The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-24


Ing the mos. feasible route, and the one prs
aeDting the most. immediate promises Of re.
turn. Healso spoke Of the seyesal 7says oil
building roads, and Of the very esh praetlee
ofbuildiu9tbem for Bankruptcy by sadaing
on them q pebt for (which they. received no
return. He spoke Of the manner I'm Whieh
the Cincinuati Southern road was being
built, and Insisted strongly that the road con-
em p!atedshould be begun aud carried on
right.
- AFTER BITS remarks were conciudedthe for
towing resolution, being the first reporpeo
br the committee, Was put and carried -
Resolced, That the most practlcal ana
profitable route for a railroad from Cincin-
nati to Huntington is on the north bank OF
tie Ohio rive.
Mr.. Heuphll!. OF Ripley, then gave some
Interesting statistics in relation 10 the popu-
laton, business, &C., on the norm ana sout
sides of the liver respectively. de said that
The population of the counties through
| which toe road would run on the north SIDE
was about 100, 900. That the business done
| by these counties aggregates about forty mill
| lions Of dollars per year. That There Is ousi-
ness ali along the road, which IS constantly
INCREASING: tnat soon nearly all the iaDd VIII
be occupied with new towns and new ", lnaus'
tries.
Tue pu'rlltion On the south side of the
river, in tie same distance, is about 5o,VOO.
| On the soutu side there are several strelcDes
OF country waich not only will no local
| trade now nut never will. Ihere III one gap
Of about seventy miles (trom RlYerton 10
about Maysv,lle) which is Without trade or
| Tie prospec; of any. 80" u,
In bis Opinion it was Of the utmost i'm
portauce that there should be harmony OF
purpose among those who were anxious to
secure the road. II they divide and ritter
away their strength on half dozen projects
lhe road will not be built, but union OF
effort will secure it. Ha..-"..
Mr.. Hastings. of Felicity. stated, among
other interesting items, that his own county,
under the BJcscI law, had subscribed 925, OoO
TO this road; but as that law bad been pro-
PRONOUNCED unconstitutional be was author
lzed TO say for them that they would SUE
scribe that amount in STOCK as private SUBJ
criotOn.
Colonel Caben, OF Richmond, was then
,:Icd on by the Chair, when be made q
bret but pointed and eloquent address.
sta .ipg The aim and object OF Richmond in
the eff 1T sue is making 10 aid in securing
s,Steru connection for the Chesapeake ana
Ohio railroad. He said that the committee
had cou here in search of light. They were
ready T. act, but wanted TO act understand
,nrly. He gave view of the difficulties
thI ough which Richmond had already pass.
I'd, and under which she now laOorS, and
couuselrd harmony and an earnest effort.
MIR. CGyingLon. a former president OF the
Board CT Trade Of Cincinnati, was called on,
nnd re- bonded very briefly, giving as his
opinion that road could not be built on the
south side that would be profitable, but that
he thought one on the north would very
soon pay profit on the investment.
N. Franklin Stcarns, of Richmond, was
The ncxt speaker. He spoke very briefly,
out 10 the point. lie said Richmond was
VIZ, ing the work done. They wanted there
10 SOW when they ought to give, aud why,
and if the plan proposed was feasible Rich
ino1 1 was willing to let The people OF Ohio
say Low much help she ought to give.
E, SAGE Gibson, Esq, then spoke in behalf
OF Huntingdon, stating how earnestly she dee
>rel this rold. and pledging hearty co0pera-
ton on toe part of her people to The extent
Of laeir ability in building it. He also
spoke of its Importance to both sides OF the
river.
Messrs. Kinsey, Of Cincinnati; Hutchir-
son, OF Portsmouth; and Nichols, OF New
Richmond, were cIlled on and addressed the
meeting, Mr.. Nichols milking very earnest
appeal tor the road.
Mr.. Cuees eman, Of Brown county, then
made a very humorous and effective speech,
earnest and to the point.
Judge Johnston, OF IrontoD, stated that
Ironton would do her whole duty when
called on. but he deprecated the idea Of
starting without solid basis. He was not
willing to give countenance or support TO
project unless it was undertaken under
strictly honorable business principles -prin-
cipes which would insure TO those engaged
ia it proper return for their capital inter
ested. He believed this could be done, and
was ready 10 give bis influence to it on those
conditions. He opposed the idea of under
taking to build road entirely with bonds.
lie wanted to see good cash subscription
10 start With.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Ironton, also made some
practical remarks of the same tendency as
Judge JohusLon's.
TDe second resolution was then adopted
Is follows:
Resolved, That committee, to consist
of five from Hamilton county, three from
every other county along the line OF the
road, and two from Huntington, be APP
pointed, whose duty it shall be 10 take neces.
>ary steps to organize a company TO build
said railroad" -'. "'
1t was also &c" . '-
"RcsUlrcd, That the committee named
shal! be authorized to carry out the object OF
IBIS meeting"
The following gentlemen were appointed
The com mittee ..- -,
Adams county, james Ca1en, D. NJ. Nc
C,nnochy, Ur!ah M:Call; Brown county,
G. Bond, w. Duffy, james Cbeeseman;
l.sNence county, Judge johnson, Z. Blg>by,
4. Y. Dean; Scota, w. a.. Hutchinson,
Colonel Peter Ktug, :. NJ. C9nnei; Clermont,
!. j. Selby, J. G. Prather, p. Il. Nlchol;
] .tnlton, General D.. w. Dwight, X. W.
Il oore, j. w. Glenn, and two Others Hunt
inyton, Captain Fl. {. Parsons, L. GlosoD.
The meeting then adjourned 10 accept the
invitation OF Mr.. Campbell and visit the
Etna Iron-Worbs.
There was u great deal of enthusiasm
inaniies;cd at The Convention, and a very
s,.ncst desire seemed 10 pervade all present
TO see the road built on the north side of the
OaiJ RIVER.
from the Cincinnati Times. 21st.l