The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-20
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company vs.. Z. G. Snodgrass-A
Voice from the People.

MANNISGToN, W. Va, March Is.
Pursuant to previous arrangements,
the citizens Of Warrington and vicinity
assembled en- mdSte at the storeroom OF
]. B. Nay this Saturday evening,
March l6, 1872, for the purpose OF
giving an expression of their feelings
in reference TO the mode and manner OF
procedure against the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad by E. c. Snodgrass, a
citizen OF Warrington.
The meeting was organized by the
election Of DR.. P. D. Youst, President,
and A. W. Knots, Secretary.
Mr.. F. Ii. Burt offered the following
resolution:
Rssolrsd, That the President OF the
meeting appoint five persons from this
body as a committee TO DRAFT resolutions.
Adopted.
The President thereupon appointed
as said committee F. II. Burt, Hin. A.
Prichard, Dr.. F. II Rymer, James H.
Furbee and J. B. Nay.
The committee withdrew from the
meeting and were absent perhaps thirty
minutes. During the time telling
speeches were made on the subject un-
der consi ieration by Rev. P. S. Barrick,
B. NJ. Neely, L. A. Clayton and others.
The Chairman OF the Committee on
Resolutions appeared upon the floor Of
the meeting, and begged leave to sub
nit the following preamble and resolu-
tons, which were read and adopted by
the assembled crowd with cheer after
cheer:
WHEREAS. 1t has been made known
to the citizens of Mannington and vi.
cinity that there Is legal difficulty
now existing between the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company and f. c.
Snodgrass, Of our town, in reference to
the title to a lot on which the said com
panv propose to erect the depot; and,
WHEREAS. 1t is further made known
to us that when the employees OF said
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
did commence the superstructure Of the
depot buildings for the purpose of
first class station, said Z. q. Snodgrass
did have warrants issued for the arrest
OF said employees Of said road, and by
this means did deter said employees from
proceeding to the construction Of said
firs, class depot buildings; therefore,
be it
Resolvsd, That we, the citizens Of
Warrington and vicinity, shippers and
receivers o. freight over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, in meeting assem-
bled, do enter our protest against this
method OF procedure. Tha: il said
Snodgrass has legal claim to said
property upon which the said depot is
proposed to be built, he should settle
this be ore the legal tribunal OF our
State, and not jeopardize the interest
and prosperity OF our town and conn
try; and further, we most emphaticaIly
declare that we have no sympathy
with his course Of procedure in thwart-
ing the wish o. the masses OF our people
in proposing 10 arrest the railroad en-
ployes that propose to erect a first
class station be it
Rtsoiued, further, That we will in no
Wise give countenance to proceedings OF
anv kind by any party or parties that
is calculated to inlerpose with or impede
the progress o. the building Of a depot,
with view OF making Warrington a
first class station.
Rr8o!crA. That the proceedings OF
this meeting, together with the resolu-
tons, he forwarded to the Wheeling
DAILY REGISTER and MteLtigEnrer. and to
the L;Jeralia and West Virginian,
at Fairmo0t, and each be requested to
pulish the same.
DR.. P. D. YoUsT, NJ. D., Pres t.
A. W. KNOTS, Secretary.