Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-10
HURRAH FOR The SHORT line !
A R0UsING MEETING EL0-
OuENT SPEECHES.
THE PEOPLE FULL OF ENIHU'
SIASM.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE NEOES-
SARY AMOUNT RAISED IN
ONE DAY.
A REASONABLE EFFORT WILL
EASILY SECURE THE
REMAINDER.
NOW FOR THE HOME STRETCH
Pull Altogether, Gentlemer, ant
Lafayette County will Have
the Grandest Railroad
in iSSOUri.

The meeting vas called to order by
w. b, Steele, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the Business Mems
Association.
MIR. Steele reported the following
gentlemen as recommended by the
committee OF the Business Mems Asso-
citation for officers OF the meeting: Pre-
sident, Hon. NJ. V. l.. McClelland:
yice-presidents. Col. John Reid, VIM.
Morrison, Thos. Shelby, Angus.
Kriehn, B. d. Ragland II. H.. Woeste-
meyer, l.. W. Cox, j. @. Plattenburg,
E. NJ. Edwards, Capt. w. A. Redd;
secretary, Capt. j. ID. Conner; assis-
tants, d. Callahan, Jr., A. r. StrOther.
On motion of Capt. A. A. Lesueur,
Col. McClelland was elected president,
and Col.John Reid, VIM. Morrison, Thos.
Shelby, August Kriehn, B.. D. Rag
land, ii. H.. WOestemeyer, L. w. Cox,
j. q. Plattemburg, E. M. Edwards,
Capt. w. A. Redd, were UNANIMOUSLY
elected vice-presidents.
On motion OfJOhn S Blackwell, Esq,
Capt. j. ID. Conner was unanimously
elected secretary; and ID. Callahan, Jr.,
and A. Il. Strother we're elected assist
ants.
Hon. NJ. V. L. McClelland, presi-
dent-elect, was escorted to the chair
and introduced to the meeting by Mr..
w. B. Steele:-
The president then called upon the
vice-presidents- elect to take seats upon
either side Of the chair. The president
then addressed the meeting in a short
and forcible speech impressing upon
those present the Importance of the
meeting.
At the close of his remarks the pre-
sident introduced to the meeting Gen.
Odon Guitar of Columbia, Mo-, vice.
pres't. of the Short Line Railroad, who
made an exhaustive, eloquent and con-
vincing speech in favor of the cOntem-
plated road. After Gen. Guitar finish
ed speaking the president called for
subscriptions.
The president appointed w. G. Nc.
Causland and two others to be selected
by him to go along Main street to
solicit subscriptions to the capital stock
of the road. Also E. w. H. Ahrens
and two others to be selected by him to
canvass Franklin street in like manner
MI. W. B. Steele moved that when
the meeting adjourn it adjourned to
meet at the court house at 1880 D. m .
Carried.
The meeting then adjourned.
Meeting resumed pursuant to ad-
journment, Hon. M. V. L.. McClelland,
president, in the chair.
The following was offered
Resolved, That the following named
gentlemen be appointed a committee
to solicit subscriptions to the stock OF
the Short Line and also the right-Of-
way for the same:-W. G.McCausland,
James Wentworth, Henry Sinauer ,JnO.
r. Howe for Lexington township.
j. A. HarwOOd, E Zeysing, j. j.
Hampton, for Dover township.
Chas. Krause, j. S. Galloway, Dav-
i'd Groves, Jr,, for Middleton township.
Strother Renick, DR.. j. A. Mann,
II. H. WOestemeyer, Clay township.
Mr.. McCausland asked to be excused
from serving on the committee as his
be away from home for a week. Mr..
Joseph B. Silver was put in his place.
George Fishback was added to the
committee for Clay township.
AS thus modified, the resolution was
adopted.
Judge J. P. Strother, of Marshall,
Mo-. was then called for and address,
ed the meeting, in a fOrcible and con.
vincing speech.
AT the conclusion of Judge Strother's
remarks the committees appointed al
the afternoon meeting to canvass fol
subscriptions along Main and Franklin
streets reported.
The taking of subscriptions was con.
tinued, during which time speeches
were. made by Gen. Guitar and Mr.
Waugh of Columbia, j. d. Tolson anG
II. r. Williams, of Fayette, j. Ii. Cor
dell of Marshall and Capt. j. ID. Con.
ner and Richard Field OF Lexington.
The meeting then adjourned.