Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-29
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Albany's Bid for Another Railroad.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
ALBANY, TEX, Oct. 27.--The mass
meeting held at the courthouse Saturday
evening for the purpose of discussing
railroad and county road matters, was
! the most enthusiastic public meeting ever
| held In Albany.
The meeting was called to order by
| permanent Chairman Gen. Webb at 80
o'clock, and after electing I'D. Thompson,
| the editor of the News, secretary Gen
Webb stated the objects of the meeting
in an elaborate speech, in which he por-
| trayed the advantages that would accrue
to Albany to secure a railroad outlet via
| Wichita Falls TO Kansas, stating that II sur
ycying party of said road was now i'm the
indian Territory, a short distance from
the Falls, looking out the most practica-
bic route, preparatory to asking the next
congress to grant the right of way In
this connection he urged immediate action
| on the part of our citizens TO secure the adj
yuntages that the road would present to
Albany, as 1t was scll-cyidcnt that it
would not stop at the Falls, but would
seek Southern connection, and, as Az
bIny was on the most direct and pract-
cable route, there were no reasons why
we should not bC successful in our efforts
He also discussed the probabilities OF an
early extension of the Texas Central to
n connection with the New Orleans &
Denver road, forming Il Junction with the
Fort Worth 81 Denver City road ut or
near Cottle county, thence a main line of
said road to Santa Fe, n. NJ, the pro-
posed present terminus OF the Denver,
Texas & Gull road. The general then
mentioned that the Kansas City Times
| advocated "A road via Abilene to Arkansas
Pass, which, ii built, would naturally 20
through Wichita Falls and ALBANY.
| The speaker then said that from his OBJ
| scryatiOns, he was lead to believe
| that a road would he built
from Wichita Fails to Eagle Pass, which
would naturally 90 through Albany. lie
also mentioned the Oklahoma and Texas
| road, from Fort Scott to Wichita Falls.
| The generals speech throughout was
fun OF logic, and forcshadowcd the great
impetus that would DO given to railroad
| building In Texas in the near future.
! Peter Hart, Esq, was then called to
| the speakers stand and stated i'm his
preliminary remarks that he represented
| b. uncle Jo.) Mathews, who, since his
| famous Pickotyillc speech, during Indian
! times, had retired permanently from pub
! lie life Mr. Hart said that j . b. Mathews,
| G., +. Reynolds and other prominent
wealthy men had empowered him to
| pledge the right of way through Shackel-
ford and a portion OF Throckmorton
counties, The speaker was fOrcihle and
| to the point, and urged Immediate action
in the premises.
Edgar Rye, esq, was then called on
and confined his remarks to the condi-
! ton OF the county roads, concluding by
asking the meeting to pass resolution
TO be presented to the commissioners
court, that we have good roads in Shack
elford county, no matter what il costs,
and recommending that the court issue
bonds for said purpose.
On Il motion of b. w Rose, commit
tee was appointed to correspond with
and offer the first railroad building from
Kansas Via Wichita Falls to Albany the
! right OF way through Shackelford and a
! portion OF Throckmorton counties and a
bonus OF $4,000. The following gentle
| men compose the committee: Il, II
Reynolds, president OF the Monroe
| Cattle company and First National
one OF the firm OF Mathews & REYNOLDS.
extensive cattle and land owners; n. n.
| Burns, hardware merchant, and one of
| the members of the Salt Works Cattle
companyi h. w. Rose, wholesale and re-
tall merchant; w. u. Reynolds, OF the
| arm OF Mathews & Reynolds; Peter Hart.
Iattomey-at-law; Hon. j, K. Fleming, OK,
| state senator; I. NJ Richardson OF the
Jones Lumber company, aud one of the
members Of the salt Works Cattle COM
pany i, h. Conrad, wholesale aud retail
merchant, and Il. u. McAnulty, vice
president OF the First National bank, and
a member OF The Rawls Cattle company.
rhe above gentlemen represent over
8 GOO, 900 worth of cattle and real estate,
and, as they mean business, IL looks as II
Albany stood fair chance Of securing
another railroad.
After appointing u committee 10 wait
on the commissioners court relative 20
the county roads and other much needed
Improvements, the meeting adjourned
subject 20 the call of the chairman.
We are now prepared to send greetings
to Wichita Falls and other towns along
the proposed route, and say TO them that
Albany Is willing to cooperate with them
70 secure the proposed railroad.
state Interference with Interstate Conn
meros.
In 1884 o man named Barber shipped a
buggy over the Northwestern from
place 10 Illinois, fifteen miles east of
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