Council Bluffs bugle., 1855-11-13

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Pre5k6sht Col. u. BroadaS 1h0mp-
con, saa th4k ~ spsetraetip ef rsilrosds
~ 10 knxer ) 4 lspf expsdis6hy, but
o, pracicah;ht1 De prot osed road
,vonA oo6n NJ ~ The 6iiost A2rcultar.
ri eeunsry Il - wnsid shas yiEs jnmsnss
;mn1rtanoa ree6srsd its construction INST
ssr u osrssiaty1 sud il was only 3uecessaIJ 70
sske measures 70 give It beginning, 70 an
sure its early completion.
On motioa, the following gentlemen were
Appointed coahmittes to draft and prepare
rosolstioas expressive Of the sense u the con-
vsntion ID the important measures before it
John Corby, James Craig, w. A. Cunning
ham. Thos. E Bottom, J. B. Jennings, OF
Buohsaa, q. Todd Of Audrew, ~nd W. II.
Dunbar pf Aiet,ison.
Atae fesif1 los epma TIM, the commit
tee rsp6ftsd and was discharged.
The resoiu l0ns We're then taken up and
Adopted one by one, as fellows; T.,
RxsoLrED. that this convsntion declare
the speedy construction OF the Platte Couu-
try Railroad IL the Iowa iine to be impera-
lively demanded By the wants If the rapid
1y increasing pspsi .fien a!ons the line, and
that the Senators and Representatives IN
Cong ess frnm Missouri AMI Lava be request
ed u procure from ConTeas !. donati IA OF
land contiguous 70 the xoasl, 20 AID IN ito
construction. Aa
RESOLVED, raat this Convention take
pleasure Ia Announcing the fact hat all the
stock necessary tn give the Pate Csnntry
Railroad esai existance has been subscrl b.
ed evincing Hereby the deep inte sest which
10 felt in the work, aud recommend 1t TO the
favorable CONS der2lion of The Legislature.
RESOLVED, fh.t the county yourts of the
different counties, Keeling All interest in the
CONSTITUTION. OF 4ae Platte Cosnsry Railroad.
be requested 10 subscribe for their res ,eeti se
counties an amount Ut stock Commensurate
viii heir ability and the interest they ieel
Ia tue speedy eemi lstion ot the same, and
TO take such steps as are pniIled out by the
charter OF said road to legAlae said sub
scription.
RESOLVED, That the citizens along the ne
be earnestly requested to take AL active part
not only, la ssbscsibiag 10 the capital stoc k
in said road, but in procuring subscriptions
from other sources, aud tn more effectuallv
recommends books to be opeAed along the
line Of SAID road and com ,eienr persons Sc
Iected TO procure sud subscriptions.
RESOLVED, Tast the citizens OF Iowa should
be commented for their st zeal In regard
to tlls llne OF railroad, and tnat their CO.
operation be earnestly requested with us to
extend the same to Council Bluffs City or
such o. her point As in their opinion NAV be
best suited to the in.eFes # that growin.
State md the waits of her ense prisiug cit
izeus.
RESOLVED, That copy Of the proceedings
De published III the Gazette and CvcIe. and
. copy thereof be forwarded to The Senator's
and Representa- ives from North Western
Missouri, ana that other papers in this State
and Iowa friendly 10 the cause Of improve
msnts be reqtest d TO pub ish the same.
Capt. Jam Craig oferel he folEowing,
which was adopte
R-soLvlD, Tuat F. S. Moore, Richard
Rupe and w. Danbar "f Atchison conasy,
James Foster, Mirhael Byri ami C. {. jas
per vi Holt cnun y, A. q. CLARK Joseph
Walker aid DIR. p z. Falkersan of And ec
county, john Cerby, w. Bro idus Tn ,mpson,
Dd5an Fouls and VIM. Rid nbau sh of BIZ
chanan county, Col. james Ii. Birch, VIM
slow Turner, and Jesse Mo In tf Clinton co
james \. Barns, Thomas Starne<, and Dr.
W~lSer of Platte county. be appointed to
open books for the subscription IF stock TO
this road al such place or places as the,
may deem best in their res, ectiye counties.
W. BR0ADUS THOMPSON, Pres.
s. s. +. +, noosg i; ogs'i''' Secretaries.