The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-06
Railroad Meeting at Cleburne.
correspondence OF The Herald.

CLEBuRNK, Oct. 4, 1850.
On The LIST inst. meeting was held in Gle
burne to take into consideration the amount
OF aid that could be given to the Chicago,
Texas & Mexican Central railway. 1t seems
that the citiE MS Of this thriving town had ap-
pointed committee on railways to confer
with Messrs. Wylie s. Boudinot, who came
here to submit propositions on the part of
the company, the committee, consisting of
Colonel B. j. Chambers, Colonel K. NJ.
Heath AND Hon. A. W. DeBerry, and the
following prominent citizens and merchants /:
Messrs. A. F. Spar ks, DR.. Weaver, S. B.
Allen, a. A. Barnes, L NJ. Gogginheim, w.
f. Blair, Major A. j. Byrd, Captain Tillman
Smith, Colonel Bonner, Thomas Schrive,
Thomas Scsrlock and Others, who met in the
counting room of the Bank of Cleburne.
Colonel Heath took the chair, and Col
onel Wylie being called upon
stated about as follows the
object and purpose of their visit to Cleburne
which m.conuected, and which we are here
to discuss this evening, | deem it unneces.
sary for me to enter iuto any lengthy discus
sion of the advantages Of this line of road to
your city and country and trade tributary
10 you that matter you are fully aware of,
and have already discussed in your negotia-
ton witt the old Dallas & CIeburne road.
| hear here aud have heard all along the
line, Of the many dissppointments you have
had in your efforts to make rail connection
with Dallas and | feel and know that you
have misconception of the many obstacles
which have been thrown in the way of its
completion. The Dallas merchants and
business men have done ali in their power to
secure for johnson q rail connection, but
they like many other preeminently practical
and energetic business men did not on the
inception Of this enterprise have
any well connected idea of the
time, money and expense Of building
line of railway, and in order to secure the
completion of this road they have induced
new company, composed OF northern and
European capitalists, to take hold of this in
tant enterprise that was born and brought
into existence with such an appetite for cap
ital that the mother could not furnish susie
nance for its support and this new company,
after obtsihing new charter and a complete
Reorganization, are now able, willing and
ready to build this road not only to your
city and to Dallas, but to the northeastern
line of your state and to the Rio Grande in
the southwest, The building of this road
will not only give you two certain outlets to
the gulf at two competing ports, but will
also give you third in case you get the g.
G. e. st. f., which is more than probable
1t will also give you three
outlets to the north and east. The best evil
dence you can possibly hs Q that the present
company intend to go to active work on
this line is that they have already expended
by paying the b per cent. required 5y law, and
have full corps Of engineers in tie field
with a complete outfit, at an expense of over
$4,000. Is it to besupposed that capitalists
in the north and in Europe would make such
investments ia your cUuhtry just for expert
ment, when they have no material interest in
the country as yet? Is is of course impo,si-
bic to arrive at any conclusion as to the
many advantages that will follow the COM
pletion of this great trunk line. | find in
tine Galveston News of thO 2lsL instant an
editorial on the prospects of the railway en-
terprises of your state, and showing that it
is due to the libcrality Of your people and
state that has at last begun 10 turn the tide
of capital from the north and west into the
great state of Texas. The time is not far
distant when your city will be one Of the
first distributing points for the trade Of Mex,
leo and the Gulf Of California. A
glance at the map will show you
tina. you are on the great air
line from the City of Mexico to the city of
the Great Lakes, md bringing you the com.
peting trade of the two great commere ial
cities of the west, Chicago and st. Louis.
The proposition we make TO you is simply
q contract. When you as II people give to the
great corporation that will throw into the
lap OF your trade these advantages your
moral and pecuniary support, it is Of course
evident that the sum of money required from
your county is only drop in the bucket to
the immense sur it will require TO carry
out this great enterprise, and by
this aid you make this line of the road q part
and parcel of yourselves, having an interest
in its success and welfare, and the company
also have deeper interest in securing to you
every advantage in ireights and fare, for the
reason that we have mutual interest We
do not come to you SIS beggars. We simply
Ht HcI6 w Iuuhc IhI tuolsu Y tndt Will ueOl
advantage to all. Another thing: we do not
ask you for dollar until we run train of
cars into your city.
Colonel DeBerry stated briefly that the
people were most anxious and willing to aid
the enterprise but that they had been so
often deceived and disappointed regarding
this rail connection thst they had lost faith
and wanted incontestIble assurances of sue
ccSs, but that they believed th.t the present
company were in earnest, and he had now
renewed hope that the road would be built,
and gave every assurance Of substantial aid
as they we're anxious for the road.
Colonel Heath and Colonel B. J. Cham
bers also made remarks Cf like character,
and Colonel boudiDot suggested that in con-
nection with Colonel Chambers political
views he was certain that the building of the
rad would bring new invoice
OF gr.cuhArks into Cleburne for distribu-
ton. Tho form Of note was discussed
but no conclusion WAS arrived at. The COM
mittec on the part of the people addressed
a communication to Messers. Wylie Il Bou-
dinot, as the representatives Of the company,
expressing the feeling of tho people as was
expressed in the remarks of Colonel De-
Berry. There seems to be somewhat of a
feeling of distrust in relation to tho interest
that Dallas has heretofore felt in securing the
trade of this section, but the general feeling
of this people is that they want the con-
nectiOn and rill do what they can. A meet
ing will be held in Alvarado tomorrow. Y.