Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-08
The New York Democracy.
The WARM SPRINGS MARROW GAUGE
The Great Northern and Southern Railway.

me WARM SPRlNGS MARROW GAUGE.
The Great Northern and Southern Railway.
This convention was called in the inter
est Of projected narrow gauge railway
| extending from Lake Erie southwark via.
Columbus and Portsmouth, o., to Port
Royal Harbor, on the Atlantic coast.
The convention was made up of repre-
sentative men from Ohio, Kentucky South
west Virginia, Tennessee and Western
North and South Carolina.
After the usual introductions, q general
ramble over the grounds surrounding the
hotel property, and the examination of
maps, profiles and photographs of narrow
gauge rolling stock, the convention was
called to order by Robt. NJ. Mckee of
ton for President, Judge II. A. Town, of
Portsmouth, Ohio. After thanking the
members for the courtesy extended, Maj.
Thos. H. Russell, of Pickens of S. c. and
John Z. Helms, of Morristown were Sc
lected as Jecretaries.
On melton, a committe of three was ap-
pointed by the chair to report resolutions
for the consideration of the meeting. This
committee consisted of Maj. w. w. Roll
Inns, o. G.. Nanderhoof and G.. G.. Dan
bridge. Mr.. cambridge on the part of the
committee submitted the following:
WHEREAS: 1t is believed by this Con-
vention. that line of railway connecting
the northwestern region, bordering on the
great Lakes, with the sea ports of North
and South Notwithstanding the great
agricultural sections, north of the Ohio
river, and tho mineral belt of Kentucky,
Virginia, Tennessee, North and South
Carolina as well as the cotton and rice
fields of South Carolina, would be of in
calculable benefit to the sections traversed,
"A tof Ia ,t-,y Low ,,ufi
tuting direct and important link for fur
nishing freights for European shipments,
and affording to an extensive inland Sec
ton, which consumes largely Of Transact
lantic and tropical products a convent
ent entrepot for the same.
RESOLVED, That Maj. Thos. H. Russell,
Pickens, s. c.; Winborn Lawton Charles
ton, S. c.; II. G. Perrin, Abbeville, s. c.;
Maj. w. w. Rollins, Marshall, N. c.; ].
H. Rumbough, Warm Springs, n. c.; Gen.
Robt. Vance, Asheville.N. c.; II. l.. Cash,
Pennsylvania, N. c.. Curtis Eames, Nor
ristown, Tenn; Capt. 0. G.. Vanderhoof,
Knoxville, Tenn; Robt. NJ. Mckee,
Blountville, Tenn; Maj. r. r. Henry, and
Judge - Kilgore. Wise G. H, Va; c. q.
cambridge, Va; Hon. John: Davis, Pres
tonburg, KY; J. S. Spaulding, New York );
DR.. J. w. Fulton, and Judge H. A. Town,
Portsmouth, Ohio, be and they are hereby
appointed a committee to prepare and pub
lish an address setting forth the merits
and advantages of a great North and
South line of narrow gauge railway from
Port Royal harbor to Lake Erie. Passing
by the best and most direct route through
the western parts of the States of South
and North Carolina, East Tennessee, South
West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, cross
ing the Ohio river at or near Portsmouth,
thence up the Scioto valley to Columbus
nd 70 hos 10
harbor on Lake Erie-as may hereafter be
determined upon; and it was further re-
solved that o. G. Vanderhoof and G. G..
cambridge, civil engineers, report especi-
ally upon the advantages Of narrow
gauge railway, for the contemplated route.
On motion, the following committee, DIR.
J. w. Fulton, L. G. Damorin and Col. w.
w. Bodies, of Ohio; Robt M. Mckee,
Greeneville, Tenn; o. G.: Vanderhoof,
Knoxville, Tenn: Hon, H. A. Gudger,
Marshall, n. c.; Mai. Il. H. Russell and
Winborn Lawton, SC; were appointed to
arrange for convention to be held at
Portsmouth, Ohio, or such other points as
they may fix upon, in furtherance of this
enterprise.
The Secretaries were authorized to fur
nish the proceedings of this convention to
all newspapers friendly to public improve
ment.
The thanks of the convention were returned
to the proprietors of the Warm Spings hotel
for their kind attention and Inequalities.
H. A. Town, President.
+. Fl Fl, 4 RTsssi1 Secretaries.
After the adjournment the committee
selected TO prepare the address met and on
motion Capt. O. G. Vanderhoof, Of Knox
vile, Tenn, was made chairman, and to
whom all communications in reference to
this address will be referred,