Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-31
OPPOSITION TO BROWN co.
Mass Meeting in Saline County.
ELMwODp, NO.. Jan, -. lS,2

NO.. Jan. ~. 49,.
Mc>>r>. El'IToH> At Il meeting of the
citizens at Elmwooi in opposition 10 the
project now pending before the Legislature
Of Missouri for the erection OF Grown county.
on motion of Il. i Canterbury. i. Mciotiin
WIS ~rlrctc, chairman AMI c. ID. Hereford
secretary.
Chairman called the house 10 order. and
stated III" "bj"rt OF III" meeting.
Able >;Ice.ii,> We're made bv X. L. Can
tcrbury and Ibr. McNutt.
Upon motion. the chair appointed a coin-
milt"r OF three /" draft Resolutions, eNnrr>>-
i've rf tin. >,n>" %! III" mrrtin-. wlrrcupom
the rlal appoin;r'; L. +. Canterbury. Geo.
! VI. Francisco amt Or. NrNuit. said commit
tee rviiF' land returned with the iOllowiu.
l'r"anhl" and rr-";utlnu-:
Thai whereas We 81" informed that there i
no" pending in t." Legislature of Missouri
Il bill 10 organize /. new county called Brown.
10 Includc Il >t!ip six miles 1" be taken from
the west edge "i Saline county. ard
Whereas, we hciicy" that said project has
for IL object to advance the Interests If GER
tain property holder, in H"wn,vilic. without
consulting the interest ot said citizens. and
whereas the ink his Just Tried oi orr tax re-
ceipt of last year. when W" paid $4,000, i'm
posed On IL, by the iir"wn,silic Il. L. clique,
and whereas. we have just paid Hon. Wash.
Adams S'aW To s.cicni lis against III"
Brownsville $4,000 >wim,tir. AN! whereas,
we arr satisfied tia: IN, object of the clique
i to impose further burdens Of taxation upon
VI to build mp the town Of l;r"wm->i'c..
E.<o'rei. That we are opposed TO The
prnirrI now before the Legislature of Mis-,
souri,. havin" for ii, object the organization
OF Brown county.
E.s9lr.i. That the object is to build up Tho
town of Brownsville at Ia" expense of tn,
farmer and taxpayer. and i Of no conNc
nirnce to the inhabitants Of the entire nortt
end of said territory. but upon the contrary
would he of Very great Inconvenience.
R.SDlccI. That we are now heavily taxed
and if cut nf of Saline county. where W,
have been taxed to build a court house, ",
would again be taxed TO pat up other publ
buildings. and to build i;Li!roari> for lii
benefit of brownsville alone.
R-solred. That is our present county sea
is located in the center of the county. and o
tJHh tiIt ~ !" cam hh ~
that portion proposed to he cut of for III
new county bcin" not farther from >ai,
| county seat than fifteen miles. whereas if crI
oil n proposed. Il large and very poprilou
portion of said territory would be al lea,
!. twenty-five miles from the proposed count.
, seat at Brownsville, and as tn" public SCI,
tirncots OF the inhabitants l. universally OF
. posed to hi. projcc ct, a. their Interests ob,j
: ou-ly indicate. ii j. the scn>,. Of This NEE,
ing that the cutting oil of any portion OF ;:
lin" county. Il intended. wouiI he uHwis.
unpo!iiic aud cminrntIy unjust.
i. Rs.>i,.i. That The foregoing resolution h
: -cnt to Hon. VIM. .. M.ii,in, our r-prcs,,
: tatIvc in the Legislature. and i copy he put
, ii-hcd in the Saline County Progress, al
other papers friendly TO onr pr reject.
Upon motion. the meeting adjourned.
b. MCGoFFIS, Ch'm'n.
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