contemplated routes 10 Knoxville.
Tennessee This connection puts
us in direct communication with
the States Of Virginia, North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Ten.
nessoo and Kentucky"
The report was accepted, and,
anor considerable discussion. rai
ncipatcd in by Messrs, Follett,
Curtis, Chapman, General Wright,
MeGinnis, jackson, Shryock, On
derdonk and Jenkips, the rcsolu
lious were adopted Tho discus,
slon elected many iacts in refer
enoo to the immense and valuable
mineral resources that lie in The
region through which it is propos
ed to locate tho road
Tho following persons were ap
pointed u committee, with power
to increase their number, to pro
pare ON address to tho people o
Ohio, and take such other meas
ures as, in their Judgement, wsr,
best adapted to accomplish the OBJ
Ijcct Of the Convention: Hon. ii
NJ 0nderdonk, Gallia; II b. Cor
lis, Knox; H. Donaldson, franklin
T.J. McGinnls. Muskingum; J. L
Birkey, Licking; W. w Folwoll
Sandusky; Clark Waggoher, Lu
cas-; Colonel James Taylor, Perry
and Hon r b Horton, Meigs.
Tho Convention then adjourned
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