The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-06
From the Paducah (ky.) Journal.
Railroad Meeting.

house, on Monday, October Goth, 1851, in pursu-
ance oi call made at former meeting, to con-
slider the propriety of taking measures to secure
the terminus Of one or more Of the contemplated
Southern and Western Railroads at Paducah.
The meeting was organized by calling Hon.
Lynn Bovd to the Chair, and the appointment of
J. Wyatt Jones, as Secretary.
The objects of the meeting being briefly eX-
planned by the Chairman, it was then addressed by
}. Campbell, Esq, and followed by r. b J. ivy.
man, who moved that a committee he appointed to
draft set of resolutions and present them 10 an
adjourned meeting 10 morrow which motion pre-
vailing, the Chair ibereupon appointed }. Camp
bell, X. b. J. Twyman, and J. w. Jones.
On motion, the President was added to the
above committee.
The meeting then adjourned until o'clock on
Tuesday
AT the appointed hour on Tuesday, the meeting
convened, Hon, Lynn Boyd in the Chair.
The committee then reported the folio wing pre-
amble and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
Whereas, This meeting is sensibly impressed
with the fact that the South has become fully
alive to her interests, and that efforts are being
made which will eventually, and at no distant
day, connect the valleys of the Ohio and Missis-
sippl rivers with the South and Southwestern sea.
boards by means Of railway communication which
connection must be regarded as Of incalcnlable
benefit 10 those sections of the country embraced
within It's range, and especially that which,
from its local and commercial position, will secure
the terminus; and whereas, this meeting, regard
ing the interests of both town and county, is
anxious to secure the benefits of such connection
al as early day as practicable; therefore,
RESOLVED, That the corporation of the town OF
Paducah should subscribe the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars, and that the county of McCracken
should subscribe one hundred thousand dollars Of
stock in the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
provided, Paducah is made the terminus of said
road and pay for the said stock in bonds redeem
able at 81 years, bearing per cent interest per
annum and deliver said bonds to the President
and Directors Of said Railroad Company, to be ex-
pended in constructing that part of the road in this
State.
Resolved, That in the event of said Mobile and
Ohio Railroad Company making the terminus Of
said road al any other place than Paducah,
the said stock be subscribed to either the railroad
from NewOreans to the Ohio river, or to the rail.
road from Nashville, Tennessee; provided the
road in which said stock shall be subscribed shall
make its terminus at Paducah. the said bonds, in
either event, should be expended in the constrnc.
tion OF that part of the road leading out from Pa
ducah.
Resolved, That representative be, and he is
hereby, instructed to prepare bill and use his ex
ertions TO have the same enacted into law similar
nits principles to the bill voted upon by the citizens
OF Louisville, for the construction of the railroad
from Louisville 10 Frankfort, Ky.
RESOLVED, That in view of the many natural ad
vaniages as commercial and manufacturing
point presented by Paducah, on account of hel
pOslliuH dt ine lehu u low Wdttr HdViRatlOHy III
elevation above high water, and its accessibility
by the easiest and most practicable grade, Paducat
oilers inducements for the terminus of either or al
of the contemplated routes, unsurpassed by any
point fifty miles above or below the mouth of the
Ohio river.
Resolved, That Hon. R. X. Williams and R. L
Mayes, OF Graves county P. H. Beckham and H
W. Hardy, Of Galloway county and Jas. Borden
P. Palmer and r. o. Morgan, of Marshall county
be requested to call the attention Of their respective
counties to the project and that said counties be
solicited to unite With McCracken In raising thu
requisite fund, by county and individual subscrp
ton, to build that portion of the said Mobile ant
Ohio Railroad lying within the State OF Kentucky
and that they be requested to unite with them an.
others who will lend their efforts in furtherance
this object.
Resolved That in order to render efforts tn,
more efficient, committee be appointed, will
general power to correspond, solicit subscriptions
call public meetings, and to take all such steps a
will, in their judgment, advance the objects OF thl
meeting; and that d. Watts, 8, F. Singleton, II
M. McCarty, James Langstaffe and Alfred Boyd
be appointed said committee
On motion, DR.. o. Bullitt, J. Campbell, j. w
Jones, J. w. Croc kett, and H. Enders, were adde's
to said committee.
Resolped, That a committee be appointed t.
prepare and publish an address, setting forth tn,
many advantages of Paducah as suitable poin
dor the terminus of said roads, and that said com
mittee have two thousand copies published ant
distributed before the meeting of the Southern AM
Western Convention at New Orleans; whereupon
the Chair appointed ]. Campbell, J. w. Crockett
r. B. ]. Twyman and John w. Jones, said com
mittee
On motion, Hon. R. X. Williams and r. L
Mayes, Esq, of Graves county, were respectful
requested to act with said committee.
Resoived, That d. Watts, VIM. Nolen, W.
Norton, Jas. Campbell, A. A. G. Rogers, j.
Harris, l.. M. Flournoy ]. w. Jones, Jas. Lang
static, A. Rankin, Geo. Dunn G. A. Flournoy, +
M. McCarty. R. B. J. Twyman, Chas Pell, Sam
Millikip, R. Enders, H. S. Lewis, VIM. Smedel
w. H. Jones and DR.. S. F. Singleton, for The city
and Charles Campbell, Warren Thornsberrry, ,
w. Crockett, J. G. Calhoun, Peter Allen, Neee
ham Stanley, ]. H. Terrill, J. Ewe, Richard I
Allen, H. Enders, N. Futreb, Joseph Cannad
Hiram Hall, WIN. Dent, VIM. Morrow, Col. L. l
Clark, VIM. Hall, A. Boyd, Thos Johnson, I.
Flournoy, and Reuben Suttle, for the county, b
appointed delegates to attend the Southern an
Western Railroad Convention, to be neld in Ne
Orleans on the first Monday in January next,
unite with said Convention in promoting the gre
purposes OF Railroad improvements IN the Sou
and West.
On motion Of Major A. Boyd, it was
Resolued, That our Representative be reguestt
TO use his efforts to procure the terminus of the nj
bile and Ohio Railroad at Paducah by charter.
ResolUed, That the Secretary be requested
send copy of the foregoing preamble and resol
lions to the Nashville Wing and American, Mob
Advertiser and Herald, Louisville Journal, Ne
Orleans P,cayune and Crescent, Memphis Appes
and the papers in this city, with request tn
they publish them.
After several addresses from Hon. r. X. w
lams, J. Campbell, and others, the meeting a
journed. L. BOYD, President.
J. WYATT JONES, Sec'y.