New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-12-21
Southern Pacific Railroad Meeting.

at ~ this evening
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Southern Pacific Railroad Meeting.
The adionrnea stockboIda,,s roaatino, converea AZ
10 o'clock Yesterday at Arroorr Hall ,,rrs,or+ -
previons notice There yvos a ,,e,dr,to ottrao,oo
and At the bonr ar,,o;nted tho ,ooti, nm, oI1o7 t
order bv the nomination of Co, II Corin f oris
viIa Kant,el-y to tho ol,ir
The gentleman who moved this oro, stoto5
that Obi Morton yvbo nrooido5 oto +I ,,;s,,;l,a
Convention had not yet arrived in tlo cjt, nov t,nS
Col. Post ono of tho Woo. prasont, h+ tb,+ ,,oh
were horrlv exneced Ha tborefna r,o,aa ttat +t
meetin, ba orga;zod o,d tai
ness be attended to in their absence Ha closed b
nominating Col. Gorin tn the cboi.
n n D1rnstt Fso ~ tto o,;.,y, r,,.;.,.
John DeIafeld F.o two of the seontoras f tho
ino in that cftv dscbor,,od W., - tt,
convention
On tal,ino tho chair c,ol r,,ir, ,,oao tu;,s =,
dress to the ergact that before sig eonventi, aI,,
adjourned he believed and ,vopld ,rsict tbat tta 5s
e,,,ltia, ,1iaL -, - = 80 s1'' WV ut
l'"U ''9ST ''is "oula
= ~ VI n9 iel''i MS
"'' N ''"' 'Ie A'ePoi' " tt6 hlesoeht 10 the
Louisville meeting and the resolutions there adopted
be read to this convention WhR was carried and tb
documents read bv the cecrats,iss rlo,
,no,t I,., "ei0 VI
sSeI. s, anu 'ea'ea o, 'he past and present
condition OF the company with mach minuteness and,
evinced the most elaborate preparation
n being stated that N oliaot oF ,bi n,o.; =
=, SutS ine'''Hs was
" ooVA't9 'ne Vi InS ne" orleans STOCK.
holders and others IN the action of the meetings at
Louisville and Memphis an az there did NOT saann
to he a sufficiently strong rarrasanta ti n t1 80
| o,; :. NO, 80, ~. - ~ ~ '
uo''l' IL was loFeu 1ua1 such STOCKHOLDERS rise to
VneE lee' 'Ia' Ihe9 ln,gnC be enumerated The mo
tion was carried, and it was found that but oryiTe
stockholders who were not present at tbosa r,ectn
7,or ~osat T.u-,s +lonoa,.o -, .Is7 mss
WV '"'' 0LOa7 ihoFeu 1ndt Ilie INSET
ing ADJOURN 10 tme when q fuller representation
should be in attendance.
Pending this motion. q, g. T,ayvrason Fs, Fr,or
c,rotor oF ~, ,7,-,,,- : -. .174'' '0t''o.
2e1is''iy " 'NS company III NE" oFieahs, gained
the hooF ana pronounced certain statements as to-
nlaladminstFatiOn of the COmpany's business which
was placed in his hands az baseIv The1Ions o,,, no.
.ooaa5;, H., a. Al,o wac
Pioee''i'5 "neH tue ol"i luteu lllu ouG ot orusT'
Inc mo"on 10 ad1puFn was here withdrawn that
President Fowkes might read the following report
which yyaa rpfarrpd ta the o5iorrnad roootino.
To t,s stor bo,dor. or 80 S,tr -.
assembled IN New CjTisspS Pii8nt a i q tes
louisville, KY. on Naz. q, 1853:
Gent znen-ln 0Das providence we are again per
mttea 20 assemble 90 concentrate anited wisdom and
strehgte IN accomplishing the greatest enterprise of
the Wolsd at this cay.
That all may understand OuE present position
held 81 Louisville, and which have been read to
you.
In pursuance of the policy there adopted, it has
peen already aseertained that about $230,00O have
DesA provided, 0y loans and conditional sales of stock
me greater pagt OF the stockholders have not vet been
heard from Your committees doubtless, will ascer-
salh and rep Ut IN full to this convention.
nave no conot but that every debt, justly claimed
9hueF me terms ol tne compromise will be fully paid
9y tne iotn Say OF January lS59. am justified in
| this belet 3y correspondence and otherwise Not
3Hly 81, oIe !! Wis oe uoEe am convinced that by
| inc lltat OF May next, the Company will be freed
ron an sept ana us progress will be onward,
with spee2 ana certainly. l am also gratited to
pe ple 10 state tnat ths Memphs and III Pa7o Rail
Eoa9, possessed o charter OF equal privileges will
probably unite with Us hereafteH, with their wealth
% ,rt 5is "u' ynur own u9aertakng
friendly association. doubt not that bv onr dong
our duty union of these interests may be promoted.
Sti artneF, M 9eS e say that have received ad-
tha anst foyor.hi uiers NJ 9uS o r as initiate
route. Be true, gentlemen, to yourselves, and you
will find your enterprise in coarse of rapid accom-
plishment. Already have made a contract for the
farther completion of fifty miles, conditioned your
lItSinG tae tes tp9a AZ present @ from debt
refer Won to NV renor and tba ol
had thereon by this meeting Since we met farther
and closer examinations have been made butno fraud
uIeht issue mas been thus lar dlscoYerabe 1t would
Dc uesIaoie helore you aoJourn that you will lay
Witch snn6 aramatia 2 sa pG m aaneFea 70 y
claratory Of what is bona ie stock and tbot anv snrb
fraud shall be fully and thoroughly exposed if it ex.
lSt5. ia pursuance OF auty, pubic meeting OF all
sam5s a Mnm"h @ ~ f ns oSen Gal5ea % as
proyimo. l.s' '-'S' SlotuaS u Fepruary'