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

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highest interest of.the state confided 4
their keeping, against The eneroachment
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| Pursuant. to public notice, the citizenl
Of Marion and vicinity met at Marion OF
| Wednesday evening, the the 18th Of De
cenber, i847, FOR the purpose Of taking
into consideration the propriety Of con.
structing 4 railroad from Dubuque to keo
kuk, posing through the counties Of Linn
johnson, &c. Geo. w. Gray was callee
to the Chair, and D. P. Palmer appointed
:. Secretary. f'''
,gOn motion, il was sa h'sH.za
i Resolved, That committee Of three be
appointed to report to a subsequent meet.
ing on the propriety and expediency d
constructing railroad from some point on
the Mississippi river above the upper ra-
!, pids to q point on said river below the
4 lower rapids, and 10 pass tlnolphia range
Of counties in Iowa, lying q. distance from
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\ pointed said committee, viz: Messrs. N.
w. I>bell, |. Nj. Preston, and Alphen.
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Of Linn county. iowa, hsfa.st Mario, o., -,
the 24,h day Of Dec.. l847, for the pur.
puse of considering the subject Of the con.
-,rnc,ion of rail road from Dubuque ria
Marion and Cedar Rapids 10 Keokuk.
John C. Berry was cal4ed u the char and
David appointed Secretary. ~
MIR. Preston from com inittee appoint.
ed at the previous meeting presented ard
read the following ~ 's+
.lat REPORT. #s'
The committee appointed to prepare a
report for the consideration Of this meet
mo relative ~ ,b. cons,r,,ot;,n ,f'ar.;,
road from the City of Dnbuoue, on the
Mississippi river, via Cedar Rapids in
Lim county, to Keoknk in Lee county.
beg leaveto submit the following:
The committee have turned their atten.
ton to the interest Of the entire State of
Iowa: they have also taken into consider
alton the location Of our State, together
with the advantages which il possesses
tor manufacturing purposes, which. in the
opinion Of the { onmit,ee. are not sn arsed
in the same xten, Of country in the world.
The fact having already been conceded,
that the fertility of,ths soil and health Of
climate is4eqnal, il not superior to any
State in the Union; thereby presenting the
greatest Inducements for emigration and
inviting capitalists TO invest their cap;,al
in the improvement Of the great amount of
) water power which nature has lesjpned
for our use, in the erection of factories and
machinery, thus afIo,ding and presenting
the State Of Iowa susceptible Of support,
| ing dense population, eeaalin extent to
several Of The New England States com.
bined. a...s "a. - .g
The committee have taken into consid.
Grafton the great plan that is now in aei.
tation in all parts of the Uuited States. to
wit; the construction of the great western
railroad from the Lakes to the Pacific; thus
connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific.
and opening new channel for trade and
commerce, Of such vast importance that
in the opinion of the committee. the time
is not far distant when this great work
will be accomplished. - 10 :
The committee have also turned their
attention to the earlv and spe edv co,n ,le !.
ton. Of The road from Chica.o via Galena.
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