Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-10-29
The work before us.


The enlightened, harmonious, efficient action
of the late State railroad convention, in favor
of congressional donation Of lands to our two
great Iowa railroads. has left little for the peo-
pie, here at home, to do in this behalf, except
to scan vigilantly the movements of their repre-
sentatves. in response or in failure to respond
to the accumulated and earnest appeals of the
State. In the meantime, pending the decision
in Congress, of the great question which has
thus been raised, the people resident in this par
ticular part Of Iowa are invited and urged, by
every consideration affecting their vital inter
ests, to strenuous effort, in their individual
and corporate capacity, FOR the establishment
Of omuch Of the Davenport and Council Bluffs
railroad as will extend from the Mississippi
river to this place. This work is undeniably
Of the most pressing and overwhelming impor-
lance to this rapidly growing communty-and
is clearly cptitlcd to pre- eminencc in settling
the order ana umount of exertion which we NAV
wisely put forth in the cause Of internal i'm
Provement. The late convention having put
our appeal to Congress in such shape that it
cannot, probably, be misunderstood or resisted
it behooves us to make home effort, in behalf
Of this particular road, which will combine in
its behalf the energies of all the men and CAPT.
tai upon its route
To this end, it would be well to hold local
convention of the counties of Scott, Cedar Mus.
catine, and johnson, at Upton, Immediately,
with view of concerning in common such mea-
sures as are necessary to secure the greatest
amount Of individual, county and corporate
subscriptions to the road and to establish, if
practicable, relations with the Rock Island and
other roads tending eastward We appeal to
the friends Of this railroad in the above named
counties, for an early expression of their opin-
ions in the PREMISES and assure them that in
the event of response favorable to the measure
its friends here will act promptly upon the sng-
gestion.
Int the meantime, as an earnest of the growing
feeling in favor of the early construction of this
road-whether a land grant obtained or not
we insert Il petition, copies Of which are in cir
culation in this county, and the few names
which were attached to the first copy which
fell under our observation. This petition will
explain itself; and we will only add, here, that
we confidently expect to see this subscription
voted:
TO The County Judge Of Johnson County, Iora:
The undersigned, who are legal voters resi-
dent in said county, respectfully make to you
their petition to cause to be submitted to vote
OF the people of said county, 1T the next April
election, the question whether said county will
aid to construct railroad from Davenport to
Iowa City, by levying special tax for the pay
ment of annual interest upon a loan of not ex-
cceding one hundred thousand dollars, the mo-
hey loaned to be appropriated in the purchase
of stock in said railroad, aud to be expended
upon said road within the limits of said John
son county
Henry Murray, James d Templin, lie Grand
Byington, Theo Sanxay, Morgan Reno, A B
Stilwell, Jacob Jacob, G ID Pa mcr, Jonathan
Cisne, Geo Hampton, N Ii White, II d Dow
ney, Francis Bowman, p p Freeman, Joseph L
Fales, NJ Morsman, John Eagan Geo d Crosth-
wait, Silas Foster. Ezekiel Clark, Thomas Ri
cord, James Harlan, James Berryhll, Jno NJ
Colman, Lemuel b Patterson j ohm Powell j James
B Middleton, Gilbert L Deforest, Henry Felix
her, S Yockey, s Magll, B King, John NJ Kid |
der, W Penn Clarke, NJ Seydel. George Paul.
L c Lee, Chas A Robbins, James Morgan,
Thomas Banbury, Charles H Berryhill, Dan
ell X ..Shaver.J NJ Seydell, Ferdinand Haber
straugh, NJ D Lathrop, James CLARK, NJ free
man, B S Holmes, Sungst, Sylvanus johnson,
Edward Connolly VIM Ayers, John W Allen.
il W Lathrop, Joseph Peninger, c F Lovelace,
j McCaddon, Thomas Hughes, Philo Haynes,
Henry Earhart, Othaniel Case.