Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-09
COLORADO oIrY AROUSED,

| ROAD NORTH AND SOUTH.
| COLORADO. TEXAS, MAY 5, lsss
To the Editor Of the Gazette:
A mass meeting of the citizens OF
Mitchell county WAS held at the head
quarters Of the Mitchell County Immi.
grafton Society this afternoon, in the in
terest of a north and south railroad, Wis
Colorado City, and was attended largely
by our representative business men and
stock farmers. Byron Parsons WAS called
to the caair and P. D. Cordell acted as
secretary. Wv. Johnson offered the
following resolution which was unani.
mously adopted:
Resolved, that the executive committee
of the Mitchell County Immigration So
ciety, composed Of the following named
well known business men, viz: VIM Mar
tin, chairman; F. M. Burns, vice chair
man; P. D Cordell, secretary and treas
urer; G. II Earnest, j. T. Harness, F. z
Blount, W. v. Johnson. 81. M. Sims, ID.
N Arnett and j. Butler, accept the
trust of looking after and securing the
building of north and south railroad via
Colorado City, from former railroad
committee selected by the citiz ms
OF Mitchell county, and the funds
subscribed to- conduct and pay for the
conducs OF the work the same they (she
executive committee necessarily meeting
st their headquarters every Saturday az
ternoon, pledglng themselves to devote
their time and energies and means to the
securing of north and south railroad
Wis Colorado City.
On motion the old railroad committee
were henorably discharged.
On motion the mass meeting adjourned
when the executive committee of the
Mitchell County Immigration Society WAS
called to order, j. N Burns In the chAix
and P. D Cordell, secretary.
On motion of ". v. Johnson tie rust
Of railroad matters and the use of funda]
subscribed and rendered the commia1E
was unanimously accepted.
On motion the secretary of the MitEfiell
County immigration Society was author
lied to 1T once correspond with cltiz ems
of Bsllinger, RunDells county, and land
owners along the contemplated route of
the survey of the Gulf. Colorado snd Ssn-
ia Fe Railroad from Ballipger to Colorado
City, to secure their cooperation and
the Iight-of-waY and aid of money and
land donations, and present same to the
officials Of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe Railroad and urge upon them to &C
cept the same and at once commence the
of this road. On the other
hand we learn that the San Antonio and
Aransss Pass Railroad Company and the
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company are
ki ocking at our door for Abundance for 8
railroad from st. Angelo Wis Colorado
City, by the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass Railroad Company and for q !
railroad from COLORADO City
to S. Angelo, oy the Tt1ss and Pacific !
Railroad. F. R Blount Was appointed on |
q special committee, to correspond with |
9 former engineer and surveyor, B.ssett, |
and secure from him the field notes and |
estimates Of the cost Of building rail-
road from st. Angelo to olorado City |
made in 1885, with the purpose of negoti- |
sting with one or Doth of these railroad |
companies to build a road for US, from |
St. Angelo via Colorado City, |
We pledging ourselves to secure right of |
way and give literally OF our means and |
lands as an inducement for one or both |
Of these roads to build to our city. Our
e, ecutivs committee will be on the alert |
snd will leave no stone unturDed to Sc
cure q north and south railrosd Wis
Colorado City. A far as the extension
Of q railroad north OF colorado City is
we have the written assur-
suce OF the land owner and stock raisers
,f Scurry Kent, Lubbock, CROSBY and
other north counties that they are is full
sympathy with us and will earthly
cooperative in securing right-of-wey,
lad Will donate money and lands to the
irst company that will build q railroad
is Colorado City north through their
so you see we are determined
o have q north and eouth railroad IL !
forts, hard work and lands and money
,iven VIII secure one. /;
The Texas and Pacific Railroad Is doing
lf the business its rolling stock can car
y, and last month, April, TOOK in cash
$50, 600, from Colorado City, for freight
n shipments made from this point
Vere they recrgspizsd to-day they would
g at work surveying branch road south
} San Angelo and q north road TO state !
ne from Colorado , CITY, and would g