. History of the city of Altoona and Blair county : including sketches of the shops of the Pennsylvania railroad co. . oreland, Indiana, Cambria, Huntingdon,Mifiiin and Juniata counties. The delegates from Huntingdon countywere Gilbert L. Lloyd, Dr. J. H. Dorsey, John M. Owens, JamesHenderson, David MeMurtrie, David Blair, G. W. Russ, WilliamMcFarland, Thomas B. Moore, Dr. H. T. Bramwell, J. S. Weisling,Samuel Calvin, Maxwell Kinkead, Edward Bell, D. Buoy, W. , Peter Hewit, John Cresswell, Sr., A. P. Wilson, McCahan, Samuel Royer, Henry Divine, J. Bingham, Dr. JamesCoffey, S.
. History of the city of Altoona and Blair county : including sketches of the shops of the Pennsylvania railroad co. . oreland, Indiana, Cambria, Huntingdon,Mifiiin and Juniata counties. The delegates from Huntingdon countywere Gilbert L. Lloyd, Dr. J. H. Dorsey, John M. Owens, JamesHenderson, David MeMurtrie, David Blair, G. W. Russ, WilliamMcFarland, Thomas B. Moore, Dr. H. T. Bramwell, J. S. Weisling,Samuel Calvin, Maxwell Kinkead, Edward Bell, D. Buoy, W. , Peter Hewit, John Cresswell, Sr., A. P. Wilson, McCahan, Samuel Royer, Henry Divine, J. Bingham, Dr. JamesCoffey, S. F. Henry, Anthony G. Stewart, Robert Lowiy, A. Mc-Cormick, S. Framptou and Thomas J. Kennetlj. A committee was appointed to prepare a memorial to the Legisla-ture and an address to the people of Pennsylvania. A. P. Wilson,Samuel Calvin and John Bingham were of this committee for Hun-tingdon county. Strong resolutions, favoring and predicting thegreat importance and utility of the project, were adopted. It wasresolved that the convention was firmly and decidedly convinced 2\-2 HISTOKV OF ALKKINA AND BLAIR HOLLIDAYSBURG SEMINARY. 1 BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES. HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA. W. P. HUSSEY, A. M., Principal. HISTORY OF ALTOONA AND BLAlfe COUNTY. 21:j of the perfect practicability of constructiii;;- a continuous railroad,without incline planes, from Ilarrisburg, tluioujuh the valley of theJuniata, and along the Blacklick, on the western side of the moun-tain, and passing- through Westmoreland county to the waters of theSewickly, Youghegheny and Monongaliela, to Pittsburg; that tlieroute ]iasses through the richest mineral regions of the Common-wealth ; that Pennsylvania was anxious to secure the large trade ofthe west by the construction of one continuous railroad on the sliort-est and best route, and passing directly through the middle of theCommonwealth; that this route was demanded iiy the increasingtrade which passes between the eastern and western waters. ^V
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