The leader., 1905-04-12
THE MISSISSIPPI
Cen TRIAL r. R.
BROOkliAEEN SURE TO MIN OUT AND.
GET II.
Enthusiastic Citizens Meeting Held
Friday and Another Appoint
d for Tonight.
The Meeting Tonight Expected to Hear
Important Committee Reports
and Take Decisive Action.

The adjourned Brookhayen Git.
izen's meeting at the rooms of the
X. NJ. G. a. last Friday after.
moon to consider further steps te
secure the building Of the Missis.
lsippi Central Railroad to this
place, was enthusiastic and deeid.
Eedly encouraging. In the absence
Iof Chairman r. z. Jones, B. T..
Hobbs was chosen as chairman
pro tenn.
The committee consisting cf
Messrs. w. +. Parsons, TIT. Casse-
Idly, w. III. Seavey, Thos. Brady.
EJr,, NJ. Mccullough, Warren Nc.
Nair, Sam Abrams and j. NJ.
Wood. appointed at the previous
meeting to canvass the town and
solicit subscriptions for the right
|of way between Smiths Ferry
land BrookhaVen, made q most
encouraging report, showing that
an incomplete canvass had result.
ed in the raising 0f $5, ,037 for this
object. Capt. IA. e. Moreton
generously volunteered to Be one
|of five ersons to increase this
amount another thousand on the
spot, By each contributing 5000.
Mr.. Parsons, representing d
friend, volunteered to second
Capt. Moreton's offer with an
other 5000, and it is believed the
other three contributors will be
found before the subscription
work closes.
TIE first committee Of canvass
ers were, on motion, discharged
with thanks for their good work,
and the chair authorized to ap.
point a new committee Of Ave
members to complete the canvass
ing and report at an adjourned
meeting at the Y. M. g. "a rooms
at 5 o'clock tonight. The new
committee was announced dis fol-
lows II. r. Becker, M. McCul-
lough, Geo. Bowsky, Chas.
Heuck, q. II. Wentworth.
The right of way committee, is
strengthened at the last meeting.
announced their intention Of get
ting down to real business on
Monday morning By going out
and seeing personally all the per-
sons living on the line of the sur
vey and closing deals with them
wherever this could be done on
fair and reasonable terms.
A fine spirit pervaded the meet
ing, and it seemed to be the opin4
ion and sentiment Of all present
that Brookhaven could not afford
to miss or even take any serious
chances of losing this important
railroad line, which would add SO
vastly TO her future growth and
prosperity.
After discharging the business
in hand the meeting adjourned to
meet again at the Y. M. G. al.
rooms tonight at s O'Clock to hear
committee reports and take such
further action ais the situation de-
mands. Every citizen Of Brook
haven who feels any interest IN
her future should be present at
tonight's meeting.
The Leader learns that Messrs.
w. H Seavey, j. w. McGrath,
W. r. Parsons, Robt. D. More
Iton, 7. g. Crawford, r. W Nc
Nair, Oscar Newton. DR.. j. H.
johnson and H. Cassidy, Of the
committee on right Of way, spent
Monday and Tuesday out on The
survey c0nferring with The sever.
| al parties through whose lands the
road is ex pected to run, for the
purpose Of reaching a definite nm
lderstandine or agreement. Mr..
| Crawford had rendered valuable
lservice to AL parties concerned by
going out two or three days be-
fore hand and making appoint
ments 1T certain points along tht
lline, where Che land owners conl6
inject the committee collectively,
land which resulted ID the saving
Iof much valuable time. We learT
THAT IN nearly every instance thl