Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-03
Railroad Meeting at Jamestown.

A largely attended meeting OF the citizens
of Jamestown, Jacksonville, Seneca, Ira
vilah and Poolesville was held on Saturday
last in the Jamestown academy.
The meeting was called to order by Dr.
Llewellyn Jordan and was for the purpose
of receiving the reports of the several COM
mittees appointed to solicit stock subscrip-
tions and to secure free rights-of.way.
Mr.. J. s. Windsor reported for Travilah,
in the absence of Mr.. George r. Rice, that
the sum of $4,000 had been subscribed SO
far and number of free rghts-of-way Sc
cured. The work at Travilah is being &C.
lively pushed by Messrs George Il. kice
and Hatton A. Waters, and 1t seems alto
gether probable that the stock subscription
list at Travilah will reach $1,000 before the
meeting in May.
Mr.. Thomas d. Darby representing SEN
eca reported that the sum Of 1850 had been
subscribed to date by 10 oil the citizens OF
that community. Mr.. VIM. b. Tschineiy,
of Seneca, stated that at least $4,000 would
be raised at Seneca by the next meeting In
May. 1t was reported that with one ex-
ception free rlghts-of-way have been secured
for the whole distance through the Seneca
neighborhood.
Mr.. d. ]. Willard reported $40, 500 as be-
ing subscribed at Poolesvile and that the
canvass had only begun. He felt that the
citizens Of Poolesville would give the enter
prise their hearty support and that he hoped
to raise at least $50 900 and would endeavor
to make 1t $4,000 by the May meeting.
He is being actively aided by Messrs. VIM,
Il. Griffith, J. Furr White, James Trundle
Dawson Trundle and Others, and it may be
safely asserted that Poolesvile will head the
list at the May meeting.
1t was stated that every person In the
Poolesvile vicinity was being solicited with
view to taking one or more shares OF the
stock. Animated by this determination and
spirit Poolesville will win the railroad and
place itself on the map.
Mr.. j. s. Windsor reported that $4,000
had been raised by the citizens of barnes
town and that the work had only just be-
gun. He felt sure that Jamestown and
Dawsonville would be able by their COM
bined efforts to raise sum equal to Seneca,
and possibly more. He is being actively
assisted in the work by Rev. W. III Stone,
o. the Darnestown Presbyterian Church
1iessrs. Brook Vincent, Alfred Jones, JAS.
T. Purdum and others.
Last and up to the present time the least
amount subscribed was reported from Daw.
sonvllle, where only the sum OF I'll 500 had
thus far been taken. II was stated, how
ever, that the citizens OF Jacksonville are
just now being walked up and that with the
activity OF DR.. U. d. Nourse, who has the
work in hand, that very handsome sub
scription may be expected from Dawson.
vile, working with Jamestown, at the
meeting In May.
DR.. Jordan assured the citizens that the
balance OF the money necessary to build the
road was in sight just as coon as the guar
antee fund of 800, 900 secured by stock sub
scriptons was in hand. Satisfactory pro-
gress was reported from Buckeystown, Dick
erson and Lime Kiln, as well as Frederick
City. Everywhere the people were earnest
and active in the work of pushing the inter
est in the road.
1t was reported that the field work had all
been completed and that Mr. Theodore j.
King, chief engineer of the road, Is rapidly
finishing the labor OF working up the field
notes and is about prepared to give de-
tailed estimate of the cost of the construc-
ton OF the road, including the cost of the
bridge across the Potomac River.
This is the time and the opportunity for
every citizen in Montgomery county who
feels any interest in the communities which
the enterprise by taking at least one share
of the capital stock, the par value OF which
is $50, full paid and worcestershire, in the
effort to more speedily raise the guarantee
fund, a large portion Of which must from the
nature OF the case be raised in Montgomery
county.
A vote OF thanks was rendered the ladies
of Jamestown for the bountilul luncheon
provided for the occasion.
The meeting adjourned to meet Saturday,
May 9th, 1908, at II A. M, in the town hall
Poolesville.
The citizens. and especially the farmers,
are urged to remember the date, hour and
place of the next meeting, as this meeting
will be the most important one of the whole
series, as it will be definitely learned at that
time what can be safely counted on from
Montgomery in the way of stock subscrip-
tons and free rights-of-way.