The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-04


lvssa sh~oEvsssvilIs Courier. 1th-
Meeting Of the St0ck-h0lders Of
tho Lake Eric, Evansville and
SOuth-WestcFn Railroad.
The stock-hoIslen OF the Lake Erie,
Evansville aud Southwestern railrnad
held meeting ~ the olkce Of Secretary
William y Ford, corner Of Locust and
Second streets, yesterday afternoon 1t
two o'clock.
lEcTI0x:0s nsRBcroas.
The following Board Of Directors. for
the ensuing year, was duly elected, Geo.
ii. EIiery and H. ID. Faulkner, Of New
York James A. Coe, Of Boston, Mas
'sachIsetts; w. III. A. Dye, Troy. Ohio;
A. Haines, ST., Eaton. Ohio; j. n. Nc
Beth, BelIefontaine. Ohio; r. Pattieon,
lScymour, Ind. n. Henning, Evansville
and Geo w. Quintard. Geo. r. NJ. Da-
Wis. Madison NJ CAleb and +. Henry
Mason, OF New York.
On motioa the Board Of Directors
were requested 10 report for publication,
in the daily papers, The present condition
! Of the enterprise
ELECTION or ovYIcERs.
After the election Of the Board Of Di-
rectors, those gentlemen held meeting
! for the election for offcen Of the road
for the ensuing year, with the following
result:
President--George..H. H. ElIery, New
York.
Vice-President-Robt. Pattison, Sey-
mour, Indiana
! Treasurer-W. Hart Smith. New York
SecretAxy-William y. Ward, New
! York.
Assistant Secretary-wilIiam s. Ford,
Evansville, Indiana
Executive COmmittee--Geo. III. FL
lery- NJ NJ Caleb. T.. II. Mason and JAS.
A Coe-
1t Was announced that the report OF
the President, upon the condition, pros
poets and workings Of the road. would
be prepared and made;ready for pubIi-
cation in . day or two.
COMMITTEE PROM THE CHAMBER or con-
NKRCE-
During the session Of he Board Of
Directors, Committee from the Cham
Der VI Commerce, comp0acd Of Nessrs.
William T. IgIchart, William NJ. Akin
and Geo. II. Start, all prominent mer-
chants. visited the Board and extended
an Invitation To the body to meet the
Chamber Of Commerce on Change to-
day. Several OF the visiting gentlemen
being compelled to leave on the train,
for home this morniny.i it was then agreed
that the mcetinxoshouId take place at
tine Allen House last might, ~ u o'clock
THE MEETING At NIGHT.
At.the appointed hour, the meeting
between the Roard Of Directors and tho
Ccinmittee from the Chamber of Com
lmeEcc. and large number of influcn-
tiai and prominent business men and
citizens occurred in the parlors OF the
Allen House.
After being introduced the party pro-
ceeded to IN interchange Of views. An
Explanatory speech was made by Ex-
Lieutenant Governor Will Cumback Of
Greensbury, Indiana, setting forth in
highly Satisfactory manner, the condi-
ton Of the country through which the
line runs the fertility of the sOil and its
ab0udant resources; the various con-
INJECTIONS with other railroads, and the
great good that is TO ressls 10 this thriv-
ing aad wealthy section Of the State
from its construction.
Judge A. Haiues, Sr, Of Eaton
INyu1Vs sssC veuCboO1C osssA VOHAAy 1oADCs VI
this magnificent railroad scheme, was
next called upon. and In his happiest
manner responded. IL hAd been . ia
ivorite scheme Of his for many years to
aid in the building Of . line which ShouId
reach from the popul0us and wealthy
Northeast to the great and broad do
mains OF the Southwest, and NO other
line presented 90 favorable . prospect
las the one proposed by the Lake Erie,
Evansville and Southwestern Railroad.
Ii would naturally and without doubt
become the great highway for trade and
Itravel between these points, from the
lgiorious necessity Of physical geogra-
Iphy, and from the cheering fact that it
t. Iembraced within its iron arms . section
lof country untraversed BY any similar
line. The excellence Of the country
Through which ID nm - the beautiful
, lands Of Indiana and Ohio AZ arabic
iand. d.fructifying - any on the habitabIe
'IgiObe, would render its business enor-
Imoux Coming to Evansville, il would
Iprove powerful lever, working for the
cOnstrucaion Of . bridge across the Ohio.
Thence ACROSS Kentucky down to Jack
: lsoU. Tennessee. would run apothcr line
inevitably to be confined on to Fort
'ISmith, Arkansas, and finally 10 the gold
len shores of the Pscific, by way Of the
|. .,great Southern PAcific Railroad.
The remarks OF Judge Haipes were
listened To throughout with respectful
, atfentiou. Several Of our citizens, Mr..
..lWiIliam Igishart among them, made