Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-10-26
, Respectfully, etc.. z Oao5er 1st, 1859.
Railroad Convention at Harrisburg, Ark

Railroad Convention at Harrisburg, Ark
 According to previous notice, large and respectable portion of the citizens of Poin- Sett county, met on 10th at the court house in Harrisburg; Greene, Craighead, St. Francis and Phillips counties being repre- sented
 On motion of Willis C. Reeves, esq.,, of Poinsett, Major Alexander Wynn was cal led to the chair, who explained the object of the meeting in few and appropriate remarks, after which w. C. Malone was appointed secretary. Henry A. Badham, esq, of Phillips, was then loudly called for, who eloquently addressed the meeting at some length upon the necessity, practi- cability and importance of the extension of the Iron Mountain railroad down Crow ley's Ridge to Helena. R. w. Crump, esq, of Ponsett, was called for who, after a few remarks, presented the following re- solutions, tO-wit:
 Resoleed, That we, the citizens of Poin- sett, in view both of the greatly superior advantages of the route west of Crowley's ridge, over any other, for the Iron Noun tain railroad, and the great benefits which must accrue to our county from such loca. ton of the road, are ready, willing and de- termlned to put forth every effort towards obtaining the road on this route and mak- ing Helena its southern terminus in the State
 Resolged That we heartily indorse the recent action of the people of Helena upon this subject, and cordially join them in all they have proposed, besides fully subscrib- ing to the declaration that if the road can not be located west of the ridge by the con sent and assistance of St. Louis and Mem phis, we are ready to do our part in build- ing the road by the counties interested, des pite all opposition
 Resolced, That we warn the people of Memphis and St. Louis against the unwise, extravagant and selfish policy which would dictate the taking the road from this the only natural route, and locating 1t through the bottom east of the St. Francis river; for that, though we should be deprived of the road, as well as their assistance, we are vet determined to have branch west of the ridge to Helena, which must, when once established, by the many advantages pos sessed by the route, draw custom and busi- ness from any other branch or route, and eventually break down all opposition.
 Resolced, That Helena is the only true and natural terminus of the road south to the Mississippi being the most direct to the great point of destination and the route altogether the most advantageous.
 Resolved, That approving in the call of the convention to meet at Madison, St. Francis county, on the 17th inst, to take into consideration matters relative to the establishment of the Iron Mountain road west of the ridge, that we appoint dele gates to represent the interest ot the county in said convention, which were, upon mo- tion of R. H. Baird, esq, of Poinsett, unanimously adopted, and upon motion, the chairman appointed the following named gentlemen as delegates to represent Poin- sett county in the convention to be holden in Madison on the l7th inst, viz: Willis G. Reeves, R. H. Baird, R. W. Crump, Samuel H. Hinton, esqrs., and Dr. T. w. Worrell, and upon motion, the chairman was added to the list. Upon motion, the Madison and Helena papers and also the Memphis Appeal, were requested to pub fish these proceedings The meeting then adjourned. ALEX. WYNN, CA'm. w. c. MALONE, Sec'y.