Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-01-05

pour out its exhaustless treasures ard cal
Try back comfort and lnxuries to lie reno
test boundss its whole physical aspect, II
short, ,combinfs, as many ENDORSEMENTS 70
human enterprise as is developed, in, an
, tract cf country Of the same extent on III
face 81 the globe. 's SIS 6 '5sssfo'a'
fThs COMMITTEES have not forgot The ii
forts 70 procure appropriations from nh
Government Of the United States to re
move the distractions in the Mississippi
between Keokuk and DUBUQUE, In orde
to hare d free navigation 5of said Rive.
above Ksokuk atxsll seasons Of Ire year
/ except when prevented by, ice; bat thes'
Efforts have proved iruilless. Should til,
prayer Of the repeated petitions be, grant
ed and appropriations be made 10 remov,
the distinctions in said river, this, in III,
I'opinion Of the committee, would not in
Eteriere, or in any way snpercede the ne
|cessiiy Of the, construction Of the proposes
Eroad. Il,
I Impelled by considerations Of this char;
acter, the committee entered upon the dis
charge of the duties assigned them moi
! without a very deep, if not full and
proper sense Of the responsibilities, diff.
culties and deIicacy Of the undertaking,
with view Of its accomplishment. 49,
] Under the full force Ut these impress
4 sions, the committee are of the opinion
that the construction of the road conten-
plated will greatly enhance the wealth,
prosperity and happiness of,Eis new and
iiourishing State. IL may be contended by
some that our intimidation should Sc con.
centraied in the one object, TO wit; the i'm.
provement Of the Mississippi river above
Keokuk, thereby opening free navigation
by water TO Dubuque, the accomplishment
Of which it may be said viii supercede
the necessity Of the proposed road. af5
| The committee are Of the oponion tina,
the improvement Of the Mississippi, how
ever advantageous it might be 10 a small
portion Of the State, ii would leave the
great producing and manufacturing portion
Of The. State without remedy; heiresul. OF
OF which would be-, TO leave large Tn act
Of country OF the richest and most fertile
lands in Iowa uninhabited and uncu!tiva.
ted. siia =i.s "at
Count back fourteen years, and there
was no settlement westot the Mississippi
now the groves swarm with people and
their farms are every year streaging farth-
er and farther out into the broad prairies.
This in the opinion Of the committee has
created a demand for rail road. II will
open cfanpei rur Eu, tfIo, suurrrvInoa''u
Eastern markets in short, it will furnish
a market for our surplus produce at our
own doors; thereby suPerceeding the OBJ.
lection We SO often hear urged to the set
clement Of the interior Of our State. ~
The committee is Of the opinion that
when the subject is properly presented TO
the people of Iowa, that one and all will
lend their aid and Influence in the accom-
plishnent Of the great and important work
for Iowa.
II may be asked what particular benefit
will accrue to the laborlng and producing
class. In answer We would say; first, it
would double the value Of your farms. %
Second, it would produce emigration,
organize society, establish your schools,
make your location, whichyou lave sought
in this western country, all you could ask
or desire. F-." -. 'S4' g.
Third, it would reward you for your la
Dor. You now get from 81 TO 40 cents a
bushei for your wheat; the same wheat in
Chicago will command 80 cents cash..
Construct the proposed rail roed, il wiz
then cost you about 8 cents per bushel to
convey it to Chicago, thus giving you AZ
cents on every bushel Of wheat at your
own door. Alone whatit will now com
mand, the farmer that has 500 of wheat to
sell, as We now are, will get 40 cents per
bushei, $500, with a rail road at the same
rates, dcdncting transportation, we will
get $4lO 90 "'1a4# '',''' y ..
Fourth, you will get all articles of mer-
chandze very considerable cheaper than
you now get them; in short, it will sup
ply us with the means Of conveying the
products Of our labor to market, and in re-
turn therefor it will bring us reward adj
equate to our labor. '.+"'''s'' 30
In view of these consider atoms, the
committee would recommend the call of
State Convention TO be held at ioua Ciy
on the third Monday Of January next. for
the purpose of adopting some measures as
will tend to tie accomplishment Of this
great and important Improvement.
4ns~ee1 ha}sI.s NJ. PRESTON, IS
n. w. ISBELL,
A. BROWN. %@''.
On motion Of Mr.. Palmer, the foregoing
report was adopted. - IL F.''''
Mr.. Hsrlaml moved that the blank for
the time Of meeting Of the State Conyen-
ton proposed by said report be filled with
tie third Monday Of January next.
Mr.. Isbell moved that the correspond
ing committee appointed at The previous
meeting, to. wit, Ambrose Harland, Saml
w. Durham. P. w. Earl, Alex l.. Ely,
Geo. " abingdon Gray, Benjamin Water.
house. Elijah Evans, Isaac Butler, and
Elijah ID. Waller, be continued as a cor.
responding committee for the county.
d Agreed In. ils'sate -@@ Et3z :
!, On motion of Mr.. Preston, the follow
ing resolution was adopted, to-wh: la'
Resolysd, That the citizens OF Galena,
Chicago and st. Louis, be invited TO send
delegates TO The State Convention to be
held at Iowa City ON the third Monday Of
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