Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-28

A large number OF delegates from the coun-
ties on the line of this proposed road from
Indianapolis TO Chicago, met in the rooms Of
the Chamber OF Commerce, in this city, on yes
terday. the 2sth inst The Convention was or
gained by the appointment OF DR.. W K Nof-
singer. of Marion county. President: Messrs
John Baarer. of Clinton; Vine Holt. of Carroll;
and Joseph Mccoy, OF Boone, Vice Presidents
and DR.. L. b. Elliot, OF Marion and Msjor b F
Schemerhorn, Secretaries.
After free consultation OF the subject for
which the Convention assembled, on motion of
Colonel n. F. Cattern. of Clinton county. it
vas
Resolved. That Committee OF two from
each county represented on the line OF road be
appointed TO report order OF business.
Messrs ". Y Wlev and De- l.. b Elliot, of
Marion: Colonel n + Cattern aud Abraham
Holcraft, of Clinton: Judge j G. Applegate
and George ID. Moore, of CarIoll, aud Joseph
Mccoy, Of Boone, were selected as said Com
mittee.
On motion. the Convention adjourned to meet
at the City Council Chamber, at 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled at 9 o'clock, when
the Committee on the Order Of Business made
the following report:
Resolved, That the exigences of the times
demand the construction of short-lin railroad
Chicago.
2 That we pledge our time. our influence aud
our money to assist in the speedy construction
oi this much needed public improvement.
3 That, in the opinion of this meeting. there
can be subscriptions and donations raised on this
line of road. together with the free right of way.
which shall be sufficient in amount TO guarantee
| is construction.
4. That We recommend that temporary OF.
Ill ~ .tol -
called the Indianapolis and Chicago Air Line
Railway Company. and that a committee be ap.
pointed, from each county on the route, TO secure
donations for the construction of said road
| The resolutions we're discussed at great length
by delegates from the north and south side of tn
/ Wabash river. opposing aud fsyoriag an orgsui-
zation through from Chicago To indianapolis. but
the final result was their unanimous adoption.
Colonel ] W Blake. at the request of the
! mmiftee, presented the following articles OF
association. which were unanimously adopted.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis and Chicago Air Line Raii,rae
Company.
! The undersigned subscribed the following
| Articles of Association and the amounts set op
posite our respective names, and do hereby form
corporation for the purpose OF constructing
owning and maintaining the railroad and appur
| tenances hereinafter described and contemplated
this organization being made under the act o!
the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, OF
May III, 1852, and the acts amendatory thereof
FIrst-The name OF this corporation shall be
the Indianapolis sud Chicago Air line ,ilwsy
/ Company
Second-The capital stock shall be two -,
millions OF dollars, and such further sum a:
shall be found necessary tor the purposes con
| tempated and shall be divided into twenty thou
sand shares of one hundred dollars each.
Third-The affairs Of said Company shall bt
managed by nine Directors. of these m-jorty
shall be a quorum. and = majority of such QUO
rum shall decide
Fourth-Until the first annual election of ID
rectors Of said Company, the following nance
persons having been duly elected. are hereby de
clared 10 be Directors thereof The names o
Directors will Dc found below
Finh-The proposed road TO be CONSTRUCTED
from the city OF indianapolis, Marion county
State Of Indiana, TO the city of Chicago, county
of Cook and State of Illinois passing through
or into the counties OF Marion. Brown, Gin
ton. Carroll, White, Jasper. Newton and Lake
in the State of Indiana. and the county OF Cook
in the Sis,e OF liliaois; its length 70 be abou
- miles
On motion il
Resolved. That the Directors appoint CON
mittee Of three persons in the several counties OF
the line of the road 10 procure subscriptions o.
stock and releases for right OF way.
The delegates present then proceeded 10 or
Organize the Company, according 70 the acts o
the Safe, which requires that not less than thir
teen persons shall subscribe 70 the articles of a.
sociatiou. and $50 900 Of stock taken before or
Canning. More than the amount Of stock re
quired MAS taken.
On motion. each county Was INSTRUCTED TO nom
nate directors for The Company The following
gentlemen we're duly elected.
Carroll Coaniy-Major h. +. Scaermerhorn
Vine Holt o c Applegate.
Boone County-Joseph Mccoy
Cliutou County-N Caiterin. Il l. kemph
Alex. h. Given.
Marion County-w Nofsinger Thos
Elliott
On motion. Col. !. ". Blake vas elected Sec
retary. Vim X. Nofsiuger. President, aud DR.
l-Thomas Elliott. Treasurer.
The Board also appointed subscription agent
il each county on the iine, 10 20 TO work
The Board adjourned TO meet IN this city, i
the rooms Of the Chamber OF Commerce, CT ID
9Th das OF July.
W X N0FFslSGKK, President.
IHOrAs B ElLiOTI. Secretaries.