Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-10-15
From the Banner.
Railroad Meeting.

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On Saturday last, General Jane b. Gar
denhire addressed IA public meeting OF the
citizens OF this county On the subject Of
Railroad from Jefferson City 10 ST, Joseph.
We here take the occasion to say that we
deem the contempa ted measure oil vast i'm
portance 10 The people along the line aud to
the whole State. When once built, no
doubt that il would be the best paying road
III the State;-the people should discuss the
merits Of this enterprise, and work together
When the present temporary panic, shall
have passed, and the public mind settles
we will then take the subject up. In the
mean time we hope that the most expert
enced gentlemen in our county viii discuss
the merits of the enterprise through our
columns; throwing all the light in their
possession before the public. After the
conclusion Of General Gardenhire's speech
Mr.. r. T. Prewitt offered the following
preamble and resolutions which were adopt
ed without dissenting voice:
In order TO induce careful thought, and
prudent action in reference TO building q
Railroad from Jefferson City the Capital
of the State to the City Of St. Joseph the
future emporium of the North West
through the rich counties of Boone, How
ard, Charlton, Carroll, Ray, Clay and
Platte, we, portion Of the citizens oil
Howard County, in Mass Meeting as
sembled, adopt for publication, the fol.
lowing Resolutions:
Resolved, /. That we are aware that
this is apparently an Inauspicous time &c
inaugurate new Railroad movement; the
unfinished condition Of our trunk lines, the
state of the money markets, and the depre.
citation Of our bonds, presenting to care.
less observers iorcible arguments against
such movement; but we have firm conf
dence that the present crisis is but temper.
ant harvests Of the present year are moved
TO market.
Resolved, 2. That the construction of {
Railroad, as indicated in the preamble tt
these resolutions, could Lot fail TO result If
immense benefit to the rich counties through
which it would pass, and would contribut,
largely TO swell the resources of the State
ReSolUed, 3. That, in our opinion, care
full examination will show that as man,
powerful influences can be combined in ia
vor of the proposed Road, as III favor o
any other road in the State. 1tappeals di
recty to the 1conyenience and interests o
St. Louis, st, Joseph, the Capital land tn,
immense agricultural region between.
Resolved, 4. That we hope our Senator
and Representatives will unite with th,
Senators and Representatives of the othe
Counties Immediately interested, in pro
curing, at the approaching session of thu
General Assembly, as favorable charter
for the proposed road, as has been granted
other roads.
Resolved, A. That we wish the Jefferson
City Land Company success, IN their effort
TO establish manufactures at Jefferson Gil,
the capital of the State. The coal, lea,
and iron by which it is surrounded, presen
many arguments in its favor, as the chic
manufacturing City of the West; and shout,
it become such, it will contribute in still
higher degree 10 the profits OF the propose,
road.
Resolved, 5. That these resolutions b
published in the Howard County papers
and in all other newspapers willing 10 pub
: fish them