The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-12
BOARD OF TRADE.
An Interesting Commune alton
From Citizens
OF ANSoN JONES COUNTY.
Asking for an Extension OIL the
Texas Central TO that Place. The
Matter Referred to Manager Ham
.iIton-Report of the Secretary OF
the Board of Trade.

The Board of Trade met in regular
session last night and persuant to an-
nounoement, in lesterday's NEWS
Mr.. j. B Scarborough presented a
communication from Messers Frank
NJ. Gimble president of bank of Aus
tin, G. NJ. Ctristenberry attorney at
law, f. L. Knox & Co., bankers and
druggists, L. NJ. Brice attorney at law,
7. NJ. Hanna and Martin Duval sur
veyors and civil engineers
The communication sets forth the
advantages that would result to Waco
by securing direct railway connection
with that section. The paper says In
part
The country referred to does bust
ness now almost exclusively with Fort
Worth and Dallas, shipping to and
from Abilene, in Taylor county, over
the Texas and Pacif railway. The
trade of this territory fails to reach
you from the fact that troublesome
change and delay is met with at Cisco
If the road Texas CentraD was ex-
tended to Arson, all the territory
mentioned above would reach the road
at this and other convenient points
from the fact that this would be the
nearest and most accessible route to
all points within the territory, and
once shipped, it would reach you for
the same reasons that it now takes the
direction of Fort Worth and Dallas
We are anxious to have road into
our country. We want your business
men, and the management
of the RAILROAD company, to
know of our development and our fu-
ture prospects. We wish to set fair.
ly before you what we are and what
We may be, believing that you, with
US, will see that it is to your interest
as well as ours TO aid ii securing this
extension, of a road to your own city.
We would in this connection ask
your honorable body to appoint del.
egation to visit US, and satisfy your
selves as to our resources and if sat-
isied that the connection would be
beneficial to yourselves we would ask
your influence and assistance in
inducing the company to extend.
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If you can visit US, kindly advise
us as to your wishes and the place
that you would have US meet you, and
we will gladly meet you, and give all
information in our power. AS we are
so fortunate as to be acquainted with
Mr. ]. B Scarborough an attorney of
your city, we have requested him to
present this letter to your honorable
body and give such information as he
possesses in regard to the country and
people.
The paper was referred to General
Manager Charles Hamilton of the
Texas Central.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to go to Albany, where they
would be met by citizens of Arson
with conveyances:
Col. R. B. Parrott, chairman;
Messrs. Ed Rotan, Eugene Williams,
Sam Sanger, j. S. McLendon, w. l..
Prather, S, w. Slayden, Travis F.
Jones, a. Behrens, James B. Baker,
j. B. Scarborough and c. G. McCul.
loch.
The following report was received:
WACO, Tex, Dec, 10, 1901.
col; R; B. Parrot, President Waco Board of
The committee to which was referred
the matter of auditing the accounts of
the secretary, made the following re-
port
Collected from January 1st 20 No
yember 30, 1891, (per boOks), $2,5O5..
80, paid to treasurer and accounts
per vouchers), 81 ,505 80. We find
the books and statements correct,
vouchers being taken for all money S
paid out. The assets of the board are
such that all liabilities could be liqui-
dated and leave surplus in the treas
ury if all members would pay dues to
December lst, 1891.
Respectfully submitted,
JNO. t. BATTLE,
SAM SANGER,
BART MOORE,
Committee.
The board then adjourned,
Fine Jersey butter received twice a
week at j. A. Early's.
~ to Kellum & Lawson for all