The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-04-09
Railroad Movement.

In response to circular from A.
z. Blake, of the Jacksonville, St.
Augustine and Indian River Railroad
Company, asking that the "people
and property owners, who are to be
greatly benefited, display an intelli-
gent liberality and enterprise COM
mensurate with the vital interest the
road is to them, by donating a gener-
GUS percentage OF their lands in order
to help establish safe and reliable
basis and assure fair rate of inter-
est" large number of the citizens of
Port Orange precinct, pursuant to a
short notice, assembled at the Port
Orange House, on the 21st Ult.
William Allen called the meeting to
order; when J. H. Fowler, John Foz-
zard and William Allen were chosen
chairman, secretary, and treasurer.
The chairman read a portion of the
circular, and stated the object of the
meeting, viz: to make prompt and
becoming response to the appeal of
the railroad company; to initiate
practical measures for securing such
general and Uniform action of the
people along the proposed line of
road as will enable them to tender
the most prompt and efficient aid.
Many expressed warm sympathy
and desire to contribute labor, pro-
duce, other materials and money,
while those who possessed lands
were willing to donate generous
proportion of the same. There was
no expression OF hesitation or doubt.
Every one present voted hearty
yea" to the following resolution:
"That we hail with joy the dawn
ing era Of full development OF our
abundant natural resources and COM
mensurate prosperity. That we ten
der our heartiest congratulations to
the {, st. A. & |. Il. Railroad Com.
pany, and pledge material aid in the
form OF lands, building material, pro-
duce, labor and money, to any reason
sRle Mg sxtent gaa within enr means. severa
precincts along our coast, and earnest
ly invite them to elect delegates to
meet a committee to be chosen by
us, with instructions to devise and
organize a general, uniform and eff
cient movement for rendering encour-
agement and material aid to the rail-
road company and, if deemed advis-
able, to consider and adopt perma-
nent coastwise organization for COM
bined effoT % promote the future
settlement, development and interests
of cur naturally favored section of
the country, and especially to take at
the flood the incoming tide in our
affairs. That, to carry into effect
these resolutions, by comforting with
A. P. Blake, of the st. James, Jack
sonville, the people of other precincts,
and meeting and cooperating with
their delegates, publishing their pro-
ceedings in the several papers of the
county, and performing such other
labors as to them shall seem desirable
tor the promotion of the objects and
purposes expressed by this meeting,
with power to convene the same at
any future desirable time, the three
principal officers of this meeting be
constituted a standing committee"
Pursuant to the above, a meeting
of delegates from the several pre-
cincts along the coast, from st. Angus,
tine southward to the extremity OF
Indian river, and of such other par.
ties as may be sufficiently interested
or invited by any committee Of dele,
gates to attend, is hereby appointed
at New Smyrna, on the tenth day OF
April, 1879.
The necessity Of prompt and direct
action is the apology offered for this
assumption on the part OF
The people of Port Orange and
their committee,
J. II. FOWLER, Chm.
JOHN FozZARD, Sec.
WIN. ALLEN, Treas.
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