, 1875-01-30
Railroad Meeting,


The mass meeting of the citizens Of Walla-
walla and vicinity. called to consider the
proposition of the Walla-walll and Columbia
River Railroad Company 70 subscribe sub
sily OF S25, 900 to insure the completion of
the Railroad TO Walla-walla city the coming
season, met at the City dall, Tuesday.
January 2G, 1873, at one o'clock, and trans
acted the following business:
The proceedings Of the former meetings
and the proposition Of the Railroad Company
were read, after which the meeting was ad-
dressed by Hons J. X Kennedy, y. T. Ca
ton, VIM. II. Newell and \. +. Isham, all
Of whom urged the Importance TO the people
here OF subscribing the required aid and show
ing both Ly facts aud figures that the doaa-
tons were not 70 tie Company but to Tie dy'1ors
HrnserltS, in the protection of their avn in
terests--
Judge Kennedy offered the following Teso.
lutiuus. which were adopted:
EevlyeG, That the citizens Of Walla-walla
and vicinity, IN mass meeting assembled, are
OF the opinion that the proposition Of the
Walil-walla and Columbia River Railroad
Company j. fair and reasonable one and
should b. accepted.
Elsll;.i. That a committee Of twenty-five
persons he appointed by the Chairman TO act
within the city and vicinity i'll raising the
81, 900, gold coin, subsidy and making the
other arrangements necessary to comply with
said proposition.
The Chairman then named the following
persons who had been selected from the differ
cut localities to which they beIun-. to act "a
committees to solicit subscriptions i'll their
yicintles
ygo,.sosI.-lIariin Campbell, James Dew.
ar, Julius Weiseoh, y. Cameron and J. l.
Hood.
Jrpo my Crek-W. T. Barnes. James
Demaris, J. ". CornwcIl, w. ). Gillian,
Geo W. Young and d. K. PIERCE.
HiaEs Dy Creek-Bobert Reuuady, ".
Aldrich, \. Aldrich, IL. Nelson and o. c.
Gallaher.
RH Ge,t.-A. Thomas Fred R,fF, Geo
A Evans, Green Rifle and Thos. Gilker-on.
RaIsaa 's.-Sainuel Max=on, ). Brincker
hoH. L. Maier. John Scott and I Yanny.
Esf Of Tie U0'ot0ms.-J. /. Gwinn, \. f.
Gate. FL. Sailing, Frank Shelton ard Il.
Copeland.
tgyag C,esk.-C. c. Cram, John G. Mitch
ell, \. c. Dickinson, FL. Mills and ). Gerk-
ing
Che following persons were selected as
the Committee for ti.e city and vicinity:
j. X. Kennedy. ) Schwabachcr, \ II.
REYNOLDS. l.. McAIorris. Thos Quinn. VIM.
. DOnnell, John Fail, W. \. Green, Henry
d. Cock. \. McCalley. IL. 7 ISaacs, Lewis
Neacc, o. = Lacy. w T. Arberry, jesse
DmmhclIer, John Lngua, w. P Adams,
Fred Struzrl, John II. Srahl, Crlry Huh,
L. X. Straight. Wm. Kirkman, Chas Abel,
Fred Stlne and l.. Il. Rees. The Committee
was empowered toappoint such sub-commit-
tee as they might deem necessary IN carrying
forward their work.
The town committee met on the following
evening, and, after adding the names Of Jas.
McAulItf, john Doveu and VIM. Neal 10
their number, sub-diyided As follows, and
are now at work in their respective wards
Fua UmG L. McMorriS. K. H. Rees, j
Fall. Fred Sine, John 0rahI, OrIry Hull
and j. X Kennedy.
Sf,oa Hak-O. p Lacy. VIM Kirkman.
IL d. Cock, Vim. Neal, John Dwell and
" T. Adams.
7EDd II B.ay,!-W. Q'Donuell,Z- k Straight,
Jess Brumheller, ". \. Green, John Lugua
and Wm Neal,
Fos1tL U7d.-S. 5 S,hwabachar. \. H. Roy
noldS, Thomas Quinn. ChaS- ALL, W L
hrbrrry AID James McAuhtf
The Secretary was instructed to notify the
varIou. committees OF their appointments,
I furnish th"In with subscription paErs, and
iu.,-s-h the city papers with the EgoceeG.La,s
OF the meeting Tor publication.
The thanks of the meeting were tcnlcrri
10 sIy~-r- Bau;nei-t-r & H-rtT i.r th- ga "a
/ tu.s u-. uf theIr Hall for fhs ueeiIng
/ K. L. l,EE~, IRin slime.
S-a.at4Ty- Chairman