The Van Buren press., 1873-07-08
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
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CuEfOhIE CClNIkh'
l. { Buulinot.
I.R. & Y. g. RAILRoAp
s. T.. Beaumont.
ST. LOUIS n. Or II,
Logan II. Roots.
ARKANSAS.
CraW ford county, Washington county. Ben
ton couhtr Scott county, Polk county, Sar-
Der county. Little River county, Sebastian
county.
i committee on permanent organization
consisting off,. Il Luce, Of Sebastian, Isaac
Jones, Of Polk; G. Wilcox, Of Crawford !;
Morgan II Looney, Of Benton; James Mitch
eli Of Washington, was appointed The com
mittce reported as iollows
FoR PRESIDENT
jesse Turner, Of Crawford county.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
J.. Miner Springfield No.
T.. c Boudinot; Cherokee Nation,
W. W. Reynolds, Benton.
II. NJ Welch, Washington
II. +. Tholiiaeoh Crawford,
J. Il. kannady, Sebastian.
II, W. DiXson, 81, Scott.
Thos. Mills. Polk.
", j. Ellington, Sarber
SECRETARIES.
J II VarhooSe, Washington,
=. r. johnson, Crawford,
j. II. Cleudening Sebastian.
SERGEANT AT ARMS.
James G.. Ullcry. Sebastian.
Each oi whom WAS elected by accllmatiou.
Judge Turner on being conducted to the
chair, bl Judge John L, Wheeler, and llonV.
Dell addressed the convention in Ii. usual
happy, earnest, and Impressive msnner.
4 committee ON resolutions, consisting Of
Dell Sebastian; L. Boydcn, Green county,
Mo; 3 G. WEIGH, Washington; W W Rcy-
uolds, Benton; ii. f. Thomascn, Crawford; ;
|. Jones, Polk, was appointed and the con-
yentiou was declared ready for work
Col j, B. Luce offered the following 81 hich
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Owing to some misapp;e eu,ion
those Indian nations on our immediate border
have not received the requisite notice and in
yitation to send delegates to this convention ;
therefore be IL
Resoircd That any member OF the Choctaw,
ChiCasaW, Cherokee or Greek Nations, who
may be in the city, be and are hereby invited
IA tahe seats in this convention, and allowed
to vote as delegates.
At H., o'clock the contention adjourned to
2o'cloch-aul . on the reassemhling, Col s. b.
Bcaum mt addressed the convention; giving
, the wo,l positive assurance on the part Of hls
road. chat when the proper aid was pledged,
the road would be completed TO Fort Smith,
Hi, remarks were well received, and with
much enthusiasm received the endorsement
OF the a,scInblagc. Communications from
Barry county, from Col. Henry Young, of
Springfield; and Mcssrs Bruce, llamnctt and
others were read 10y Major j. II, Sparks and
referred to the appropriate committee.
klroRr or COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
Your committee on resolutions, TO whom
was referred number of resolutions and
communications introduced in this cenvcn-
! ton, beg leave To report that said resolutions
contain immature and hastily drawn plans
aiming to supply the borderc, untirs of W est
ern Arkansas with the great desideratum---
! viz: raiiroad-and that We therefore pre-
sent after careful consideration, all the infor-
nation contained in the papers submitted to
| u.s. the following resolutions in the place OF
| all heretofore offered.
| HeS0ired, lst, That it is the sense OF this
convention that Il direct constructed railroad
North and South, from the southern border
] VI MlN-Null w vie ub'kHtln pplNtI VI ltN5-
/ Is absolutely necessary fbt the interest and
development Iof these western border counties
/ Of Arkansas, which In spite of all the neglect
| with which they have been treated, rs re-
cards state aid, are now, and always have
been, the most popalous. enterprising, prom
/ i,ing and healthy part of Arkansas,
! .. That the people of the four most northern
counties OF the western border. viz; Benton
Washington Crawford and Sebastian coun-
| ties are above all others, for the present most
vitally interested in the speedy bGsdiug OF
! such a road rhd shou'd therefore az once take
| the necessary steps to carry out this object.
! 3 That for this purpose. this convention
/ appoint for each county an executive com.
mittee OF seven members, aud that n Centra
committee oi two members from each county
/ be selected. also hy this convention. for tht
purpose of general direction aud manage.
m Mt sJch as apportionng the amount of aiC
to be given by cach county, negotiating witt
railroad corporations A. TO making conncc
tions, etc, The duty of county committees
shall he to lay before the people the plan
agrcta upon ana to secure the accessory sub
.idy by public or private ~ b,cription.
That rs basis of operations this conveu
ton respectfully consider the proposition o
II, G.. Young. TO build road at once from
Springfield. Mo. to Fort smith, Arh,, provid
ed the four northern border "ountlc. OF Yves
tern Arkansas, through which this road mus
pass, VIII raise SENVNNV IOf tllt 2lNliNy ant
laying ties OF the road FROM the Missouri In,
} to Fort Smith.
). That the Central committee TO De ap
pointed according to the third resolution. ae
as board Of commissioners ~ the road 70 d,
built, uhtil a regular election tahts place, aut
, that they at once chter into negotiations ful
the surrender OF the charters uieNisting road
running over nearly the same ground. bu
which nave not taken ss yet any steps to 4,
any wotk on their lines. or otherwise to ob
taii new charter. Z DELL, Chairman.
H. +. THOMSON,
TuOs {. WEICH.
W. W REYNOLDS,
T.. BoNDEN.
JAS. L, MILNtR
The.follcw,ug resolutions were arerwar,
presented and adopted;
Rc,olr,d. That the central executive committee q
once VrcL negotiations with those counties of Mis-
teuri expecting continuation Of TIE proposed ToG
through their territory and obtaiu their co opera
ton TO continue the road 10 terminus ot somplet
ed r0ad
Rosotred, That We earnestly request the eo-opera
ton Of all counties interested who are represent
ell here by delegates ~ appoint their county commit
tees and fepor, their action ~ the proper centra