The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-31
WHEELING AND TUsCARAwAs.
Railroad Meeting at the Court House
Last Night.
Resolutions Adopted and Memorial
signed Asking Authority TO Sub
scribe $500. 900 10 the Capital Stock
of the w. d T. Railroad.

entail citizens. 1t was said to be the
largest meeting of the kind that has
been held in this city for long time.
On motion OF Hon. Thos. Sweeney
the meeting was organized by electing
MICHAEL REILLY, Chairman, and G. D.
Hall, Esq, of the hts!ligencer, and o. s
Long, of the REGISTER, Secretaries.
On motion by Hon. B. F. Stanton a
committee of FIVE was appointed to pre-
pare resolutions, the committee consist
| ing of Messrs. B. F. Stanton, Thomas
Sweeney, 7. J. Blair, A. G. Robinson
and John Mcclure.
Pending the preparation of their re,
port the report of a committee appointed
on the 7th of last December to take
preliminary steps for the organization
of railroad company to connect with
the Lake Shore and Tuscarawas Valley
railroad was read. The report is
published in full elsewhere in this
paper.
The following resolutions were then
presented by Mr.. Stanton as chairman
of the committee for that purpose:
Resolved, That the Legislature OF this
State be requested to pass law author
izing the City Council of the city OF
Wheeling to subscribe not exceeding
100000 to the capital stock OF the
Wheeling and Tuscarawas Valley Rail,
road Company, and that no conditions
be imposed upon the City Council in
making such subscription, except that
it shall be approved by three-tiths OF
the voters OF the city voting on the
question, at an election to be held after
fifteen 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.
RcSoLcea, That the Mayor be re-
ouested to call special meeting OF the
City Council, on Friday night, the ID OF
February, and that all the members Of
the Council in the city be earnestly re-
auested to attend said meeting, and pass
resolution requesting the Legislature
TO pass a law containing the provision
mentioned in the foregoing resolution.
Rssolged That believing as we do
that the stock OF the Wheeling and
Tuscarawas Valley Railroad Company,
will be safe and profitable investment
and that the construction Of the road
will give new impulse to the
business OF the city, extend its
trade, and enhance the value of
property, it is earnestly recommended
to all of our citizens who have capital
to invest, and to all who desire to pro-
mote the prosperity OF tie city, to sub
scribe literally to the capital stock Of
the company on Thursday next.
ReSoL,cd That a memorial be imme-
diately prepared, to be signed 10y the
citizens and presented to the Legisla-
ture, praying the passage OF law
authorizinga subscription to the capital
stock of the Wheeling and Tuscarawas
Valley Railroad Company upon the
conditions proposed in the foregoing
resolution.
The resolutions having been read,
their adoption was moved and seconded,
Remarks being in order, Mr.. Stanton
addressed the meeting in speech OF
about half an hours duration. The
crowded state of our columns this
morning will not permit of any ex-
tended report Of his remarks. He re-
ferred to the report which had been
read as affording full information con-
corning the condition and prospects Of
the Wheeling and Tuscarawas Valley
railroad, and he had nothing TO add to
the statements therein contained. He
alluded to the past history OF railroad
enterprise in Wheeling, and how the
Ceatral Ohio railroad had been pre-
vented from coming here, and how The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad had been
driven, by uniriendly action on the part
OF the former City Councils, 10 cross
the river four miles below the city, and
the C. & ?. road had been compelled
to build on the other side Of the river.
He said the Wheeling capital was
building up rival towns in the neigh
borhood, simply because there are not
in this city sufficient facilities for trans
portation.
If the Tuscarawas and Lake Shore
road is not extended to this city it will
certainly reach the Ohio river at some
other point and thus, by passing
through a section of country that now
trades with Wheeling, divert to other
localities a large portion Of the Ohio
trade we now enjoy.
Governor Stanton was followed by
Hon. Thomas Sweeney, who also IA
vored the adoption OF the resolutions.
He stated that he was not opposed to
the Wheeling and Toledo road and
would be willing to subscribe to and be
taxed and be taxed for it, but he deemed
it impracticable. The Wheeling and
Tuscarawas Valley railroad is practica-
BILE and within our grasp. He stated
that Mr.. Stanton's history of former
railroad matters in this city was correct
and that the city had been too often
controlled to its disadvantage by men
having little interest in it. By proper
legislation the Wheeling and Tusca-
rawas Valley railroad can now be had ;
if this opportunity be permitted to pass,
that road will make connection with
the Pennsylvania Central or the Balti-
more and Ohio road and give our city
the go-by.
He spoke Of the large number OF
people in attendance and said that he
had never seen so good arailroad meet,
ing, in all important respects, in this
city before. He also referred to the
REGISTER statement on yesterday
morning that TX. Allison had been
employed to PNbare bill" &c, and
said that previous to his departure for
Charleston Mr.. Allison had not been
spoken to in relation TO the matter.
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