The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-03
DUBUQUE AND KDoKUK RAILROAD NORTH.

DUBUQUE AND KEoKUK RAILROAD NORTH.
public meeting was held in the Globe bull
ling IN the city of Dubuque, OF Wednesday
.vening, Feb Is, 1852, on the subject Of tn
Dad. Hon. George Greene was called TO the
Chair, and James r. Goodrich acted as Secre-
ary.
The President ON taking the Chair, explained
the object Of the meeting, which was to hear
the engineers and the agents report, and such
other business as the interests of the Company
require
Mr. Porter, ono ofthe assistant en- yineers pro-
ceedcd To read he report Of S D Eaton. the
Chief Enolneer The report was full and high
y sa iisfactory and the meeting was Informed
that the Board of Directors had ordered 1000
copies OF the report to be published in pamphlet
term.
On being called upon, Judge Greene the Pres
ident of'he, Company, addressed the meeting
II" presented to the audience graphic histori-
cal sketch II the progress of the Company from
us organization, and The state of its finances,
stating its receipts and expenditures set forth
in the report at the agents; and he fai hfully, in
fine temper, informed our citizens lh1t we were
behind as It respects the amount Ct stock we
should take aud that this had created dissatis-
faction in Linn and joins counties. The re-
marks 1T the President were received with the
best # feeling, and tn. + ,llnwinr gentlemen
'pprd forward and t,ok additional stock, as
follows J. J. Dyer, 20 l.. H. Langwor by, 2 :;
+ Langworfhr, 2; Jas. l.. Langm orthy, ~,
F. v. Goodrich and G Shields, 20: d. Baird
5; II. S. IIetIerington 5; Pla,t Smith, p;
.Mobley, %; WIN Y. Lowell, %; T,mo Mason.
10; Joseph Oylhy, 5; Chas. C'rkery. 5; F. r
Bissell, 5; N Nndcau, 5; Scion NJ L,nywor-
thy, gu; B J O'HaIloran. 81; II w Sanford,
); Jno B F ley, 5; Nicholas Tanbald, 3; John
c. Higginson, Is; in all 26S shares of stock
| Hon. Judge Williams, of Musca,ine, on Invi-
| ta,ion proceeded to address the meeting. His
| remarks exhibited much good feeling towards
our CT y, and furnished good counsel to the stock
holders ct the Company, and all in vein OF
good feeling, which added m Ich interest and
amusement
On motion, the Chair appointed Judge Dyer
| } ID Jennings and +. +, BissclI committee
to present resolutions to the meeting.
The following resolutions were reported BY
he COMMITTEE, through Hon J. j. Dyer, theil
| chairman, winch were unani.n, usly adopted
Resofred, That as large maj 'riiy Of the cit
zens IF Iowa in their Legislature, in their State
and district conventions and in their nunerou:
mass meetings have decided that two great line:
Of Railroad, one leading from Davenport to the
Missouri river, and the other from Dubuque
| throu, III the interior of the State to Keokuk
wonld, more than any other such improvement
promote the general interests of our citizens, by
the speedy settlement Of immense quantities o
waste lands, ard consequently the early devel
opment of our vast agricultural and mineral re
sources. We cannot too often urge upon Con
gress the expediency and justice there would b.
| in granting land to aid in the construction o
those roads.
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our State. as well as that Of the United States
that the public lands within our borders shall b.
sold as soon as possible. 1t is therefore the Gu
ty of Congress t. hasten this result by assistin!
t" construct great thoroughfares through thos'
lands, thereby making them conveniently &C
cess BILE and consequently more valuable.
/ Resoired, That confidently ask aud ex
pect during the present session, that our mos
reasonable request for grant Of land as embed
led in the bill now before Congress will b.
| gr ,nted
| Resoircd, That in exer,ng themselves to oh
tain The passage of he bill now before Congress
granting lands to Iowa, our Senators and Rep
resentativ are carrying out the often repeate
instructions of their constituents, and we conf
d~ntly believe and expect that they will contin
W. to give t. measure 50 vitality important u
thu interests OF our State, their in lividual ano
uni'ed attention
Resolved, That we will stand shoulder T.
shoulder with the friends of the Davenport an,
Council Bluffs road, and in our Joint efforts t.
secure the two roads, We will sink or swim to
gether
Odered, that the report If the agents Of the
Company be published in tie papers Of the cit,
in connection with the proceedings ofthis meet
| ing.
Ordered, that committee of be appointc
% solicit funds to d, fay the expense of send
ing an agent 10 Washington City, for the pur
poses OF the Company
NJ. Moblev, J L. Langworthy, J. J. Dyer
F. V. Goodrich J D. Jennings, Charles Cork
cry and Peter kienne were appointed said com
mittee, and,
On motion, 800 was fixed upon as the am
necessary to be raised.
Ordered. that til Secretary Of this meetin!
| e dI ec'ed to flu sh to our members of Con
G ess, copy IT the resolutions of this meeting
On motion Of S. NJ. Langworthy, voted tina
the thanks Of tn meeting be rendered to judy
Williams f'r his kindly expressions toward GU
city, and well-timed counsels, in his remark
at this meeting
On motion, the mreiing adjourned.
JAMES r. GOODRICH,
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