The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-03


The committee on Eesolu ions re
portedthe following which werc adopted
RESOLUTIONS.
H-hewos The State Of Minnesota
has by grant Of lands, aud the loan OF
/ its credit secured the construction OF
. the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Rail
Road, from Minneapolis and St. Paul, TO
the north line of THIS State, striking the
! ire at Mitchell county: .AmI Whereas !:
The Cedar Falls and Minnesota Rail
Road Company are pushing onward the
work Of construction from the Sou,hern
terminus of the Minneapolis and Cedar
Valley Rail Road to Cedar Falls, in
Black Hawk county: -luI y. hcrrnS !;
| The North Missouri, Rail Road running
from ST. Louis to the Southern bountla
~ Of our State is already finished dis
lance Of lG0 miles, aud its final compile
ton secured BY about one and a q uarter
million Of Statc bonds yet Cue it:
Ind Whereas; The Navigation of
the Upper Mississippi is obstructed n
grea, share Of each year by shoals and
/ frosts.
1nd II hereos Numerous railroads
are being built traversing our State,
i East and West, all of which will be of
great benefit to the great trunk which
shall finally connect Minneapolis and ST.
Paul with St. Louis.
Therefore We the delegates from
the counties of Wapello, Mahaska, Pow
esheik, Tama and Black Hawk, in con.
vcntion this day assembled, have form
ed company to construct the last link
/ IN the great chain Of Railroads leading
from Minneapolis and st Paul to st. Lou
is, through the counties OF Appanoosc
Monroe, Wapclln, Mahaska, Poyesheik,
Tama and Black Hawk to connect
with the n NJ r. Il. at the point
of its termination in Schuyler and do
resolre.
Isl. That this road when completed
connecting, as it will by direct com
mun;caton two Of the greatest CONNER
cial Empc rionms in the West, passing
through the heart Of the State of Iowa
"a country teeming with al! the elc-
ments Of wealth, connecting the Pine
regions of Minnesota with the mex
haustable coal fields Of Southern Iowa,
and opening the way to the great south
crn market, must be one of the most
valuable and profitable roads in the
West.
Resolred; That in our opinion no
Rail Road in the State built, or in pro-
gross Of construction, will be Of us
great benefit to the people of the State
of Iowa as this. And being thus, first
in importance, we call upon all those
directly, or remotely interested to unite
with us, in fastening to an early COM
pletion, this great work.
Resolred That we believe the chain
Of railroads connecting Minea polls and
St. Paul with St. Louis, Of which the
st. Louis, Iowa and ST. Paul, forms an
important link, will prove greater
source Of wealth to those cities, than
any other roads, leading into them, and
that therefore we feel justi6able in call
ing upon them to lend us their influence
and material aid in the construction Of
our road.
Reso!rcd; That We are each and all
determined to push forward this great
enterprise, with untiring zeal and never
rest satisfied until our object is fully at
tanned.
Resolred; That we request the publ
cation Of the proceedings Of this Con-
vention in the st. Louis and st. Paul
papers and the papers on the line Of this
route and that copies be sent them for
that purpose.
N. c. WIETING,l
w. LoUGHRIDGE,
A. NJ CowING, oo".'
J.. u. LAMPMAN,
Oskuloosa, Jan. 9th, 1859.
On motion each delegation reported
one member Of the board Of Directors
| for their county as follows. Andrew
Mullarky Of Black Hawk county, Thorn
as A. Graham Of Tama, Ruben Nickel
Of Powesheik, William Loughridge Of