The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
THE M, K. & 7.
THE COMMITTEE OF FOURTEEN HAVE
AN EARNEST MEETING.
subcommittee Are Appointed and State
men. and Appeal is Indited to the Cit
liens Of Austin = Every One
Should Read It.

Mr.. Frank Hamilton, chairman,
and the whole of the following Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad COM
mittee of thirteen, appointed by him
Friday, DR.. M. A. Taylor, Walter
Tips, John Bremond, A. P. Woold-
ridge, Joseph Male, Lewis Hancock,
M. Butler, E. J. Heppenheimer, John
Orr, w. H. Tobin, A. Z. Mexican, E.
Saunders and J. L. Hume, met
promptly at the appointed hour I'll
o'clock) yesterday morning at the
City National Bank. Upon motion of
Mr.. Hamilton, DR.. M. A. Taylor was
elected permanent chairman, and
upon motion of Mr.. Tips, Mr.. Hamil-
ton was elected secretary.
Mr.. Tips then moved that three SUBJ
committees should be appointed, one
on Fright of way and depot grounds"
one on "address and agitation" and
one on solicitation of subscriptions"
This motion prevailed and upon dis
cussion it was decided to make the
first two committees consist OF five
members each, the last of fifteen.
Mr.. Hamilton then read Major
Waldo's proposition for the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas extension into
Austin, and upon motion of Mr.. Male,
it was referred to the committee on
"address.n
1t was decided that the chairman
and secretary should select the men,
bers of the first two committees at
once After consultation they report
ed as members of the committee on
"Address and agitation" Messrs.
Lewis Hancock, A. p. Woodbridge,
Peyton Brown, John Bremond and
John Orr; on "Right of way and de-
pot grounds" Messrs. Joseph Male,
J. l.. Hume, Walter Tips, Mike But
Ter and A. L. Mexican. Mr.. Hamil-
ton was added to the last committee
and made its chairman on motion of
Mr.. Male and the two committees as
then reported were endorsed by unan-
imous vote of the main committee.
The third committee, that on "Solici-
tation," will be appointed later, after
the public meeting,
The form of subscription was read
and on motion of Mr.. Tips it was re-
ferred to the committee on address
for any correction in verbage, and also
for recommendation as to the filling
up of important blanks that had beer
: left in it.
Mr.. Lewis Hancock moved that five
| trustees called for under the form o
subscription be selected by nomina
t ton and ballot. Carried.
After several nominations had beer
} made, it was decided upon motion o
3 Mr.. Nalle to elect six trustees, anC
that they should be the presidents O
the five national banks, witt
Mr.. Frank Hamilton of Ray
mond & Co. their chairman. This wal
regarded as an excellent solution o
the question. Under this decision
the trustees of the fund will b,
Messrs. Frank Hamilton, Eugene Bre
mond, A. p. Woodbridge, J. L. Brack
enridge, Geo. w. Littlefield and DIR
e. p. Wilmot.
Mr.. Hamilton announced he woulC
call together the committee on righ
of way and depot grounds to consult
with the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
locating engineers on Monday.
The meeting was characterized by
the greatest earnestness and determi
nation to succeed. Every question
that came up was carefully considered
before action was taken. The main
committee was in session about two
hours.
In the afternoon the committee or
address met and the following is theil
report as Endorsed by the whole com.
mittee. which is commended to the
careful reading of every citizen o.
! Austin:
To the Citizens of Austin:
At this critical period in the history
of your city Mr.. }. Waldo, now firs1
vice-president and general manager
OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad company proposes, upon con
dition that right of way and depo
grounds be furnished free, to bring
hat road to Austin.
A meeting of citizens was called fol
, Tuesday last, to consider the above
: proposition and after extended discus
: sion it was decided that Austin shoulC
by all means avail herself of the Op-
portunity to secure the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas railroad, and the cos
J of doing so was estimated at not les
than $4,000, and the chairman of tina
meeting, Mr.. Frank Hamilton, wal
empowered to appoint committee
including himself, to take necessary
steps so to do. The undersigned
having been named as such com
mittee, met and organized
by the election of DR.. M: A
Taylor as permanent chairman
and Mr.. Frank Hamilton as perma
nent secretary, and the selection o
Messrs. Frank Hamilton, JOSEPH
Male, J. l.. Hume, Walter Tips, Mike
Butler and A. T. Mexican as com
mittee on right of way and depot
grounds. The finance committee will
be selected and announced as soon as
practicable. The following gentle
men have been selected as trustees, tc
whom all subscriptions will be pay
able, and who will receive and dis
burse all monies, viz: Messrs. j. L
Breckenridge, Eugene Bremond
Frank Hamilton, A. p. Woodbridge
| II n uT;I.>oof and Gan M TiffIQ.