. Book of the Royal blue . The Railroad Situation as Viewed by anOhio Statesman in 1836 From the SOUTHWESTERNS BOOK. Washington, D. C, Feb, b, 18.^6. Dear Cush: —The Committee on Roadsand Canals has come to a decision in fa\orof a change of the road from Springfield toRichmond, according to the prayers of thepetitioners. The report will come in in afew days. I understand \^inton will makethe report. Genl C. F. Mercer, thechairman, was opposed to the is a sorry business. It will give me agreat deal of trouble. I a\ai!ed myself ofthe permission of the committee to lay be-fore it a wr

---

. Book of the Royal blue . The Railroad Situation as Viewed by anOhio Statesman in 1836 From the SOUTHWESTERNS BOOK. Washington, D. C, Feb, b, 18.^6. Dear Cush: —The Committee on Roadsand Canals has come to a decision in fa\orof a change of the road from Springfield toRichmond, according to the prayers of thepetitioners. The report will come in in afew days. I understand \^inton will makethe report. Genl C. F. Mercer, thechairman, was opposed to the is a sorry business. It will give me agreat deal of trouble. I a\ai!ed myself ofthe permission of the committee to lay be-fore it a written argument against thechange. I shall give the friends of thismeasure considerable trouble before theyare done with it. But no one can predictthe result. A report in favor of the changeis \ery much against us of course. Thesame committee has under consideration,the project of substituting a railway for thepresent road from Columbus to theMississippi. Genl Mercer and Vinton, ofthe committee, and how many more I knowno

---

Size: 1995px × 1252px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthorbaltimoreandohiorailr, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890