The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-06-19

people oil the counties along the route
, the proposed road, containing such stall.
teal information as may ee deemed use
full or interesting, and suggesting sue
plans as may be considered most advsabl
for obtaining subscription Of stock suei
cient for the completi II of the road
Resnl el, That OH sister Site Of 10 y,
allied to Missouri by her geographical pc
sition, is deeply interested in beng boun,
70 lis by the ties Of commercial interest
and that her citizens be therefore invite,
! 60 co operate with US in the construction
/ Of his road.
! After the reception Of the resolutions
Mr.. Elliott OF s.. Louis made an excellen
and witty speech. and was followed b,
Gen. Van Antwerp, of this place, VIII,
furnished The Convention with some fact.
in regard to tie progress of Iowa ard
the great commerce which this State i.
ready TO furnish to St. Louis, whenever
the proposed road and the main roads oil
lows axe completed.
! lie Cow, ntion then adjourned to
evening. when the resolutions were taken
up seriatim, discussed and adopted
Mr. ]. K. Hornsh made some interest.
ing remarks, the substance OF which we
ind rel oted as follows
He favored t! e Convention with vaIu
able sketch of the trade and commerce
between Iowa and ST. Louis. and the best
means Of retaining and increasing IT, He
SAID that the interests oil keokuk which
was now thriving city, we're identical
With those Of 81. Louis, and that she would
be valuable ally 10 St. Louis if the citi-
zens OF the latter place would but assis:
her somewhat. The people of Keokuk
had lately commenced two very important
enterprises; one, the Des MONIES Valley
Railroad, running from Keokuk TO the
splendid valley Of the Des Moines, and the
other. road from keokuk due North !;
which latter would bring to keokuk the
trade of upper Iowa and even of Minneso-
Ia, which is now running off to Chicago
Let these roads be completed and keokuk
would be The receiving depot of Iowa, and
as communication from ST. Lou is easy,
81. Louis would thus secure the trade of
Iowa to the entire exclusion of Chicago.
keokuk was determined 10 build these
roads, and thus assume her natural oosi-
lion as the emporium Of Iowa. Her dele
gates hoped that ST. Louis would al least
encourage her.
Mr.. II. remarked that, in his opinion,
he proposed road was more important to
the Interests of ST. Louis than any other
which she had projected in Missouri. -
The natural course Of commerce is North
ward and Southwark, but bv artificial
means much trade that formerly came from
Iowa 10 ST. Louis had been diverted East
warI Build up the Desmones Valley
Railroad, and extend tie proposed railroad
10 The North East corner oil Iowa, and her
trade belongs 10 ST. Louis again. Chicago
would in that case stand no chance what.
ever.
The Republican concludes
The proceedings OF the Cony, n ion
throughout, were marked Nth great har
mony and good feeling. The Importance
oithe proposed road set med 10 scknouledg =
ed by every person present, and the lead
ing men OF be counties through which il
Is to pass seemed determined 10 have il
built without delay. The resolutions
which were passed express the almost
unanimous feeling Of the delegates. ANY
one who reads them cannot fail TO be i'm.
pressd with their excellence. They state
that the road is needed by the agrcultur
al aud commercial wants Of the people o:
Northeastern Missouri as well as by the
terminl, ST. Louis and Keokuk. They
express the intimate relationship of mutu-
al interest and mutual sympathy that e xisg
between ST. Louis and Southern Iowa. and
and tie paramount importance of swift
su,e communication between them a
every season OF the year. II is to BE-
hoped that tie resolutions will be col led
and circulated extensively throughout Tie
State. The fourth, in regard 10 the loan
ing Of State credit 70 the proposed road
excited some warm discussion, but tht
majority of the Convention w,re decided
ly IN lis favor. Such an expression 0
feeling on this important subject of State
iinanee, by so respectable and Influential
body Of citizens as the members OF III,
Hannibal Convention, canno. fail to hay,
an influence in our next General Assem-
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MARRBED.
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