The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-03
RAILROAD RUSTLlNGS.
A Very Enthusiastic Meeting OF OUT
Bn,isess MeB.
The Text Of the Resolutions that weie
Adopted.
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Moves IN the Right Direction.

Pursuant 10 adjournment. the citlsens'
meeing which met Monday afternoon at
this Merchants exchange u considfr the
IA ,terisl and commercial interssts Of Dial.
~, convened last night al the city hail to
hssr aud pnss upon the report Of the COM
ni,tse appointed ut tho former meeting,
knsrn rs the "committse on public inter.
est"
MAYOR Cabell vns called to the chair,
and Mr.. Frank Cockrell was elected stcre-
tary.
Al invitation was extended TO d,legs.
ion from Llsburue, headed by
Mayor Hea'b. prominent and
II fluentlsl oi..zsn OF that place and others
present FROM surrounding WINS 10 psriio
pate In the me- tlng. Speeches were made
nv Messrs. Vrbl SLAUGHTER, Daugherty,
Gibbs. Mar.alis, Ceesll, sc,uges Temp;
kine @ II. Carter, Oppeuhelmer. iauo aud
oihera OF this city and Major Heath OF
Cl.burn
Mr.. D,ugherty, chairman Of the commit.
tee, read the renort o. the com iDittee, wh ich
smrndpd reads ~ folOws:
Dallas 7 xas. April 2 1881; To the chglrmon
tn Cluzens Meeting 90 tho City OF Dallas,
| Dallas, 7 Nts.
DTAR sIn: Your committee on public
interests, beg leave 20 submit the FOLLOWING
report, and ask thstit be adopted as the
sense of this meeting.
that the 1Fst enterprise Of the greatost i'm.
por'ance 10 the general business interests
of Dallas, aud that which will con rihute
more 30 its present property ana future
development than any other, and which
requires immediate action, 1. the cons'TuO-
iiou o. an / dependent line OF railroad be
ginning a. Dallas and exteno ing In a northr
western direction; and therefore submit
the following resolution az u part OF tnei-
report:
Resolved: That we the citizens Of Del.
las assembled q. committee Of the whole to
consider subjects O, public interest do
pledge ourselves 10 guarantee the sum Of
one hundred Thousand dollars (sl00 0OO), AS
a donation 10 be given 10 the tirst railroad
COMPANY that will construct and equip u
line of railroad for one hundred 900 miles,
beginning at the city Of Dallas aud extend.
ing In mort, west direction. Twenty five
thousand dollars 1926 000) IN casa To be paid
when the first t. II miles OF road are sccert d
| nv the raliroad engineer OF the state, anu
the remaining seventy live Thousand, to be
paid in installments OF eight thousand three
hundred and thirty hrse dollars end one.
third (sS. l.3) each rs each successive
ten niles 4 r0sl Is completed and accepted
by said engineer, provided that the entire
100 miles snail be completed within
two years from this date.
IL Is the sense Of your committee that the
no just and equitabls wsy in which 10
raise whatever sums Of mOnsy may be neo-
essarv 70 donate 10 such enterprise as may
be- consdereJ OF sufficient importauoa 90 be
encouraged in thai way: 10 by the levy Ola
| volunteer sd yslorem tax on
the assessed valuation of oil
property eitnated within three miles OF
the courthouse in the citv al Dallas rs
returned TO the county assessor: said taxes
to bs paid Ia monthly iDstsllments, and
that committee OF ive shonld be appoint.
ed to be known rs the public volunteer tsx
committee, whose duty ID shall be TO make
such assessments and collections as may be
necessary to have ouch sums OF money on
hand ss may be from time to time required
to meet the maturing obligations az the
citigess; and 1t Is the expressed Opinion of
your committee. that there ara few. ~ any
persons, living In the territory herein EN-.
braced, who are 10 blind to their own inter-
est aud ~ void OF public spiritsdness, and
who care 30 little for the propsr apprecia-
ton and respect Of their neighbors and
fellow-citizens, when bound together In q
common tie OF self interest, and all work
ing uDitedly for the Creates good OF the
entire body, to refuse to yield hearty &C
Quiescence In the acts OF your tax commit
. tee and like good citizens contribute their
part. We believe thata tax levied In this
way will be considered dobt of honor, and
It will be the pride OF every good citizen to
paw It.
Your committee desires TO further report
that they have appointed u suD'c lmmi tee
OF three consisting OF M,ssrs.
2. j. ADAMS.
J. b. ScRUGGs,
Il. NJ. TILLNAN.
whose duty 1t Is to corrsspand with tho off
GERS OF The Denver g. New Oflssus railroad
company, and notify them OF the PROPOSE
ton that the citizens OF Dallas propose to
mako for NORTHWESTERN outlet, Also a
| mi IA Cln9tgtiuQ nf IHgarE.
#. l.. MARsALIs,
A. SANGER,
JULKs scnEEIDER,
whose duty il 10 TO correspond with the
management OF tie Gulf, Colorado q
Santa Fe railroad company ard
asce rtsin what encouragement II any
given by the citizens Of Dallas, Rockwell
GreenvilIs aud Paris. and those living along
tue line will induce them To ex-
tend their road from Dallas to
Paris by way OF Rockwell and Greepville
Also sub-co nmittee. of five consisting oil
Messrs. w. u. VEAL,
w. WRIGHT,
O. w. GAHo,
w. II. Gasrog,
A. J PORTER,
whose duty IL she'll be tn correspond with
the citizsne Of Rockwell. Greenville and
Paris to ascertain how much they will EACH
do in connection with Dallas In this way OF
, courage the extension OF tho Gull. Colorado
Il Saots Fe railrosd. or some other stand
ard guage road from Dallas 10 Paris, all ol
which Is respectfully submit led.
]. s. DAuGHKRTr
Chairman.
The following amendment was added and
with the foregoing was adoptej:
Resolved, That our committee be IN
structed 10 offer the s me inducement TO
. any company which will build road from
Dallas to some point southwest that has
been offered To any company building
northwest from Dallas.
The idea IA 10 build \ road southwest -.
J wards Brownwooi, and Major Heath, OF
: Cehurne, pledged the hearty support OF
II that town In the builiipg oil such linz.
The meeting. which was harmoniou.
throughout, adjourned subiecs TO iha cell
] OF the chairman.
IL should be the business Of every one
having a col to treat 1t promptly and
properly until IL is gotten rid oi-inielli-
. reni experience fortunately nresenting a
curative In DR.. Jayne's Exseciorant,
, thoroughly adapted 10 remove speedily all
coughs and colds, allsy any exciting. IL
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