The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-09
WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE.
Meeting I'm Lodi, Wayne County, o
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Last ThufsdsyD sS the day ap'
pointed for holding. s-railroad meeting
at Lodi, in the interest Of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroad. Preparations
were made to haven good time, and the
fondest hopes Of the citizens of thai
village we're realized. At two o'clock
in the afternoon of that day, the
citizens, with delegations from along
the cline, assembled at the Town Hall.
Among those present at the meeting
who took an active part were Captain
r. H. Cochran, of Wheeling, West
Virginia, attorney of the Wheeling
and Lake Railroad Company; Thomas
CHAPMAN, of Navarro, one of the
Directors VIM. NJ. Orr. James B. ,Tay.
lor and M. c., Rouch, Of Orrville,
together with that body of men known
as the Orrville Cornet Band, who are
ever ready to render their assistance in
matters OF this kind. by the furnishing
of music on these occasions. The
meeting was called to order by appoint
ing Rev. Mr.. Sage Chairman and F. R.
Loomis Secretary.
Vim. M. Orr was called upon and
proceeded to address the meeting, and
in a very eloquent manner laid forth
before them the advantages, necessities
and soundness of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie project. He showed them
how the land would rise in value in that
beautiful valley, how their town would
build up from the fine little village that
it now is to a city. Their treights
would be reduced by the advantages Of
competing lines, that they were located
in a section where trade would flock to
them from every direction, where the
great manufacturing men OF the country
would knock at their doors and ask for
admission. That this is the place
where the Lake Superior iron ore and
the coal south Of them would meet,
and thereby he the means Of establish
ing rolling mills and establishments of
every description. He told them that
the torerunner Of all these advantages
must be the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railroad, that without the railroad it
will be an utter impossibility to secure
these advantages. He thought they
would heed him aud raise their quota
of stock, $50, 900, like men, tbat.this was
the Last link in order to complete the
great chain from Wheeling to
Sandusky. After speaking about an
hour, Mr.. Orr gave way for Captain
Cochran. r...
Mr.. Cochran was introduced and in
his always pleasing and jovial manner
begun one OF the finest railroad speeches
that probably has ever been delivered
along the line OF the Wheeling and
Lake Erie railroad. the gentleman
told the citizens what kind of road
this would be and what kind of business
il would carry on. From the east end
of the line is an inexbaustible coal field
over two thousand feet in thickness, not
only under the ground does this coal
lie, but it projects from the sides Of the
hills, and can be mined without any ex,
pense. This is one source from which
it expects a large amount OF freight
traffic, and another source is the great
lumber regions Of the Northwest. The
road crosses niue railroads between
Wheeling and Sandusky, and each OF
them will be feeder to it. 1t will be
no one.horse concern but will be a
grand trunk line nearer to the seaboard
than the lake Shore aud Michigan
Southern, nearer than the Erie railway,
and nearer than the Pennsylvania Gen.
trail. 1t will be ss'good road ifnot a
better road, than that very successful
line, the Cleveland and. Pittsburgh.
He told them they needed railroad
communication with. the.outside world,
and that now was their chance to get.
They wanted coal aid iron and lumber
aud this road would bring them all
these and more. -. % H.. $50,
After Mr.. Cochran bad concluded
his speech, Mr. F. R. Loomis explained
to the visiting gentlemen the caase OF
the inactivity OF: the citizens of Lodi
He said that tn ey had been informed by
Wooster genflemenM who were interested
in the Lake Erie, Wooster and Musk,
ingum Valley railroad, that there was
nothing in the Wheeling and Lake
Erie railroad, aud there never would be,
and thereupon they settled down to wait
further developments. He said these
same men had endeavored to get them
to transfer their Wheeling and Lake
Erie stock books to their road, that they
had refused to do it, and since that
time they had learned that there was
something in the Wheeling and Lake
Erie railroad, and that they intended
to do their best to get it. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. LOOMS remarks the
meeting adjourned to meet in the even,
ing at half-pas seven o'clock.
At the appointed hour a large con-
course of the people assembled in the
public square, and headed by the Orr
vile Cornet Band they marched to the
Town Hall. The crowd was immense
and some were compelled 10 remain
outside. The meeting opened full Of
life and continued in the same strain
throughout. Mr.. Orr and Captain
Cochran agsin made a few remarks
and urged them to 60 to work at once
and raise as much stock as possible in
the meeting. The effort was put forth
and vas very successful, and it resulted
in making an addition of $4,000 to
their subscription. The amount raised
at the close Of the meeting was ga,
$50, and probably by this time it Is
over $4,000. One man, Mr.. Aims
| worth, has over 81, 900 subscribed.
The conclusion come to is that Lod
will do her duty. - go.