Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-12-02

0se As9 Nsslfoe0 MssttAI.
The citizens Of Pottawattamis COUNTY
ars rsqssstsd to meet ss Concert Hall ;u
Council Bluds Iowa on Tuesday Nov. %,
for the purpose Of consulting upon the fs..
sibility Of calling mass convention of del.
sgates Of the counties in Western Iowa .,
Council Bluffs TO consider the project Of
% extra session Of our State Legislature
for tie ps,poss cfsra'nting aid to oar Ra e.
roods.
Also TO attend to any business relativ.
to The prosperity Of Western Iowa.
AL are invited to attend.
In pursuance Of the above notice = large
and enthusiastic meeting met ~ above
called and came 10 order by appointing c.
Baldwin ~ President and II. C. Mutt a.
Secretary.
ID. stbrieay stated the objects Of
the meeting, and moved that committe
Of five BE- appointed to draft resolutions OK
pressivs Of the sense of this meeting.
The following gentlemen were then ap-
pointed ~ that committee:
J. D. Test, L. W. Babbitt, J. D. Honn,
8. s. Bayliss, W. W. Maynard.
The meeting was entertained by NJ. Tur.
Icy, Esq, during the absence of the Com
lnittee.
The Comnit.e returned, and J. D. Test
- Chairman submitted the following ma.
jority preamble aud resolutions which were
adopted:
WHEREAs, the growth, improvement and
prosperity Of Iowa as q State, and the re-
lief Of the people from the financial embar.
rassment which At the present time paral-
ICES their individual efforts, are mainly de.
pendant upon the success of our Railroad
improvements; and
WHEREAS, it is manifest that all the Va
rieus Rail Road projects in the State are
tagging, the best making no material head.
way, and many Of them No progress at all
and
WHEREAS, We are satisfied that in the pres.
tnt condition Of affairs, none of the Rail-
roads in the State can advance to speedy
completion without the ai6 and assistance
Of the credit Of the State; and
WHEREAS, the early construction of our
Railroads is necessary to retain our posi-
ton and rank in the progress of Western
States, and to harbor an energetic and am.
bilious, but discontinued population with.
in our border.
Resolved, That we regard it as the duty
Of the State to come to the rescue BY gran.
ting the credit Of the State, upon proper
and wise conditions, to aid 10 the construc.
ton Of all the various Railroads.
Resolred, That We respectfully recon-.
mend the Governor of Iowa, to call An ex.
tra Session Of the Legislature, with view
to speedy action upon some proposition to
aid the Railroads of this State.
Re'olred, That for the purpose of obtain
ing . more extended expression of public
opinion upon this important proposition
in Western Iowa, We recommend Dsl-
egate Convention Of the Missouri Slope, to
be held in this city on the 3rd Wednesday
in December next, each county to be emit.
tied to ten delegates.
Resolped, That the officers of this Mass
Meeting be requested to correspond with
the County Judge, and others of each coun.
~. urging upon them the importance Of
having . representation Of their respective
counties, to attend said Convention, and
transmitting to them copy of these pro.
ceedings.
= On motion Of ). b b: Tsst, the Chat Chair apv-
pointed nile delegates to represent. this
county 1t the convention to be held on the
third Wednesday in December next, a.
Council Bluffs.
On motion Of W. c. James, the Chair.
man was appointed one of the delegates;
making the delegation consist of the follow.
ing gentlemen:
Frank Street, J. E. johnson, F. A. Tri-
tie. A. V. Larimer, J. D. Test, D. c. Bloom.
er. Samuel Keeper, W. c. James, J. D.
Honn, c. Baldwin.
On motion Of W. C. James it was
Resolved, That the several Editors in
the Western Valley be requested to pub.
lish the proceedings Of this meeting.
Remarks were then made upon the pol.
icy Of State Aid to Railroads by c. Bald
win, w. c. James, J. +. johnson, w. II.
N. Pssey, L. W. Babbit.