The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-04-09
RAILROAD CONVENTION.

adopted by mass meeting OF cltl- |
zens of Morehouse parish, recon-
mending a meeting of delegates to
take initiative steps toward securing
railroad communication from Mon
roe, La, to Monticello, Ark, via
Bastrop and Hamburg, delegates
from the parishes of Morehouse and
Ouachita, La, and from the corm-
ties Of Ashley and Drew, Arkansas.
met at the court house, in Bastrop,
on Monday, April 9Th, 1880.
On motion Col. Robt. Richard
son, of Ouachita, was elected tenn
porary chairman, and II. H. Naff,
of Morehouse, was elected tempo
rary secretary.
The chairman appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen as a committee on
credentials: Maj. H. NJ. Bry, Hon.
c. c. Davenport, A. W. Files, Esq.
and H. w. Wells, Esq.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following named gentle
'''e4as delegates, viz:
II. d., .sr.esenting the
Board of trade of Monroe, and II.
M. Bry, Robt. Richardson, L. d.
McLain, d. M. Sholars and VIM.
McQuiller, delegates from Ouachita
parish.
James Bussey, c. I. Dunn, w.
I. Hall, II. II. Naff, David Todd,
Aug. Simon. J. B. Williams, j. H.
Brigham, NJ. Levy, G. B. Marable,
S. W. Reilly, +. Vaughan, John
McCrory, W. M. Washburn, C. c.
Davenport, Jas. Ford, ID. w. Doug
lass, A. X. Watt, A. S. Keller, L.
w. Baird, J. E. Hope, Jas Monette,
j. I. Cason, l.. +. Leavel, r. H.
Ward, and W. r. Bunckley, dele
gates from Morehouse parish.
A w. Files, j. j. Moore and w.
+. Files, delegates from Ashley Co.,
Ark.
w M. Anderson and H. w.
Wells, of Drew County, Arkansas.
The convention then proceeded
to permanent organization and
elected Col. Robt. Richardson, chair
man, and II. H. Naff, Secretary.
On motion of Hon. j. II. Brig
ham the chairman appointed a com
mittee of eight to report suitable
resolutions to be acted upon by the
convention. The committee was
composed of Messrs. l.. d. McLain,
d. M. Sholars, W. M. Washburn,
A. X. Watt, H. W. Wells, W. NJ.
Anderson, A. W. Files, j. J. Moore.
Che committee, after consultation
made two reports, each report
signed by four members of the COM
mittee. After considerable argyll
ment and some amendments, the
following resolutions were adopted:
lst. The chairman of this con-
vention shall be permanent chair
man of the initiative Railroad Asso-
citation.
I'd. The chairman shall appoint
a committee of three from each
parish and county represented in
this convention, whose duty it shall
be to proceed Immediately to solicit
a cash subscription in the respec-
tive parishes and counties sufficient
to employ competent agent in
each parish and county to canvass
the same for subscription to the
stock of the contemplated road;
and that they shall employ the sub
scription agents as soon as the funds
have been collected. 1t shall also
be the duty of the subscription
agents to obtain from the census
takers reliable information and data
of the population and material re-
sources of the section through which
the road will pass.
Sd. The respective committees
shall report to the chairman of the
association during the first week of
July, 1880, what amount of reliable
DCCll o1tftlICd. dl1't
if the sum of $4,000 shall have
then been subscribed, it shall be the
duty of the chairman to notify the
subscribers, by public advertise
ment to convene at some central
point, at some early day named, at
which meeting all matters necessary
for further proceedings in the enter
prise shall be left in the hands of
the subscribers, to be determined
by them by vote in proportion to
amounts subscribed.
In pursuance to the second reso-
luton, the chairman appointed the
following gentlemen committees to
select cash subscription and employ
canvassing agents: D. A. Breard,
ST., d. M. Sholars and L. d. Nc
Lain, of Ouachita parish; l.. F.
Leavel, w. NJ. Washburn and J.
S. Handy, Of Morehouse parish; W.
S. Lawson, G. W. Norman and M.
L. Hawkins, of Ashley county; L.
NJ. Wilmington, W. I. Wells and
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