Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-25

| More than six weeks have the following pr
ceedinks Of Railroad Meeting in Missouri bee
on thsis vay through the mails. The suhjec
hes lost none of iss interest," o. importanee, how
ever. BY the delay. Yet II is very annoying.
4 We are glad to see 90 much spirit exhibise'
BY the citizens Of Missouri residing along th,
line Of this Road. The Parivilie, Grand Rive
and Burlington Railroad is one Of great i'm
portance 70 the people along the proposed lin,
i Of Road e well ~ the citisens Of Burlpgtor
and i will most aasuredly be built.
TRKsTox, No, Feb. 4, 1851.
Editor Hawk-Eye, Darlington, Iowa.
DEAR sIs Enclosed Isend you the proceed.
ings Of Meeting held in Trenton on the SUBJ
ject of our Parkville, Grand Rirer and Bur
lington Railroad, which is cent you for publ.
cation in the "Hawk-Eyen The meeting was
large and enthusiastic, and you may rest assured
that the people Of Grundy will do their whole
duty in the premises.
Respectfully your ob't serv't
s 3 s. H. FIELD.
|Parkyills, Grana niyer and Burlins.
L X
The citizens Of Grundy County, Missouri met
in mass convention At the Court House in Tren.
ton, on the I'd day Of February, 1857, to make
an expression of their views towards construct
ing said road, and taking action thereon. Judge
John d. Shankin WAS called TO the chair, and
Horatio Field, Esqr., was appointed Secretary.
The chair having in brief and forcible manner
explained the objects Of the Convention, after
some further explanatory remarks by Geo. II.
Hubbell, the chairman appointed committee,
consisting of G. H. Hubbell, E. P. Harding, j.
Q. Evans, Jas. Tolson, J. w. Coleman, s. n.
Haycraft to draft resolutions expressive Of the
sense Of the meeting. They having retired, the
Convention was ably addressed by Major J. 7.
Lndall, who forcibly and eloquently advocated
the construction Of the road, and the claims Of
Grundy county to be taken in the route. ,a;,
The Committee presented through Geo. a., |
Hubbell the following preamble and resolutions,
which we're adopted unanimously and with great |
viz s{ 80 se iY 4s5
Whereas, The united and extended expert
cnce of all civilized countries has proved that
Rail Roads are the most rapid and efficient means
10 deyelope the resources Of any country thro'
which they are built, affording quick transit to
market Of the surplus commodities of the farm
,r, mechanic and all the industrial classes, at
The same time imparting life and vigor to all pur-
'ults ana branches OF business, dispensing null
itude of conveniences to all who are SO fortu-
late as to be within their influence, promoting
md fostering social intercourse and thereby
lniting more closely in one common brother
lood all parts Of the wide domain Of our glorious
Republic, therefore = -
Resolped, That we hail with favor and salts
action the project of constructing the Parkvilie,
'rand River and Burlington r. R. II
3D. That no part Of our great State should or
'ught to be more interested III the construction f.
# said Road than the Grand River country, be-
ng remote from navigation and possessing, as {
Northern Missouri does, the largest and most
critic tracts Of land in the State
Sd. That as citizens of Grundy County, we
re in favor Of our County taking, at the. proper
ime, $lO0, 900 worth of stock in said Road, pro-
ided Trenton shall be, made q point in said
load. ,ss7 III. III ,'s,,,5....,.
4th. That committee Of twenty be appoint. I
d to represent Grundy County in the Rail Road t
to be held at Plattsburg, in March ,
ext; and that said committee are hereby in
tructed to use all their efforts to make Trenton
point in said Road. ,:.i,.z.,,f-{f