Arizona miner., 1867-12-14
Railroad Meetine.


 House, on the evening of December 7tb lsS. ' for the purpose of listening to an addres. ci Major A. k. Calhoun, who is a membcr ,r| surveying party that is now explorn, u. section of Arizona, for the purpose of Ioc,,i,' the route of the Union Pacific Rail,y.. ps ern Division, ond also, to hear the sen.i,aa-' of leading citizens in regard to this n.,, and for a general interchange of opinion.
 great many people were in attendance oro.. whom were a number of ladies. The meeting was called to order hv H..
 Henry \. Bigclow, when, on motion. tbo tJ l lowing officers were elected;
 | Prcsident-tol II. A. Bicelow.
 Vice Presilcnts-Cort Jos r. u,,,...
 Capt. Geo. D. Kendall, Hon. Wm F The.
 Col. F.. D. Baker, A. o. Moves, Herbert Rn,
 CTS, c. ". Curtis.
 Sccretary--Jas. F.. McCaffry.
 Major Calhoun was introduced to ,t.
 dience by the President, and. in govi,,
 terms, gave a history of the progress of ,a
 Railway Company with which he i, ,os
 nccted, of the prospects before them ,l.
 difficulties to be surmountcd and the n,ol. bilitcs of the extension of the road to s. Francisco, yia the Both parallel, and stated L;' ideas of the future of Arizona sbould ,I road be constructed. Frequent appar.e ;r
 terruptcd the speaker, and at the close of I,
 remarks thc following resolutions were up.n;
 mouSly adopted;
 ' WHEREAS, The Union Pacific Railwav F $ D., Is now making, ,,t q great expense. n n,1, ' liminarv survey for railruad route from kor Il sas to San Francisco, California, and the acrs.
 said survey is now passing through the c.n.
 tral part of our Territory, and another Eno r a,oug the Gila route; therefore, be t n Ec,y}rcj, That we, the citizens of Ccntnl if Aiihrna. most heartily welcome Gen. Vim
 Palmer and his corps of assistants in tbe.,
 first steps toward the acrumplisLmeu, of ., y object which, when completed, will tend .r greatly e. lie national prosperity. and rro,e 70 a sure basis for the future advancement of ,r, l. Trrrto V and that we invite the attention
 of our fellow citizens to the following fat,
 viz:
 n l>t That a railroad through Central An. |, zoua can be more chcnply built per mile tls, tr on the same latitude in any part of the cont.
 Eent. l. would pas, over low mountain, abl along broad and extensive valleys, througba VI country abounlng in timber suitable fr m huildmg and eros, tie purposes, which la, (. the addition of mild climate, prrcuirs ,. the possibility of any stcppage by winter , >uow-.
 "' 2l That a railroad through Ccntral Ar. C., zona will traverse @ fertile cuuutsy, Ece,lits cn but the immigration that a cheap tmnerl,is. rS. tun would bring, ta make i, second to Hae . on the Pacific dope m fertility; at ihe ssue t:sr, r., mras are covered with the Gnet oi pasturagc. and its mountains tecm with eEuy nd variety of mineral wealth known in the piu IT. tive rucks
 il, Ees{c,d. 2i That we do most earnestly :, a the attcrtou of Congrr>s to ihe b'b1 u ing statements, and pray that il give tltu es d dlc cnn-id ration in its action on tz ar [ uinu Pacific Railway lE. b ]. yL.: ,cr l5t For eighteen years Arizona hss lea .vc the seat of dcsnlating war. carried oB r Apache Indians against United States ci,a's '"' and soldiers. Thi. war has added immensely 'n to the expense of the Government, wbi'e Ha c>; cutnponsaJing results nave iuiluSr ihr iI ,y outlay ut men aud money. To-day, lhe l. ,rl diaus of Arizona r.main uno"nquered, is ,e rich valleys unsettled, the mines unv@koA ne and where millions of cattle could le n,ss ave not a single herd graze~, while the lndnh ,yc stronger tLan before. better skilled in aeAt or ing. and more daring in his atrocities, We
 feel that some definite action must ooa l'
  rye much must abandon the promising liHd bat Arizona.
 inn 21. We feel, and do most earnestly Hoas l, mend the same tO Corg -css that the hulss ,r o' a trans-contincrial Railroad through lA o'' Territory would forever settle the ln1E on question II would bring in tide of InEs rec grafton, useless |" forts" would lccume a'e our lctc, the valleys woud be cultivated the fe rri, grazcd, and the mines worked; citie' Vc-' - spring up; and Arizona, which is nog 'Et "'" less burden tO inc Goyernmei [, would sdd ' ow, thc national wealth, and -oon become tlH ' of star in the constellation of States. our Rss,lrsd, }d. That we, citizens of tbe HA ,o States residing in Arizona, do request A =, wise men in Congress to advance tbs .hA all cause by granting to the Union PaCle haP of way (E. D. the same subsidy and e'ans all. privileges granted to the road now being e9' ,cl,. from Omaha to San Francisco. CalliornA
 ResJlred 4h. That we do pledge our n', 'ef' earnest support, and that of the clne's \. cry Arizona. whom we feel we represent, 10 " and support of this, to us, all important ea'' iicb prise. aSJ ReslreI, That a copy of the prooeedln:' anu this meeting be furnished to tbe paIfps yer Arizona and New Mexico, the San fan,~ ,. Ing, daily papers, the Philadelphia Pes, ihs w Ge. York Hrrald, TriJuae, and Tine', and 70 oo. various Members of Congress. .or Dr. Parry, scientific gentleman eonna- .,. -;eh with the surveying party, followed the wy, ,yor with few pertinent remarks, tonchins ,un. geological formation of this section oI oy", ev- try, and was succeeded by Hon J. A n.. the and Judge Turner, of this place, anu " .l ,"p "e Vim. II. Hardy, of IIardyville, who ",. .. " to the creat interest felt by AriL0nian Y