The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-16
Total number employed. ....... 81
AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS TAUGHT.
FREIGHT REDUCTION.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING HELD AT FOR
EST, MONDAY, APRIL :, 1879.
A meeting OF the merchants. business men
and planters held at Forest, April eth,
1879
The meeting was called to order by A. J.
Frantz, whereupon I. F. Pettus was elected
Chairman, and Oliver Eastland and +. An
spach We're requested to act as Secretaries.
The object OF the meeting was explained by
the Chairman TO be to appoint committee to
meet the stockholders and Directors of the
Vicksburg and Meridian railroad, at their
meeting to be held in the city OF Nicksburg on
the-day of May, 1879, and confer with
them, and ask that the rates of freight along
the line of said road be reduced so that the
merchants, farmers and business men along
the same can successfully compete with the
trading points along the lines OF the Mobile
and Ohio railroad and the New Orleans St.
Louis and Chicago railroad.
The following named persons were enrolled
as delegates:
Vicksburg-G. f. Thompson, w. E. Beck,
and S. f. Catchings
Edwards-R. II. Noblin.
Brandon-R. S. Maxey, F. Anspaeh d, H.
| Brown. S Green, A. J. Frantz j. l.. McCas-
kill, w II. Thompson.
Morton-H. w Crook, II. o. Pettus.
Lake-D. S. Holmes w. NJ. Thornton c. n.
| Harris and A. E. Husbands.
Harperville-J c. Madden.
Damascus-E. J. Madden.
Forest-B. Wolf, NJ. D. Graham, R. B. Wag-
CONAN, J. J. Hood, F. Crook, W. W. Low
ry.
Walnut Gro4-Irvin Miller.
Homewood-W H Gardner
Newton-T +. Pettus, J. T. O'Ferrell, w.
A. Pettus, f. p. Armistead, \. j. Brown, A.
A. Dillehay, +. F. moore, and J. F. Moore.
Smith County,. q. Blackwell.
Scott County-W. Z. Robertson, J. S. Hal
| bert, E. A. Gilbert, D. W. Platt, J. J. Crane,
w j. Jones, VIM. Crudup, and w. A. Lynn.
Newton County,. NJ. Antley.
Lauderdale-J. Elson.
Upon motion OF A. J. Frantz, all present
| were requested to participate in the delibera-
tions of the meeting
The communication from the Vicksburg and
Meridian Railroad Company, through its Pres
ident, Thomas Rigby, to the Chairman of the
meeting read by the Secretary, and refer
red to committee composed as follows;
S. Green, Chairman j. q. Blackwell, Irwin
Miller, E. J. Madden, J. c. Madden, W. NJ,
Thornton, J. J. Hood, A. J. Brown, II. O. Pet.
tus, r. H Noblin, S. f. Catchings, j. Elson-
W A. Lynn, w I. Robertson, f. Anspach, J.
I. O'Ferrell, NJ. Lyle, w H. Gardner-and
were requested to report upon said communi-
| cation to the meeting at O'Clock p. IN.
On motion OF ]. l.. McCaskill, r. S. Maxey,
D. H. Drawn, J. 2. Harris, H. W. Crook, NJ.
u Graham, j. j. Hood, W. NJ. thornton, I.
n. Harris, S. d. Currie, L. A. Moss, Glover
Earbee, T. F. Pettus II. w. Abraham, NJ
Lyle, Irwin Miller, f. J. Madden, j. B. Madden
NJ. J. L. Hoy, and Samuel Herd, were appoint
ed committee to meet the stockholders, di-
rectors and managers of the Vicksburg and
Meridian Railroad in the city of Vcksburg, al
their meeting on the-day of May, 1879, and
that they be instructed to procure such stats
tics and facts, as to the disadvantages under
which we are laboring along this line of rail
road, as are available, and be prepared pre-
sent them to the stockholders and directors OF
said road at their meeting.
The committee to which the communication
from the railroad company made their report
which report was received and adopted and
the Committee discharged and that the Secre-
tary forward said communication to said
railroad company.
Ordered, that the meeting adjourn.
I. F. PETTUS Chairman.