The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-31
The RAILROAD MEETING.
The Legislature asked to Au.
thOrize a Subscription to
the w. & 4. V. Road.
SPEECHES OF GOV. STANTON
AND THOMAS SWEENEY.
The Present Needs Of the City and
the Present Duty.

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Court House was a surprise in point ol
numbers to all present. A large meeting
was not expected, we presume, by any !
yet the meeting was very large and earn
est, and represented the best elements Of
the city. 1t was said by some OF the
speakers and by several other old citizens
that 1t was the largest railroad meeting
ever held in the city.
The meeting was organized on motion
Of Mr.. THOMAS SWEENEY, by. calling
MICHAEL REILLY, Esq, to the Chair, and
by appointing Messrs. LONG of the Regis.
Ter, and HALL ofthe INTELLIaENcER, Sec.
retaries.
Mr.. STANTON moved that a committee
Of five be appointed to draft resolutions
expressive Of the sense Of the meeting,
Agreed to.
The CHAIR appointed on the committee
Hon. B. STANTON, THos. SWEENEY, Tuos,
J. BLAIR, A. G. ROBINSON and JOHN
McLuRE. Z
The report Of the Citizens Committee
was presented and read to the meeting.
To be found in full on the third page oi
this paper.l
The committee through their Chair.
man, Mr.. STANTON, reported tho following
resolutions:
"ReSolced, 1st. That the Legislature OF
the State be requested to pass a law au.
thorizing the City Council Of the city Of
Wheeling to subscribe not exceeding
$500, 900 TO the capital stock Of the Wheel.
ing & Tuscarawas Valley Railway Com
pany, and that no conditions be imposed
on the City Council In making such sub.
scription, except that it shall be approved
by three.fiflhs OF the voters OF the city
voting on the question at an election to
be held after 10 days notice, and that the
eastern terminus OF the road and its depot
grounds and buildings shall be within the
corporate limits Of the city.
"2d. That the Mayor be requested to
call special meeting Of the City Council
on Friday night, the I'd OF February, and
that all the members OF Council in the
city be earnestly requested to attend said
meeting and paSs resolution requesting
the Legislature TO pass law containing
the provisions mentioned In the preceding
resolution.
I'D. That believing as we do that the
stock Of the Wheeling & Tuscarawas Val.
ley Railroad Company will be safe and
profitable investment, and that the con.
struction Of the road will give new
impulse TO the business Of the city, ex-
tend its trade and enhance the value ot
property, It Is earnestly recommended
10 all Of our cilizens who have capital
to invest, and to all who desire to pro.
mote the prosperity Of the city, to sub.
scribe literally to the capital stock Of
the company on Thursday next.
18th. That q memorial be Immediately
prepared. 10 be signed by the citizens,
and presented to the Legislature, praying
the passage of law authorizing sub.
scription 10 the capital stock Of the
Wheeling 4 Tuscarawas Valley Railway
| SOhpduyN ou buS SOuAtbAOIo RlOpOoSA Al
the foregoing resolution"
Mr.. STANTON said the report OF the
Citizens Committee had advised the
meeting very fully as 10 the prospects ol
this proposed road, Its character, progress
and the necessity for 1t. He should NOT
go into any discussion Of those matters
but invited attention to some considera'
tions connected with the subject.
Additional railroad facilities, he said are
indispensable 10 the future prosperity and
success OF the city. We cannot do with
out them. The question Is what shall be
done now 10 secure these additional rail
road connections That they can be &c.
cured, that this road can be made, Is
demonstrated beyond controversy by the
report Of the Citizens Committee. And
In connection with that report, he called
attention TO the character Ol the gentle,
men making 1t. The five gentlemen who
make It must represent more than mil
lion and half Of the active business
capital OF the city. They are among oul
leading and most influential business mer
J men who are able TO contribute more
largely than most others TO such an enter,
prise, They, looking to their own bust,
ness, their own future success, and expect
ing 10 contribute their share, and a large
share OF, the taxes-are anxious this worh
shall be accomplished,
Gov. STANTON then referred to the his
! tory OF carly railroad connections here
When the Central Ohio was in progres
of construction and the question Of It's ter
. minus was still unsettled, 1t was taken 10
granted by Wheeling that 1t must COM
down Wheeling Creek to point opposit
to this city, because by the charter Of tn
Baltimore and Ohio Company the latte
was Obliged TO make its terminus on tn