HAZARD'S REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE. EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD. VOI. XIII-NO. 1. PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 4, 1834. PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TRADE. A special meeting of the Philadelphia Board of Trade was held on the 16th inst. at the Merchant's Coffee House, to receive the Report of the Delegates to the Warren Convention, Thomas P. Cope, Esq., President of the Board, in the Chair. At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held on the 11th inst., it was unanimously Resolved, That the thanks of the Board of Directors be presented to the Delegates to the Warren Convention, for the able and satisfactory manner in which they have discharged the duties committed to them, and that their Report be referred to a Committee to present the same at a special meeting of the Association, to be held on the 16th inst. General Patterson, Chairman of that Committee, presented to the Chair the Report of the Delegates, which was read, and is as follows: NO. 313 in witnessing the triumphs which skill and perseverance passing over this interesting and important section, and have gained over the obstacles of nature, by thus opening safe and easy channels to commerce, through the wildest defiles and most rugged fastnesses of our ma that the present generation had not only opened for jestic mountains, the impression could not be resisted, would be bequeathed to our descendants, to be cited in themselves her sources of prosperity, but that they the future History of Pennsylvania, as monuments of bold and energetic, as well as successful achievements. respectable deputation from that city and the county of At Pittsburgh, the delegates were joined by a highly Allegheny, and descending, in company, the Ohio River 12th November. to Beaver, they reached Warren on the evening of the Upon the morning of the ensuing day, the Conven duly organised, and proceeded at once to the considera. tion, consisting of one hundred and nine members, was tion of the important objects of its assemblage, viz:to decide upon the most eligible mode of uniting the public works of Pennsylvania with those of the State of Ohio, and to fix the most suitable point of junction. connexion were presented. Three different methods for forming the proposed The Delegates appointed to represent the City and County of Philadelphia in the recent convention held at Warren, Ohio, respectfully submit herewith to the Board of Trade a statement of their proceedings. In the selection of materials for the present Report, much embarassment has been experienced from the number and variety of topics suggesting themselves for consideration, which it was yet impossible to present, even in moderate detail, without swelling this communication nal, and passing the summit at Ravenna, by the valley 1st. A canal commencing at Akron on the Ohio Cabeyond its proper limits. As many of these however, of the Mahoning, to meet the termination of the Pennare believed to have an important bearing upon the in-sylvania improvements, at or near New Castle. terests of our City and State, they will form the subjects of distinct statements to be appended to this report, or, to be hereafter separately submitted. Agreeably to the expressed wishes of your Board, that the Delegation should obtain whatever information might be found practicable in their journey through Pennsylvania, respecting the state of our public improvements, and the degree of reliance which could be placed upon them as a medium of communication for the ensuing season, they proceeded to Pittsburgh by the northern route, which leads for a considerable portion of the distance immediately along the line of the Western Canal. At Harrisburg they had an interview with the Governor and Canal Commissioners, who manifested a deep interest in the objects of the Convention, and readily furnished the desired information upon various points of enquiry. From the results of their observations in their tour to and from the west, the delegation are happy to state that they have been, on the whole, highly gratified with the present appearances of the public works; as it respects their good order and general character of stability, it is highly satisfactory in view of our present wants and interests to know that we are in the actual enjoy ment of a line of Canal, connecting the Eastern and Western waters of our State, adequate for all the purposes contemplated in its formation, and to which time is daily adding increased permanency and strength. To the excellence of the Portage Rail Road across the Allegheny ridge, your delegation can especially bear unhesitating testimony; the work may be regarded as furnishing the most effectual communication between the two divisions of the Canal, which circumstances admit, and in its execution is highly creditable to the Engineers, under whose supervision it has been placed. In VOL. XIII. 1 2d. A Rail Road from Masillon on the Ohio Canal, to the mouth of little Beaver, or by a continuous line to Pittsburgh. 30. A Canal from Bolivar, on the Ohio Canal, by the route of Sandy Creek and Little Beaver, to unite with the Pennsylvania Canal Basin at the mouth of the Big Beaver. The merits of these several plans were explained with much ability and zeal by their respective advocates, and valuable information furnished respecting the character and products of the different counties in the vicinity of the lines of junction under consideration. As is already known to your Board the task of selection from the various routes was finally devolved, by an unanimous vote of the Convention, upon a Committee consisting of the delegates from Philadelphia and Pittsinterests which the City of Philadelphia as well as the burgh. This mark of confidence, joined to the deep State of Pennsylvania had at issue, upon a judicious choice of the place and mode of connexion, imposed upon the Committee the new and unexpected duty of making a personal examination of the specified lines, and they commenced the undertaking immediately after the adjournment of the Convention. This took place on the 15th ultimo, after a session of three days, marked through its whole course by the manifestations of mutual respect and courtesy, and kindness among the Delegates. The importance attached by the citizens of Ohio to the deliberations and action of this convention may be inferred from the numerous representation from the various counties whose interests were supposed to be more directly affected by the choice of a connecting route, and especially from the high character of the gentlemen deputed as their Commissioners. Of the result of a faithful and impartial examinatio of the proposed modes of connexion, the Board ↳ |