The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-10-23
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Mississippi l. Missouri Railroad!
work to be Commenced IN Fot'
raxvattamie county in 30 days!


Some two months ago, it was given out,
that Mr.. FARNAN, and other managers OF
,hs NJ. &, NJ. r. R., would shortly visit this
CITY. for the purpose of making arrange
ments to commence work at this END OF 'he
line, and progress eastward. This an
uouncement, caused the popular pulse 70
beat high, and everybody seemed well pleas
ed with the prospect in store for western
Iowa.
Time crept on apace, and yet nothing
more was heard from the managers OF the
Road, until the 18th inst, when Messrs'
FARxAx, DURAsr, DEFY and PRICE, arrived
here. Some Of our citizens called o meet
ing at Concert Hall, on the evening OF the
18th. and invited the above named gentle
men then and there, to meet the citizens OF
Council Bluffs, and inform them OF the con-
templated NOV ements Of the Company. AT
an early hour, the large Hall was we'll filled
with eager expectants. }. u. lest was
called to the Chair, and FRANK STREET, ap-
pointed Secretary. a committee of three
was appointed to wait upon Messrs. FARSAx,
and others, and requested them to address
the multitude assembled in regard to the
future NOV ements of the company IN TINS
,ect,on. Mr.. FARSAM first took the stand.
lie spoke briefly and to the point. lie sa'a
work would be commenced in this county
within THIRTY DAYS! lApplause
and cheers. and that it was the intention
of the Company to complete the road through
this county, rs fast as means could be OBJ
tanned for that purpose. Subsequently, IN
answer to an interrogatory by FRANK STREET,
he said it was the design Of the Company to
comple,e 40 miles of the Road East, from
the Missouri, as soon as possible, anu 70
put on the rolling stock as soon as the track
was laid; and further, that the Company
had strong hopes of completing the Road
from Iowa City to this point, within three
years; or, by the time FORTY MILES OF
the Road from this city Eastward, was ready
for the tread of the slron Horse"
Messrs. DEy and PRICE, respectively spoke
OF the advantages Railroad connection
with the East, would give us. They assur-
ed the people, that everything looked en-
couraging for q vigorous prosecution OF the
work on this line. The remarks of the gen
tlcmen were generally well-received, and
frequently applaudcd.
h. Th,ir Of n
what action the meeting would take in re-
gard to this matter, Col. l.. W. BABBlTT,
arose, and offered a series of resolutions
ton his Gown hook" he sald) rejecting
severely upon the management of the road,
and asking them to give good and sufficient
security to the county that in case the bonds
of the County were issued, the Company
would expend within the county, of their
own money, twice the amount. He sup
ported his resolutions in an ingenious aud
able speech of some fifteen minutes dura-
ton. After some remarks in opposition to
the resolutions, by Mcssrs. STREET, TURLEr,
G.. BALDWIN and HIRAM PRICE, and one or
two Intellectual attempts to amend the same,
on motion of J. r. BALDWIN, the resou-
tons were laid upon the table, and COM
mittee Of FIVE, consisting Of }. I. BALDWIN,
l.. W. BABBlrr, S. f. WIcKs, HORACE Ev-
ERE1r and S. n. PoRrERFlELp, was appoint
ed to draft resolutions expressive of the
sense of the meeting. Onmotion, the reso-
lutions offered by Mr.. BABBirr, were taken
from the table and referred to said commit
tee. During the absence of the committee,
the meeting was addressed by S. ii. CRAIG
and A. II. palmer in support of the resolu
tions offered by Col. BABBITr, and by Messrs.
&. BALDWIN, JAMES and Ii. PRICE in oppo-
sition. Mr.. BALDWIN assumed the position,
that the Company had always fulfilled their
contracts faithfully, and thought the people
of Pottawattamie County should not now,
after having voted n loan upon certain con-
ditons, seek to change those conditions,
and impose new restrictions upon the COM
panv. To test the sense of the meeting on
this point, he offered the following reSolu-
tons:
Resolved, That we have unlimited confidence in the
ability and integrity of Mc>Srs. FARNAM and Others
the management of the NJ. Il NJ Railroad.
Resolved. That If the said Railroad Company will
commence the work said Road, within this County.
in thirty days from this time. request County
Judge the bonds of this County pursuance of
the terms Of the upon
that the said Bonds be placed in the hands of l.. W
n Tt.n ~ r. N ,
to be given up by them said Company, as the work
OIL said Road progresses in this county.
The Chairman decided the resolutions out |
of order, on the ground that they decided u
matter now strictly before the committee
At this stage of the proceedings, the Com
mittee returned and reported. The resolu-
tons reported by the Committee, were
substantially the same as those reported by
Mr.. BABBITr. They required the Company
to complete the Road to the Eastern line of
the County within thirty months-that upon
the commencement Of work here, the Coun-
ty Judge should issue 100000 Of bonds to
the Company, aud the remaining 100000
placed in the hands of trustees, so, that
when the Company should have expended
IN additional Sl00, 900 of its own money,
then the trustees should deliver to the Com
pany another 100000 in bonds, and in like
manner the remaining 100000 of bonds
the Company giving security for the per-
Torrance of these conditions.
On motion of Judge JAMES, the report of
the Committee was laid upon the table. 1t
was then moved and seconded, that the re-
solutions offered by Mr.. c. BALDWIN, be
adopted rs substitute for the report of the
Committee. Then came the "tug of war;"
An angry debate here ensued between Messrs.
BABnIrr, PRIcE and BALDWIN. Col. BAD
BIT first took the stand, and Don Quixotte
like, proceeded to "use up" everything ami
mate and iuanima,e on the Missouri Slope,
but was particularly "down on" the NJ. L
NJ. Il. r. Company. We have neither the
time nor space to follow him in his TRADE
acainst the COMPANY; suffice it, that he was