The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
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NEW ORLEANS, May PA pics
nne special from Alexandria, ia, =
avs "A mass meeting Of the citizons
4 Alexandria and Pineville. to confer
with PREF. A. G. Calhoun, represent.
no the Louisiana North and South
Railroad. projected road from Fort
smith, Ark, through the parishes OF
Claiborn ne, Bienviile, Vim, Grant anu
Rspides 10 Alexandria, was held ~
the courthouse here Saturday night !;
and, was well attended. The meeting
was presided over by Judge w. F.
Blackman, with Messrs. p. Fl. NC
Cormick. of the Town Talk, and Henry
L. Biossat, ofthe Democrat, as secre-
taries:
Addresses were made by Prof. A. q.
Calhoun, Capt. J. q. White, Judge
W. F. B.ackman and Major Geo. o.
| Waters.
/ The feeling exhibited by our peo-
pie is largely in favor of this enterprise
and they viii not be content until II
ia completed aud in running order.
Nothing will be left undone by them
to hurry up its completion.
i The following resolution was adoptd
unanimously aud by is tone 1t shows
Inst how Aiexandrians and PlneVll-
LEANS feet toward the North and South
Road;
III Resolved, by the people Of Aiexan-
|dria aud Pinevi.ie i'll mass meetins
assetupiea. That we have listened 70
the address oi Prof. A. =. Calhoun,
/ tine reprosentallve Of the Louisiana
. land Arkansas Railroad, and wish 70
q i express an earnest desire that Inc
enter prise he so ably represents Will
he snccessful that the construction oI
q this line Of railroad through the vast
IS hummer and iron fields vi North LOUIS
NJ lana is of great and paramount imPor-
), rance to this section aud to the par
ishes along the line OF the road,
20 giving us an outlet north tor our vars
y aus products, and connecting at TINS
ir point as 1t does with other railroad IN"
1T terests. will aid materially in bulto-
!, ing up our parish and towns and IN
:, furtherance Of this great enterprise we
p,edee our hearty aud cordial support
a. an,.~ co-operation, and Will give what
Oh ever aid we can TO assist in construct
T 81 Is
20 ing the same.
se Grand Master Powderly's Ardous Task
~ CLEVELAND, O., May 26.-Th'
~ first business to come before the assem-
bly, and which is likely 10 take VI
most Of to>day's session is that OF or
lie ganization. All of the delegates serve'
ad at the preceding assembly. 1t Will b.
Of necessary to form new committees
ed The programme provides for afternoon
IN, sessions, but il Mr.. Powderly sees tha
i'd the stress of business requires it h
are will, ii is thought, have the session
ST. obened at 8 O'Clock in the morning
OF The last circular Of Mr.. Powderly ez
ny plains the chef objects of the assembl!
me The organization of the Knight of Ii
on Dor has become too heavy for him an
me the executive board to carry unaide'
1gs During the last fifteen days in APP
'au 600 now assemblies were organized an
oot the present total number of assemble
me is over 1000. AT the same time
takes about four weeks to organi
49,, one of them and invest it with
proper name aud number.
General Secretary Turncr has TWEEN
~ five assistants, five Of whom are gil
who do nothing but open letters, d
''' fore issuing his circular declining to
a"' receive any more letters, Mr.. Po'
'efe Derby received an average of 500 col
aon municatiors per day. The circul
CIV had the effect of reducing them
IFS about 100 per day.
na- A Knight of Labor said yesterds
ow- nEycry fool in the nation who had
ody question to ask sent him letter, VIII
ior in nice cases ont of ten the answ
rm could have been found in the constil
in ton of the order. Mr.. Powderly
no assistant, and he is probably
busiest man in the country"
A friend asked..Mr. Powderly WI
wed would be the tenor OF his address
has the assembly. He replied that he h
he. not thought of any address to NAL
nc SO pressed had he been for some tir
-. He absolutely refuses to see newspal
eA- men or callers of any kind, asthou
ance many citizens who wished to shs
ting him by the hand had called al
been Forest City house. He is even int
rupted while at his meals.
te,a. "A Reporter Inter views Maxwell.
ona ST.. LOUIS, May 26.-"How do
:, -, feel about the Mccullough testimon.