Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-02-26

Adalr, GEORGE n. Snorrluge anu DehJaihah
Sharp, of Macon, d. Garth, John McCamp-
bell and H. Jackson of Randolph.
s On motion of B. A. Anderson, John A.
Pulliam, was called TO the Chair.
On motion of B.. u. Offutt, J. H. Robin
son was appointed Secretary.
The meeting then adjourned until to-rnor-
row morning at 8 o'clock.
DANvILLE, Feb. IL, 1852.
Pursuant to adjournment the meeting was
called 10 order at 8 o'clock--,Directors pres
ent as on yesterday. -.
On motion it was unanimously agreed,
that when, this meeting. adjourn, it adjourn
Z 81. IS '''''' sven county on
Wednesday, the 17th day of March next,
ind every director is hereby notified to at
tend at that time and place to organize a
board Of Directors under the Charter.
Resolved, That the Secretary furnish the
ST. Charles Chronotype and Missouri Tele-
graph, each with a copy of the proceedings
of.this meeting, with the request that they,
and all other papers in the State favorable
to the enterprise of the North Missouri
Rail Road publish the same.
Resolved, That the following memorial
should be circulated in every county on the
contemplated road, and that it behoves every
citizen to sight, and that it should be laid
before Congress as soon after the organza-
ton Of the Board of Directors as possible.
To the Honorable Senate and House of Rep
resentatires of the United States, an Con-
gross assembled: p
Your memorialists, citizens of the county
.of---.in the State of Missouri,
respectfully represent that, the Legislature
at its late session granted charter for the
North Missouri Acknowledging from the
city of St. Charles in the county OF St.
Charles, as near as may be, along the di-
vide between the tributaries Of the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi rivers to the northern
boundary of the State, with view that the
same may be hereafter continued northward-
w into the State of Iowa in the direction Of
Fort Desmones; and eventually must be
continued through Minnesota TO the valley Of
the Red river of the north-opening COM
munication between the extreme northern
and southern portions of the Union, and in
the opinion of your memoraists combining
all the attributes of great national work.
Your memorialists represent that, after
leaving the more immediate neighborhood o.
the aforesaid rivers the country through
which the road will pass, is region o
health and possesses great fertility Of soil
yet it is only sparsely settled, and larg'
portion of the land is still the property oftht
General Government, and without improved
means of transportation, will probably re
main unsold for many years to come. lti
therefore the opinion of your memorialist
that the interest of the General Government
would be greatly promoted by the construc
ton of ''The North Missouri Railroad"
Your memorialists, therefore respectful
ask of your Honorable body a grant of Ian
equal to six sections for each mile of road
aid in building the same--to be selected 9
inthe case of lands heretofore granted to I'll
central Roilroad of Illinois, and other pull
lie works.
Such a grant would ensure the earl
construction of "The North Missouri raj
road" and create demand for a lare
amount of public land in Missouri whic
has been in market for many years. An
also be the means of increasing the demaI
for the public domain in the central part
Iowa. These are some Of the argumen
which appeal to the pecuniary interests
the nation as land holder. But your mel
orials respectfully claim the aid herein as
ed upon the higher ground of justice to Il
citizens of this part of the country, espC
tally when granting the land asked for, W
violate no principle of the constitution, n
take ANYTHING from the national treasury,
the alternate sections reserved by the 60
eminent would be double in price and ST
in much shorter time, than if the re
were not made.
In no respect is the. North Missouri RI
road less national work than the Ilin
central road Nor is the latter more nee
sary to the prosperity of the country throu
which it is located, than is the former to
advancement Of the States Of Missouri Q
Iowa. The works in other States to VIII
Congress has lent its aid, are calculated
retard the settlement and development of
} resources of the States west of the Mis-.