Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-02
TO WAXAHACHIE 1!
Fort Worth Turns Out EB.Masse and
Arrauges for the Building OF
Moro Railroads.
This City displays Her Usual Pluck
aud Pats Down The Cash for
the Waxahachio Read,
About $4,000 Raised at the Meeting
and Not More Than $4,000 Now
Wanted 90 Complete Amount.

Pursuant to call, the citizens inter-
ested In the building OF railroads as
sembled ut tho opera.house laet night
IN large numbers, and the following
business was transacted:
| The meeting was called 10 order by
Mayor J. p, Smith, and upon motion
Mr.. Gard was elected secretary.
Hon, j. p, Smith said that he was
glad TO see 30 many PEOPLE out, etc.,
and invited the Measrs. Roche Bros,
Tierney & Hurley, to the platform,
He said that these gentlemen were
proposing TO build TO this city rail.
road that would be a great competing
line, and make this tho terminus of AN
immense system OF 900 miles OF road IN
Texas, with connections 10 New Or
leans, San FranciscD, and by way OF
Galveston and New Orleans with the
ctiee OF the East aud the other nations
OF the earth.
This city struggled In its infancy
and was glad to substitute the Texas 4
Pacific, and IL paid us hundred.fold.
We later subsidized the Santa Fe with
SIS, 900, and theae are none amopgst
you that regret for one moment the
Investment, for II has paid Us we'll,
BY this proposed system we own ai00
miles OF u separate and independent
system, of which wa are the terminus.
II ia true that we have already many
railroads, but we have also
arbitrary rules which the competition
OF this road Will do away with, giving
us reduced rates by The composition
furnished To ali points OF the United
States.
In my opinion we cannot engage or
assist In a more paying enterprise. He
who 10 worth $1,000 to-day, Will, II this
Ia u success, tonight be worth $780,
II not $1,000 tomorrow morning, and
we thua have the advantage OF every
railway system within the limits Of
our state.
The Central Railway company Is In
the hands Of receiver and this com
pany ~ not able 10 build this road for
; u year TO come. We want the road
now aud cannot afford 10 wait FOR II
our interests will not admit OF 10. IL
means $4,000 bales OF cotton per year,
and he who gives TO this enterprise
does 80 with the assurance that Il Ia
real Investment and not a donation.
Mr.. j. j. Roche, one Of the firm OF
> contractors, wRs then introduced
and explained tho Intentions and
purposes Of the company and
then read TO the meeting the original
propagation In full, nj the conclusion
\ OF which he further stated that lao had
\ lust this afternoon received u telegram
rom WaxRhacne, informing them
that their proposition had been ac-
cepted with one minor exception 10
adjust, for which purpose their com.
mittee are 10 meet the contractors In
Dallas tomorrow morning; that every
thing WAS very enthusiastic In that
place, and the people wanted imme-
diate action. Mr.. Roche fuIther
said on behalf OF his company that
!. they 0ore ready and that IL WAS now
only necessary for this city 10 conn
up with her part to lufure the com
mencement Of work within ten days.
II was n big undertaking for them, az
0 they undertook TO construct, equip
aud operate this road 20 the eDtire
satisfaction Of the public.
Mr.. Joseph II. Brown was then
called for but declined 10 speak ON ac-
count 81 sickness.
w. M. Harrison Of the State Ma
tional bank responded 10 call Ia a
/. few brief and appropriate remarks, In
, which he spoke Of being here but
u short time, but having come 10 mako
IL his home, had tho welfsre OF our
city at heart. He thought tho dona.
lions asked for only an investment
and n good one too, and q guarantee for
our prosperity for the future.
!, w. Il. Lloyd Of the First National
: bank responded 10 o call, and hoped
the money would DO made up, a. IL
was splendid Investment for the city
and he WAS heartily In favor ~.
w. j Boaz OF the Traders National
was called loudly for but was no. pres-
ent.
John Nichols of.tbe City National
bank WAS called for but he alec was
absent,
Hon. Sam. Evans then responded to
repeated calls aud explained briefly
the necessity Of building this road aud
the Immense advantages 10 be derived
from it, competitions; that he did not
live In the city, yet had always cher
ished most tender feeling for tbs
place from its infancy and his
Interest was identical with hers.
He said that this railroad was no
new thing 70 him; tLst twelve years
g ago Col. Winkler, Col. Pickett and
himself had bound thenseiy yes together
TO build road from Sabine Pas
through C0rsicana aud WaxahAchie 10
this city, and took out barter there
for In the name Of the Sabine Pass d
Fort Worth. But we neglected 10.
build this road ut time when the
state could have given US many sec
tiOns OF land 70 each mile OF road, and
We are now forced 70 build II ourselves
and without subsidy.
III this city has not sufficient energy
10 70 ahead and do what IL 20 plainly
her duty, why, then, let Dallas take
thelead Wecan't stand Still; we must
either 20 forward or backward. IA
the removal Of the county slte from
Birdville 10 this city some years ago
Dallas helped US and we can't hEve
anything against her on that acconnt.