The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-05-05

ottleI pSISOuS Interested III the COAL
region Of this and the bordering
counties of Maryland and West Vir-
ginia, and held at Westernport on
Saturday last, was very largely at
tended, Notwithstanding the inclem-
ency of the weather. About three
O'Clock the meeting was called to or
der and organized, and the following
officers elected: w. B. Barnard,
president, Messrs. G.. w. Sheetz and
w. A. Thrasher, vice presidents; and
Messrs. II. p. Tasker and M. C. Full
Ter, secretaries. The object of the
meeting being stated by the presi-
dent, Mr.. Horace Resley was intro.
duced to the audience, and addressed
the meeting in clear ineligible
manner, showing forth the many adj
vantages that would accrue from the
construction of new railway from
the mouth of the Savage river to
Cumberland, and also gave an eSti-
mated cost Of the same. He dwelt
upon the necessity of a railroad to
supply the canal with coal, as the
rates now paid to the.'one railway
was eXorbitant, and that COMPETE
ton was necessary to reduce them,
and maintain the trade by canal.
Hon. p. Hamill followed and
showed the present relationship be-
tween the canal and the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. He predicted
this state of affairs some three years
ago. He hoped that now some &C.
tive means would be used to con-
struct new railroad that the peo-
pie would come forth as bondholders
to the amount of 100000, and thus
form competition that would re-
duce the rates per ton on coal, and
benefit the people in many other
ways.
Col. Alfred Spates was then intro.
duced. He stated that he came up
on an invitation extended to him to
address the meeting in regard to the
extension of the canal railroad from
Cumberland to the Savage river.
The construction of a new canal rail-
road was certainly a necessity, and
the question now is, who is to build
it; under what charter is it to be
constructed, and by whom is it to be
managed? The original charter of
the Chesapeake and ohio canal gave
the company power to construct
canal from Georgetown to the mouth
of the Savage river, and it also gave
the company absolute power to form
a connection from Cumberland to
the mouth of that river. Such
th0roughfare would be a public high
way, as the canal is and always will
be. The construction of a canal rail
road by the people would be an en-
tirely different corporation. He
would do all in his power to con-
struct a new canal railroad. He
closed by urging all those present,
and the men of Allegany county es-
pecially, to come forward and SUBJ
scribe to stock for the new canal rail
way, and thus not only benefit them
selves but also better the condition
of the country and the State.
st. Peters brass band, which had
contributed much to the pleasure of
the meeting, played national air,
after which letters We're read from
President German and others.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were appointed
committee on resolutions: Messrs.
Maurice Miller, Horace Resley, Pat
rick Hamill. VIM. T, James and
John McKeone, who reported the
following, which were unanimously
adopted. and the meeting adjourned:
WHEREAS, The people of this
State and especially of this section,
have been and are greatly interested
in the prosperity of the mining in
terests Of Georges creek and the
North Branch; and whereas, the
present facilities for coal shipments
from this region to tidewater by the
only outlet now afforded, fails to
meet the competition in the eastern
markets for the sale of bituminous
coal and whereas, the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal was constructed at
the expenses of millions of dollars by
the people of the State for the special
object of furnishing cheap transport
tation for our coal to tidWater, there
fore,
ResoIued, By the citizens of Allie
gany arc Garrett counties, Nd, and
Mineral county, w. Va, in mass
meeting here assembled, that we de-
plore the present hostility toward
the canal by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, yet we heartily endorse the
action Of the President and Direc-
tors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal at their last monthly meeting,
held in the city of Annapolis, on the
10th inst, in reducing the toll to 40
cents per ton, and the pledge of
still further reduction if necessary,
and tender to them our cordial sup
N.4ks H., 4