The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-06
The Railroad Meeting.

III Tie OHHONlCLE u cuu6 ECU, q
large mass meeting of the citizens
of Grant and adjoining parishes
assembled in the court house at
Colfax on Saturday, June 29th.
The meeting was called to order
by H. G. Goodwin, who stated that
its object was to consult and devise
the best means of inducing rail-
roads to come through our parish
and in our midst, instead of passing
outside or barely skirting our
bounds.
Capt. G. G. Nash was elected
chairman Of the meeting, and H.
G. Goodwin chosen secretary.
The town of Boyce was repre-
scented by a committee of eight,
appointed by the town council to
attend this meeting, consisting of
the following gentlemen: H. A.
Boyce, F. A. Blanchard, DIR. r. l..
Luckett, j. w. Miller, Fl. A.
Thompson, DR.. F. N. Brian, e. H.
Kelsoe and j. ID. johnson.
By request Mr.. w. c. Roberts
stated the existing conditions to be
that number of railroads were
projecting the extension of lines
through this region, nearly all of
which were supposed to run above,
below, around, or barely over one
corner of Grant parish; whereas
it is desirable to have them run
directly or centrally through the
parish, in order that we may have
the full advantages and less of the
drawbacks attributed to railroads.
Mr.. Roberts then moved the ap-
pointment of committee of five
to draft resolutions expressive of
the sentiments and wishes of the
meeting, which was adopted.
The secretary stated that he had
the assurance from the President
of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
that if railroad should pass over
any or all of their large and valua-
BILE plantations in Grant parish the
right of way would be donated by
the bank to the railroad. The
secretary also stated that from the
expression of all property owners
interviewed, it was a certainty that
at least fve-sixths if not all the
right of way would be given.
The chair appointed as commit
tee on resolutions, Col. E. g. RAN
dolph, G. III. Teal, w. G. Roberts,
A. A. Dean and II. G. Goodwin.
Mr.. HI. A. Boyce and other gen.
tlemen by invitation addressed the
meeting during the absence of the
committee ON resolutions, a great
deal of interest being manifested
in everything said.
Upon its return the committee
submitted the following report
which was unanimously adopted:
Your committee with respect submit
the following to the mass meeting:
Resolved, That we invite any and all
| railroad companies that contemplate
building through central Louisiana north
! OF Red river to examine the great advan-
tages of a line that would run through
Grant parish in the vicinity of Colfax
and cross Red river between Colfax and
Boyce. This line would pass over .
magnificent country, very fertile, and
Astounding in pine forests, marble, build
| ing rock, etc. In the vicinity Of Colfax
it would pass through rich alluvial
country, densely populated, level, high
and above all overflow, the garden spot
| of the Red Rirer GALLEY.
| Resolved, That we will endeavor, and
| feel assured that we can succeed, in pro-
viding the right OF way free of cost, and
we will use our utmost influence to in
duce the police jury of Grant parish to
exempt the road-bed, station houses and
rolling stock of said railway from taxa
ton for period of ten years.
] Resolrei, That we ask the honorable
police jury of Grant parish to pass an
ordinance offering to exempt from taxa
ton for period of ten years any railway
company that will build road directly
through Grant parish on the line indicated.
| Resolred, That the chairman of this
mass meeting is authorized to appoint a
committee of seven to confer with the
| police jury ON this subject.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be
printed in the Colfax CHRONICLE, VIM
Parrish Democraf and all naDers favorable