The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-15
RAILWAY RACKEr.
q CONFERENCE AT SHERMAN.
The louisville Southern Crookeansss,
Denver a Rio Grsnde Reorganixa-
tion--The Texas Traffic Assoc
citation - MT. Old's New
Position--othsr Notes.


SHERMAN, Oct. IA Especial. l--Vico-
President w. w. Heartsall and Gener-
al Manager l.. w. Lloyd, of tho Mar
shall u Northwestern, cAme TO our
city yesterday aud asked that the
business men take some action in re-
gard To having their road brought To
sherman. With this end In view, n
meeting Of the members Of tho board
OF trade was held last evening at the
courthouse, when the following
gentlemen were appointed q commits
tee to meet Messrs. Hoarissll aud
Lloyd and hear just what proposition
they Intended making to them: M.
Schneider, Jot Gunter, G. G.. Jones, O.
Q. Binkley, A, Z. Lyons, Colonel
Enbanks, ]. l.. Randolph, Walter Bv
ers, j. W. Cutler, @. N. Buckler, Il, Il.
Ely, I. d. Joiner, William Levy, II. q.
Hall, George w. Msfshali, Judge Bled
soc, III. A. Burnett, Q. N. Roberts and
Judge Silas Hare.
This morning, promptly at O'Clock,
the committee nos the gentlemen III
tho Presidents office, at Tho Mer-
chants aud Planters bank. They inn
mediatelv proceeded to business by
electing G. G. Blnkley chairman, who
Addressed the committee IN few
well-,imed words, setting forth the ad-
vaDtages TO cur city by bringing this
ROAD TO ue.
Mr.. Heartssll, In behalf OF tho road,
said that the road was going
to DO built, and thag st once, snd thaS
there was several towns bidaing for ~,
ard that he mad promised them 10 hsar
what they would do before deciding
on sny. one point; that h9 would so to
Paris this moon and meet the huFiaess
men OF that. place and hear what prcpo-
sition they had TO maze; that he would
return here Friday or Saturday and
make to Sherman q proposition, which,
II they woulu ACCEPT, would insure
them the road.
With this understanding, the chair
appointed MessrS. Il. G. H9ll, Judge
Blsos0e, j. l.. Randolph and NJ
Schneid0r u committee To look into
the merits of tho mattor thoroughly
and with power to eell q
meeting of the original committee an
pointed by the Board OF Trade.
On motion Of Judge BIedsoe, q. G.
Binkley was added to the sub-commit.
tee ~ chairman aud Frank Gribble az
secretary. As there was nothing fur
ther before the meeting,tAey adjourned
to u Get again subjectto . call from the
subcommittee.
Tho merchants ana business men
are thoroughly in earnest and will
leave no stone unturn6d TO get the
rOad TO come through our city. I'M
mediRtely after tho meeting your cor.
respondent had few minutes CONVEX.
6atiOn with Vice President Heartsel,
who expressed himself rs being
very much pleased at the
interest taken IN his road by the PEG
pie ofSharman, and no was "satisiied
that they are IN earnest and that the
meeting would result in Aomo good,
that no was bound to go TO Paris and
near from the people there and that
Bonham and Denieon were both anx
1ous Tor the road and were working in
unison, IS Tho ROAD could go to both
places witfous deyiating from stright
COURSE; but sherman haa more moIev
than all Of thein ana viii tslyeiis q bet.
Ter country to 80 through. | can not
do anything tili reyorn FROM Paris,
when l think yoYY cili2sns and the
r ,r can coHg>r0 au und elHsanl ing.n
Inc roh4sTtafts from Marshall and
3oes %fifectly northwest to connect
Ws}lNfthe Sc Louis Il San Francisco in
sssne Territory. u. q. Xeile,of San Fran.
cisco, is president.
Several oi the loading citizens have
looked INTO this matter long before It
was agttated IN this particular, and
have made up their minds that We are
bound TO have another outlet, and
Bonham, Denison and Paris cannot
get this sugar plum, as will DO sesn
when 1t comes Go raising money TO get
the road, as Sherman has the best
country, tho most people and tho most
money, and she wants Il and will
get It.