The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-04
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with The Northera Cross and Military
Tract Road
RAILROAD MEErrxos Warsaw Ast
keoKuK.-Our culzens are thoroughly
aroused to the imp rtance Of forming a
rslIroa1 connection, and appear deter
mined to d. their part towards eaeciug
the desirable object. o. Fri lay night 4
meeting vas held at he Court House, a,
which a committee, consisting of Messrs.
Hamilton, Sherman, Patterson, and Sinp.
son, was appointed 10 visit keokak AMI
consult with her cit Gems in relation 10
the Wabash and Mississippi Railroad
and ascertain their feelings on the subject
the amount Of stock they would subscribe
&c. and TO report 10 an adjourned meet
ing
Another committee. consisting Of
Aessrs. Manner. Mack, Robinson, asld c.
Wilson was appointed to visit Warsaw
for The same objects.
- Bolh Of these C, mmttees promptly
attended 10 their duties on Saturday last
TIE committee TO Warsaw were
warmly received, and their mission as
warmly responded to. Warsaw is alive
to tie importance Of the road, ana her
citizens are sfraluiag every nerve to for.
ward the work
Tic committee to keokuk were rather
cavslierly received, and met with poor en-
enlargement. The citizens of that CITY
seem TO tlilk that Hancock county Is de-
pendent on them for its railroad facilities
and as they have another project OF rail-
road TO Napa, they id not feel so much
inclined to aid in constructing the w abash
and Mississippi road. They, however,
patronizlngly told the committee that if
the citizens of Hancock and those along
The line If the road to where the connec-
ton was formed wi h the Northern Cross
road, would subscribe ten thousand to the
mile, they would then come in with city
bonds to the amount Of one hundred thoa.
sand dollars. A very liberal proposition,
when we consider that bonds of that IA
nous city have long been in market, and /.
ba'cl Of them was disposed of in S +.
Louis not very long since at forty cents
on the dollar And now il IS very doubt
ful whether they have authority. under
the city charter, 10 Issue bonds at all-the
proceeds of which are TO be expended out
of the State The citizens of Keokuk
will probably learn ere long that lIancoc k
county can do without X okuk as well as
keokuk can do without Hancock county,
and that when another deputation waits
upon them 10 confer about matters ia
vi ich they have deep interest they will
expect to be treated with courtesy aud
respect. They my also learn that when
anoti or Legislature meets disposition
may be manifested, in granting railroad
charters, TO give preference 10 towns in
oar own State. We shall see
The undersigned, on Saturday lest,
w.re personally informed that some gen
tlemen lad arrived 10 the CITY from Car.
tdage 70 consult some Of our citizens On
tie matter Of the proposed road, and we
VIE Informed hat they would be at the
Mayors flee about o'clock THIS 4,
the first We had heard OF their coming
and gladly abandoned other pressing en-
gagements 10 meet the visitors and sever
Al mare Of our neighbors at the appointee
place. Aier IN introduction the matter
Of the railroad was entered upon with tht
Il most freedom, frankness. and, as ".
thought, earnest solici ude. We spok
q the various projects We were obigeC
to aid, and our readiness and the ster
minatlon of our city TO aid in the work O.
the opposite side. We earnestly urge
short line, believing that could be Ger
tainiy accomplished but We with deferenc
assured them we hid ne special choice G
routes, except as TO this quest on of earl
and eertan success Specia enquire
were made Of Mr.. Sample, one Of In
members Of the Railroad Commit VII
had special charge Of the keokuk inter
est IN This road, to which he replied a
we supposed. entirely satisfactory. Tn
conversation was desultory, and. as "
/, supposed, courieously not /" cavalierl,
earned on, and concluded by the depar
ture OF the committee. No proposal wa
made or called for, because this was M
stated as an objeca Of the committee, an
we were not authorized to make an
! special offer. The impeachment Of cold
ness, atiront and arrogance, which seem
implied in the article, appears to us t.
: tally unfounded, indiscreet aud inc,
cusable.
Keokuk will express no indifference fe
Hancock County, although the abov
article expresses great contempt for Kee
kuk. And, MOI wthslanding tie threat
Legislative action, and the impeachmer
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