| From the Minutes of the Board of Directors of the
Eastern Texas Railroad |
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| Appointment of Chief Engineer |
| On motion, I was resolved that Benjamin F.
Marsh be appointed Chief Engineer of the Eastern Texas Rail Road
Company for the ensuing year. |
| On motion It is Resolved that President is
hereby required, as soon as the finances of the company will justify,
to direct the chief Engineer to survey and locate the line of the
Eastern Texas Rail Road from Village Creek in the County of Hardin {about
12 miles north of Beaumont} to the Town of Henderson in the
County of Rusk {about 155 miles north of the
starting point of the survey}. |