Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
Rail Road Meeting.

! According 10 previous arrangement the
citizens Of Davis, Wapello and Van Blu.
rem counties, and The citizens of Schuy.
Ter county, Missouri me, a, the Me,ho
dist Church in Bloomfield. for the pur
pose Of taking measures for continuing
the North Missouri Rail Road through
The State of Iowa. II. DUNLAVY
was called 10 the Chair and s. G. Nc.
AcHRAN was appointed Secretary.
! The object of The meeting was thel.
stated by Hon. ii. W. Briggs, and
On notion committee of seven was
appointed by the Chair To draft resolu-
lions expressive Of the sense of the
meeting.
The Chair appointed the following
NAMED gentlemen said committee:
Hon. G. Gillaspy, Hon. J. W. Min.
or, OF Mo-, ID. p. Palmer, J A. Reid,
). Mlling,on, j. II ID Street, and Hon.
H. Briggs, who retired. and during their
absence, the meeting was entertained by
addresses from the Chair, s. W. Sum
wers, Esq, Of Ouumwn; Hon. j. w.
Minor, of Mo, and J. II. ID. Street and
others. The Committee. through their
chairman, reported the following resou
tons, which were adopted:
Resoiued, That as citizens Of Iowa,
we feel our interests intimately connect.
ed with the project of the North Mis-
souri, Rail Road.
Reso'Ucd, That we deem i, necessary
20 the prosecution OF said project within
our State that the citizens of our State
| Act.
ResolUed. Tha, for The purpose Of act
ing effectively and energe,ically in said
projec. an organization is necessary.
ResoiUed, That we earnestly recon.
mend thai the citizens of Iowa interest
ed in said project. organize a company
for the purpose OF the extension of the
North Missouri Railroad from the south.
ern border of our State via Bloomfield,
| Ouumwa. &c.
ResolUed, Tha, for this purpose
Mass Convention be held at Ouumwa
on the 18th day Of March, and that all
The friends of said prcjec, be earnestly
invited to attend said Convention.
GEO. GILLASPY, Chm.
On motion of Judge Briggs,
Resolved, That while as citizens of
Davis county, we yield our hearty CO.
operation TO the extension Of the North
Missouri Rail Road, we at the same time
feel none the less interest in the speedy
completion Of the Fort Madison, Yves,
Point, Keosauqua e. Bloomfield Rail
Road that we are proud of the energy
with which said company are pushing
forward their surveys and preliminary
arrangements. and that we pledge our
selves 10 the counties east Of us that we
will not be behind them in their efforts
for a private subscription and in every
effort for the pushing forward of said
project. and that no adverse circums,an-
ces no lain,ing of friends and no fight
ing of foes shall check our interests and
zeal.
On motion of Mr. Trimble,
ResolUed. That the Fort Madison.
Keosauqua and Bloomfield Rail Road
and the North Missouri Rail Road, are
each Interested in the success of the
other, and that the continuation of the
f. M X. e. b. X. X. has a tendency
to draw the N. M. r. r. through Bloom
field and shence nof.hward IN the direc-
ton of Ottumwa and northwa rdly.
On motion The proceedings of this
meeting were ordered to be published in
the Oltumwa Courier. Lee County Plain.
dealer, Democratic Union, ST. Louis In.
,elligencer and ST. Louis Republican.
On motion, the Hon. J. w. Minor and
the citizens OF Schuyler county. Mo-, be
requested TO meet with US in Convention
at Ouumwa.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
ii. DUNLAVY, Chm.
s. G. McAcHRAN, Sec'y.
Defeat Of tho Deficiency Rill-