The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-04
TIE RAILROAD FURORE IN TEXAS.

THE RAILROAD FURORE IN TEXAS.
The people of Marshall, Shreveport and
Jefferson, Texas, are all alive to the great inn
portance to them of the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad, and each city. has made propositions
to the directory here to make it the terminus
of the road, As an evidence of the feeling
which has been aroused in Marshall in regard
to the matter, we publish the following report
of meeting recently held there, which we
find in one of the Marshall papers:
Railroad Meeting.
According to call made, large number OF the
citizens assembled at the courthouse Saturday
evening, 8 o'clock P. NJ The meeting was or
ganlzea by calling ex- Gov. Edward Clark to the
chair, and the appointment of W. W. Heartsill,
secretary MajorE A. Blanch being called upon
fully explained the object of the meeting to be to
place ourselves in communication with the Board
Of Directors Of the New Orleans railroad, with
the visw Of making Marshall the Northern m
that there was already charter in the hands of
8 regularly organized Board Of Directors, with
DIR. James II. Stair, of Marshall, as President,
called the Marshall and Mansfield Railroad; this
company had permission to tap any road enter
ing Texas from Louisiana; and, furthermore,
that he had no doubt that the directors OF the III.
and M. road would heartily co operate with US.
Mr.. James Turner and Gen. EctOr, both OF the
directory Of the M. and NJ. road, said there
would be no difficulty in the way; that all they
asked was that whatever company received this
charter, must do so with the express under
standing that the road must be built. Gen. A. I:
Hawthorn made one of his "bayonet charges,
in which he pointed out the necessities OF
prompt action; that the people Of Marshall, and
Of Harrison county, had never faltered and
that he believed they would come fully up
with their part of this grand enterprise to the
full extent OF their ability. He paid a glorious
atty of the New Orleans merchants; how. in
days past, they had freely and with open hands
extended help to the farmers Of our country
that the same feelings now animated them, and
that il they fell short in doing az much now as IN
former days it was on account Of their misfor-
tunes, but that they were now fully alive to this
very important work, and that they were deter.
mined to regain the trade at this great State.
Gen. H. closed by making, the following motion,
which was unanimously adopted
ResolueI, That a committee OF i've be ap-
pointed to Immediately open communication
with the directors Of the New Orleans road, and
that they visit New Orleans with full authority
to act for Marshall and Harrison county concern
ing this matter.
The following gentlemen were appointed on
the committee: Gen. A. r. Hawthorn, G. B.
Lpscomb, g. M. Racquet, R. @. Garrett, and r.
Knight On motion Col. s. b. Hendricks, OF
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the committee.
On motion committee of ten was appointed
to carry out further instructions OF this meeting
The committee contests OF the following gentle
men. A. L. Hawthorne, s. D. Rainey, 3. b.
Hendricks, Wingate Woodley, M. L. Stroud W.
r. Scott j. Fl. Galloway, w. n. Johnston, W. X.
Downs, and W. w. Hearrsll.
After some further business of minor import
ance but all necessary to the furtheraDce OF the
object, the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolued, That this meeting retain its organl'
cation, and that the city papers are requested to
publish proceedings.
ResOlUed, That this meeting now adjourn to
meet next Saturday evening, July 8, at o'clock.
and that the citizens Of the county be requested
to meet with US.
EDWARD CLARK, Chairman.
W. ". HEARTsILL, Secretary.
In this connection we may state that
number of prominent merchants and bankers
of Marshall have written a letter to the Presi-
dent of the road, in which they offer their
cordial aid in constructing the road, and pro-
pose, if Marshall be selected as the terminus.
to transfer to the company most valuable
charter granted by the State Of Texas for .
road from Marshall to the Louisiana line,
with most liberal franchises and privileges, liz
Guiding grant of sixteen sections OF land to
the mile. They further propose to appoint
a committee to visit New Orleans, if necessary,
to perfect arrangements, and state that, in
their opinion, mo road that has been pro-
jected, west of the Mississippi River, is likely
to receive a greater amount of travel and
traffic than one from New Orleans to Mar
shall"
We learn from the President that it is the
intention of the directory to build the road
from Alexandria to Natchitoches, distance
of about sixty miles, for cash, which, at
present prices of iron and labor, will not ex-
coed $4,000 per mile Should it become
necessary thereafter to issue bonds, there will
then be ample basis upon which to predicate
them.
New Orleans must be up and doing in this
matter, for the parishes are subscribing liber-
ally. Rapidss and Natchitoches, we are con-
fident, will subscribe not less than $50, 900
each, and DeSoto has already offered to sub.
scribe $500, OOO The latter parish does not
owe dollar and her bonds are worth ninety
five cents on the dollar to any enc fortunate
enough to own them.
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