The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17
Return of the Delegates spam Gle
burne-TBeir work at HAT Point

| nurnt-fBeff WorE at suAf Point.
Messrs. Powell, Daugherty, snd
Major ObsDehsin, three OF the dele.
gates appointed 10 attend the railroad
convention at Cleburne, arrived home
/ Wednesday. Our reporter had CONVEX
I satioH with Messrs. Powell aud Daagl,.
erty, aud learned from them that the
meeting WAS largely attended by the
very bee. citizens of the towns of AL
varsdo and CieburDe and johnson
county. Before the assem- bling OF the
convention Messrs. Powell and Daush.
erty conversed freely with good
many Of the leading men OF johnson
county who were present 30 attend the
convention, and found the mall,
without a single exception, to
be very much in favor OF building
the line at an early day. They signi-
fled their istention of subscribing
freely To the stock necessary to COM
plete the undertaking and pledged
themselves that the citizens of john
son would do all in their power to
make tae undertaking success. They
are very anxious for railroad commu-
nicatian with Dallas ant were eager
to know the feelings and Intentions OF
her citizens In regard to the projected
line. They also expressed their de-
termination to build road, said they
were in earnest about the matter, and
that IL Dallas did not step forward and
help the enterprise, they should look
out for aid in other directions
and build the road to some
other point. They expressed surprise
that r larger delegation from Dallas
was not present, az they had been led
to believe that the people of this city
aud county were much IN favor of the
rosd. The convention closed its labors
BY appointing n committee of fifteen
TO meet IA like committee at the court
/ house in Dallas, on Thursday, Novem.
Der 20, to confer as to the best ways
| and means Ct building the road. We
| hope that when this committee comes
that they will he met In the proper
spirit, and that our leading citizeDs
of both city and county will tske
hold of the matter with a will. From
what we can learn the people of John.
son mean business, ard that IL Dallas
does not respond, aud that quickly,
| they will lose the chance of the road
being built to this point, with all the
great benefits accruiug thereby. i
meeting should be called at an early
| day, and committee of fifteen ap.
| pointed to receive and confer with the
| like committee that will arrive from
johnson on the twe=tieth OF Novem.
Der. The matter should be attended
to, and the proper Interest shown, Oh
else ii should he abandoned, and the
| people of Johnson given to under.
stand that they need not expect aid
| from Dallas
The delegates fr"m this city to the
meeting held at cleburne were sent
( without any definite instructions, anG
Messrs. Powell aud Dangherty were
not little astonished, after arriving
in Cieburne, to learn that company
cf which Mr.. 0beHchain is president
and Mr.. HoIlingsworth vice president
had proposition before the eonven.
ton looking to raising stock and build.
ing the road. AS DO mention OF this
company was made at the meeting In
this city, at which the delegates wert
| appointed, Mr.. Daugherty told tn,
convention so, and added that he die
not think the meeting held In Dalia;
had this corporation in view apt. that
the people of Dallas certainly woulG
! lend no assistance to further the sor.
did ends of individuals, cIiques, oi
rings. A good deal of feeling wa.
manifested between the representa-
tiVes Of the ObeuehAiu company anG
| Mr.. Daugh erty in the meeting, which
will be seen from their remarks in tbs
report of the proceedings of the con,
vention in another part of this morn.
ing's HERALD.