Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-18
The wilmington & Western Extension.

MgFTISd, YESTERDAY, OF PERSONS INTEREsTED-
CANvAssING COMM rTEEs APPoINTED-kNCoURAG-
ING PROSPECTS AHEAD.
A meeting Of persons. interested in the pro-
posed extension Of the Wilmington IL Western
Railroad, from Llndenberg to Oxford, was held
Yesterday, at the Washington School house,
about two miles North Of Kimbeyille, Chester
cIuuty There WAS worry good attendancs, aud
Al earnest feeling OF interest was manifested.
Sylvester Megaigee E-q., (of Megargee Brothers
VINO are owners Of the Spring Lawn paper mills,
ON Big Elk creek,) presided, and Esquire Stevens
acted as Secretary.
John q. jackson, who has completed a prelim-
inarv survey OF the route by Franklin summit
submitted Ii 3 report Of t,wiIh map showing dl-
rso.rin, cuI yatuIe. &c., aud profile view,
showing grades lie thought tho route COM
paraiively eaey one. In crossing the three sun
ints between the streams, there were natural
deptessiuns.which greatly reduced the grades To
cross to Little Elk, and run thence upward by
MIR. Hoods survey, will make road between
sixteen and seventeen miles long, costing about
500 600 for graduation and masonry.
Auer Mr. Jack-ons report. ho added some
further suggestions aud considerations eh3our4-
ging tho construction OF tie line
Mr.. Meslrgee said thare ought to ba no dil-
cu Is in raising tho NECESSARY stock su1s'rip :
tols The four parties in intHrest-WilmlnBtU ron;
tn ueuplb along the route Of the ROAD those
in crested in having rOa up little Ek, winch
wluld ultimately be extended downward TO
k'nn and the people Ut ONtOrd--he III ought,
were very vol able to provide tho means. Will
mllgton, he said, would be greatly benefited
there is a large aud valuable trade on the t"o
EIk creeks which wants to come To Whining on,
mi would il it had way. He said Wilmington
had shops and woTknen, in various branches OF
industry, excelel nowhere in the world, and he
had often work that he would give them II this
road were open.
Howard NJ jenkins, being called upon, said
he was present with the sole object OF testifying
the interest felt by the city of Wilmington IN the
extension. IL had always been the design OF the
Wilmington ~ Western road to build m FAR Ok
ford. aud IL tine present management were able,
there would be no hesitation on their part. For
tunutcy the financial condition OF tho ROAD
was pow steadily improving, and While
nOt authorized TO Say or promise anything
for It, La had no doubt that II the paupe along
the extension did all they cOHli, d,d al bHJ
Otghl to dJ they would receive sufficient help td
assure the construction OF tho proposed road.
Il would he of great vliue u Wilmington, bo-
Sond doubt, and it ought to 30 built. But the
iisst persons to act were those along the line
and il they did their part, he felt very hopeful
Of the result.
The following canvassing committees were
then appointed
For the portion OF limo between Landonbort
and Spring Lawn, Darlington Cope, Thomai
Mercer TAYLOR b. Brown. For ruute up Big Elk
from Spring Lawn, John W. Mcllenry, W. Hen
ry Way, b. Il. Mcdonnell. For route up Littli
Elk from Spring Lawn. Charles Robinson, j.
Mcdonnell. Robert NJ. Pierce.
The meeting adjourned to re assemble at th
cal Of its officers.