Demoine courier., 1856-01-31

January 3, 1856.
B. T. M. h. r. Mceting.--The citizens
Of Wapello have been gra,i6ed during
NE past Tour months with cheering intel
ligence that The IS miles westward of
this road hsc been put under contrac,
10 responsible men, and that the work
was being prosecuted with the greatest
possible vigor, % much so that a loco.
motive had been placed on the track and
construction train put into operation.
By reference 10 the proceedings Of .
meeting held here on Saturday evening.
il will be seen that the company have
digested 4 plan in conjunction with ,he
contractors 10 putthe entire line under
contract to this place at once, with the
view Of having the road completed al
an early day. The visit Of the gentle.
men in attendance at the meeting vas
for the purpose Of comforting with the
citizens If Wspello county. in order TO
secure their cooperation 10 carrying the
plan into execution.
The various speakers who addressed
the meeting, owelt upon the history Of
the road, the difficulties 10 contend with
in ito earlier etages, the failure Of east
ern capitalists 10 perform their promises,
the final determination Of the company
70 longer 10 60 begging abroad, but to
enlist citizens Of our own State Of am
pie means and known capacity in the
enterprise. and the arrangement which
they had fortunately made with Messrs.
Hendrie, Clark. and their associates, 10
construct by the coming season IS miles
Of the work. 10 Skunk River. The eff.
fec, Of The construction Of the road upon
the value Of the land ard the productions
Of the region through which il would
pass, and in making Wapello county the
great railroad centre of the State. wal
treated with happy effect
II seems from what we heard q, this
meeting, that the contractors propose to
take the contract Of the remaining 40
miles to Ouumva upon the same terms
on which they have taken the eastern
end; that is, they propose TO Jefferson
and Wapello counties, if shsy will fun
nish q basis Of $1,000 per mile 10 their
bonds, OF If those counties, in addition
TO their present subscriptions, will take
100000 each Of stock, to give ample
security TO complete the road 10 Ottum-
va, in perfect running order, on or be-
fore December 1857, guaranteeing the
counties against the payment Of in.
terest uata the road is completed and
delivered 10 the company.
II thus seams Ina: Jefferson and Wap-
clio have before them a plain and rom
prehensibls proposition, emsna,ing from
a known and responsible source, FOR the
early completion Of this road, and the
question before the citizens Of Wspelio
county 10, whether the proposition Of
accepting or declining the terms pro-
posed, shall be entertained end formally
submitted. II must be confessed tina,
the question 10 important and one in
which the county has . deep interest,"
That ve Island in urgent need Of the
road, that the profits Of our busisess
and Of our farming, and the eonsequen,
value o: our lands and the progress Of
all our towns, are dependant upon il, We
suppose will be universally conceded. !
II may be said on the one hand thai
this enterprise has beena long time be
fore the public, and that a. has been The
case with al the Improvements in which
We are interested. il has thus far mace
slow progress; that the time when We
were frs. assured that il would be com
pleted. has long aimee elapsed; that ~.
suranees which ,hey.hen gaze. have
failed: that We have already done every
thing that was askec Of Us. aud wi.hoo.
Q corresponding progress Of the work.
might say a great deal more 10 show
hat mi hopes iu the promises have been
isfssrad, promises in which We have
sustsd have been broken. and . general
tals Of fact has existed jussifying dis
ppointnsns and causing " 10 look with
xtreus caution and suspicion upon any
'ropositioas in relation 70 this OF any
her inprovensnt.