The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-28
From the Davenport (losoa) Gazette. june is.
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Com.
panY-DavenpOrt to the MissOurt River.

Misstssippi and Missouri Railroad Com.
Pany-DavenRort to the Missouri River.
On the 2Sth day of May last the persons asso.
ci4ted in the organization Of this company met at
Chicago, Illinois, and the required amount of CAPT.
tai stock having been subscribed, the company
was duly organized by an election of the following
board of directors. viz:
John A. Dix, of New York, president; William
b. Ogden, of Chicago, vice presiden' William
Wacott, of Utica, Joseph E. Sheffield, of New
Haven, Henry Farnam, of Chicago, Thomas p.
Durant, T New York, Ebenezer Cook, of Daven-
port, directors; Azariah c. Flagg. of New York.
b. Jervis, Of New York, consulting engineer
Judd, solicitor - ~
after complete organization of the board, the
directors adlourned to meet at this place on the
hrst MONDAY of The present month
Inc he|s OF THIS organization reached here in
| advance OF the gentlemen belou gine 10 the com.
pany' and inspired US anew in this grand under.
taking.
On the first Monday in June an informal ,oeet
ing was held by Messrs. Wacott, Farnam. OGDEN
and Judd, at this place, and, after Consulting with
our citizens, they visited Muscatine and Los
City, meeting IN their route gentlemen from Cedar
and Linn counties, returning here Wednesday
evening to meet a mass meeting of our citizens at
the courthouse.
AT this,meeting proposition was made to build
the main trunk of the road via Iowa City, with a
branch to Muscatine and thence West, and also a
branch through Cedar county up the valley of &C.
dar river TO Cedar rapids, in Linn county.
This being new proposition, our citizens ap-
pointed committee Of five to confer with the d.
restors and report the next evening an adjourn
ed meeting. This proceeding resulted in the
adoption OF the following arrangement:
The stockholders met and amended the charter
so as to allow the building of the three roads bv
the same company. and increased the directors
from seven to nine. Thereupon the directors met
and unanimously elected George Green of Cedar
rapids, and Thomas Nj. Isett, of Muscatine as the
two additional directors.
This organization was not completed when our
paper went to press last week. neither had those in
teresed been fully advised of the matter in detail
consequently we did little more than publish the
action OF the meeting at the courthouse and the
propositions pending.
On wednesday evening of last week the COM
mittee of five reported to large and respectable
meeting of citizens and strangers that thew had
UNANIMOUSLY agreed upon the amended organiza-
ton herenbefore stated. After an interesting in
terchange OF opinions and good feelings, in which
MIR. Ogden, of Chicago, MIR. Woodward of Mus
catine, Mr.. Byine ton, Of Iowa City, and Judge
Grant participated, the proposition was unani-
mously adopted.
Thus, after years of bitter local feeling between
the towns in Central Iowa, cool heads stout hearts
and long purses, have accomplished an object for
winch tney deserve the lasting gratitude of the
people of Central Iowa By this arrangement this
county and Johnson, with such assistance as thew
can get along the route hence 10 Iowa city, have to
raise $56OO0O; and just 80 soon as it is DONE the
CouleCt LOT tne urst division OF the road will be
let, and the work commenced in thirty DAYS
Our citizens have taken hold Of this work with 8
will and an earnestness that augurs triumphant
success. The meeting last Saturday evening in
front of the LIE Claire building went off right and
nothing is required to insure success but deter
mination on the part of every one to sshelp out
and see that our share of the stock is taken before
they cease TO act
The news all along the three routes is cheering.
and the whole of Central Iowa, for the first time
is actively at work in common cause Wbv
should they not? What reason can any man give
for refusing TO take stock?
little more than two years ago our citizens
were called upon 10 take stock in the Rock Island
and La Sale road. 1t was something new: we did
not know who our eastern friends were, nor how
far We could conhde in them, yet we tried them.
and what has been the result? They have never
made us promise, nor held out an Involvement
with which they have not strictly complied Thew
are pushing that road to completion in advance of
their contract time; the stock is now par although
no part of the road has yet been turned over TO
the company.
The same gentlemen, with others, propose 10
build our roads west, if we but comply with our
part OF the undertaking. Let US do ii; let us act
as unit in extending heart and hand to men who
have done so much for and propose still further
to eXpend their millions among US and for MS