St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-10
Railroad Convention at 0SkalOOsa.
Reported for the St. Charles City Inlclligeneer.

Railroad Convention at 0SkalOOsa.
Reported for the 81. Charles City In,cllgenccr.
At a meeting held at Oskaloosa, in
Mahaska County, Iowa, January 9th,
1859, pursuant to an appointment
made by a convention held at Eddy
vile on the 9Th day of January, 1859,
the following proceedings were had
Mr.. Loughridge moved that Hon.
J. B. Grinncll, of Powesheik county,
be appointed Chairman of the meeting,
and he was SO elected.
On motion of A. NJ. Cowing, E. b.
Bolcns of lama county, was elected
Secretary.
On motion, it was voted that Z. B.
Bolens, I. A. Graham, N. G. Weiting
and I. w. jackson, of lama county /;
and Andrew Mullarky and l.. d. Lamp
man of Blackhawk county, be added
to the Committee formed at the Eddy
vile convention.
On motion, a committee of one
from each County was appointed to
draft articles of incorporation and re-
port to this meeting, which commit
tee consisted of j. A. l.. Crookham of
Mahaska, r. Mickle of Poweslleik, 7.
w. Jackson of Tama, A. Mullarky Of
Blackhawk, w. NJ. Allison of Wapcl-
10, and d. Anderson of Monroe.
On motion, a committee of one from
each county was appointed to report
resolutions to this meeting, viz NC.
Weiting of Tama, VIM. Loughridgc
of Mahaska, L. ID. Lampman of Black
hawk, and A. NJ. Cowing of Powc-
sheik. The Chairman was also added
to the committee.
The committee upon Articles of In
corporation made their report, which
report, after filling the blank with the
names of the various gentlemen who
should compose the company, was
adopted. The first article provides
that these gentlemen and their assocl-
ates and all such persons as shall here
after become stockholders in the Com
pany hereby Incorporated, hereby form
themselves into a body corporate I'M
der the name and style of the st. Lou
is, Iowa and St. Paul Railroad Com
pany, for the purpose of constructing,
operating and maintaining a Railroad
with a single or double track, from
some convenient point of junction
with the North Missouri Railroad,
where the same may strike the south
boundary line of the State of Iowa, to
the town of Cedar Falls in the County
of Blackhawk, passing through the
following counties, to wit Appanoose,
Monroe, Wapello, Mahaska, Powe-
sheik, Tama and Blackhawk. And in
the counties of Mahaska, Powesheik
and Tama, running through the centre
thereof, as nearly a practicable, re-
gard being had to the accommodation
of business, distance and expense OF
construction.
rive have not room at this time for
J the remainder of the articles Of incor.
p]oration.
The committee on resolutions rcpor
ted, when the meeting adopted the fol
lowing
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas. The State of Minnesota has. by q
!, grant of lands and the loan of its credit, Sc
cured the construction of the Minneapolis and
Cedar Valley Railroad from Minneapolis and
st. Paul to the north line Of this State, striking
7 the line at Mitchell County, and
J, Whereas, Til Cedar Falls & Minnesota Rail
+, road Company are pushing forward the worl
/, of construction from the Southern terminus 0
! the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad t,
: Cedar Falls, in Blackhawk county, and
Whereas, The North Missouri Railroad, run
ming from st. Louis to the Southern boundar,
of our State is already finished a distance o
, 1853 miles, and its final completion secured b.
7 about one and a quarter million Of State Bond
yet due it, and
, Whereas, TIN navigation of the upper Mis-
sissippi is INSTRUCTED a great share of eacl
e year by shoals and frosts, and
h Whereas, Numerous Railroads are bein,
built, trayersing our State East and West, al
of which will be of great benefit, and mus
,, serve as tributaries to the great trunk whic
y shall finally come Minneapolis and st. Pau
" with st. Louis,
O Therefore, We, the delegates from the cour
ties of Wapello, Mahaska, Powesheik, Tam
and Blackhawk, in convention assembled, hay
d this day formed a company to connect the la
e link i'm the great chain of the Railroad lcadin
from st. Louis to st. Paul, through the cour
Ties Oh AppalOOSe, MOnroc, Ndpeilo, SlaHa
ka, Powesheik, Tama and Blackhawk, in low
) to connect with the North Missouri Railroad
| where it strikes the Southern line of the low
e and Minnesota Railroad at Cedar Falls,
o Blackhawk County, and do
Resolve, That this road when completes
connecting as it will by a direct commune;
l. ton two Of the greatest commercial emp'
/. RUINS in the West, passing through the heaa
of the State of Iowa, a country teeming wit
all the elements of wealth, connecting I'll
pine regions of Minnesota with the inexhausta
v BILE coal fields of southern Iowa, md opcnin
!, the way to the great Southern markct-mus
be one of the most valuable and protitabl
"a roads in the West.
It Rcsolred, That, in our opinion, no Railroa
e in the State, now built or in course of col
struction, will be of as great benefit to the PEE
pie of the State of low as this and, bein
&c first in Importance, We call upon those direc
n ly or remotely interested, to unite with us
Ie Fastening to an early completion this gre;
work.
Resolved, That we believe the chain of Raj
~ roads connecting Minneapolis and st. Pa
with st. Louis, of which the st. Louis, Iov
& st. Paul Railroad forms an important lin
ofl will prove u greater source of wealth to tho
cities than any other Roads leading into thei
y and that, therefore, W. feel justitiable in ca
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