The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-06-16
MISSISSIPPI AND MISSOURI RAILROAD
COMPANY
Davenport 70 the Missouri River.

On the 2sth day of May last. the persons
associated in the organization Of this Conn
panv, met at Chicago, Ill, and the required
amour. of CO pital stock having been sub
seribed, the Company was duly organized
hs an election Of the following board of d.
rectors. viz
John 4. DIX, Of New Work, Pres'i VIM.
Il. Ogden. Of Chicago. Vice Pres,t; Nm
Nalcott, 81 Utica, Jos E. Sheffield. 81 New
Haven, Henry Farnam. OF Chicago. Thorn
a. p. Duranf, Of New York. Ebcneaer Cock
ciDarenroft, Directors. .Azariah G. F.srg.
Of New York, Treasurer; Henry Farnaia,
Chief Engineer; Jno. Il. Jews. q New
York. Consulting Engineer: john L. Hengy.
OF Chicago. Secretary. and \ B. Iuda, So
l.citor.
After a complete organization Of The
Board, the Directors adjourned u meet 4;
this place on the Is: Monday ef lhc present
meath
Tie news Of tits organization reached
here IN advance e The gentlemen belonging
to the Company, and inspired Us anew IL
this grand undertaking.
On the fir; Monday In June, in informal
meeting was held hy Messrs. Wolcott. Farm
am, Ogdea and Jsild az this place, and altes
consulting with our citizens, they visited
Nuscasihe and Iowa City. meeting II taeie
route gentlemen from Cedar and LINN coan-
lies, returning Aa.e "Wednesday evening t.
meet a mass meating 9! oar citizens Vt The
Court House
AT this meeting proposition was n1aie
70 build the main trunk 81 Ire Road s.a
Iowa City, with a branch 10 Muscatlne and
thence west. and also branch through Go
dar county up the valley of Cedar f.ges t5
Cedar Rapids, il Linn county.
This being new proposition our citizens
appointed committee of five 10 eonler Wirh
tie Directors and report the next .eFea.ag
70 an adjourned meeting Tbs proceeding
resulted in tie adoption 81 the following a.
r4ngement:
TIE stock holders mat and amended sae
c4srter - as - allow The building al tie
saFee Roaas BY the same Company, AID =
creased tie Directors from seven t. n;as.
TaereuFon the Directors met aul upaai-
Hossly elected Gearge Green, 1T Gear
Rapids. ana Thomas NJ. Iselt, d uascasins.
= The i've additional Directors.
Tlis o--anizstion vas nos completed
when our paper went u press las. week,
neither had those interested been fu..v IL
vi>ed Of the matter in detail, consequently
We did little more than PUBLISH tle action
Of the meeting al the Court House and tae
propositions pending.
On "Wednesday evening Of last week tAe
committee Of five reported to large ami
respectable meeting Of citizens ard stran-
gers, that they had unanimously ag-.ed up
on the amended organization, herein before
stated. After an interesting interchange or
opinions and good feeling, in which Ir. Or
den, Of Chicago, NJ. Woodward, of 1.us.a;-
inc, Dir. Byington, Of Iowa City and Judge
Grant participated, the proposition was l.
unanimously adopted,
Thus, after years Of bitter local feeling
between the towns in Central Iowa. eco!
heads. stout hearts and long purses haze ac-
complished 40 object for which they deserve
the lasting gratitude of the people 81 Cen
tTal Iowa. By this arrangement this coua-
X and Johnson. with such assistance as
they can get along the route hence tn Iowa
City, have to rai-e S350,a00: aud Just 50
soon a. It i done, the contract FIR the hrst
division Of the Road will be let. and tha
work commenced in thirty days
Ou- citizens have taken hold of this work
with viii and an eafnestness tsat aucgrs
triumphant success. Tie meeting last
Saturday evening in front of the L. Claire
building, went of right, and nothing il rc-
quired 10 insure success but d determine
ton on the part 81 every one to .helg out''
and see that our share u the s.eeE j. taken
before they cease to act.
The news all along the three raute- ia
cheering, and the whole Of Central I9wa for
the first time i actively a park IN com
mon cause. Why should they uoti VIA.
reason can any man give for refusing 10
take stock!
4 little more than two years ago our cit-
liens were called upon to take stock in the
Rock Island and La Sale Road r wa
something new, we did not know who or