The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-10-26
RaILRoAu MEETING.

Last Thursdays call for q railroad
meeting at the District Court room for
Saturday night resulted in good turn
out aud a rousing meeting was the re-
suit. where all finally entered unaui.
mously into the adoption of the follow.
ing resolutions, after some desultory
discussion of the important points in.
volved. The principal speakers of the
evening were j. Eisenmann, VIM.
Culverwell and J. A. Denton, and the
following resolutions met the unanimous
approval of all present:
Whereas, The resources of Lincoln
county in gold. silver and lead ores, large
deposits of salt, sulphur and other ar.
ticles OF great commercial value, besides
Its agricultural possibilities in its twenty
thousand square miles of territory, when
once systems of irrigation are adopted.
are easily and quickly recognised by all
who consider them; and
Whereas. The development Of these
resources. both mineral and agricultural,
on any scale commensurate with their
magnitude is impossible without ready
and economical means of transportation.
and
Whereas, The long expected relief in
this regard from the Union Pacific Rail.
road Go. is rendered less probable each
year, that road being now in the hands
OF Receivers; and
Whereas, The Nevada. Southern Rail.
way Company is now and for some time
past has been actively engaged in the
construction of line of railroad north
ward from the Atlantic & Pacific railroad
on the south, with the Yellow Pine min.
ing district in Lincoln county as its pres.
emit objective point and
Whereas, 1t is understood the said
Nevada Southern Railway Company will,
II promises OF business justify, continue
the construction of its said railroad
northward throughout almost the entire
length Of said county in the near future.
and' In such an event, recognizing the
manifold benefits to result to the people
OF Lincoln county thsrefrom therefore
be it
Resolved, That we extend the hand of
friendship to the Nevada Southern Rail.
way Company and pledge to it, in the
extension of its line of road through our
county, our heartiest cooperation and
support. That as soon as the said road
shall reach northward sufficiently far to
make it practicable, we will extend to it
our patronage in the transportation of
merchandise, ores ,nd mineral output,
and will also use our best intiu ence to
secure. il possible. re.snactment Of tho
statute of 1887. passed by the Legisla.
ture OF the State Of Nevada, entitled
An Act to encourage the construction
OF railways which said act has since
expired by limitation; doing this under a
full realization Of the fact that aid to the
railroad means aid to ourselves. and
which cannot in the end fail to make
Lincoln county the most prosperous in
the whole State of Nevada.
II. L. FREUDENTHAL, Chairman.
ALEX. l. HARRISON. Secretary.
On motion, copy of the above wan
forwarded to the Seerat~ry Of the Nevada
Southern at Denver. The company can
rest assured that the advent Of their road
from the south is q contamination de.
voutly to be wished, and the quicker it
comes. the sooner will Lincoln county re.
vive from the incidental depression ere.
ated by the blue outlook for her mining
industries in the silver line.