The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-03
FESTIVALi
RAIL ROADi
EIaefIng on Last Saturday.

weather which made it exceedingly di
agreeable for our farmers TO come
town.. The proceedings were aboat
follows:
J.T.ersw was chosen Chairman, an
Arthur Pond, Secretary. A commits
ofthree, consisting Of f, N. Stanber.
Moses MDaniel, and ~ l.. Hall, W.
appointed to confer With the Presider
and Directors of the Dayton & Nine
al Region Rail Road, and ascertain o
what conditions it could be made t
extend through Morgan county. J
CountyaC Committee was also appointed
composed Of Executive and Advisor.
members, and consists as follows
sErscatire. Morley Adams, +. W
Wood, C. T. Barker, w. w. McCsrty
Gleason 3. Roman, F. B. Pcad, G. L
Corner ard c. L. Hall.
Aduisory-James J.. Huffman, o
Bloom Up; w. H. Cool, Bristol; Johr
Dearth, Center Alex. Finley, Deer
field DayiI Moody, Homer Fleming
Crew. Marion; Samuel II. Phipps
Manchester simpkin II. Brown
Meigsville Joseph v. Conn, Penn C
C. Cheadle and A. J. TIosom, Windsor
and Jsmes N. Rogers, Malta.
This was made g standing Rail
Road Committee of the County, en-
powered to cali public meetings at any
time, to ascertain the sentiment of The
people relative 10 Rail Roads, and to
confer or correspond with any of the
great r. r. Companies of the country
relative to Rail Road matters. 1t will
meet in the Town Hall Of McConnels-
wills, on Saturday, 18th inst, and il is
hoped that every member viii be pres
ent. During the course Of the meet
ing speeches we're made by divers per-
sons, all evincinga real, heartfelt de-
/sire for a Rail Road. Hon. VIM. P.
Sprague mats public the condition of
the Southwestern Rail Road project,
S0yAHS tunt nbitC Nao tue ulost Oc-
sirable route for a road running thro'
Morgan county, its Charter had ex-
,Tired last Spring.
Judge Wood was called on for some
remarks, and he responded by presen-
ting some salient facts, one of which
was that il took money, as well as talk,
TO build a Rail Road, and, therefore,
that. if the people of korgan county
want a Rail Road, they will have TO
come forward with q portion of the
funds, ati4ast.
The official report of the meeting,
not having been handed US until yes
terday morning, at about 10 o'clock,
came in 100 late for publication.
WAY TO GKT A RAIL ROAD.
Thssthe people of Morgan county
desire a Rail Road, we have not the
slightest doubt, and We think, Also,
that they would be willing 10 take a
considerable amount of stock in one,
il, by SO doing, one could be secured
The trouble seems to be that no one
knows how to go about the matter in
efficient way. We have the following
plan to propose, and we hope it Will be
considered by the County Committee,
at its meeting on the 18th day of Feb
ruzry
Letsthe County COMMITTEES draw up
Il SUBSCRIPTION paper, p~rovisioned that
The subscribers obligate themselves to
take stock, IN amount corresponding
with their individual subscriptions, in
the first RaIl Road hat any Company
may run through Morgan county, ma
king McConnelsville a point, said stock
to be taken, and the money to be paid
for the same, when the cars are run
ming through Morgan county, and then
let this paper be circulated throughout
the County, and let it be ascertained
what amount the people of the County
Will subscribe to such q paper, and
then LET it be published to the world
As the amount we are willing to PAP to-
ward building a Rail Road. /
It strikes Us that such 8 course would
30 the best possible for US to adopt
oar belief, a sufficient &mount world
be subscribed to such q paper to induce
any Company, that contemplates bull,
ding a Road through this portion Of the
State, TO place Morgan county on their
inc, and there rs no dorbt but that
,onae such Roads are in contemplation.
nothing about the Dayton d ;
Mineral Region Road, the Pennsylva- i
ria Central is now casting about for
he shortest route from Pittsburgh TO
Sew Orleans, and as Morgan county is :
cry nearly on that line, if not quite, a !
LIBERAL ofsr on the part of our citizens t
sight induce its President and Direct
RS o-look this way. Also, a Road up =
nd down the river is talked ofby some :
f the prominent men of Zsnesyille I
nd, may be, if the people of Morgan {
Tould, in ONE such way as this, show i
ONE earnestness in the matter, they
1ould carry out the scheme. However
plan may be viewed. one thing isl
and that is that the people of
county viii never get a Rail d
.oad by waiting for some Corporation 4
o.eome here and humbly ask the priv >,
ege-ofbuiiding one for US. We must :
ut our own shoulders TO the Theel. Z
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