The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-13
For the 0ate City.

For the Gate City.
KeOkm k and Kansas CITY Raliroaa.
A meeting of the citizens Of Clark county,
Missouri, was held in ST. Francisville, on
Saturday, Jan. 10th, 1857.
DR.. j. +. Wayland was called to the Chair,
and Il. @. Hyde appointed Secretary.
| Messrs. Robert Mckee, VIM. ii. Civer and
John Hancock, we're appointed committee
to report resolutions expressive Of the sense
of the meeting in relation to the proposed
Kansas City Railroad.
| A charter for Railroad from Alexandria
to connect with the Kansas City road and
the keokuk and Fort Des Moines Road, was
submitted by Mr.. Civer, who proposed that
grant for said charter be applied for at the
present session Of the General Assembly.
On motion said charter was adopted and
ordered as proposed.
The meeting was very ably addressed by
J. b. Lodge, Esq, of keokuk, who dwclt at
length upon the immense benefits that would
accrue to Northern and Eastern Missouri in
the building Of this road. The development
OF this section Of Missouri which cannot be
surpassed if even equalled in fertility and
agricultural and mineral resources. would Of
itself, make the road necessity, saying
nothing Of the great country westward to the
Pacific, and the requirements Of the growing
commerce between il and the East. The To-
cal resources and wealth of Clark county,
which would spring into active life by its
construction, were most happily handled by
Mr.. Lodge, and the sentiment was a univer
sal one that the Road must and should be
built.
On motion volunteers were ordered to can
vass the county in every township, and OBJ
tain signatures to petitions to our Legisla-
ture for the charter of the Kansas City road,
and to report the same at the County Meet
ing, to be held at Waterloo, on Wednesday,
the l4th inst.
The meeting adjourned until O'Clock, P.
NJ, when the chairman Of committee on res
olutlons submitted the following, which were
on motion adopted.
ncsUiStu, Iuut the Iuturc interests, pro-
gress and development Of Clark county, as
we'll rs the entire North and Northwestern
part OF Missouri, rest upon the construction
of the Kansas City Railroad, and that IA
citizens of said county, we hereby pledge
ourselves to use our utmost exertions to Sc
cure its early completion.
Resolved, That for the interest Of CLARK
county, as well as for the road itself, we be-
heye that operations upon the construction
of said road should be commenced at its east
ern terminus, progressing westwardly as rap
idly as its means and circumstances will war
rant.
Resolved, That in view of the necessitv of
aiding in procuring charter for the Kansas
City Railroad, we hereby appoint Charles o.
Sanford, Esq, our agent, to proceed to JEFF
ferson City, to act in conjunction with the
friends Of said road for that purpose.
Resolved, That measures be taken to have
meetings he'd and petitions circulated
throughout the townships of the county, to
secure proper representation to the Legis-
lature of our feelings in relation to this road.
Resolved, That We are also in favor of
the grant of q charter for the construction of
Railroad from Alexandria TO st. Francis
vile, connecting the Kansas City and the
Fort Dcs Moines Railroads with Alexandria
On motion the proceedings Of this meeting
were ordered to be published in the keokuk
and Alexandria papers.
j. 4. WAYLAND, Chm.
+. c. HYDE, Sec'y.