The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-01-05
LAWRENCE < EMFoRIA R. R.
meeting or the citIzen. II Enporia.


Pursua ut to notice published in the Empo-
Ms News, the citizens of Imports met At the
Clerks efHee, Deem Der 3I.t, 1866, 10 eopsid-
their interests as connected with the / ran Oh
of the I. L. & G., r. R. from Lawrs nee 70 En-
polia- 5SAe
Il. C. Cross was chosen Chairman, and
E. Borton, Secretary. 4ta2
By request cf the chairman. Eon. C. V.
EskIidge explained Tie Object OF The meeting.
He spoke at come lergth CT the importance of
this branch Ic+d 70 EmPoFia and Southwest
ern Kansas. 20 -Ho aae sf-s8 sba--
Speeches were also made by Cox iumb,
Alnerin Gillett, Esq. W T. Galliher, Thos.
Murdoch, N. S. Storrs, Il. C Cross and others.
ION. CIV. EskTidge offered the following
re.tfuti.> us, y Ilieh were unanimously adopted:
Wu-REAs. The main line of the L. L. & G.
r r. Ia been nut under contract, and its
speedy CT mpic ton is 40 longer question Of
Doubt; and,
W HEREAs. The brksch of "aid FOad from
La wre rec TO EmpCria being as l.. oeTelIy en-
dove with lands and counts. subscr. "tions
OF stoe k, and being of equal imporsanee to Il :
comm ercial interests of the cities of Ia Srsnce
and LeaveDwOrths and the main lines of rod
running east and south through the cities of
Chicago and st. Louis, connecting with them
the rich valleys Of the Neosho nd Cotton wood,
Southwest EN- Kansas and the vast regions be
yond, and by The extention CT the road a
tsouthwesi erly course TO Santa Fe reach the
Inc xhau stible ''salt plains" of Kansas and 1he
mineral re giens of New Mexico, and ultimate
Iy Arizona, securing. by reason of its being
the RhCItest route 10 the east, this Already i'm
Lense trade ard travel now demanding its
cOnstrucuOn; thSref,re eF-.trfEE
Re Otrcd, hal cen mittee of three be ap
poin ted to coBfer with the Board of Directors
OF the L. l.. & 6. R. R., with the view Of seeur-
ing their earnest efforts 70: the early consLruc
ton of the branch Of said ID. it being in
their charge and under their control.
ResOIred, That, as citizens of Emporia and
vicinity, We stand ready to do all in our pow
er 10 secure the early construction Of the Law
renee and EmpOTia read. and to secure It's ex
tension in seuthwesteriy direction TO Santa
Fe; and to cooperate fully and heartily with
the fri ends of The Necsho valley in the con :
struciion of the Union Pacific, Southern
Bra nch, 5iG said valley. thus securing for our
selves the system of roads for which partial
provision has already been made by law.
ResOlred, That our Representative and SEN
ator in the State Legislature be requested to
consider, in their support of candidates fol-
the United State Senate, men who are ident-
flied with the intei SIS of these two roads.
In pursuance of the above resolutions the
following named gentlemen were appointed a
committee 10 confer with The Board of Direct
ors of the L. L. d G.. r. R.. Hon. C. v. Esk-
ridge, Col. P. B. Plumb and N. s. Storrs.
Great in crest was manifested, and the feel
ing general and earnest for the early construc
ton of the road. csc az
On motion EMPORiA News, Lawrence and
Leav onworth papers were requested to pub
Ii sh the proceedings COX ga
II. G. CROSS, Chairman.
y. BORON, Secretary.