The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-23
The River RAILROAD,

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1 pRscEEDMGs IN rae CONVENTION TODAY
THEENrERPkIsE HgART1LY ENDORSED.
Especial dispatch 30 the Cincinnati Times
IaosToN, O., April 10 The steamer Bos'
tona arrived here this morning at O'CLOCK,
having on board delegates from oil along the
Ohio river from Cincinnati up to attend the
railroad meeting called in The, interest Of The
line along the Ohio side Of the river from
Huntington to Cincinnati. The meeting is
composed OF delegates appointed by localities
along the line.
The Chamber of Commerce sent Benjamin
Egeleston. Captain C. NJ. Holloway, Thomas
G.. Smith, S. F. Covington, David Gibson,
William Means. The Board OF TRADE SENT
Joseph Kinsey, William Dwight, Ciement
Climber, and r. N. Moore. New Rich mona
sent z. J. Nichols, NJ. 81. Davis, Amos DaW-
son, and w. Frazer. Neville Or. >. n.
johnson and Dr.. N. S. Hill. Felicity: L.
81. hastings. Moscow }. ]. Selby, ROBERT
Buchanan, DR.. William johnson, John Fat
ton, and u. T. Cox. Laurel: DR.. u. south
and DR.. 2. Kennedy. Parkcr's Academy
Professor j. Z. Parker. Point Pleasant: ..
3. Cooper Chilicolhe: T. G. Logan anu y.
Il. Prather. Smiths Landing Captain Alex
ander Smith and Joseph Broadwell. -Hly-
ginsport: A. T. Ellis, A. W. Ellis, +. M.
Drake, and William Duffsy. Ripley: MAJOR
Chambers Baird. William MOTIFS. orange
Edwards, E. NJ. Fitch, Captain Z. ". boyo'
Peter Helbling, S. Hemphlil, and j. =. Leg,
gett. Aberdeea: Joseph Cheesenan ana
Titus Fulton. Manchester: Robert Eiiison
McVey.
Twenty or thirty delegates got on board al
Portsmouth,. The Convention was 0rgan-
lied at balf.past 8 O'Clock, being called 70
order by Judge Johnson, OF lronion, VINO
gave a warm welcome to the delegateS. ne
nominated Benjamin Eggleston president,
who was elected, and made BRIEF speech.
Referring to the great necessity or rail-
road along the river from Marietta 10 Cincih-
natl. he believed it could be easily built. A
proper canvass along the line would raise
money enough in six months to buIld the
road. He insisted on the building OF tue
railroad as the true way to develop the
splendid resources Of this great State. ap-
plause.]
P. j. Nichols, of New Richmond, was
elected secretary. Samuel Hemphiil, OF Rip
lev. was called on to speak. He preferred to
sneak after the delegates came from the other
CpptNSSN
interested in what the lower river delegates
hlve to say. He thought there was no neces-
sity tor argument to prove that the road was
needed. He believed the people along the
river understood this, and would give all the
necessary aid and thought the parties inter-
estcd in the Chesapeake and Ohio road saw
their interest in a connection with Cincln-
natl.
Captain Holloway, of the Cincinnati Cham
Der of Commerce., didn't profess to know
much about railroads, but did know there
was necessity for road on this line, the
necessity being apparent, and material re-
sources of the country so abundant. He
thought there was no reason why the road
should not be built.
An invitation was received from the Iron
Railroad Company and Etna lroL- Works TO
90 in the cars ut O'Clock to visit the Etna
furnace, in process of erection.
A committee on resolutions was appoint
ed, consisting of Thomas G. Smith, William
Dwight, of Cincinnati; z. j. Nichols, of
Clermont county; Chambers Baird, of Brown
county; w. 4. Hutchinson, of Scioto coun-
ty: Judge johnson, of Lawrence county ;
and John It. Gibson, Of Huntington, W. Va.
Recess till ii O'Clock.