San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-10
Railroad Mass Meeting.

A mass meeting was hell at the
court house sunday and was very we'll
attended
Louis Hagen called the meeting
TO order aud Mr F. Wander Stucke en-
was elected chairman and Henry
East, secretary.
Mr.. Patton, in introducing the SUBJ
jpct. said, san Antonio had been
trying to complete the Rad here but
had failed TO take action, he did not
think we need hope for much from
that town, the merchants seem
ed to think they were sure of
the trade from this secti n
anyway-rsilroad or no railroad and
il appeared that we must help our.
selves, the hes way would be to y
and make nutcIon with the +"
Worth & Rio Grande road or the
Waco, Lampssas Il Liano road, max
ing such an arrangement as would re-
quire the money to re paid on the
com pIetion OF the road For these
reasons meeting had been called to
appoint committee and see what
could be done Our goods could ju-t
rs easily bs shipped north as south
and we ought to cut loose from San
Antonio as much as possible.
Louis Hagen followed mostly to the
.sm /, effect. in the German language,
say ing we were not "marrIed" to
San Antonio and must try what other
steps could be taken.
The chairman invited others to ex-
p-"ss their opinions.
Mr.. b. B UNI. county assessor,
IN h committee should be Az
point ted to see how much money could
-, raI-eu aud the whole county can"
vassed so that no effort be spared to
bring the railroad here and spoke at
length of the benefits to farmers In
putting their rr duce on a better
market and In quicker time.
The chairman thought committee
should be appointed and no time lost
in getting down To work
Mr.. Patton thought 1t would be no
use raising money unless We know
what to do with IL and the committee
appointed should confer with some OF
the railroads aud find out If they had
any interest In road to Fredericks.
burg and also find out from the north
ern roads coming To LlanO IL they
would come on to fredericksburg and
on what terms.
Mr. G. Nimitz proposed that a coru-
mittee OF seven he appointed to confer
with railroads, also o find out exactly
how the old subscription and guaran.
tee was. making all clear and then
report to another meeting. This was
carried unanimously.
Mr.. Penniger, (of the F-edericks-
burg WOchen blstt) then spoke in
German and said that at least $25, 600
should be raised by notes payable 60
DAYS after the railroad reached the
town and placed In the hands of some
Of IN "a ""'r"' ont ciriz.ns. We
should show Ban Antonio that
FreheIick % : Ia -, soIIieGning to say
about this business. He alSo spoke
In q clear aud able manner of
the great benefits and advantages of
q road i'm hauling cotton, corn, gram
lite. wool, etc direct to good markets
and tn deep water and thought the
question should be- well advertised so
that tn. people should thoroughly
understand 1t. Mr.. Penniger's speech
was loudly spplauded.
The chairman then appointed the
following committee: Judge Moursund
Messrs. T D. Smith, A. l.. Patton, b.
RIum. G. Nimitz, r Penniger aud II.
Koidzik. with power to call another
mass meeting at any time.
Mr.. PennInger then asked leave to
propose the following resolution:
Resolved at a mass meeting of the
citizens of fredericksburg held on
February lst, that the ciGizans will
strain every nerve 10 build Railroad
from any point to this town at the
earliest possible time"
This proposition was carried un-
animOusly and loudly applauded and
tho ueetinO them hrnka mn