The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-05-06

rom flN lNth |HI llN.IiHHfs
RAILROAD Meeting
AZ q meeting of Me r'iiou ufirt
iuf'on ind Of lloImr county "
hrd 70 iho ruur hH,.o, 900 Tuesday
evening April .Iu 100 ioG the puf
pose N iaslug into i.uWh.f rpu.d
eulIon lhe buill.rg ul iho ialoo
Nn'lry Railroad, from thr .usu u la
uoia to cnHuerl S.ih lhr 81 a., j. \
q y l,allfutd az taHtur ul Jackson.
Jamu N illyus. IUs ys nppoiui
cl Chairman ani Alt u W NoasUr
Secretary
ihe chairman esp. a'0od .he 0Nicat
ol the msniIHt auN u.Hu motion. ihe
follow. lux grt.nm.u N..o appointed 20
committee 600 Ilal resolution, t.Iras.
siNe VI ibo rto ol tlr mr.fiu t:
hcsrs J NJ We.t.P e. lurhl-I.on.
T. VI rhllig,R C. Land, aud " a.
Brennan
On motion, The Chairman All De
4 v Rowe ysre added tt Tie com
miitHr.
Tho Hon 4. VI. IVES, being called
upon. addressed the meeting, showing
ihy advantages that would accrue by
the building OF this road. 10 bad no
doubt that i the people were awak.
eHcd TO The importance Of ,Lis enter.
prise they would willingly Gene tor.
ward TO aid In i,s CON, letiiu.
The Hon T.. c. Henry being called
upon, said he gave bis hearty concur.
renee Ia this undertaking. and doubt.
cd no: tho feasibility OF successfully
prosecuting the work.
The cogmiiteo then reported The
folIoains preamble Rnd resolutions,
which Were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, II Is In contemplation
! 10 build a branch railroad from tho
Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad
~ iutcrsccl with the New Orleans,
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad
at Jackson ur tauion--and whereas
by thc construction Of said hrssct
road. the people Of this county Woult
be- brought in direct communicate Vi.
with NJ. Inuis. By means of the Mem.
phis ard -. Louis road. AMI will
Louisville By means of the Mgmph.'
and Louisville road. and with Ii;ill
Rock by means VI the Memphis am
Little Rock road. - which scyera
roads are now 10 prcgrcss with bril-
liant prospects OF cOmpleiicn-an,
with Charleston by means Of ID
Mcmphis ard Charleston road. whicl
grcai enterprise has jus, Lceu COMPILE
ted. and With Now ORLEANS hy mean
Of the Y. o.. J. \ G.. n Railruat
which Will h. completed to Canton |
the next twelve moths. Therefore.
Received. Tint We, a portion Of tho ell
iieas Of Holmes county, in view Vi u
importance II the enterprise in con;cu.
platoon. VII usc our be,s cxcrtions
vary II iata successful operation.
Bcsoi,ei. That We deem the entcrrrii
emincntly practicable. taking into ccnsi,
cratiua the county through which i d.
10 pa. anithe facilities afoeled ior bal
ding IL.
Resolved. That 10 pledge cur sncr
aud purses TO the enterprise.
Resolved. That the President Of 1
Mississippi & Tcnnescc Railroad be !
siscd to address the people u this cnuu
81 such time and places rs he nay dc,
practicable.
Resolved. That a railroad barbecue
given a, this place. at which time the H.
Y. VI. White be e~speuiaIly invited to a
dress vs. Upon tho subject Of Railroads
general aud this eaterrrlsc in parsiculi
Resolved. That We recommenia sur,
and a report Of the route In c~ontsmrIsti
for said Branch Rerd-anl books Of ~
ssrsrsion be cpcued on the route a,
. early a day es practicable.
i. Resolved. That committee b. aprr
I'll to carry cut the objects q the 5ih :
osus,on,
( Resolved. That the NV spapsrs 81
place. ala, II Memphis, Cariolisu. VI.
Cir jackson. and all papers friends
the sFyriss. be- rvtres. Its rablish
= ~prUestiinr. Of this meeting.
7, I'm notion. tbs Chair appointed The
lowing gentlemen as IN txccttivs e
mitire: Nsssrs BENJAMIN Griffin. D.
: Phiisips, ". L. ksirn, Wm. pgyle.
= owen. \. Y. Rowe Sanl Huskirs, VI
4 II. Dyson. \. VI. Sessions. Jas. y. Gv;
/, John ". liisse. ?. A. Parker. WI. No
: Riehard nais.
. On molten. ths meeting ~siicrrnci
: NEE. AGAIN on the fourth Noriav /, u
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