The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-29
The Railroad Meeting at the CouR
House, Last Evening.

The Railroad Meeting at the CouTI
House, Last Evening.
The meeting was organized by calling
n. Richardson, Esq, to the Chair, and ap-
pointing Mr. W. P. Hubbard, Secretary.
Ar. JosEPu BILL explained the object
Of the meeting, recited the history Of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie organization and
Of the contract, aud replied 10 the objec.
tions to the contract IN the mornings In.
TELLIOESCER. Before be sat down he
read paper signed by all the members o.
the First Branch Of Council except two,An
all members Of the Second Branch except
three. pledging the members that in the
event the subscriptions should be voted,
they would require a satisfactory guar.
Anty that all the money Of the city shall
be expended on the east end Of the road,
and will not make such subscriptions IN.
Ill evidence Is given that the road will be
built"
Mr.. Bell introduced Judge STEWART,
Of Norwalk, who spoke in general way
about the history Of the railroad agitation
in his section. He said Norwalk was to
vote next Wednesday on the subject Of
voting $4,000 10 the road. NOrWalk he
said had population OF 5000 and a tax
basis Of 80 ,0O0, 900, and could vote the sum
proposed without coming up 10 the five
per cent allowed by law. Sandusky, he
said, was preparing To vote on a PROPOSE.
ton to subscribe 100000 Sandusky,
was not ne1rly so wealthy proper.
tionately as NorwRlk, having a pOpulA,
ton Of over 1900 and q tax basis Of but
$i,000,OOO. New London, Is to vote
an the l2th prox. on subscribing $59,.
600 and the feeling there Is spontaneously
In favor OF II. The township Of Hart.
land would probably vote twenty.
five thousand dollars. Milan had already
subscribed by individuals $4,000, one
man having subscribed $4,000, and four
others 5000 each. Judge g. proceeded
at length TO speak Of the merits Of
the projected enterprise and Of the
wealth Of the country In his county
(HurOn).
Judge ORR, Of Orrville, was next intro.
duCed, and in the course Of lengthy and
very entertaining railroad speech, made
this statement about subscriptions Orr.
vile, u town Of about 1900 inhabitants,
had subscribed $35, 600, and would make
it $4,000; Smithville, town Of 600,
had raised $3l. 900 and would make 1t
$50,000; Lodi had raised $4,000. They
had RENTED the work OF subscriptions,
but II Wheeling voted these subscriptions,
II would be easy TOR them to complete
the sums proposed. In New London,
which was yet TO vote, the petition asking
to have the question submitted was
signed by 1903 out Of l07 persons to whom
II was presented.
Mr.. MCGREGoR, Of Canton, tho editor
OF the Starke County Democrat, was the
next speaker lie said Starke county was
wide awake and would do her share
She had subscribed $4,000. Her quota
was $4,000, and she would probably ex.
CGed il.
JAMES FARMER, OF Cleveland, the
builder Of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
road, and President Of the Valley Railway
Company, was the next speaker. Mr..
Farmer said he had been for several years
a citizen Of Cleveland. They had lately
projected line called the Valley railroad
from Cleveland southwark up the Cuyaho-
ga river, through Akron. Canton and Bow
erston, or across TO the Connotten Valley,
where they expect to strike the W. & l..
Z. road. For seventy miles southwark
the road would be nearly dead level,
the grades not exceeding ten feet TO the
mile. From the surveys made Mr.. Farmer
estimated that the line would be 1876
miles between Cleveland and Wheeling
(rid the W. S L. Z. road from Bowers. |
town. The. G. i p. limo between the |
two cities Is 140 miles. The distance be.
tween the two cities by way Of the W. & |
7. V. road would be from 100 TO 165
miles. He said when the G. & p. road |
was built 1t was designed ts run the river |
division, between Wellsville and this |
city, in connection with the Baltimore
j. Ohio by way Of bridge here, but the
Company did not feel able to build q
bridge and Wheeling did not feel able to
aid in the work; and so II turned out that
the road was extended on down to the
Central Ohio md fell into running ar.
rangements with the Pennsylvania road
instead Of the Baltimore s. Ohio. bir.
Farmer said his Company were interested
in having their line terminate at this city,
and looked with interest to the success Of
the W. & L. Z. road. He did not see but
il it was built, the part oft between Bow.
erstown and this city might be made and
heldjOintly by the two companies.
The next speaker was introduced as
Hon. n. F. KELLOGG, Of New York, who
made a forcible and humorous speech
about the value and utility OF railroads
generally. He was especially ecstatic in
his praises Of the city and It's natural sur.
rOundings and was utterly amazed to find
such city here without any railroad ia
cilities whatever" He urged everybody
TO vote for the subscriptions.
DANIEL PECK, Esq, Of this city was
the last speaker. He described the re.
sources OF the country which the pro.
iectcd road was intended to traverse and
thought the road would be vastly impor.
tant, but it would do the city no good
unless il came across the river. It must
be great through road. Therefore we
must have bridge, aud he was in favor
of subscriptions to both.
Mr.. ]. ii. Coop was down for a speech
but not being present, the thanks Of the
meeting were rendered on motion Of Mr..
BELL 10 the Ohio gentlemen who had
addressed the meeting and therefore the
meeting adjourned.