Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-10
AFTERNOON SESSION

2ociock p. VI.
Convention met pursuant TO Adjournment, the
minutes OF the previous meeting We're read, and
the committees reported as follows:
On Credentials, Reported the nInaar Of Dele
gates.
On Permanent Officers, VIM GREEN. OF Ce-
dar President, Q. BENTON, OF Lou /, and VIM.
REYNOLDS, CT Cedar, Secretaries.
The Committee on Resolutions being called.
reported as follows:
WHEREAS, All other sections Of or voarr
State are moving onward in developing the nau-
raj resources with which they are endowed. pro-
curing and creating new facilities in order 10 the
speedy trauspo tat on Of produce TO market; or
OF opsnin- and peTfectng the avenues of trade,
increasing facilities that deveo?e the ply seal and
financial condition of all sections Interested in
such improvements, however remote. by inter-
COMMUNICATION, elevating the moral, social, and in
| teliectual standard of mankind: the valley OF
the Iowa. and Cedar rivers, embracing several
counties Of the best produce region of the State
and possessed of natural advantage sufficient to
Furnish channel of transportation for the produce
of I, vast tract of fertile and populous country TO
the ., eat market road of the NJ sssspp requiring
nothing more than united effort OF those mime
diately inn crested to perfect II therefore.
Resolved. That it IS of the utmost importance
that an immeo ate effort be made TO establish
regular system o. navigation Oh said streams, the
s,iscept bhty of which has been proved by fire.
Guent experiments.
Resolved, That in on der 10 effect this, il re-
quires the united efforts am assistance of all in
teresed or to be benefited By sad enterprise.
Resolved, That the most p"ac,, cable method OF
effecting Sd ohicc. wold be 10 o, Fan'Ze Joint
S ock Company with sufficient capita. 70 purchase
siitab,, boats and harges, 10 run on said rivers
for given period without regard 10 u.te.or o.
jects.
On motion of Mr. Benton,
Resolved. That a C ,m nit re of be appointed
whose dnty it shall be to draft articles OF assoca
t on for a JOINT Sock Comp my. and to solicit
subscription to the same. The objects of said
Company to be uninterrupted navi CATION Of the
iowa and Cedar rivers, by STEAMBOATS, and barsns.
Also, that said committee be empowered to con-
tract with the owners of any good boat or boats,
wlo may agree to run her on the rivers, and
pledge the support OF the trading part of tie
| community, ard also to procure such pied res
from the traders, merchants, and miliers, on the
said streams, and vicinity until such times as saia
company shall be in operation; said committee to
consist OF
Messrs Toole, Benton, Townsend, Bell. Nofr-
singer, Isett. and Williamson.
Resolved, That said committee 50 soon as the
amount subscribed shall ii their Judgement be
sufficient to warrant the undertaking, call meet
ing OF tie stockholders for III, purpose Of o. .an-
ling, and be n; Incorporated. Shares to be
| twenty dollars, each.
| On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings
of this Coaven ion be signed by the offers. anil
| published in tn. Louis, Couatv Times, the R,r
| n, ton, Iowa City, NJ sc ,tine. and Davenport
pa ,ers. WIN. GREEN, Pres't
q Wv. bf + Rxyxo,n.. Secretaries.