Newport weekly independent., 1901-06-28

10000 needed to purchase the right of-way amounting to $3500.
 At eight o'clock, the hall was pack ed and the gathering was called to or der by Colonel L. Minor, who placed in nomination for permanent chair man Judge M. M. Stuckey, who was forthwith elected by exclamation.
 In taking the chair, he stated his idea of the purpose of the meeting as gathered from the published letters. He further pointed out the responsi bility of the hour, in showing the great value of railroads to commercial and mercantile centres. Cities, he said, were not the result of natural location, but the work of public spirit ed and ready minded citizens who re- cognized the value of the railroad. In sustaining this contention, he found examples in Boston and Philadelphia the largest cities of our country at one time, which had been superseded by New York and Chicago, cities that had made inducements for the loca- tion of railroads.
 Even should the Morning Star be- come part of or controlled by an other road, great advantages would still be ours from it's requirement. The speaker in closing called for talks from those present.
 L. Minor called attention to the fact that the big property owners were not represented upon the subscription list nor were the business men in propor- tion to what the acquisition of the road was worth to them. He thought $1 100000 would be spent here in the construction work before subscrip- tions were called for and if the mer chants did not appreciate this inflow of money, they didn't deserve the railroad. MT. Minor did not hesitate to express his opinion emphatically that without this $lO,OOO the Morning Star would never come to Newport.
 Dr. Henry Owen pointed out how much easier and less expense it would be for the Morning Star to cross the Iron Mountain five miles west of here and meet the river below at Grand Glaize, if Newport did not fulfill this obligation. Then smelters and an- other town would be erected there, to curb the growth of this city. The in l dependence of capitalists of millions was dwelt upon and the idea of the new road being compelled to come to Newport was ridiculed, the speaker expressing his belief that this city would never see the road unless the most reasonable proposition of the projectors was accepted. He closed by saying if necessary he would double his subscription and was warmly applauded.
 George Hays related some of his talks with people living along the sur veyed route, showing their surprise that Newport had not raised the small sum required and their desire to buy from this city rather than from Bates vile as at present.
 Upon motion of G. A. Hillhouse, the following committee was named anC elected to assist the present soliciting committee in securing the subscrip- tions of the business men: I. D Price, 0. J. Saenger, J. s. Wilmans and Geo. Anderson. By motion of M. Stayton, which was carried, Al
 corn Ferguson, c. G. Henry and G. A
 Hillhouse were selected to assist the soliciting committees in seeing the young men.
 The chairman then proceeded t( call upon those present for first or ad
 ditional subscriptions, asking MT
 Stayton to record them as made, ant
 giving the movement a start il
 doubling the subscription of his owl
 firm to $100.
 J. M. Stayton made plain spokel and vigorous talk, stating his belle that the road was a certainty, an' since this was the case, those who ha' held back would surely support an' contribute to securing it. He urge' that because some men had not con tributed proportionally to their inter est, this could not excuse others iron giving and should not be considered He laid stress upon how little tn Morning Star asked that this was onl. for right of way and the great result to accrue before even the subscrip