Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-02-14
From the Ottumwa Courier.
~,,, M n NETTING.

A.m..t;nr Of citizens Of apellocounty lat the Court
House in Ottumwa Saturday the I'd day OF February
1850 take into con the subject OF the consuc
tim ~ plank Re, from Ottum intersect the Bur
ngton Mt Pleassn. Plank Road at M 'easant U.
RIAH BiGGs, ESQ. was appointed ffe',hent, THOMAS
PING and JOHN T.. EVANS, Esafs.' vice resuehs' an"
BERTRAND JONES, Secretary. -.
On motion Of j. w. Norris, ESQ, committee five
was appointed by the President to report Preamble and
Resolutions expressive OF the Of the meeting
The Chair appointed said COMMITTEES Messs Norris
| Hendsrshott, Ramsey, Delay and Devn.
the committee the meeting was addressed by HenyW
Starr, Esq of Burlington, the subject Of advantage,
Gost. moas o. construction ans hs
resolutions that they were ready to reports
wherenpon they reported the Following preamble and res
! olutions, which were adopted
| Whereas The spirit of tho age in which we lives the
example Of the citizens Of other States, and other
ties in vicinity; and careful examination ofour
situation and interests have forced upon US the conviction
that judcous works OF Improvement are ,ndssouby
neeed with prosr ;& among thosew have been
tried and the results OF which known, believe that
Plank Roads have been found In every particular
tive of the growth and prosperity Of the points connected
by them and the through which they have been
tended combinns the important ADVANTAGES
adaptation the of all classes of citizens particular
ly Of farmers; being accommodation to the travelling
public generay and proh to the stock
holders and easily convertible at future day, Rail.
Roads, il the Of the public call for them
As citizens of Wapello county, have long felt the i'm
portance easier medium ofcommunicat.
ing with the markets OF the county, and in a few
more we reasonably expect that this want viii be still
has sought home passed through state, has fur
nshed to consderabl extent, market for such articles
of the growth Of soil had to SELL Bet in the
ural course OF events this local home market within few
years, to exist; and must then look to commu
nca'on with the Mississippi and the Lakes witness
large and increasing surplus production drug
| hands.
We should be culpable blind to the advanta
incident situation and presents
TO seek early and intimate connection with the
try in direction around We occupy section of
country in natural reources, whether consid-
In,
of view. We End ourselves surrounded in especial de-.
gree by those Of wealth and ospey, which
BILE to the growth most the rich and valuable produce
lions of the earth in rich deposits of stone coal and iron,
and in numerous furnishing unlimited propeng
power tor mills and nnfactues Occupying, too.
trail and point in the heart Of the Valley
the Des Moines, the natural and direct
through the the great Of Ohio Indiana IL
lnois and Iowa, Council Bluffs and onward TO Oregon,
peseTet and California geographical position Is
! mandng and important Good roads are only wanted to
concentrate here OF travel and the trade OF
large extent of country.
DESTROYS therefore, or beneitting by all the
and advantages within our contro being influenced and
melted by the spirit OF the and the example of
neishbor; feeling j, incumbent to pond favora-
bly, the call which has been made upon by citizens of
other countess and being thus persuaded that works Of
Improvement of great public utility the of
trade and causing wealth and prosperity flow
in and uniform all sections of the coun
try developing the Of the regions rou h which
they enhancing the value Of propey the
price Of poductons providing profitable employment for
AZ The present tme IN the present comparative infancy of
the country, viii be found wants for some
years to come and that our resources are ample to build
them, i, they can be concentrated upon this object;
have met together in meeting for the purpose of con-
siaering said subject and do hereby adopt the following
| as our views and sentiment, in relation thereto:
Resolved, That e much truth poetry In the
declaration that thee is a tide in the affairs of men,
which, taken a, the food, leads fonne' tina, this
sentiment Is applicable to communtes,as 10 TO indvid
uals, and such this time, ourselves. That cities
and towns buitup and counties and sections ofcoun
try ade and wealthy by this very method of
taking te tide Of their affairs the food by the exercise
promptly and At the bt time, OF enlightened public
spirit and iberality the of their citize Cucn
NATL st Louis, Chicago and the sections epcnden upon
them SO built and enriched and
why the use OF similar means and exertions part
may not be attended with the same favorable results.
Resolved, That in opinion. the county of Wapello
which have the honor to represent oecup position
OF great impur the Valley oftne Des MONIES re-
gion which. in fertility of oils of varied and
important character and n promises of future rcial
Importance may sustain comparison with other part
of the west In relation to the River Improvement
in progress occupies the centre having both sides of
the rver and particularly the west, southwest and
south, extensive region Of fertile county, rapidly SET
Ting, the whole of which find here their
lent market shipping point and place of deposit and
changes We believe that interests ndissolubly
associated with furnishing 10 all sections ofhe valley thus
naturally connected with and dependent the
ample facilities for reaching " and through the best
markets in the eorn,ry by Of road, espcei
ally Plank Ronas. bridges and such other impror
may be called 'os and within to furnish.
Resolved Tha, II is our se.iiea that Plank
Road connecting Darlington snd this country. Oi,um.
wonh command immense amount Of travel. aud
wend funi. 10 ,h,s por,iop of the STATE mo ,nuahe
ontiet for its production We believe within the
present Of the people along the and
trenlities, to build said road and that stock will
mand when completed, large dividends any other
| Plank Road in the country.
Resolved, That look with great favor UPON the ef,
forts of the citizens Of Burl and the of pcs
| MONIES and Henry to connect themselves with ns, by
means of Plank Re ad from Bun through Mt Pieus
ant, Fairfield and Agency City, to this place ana will
extend to the said enterprise all tie and
/ aid IN power.
Resolved, That in expressing anxiety and ns,n.
erons, looking to a connection with the northern snd
eastern MARKET by means Of Plank Roads we wish to be
understood rs not feeling diminished interest in the
successful prosecution and early completion of the I'm
provement OF the Des Mones River, which will, when
completed connect also with the great south and
Resolved, That We heartily respond to the call BY
meeting of the citizens OF Burins ton of Plank Road
conventions to be held Mt Pleasant the eth day
February inst, and nd 10 this meeting TO appoint
twenty delegates to this in said
! ton; with power to ELL vacancies.
Resolved That in the strife and commercial rivalry and
Jealousy which exists between several towns the Mis-
sisspp take interest aud holding ourselves
ABOVE such things. That favor of connection
by the improvement Of river by Rail Road, and by
Plank Roads, as fast as our means will permit, with keo
kuk, Burlington Muscatine and every other commercial
point on said river where find the best arke for
our productions, and at all times choice Of markets
Resolved, That shall deem duty and interest.
at the earliest practicable rerod to secure Flank Road
communication west by Of Abba with Council Bluffs
with Cenreve the comfy seat of Arpanoose
county and south, with Bloomfield, in Davis county
Such ations would greatly promote our own in
terests as well az the interests OF of the
and one richest agricultural regions to be found
where We also esa-d the construction o. said i'm
provemen's ultimately connected with the Burlington
and Ottumwa road, WHICH is the OBJECT OF this
meeting.
Resolved That in opinion the Interests or the citi-
zens of this part of Iowa, viii be promoted by cesp
conmun cation with the northern Lakes and through them
with the cities We believe that have suffered
immense losses the prices OF productions, By being
confined to southern market: and that shall 5esnb
jected 10 the losses in the future. We believe that
Plank Road 10 BurliB gton, together with the Burlington
ana Peoria Rail Road, will furnish a u1unica alton
with Lake Michigan at Chicago, OF tho best produce
markets in the country, and by the route
further from US than ST Louis, present market
Resolved That duty and interest consists in concert
ing the earliest practicable commend the Bur
lngton and Otumwa Plank Road subscriptions
Mt Pleasant, and such ether steps be deemed ne
cessary IN view OF the speedy commencement and ygor
QUO prosecution ofths same.
Resolved, That committee of four be appointed BIZ
this meeting to correspond with similar committees at
Burlington and other places Of relation to the
subject matter OF the foregoing resolutions.
On motion of J. w. Norris, Esq, committee sta
tiscs was appointed, consisting of Messrs Bgss J. w.
Norris and Jones.
On motion off, D. Devin, Esq twenty delegat were
appointed TO represent Wapeo county in the Mt Pleas
ant Plank Road convention, the eth lay of Feb 1850
The oi'own citizens appointed said delegates,
with power to fill vacancies:
j. w Norris, J. d. Devns, II. B. Hendershott, ]. c.
Ramsey, fhos Ping, F. Newell, j. H. d. Street. !. NJ
wright, judge Baker, DR. Flint, Gideon Myres B. Roys.
tom b Jones, Joseph Hayne, j. NJ. Peck, DIR Yeomans,
Crah Biggs, g. b. Slavery, DIR Wood and w. S. Carter.
On motion of Mr. Norris. it
Resolved That the thanks Of this meeting be extended
to H. W. Starr, ESQ.,, for attending this meeting at
personal nsef and for the valuable
formation and views in relation the subject Of Plank
Roads, with which he has favored