The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-05
RAILROAD RACKET.
IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE CIT
IzENs ASSOCIATION.
The Fort Scott Branch Endorsed---Aiso
short-Line Railroad Projected from
Brookhayen to Monticello.

coin county, was hclu at INC No"''
House Friday evening, Nov. 18th,
Judge II. Cassidy, chairman, and NJ.
ID. McGrath secretary.
An interesting article prepared by
Daniel bennett, chairman of Commit
tee on Agriculture and Horticulture,
was presented to the meeting, and 1t
was moved that the city papers be
requested to publish same, if possible,
or such portions as space would per
nit
Committee on Railroads and Com
merce presented the following report
which was adopted by unanimous
vote:
WHEREAS, The representatives of
the New Orleans, Natchez and Fort
Scott Railroad Company, i'll their pre-
liminary prospecting tour for the pur-
pose of locating that part of their road
east of the Mississippi river, have
visited our city, and have interviewed
many of our citizens and have made
known to the people of Brookhaven
that in the event, which was stated
to he quite probable, that their road
between NatcheZ and their Gulf term
mus was located as far to the north
and east as the vicinity of Meadville,
in Franklin county, that their said
Railroad Company would, if sufficient
inducements were offered by our
city and county, build and operate a
first class branch railroad from their
main line to BrOokhaven; and,
WHEREAS, Such line of railroad
would be of great advantage to this
city and section of country; it would
give us direct connection with the
great grain and meat producing
Northwest; it would give us the adj
vantage of competing line to the
South, it would be of benegt in the
promotion of the building of other
railroads to our city, and would as
well increase our population, trade
and property values; therefore,
Be it ResOLred, by the Citizens As
ISOLATION of Brookhayen and Lincoln
county:
First. That we favor the construc-
road from the main line of the New
Orleans, Natchez and Fort Scott Rail
road to our city that we will III
every way we can advance its inter
est, and we favor liberal city aud
county subscriptions to such road, the
same to be placed in the hands
of the company when the the
construction of the road is assured,
and the county subscription to be pro-
portioned in amount to the number of
miles of such road that shall be con-
structed and operated in the county of
Lincoln.
Second. That these resolutions, with
the preamble thereto, be published
and that the secretary be instructed
to forward a copy thereof to the Off
GERS of the said New Orleans, Natchez
and Fort Scott Railroad Company.
j. A. HOsKINs,
Il. II. THOMPSON,
Committee.
BY request, Capt. james A. Hos
kins addressed the meeting in rela-
ton to the completion of the Railroad
running east in the direction of Me-
ridian, of which nine miles has already
been built. 1t was clearly shown
that such road would prove of great
benefit to Lawrence county and our
own, as furnishing means of cheap
transportation of cotton, fertilizers
and merchandise, and atfording. access
to the thousands of acres of rich tim
Der lands, which at present, owing to
the lack of transportation facilities,
are of little or no value. That road
connecting Brookhaven with Pearl
river at Monticello, or some other
favorable location, would be instru-
mental i'll furthering the projection of
other railways such as BrOokhaven,
Natchez and Meridian Railroad, or
either of these lines, was concurred in
by all present and the suggestion
adopted for the building such a road
to he owned, managed and controlled
by stockholders of Lincoln and Law
renee counties.
On motion of Il. II. Thompson a
committee was appointed to circulate
a petition among the citizens of our
city asking the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen to appropriate at
their earliest convenience a sufficient
amount to cover the expenses of a
complete survey from the present
terminus of the railway by the most
practicable route to the most favor
able location on Pearl river.
The Chair appointed r. H. ThOmp-
son, w. X. Woods and w. II. Penn,
with instructions to act without de-
lay.
On motion, the Railroad Committee
were instructed to confer with of
ficials of the Illinois Central Railroad
to ascertain what inducement they
would offer in case the projected
Railroad should be completed, COM
mittee to report i'll two weeks.
On motion of NJ. ID. McGrath, the
next meeting was set for Tuesday,
December 18th, 1889, at IL A. NJ, at
the Court House, and the Secreta-
ny was instructed to invite a number