The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-01
YAZOO CITY AND CRYSTAL
SPRINGS RAILROAD.
Minutes Of a Meeting Held at Bot-
tOn- Kinds County. mississippi
i'm Behalf of the XazOO City
and Crystal Springs
Railroad.

The meeting met on the 18th of May, ISL,
according to the agreement made AT pre-
limlnary meeting held Oh the 18th april
ult-, and organized by the election OF Dr.
Jno. ID. Mcconnell as President, and 4. T..
Baldwin and ). ii. Srackhouse as Seereta-
ries.
On motion, the following committee were
appointed by the chair TO draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of this meeting,
! viz: Gee. w. Harper, of Raymond, ,. b.
| Stackhouse, of Crystal Springs, j. ii. Stew
/ art, OF Dry Grove. j. j. BlrdsoDg. OF BROWN
! Vile, and T. A. Mellon, of Bolton. After
/ consultation, during whchtime the meeting
was addressed by Geo. w. Harper, Esq. ).
I NJ. Shelton, Esq and c. E. Mount, Esq.
/ the committee reported the following reso-
/ buttons. which were, on motion. received
and adopted, and the committee discharged: :
i. Resolved. That in view OF the fact that
propositions are made for the construction
of railroads in almost every neighborhood
| in the State, and that all the roads which
NAV ultimately be constructed Will receive
material aid from the State. and also from
the counties traversed. it is but just that the
people composing this meeting, gathered in
| from the parts of the counties of Copiah,
Kinds and aZoo, that are not now favored
with the modern facilities for reaching the
markets of the country with their staple
production, should give public expression
of their wants and necessities, and call at
tenrion to a route for a railway. which, in
the Judgment of this meeting, offers supe-
rior inducements TO capitalists for invest
ment for profit, and which challenges the
ardent support of all who really desire de-
Velopment of the resources of the State, and
the opening up of its present inaccessible
fields of untold wealth.
2. Resolved, That it is the celebrate opin-
ion of this meeting. composed as it is of
citizens OF the scope of country proposed to
be traversed. that the movement for a rail-
road from YaZoo City 10 Crystal Springs,
via Brownsville. Bolton, Raymond and Dry
Grove. is a movement at once practicable
and feasible, and presents a scheme emf
nently worthy of our most earnest. active
and united eXertiOns.
,. Resolved, That while avOwing our
selves favorably disposed towards all the
railroad enterprises that are at all practical
BILE, believing that this region of ours can
be recovered from its present decayed and
constantly decaying fortunes, only by
mighty effort, and that the railroad is the
great and most promising lever-still VIC
cannot but regard The proposed road from
Yazoo City to Crystal Springs as the route
in ~ hich our interests are especially involv-
ed, and the one from which the best results
to this section of country may be expected;
and that to this proposed road we pledge
our most cordial and hearty eXertiOns.
1. Resolved, That we congratulate the
deRsely populated region interested upon
the fact that a favorable charter for said
railroad has been granted by the LegISla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, and thai.
the incorporators therein lin whom we have
the utmost contidence), propose, at this
place this daY, to hold Il meeting for the
purpose of organization, preparatory to
Jealous and determined movement tor the
imm ediate construction of the road.
3. Resolved, That us the IazcO City and
Crystal Springs road will necessarily trav-
erse Kinds county from its north west to its
southeast limits, and furnish the people OF
said county. for distance of more than for
ty miles, with railroad facilities not now
auinUa1 TINS INVITING IN - the comfy im-
migration, utilizing its varied and unde-
velopcd resources, bring its waste and
uncultivated lands into market. and thus
dispensing its vast and incaculable benefits
to the whole people, and contributing i'm
menseiy to the aggregate wealth. popula-
ton. and productive capacity of the coun-
ty,' it is the deliberate judgment of this
meeting that the county of Kinds should be
asked to subscribe to the capital stock of
the company an amount worthy of the
great work, and under the terms set forth
in its charter.
g. Resolved, That with Il view of bring
ing this important enterprise promptly be-
fore the people of the whole country inter
ested. it is the opinion of this meeting that
popular meetings should ne held ut all the
prominent points along the entire route
from Crystal Springs to 1aZOo City; that
sneakers acquainted with the country and
advised as to railroad subjects should be
appointed to address said meetings when
held: and that opportunities should he then
afforded for individual subscriptions and
grants of right of way and that the Prcsi-
dent of this meeting Indicate five gentlemen
resident at each prominent point on the
proposed line who shall in connection with
the incorporators, constitute a general COM
mittee to arrange for said meetings and Sc
cure the services of suitable gentlemen
ia address the same in behalf of this much
needed railroad route; and that the meeting
which may be held in the other counties.
give a decided expression of opinion in ia
Vor of county subscriptions OF stock in
said company.
T. Resolved. That as the enterprise pro-
poses to carry into the city of New Orleans
the product of the rich valley of the YaZOO.
by a direct communication, the wealth of
which region is now sought to be diverted
to a city with which the people of this por-
ton of our State has hitherto had no COM
mercial intercourse, in the opinion of this
meeting the city of New Orleans should be
appealed to for assistance. and solicited to
extend aid in the construction of this road;
and this meeting suggests that a committee
be appointed by the corpOrators to visit
New Orleans aud address the authorities
there on the subject.
s. Resolved, That a committee of fifteen
of the citizens of the country interested, be
appointed by the President of this meeting,
who. I'm connection with the incorporates
of the Yazoo City and Crystal Springs rail-
road company, shall address a letter to Col.
III. 5. McCOmb, President of the Southern
Railroad Association, inviting his attention
to the Importance of said road, as a feeder
to the New Orleans, Jackson and Great
Northern road /; and urge him to attend in
person some one of the meetings proposed
in these resolutions TO be held along the
said line.
Several encouraging letters were then
read from various prominent gentlemen of
azoo county. The following gentlemen
were appointed as local committees under
resolution number six of the above:
Crystal Springs. Nj. Porter, Willis
Barnes, Theodore Berkson and James
Dry Grove. II. Stewart, f. Coker. Ed.
Moncure, Jno. l. Parsons and John F.
Burnett.
Sivley, J. G. Austin and G. w. Harper.
Boiton-A. l.. Mckay, I. A. Mellon,
Daniel Mcneil. James Parkman and J. B.
| Hall.
Brownsville-J. 7. Birdsong, Geo. Fl.
/ Robertson. ID. Nj. Birdsong, j. b. Robertson
| and r. A. Atkinson.
Yazoo City,. Barksdale, 5. T. Massey,
1 n. G. Nye, J. {. Prewett and Gen. w. X.
Miles.
ON motion. the following resolution was
Resolved, That copies of the foregoing
proceedings of this meeting be furnished to
| the editors of the following newspapers.
with the request that they publish the
same:
The Clarion and Pilot, at Jackson Herald.
Times and News, Vicksburg, Picaynne and
| Times, New Orleans; Banner and Democrat,
Yazoo City; Herald, Crystal Springs, and
Gazette. Raymond.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned to
meet at the call OF the incorporates.
The meeting Of the incorporators, for or
ganization, is to be held at Bolton on the
first of June.
I'D. MCCONNELL.
President.
F. E. BALDwIN. Secretaries.
Keeu Ii Before she People.