Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-02
Railroad Meeting.

At the first Of the week number Of
citizens met Mr.. T. H. Wilson, repre-.
senting . projected trunk road from
Matches west Mr.. Wilson proposed
to those citizens to run the road
through Waco and establish machine
aud car shops here in consideration Of
$4,000 taken in stock, right Of way
through the county, and 30 acres Of
land. The meeting and the PROPOSE
ton were given in full in
the News at the time.
Nothing about it has been done since
then except that yesterday Mr.. Baker
telegraphed Mr.. Wilson, at Temple,
asking to put the proposition in writing.
This was done and Mr.. Baker received
the written proposition last evening at
six O'Clock on the four o'clock train,
which was behind time, and meeting
was called for to-day to consider the
proposition. The meeting was called
and held at the Pacific hotel at 2 p. m.
At half past two some thirty per-
sons were present. Mr.. j. B. Baker
was appointed chairman and Mr.. M. b.
Davis, secretary. Mr.. Baker stated
the object of the meeting. The for
NAL proposition made by the railroad
through Mr.. Wilson, and other papers
connected with the proposition was
read. The road is named the Texas
Grand Trunk railroad company. The
proposition covers general Offices de-
pots and shops at Waco, the work to be
begun in ninety days after propositio
is accepted.
Mr.. Rotan was called on. He knew
nothing about the matter, he said, Mr..
Wilson was a stranger and it would be
proper to examine lis references. He
thought it preposterous that this city
should be required to put $4,000 in
bank to pay preliminary expense Office
expense Of railroad. He thought q
prudent delay was proper till the
standing of this railroad was under
stood.
Col. Cameron thought Mr.. Rotan
had made the proper points. He
thought, also, that demend on Waco
to furnish money for a preliminary
survery and Office expenses was curl.
GUS demand. He instanced q similar
thing at Ell Paso with disastrous re-
suits. He instanced the Arkansas Pass
railroad, in which money had been
squandered in preliminary surveys.
He thought the proposed railroad the
best Of any enterprise except the cotton
mill and he would 60 into cotton mills
before all else. He thought the SUBJ
ject ought to be kept up and agitated.
1t will not do to treat this subject light.
ly and while finding out the standing
Of the company subscriptions should
be taken up. He advocated the ap-
pointment Of committee on the sub
ject.
Mayor Hinchman thought the COT
ton mill of more Importance than
railroad. We have plenty of egress
and ingress into Waco. The eastern
part Of the road would be good thing
for Waco. The rest of the road should
run northwest to distract the trade
which goes to Fort Worth and Dallas.
Mr. Rotan and Mr.. j. A. Solomon
were appointed committee to investi-
gate the financial standing of the Tex
as Grand Trunk Railroad Company.
Alderman Caruthers moved that Mr..
Wilson's proposition be accepted, Civ
ing quaint reasons for the motion. He
was opposed to paying money for pre-
liminary surveys. He and others here
had paid money for preliminary sur
veys, and he would rather have his
money back than the preliminary sur
vey he had got on his hands.
A number of speeches we're made.
Mr.. Cameron moved an amendment
that the first 10 per cent. be payable
when the first ten miles are graded.
The motion with the amendment was
carried.
Col. Cameron urged exeltion and &C.
ton both on railroads and cotton mills.
On motion Of Captain Blair COM
mittee Of three was appointed to noti-
fly Mr.. Wilson of the acceptance,
Messrs. Solomon, Caruthers and Rotan
were appointed.
On motion Of Captain Blair COM
miosee Of ten was to be appointed to
solicit for the subscription. The ap-
pointment of the committee will be
madc hereafter.
The discussion passed to the cotton
mill. Mr.. Rotan thought the capital
lists should come up on that cotton mill,
or poor men would become disguised
and do nothing Mr.. Cameron fol-
lowed. He was authorized to say that
if the brick and mortar men came to
the front their interests would be sac
ri6ced. He was very earnest. He
would, and others would, he said, live
in live town, and men like himself,
who had little real estate, could pull
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