The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-29
RAILROAD MEETING.

RAILROAD MEETING.
Ayrecably to short previous notice large
and respectable meeting OF the citizens Of 'onn,
son county friendly 10 the construction OF nn'
Road from Davenport, TO Iowa CITY was hcio ~
The State House at said city, on the l1ih Angus.
1850. aud was organized by eleciing Cuklio
BATES, Esq, President, +. G. LYes, Esq, wee
President, and George S. Hampton, Secretary.
The objects of the meeting having been ex-
n,aned. and short address from Ex-Governor
Robert Lucas at,entiyely heard, the following
resolutions and accompan, ing .4rf,cfe, 81 moor
noroiion were offered by lie Grand byington,
ESQ and, after having been read ana discussed
by Messrs. Lucas, Byingtor, Irish, Benton ana
oibcrs. were scyerally adopted, to-wit:
ls,.-Resoled, That the progress wnicA 70
NOW being made in the construction OF the un-
finished links OF tho great chain OF RalWay,
which must at an early day, connect mo At.an.
tic sea board Of our country with the MISSISSIPPI
River, opposite Davenport, in our State, 70 h,gh-
" gratifying TO Us, aud s, IN our opinion, OF 100
much importance to the people OF Iowa, 20 oe
regarded by them with mere indifference.
2d-Resohei, That the rapidly growing IN
terests of this S ATE, mperiously require that the
above mentioned line OF railway shond, instan.
taneous!v with its completion 10 The Mississippi
RIVER, be prolonged into the heart Of lowe, IN
the direction or the Cbnncil Bluffs upon the MIS-
sour; thereby extending to the people OF all To-
wa, and especially 10 those who are remote from
her navigabie waters, the mos, efficient means
Of uninterrupted communication with the North
crn, Eastern, and Southern mark cts Of the coun-
try.
I'd Resolvd. That the above mentioned
roads, tending towards Davenport, on the Mis-
sissippi, and their prosongaton in the manner
afore said. present 10 the consideration OF Con-
gress and the capitalists Of the country, the most
national, practicable, economical and decidedly
useful route upon which the people Of all the
New England aud Of half the Middle and wes-
tern States, Composing two-ihirds OF the Pres
en-, and ,hree-four,hs Of The future population Of
the union) arc anxously seeking railway con-
nection upon the Pacific Ocean. and, through
them, participation in the opulcnt commerce
Of the oriental Words
9TH Resoi,ed, therefore, Tia, speedy meas
ures should BIO adopted 10 secure the location
and early commencement OF so much OF SAID
road West Of the Mississippi river as will run
from Davenport TO Iowa City; and the more rea-
div to accomplish that object,
9Th .-Resoltei, further, That committee OF
seven Of the citizens OF Johnson county, be APP
pointed by this meeting, 10 Correspond with, and
ii practicable secure the corporation OF the 9th
er counties upon the route in some measure
which will be likely. in their opinion 10 secure
the object declared in the foregoing resolution.
9th Resolned, Thu, the above named COM
mittee be requested 10 communicate to the peo-
pie Of this county, al as early day as practices
Bile, the results o! such correspondence, through
the medium OF public meeting 10 be by them
called for the purpose, or Of the newspapers pub
ished in Iowa Civ.
7th.-Resoirei, Taat if said correspondence
should, in the opinion of said committee, result
in necessity for general COW, ntion OF the
friends of the road, said committee are request
l.. IL e..
the meeting of such general convention, give
notice thereof BY publication and to call a
meeting Of the citizens of Johnson county, for
the purpose of appointing delegates thereto.
8'h-Refoit ed, Tba; every consideration oil
justice and public policy requires, That Congress
should make, NJ its present session, the grant ol
land which has been ask ed for in aid Of the con-
snuction of a rail road from Davenport to the
Council Bluffs: Tat while We are friendly I,
the construction OF artificial and the improve
men, Of the natural channel. Of trade and ,rnve
in every practieabe par, OF Iowa, we shall zeal
defeat enfarras, "peh 9, 81 OH
erwisc, the making OF the above named grant
or 10 divert II. when made from the iGen.ica
work for which il has been demanded: TINT we
regard with suspicion the equyocal phraseolug,
which We find in some oil The published pies
OF the Bill recently passed the II S s nate. ma
king tbs grant, whereby h. NJ .sissipui terrni-
nus OF this road IS f an open question. 10 ienp.
ard our immediate interests, and TO b come a
fruitful sahjeci OF division and Distraction in The
fn'nre administration OF sud grant: 7a0t the
question is too vitality Important ia the people OF
central Town tn admit &c them being ,a,red
with IN double sensn,'' and therefore: That il
there be such amt ignty in lIe arigiBal B II We
request our representatives IN c ngress IL pro
cure an erasnre of said equIyacni words. and IL
urge the passage vt the sad til into law in
such form rs y fix The eastern isT.4i.us III sad
read q Davenport, in the explicit and nncondi-
nona manner IN which the people OF I wa, in
all their action upon the subj CT have, uniformi,
provided
9th.- Resoi cd, That the proceedings OF this
meeting b. authenticated ty its off sers. and
published IN such newspapers NAV be willing
10 inseit The same and that copy Of the foreg-
inc resolutions be furnished TO our Cnngtessi0n-
Al delegation, 10 be presented to their respective
houses or nor, IN thei! discretion.
le;h Re,5ired, I'ha, the people OF Iowa in
teres,ed in the above named road from Daven-
part TO Ilwa riiy should, in the opinion Of this
meeting, form themselves into Joint stock COM
panr. under the General Incor 5oraton Law of
this state, for the purposes OF definitely locating
the route, md commencing work upon said road
in the possible contingency that Congress should
refuse 10 make 10 the state the aforesaid gran,
OF land and 10 SECURE thar ohjecf, tina, the tol.
lowing articles Of Incorporation are recommend
ed 10 their adoption, 10 wit:
AEs2IiLTS
Ct Incorporation IF the Davenport and bua Gty
Rail Road fonpanY.
Art. There is hereby established under the
PROVISIONS OF the Act ofthe General Assembly of
Iowa, entitled ''An Act 10 authorize General In
corporations" approved Feb 22d, i847. body
corporae and polite with the title of the s.Dav-
EXPORT AND Iowa CRY Ran. R ,Ap COMPANY; and
which snail continne for the term oftwenty Yeas
rom me time gifts complete org nzation, here
after provided for
AT. q ne members Of said company shall,
consist OF such ersons including other CORPORATE
oodies existing under the laws OF any State Of the