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£ HE LLANFAIR RAILWAY.

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£ HE LLANFAIR RAILWAY. TI' ,p roj ect of a railway to Llanfair has been ggB&zi&i., with considerable chance of success, and ..e report meetings at Welshpool and f-Vn--g-r in support of the scheme, or rather, of ÆiT" mfxemes, one terminating at Pool, and the t"er as Four Crosses, near Llanymynech. The •W. üÍ Welshpool have shown great interest in -er, and will have to reproach themselves -aajdi negligence if their hopes are disappointed, w*&oas probable from the tone of the influential æg held at Llanfair on Saturday, when the Jfesar Crosses route was almost unanimously k There is one noteworthy fact about the la.,J,ar meeting which cannot fail to arrest the ■j*fc«aSs*L of our readers, especially those who at resent moment are interested in similar ZtlmZv* Ltafyllin and Oswestxy,. we tke enthusiasm with which the landowners of district are entering into the matter. One kzeiuost of them presided, several others •vests -weeent, and others again expressed in iheir hearty concurrence with the pro- fflojaf A project which has the conspicuous of the support of the leading men of am -iiifkict, and of some of the chief landowners -«fa»Eproperties will be traversed, may be said, VP*. Sancy, to have traveled already a long way å;p¡Fnii;¡ success. Captain PRYCE, Captain JSTJOB, and the other .landowners who have ,i' their interest in tP-e rropoeed line, have at the same time that they understand ZÜZ: J¡, V- 6S of their position and value the powers of service to the community which it places reacb) and their neighbours will appre- course of conduct which is, unfortunately, ~\r c0rf_mendable than customary. Too SjaT&o&e who should take the lead in public i.a ban^ back until their support has almost alUtsvalae. The OTST- tho meeting at Llanfair will give our JSL L information they reqmre and thore is smrfi that it-is neccssary «° J avoar of ~<gK' ,-5 a desideratum as rail wa} « £ Wans°en the:.e can be little presume, tlat-the good example set. oy ™»5 the landowners will be followed by others, am* tim entqprising town, oT Llanfair seems to a. ^cfwm greater spirit than ats more ambition r in Shropshire. The ^habitants <& the iha.matteric As* owy., h. If they can appreciate the inestimable advantage ffl a railway, all the comfort and convenience it will bring to them, and all the commercial advantages, they will certainly not hesitate to put their hands in their pockets and give the necessary support. The question of route appears to be settled, and Mr GEORGE OWEN'S clear and weighty statement probably left little doubt as to the choice of g;tuce. Mr OWEN said, and the point is one of consider- able importance, that timber was earned by the Festiniog line, that cattle had been conveyed by it, and that the objections to transhipment had been practically overcome by an inrenfiion of Mr SPOONKR'S. Viiquestion ably, the narrower gauge is more within the compass of the pyomioters, and if it can be made to serve the agricultural interest, it will probably pay a larger dividend, and on the whole be the better line for the digtriet.-Osivestry Adverttzer.

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