Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09
TOrHE PINERIEs,

THE ENERGETIC CITIZENS OF EDDY Al
WORK FOR RAILROAD.
Special to The Gazette.
EDDY, TEX, March being in pos
session Of reliable Information to the
effect that prospective railroad had been
laid out from Alexandria, La running
westward, connecting the pine regions OF
Western louisiana with the fertile prai-
ries of Central aud Western Texae, o
goodly number Of prominent citizens OF
Eddy and vicil it,, in response to an in
formal call, met on the go n day of Febru-
ary, 1888.
On motion Mr.. F. P. Kincsnpon was
elected chairman and DR.. j. D. Moore
secretary.
Terrell Jackson was called upon by the
chair to state the object Of the meeting,
wh9 responded by stating that the object
OF the meeting was to discuss the pro-
priety Of suggesting the most practicable
route for railroad, and one that would
promote further and more earnest inves-
tigstion Of the project of connecting by
railway the above named sections.
Other prominent gentlemen were then
called for and many OF whom responded
in enthusiastic speeches, calculating
clearly the necessity OF and prscticabillty
of the road and the many needed bless.
ings eccruiDg respectively to each section
of country through which the road would
pass.
On motion committee was appointed
to map out the most practicablefoute tor
the road. The folio wing named gentle
men were appointed: j, NJ. Witt, MD +,
Professor J. T. Johnson, MIR. j. H.Davis.
The house then adjourned to meet
March when the following report was
submitted and unanimously adopted.
beginning at Eddy, twenty miles
south from Waco on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, running due eastward through
Falls county, crossing the BrtZos rivei
just north Of the mouth of Deer creek to
Marlin, county sest OF Falls county;
thence east through Kosse, Limestone
county, and Woodland, Robertson county,
to CenteIyllle, county seat Of Leon coun
ty; thence east through Leon county,
crossing the Trinity river ten miles north
of Alabama crossing. to Crockett, county
seat of Houston county; thence east
through the northern part Of Trinity
county, crossing the Neches river at Viii
moth to Homer, the county scat OF
Angelina county; thence east cross
ing Angelina river near Harrington,
and through Borens' mil in San Angus
tine county to Hemphill, county seat Of
Sabine county. From Hemphlll in Q
sou,heasterly direction, crossing the
Sabine river near Columbus and running
through the southern portion Of S.biDe
parish LIS land northern portion OF Verne n
parish to Alexandria P4pids parish, LIS,
mus connecting with the New Orleans
and Shreveport Railroad, only two miles
from Red river. Your committee submits
further that while this proposed rout.
puts The denselY prairie counties Of Cen
ual and Northern Texas 100 miles nearer
the great pineries OF Eastern T.xss and
Western Louisiana, 1t also furnishes
many of these intervening counties
that have hitherto depended upon the cx
wagon as common carriers vita the
greatly needed railroad facilities, besidee
bringing the great pine regions $50 miles
nearer Central and Western Texas. II
pnts every consumer 200 miles nearer
New Orleans, the great emporium OF the
south and cotton market OF the world
The urgent necessity Of such railroad lie
made strikingly apparent when We refer
to our maps and see the entire absence Il
any railroad in many of the counties
through which this route passes, and even
in many of the adjacent counties.
this proposed railroad is from 90 to
100 miles from any parallel road: and
crosses the main lines in the
state at or near right angles
II ia about liz miles north from Houston,
thirty I've miles south from Palestine
and lis miles north from Sabine Pass"
1t Wss unanimously agreed to suggest
az q name for the proposed railroad: The
Eddy East Texas and L uisiens RsilTc sd.
On motion an executive and CORE
spending committee was appointed, con-
sisting OF the following named gentlemen /:
Peof. ] T johnson, chairman; DR.. J. D.
Moore, secretary; G. W. Brown, Esq ,
treasurer; ]. N. Witt, NJ. D.; ]. d.
Davis, Esq.