Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-22

A. RAILROAD MEETING assembled in the
Court House at Warren, pursuant TO call, on
Saturday evening, the Sth inst, the proceed
ings of which, we think, will be read with
much interest by the friends Of our road, as a
reflection of sentiment in that region, ON the
subject of our securing line of road from
the coal banks to connect with the lake. The
article is somewhat drawn out but we see no
way of shortening it, as almost every para.
graph portrays some thought bearing upon
the subject. The special object of the meet
ing was TO consider the proposition Of build
ing the Vienna road The meeting was gen
orally attended, and was organized by elect
ing HARMON AUSTIN, Esq, chairman, and w.
A. BIRCHARD, Secretary. We copy from the
Warren Chronicle:
In the Secretarys report VIC have the fol.
lowing: On behalf OF the call, Mr.. Palm sta
ted that it had been gotten up at the solicita-
tion of a number of citizens, who felt deep
interest in the matter. The project of the con
struclion OF the Vienna road had been under
discussion for several years, and few years
ago paper had been started and some sub
scrptions received, but that latterly, little had
been accomplished 10 secure the building of
the road.
Inc speaker blutCu the TOdQ from
Youngstown to Vienna was already partly
built and that they were making overtures TO
connect with the Penn. Central railroad: that
the interests of the former place being aversc
to Warren, they would endeavor to build their
road to the northeast of us; but that if a road
was built from Warren to Vienna, then we
would be in position to command II cOnnec-
ton with any road that might be built to the
lake.
Mr.. Palm said that the meeting had assem-
bled, not with the intention of driving few
Of our capitalists into building the road, but
to consult the growing interests OF the place;
and in his opinion, nothing could be done by
the city of Warren with so little expense, that
would be of such vast importance to the
place. and he hoped the meeting would take
such a course as would induce our capitalists
to take stock in the road
Mr.. Dana remarked that there was nothing
to call for Vienna Railroad meeting, as sew
eral parties owned the leases of the coal
tracts; and in conversation with one of them,
MIR. Andrews--thAt gentleman stated that
he had made proposition to Erie parties 10
lease all his coal interests there, and ii accept
Cd the coal would be I. ken in that direction ;
and until this matter was decided, nothing
could be accomplished. Mr.. Dana said that
he had no doubt that if the lease was no, eff
leetedy an arrangement could be made with
Alr Andrews for the construction OF some
Allu VI u IVuu, auN tHuI aC WOHlu himself uu-
wise narrow guage road, as any connection
with another Joad woSld be Tuinous to our
interests, on account of through shipments to
other places; and the first expense would be
about one-haf or one-third less in building
such road Mr.. Dana stated that the Ashta,
bua road had been disappointed ia getttng rs.
sistance from the Penn. CeRiraT Road. but
that number of wealthy gentlemen are rush
ing II, and intend to have it built, preferring,
however, that citizens along the route slould
take stock in it, paying as the read is con
structed
The speaker closed his remarks with the
following peroration, which ought to be en-.
craven on the mind of every man who owns
foot of property,or cares cent for the future
prosperity of our city.
If the time ever does come when it will be
practicable 10 build q road from Fairpore OF
Vienna TO Warren, the peopleof Warren may
as-well make up tlieit minds that o,,o,, :. 4.
do - anu tuat Nlcy cdnhOt ile
...%n and so TO sleep, trusting 10 the efforts
Of a half dozen citizens to build the road, as
then they will surely be disappointed.