The Florida agriculturist., 1880-09-22
Deland Vousa County Florida Wednesday, September 22 $780,

regular and permanent steamboat
transportation is an Imperative neces.
sity TO the towns aud people OF the
Halifax, Hillsborough and Indian
rivers, and
Whereas, To wait longer for ont
side interest to furnish this transpor.
tation is to jeopardize our own inter.
ests therefore
Resol0ed, That We, the people of
the coast above named, laying aside
all local. personal, or party feelings
of every kind, unisedly and persis.
tently, at whatevsBcost or sacrifice
within our means, now commence and
push forward the most practical
means to secure at an early day, the
coming tall, the permanent service
of steamboat or boats, suited best
to pass our inlet, the St. Augustine
and Jacksonville bars, and establish
quick, reliable, and attractive com.
munication between our towns and
those cities;
ResOlUed, That as inducement
and encouragement 10 the steamboat
and the people north and south of
our inlet, we at once adopt practical
measures to improve the Haulover
Canal and other passages south into
Indian river, and to build, purchase
or in some way provide steam pro-
PEELED boat or boatssto make regular
accommodation trips up and down
the rivers Of this coast t;
Resolred, That to promote and
facilitate the objects.of the foregoing
resolutions we nnndlourselves to use
whatever means is cur power to have
our mails carried by these boats
aforesaid when completed.
The resolutions we're accepted
with thanks and laidgon the table for
further action. Letters were read
from Henry Titus, ofTitus Vile, Capt.
Balcome, Of Boston, Massachusetts,
and others giving their encourage,
ment and views .. regard TO the
proper nieasuf5f sSNf7 present seemed
to realize the necessity OF united and
determined action, and manifested a
desire to proceed without future de-
lay to secure the proper and needed
means OF transportation.
A recess was now taken until 2
o'clock, and all present partook OF
the hospitality Of Mr.. Z. A. Mcdaniel
in hearty and inviting dinner.
Al 2 O'Clock the session was re-
sumed and the resolutions presented
by ]. H. Fowler were taken up
slngly, and after discussion and ex.
preston of views and estimates they
were unanimously adopted.
Resolution fourth as follows Vas
then offered:
Resot0ed, That we proceed at once
to incorporate ourselves under the
general act OF the State as the most
practical means of execution of the
work above proposed, and that we
now appoint committee OF five to
carry into execution the purposes OF
these resolutions, and to choose a
name for the contemplated company,
and to attach our names as incorpora-
tors, and that as soon as the fact OF
incorporation is consented, the said
committee calltogether the incorpora.
tors for practical organization, and
the committee be an executive com.
mittee and empowered to adopt any
measures deemed by them advisable
to carry forward the purposes ex-
pressed in the adopted resolutions.
Committee selected for that pur.
pose:
w. H. Robinson, Of Port Orange ;
w. b. Moore, OF Titusville; J. H.
Fowler, OF Port Orange; F.W. Sans,
of New Smyrna and !MM. Jones, OF
Holly Hill.
Sigued by twenty-five incorpor-
ators. w. HOWELL ROBINSON,
l.. THOMPSON, Chairman
Secretary.
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