The Forrest City times., 1895-03-15

:" io"dhC 10 call, body of some
two hundred representative citizens
met at the courthouse at 1880 o. m. on
the night of the l4th inst, for the pur.
pose OF passing resolutions and other
wise expressing their views ON matters
reiating Ia the passage of the present
haiif"ad Commission bill now before
the house of the General Assembly
and other matters of like nature.
The meeting was called to order by
Gen. Geo z. Taylor as chairman. M.
n. Gaines WAS chosen secretary. II.
Fitzpatrick, II. Z. German and NJ. N.
Galnes were appointed as committee
on resolutions.
During the absence of the committee
short speeches were made by Messrs.
E. Bonner, 0. B. Rollwage, Jas. Fus.
sell and Geo. L. Taylor.
The speakers remarked in no uncer-
tain terms upon the murderous policy
pursued by the railroads throughout
the state, and cited many instances in
which the roads proved disastrous to
the welfare of communities through
their system of excessive rates.
Among other charges against the
roads WAS the advancing in freight
rates to western points and causing the
removal OF the canning factory from
this place.
The cotton seed oil combination came
In for its share of condemnation at the
hands of the speakers.
or the latter it was asserted that a
certain public ginner at this place was
last fall induced by the public to run a
cotton seed huller in connection with
his gin, for the purpose of supplying a
local demand for the hulls for feeding
purposes, the meat OF which Was to be
shipped to market. The party bought
the machinery, but was at once notified
by the combine that in case he operated
1T they would ut once establish gin at
this point and ruin him with competi-
ton The party. of course, had to bow
to their will, SO disposed of his ma
chinery.
At the conclusion of the speeches,
the committee submitted the following
resolutions, which were read and adop-
ted by the meeting:
1--WE your committee beg to submit
the following resolutions:
I'm the emergency which now con-
fronts us, we take this method of sng
costing relief and of aiding our repre-
sentatlveS now i'm the State Legislature
at Little Rock, and by these presents
convey our sentiments relative to the
following matters. to-wit:
"WHEREAS. in view of the unjust dis
elimination and excessive freight rates
which prevail at this point against all
classes of shippers by the railroads. we
earnestly solicit the efforts of the Leg
islature now assembled, and especially
our representatives in both branches of
that body, to the passage of the Rail
road Commission bill, recently intro
duced by Hon. Greenfield Quarles.
therefore. be it
RESOLVED, that this meeting and
community hereby extend our thanks
to the Memphis Commercial Appeal for
it's efforts in behalf of our interests.
RESOLVED, that we hereby condemn
aud denOunce the action of the Arkan-
sas Democrat in opposing the enact
ment of Railroad Commission bill and
we equally condemn the cowardly ST.
lence of the Gazette; and that while
we withhold our opionion rs to the
means employed to influence them, we
condemn and denounce the course of
those members of the Legislature who
have opposed the passage of the bill
aud secured its defeat.
RESOLVED, that copy OF these reso-
lutions be sent to each of our worthy
representatives, Hon. Y. Is lizard of
the Senate. and Hon. w. j. Matthews,
of the lower house, and also copies sent
to the Memoirs Commercial Appeal
and TIE FORREST CITY ZINES.
Respectfully,
II. O. FITZPATRICK.
H. II. GoRMAN,