San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-04-09

am not mistaken before We secure our char
tor We must have paid In five per cent OF
capital stock aud we are not able TO do this
AT present. The first thing 10 be done is 10
soc what the right of way win cost and in
side of six months We will have matters ar
ranged 80 that we eau 60 10 work aud get
this road. The best thing We can do to-
night il 10 get q committee Of seven or ten
men who understand this matter and feel
some interest IN II and correspond with the
CAPITALISTS. IL is 10 the interest OF tho sun
set road 20 build this track have beon
informed that tho Sunset road has ninety
miles of iron rails that have been replaced
with steel, IL this Is true then they have
more than twenty miles of good iron on
hand"
Tho Chair. Judge Fisher stated that
Major Converse told him that they had iron
for eighty miles of road-iron in good con-
dition.
BY Kona Motion that q committee OF
seven be appointed by the chair 10 take
such steps In the matter rs the gentlemen
may dictate and report at n meeting some
time in the future to DO called.
MIR. Glover: ~ think that tho first
move in the matter is to secure tho right Of
way"
By Kone TT think II could DO secured
for a good deal less now than after il is
known that the road il to DO built"
Mr.. Raynolds 1T occurs 10 me that
preliminary survey, something TO indicate
the probable line Of the road, will BIO ne
cessity."
Mr. Rose: In regard to this matter
something has been said in reference to tho
survey of this route. understand that tho
survey proper can only be made by an incor-
porGted company. We might secure per-
mission by consent of parties to mako some
preliminary survey of this kind, do not
think it would DO necessary for this pur-
pose. / understand tonight that we are to
discuss the propriety of organizing. To
Incorporate we have to secure charter
which would cost 800 and must have sub
scribed stock amounting to $1,000. l
I have understood that from here to the line
of Hays county parties have indicated their
willingness to concede the right of way
we are simply to determine whether we shall
pursue that course or incorporate.
Judge Kone stated that he believed the
former course the most practical ut present,
we would have to have ten men in order to
Incorporate arailroad company. In regard
to the question rs to the Sunset and Inter
national railroads there is one advantage in
tho case of company organized by home
people under charter in that case the people
could determine for themselves whether
they are to court the International d Great
Northern or the Sunset companies. Th is
line many continue from here to Fredericks-
burg; if tho home people will take this mat
ter in hand we will certainly secure the
right of way on more reasonable terms
Chairman "Any more Suggestions to
made, gentlemen"
Mr. McGehee took the floor and said that
as to the right of way from here to Luling
to the point suggested by Mr.. Rose he did
not think there could be much doubt about
the route the road would be compelled to
take. II would be avery easy matter to tell
every survey that the road would have to
cross, they are most all long surveys 'front.'
ing on the river. think the right of way
could be secured without any prelimineries;
my idea is that it could be secured without
any cost to the people here.
Question by Kone: "How far is 1t from
here to that point ?"
Ans. II don't think it could be over 1S
miles to where tho road would cross Yorks
creek and not more than two miles farther
to the Sunset road, there would be no grad
ing needed on the road Mt NIL, no hills to cross;
from here to the Hays County line is the
worst piece of ground there is
Mr.. Daniels: 81 would like to know
whether legal right of way could be Sc
cured without securinga charter"
Judge Kono ''We don't propose to OBJ
tain the right of way but simply to see how
much the right of way will cost us. heard
a gentleman say that If we could secure the
right of way we could raise enough capital
to build the road in 30 days. All that is
asked is the depot grounds and the right of
way, if we can get these the Sunset Com
pany will build the road.
BY chair: One thing is apparent. we can
not raise the fund to build this railroad our
selves the Sunset Company is interested in !
this road I think the motion of |
Judge Kone is in the righs direction. Let
this committee ascertain from the Sunset |
authorities whether they will give the
the proper guarantees, when we have
that assurance we can 60 to work with some
heart. If the right of way and depot grouds
are all that is required think we can get it.
The road will certainly be advantageous to
MI land owners, apprehend that very few
landowners on this road will refuse to give
the right of way; as to what the depot
grounds will cost am not prepared to say,
It depends upon the libera]ity of our citizens
and the amount of ground demanded for
this purpose we must depend upon some
body else for the money who that somebody
else is will have to be ascertained.
Northcrah said he believed II would be q good
dea ~ the people would get Judge Wood to soc
Ma ior Converse and the people pay his expenses to
San Antonio and back.
Judge Wood remarked that II one, two, three or
four gentlemen go to San Antonio on this arrand
that they would no doubt be perfectly willing TO
pay their own expenses and not expect the people
10 do II. 49,
The motion by Judge Rome to appoint committee
Of seven to attend TO correspondence, get informa-
ton as to probable cost Of right Of way DC. was
put and carried and the following gentlemen were
thereupon appointed by the chair as such commit
ice: Judge Kone, D. A. Glover, Geo. T. McGeheo.
e. Eurthcraft, B. B. Rose, W. o. Hutchinson. J. q.
f. P. Reynolds. and on motion, the chair
vas added to the committee.
BY Chair apprehend that every citizen who
lns tho prosperity of the town at heart will consider
himself member OF that committee and favor this
natter in all legitimate ways. | consider this
natter vital to our future prosperity.
Pending adjournment Judge Kone requested the
,hnir TO inform the members that the committee
would meet Immediately thereafter.
Adjourned.