Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-15
Railroad Meeting.

| Agreeable to the call OF tho com mite
on Railroads, a meeting Of the citizens O
Dallas county was held Mt the Conrt
house on the 10th inst. s. j. Adams wa
called 10 tho chair, anu c. s. Mitchell re
| quesied 10 net as secretary.
The Chairman briefly alluded TO the OBJ
ject Of the meeting, and D. McCaleb, Esq.
was requested TO address the meeting
which he did In a few well.timed and per.
tinent remarks.
man appoint a committee of three 10 draf
resolutions expressing the object of th,
meeting was pnssed, and D. McCaleb, JEFF
ferson Peak and J. s. Sizer were appointed
The committee retired, when the meeting
was addressed by several gentlemen.
The committee, through its chairman,
d. McCsleb, reported the following:
WHEREAS, Wehave heard that direct COM
municaiion with St. Louis is attainable
by an extension Of the railroad now run
ming from that city to Springfield, and
that the owners and directors thereof are
still willing and anxious to carry out the
original design Of their charter, by ex-
tending branch line through Texas TO
the Mexican border, and
WHEREAS, We believe that the city and
county of Dallas, which is already grand
railway center, through which pnss two
of the most important railroads on the
continent, is willing and ready TO offer
encouragement in addition TO its natural
advantages, 10 the extension Of this road, +,
whereby direct communication with the
great commercial mart of the West can be
had, and over which a gigantic trade
would be transport ed and
WHEREAS, We believe it entirely prac.
tical to secure for this city and for St.
Louis, the trade which the completion of
this enterprise would cngender. There
fore be il resolved: 'l
lst. That We must heartily approve Of
any plan which will secure to us direct
railway connection with St. Louis, and
with the Mexican border, and which may
be acceptable TO the company undertaking
such enterprise.
I'd. That the chairman of this meeting
be authorized to appoint q committee of
Eve, whose duty it shall be to correspond
with persons in st. Louis or elsewhere in
terested in constructing the extension OF
the St. Louis and Springfield road through
Dallas on to some advantageous point
along the Mexican border, and that this
meeting adjourn subject to the call of the
Chairman to receive the report of said
committee. H.u
81 Resolved, that said committee be in
slructed to forward q copy of these reso-
lutions to the Direc tors of the Texas Cen
trail Railroad asking their cooperation in
this enterprise.
The Chairman appointed the followi ng
gentlemen: Col. ID. McCaleb, Col. G. S. |
DR.. J. S. Sizer, Mr.. j. $. Clark,
DR.. T.. W. Tucker.
On motion, the Chairman was added to |
The committee.
4th. The following resolutions were
adopted.
Resolved THAT committee of five be
appointed to furnish the names of not less
Than ten corporators, and prepare q
charter authorizing the construction Of n
Railroad, in the general direction of
Springfield, Missouri, through Dallas to
he Mexican border.
The Chairman appointed the following
gentlemen TO report 10 the next meeting,
week. March Goth. I. c. Jor-
Ion, L. p. Bryan, jeff Peak, j. Nj. Doug
ASS and d. McCaleb.
Meeting adjourned, to meet March Goth,
1878.
G. s. MITCHELL, Secretary. 20
S. j. ADAMS, Chairman.