Schley County GaArchives News.....Savannah & Western RR   Mcleod, McCrory & Cheney July 11 1889
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The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution July 11, 1889

FROM SCHLEY COUNTY

The following telegram from Schley county was received from by Senator DuPree 
and Representative Murray.

Ellaville, Ga., July 10, Hon. J.M. DuPree, senator, and Hon. A.C. Muray, 
representatives Schley county:

Schley county mass meeting held the 8th ultmo, July, 1889, the citizens of 
Schley county met at the court house in Ellaville.  Upon motion R.D. McLeod 
was called to the chair, and W.S.(H?) McCrory was requested to act as 
secretary.  Dr. J.C. (N?) Cheney explained the object of the meeting, when the 
following resolution was introduced and unanimously passed:

We are informed that a bill has been presented to the present general assembly 
to repeal the charter of the Savannah and Western railroad.  Upon this 
information a meeting of the citizens of Schley county was called and the 
following resolution was unanimously passed:

Whereas, We have learned that a bill has been introduced in the present 
general assembly repealing the charter of the Savannah and Western railroad, 
we, the undersigned citizens of Schley county, this day assembled, do hereby 
respectfully urge you both to use all honorable means in your power to defeat 
the passage of such a bill, and also the passage of the bill known as the 
Olive bill.

We want the building of railroads in our great state encouraged and the good 
work to go on until everybody in the state shall have all the railway 
advantages they want.  We have thouroughly investigated the Olive bill, and 
are satisfied that its passage would be detrimental to the building of 
railroads and the interest of the public at large.

Upon motion, the secretary was instructed to furnish the Schley County News, 
Atlanta Constitution, Macon Telegraph, Columbus Enquirer-Sun with copies of 
this action.  Upon motion, the meeting was adjourned.

W.H. McCrory, Secretary



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