The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-07
Proceedings Of the Railroad Meeting

| iiO llcelIllS was Cdlleu W OIuoT
by j. c. Lykins, who explained its
objects.
He then introduced Judge G.. w.
Goulley, of Beattyville, KY, who
in very plain and forcible' man
ner explained the advantages of Il
railroad and the best methods to
obtain them.
}. X. Livingston, vice-president
of the l.. q f. railroad. was then
introduced. who made very in
teresting and instructive speech,
| giving in plain words the prospect
for railroad through Wolfe coun-
ty to the Caney coal fields in Nor
gan county, and upon what terms
it could and would be built. At
the conclusion of this speech Il. r..
Hurst, in a few very appropriate
remarks, impressed the people with
the Importance Of at once taking
hold of this enterprise with n de-
termination and nerve tOpersevere
in the good work until success
crowned our efforts.
a. +. Byrd then offered series
of resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted.
Resolved, That we the citizens, in mass
meeting assembled for the purpose of
expressing our interest in measures to
advance the public good. pledge our
selves and our energies to the enterprise
proposed, namely, the construction of
line of railway connecting the l.. & +.
railroad with the camel coal fields of
Morgan county, KY, traversing our
county via Campton and Hazel Green to
said terminus.
Resolved, That we tender to the enter.
prise, free of cost, the right Of way,
which, when secured, we heartily solicit
the capitalists who propose to build and
operate said railway, to place in the field
a corps of engineers to survey and report
the practicability of said route, which
we feel assured can be built as the cheap.
est and most direct, and will yield a sat.
isfactory dividend on the investment.
Resolved, To the end of making said
survey we ask our honorable county
court to appropriate the sum of $50 as
limited, at this term of said court, to be
used and expended in making the survey
mentioned.
Resolved, That in addition to right of
way, as stated, we are assured that dona-
tiOns can and will be secured from our
public-spirited citizens TO said enterprise
OF sufficient amounts as will or could be
asked by any company commensurate
with the wealth and capability of our
citizenship, which will be equal in
amounts to the limit allowed by law in
the creation of debts incurred by coun.
ties, which sums will be donated by our
citizens without taxation, and we can
didly believe that the amounts will be
greater than the limit mentioned.
Resolved, AS to our resources we cor.
daily invite scrupulous examination
of the same by the movers of said enter.
prise, feeling confident that our natural
wealth presents field rich to an extent
which is beyond the appreciation of the
capitalists who have in the past passed
us by.
On motion, J. G.. Lykins was
made chairman of committee on
together with A.
F. Byrd, C.. G. Hanks, u. T. Hurst,
5. S. Combs, ]. y. Vaughn, J. T.
Day, w. o. Mize, J. II. Pieratt and
John NJ. Rose, as committee TO
receive and carry on all necessary
correspondence in relation to the
said railroad and to superintend
and direct the securing of the right
Of way, subscriptions, donations,
etc, and TO call mass meetings
when deemed necessary by said
committee, and to receive reports
from: all other committees, and to
net for and on behalf of the people
Of Wolfe county in all matters per-
TO said railroad.
JOSEPH G.. LYKINs, Chm.
The man who procrastinates is
In daD0ar s,f ruin