The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-27
FOR the Gate City.

For the Gate City.
/ Railroad Meeting N Ashiand.
According to previous notice, the citizsni
Of Ashland and vicinity assembled in thu
University, on Monday evening, January Sd
lls5s.
The meeting was called to order, and, or
motion, John Priest was appointed President
and ThoA J. Nelson, Sec'y.
The Prssiaaat stated that the object of the
meeting was to take into consideration what
course we should take to get the Keokuk, Fl.
Des Moincs and Minnesota Railroad and the
North Missouri Railroad through the town
Of Ashland.
On motion, w. R. DsNson, D. NJ. CLARK
and Thos. Ping we're appointed committee
to draf. resolutions expressive. OF the views
of the meeting, and to report at - adjourned
meeting. z
On motion, ID. NJ. Clark and Thos. Ping
we're appointed to correspond with the North
Missouri Railroad Company.
On motion, ID. NJ. CLARK and Thos. j. Nel-
son were appointed to correspond with ne
keokuk, Fl Des Moines and Minnesota Rail-
road Company.
On motion, the President invited the citi-
zens of lowaville and Agency City to meet
withus in convention, on Wednesday even
ing, January 18th, at Ashland.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet
Jan. 18th, 1859.
JANUARY IL.
Met according to adjournment.
The house being called to order, the COM
mittee that was appointed at the last meet.
ing, reported the following preamble and
resolutions, which were read and unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas, it becomes the duty, as we'll as
the interest of the citizens OF Ashland and
vicinity, to let their wants be known, and
then do their duty by asking what they deem
their rights, seeing the different localities
claiming theirs, weclaim to be in the GEN.
trail and natural place for the keokuk, IT..
Des Moines and Minnesota Railroad and the
North Missouri Railroad to pass through the
town Of Ashland; therefore,
|. Resolved, That we look to branch Of
the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad,
from Agency City to Oskaloosa, not only OF
great importance to Wapelo county, but of
vast interest to Burlington, 0skaloosa and
Agency City.
2. Resolved, That it is the opinion Of this
meeting that if the Keokuk, Fl. Des Moines
and Minnesota Railroad should intersect the
Burlington and Missouri Railroad at Agency
City, it would not only be an advantage to
the country. but would give the city Of Keo-
kuk what it ut one time had, when dirt roads
was the way Of travelling. Then Keokuk had
the trade, and to give Keokuk railroad to
| Agency City, we will see Keokuk the great
metropolis Of trade for Iowa.
3. Resolved, That we ask the Keokuk n.
| Des Moines and Minnesota Railroad Compa-
ny to run preliminary survey through Ash.
land to Agency City, and we, as citizens, will
do our duty as to dcfraying the expenses Of
such survey.
4. Resolved, That this meeting appoint a
committee Of three TO procure the right oil
way from the southern line Of Wapello couu.
ty to Ashland and Agency City, and we re.
quest Agency City 70 appoint similar com.
mittee to act in conjunction with said com
mittes If said road be located through Ash.
land to Agency City.
| 5. Resolved, That this meeting appoin,
| five delegates to attend the Dahonega con
vention on the l4,h instant, and five dele
gates TO attend the 0skaloosa convention on
| the Goth inst.
/ 6. Resolved, That we LOOK to the NORTH
Missouri Railroad with deep interest, and the
sooner il taps the Des Moines valley the bet
ter it will be, and the further east ii crooser
/ the Des MONIES river the more trade it will
procure.
| /. Resolved, That we ask the North Mis-
souri, 4. K. Co. TO run their road az far east
as practicable, we believing Mt or near Iowa
vile TO be the most feasible and practicable
route for crossing the Des Moines river, and
then interssct at Agency City, giving US q
southern market, Mt oil seasons Of the year,
to the great city Of st. Louis
8. Resolved, That We ask the United CO.
operation OF Iowaville, Agency City, Dahlon-
ega, kirkyille and Oskaloosa, with Ashland,
to procure the location Of said road.
On motion, Thomas Foster, d. NJ. CLARK
and u. Grigsby were appointed committee
TO procure the right Of way.
On motion, Thos. j. Nelson, l.. A. Myers,
J. NJ. Mael, Jackson Bartholomew and W. 7.
McCorrel wore appointed delegates to attend
at Dahlonega ON the l4th inst.
On motion, Thos. O. Millisack, G. 7. Gar
vey, ]. w. Hunt, Henry Monroe and D. NJ
Clark we're appointed delegates to attend til.
0skaloosa convtion on the 18th inst.
On motion, it VAS ordered that the Presi.
dent and Secretary sign the proceedings Of
these meetings, and the Ossumwa, Oskaloo.
ga and keokuk. papers be requested to pub.
lish the same.
On motion, adjourned.
JOHN PRIEST, Press.
Tuos. j. NELSON, sec'y.