The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-01

appropriated to Foreign Missions. The congregation dispersed with the best of feeling and an humble hope that the flag of our country may long wave over the land of Ithe free and the home of the brave. x
 Railroad Meeting at Belle-
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 Pursuant to previous notice the citizens of Boone county met on the 22d of March 1875, for the purpose of confering with dele gation of citizens of Pope county, on the subject of q railroad from Dardanelle to Harrison.
 On motion Hon. J. N. Coffey was called to the chair, and Jos. H. Daugherty appointed sec'y. On motion committee of three consisting of Messrs. ". w. Wat kins. G. c. Keele and the chair man of the meeting were appoint ed committee to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting who made the following report:
 Mir. President: Your commit tee to whom was referred a reso- lution relative to railroad from Dardanelle on the Arkansas river by the way of Russellvil!e, Dover, Cave City, Double Springs and BelIefontc to Harrison have had the same under consideration but a very short time and will be compelled to be very briefin their report, without discussing the general advantages of railroad fla elites being as we are isolated from the commerce of the world it is apparent to your committee that something is imperatively necessary to be done in order to place northwest Arkansas where the God of Nature intended her to stand-whether it should be railroad, turnpike or what not.
 As to the feasibility or practic- ability of the proposed road ac- cording to hand bill, your com mittee is bound to look upon with favor the resources for building same, is for the counties to con slider, there is nothing like an eff ort.
 KEELE, WATKINS & CoFFEY, Committe.
 On motion J. H. Williams of Bellefonte township, S. D. Byrd of Washington, Beal Gather and G. B. Greer of Crooked Creek, w. A. Graver and Brice Milan of Sugar Loaf and James M. David son and Thos. Carter of Blythe township were appointed to solicit subscriptions of stock in aid of the proposed road.
 On motion Jos. H. Daugherty, Jas. H. Patterson, w. w. Watkins, A. B. Corey and D. N. Fulbright, were appointed Q committee to prepare an address to the board of trade of the city of Little Rock, showing the increase of trade which would result to that city from the building of the proposed road. Also to the president and board of directors of the Cairo & Fulton and the Little Rock & Fort Smith roads, exhibiting to them the increased amount of freight and trade that would probably pass over their roads from the same cause.
 On motion of Col. Watkins a committee of three consisting of Messrs. w. w. Watkins, A. J. Roberts and James II. Williams, were appointed to confer with a committee from Harrison for the purpose of fixing upon time and place for holding a county railroad convention, also to confer with a like committee of citizens from Double Springs should cue be ap- pointed.
 It was resolved that the sec,y furnish a copy of the proceedings of this meeting to the Boone Coun- ty Record, the Highlander, and the Russellville DEMOCRAT for pub lication.
 On motion the meeting adjourn ed.
 J. N. COFFEY, Pres, Jos. II. DAUGuERTY, Sec'y.