The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-25
Railroad MeeIns In PendIeton.

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Pursuant to notice published in vari.
GUS papers in the State, delegates from
the counties Of Hardy, Grant, Pendle'
ton' Highland, Bath and Allegheny
assembled in Franklin, Pendleton
county, on the llth inst, to express the
sense of the citizens of their respective
counties upon the subject of the build
ing of a railroad through the South
Branch Valley, to point on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio. Colonel BENJAMIN
Hiner, OF Doe Hill, was called to the
Chair, and J. Ed. Pennybacker, of
Franklin, elected Secretary.
Upon motion Of Geo. A. Blakemore
the following gentlemen were appointed
a committee on Preamble and Resola.
tions: w. H. II. Flick, VIM. Elem.
ing, J. F. johnson, E. w. Boggs, John
Riser, A: W. Dyer, Joel SipIe, Jacob
Dove, John W. Myers and Joseph w.
kuykendall. During the absence OF
the committee, Captain Reuben D. Hill,
OF Augusta, Virginia, and D. o. Maui
pin, of Hardy, addressed the Conven-
ton. Both gentlemen advocated the
building of road, and urged the people
to take such action as would speedily
secure the desired object.
The committee, through their Chair
man, W. H. H. Flick, made the follow
ing report, which, after being discussed
by a number Of gentlemen, was adopted
with but three dissenting votes:
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowl-
edge o! this Convention, that scheme
is on foot, with strong chances of sue
cess, for the construction Of a narrow
guage railroad from Green Spring Run,
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, to
Romney, in Hampshire county, West
Virginia, therefore, be it
ReSolved, That we consider the ex-
tension of said road through the coun-
ties of Hardy, Grant and Pendleton,
West Virginia, and the counties OF
Highland, Bath and Allegheny, in Vir-
ginia, on the most easy and practical
route TO some point on the Chesapeake
and Ohio road, at or near Covington, to
be of the utmost importance to large
SECTION Of country now destitute OF and
far removed from railroad communica.
tons.
ReSolVed. further, That having heard |
the Baltimore and Ohio company will
bear half the expenses Of the construc-
ton of such road to Romney, and, fur
Their, that we believe the people in the
counties through which the road would
pass would cheerfully supply the bal
ance of the funds necessary to complete
the work, whether aided by the Balti.
more and Ohio company, the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, the Washington and
Ohio, or any other source whatever,
Upon motion, the following resolu-
tons were added and adopted:
RssoIved, That George A. Blake
moore, DR.. c. D. Boggs, John E. Will
son, John NJ. Jones, Jas. Daugherty,
J. f. johnson, Solomon Cunningham,
John D. Keister, BENZ. Hiner, George
A. Planes, George Harper, G. S. Wei
ton, DR.. Grove, James w. F. Allen, j.
w. Miers, w. II. Fleming and William
II. II. Flick, be appointed committee.
to open correspondence with any and
all railroad companies who may be in
terested; also, all iron manufacturers
or monied men who may take an inter-
est in the construction Of said road, rel
alive to procuring a survey of the route
for said road by them or either OF them,
and the construction thereof.
Resolued, That said committee is
hereby authorized, when in their opin-
ion they deem it necessary, to call a
5&y OF u ths eoqg6dfifs 81 4fgg
and, Bath and Allegheny, to meet at
such time and place as they may fix
lpon-the place being as nearly central
as possible.
Upon motion, the Convention ad-
iourned sine die.
BENZ HINER, Chairman.
j. ED. PENNrBAcKER: Secretary.