The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-09-23
ENTHUSIASTING
MEETING.
ALL OF BROWNsVILBE's
PROMINENT MEN WERE
PRESENT.
Proposition to Build Railroad to
Brownsville Fayorably Receiv-
ed and Committee Appoint
ed to Confer Further
With Representatives.

court house last night for the pnr.
pose of meeting DIR. III N. Hunter
and j. Y. Baskin, representing the
company which proposes to build a
railroad from San Antonio to
Brownsville, and to receive the
proposition which they wished to
make TO our eople, was one OF the
most enthusiastic railroad meetings
ever held in this city. All OF the
prominent men of Brownsville were
present, and all entered heartily in
to the matter, listening attentively
to the gentlemen who addressed the
meeting, and seeming most favor
ably impressed.
The meeting was called to order
shortly before eight o'clock by Capt.
William Kelly, Mho stated the OBJ
jert for which it had been called,
and stated that the first thing in or
der wOul0 be to organize. This
was done very promptly, Capt. Kel
ly being unanimously elected as
chairman, and Jesse o. Wheeler be-
ing chosen secretary.
The chairman then addressed the
meeting, stating more fully the OBJ.
ject for which the citizens had been
called together. He spoke very en-
couragingIy, saying that from what
he had learned, the proposition
which the gentlemen intended TO
submit was very fair one.
T. j. McMinn then spoke briefly,
stating that he had an intimate per-
sonal acquaintance with the presi-
dent of the Chicago, st. Louis and
Texas Airline company; and knew
him to be a man of integrity and re-
liability, and that he was assured
that the doctor has the necessary
backing Of capitalists in the North |
and East to carry out his plans. He
then introduced DIR. II. NJ. Hunter
Of San Antonio; representing the
who spoke briefly Of our
need of railroad connection with /
San Antonio, and of the wonderful
change such a railroad would make
In this cotintry, converting 1t into
Eeritable paradise. Leading up to
his subject thus, DR.. Hunter then
said that the company which he rep
-esents proposes to build railroad
rom San Antonio. and assured our
;irIzens that it is fully able 10 do all
hat it undertakes. The exact pro-
position of the company, he would
cave for his friend, Mr.. j. Y Bask-
n, the right Of way agent, to state.
d. Y. Bsskih, right Of way agent
or the compaey, was next intro
luced, and came forward to speak
n behalf of his company. Mr..
5askiii's address gave a full account
If the present project, and explain
I'd clearly the details OF the plan,
With an exact statement of what
will be required Of our people and
llso gave some interesting facts
concerning the inception of the en-
erprise. His remarks. in effect,
we're as follows: "For many wears
amiliar CRY of San Antonio busl-
less men has been 'Un to Browns [
lille On to Fredericksburg !!
dany schemes were organized for
railroad to these points,
ut only to meet with failure. So +,
many failures have been experience
d that the people along the pro- {
'osed lines have become tired of ]
Waiting and are now so skeptical
hat it is hard matter to induce /;
hem to make another effort TO raise I
bonus to secure the desired rail- j
Dad. About three years ago, /,
Dr.. D. q. Gum, who had /
zen interested in railroads in the
northwest, came to the Indian ma
ion and there conceived the idea
1 an air line railroad from a point I