The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-12-04
R0USING RAILROAD
Meeting TUESDAY
Many Interesting Speeches We're
Made. The Road Will
Be Built.

A large and enthusiastic meet.
ing was held today at the Court
House for the purpose of pro-
noting the Tupelo-P -Pontotoc- Toe
copola and Fulton Electric Rail
way.
This proposed road has been
discussed for the past two
months and on subscription lists
circulated by Mr.. V. C. Kincan
non, liberal amounts has been
placed by the leading business
men.
At the meeting today, w. T.
Reeves called the meeting to Or
der and the name of Chancellor
j. @. Robins was placed in nomi.
nation for Chairman and that of
Senator, G. E. Franklin of Pom
totoc for Secretary. Upon TAX
ing the chair, Chancellor Robins
delivered a practical speech upon
the great advantages to be de-
rived by the people living along
the line of the proposed route.
He offered the prophecy that the
property along the line would en-
hance in value and that the cost
of the building of the road would
never be felt by those who had
their money in the capital stock.
The speech of Chancellor Robins
was enthusiastically received by
the audience.
Hon. c.. E. Franklin was called
on and on behalf of Pontotoc, he
stated that his people were heart
lily in favor of the road and that
they would subscribe to the full
extent of their ability to secure
it.
Mr.. J. W. Furr, who, with DR..
Wingo, represented Toccopola.
also assured the audience that
his place was anxious to secure
the road and that the citizens
were ready to aid in a more sub
stantial way the promotion of
the enterprise.
DR.. c. D. Mitchell of Pontotoc,
also delivered an enthusiastic
speech, and while he admitted
that his place still had some peo-
pie who were not progressive,
yet. it had a sufficient number of
enterprising citizens to do its
full share towards building the
road.
Other speakers were, Hon. w.
S. Sheffield, V. G Kiucannon, c.
D. Mitchell, Geo. T. Mitchell,
Richard DaLee and B. T. Clark
all of whom lent encouragement
to the enterprise.
On motion of w. T. Reeves, the
chair appointed the following
committee to solicit subscriptions
Pontotoc-C. E. Franklin and
DR.. c. E. Mitchell.
Toccopola j. w. Furr and T.
J. Wingo.
Bissell-Frank DaLee.
Tupelo-V. C. Kincannon, B
t. Clark and D. w. Robins.
Mooresville-J. w. Austin, T.
E. Whitesides and Theodore
Barnes.
) Gilvo-W. A. Gregory and Eu
gene Curtis.
Mud Creek-J. B. Anderson
! and w. I. McCuilom.
Furrs-Joe Suddoth and J. F.
/ Butler.
Itawamba County C. D. Shef
field, j. E. Simms. Lee Waters,
Tom Gregory, P L. Pierce, W. L.
Gather, d.. Scar Copeland, DR..
A. Copeland, L. Wlygut, r. 5.
Sheffield.
V. G. klncannon was named
as chairman OF the committee
and the second Monday in Janu
airy, 1909, was named as the daJs
for the members to meet and re
port the result of their work.
1t is :. settled fact that this
proposed line will be constructed
and the indications are now lna1
5 within a year that the bulk OF
the work viii be done
Pont0tOc Was represented BY
Mayor WniIeSldeS, Dr.. 4. +
, MIC lel,, Frank koDeraon aud e.
f. t'lanAiln.
l3ccop,la by D., I. j. Win
,, 50 anu j. W. Fur.
Itawamoa G C,Qnty by w. S
Sheffield, y. u. sheffield, L
} Wiygul. Messfs. Little, Grim *
and others.