The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-02

Be Begun as Soon ss Possible.
The Directors of the Se,l,lia, War
saw AMI Memphis raiIr"s,l met at the
Ilgen house. in this city, ut ten o'cl~k
yesterday morning, AMI eif;rtei the
organization. The utmost
harmony AMI gn"l feeling PR
vailed. AMI a. determination was III
ticeable throughout the pr,cealing-.
Ia build the ro.d. When men begin an
undertaking in this spirit they are
very apt to accomplish their purpose.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING.
The Board of Directors If the Se,la-
liza, Warsaw AMI Memphis Railway
Company met at the Ilgen House in
Sedalia, Sept. 29h. 1877.
Present. Cyrus Newkirk. George Il.
Smith. T.. H. Smith. Jno, L. Hall and
William Gentry, of Pettis county. and
X. H. Milton, 4. Berens and James
\. lay, Of Benton county.
Gen. George X. SmitI, was elected
temporary chairman and James II.
Lay Temporary secretary. The Board
then proceeded tn arrange. by electing
the following officers;
Mr.. Newkirk moved that Mi. VIM.
Gentry be elected President, which
motion was unanimously agreed to.
On notion ii ID II. Smith,
James II. Lay was elected Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Newkirk. Gen.
George X. Smith was elected Vice
President.
On motion Of ID. II. Smith, Cyrus
Newkirk was elected Treasurer.
II was ordered by the Bard that
the members IF the Boar,l from Ben
ton county be appointed Il committee
to confer with the CIuaty Court Of
Benton county, or any other claimants
for the purpose Of procuring said road
bed for this company.
It was also ordered that Cyrus New
kirk, d. II. Smith AMI X. II. Melton
be appointed committee to negotiate
a contract for the building Of the road,
subject to the approval Of the Board.
II was further ordered that books
for subscription to the stock Of the
Company he opened ut Scdalia and at
Warsaw, BY the Directors in Pettis
and Benton counties respectively.
Said books for Pettis county to be in
the following form:
We.,h undersigned. agree each sew
erallv to take the number of shares Of
the capital stock Of the Selalia. War
saw 4 Memphis Railway Company.
written opposite our names respectively
AMI to pay for the same As soon as the
road Of said company shall be fully
completed and in operation to the
south line If Peitis county. in the d.
rectiOn Of Warsaw. AMI the road bel
Of said Company completed from Sc
.lalia to Warsaw.
The payment Of our several individ-
nal subscriptions 10 be secured to the
satisfaction Of the Boar,l Of Directors
of sail Company before a contract for
the building Of said road Is closed.
Said hooks If Benton county tn he
in the following form:
We, the undersigned, agree each sew
orally to take the number of shares Of
the capital stock Of the Se,lalia. War
saw 4 Memphis Railway Company.
written Opposite our names respectively
and tn paw for the SAME ~ soon ~ the
rad Of said company il fully completed
and in operation from Se,lalia to War
saw.
The payment Of our several indivld-
ual subscriptions tn he secured to the
satisfaction Of the Boar.l Of Directors
Of said company, before contract for
the building Of said road Is closed.
A motion was made and carried in
Si,ing Maj. John n. Edwards Of the
h'mocrai, and j. West Goodwin. Of
the BAzOo. to visit Benton county
and examine its agricultural. mineral
and timber resources, with a view to
making fully known to the public the
Importance Of said road.
The Beard then adjourned, subject
to the call Of the President.