Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-12
NARROW GAUGE.
Enthusiastic Meeting at Music
Hall Tuesday Evening.
Delegations Present from springfield,
XenEa, ana BaInbridge


On Tuesday, committees of prominent
citizens, appointed by the Councils of our
neighboring cities of Springfield and Xe-
MIA, to meet with a committee of our own
citizens, and pass over the line of the pro-
posed Narrow-Gauge Road, arrived in town.
Xenia was represented by Hon.J ohm Little,
B. D. Moore, Col. R. P. Findley, T. P.
Townsley, A. Hivling, Judge Mills, J. H.
Cooper, j. E. Williams, o. W. Marshall,
George Bradley and J M Milburn. Spring
field was represented by Geo. H. Frey,
Thomas Kizer, J. F. Sanders, o. B. Smith,
T. B. Beall and j. C. Holloway There was
also a committee from cambridge, in town
to confer with our citizens. This commit
tee was composed of the following gentle
men: Elijah Roekhold, Esq, Joel Brown
and Charles Lindley. meeting was
called at Music Hall in the Evening, and
was attended by large number of our
citizens, together with the above Commit
tees. The meeting was called to order by
Ace Gregg, Esq. Hon. 7. B. Townsley, of
Xenia, was called to the Chair. Geo. ".
Frey, of Springfield; E. Rockhold, of Ross,
Mr.. Wright, of Highland, and T. B. Thorn
ton, of Fayette, were chosen Vice-Presi-
dents, and Col. Finley and O. w. Marshall
of Xenia, w. c. Gould. w. H. Simmons
and VIM Nillikan, of Washington, ap-
pointed Secretaries.
The President made a brief address, ac-
knowledging the honor conferred upon
him, after which, Judge Mills, of the Xenia
delegation, was called for and made short
spirited address, showing what railroads
had done for other cities and localities, and
could do for this. He expressed himself
unqualifiedly in favor of narrow gauge
roads as the cheapest and best, and felt
confident the proposed road could and
would be built in a short time. Mr. Frey,
of the Springfield Committee, followed in
brief, business-like talk. He said the
committee was not authorized to make any
propositions, but were simply commits
stoned to pass over and examine the route
and hear what the people had to say, and
report. He was decidedly in favor of mar
w-gauges; had studied the subject, and
knew, as any one might who examined the
statistics, that they were the cheapest by
far, and could be built and owned and op-
Grated by the builders and be made to pay
from the start, as investments. If he did
not know it, he would go home by the
shortest route and quit talking railroad.
| Springfield wanted coal road over this
| limo and NVn1116 do har art iF
Washington and the other towns on the
route would cooperate. Hon. John Little
was called and spoke briefly, showing that
Xenia was alive to the enterprise, and
wanted the road and would do her part,
and was bound to have it. jamestown
would also come up to the scratch with her
share Of the money. Other gentleman of
the Xenia committee spoke in the anne
tenor. Hon. Mills Gardner, COL Yeoman,
James F. Ely, DR.. Roberts, and others were
called for and expressed the sentiments of
Washington and Fayette county, as enthu-
siastically in favor of the road, and pledged
our people for their share of assistance
We were bound to have the road. The
question was settled beyond a doubt,
and we would join hands with Xenia or
Springfield, or both, and put the enter
prise through without delay. Col. Hurl-
tics, showing the comparative expense and
profits of the broad and narrow-g gauge
roads, showing clearly that our road would
pay we'll as an investment, which point he
urged the gentlemen present to fully ex
plain and demonstrate to the people, and
there could be no doubt of the success OF
the enterprise within reasonably shor
: time He said if he had ever had an.
doubts of its success, they were all gont
now, and he considered the matter settlet
/ since Springfield had shown the interes
S she has in it.
+, Mr.. D. W. Callinan offered the follow
ing resolution, as the sense Of the meet
E ing which was unanimously adopted:
q RESOLVED, That we, the people of Washingto
z II, in meeting assembled. M heartily extend t!1a
generous welcome and assure them that we, &
1y yre Gf in tbe Sf
NDayton & South Eastern, are not only WillIn
sum necessary for the construction of said roa
and to the performance of which we here unal
l. imously pledge ourselves
s. Hon. Mills Gardiner had prepared re-
le olution, similar in matter, which was calIe
for, and also unanimously adopted.
lie reads as follows.
IN RESOLVED That, as an expression on the pa
III of the citizens of Washington and Fayette Cou
With H all parties Interested with us in the CO
to struction of the most practicable and direct lii
no of Narrow Gauge Railway to the coal fields
o. That such a line can be built owned and CO
= | trolled by the people residing along the propC
h ed line; and should be built, and operated sole
in the business of transportation, thus servi
- equal facilities to all producers; and deali
e, with equal exactnesS and justice by all consu
ers of coal,
10 The meeting then adjourned.
:c Yesterday morning the committees frc
k. Xenia and Springfield, together with
ng committee appointed by the Council
this city, composed of Judge McLei
re- Hon. James Pursen, and Capt. Allen I
gler, started for ChiIlicothe, to confer W
the citizens of that city, and thence
ers pass over the route to the river. Col. Y
in man. Col. Hurlburt Capt Foster, and o
lay 'ers of our citizens, accompanied the par
The project seems now to have
all sued form that looks like business, a
, to the immediate building of the road can
in most be considered as an absolute certa
you ty. We feel confident that our capital
ers, and property owners, business men,
'ec- citizens generally, will give it such S
ion port as their interests and the interes
for our town and county demand, and as
ich insure the success of the enterprise.
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ach Personals
Judge Gray is holding Court in Chillicothe
Our former citizen Mr. J. w Gaskill no