The Arizona champion., 1886-12-18
MINERAL BELr RAILROAD.
An Enthusiastic Meeting of the Citizens
 of FIagstaH,
Held at the Grand Army Hall on Monda!
 Eyening Last.

l Eyehhg Lhsts
 The call for a meeting of the resi-. dents of Flagstaff al the hall of the G. A. R., on Monday evening last, was responded to by large attend auce, the auditorium beng filled to overhowing. The meeting was called to order by Geo. H. Tinker, when Major D. Nj. Riordon was selected AS chairman by unanimous vote, and Geo. II. Tinker, secretary.
 Major Rlordan called the attention of the meeting 10 the object for which they had assembled. He said that any financial aid which Flagstaff was capable of giving to the under. taking would be of very little conse quence, as far as the money was con cerned. Flagstaff was just recover, ing from great disaster from de. stIuclion by fire, and her citizens scarcely yet felt themselves on their feet. Therefore, they could not be expected To give any large amour, Of material aid to the enterprise. What was wanted was their moral support, They ought to do all they could, so l
 that the outside world could see tha, the Fag>,aff people believed in the Mineral Belt road as d paying invest mem and were doing all they could to aid the undertaking.
 Mjpr RrurdAn then introduced Col J. w. Eddy, president of the road, as a gentleman who for years had been working for the interest oi this section of the countryi one whom every one in the hall had heard of, whilr unll now but few had seen. Col, Eidy then addressed the meet ing. He said Tn substance that h. would endeavCr to give them a plain statement of the present condition and p?yspectS of the Mineral Belt 'a,.' .aa sna tH: opposed manner proceeding wi;h tnc work. They |" tended tu commence cJn,truCtins th me, although ttty were under som disadvantages IrJn Ine severe weath. CT which ui sht be expected at thu ,eisoI "f tue year. As an asSuranC' that t1ry were In rarue,t, he stale. t0h they now hal upon the road f,Lss;aIf $ mrisS "t rI'l', all pa Iur; carI .aI "f mules, 40 scrape' a.d other impie e.nentS for grading , This sta;emrm clileI forth loud al e:lne.l
 The spe 'ker rro' ccdcd to sta, that thrfr w,rr ilil rcnyr, q, work {, nIve lAr rocil n oI the lrne with h A. & r located a; point A5ou three mlleS cISf of Flagstaff. Ii (Gul. EddV) had alHlys been in favo of FiIgs'aIf as the pnnt of junction aud wIS of the Same opinion now He thought if the people of Flag >taf came forward and subscribed l. the stock 10 the best of their ahlit the q ,estion of the location of thr | junction could be settled n their f. vur. He spoke of what other citiC in thc Ierrlt ,'y hid d phe under sin, liar UTcum1lanceS, sll ing that he d. not expect Flagstaff tndu muck. coI ,iderng the severe revetses the tow had suffered, but he wanted thei moral support. He wanted them | show to the outside world that they believed in the future of Flagstaff and in the financial success of ths Mineral B.lt railroad. Within a ies days he expected Mr. T. R. GabeI, acting manager of the A. & P. road and some other railway officials here. when the question of the location the point Of junction would b. de cid-d and the site of the union depo, be fixed. The building of the latte snuli then be commenced at once He assured them that for every dolla they put lnIu the enterprise the would get gYiiby0 9ao.
 Coi. Eddy thea explained how tn, stock 10 be dl,pJs.d of, was that of the Mineral Belt Construction anc Improvement Company, tat hel. one. half of the stock ot the Mineral Belt railroad, inc Atchlson, Toptks x S,nta fe Company holding rh, other half. Al Col. Eddy's reque., MT. Norris read an abstract of thg plans and resources of lhe Construc- ton company. which he (Col. Eddy, had prepared for Mir. Strong. to b submitted to the directors of lhc A. |. K ;. F. railroad.
 The speaker concluded by suggest. ing the appointment ot citizens committee to take hold Of the matter, and urged those present to do all they could to encourage the building of the road, and thus make Flagstaff | a hArp,,nJ