The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-02-16
Railroad Meeting.


AT a meeting of the citizens of Prescott. held Fob
oth Tor the purpose Of responding to the organization
ot the Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad COMPANY
j. ). Foster was called to the Chair. O. T.. Maxso,
was chosen Secretary.
w. ). Copp. Esq, having been called upon by tho
c"a'r IN response arose and stated that, in conse
quence OF Indsposlti0n it was not his intention II
have done more at the meeting than simply TO vote
ana listen 10 others, but in compliance with the call
he wOnld submit few remarks
In this age OF Improvement. il would be useless
task to enter into lengthy argument TO establish
na great "!.''y' IN developing the of the
Inry and It's speedy settlement that from one end
o the land TO the other there was but one voice no
'his subject, and that was affirmation; and he pre
suned those constituting this meeting did not form an
eHeP''oh. Dut II railroads other portions Of our
'u1 eA'ehoe" domain were considered necessary and
Important, were they not doubIy so 70 us! In look.
"s "ooo' us Tor moment, we would surrounding
N"s' territory unsurpassed in fertility, and
embracing climate Of unusual salubrty: that while
" was true that settlers were in one sense rapidy
.o'ihg IN, yet when The extent of the country was
'dken INTO view, it would be considered tardy Es-
''n''sn 'he road IN contemplation, and the rush Of
c"'e,a'oh would lie more than doubled. And again,
III o'her iatItudes railroads considered necessa
'y' notwithstanding the navgable streams were un-
ocs,fucted all the year; while with u.s. for FIVE months
o, ,he year, our waters ice-bound and we pre-
c'uued from escape. Open this road then and we
nave a direct and speedy transit east all the seasons
OF ,ne year, independent OF the river
lie again called to mind the sparseness OF our non-
uaon and Therefore the greater necessity for eye,v
one 10 take deeper interest, II possible in the ,n
dertakns Tor the responsibility rested upon smaller
number. ''''''
lie was followed by o. r. Maxson, Rev. f.. w.
cressey, and T. V. Wise, ESQ, who entered warmly
INTO the merits Of the project
On motion that committee of CORE esnoodc,oo l..
appointed, and that .. Il. hlaxson be ch.irma,
thereof, whereupon 0. +. Maxson. W. ] Cn,n p
V. WISE, J. J. Foster, and Rev E. w. Crrssev
were chosen said committee
Cn motion committee of three be appointed 10
I'a, ., resolutions w. j. Corp o. T. Maxson, and
I. V. WI use were appointed said committee
The following preamble and resolutions xerc nre
sented and adopted:
hereas, information has been received by this
meeting that railroad COMPANY from Green Ray ,o
'i'"'es",a' nave been organized under the charter
s'""'eu hnl, and have elected able and energetic
corps OF officers, who have, in all nr,babI;,y s,e
this, started eng neers To make a prcI,m;,,ry srvo,
OF the route; and whereas we Citizens Of rho co,t
OF i'erce, are deeply interested IN the success NJ
'o'd' necessarily passing, as It will, through our
country IN crossing the St. Crox lake at its month
therefore we unanimously resolve:
lst., i hat we now look forward with M ,:,
oe3fee OF pleasure to the period as not far distant
when the whistle OF the iron horse shall hs so,.,J
upon onr hi''s and re-echoed along our beautiful and
ier'lie valleys, bringing in its tram countless orm
her OF passengers, in pursuit either of business -,
pleasure and taking upon its the products of IA
Country inferior to none, in It's ability Tn pr,dc.
thereby opening to us the markets Of ,bp A,I,r,;c
ct'es' and ai'ordns an easy and speedy transit east
ward, (part'cuary in the winter ndcpenden, of the
waters that now forbid our ecress.
"a, That, from our acquaintance with the country
ana us resources, through which it must pass, We
believe, when completed, it will be sec,nJ 70 70
road IN Importance, that touches the crea, Father of
Waters, while we are equally confident rb,t ,be
.o""d over which il will run, will be found remarL
ably wei adapted for its cheap construction.
3d. That IN view of the premises, it wonM be-
worse than .rtachery FOR us to sit supioey. w;,hou
proper contribution 70 such an nndertak ing. We
therefore pledge ourselves TO f,her by every mean,
IN our power, the interest and success Of the road
Un 'noon' the meeting adjourned, suffice, to a call
OF the corresponding committee
}. J. FOSTER, Chairman.
Q. T. MANSON, Sec'y