The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
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EarpRIA. Feb. 1e. 1886.
EDEIoR NRus.-I was anEege wit
ness % the proceedings Of the cItizsnG
COMMITTEES - lie session on Saturday, !
and thinking fhst report of the action |
of that committee might be acceptable
to your paper. take the liberty of
giving you my recollection Of the doings
Of that body;
Messrs. Cross and Hood, representing
the q. e. as. ". company, were pres
ent at that meeting which was called
for the purpose Of escsrsaining whether
this company would withdraw its prop
osItiOns II Chase and Butter counties
In favor Of the santa Re The secre-
taEy's report of that meeting latimates
that Messrs. Hood and Cross were re-
quested 70 modify the proposition made
70 the people Of Lyon county at the opera
house by Mr., Jones. and protect it by
guarantees 50 as to make
it acceptable to the people of Lyon
countY this statemen; of the secretary, 1
think, Is an error, and not. warranted
by the action of the committee. took
the liberty last evening of calling on
Mr.. Cross and Mr.. Hood and called
their attention to this report and each of
these gentlemen informed me that no
such proposition was made to him. The
secretary's report also states that Mr..
Cross and Major Hood stated that they
had Withdrawn any proposition that
had been before the people of this coun-
tY In behalf of the c., E. s. S. w. rail-
road company, and that they have none
now TO submit. What Mr. Cross and
Maj. Hood did say, as remember it. was
that If the people Of Lyon county were
opposed to their company and in favor
OF the Santa Fe that they did not wish
70 stand in the way of the best interests
OF the county. Gud the committee
could consider their proposition to Lyon
county Withdrawn Ii was thought desir.
able. believe there was a newspaper
reporter present whO took full notes Of
the proceedings, and hope he will cor
recs me if am in error. The only propo.
sition made to the directors of the Chi
cago. EmporIa & Southwestern company
by the citizens committee was that they
should withdraw, as said before, from
Chase and Butler counties which Mr.
Hood did say ne was not prepared to an
sVsf upon the spur of the moment, anC
that he would have to take q little tint
to consider the matter. and committee o
three was appointed to receive the ansWe
oEthe directors of the G. E. & s. w. com
pany TO what appeared to be the ultima
ton OF the bommittee. I believe tn
secretsry's minutes, as report ed, max
no 1mention Of the appointment of sucl
committee, which suppose to be mis-
take OF the proof reader or typo of the
NEWS, though how both the NEWS ant
Republican made thesame mistake unles
the Republican copied the NEWS re
port cannot see. This ! be-
lieVe represents the prOce ed
ings of this committee with the ex
ception of the appointment OF the com
mittee of three (Which took place after
wards) up to the time Major Hood aud
Mr.. Cross left.
may at soma future time give an &C,
count OF the proceedings which led to
the adoption of the resolutions a
printed, but TOR the present torbear a
this article is alresd y too long and wa
only written to correct some seemin
inaccuracies in the secretary's report.
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