Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-14
BOARD OF TRADE.
Proceedings of q special Meeting Held ON
Saturday Afternoon to Condsider the
Proposed New Pike North.

called to order by President Yeagley.
The following members were present: ].
NJ. Walton, Geo. Hager, John Henderson,
j. McDermott, Chas. Fl. Suppes, F. A.
BeDford, P. s. Fisher, L. D. Woodruff,
Geo. w. Moses, s. d. Canaan, President
Yeagley, g. K. Shryock, John Stenger,
G. B. Cover and G. w. Wagner.
The following gentlemen interested in
the project were present DR.. j. c.
Wakefield, John Wissinger, J. A. Strayer,
Col. J. p. Linton, Benz. Teeter, BENZ.
Benshoff, VIM. Macken, Edward Mackell,
s. b. Hildebrand, Stephen James, Eli
Benshoff and Aaron Stutzman.
The call was read by the Secretary as
follows
JoHHsTowN, Pa, January 81, 1890
Dr.. B. H. Pedgley, President JohRStO1un Board OF
Trade,
SIR: The undersigned members Of the Board
of Trade respectfully request you to call a
special meeting OF the Board for saturday, Feb
ruary sth at P. NJ, to consider the project of
making stone pike from Johnstown, by way Of
Hinckston's RIM, to intersect the Philadelphia
& Pittsburgh Pike at Mundays.
Geo. w. WAGNER, Herman Baumer, j. M.
shumaker, G. W. Moses, JAS. A. McMillen, Chas.
Gnc1th Chas. Il. suppes, p. s. Fisher, L. NJ
Woolf.
Dr. j. G. Wakefield, of FiDce, stated
that there are four roads from Johnstown
to the North, two of these alone arc used.
All are now impassable. The people of
the section North of town are unable to
come TO town with their produce and
TO make purchases. The people are anx-
| ious to have the business men of Johns
town give them encouragement and help
them to raise money to build a road along
| Hinckston's run which appears to be the
best route North. They do not expect
the Board to contribute money as body.
but only to sanction the project and aid il
by their influence. The right of way
along the run can be had for the asking
and the farmers along the route are
The route presents the advantages of an
easy grade, plenty of material to build it,
easy oi access to all The farmers along the
route, and opening up desirable way for
the residents of large section of Indiana
county to reach JohnstowD,
In response TO an invitation Col. Linton
said, that it would be necessary in order
to secure charter to ascertain the ap-
| proximate cost OF the road, the amount of
stock should be set forth and subscriptions
solicited. One-tenth of the stock must be
paid in. The stock holders should then
select Directors and Managers and petition
the State for charter.
He concurred with all that DR.. Wake
| field had said as to the advantages of the
| HInckston Run route. He believed such
road would extend our trade Tito H.
| diana county, since the old Tow Path
road has been obstructed, and the route
up Hinckston's Run would be the best
| one for portion of Indiana county, and
the only practicable one to the section
north of town. He was acquainted with
the survey N ade many years ago by MIR.
Alexander, and according TO his lines
the distance would be about one mile less
from Johnstown to Munday's, than by the
present road. The engineer who made the
survey thought the route up Hinckston's
Run was the best possible one north to the
Pike. 1t would require number OF
bridges over the run, but if built of
masonry they would last for all time as
| there is no Conemaugh Lake in the viein.
~ to sweep away the. most substantial
objects,
Mr., Benshoff said the road was very
much needed, He thought 1t was the
| best route north to Ebensbu,g, which
| should be considered by the citizens who
have business at the county capital 1t
could always be used, and no time need
be lost by obslructed roads.
The route will be nine miles TO the
pike. Millville borough will pave the
road TO the trestle, near Rosedale. The
following letter was read by the Secre-
tary
VINCo, PA, February s, $780,
| 10 the Honorable Board OF Trade Of J0ilnStOt1n
Gt NTLEMEN l should be glad to meet with
you to-day, and with Others, to have the Jack
son-J Johnstown Pike question considered, but
am unable to be present. have for myself an6
Others proposed the Conemaugh route, through
the kindness OF the editor OF the Tribune. anC
would be glad for you TO give the Conemaugf
route your consideration as well as the Hicks
toms Run route. A great many of jackson, aLt
perhaps all OF East Taylor township, favor th'
Conemaugh route, and the right-of-way can D
had, think, the whole way free OF charge.
Yours Respectfully,
p. II. CUSTER.
Scott Dibert SAID he thought the
Hinckston's Run route was the only ad
vantageous route to the north, and per
sonallY was very much in favor of il.
Mr.. Benshoff explained the distance
from the proposed road TO various point
in Indiana county, and the differen
roads it would intersect or connect with
MIR. Aaron Stutzman thought th
Hnckston run route was the best. A
the Conemaugh road was always drifte
shut when the winter was severe the
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