The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-23
From the Cadiz Sentinel, Dec. 2l.l
RAILROAD MEETING AT CADIx
Large .Atsesa.nes ana Mssh Ear

Large Attendanes and Mach Ear
BY far the largest railroad meeting
held ct Cadiz since the construction Of
the s. & /. R. R. was held atthe Court
House last Saturday. The house was
filled with leading citizens OF the town
and of representative men from Short
creek, Stock and Franklin townships
There was feeling that railroad from
Wheeling to Dennison was a certainty,
and determination to secure the road
BY Wheeling creek, Short creek and
Standing Stone Fork of Saltwater if
within the power Of the citizens who
reside along that line. - - a.. - Z
D. B. WEIGH, of Cadiz, presided, and
H. B. Lacy, of Stock, and L. NJ. Bran
son, of Short creek, were Secretaries.
The committee appointed to solicit
the right of way by the Harrisvine
meeting held some weeks since, reported
that they were progressing with the
work, and their labors were being
crowned with success.
A report was read from Civil Engn.
eer Smith, Of Wheeling, who hal COM
pleted new survey OF the divide between
Wheeling creek and Short creek, in the
interest OF the Huntsville route. He
reported a grade Of So feet to the mile.
The greatest difficulty to encounter on
this route is a tunnel 1900 feet long
with approaches 1900 feet long on each
eide; also fill across Short creek val.
ley of l60 yards in length AMI 20 feet in
height. a .
w. S. Poulson, from a committee ap'
pointed by a previous meeting read a
letter from Governor Stanton, of Wheel
ing, telling of the organization Of the
Wheeling and Tuscarawas Valley Rail
way Company, and that the arrange
ment was that DR.. Streator was TO be
President OF the combined company.
He stated that the route upon which
this road was to be built depended very
much upon the local subscriptions and
releases Of the right Of way.
1t was thought by many thatamore
favorable route existed from Wheeling
creek to Cadiz than by the-way Of Har-
risville, the proposed route passing
Ephraim McCleary's farm, through the
Holmes settlement, and from thence to
Cadiz. That this route might be tested
q motion was made that a surveyor be
employed to make survey OF this
route. This motion was vigorously OPP
posed, especially from those in the i'm.
mediate vicinity of Huntsville, assisted
by S. B. Shotwell, Esq, of Cadiz. The
vote was taken and was close. The
Chair, however, was Of the opinion that
the motion was lost.
A motion was adopted that a com
mittee of five be appointed from each
township on the proposed route to solicit
the release OF the right Of way. The
Chair appointed the followifin gentle
men: a a.
Short Creek-William Binns, Eli
Seibert, John Mclaughlin, L. NJ. Bran
son, James Nicholson, Robert John
con, Jacob Moore, VIM. Bond and Jas.
Henderson.
Cadiz-J. n. Haverfeld, John G.
Bargar, William Evans, Robert Nc.
Fadden and II. B. Lacey. H.'- &.
Franklin-J. NJ. Bradford, q. q.
Courtwright, James Sterling, Thomas
Pitts and j. j. Firebaugh. 81 ..
A motion was carried that there be a
central committee for the county ap.
pointed to attend to matters connected
with efforts to secure the proposed road.
Central committee-H. S. McFadden,
L. NJ. Branson, John NJ. Upton, John
n. Haverfield and D. B. WEIGH.
A motion was made that the Town
ship committees ascertain and report
the probable amount of stock which
can be obtained in their several town
ships. After considerable discussion
this motion was carried.
The meeting adjourned to meet at
the Court House, Cadiz, on Saturday,
December 80, 1871.
A motion was adopted that the citi.
zens of Wheeling be invited to attend
the adjourned meeting next Saturday
week, and that DR.. Streator also be in
vited to be present.