St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-09

press forward ana relleye themselves
of the pecuniary in cubus which was
weighing them down, by building a
Railroad.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions hav-
ing come i'll ready to report, Mr.. Hill
dreth, chairman of that committee,
came forward and said
Mr.. President
Your committee to whom the sub
jject of resolutions was referred, re-
specially beg leave to report the fol-
lowing
| /. Resolved, That we consider the question
of how we shall obtain speedy communica-
ton by Railroad to the cities of the East and
North to be of the most vital Importance t.
all the people of the Cedar Valley: That this
subject is of so great and pressing necessity
that any individual who seeks to postpone OF
defer its solution for any selfish interest ought
to be considered an enemy to the section OF
country in which he resides.
. Resolved, That we consider the real mat
ter for us to decide is not what company shall
we aid, but how shall we assist ourselves to
the benefits and advantages which may be re-
ceived by the speedy construction OF HALL
road from the most eligible point of connec-
ton with the Mississippi River, to the termin-
alton of the Cedar Valley & Minneapolis Rail
Road, at the State line.
8. Resolved, That in a common sense view
of the subject, it is apparent that it will take
a less period of time to construct short than
to construct long road, and it is equally ap-
parent that it will call for o smaller expendi.
ture of means and money.
A. Resolved, That one termination, 1.-THE
n. II. xs.I nj
for the othe- we find that Cedar Falls is the
nearest point at which we can depend upon a
speedy connection with the East, and there
fore it is to the construction of a road between
these two termini tall other things being sat
isfactory, } that we should devote our energies
and exert our influence.
s. Resolred, That in dcvoting our time and
energies to this important work, and especially
our money and means it behooves us to exam
inc carefully what we may get in return. We
are fully satisfied that Railroad from Cedar
Falls to the Minnesota State Line can be built
at much less cost per mile, than one upon the
whole distance from Cedar Rapids. 1t can be
operated for much less money, and consequent
ly will pay larger and better dividends; and
therefore its separate construction has our de-
cided preference.
6. Resoo1ed, That experience in all Railroad
Operations shows the fact that Trunk roads are
tended with branches and outlets, do not pay,
ard hence the Trunk Road of the Valley, from
Cedar Falls to Minnesota holds out to us the
best inducements for investment.
T. R.solred That the exhibit made by the
Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad company
of their plans, profiles and estimates, together
with their financial plans, is in the highest de-
gree satisfactory--that we have confidence in
the integrity and capacity of the officers of
that company--that we recognize among them
men whose experience in constructing Rail
| roads is known and admitted by all, and that
finally we pledge to them our hearty co-opera-
ton in pushing forward their enterprise to
| completion.
g. Resolved, That we deny that the express
sion of the convention recently held at Waiver
| ly, under the auspices of the Chicago, Iowa 4
Nebraska Railroad Company is in any, even
in the smallest degree. binding upon the peo-
pie of this Valley, and that we do not under
| stand the resolutions there adopted to have
been a fair exponent OF the views OF the peo-
pie residing in the Cedar Valley, north of the
Dubuque & Pacific Railroad.
0. Resolved, That we call upon the people
residing along the Valley of the Cedar Falls &
Minnesota Railroad to unite cordially, cheer
fully and unanimously, in their efforts to Sc
cure the speedy construction.of that road /; to
lay aside all other projects as dilatory and use
| less, and, acting rs men should do when their
most vital interests are at stake, surrender
individual preferences for d" the greatest good
to the greatest number"
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted as the sense of the conven-
ton. .....
! Mr.. A. F. Brown, being called. made
some humorous and forcible remarks.
Mr.. Mcclure was called said he
came here when there were only three
log houses in ST Charles, and had to
go out to farmers house to get his
dinner. 1t was, perhaps, fortunate
for the people of this place that he
did not succeed in his object-he came
here to see the town, and intended, if
he liked it, to buy it He spoke of
the grand Railroad scheme from the
beautiful bay of Mobile-the Ameri-
can Mediterranean-to the northern
lakes. Said the Cedar Falls & Min
nesota Road was the last link to COM
plete the chain.
Mr.. w. p. Harmon, of Waverly, was
called. Said he did not come here as
an imported speaker of any foreign
Company he was an interested prop
erty holder among us, and anxious to
adopt the best plan. He did not
speak for any SPECTATOR who was GO
ing to make speculation at the ex-
pense of the people along the Cedar
Valley. He was one of those persons
who were gulled by an an old compa-
ny. He had, from the first, been anx-
ious to make the road up and down the
Cedar Valley a separate Company
first, because it was cheaper built
than the other roads, and would pay
better on tine capital stock employed
He said we needed north and south
road more than we needed an east and
west road, because more of our heavy
goods como from the south, from ST
Louis, New Orleans, and large part
of the year the Mississippi is not nav
igable, and this road should ultimate
ly extend to keokuk.
Mr.. Harmon said the running of the
line through here last week by the
Cedar Valley Company, had nothing
to do with this convention. He went,
himself, to Clinton and engaged the
engineer to run through, ten days be-
fore this Convention was called. He
said this company had no possible con-
nection with the Dubuque & Pacific
Rail Road Company, by which they
could control the finances Of that COM
pany, nor could you control your own
finances when you shall become con-
nected with that company. He said
the whole thing is predicated on the
idea that Cedar Falls must be the
point of connection with the Dubuque
& Pacific Rail Road.
He thought We should decide like
men and adopt the plan, and aid the
company, that will give us the road
first The Cedar Valley Company
had the means by which they could