The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-12-31

w" :" ies CaPacIty TOT transportation OF agrIcUI
tural products, the enhancement of the value of |
property contiguous to 1.-THE facilities it af |
fords to the trade of the country, and should |
present an example to the enterprise and intel
ligence of all sections Of our State.
Resoired, That we regard the construction Of
this road as only one of a chain of roads which
shall connect the Des Moncs and Missouri with
the Mississippi river, by which the agricultural
mineral and commercial resources of the State
will be developed, and the general, personal,
social and moral interests of the people adyaue-
ed.
Rcsolred, That while we regard our Plank
Roads as emphaticaly the farmers highway to
market and prosperity, yet we ardently look for
the time when the Mississippi shall be connected
with the Missouri by railway thus far fuclli-
taiing communication between remote points
and constituting part OF the railroad to the
Pacific Ocean through southern Iowa.
Resoired, That believe Railroad from
Burlington the most eligible route to the Mis-
sour would traverse the most populous portion
| OF Iowa, aad by connection with the Peoria
and Burlington Rrilr"ad, would constitute
| nearer r"ute t, the Pacific than any Other now
| proposed or contemplated.
ResJircd, that this meeting memoriaZc Con
gress upon the snbjcct of grant Of Public
Lands to aid III the construction of such rail.
road, and that copy thereof be forwarded to
each OF our Senators and Representatives in
Congress together with copy OF the proceed
ings of this meeting
Besofrcd, That we regard the speedy compile
ton OF the Peoria and Burlington Railroad as of
vast importance t. the people of Southern Iowa,
ana we would urge the projectors and Directors
OF that Road to use every effort in their power
TO cousumate so important and desirable an OBJ
ject
Rpnnrf urnc yoA md hn nd IN.
OF the resolutions moved by Col. Woods.
| Vol. Hall, desired 10 speak on that part of .he
resolutions relating 10 The railroad system. He
sought the occasion to make few remarks on
the relation in which we now stand 10 public
improvements generally. One peculiar condi-
ton OF this system is tn 1t it developes itself
rapidly that it is important tina, the people
should understand where tending
Three years ago we met at New London, and
IN the face of numerous obstacles started this
plank road PROJECT Before this work was com
pleted we turned our attention to the necessi'y
OF more rapid and easy connection with the
East and the capital of our citizens is now in
vested in the Burlington and Peoria railroad.-
we have gone iarther-a Memorial to Congress
IS now circulating in this meeting petitonlng
Tor grant of land to aid an organized company
TO build railroad from Burlington west to the
Missouri river-to connect with the great East
ern lines, and be ultimately extended to the Pa
citic. cloud cheers)
Look for moment and you find a chain o
railroads from the city of New York to Dunkrk
from Dunkirk to Erie, from Erie to Cleveland
and before January of next year you will fine
the chain stretching from the city of new Yorl
to distance thirty miles west of Chicago
The same enterprise is extending railroad
fOu rIs fho int n
Ohio. kp1wo or three years we will have TIVE
continuous routes from The Mississippi to New
York, Philadel pha and Baltimore. (Chcers
l look upon the present tendency OF interna
improvements as fixing position for Iowa n
State can rival. | have spoken to call your at
tention to the Memorial to which allude. Thi
is not matter offancy. The company has bee
organized You perceive that a communication
to the Atlantic will soon be made by both tn
Northern and Southern routes. The capitalist
enlisted in the roads East of us will be interested
in this continuation to the Missouri river, ant
will aid its construction for it will increas
their revenues. We should improve the facili
ties OF the present to carry out a system ofinter
nal improvements proportionate to our wants.
Produce must be carried TO a great and chea
. channel. Plank roads must lead to railroads
and railroads to the most desirable markets il
the country. 1t is time for the people to move
The advantages of Southern Iowa for such i'm
provements are unsurpassed No part of tn
State is so well situated or can compare wit
it in fertility. and population. If we arc en-
terprising and determined, in three years from
! now instead of congratuatng ourselves that w
have come to Mt. Pleasant in three hours on
plank road, we may come up in one hour, by
railway. { Cheers. This is reality, not i'd
talk. We can get the appropriation if we ar
active and persevering. | hope that every cit
zen present will feel that he is a committee
man to circulate the Memorial. l rose fello,
citizens to ask your cooperation in this grea
project.