The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-07-02
RAILROAD CONVENTION AT MA
EsEETTA, SaallD.
The Bellaire and irOntOH Railroad.
from the Register, Goth inst

lied by calling John Campbell, of Law
renee county, to the chair, and the ap
Ipointment of Mr.. Sheets, Of Belmont
Secretary.
After statement of object Of meeting
by Gen. Warner, and remarks by others
the following committee was appointed
to draft resolutions, and report to ad
journed meeting, togbe held at the Cour
House at 2 o'clock, 2. NJ; Judge w
W. johnson, of Lawrence, j. H. Sulli
van, of Belmont, A. J.'Warner, of Ma
rietta. ..' sH'gJ pf.-- ..... .....-.
Meeting adjourned.
2 O'clock, 2. M-The Convention
came to order pursuant to adjournment
On motion of Ger. w. P. Richardson
an1 request of Mr.. Sheets, Jas. w. N.Y.
was appointed assistant Secretary. The
committee on resolutions reported the
following: ....-
l. That a project of Railroad from
Beiaire, in Belmont county, Ohio,
through the counties of Belmont, Mon
roe, Washington; Athens, Meigs, Gallia
and Lawrence, TO Ironton, meets witt
the cordial approval of this Convention
2. That we take such immediate steps
to effect such an organization that viii
secure a united movement along the
proposed line, to secure that object, and
to obtain the aid of the various counties
| through which said Road will pass, un
| der the provisions Of the Boesel Law,
for that purpose. ht-
g. That TO carry out said project,
there shall be appointed, in each of said
COUNT les, Committee of three. r,.
4 That said committee for Washing.
ton county be constituted a Central Ex-
ecutive Committee, upon whom shall be
placed the duty of devising in detail a
general plan of action, and take all nee
essary steps, with authority to call to.
gether the Committees. n-.... .ar .'a[
5. That the several Committees in
each county shall be charged with the
duty of carrying out said general plan,
and for that purpose, are recommended
to employ in their respective counties
some suitable, efficient person, to devote
his time to that object 4
6. That the several County Commit
tees provide means to defray the expen-
ses of such service. and of surveys.
The following Committees were ap-
pointed: ~. Ta 81 ..:.. ..l
Belmont. Fl. Sullivan, j. B. Smith
and Louis Boyer. .. ,a...
Monroe-Hon. j. o. Amos, Nathan
Hollister and G. w. Cline.
Washington-Gen a. j. Warner,
Hon. w. z. Cutler and Gen. W. p.
Richardson.
Athens-P. B. Stewart, E. Vickers
and August Frame. ......
Lawrence-John Campbell, Judge W.
W. johnson and Lewis Anderson.
.Meigs and Gallia counties not being
represented, the following resolution,
offered by Judge Johnson,w was adopted ::
Re@olred, That as the counties OF
Gallia and Meigs arc not represented in
this Convention, the appointment of the
Committee for each of. said counties be
referred to the people thereof, with a
request that steps be taken therein for
the appointment Of said Committees,
and that they report TO the Central Ex-
ecutive Committee, at Marietta, ~..
After the resolutions were adopted,
Colonel Sullivan, of Bellaire, made some
remarks. He liked the appearance o.
things. and hoped all would go home
imbued with the idea, and magnatize
their friends with the same spirit. No
local trade should be aimed at, but it
should become national line, telling of
its deeds thousand years hence. 'a''
Gen. Warner pointed to the map, and
found part of the Ohio Valley road
already now running, from Bellaire to
the head waters of the Allegheny river.
This had been talked of for two
years, hit had recently been quickened
in its activity by the passage of the
Boesel law. -5s.
Heretofore Ohio has Jagged behind.
Illinois and Indiana had built ten miles
to her one., He said no opposition from
other roads need be expected, while on
the contrary it would rather receive
some encouragement. He could say,
what he did not know in the morning,
that the Baltimore and Ohio road would
give their valuable work on the line oi
the river at not more than nominal
value; and in, adopting their track to
Belpre, with the Muskingum bridge, not
lless than five hundred thousand dollars
would be saved an amount which could
not in this locality be raised by any
possible means.
1t would seem that this is 0 favorable
time to build this road; once lay along
the line of this stream track, and it is
for all time to come. Ii not built now
he thought that tlere were many chan
ces of losing it altogether. 1t would
require prodigious labor and concert o
action all along the line; and aid coult
be secured now easily under our new
law. He had some experience with thi:
lately in another locality, and it WORKED
well. The Ohio Vallcy road he looked
upon as likely to prove the most valua
BILE trunk line to, the Seaboard, and th'
towns favored now would never los,
their advantage. All lines running
back from them tend but to make thi
more valuable Put it down once, AM
it is there for ages AS far as man cal
see now, there will be no material i'm
provement on the present mode of trav
el for centuries to come. This roac
! would not be affected by any failure o
, crops, for it has mineral basis, ant
; depends on that beneath the soil. ii
noticed the route down the river, an,
: understood that line could be had t
: Pomeroy by building not more than 2
| miles by using the Marietta & Cmcinnf
ii track TO point near Big Run Thi
t with the grade now MADE from here t
1 Bellaire, is long link in this roa(
: which is not one OF sections, bnt to Il
| a main through line he only spoke Q
: this to show how much is already done
9 if it can be put to our use.
After remarks by t W. EwARr, Esq
W. H. OLDHAM, Esq, Judge JoHNso
and General w. p. RICHARDSON, I'll
maetinv adjourned.