The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-27
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
TRUNK RAILROAD OF TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA.

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zens. The circulars are addressed to
the citizent of central Texas and Lon
isiana, and reads as follows:
We, the undersigned, with your CO.
operation, propose to build first-class
standard gauge railroad from Vidalia,
La, opposite Natehez, Miss, through
central Texas to Eagle Pass, with Il
branch from Marble Falls via Llano
and Mason, to the Pecos river; also
branch to Austin, one to Burnet, and
one to Waco.
Our object is to build the shortest
line between the Eastern cities and
the City Of Mexico through the finest
portions of Louisiana and Texas, and
to give central aud west Texas aud
Louisiana the benefit of cheap trans
portation. Our company is known as
the Texas Grand Trunk Railroad Co.,
and is duly chartered and organized
under the laws Of the State of Texas,
all requirements of which have been
fully complied with. Central Texas
and Louisiana have no roads travers-
ing the State, East or West, and i, is
not necessary to here recall the great
advantage our road will be to that
section.
The citizens of each county are re-
qaested to take in charge at once the
matter of stock subscriptions, dona-
tions and right-of-way, and our gene
raj agents will visit each county as
soon as possible to complete the nee
essary contracts. The subscription
will be to the capital stock of the
Texas Grand Trunk Railroad CO."
at one hundred dollars per share. ten
dollars per share to he paid on de,
mand, and balance to be paid ny in
stallments as the work progresses in
the several counties. final payment to
be made when the railroad is compile
ted in each county.
Should work not be hegnn in two
years in all counties on the line, the
subscriptions in each comfy, where
work is not begnn, shall become void
and the Railroad Company shall re,
turn to the respective subscribers snch
amount as may have been drawn out
for the expense of surveying, etc.
The suhscri ption and right of way
can he easily secured if committee of
we'll known citizens in each county
will take hold of the matter.
For further Information address e.
B GoeIet, Vice President, Temple,
Texas, or T. II. Wilson, President,
New York.
Payments on account of snbscrip-
tons will be made to the order of the
company and deposited in the First
National Bank of Temple, Texas.
New York City Incorporators Thos.
H. Wilson, Chas b. Evans, Chas. E.
Jackson, ID. Frank Lloyd.
The Vice President of this road, Mr.
Goelet, in writing to a prominent law
yer here, says:
We want to build and operate in
Louisiana, with as little alteration
from our present organization, and as
little extra expense as possible. We
want to know the law and to act in
good faith with the law, and with the
people of Louisiana.
We want to pass through Alcxan.
dria, and to make your city an impor-
tant point on our line. 1t is highly
probable that we will begin there to
build East and West.
The RUsToN CoNvENTIoN.-The
State immigration Convention, held
at Ruston last week, and which re.
manned in session two days, was we'll
attended by delegates from all por-
tons of the State, and proved a grand
success. The Convention was presid
ed over by Judge Allen Barksdale,
and Messrs. Kellgore, Pearce and
Drew acted as Secretaries. Lieut.
Gov. James Jeffries and Hon. G. w
Bolton, of our Parish, were present AS
representatives from this section. The
former delivered an appropriate adj
dress. Speeches were made by many
others. A poem of welcome: by 'Xa-
ritfa," Mary Ashley townsend, was
read by d. NJ. Sholars. The following
resolutions were adopted:
The committee on resolutions, thro'
its chairman, reported resolution
congratulaling the people of Louisiana
on the increased interest shown in
matters pertaining to Immigration
Thanks were extended to the officers
of the State Immigratiou Association
and to the State Commissioner of In
migration for the zeal manifested in
behalf of immigration The different
Parishes were urged to organize aux
Hilary Immigration associations. 1t
was resolved that orr representatives
in the State aud National Legislatures
be urged to use their best efforts to Sc
cure a Typographical aud botanical
survey of the State; that tie extern
sion of the signal service throughout