Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-09-22
Rail Road Meeting.

MUh lNli w WV N-f'' y
4th OF September 1866,
On motion, Neal McGaifee was
called to the chair, andJ. y, McMur'
ry appointed secretary. The OBJECT
of the meeting was explained ny
Green j. Clark.
On motion, n committee OF SIX
was appointed by the chair to DRAFT
suitable resolutions expressive OF tho
meeting. The chair appointed Rev,
A. b. Johnson, Green j, Clark, Capt
w. ID. Douglas, +, A, Waters, Capt
w. o. MichauX and Capt. III. W.
Kyscr. The committee reported the
following resolutions: ,
Whereas, A convention of the sew
cral counties lying contagious to
this has been called to meet at Ty-
Ter, on the 1lth day of Septem-
ber, for the purpose of bringing
the Rail Road interest of Eastern
Texas to bear upon our immedi-
ate locality-we feel it our duty
as citizens to make the necessary
arrangements, by which the coun.
ty of Kaufman will be fully and
ably represented:
And Whereas, The great res Jurces
of the interior are compelled to
find market, and the county OF
Kaufman being on the line of tho
great S. P. r. r., to Dallas and
the west, believe it is the wish,,
as we know it is the interest OF
the people of this county, to do
everything in their power to pro,
mote the advancement of Kali
Road enterprises as an outlet ior
its products. a.
And Whereas, Tho town of kaut-
man being near the centre of the
county, and in one Of the finest
wheat growing countries OF the
State, it is supposed to possess
many inducements for the pro-
cress of the route in contempa-
ton, Therefore belt
Resolred, 1st. That inasmuch as
the example has been set us by our
neighboring counties, in voting a
large amount for thepurposc of pro.
noting the internal improvements
of our great State, and feeling itour
duty to acquiese as well ns to rni-
tate in the precedent set before us,
we would suggest that the County
Court of kaufman county be re-
ouested to pledge from the, future
revenue of the county, the sum of
seventy five thousand 5000 dol
lars. to aid in the extension OF the
S. p. r., r. .s..
Resolred, End. That the citizens
of the county be requested to study
their own interests. and to revotvH
in tieir own minds the immense ad-
vantages to be gained by the pro
eress of this rail road, and to throw
all of our surplus capital into an
enterprise which will not only pay
them a handsome dividend, but will
speedily advance the price Of their
lands as we'll as the fruits OF their
industry.
Resoired, Sd. That our Represen-
tatives in the Legislature be for
warded copy of these resolutions
and that they be requested to use
every exertion to promote the Rail
Road interests of this section, and
particularly of this county. ,i.
Resolued, 4th. That twenty five
delegates be appointed by the Chair
man of this meeting to represent
the county of Kaufman in the r, r,
Convention to meet at Tyler on the
11th inst.
Resolred, 5th. That the Chairman
of this meeting be requested to in
struct the delegates from this coun-
ty to promise every exertion on the
part of it's citizens to promote the
| interests of the road, and morepar-
ticularly with a view to its, rapid
progress through the county ofkauf-
man. .H
On motion the resolutions were
adopted unanimously.
The Chair then appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen to repre-
sent this county in the Tyler Con-
vention:
Green J. Clark, DR.. w. III. Pyle,
A. B. johnson, J. NJ Watkins, j. F
McMurry, w. d. Do -'"s y. III
Mucklerdy, F. A. Walters, III. w.
Kyser, Il. r. Broughton, W. o. Mi
chaux, ]. w. Johnson, Oscar Reir-
son, ]. s. Porter, r. A. Terrell, 5. G.
Hart. VIM. Gibbard, John S. Griffith,
DR.. John d. Parsons, Thos. G. Grif-
fifth, Elijah ETgan, Israel Spikes, J
/ NJ. Noble, Dubart Murphy and c C.
| Nash
On motion the Chairman was al
ded to the Committee.
On motion a committee of three
were appointed to correspond with
other committees on the subject ol
Rail Roads. .at
The chairman appointed Capt. K
L. Broughton, Rev. A. B. Johnson
and Green ]. Clark.
On motion Capt. W. d. Douglai
and the Chairman were added to the
Committee.
On motion, the Secretary was re
quested to notify each delegate o
his appointment as early as possible
On motion, the Kaufman Star, and
Dallas Herald be requested to pub
lish the proceedings ofthis meeting
On motion, the mcetingadjourneC
sine die.
Y. McGAFFEY, Chairman.
J. f. McMURRY, Secretary.