Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-04-12
Rail Road Meeting.

: held at the Court U IN this city, OF
Saturday evening last, to consider tn,
-propositfon OF building the Vienna Raj
Road. The meeting, which was pretty
generally attended, organized by elect
ing Harmon Austin, Chairman, and W
. A. Birchard, Secretary
In the Secretary's report We have the
following: On behalf Of the call, Mr.
Palm stated that it had been gotten uT
= st the solicitation OF a number Of citi-
zsns who felt a deep interest in the mat
b ter. The project Of the construction OF
the Vienna road had been under discus
sion for several years, and a few yeara
ago a p had been started and some
subscriptions received, but that lstterly
little had been accomplished to secure
the building OF the road.
The speaker stated that the road from
Youngstown to Vienna was already
partly built, and that they we're making
overtures to connect with the Penn. Cen
tral railroad; that the interests of the
former place being sverse TO Warren,
they would endeavor TO build their road
TO the northeast Of us; butthat IL a road
was built from Warren to Vienna, then
we would be In a position to command a
connection with any road that might be
built to the lake.
Mr.. Palm said that the meeting had
assembled, not with tbs intention Of
driving a few Of u capitalists into
building the road, but TO consult the
growing interests Ofths place and in
his opinion, nothing could be done by
the city Of Warren with 30 little expense,
that would be of such vast Importance
10 the place, and he hoped the meeting
would take such 4 course as would in
duce our capitalists to take stock in the
road.
Nj. Dana remarked that there was
nothing to call for a Vienna railroad
meeting, as several parties owned the
leases of the coal tracts and in CONVEX
sstion with n Of them, (Mr. Andrews)
that gent eman had stated that be had
made a proposition to Erie parties to
lease all Of his coal interests there, and
If accepted, the coal would be taken in
that direction and until this matter was
decided, nothing could be accomplished.
Mr.. Dana said that he had no doubt that
il the lease was not effected, an arrange
ment could be made with Mr.. Andrews
for the construction Of some kind Of q
road, and thst he would himself advise
a narrow gauge road, as any connection
with smother road would be ruinous to
our interests, on account OF through
shipments to other places; and the first
expense would be about one-half or one
third less in building such q road. Mr..
Dana stated that the Ashtabula road had
been disappointed in getting assistance
from the Penn. Central Railroad, but that
a number of wealthy gentlemen are
pushing II, and intend to have it built,
preferring, however, that citizens a ong
the route should take stock in it, pay
able as the road is constructed.
The speaker closed his remarks with
the following peroration, which ought TO
be engraven on the mind of every man
who owns a foot OF property Or cares a
cent for the future prosperity OF oar
rity. I,
II the time ever does come when 1t
viii be practicable to build sroad from
Fairport or Vienna to Warren, the peo-
plo Of Warren maylas well make up
their minds that everybody viii have to
work, and thai they cannot lie down and
20 to sleep, trusting to the efforts Of a
half dozen citizens 70 build the road, as
then they will surely be disappointed.
Mr.. Richards said a road to Sharon
would be Of great interest to all OF Us, he
did not think as much Of Vienna coal as
Pennsylvania, and thought that eventu-
ally we would have TO go there for it. A /,
narrow gauge road would be OF most
benefit II it stopped here, as the mere
transit through aplace is Of no interest
to It. We all know that cheap coal (
builds up large cities by Its m~anufacto- &
ries, also that said road cannot be built
without money. !
Nj. Dana--I presume that many Of US {
q statement on the cost and expense {
Of narrow gauge Rail Roads, made from I
by Messrs. Andrews and {
.utchins, and published in the Cleveland 7
papers. Nj. Stone, of that place, who e
1uilt the Columbus and Lake Shore 1
-oads, was in Youngstown recently, and c
N inquiring the rate or freight in the Il
said, that II he were twenty v
ears younger, he would build a road to (
he coal fields as an investment 81
Mr.. Palm said, that he was in Sharon
few days ago, and learned that the peo-
lie there were pushing the road to Green I
Ield, which would he Completed in about
year, that they were very much inter D
sted in the Vienna road, and that they Al
i'd not regard Mr.. Andrews as the abso- Is
lite proprietor Of all the coal interests a,
here; also stating that freight would be b
1rnished 10 employ every hour Of the b
ay. Mr.. Palm asked for a report from OF
committee formerly appointed. ii
Mr.. Dana was one of the committee, n
lso John n. Stull, who worked ener- &c
to raise money for it, but at that bl
me the Ashtabula road made q PROPOSE is
on TO US, and the thing was dropped th
u the present. When Mr.. Kinsman ii,
nd myself were in Ashtabula q propo- so
.tion was made to bring the Niles and ey
lew Lisbon Road to Warren, by a
ranch from Vienna II the citizens,
raise thirty or forty thousand dol
and my judgment was, and is, that y,
is the best plan for US. or
Mr.. Richsrds-The Vienna coal is not Nc
decided success for furnaces, but the n,
coal is a cheaper and better In
for mills and manufactures, and he
we raise money to bring the Vienna A,
BAD via Miles, that place viii reap an oi,
lual share Of benefits, aud ought to 10
and part OF the expense. II We are to Sc
ave a road 10 Warren We should try and ur
zach both the Vienna and Columbians ui
osI fields, and Niles should stand her s.
lare.
Mr.. Palm reported the following reso-
ltion which was adopted:
That the COMMITTEES heretofore appoint
/ be instructed to use their bsst en- se
to eyentuats the construction Of a
road from Warren to the coal fields Of ~
e~nnsylvsnia through Vienna, securing rls
leh Northern connections as shall in sb
leir opinions be Of the most importance la