Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-05-26
From the Richmond Bulletin, 18th.
Railroad Convention.

From the Richmond Bulletin, 18th.
Railroad Convention.
The railroad convention Of the counties
of Clay, Ray, Carroll and Charlton met pur-
suanl TO adjournment in the court house in
this city on Monday. The convention was
called 10 order by Col. l.. C. Bohanon.-
The convention organized by electlng ex
Gov. Price Of Charlton, President, Judge
Thomas OF Carroll, Vice President and E.
B. Wilson Secretary. The President, by
request addressed the convention. and
showed 10 The satisfaction Of all present that
the Missouri River Valley Road could be
built by the counties through which it
would pass, without State aid and when
completed, would be the best paying road
in the State. On motion a committee of FIVE
was appointed to draft resolutions express
i've Of the sense Of the convention. The
chair appointed the following gentlemen:
Joseph Chew, C. T. Garner. A. A. King,
B. A. Rires and B. J. Brown. On motion
the Presiden, oflhs convention was added
10 the list. The committee reported the
following resolutions which were unani-
mOuly adopetd:
Resolved, That the committee is in favor
Of the immediate construction Of the Mis-
souri, River Valley Rail Road connecting
with the North Missouri Road by connee.
tien with the Charlton and Randolph Rail
Road at B unswick and from thence.
through the counties of Carroll Ray and
Clay to Kansas City or some other point on
the Missouri River above tina. point, and fur
Their ia in favor of having The propose route
for said road survey urd an estimate OF thru
cost, Of the building Of said road, made by a
competent Engineer SO soon as the means
necessary for that purpose can be raised
from the counties along the route Of the
Road.
RESOLVED, That the the President Of the COLI
vention appoint a committee to consist Of
three members from each Of the counties Of
Ray, Carroll and Clay, whose duty it shall
be 10 present the subject Of raising the mon
ey by subscription or Otherwise, to The
citizens of the counties respectfully, for
the purpose of paying the expense Of the
survey Of said road, as provided for in the
foregoing resolution-snd that they report
to the corresponding committee, heretofore
appointed by this convention, the result Of
their action, at as early a day as practibls.
Resolred, That in the opinion Of the con-
vetnion, the sum of two hundred and fly
dollars from each Of the three counties named
in the foregoing resolutions will be suffi.
cient to pay the expense Of the proposed
surveys, and report of said route, snd that
this convention hereby urge upon the people
in the counties aforesaid the raising OF the
sum aforesaid for said purpose.
R.solrsa, That the corresponding commit
tee SO soon as they are informed that the mon
ey IS raised for the survey aforesaid, that
they proceed at once to contract with
engineer for the survey Of said
road.
RESOLVED, That when the convention ad-
iourns that it adjourns to meet in the city OF
on the Second Monday in July
next, TO which adjourned meeting the eoun-
lies along the line are hereby requested
md urged to send up delegates.
RESOLVED, That the cooperation Of the
citizens along the line Of the Charlton and
Randolph Railroad, also Of the North
Missouri Railroad are earnestly and re-
'pectfully solicited in this enterprise.
Under the second resolution the Presi.
dent appointed the following COMMITTEES OF
Carroll County:
Col. w. w. Austin; Capt. Sam. H. Par
,er; Capt. Pritchard. Ray County, w. ID.
Rice; A.. A. Brice; Johnson Copeland
Clay County, Judge ]. T. Thompson; Ed
ward M. Samuel; Maj. John G. Price.
Hon. George w. Dunn offered the follow.
ng resolutions, which were unanimously
dopted.
Resolued, That the thanks Of this conver-
ion are hereby rendered to Ex Gov. Price
or the able address delivered by him in
avor Of the Missouri River Valley Road,
nd also TO George C. Pratte for the lucid
smarks made by him on the same subject.
Resolved, That Elk Gov. A. A. King be
10 address the people of Kansas
5ity and Jackson county upon the impor-
anoe of the Missouri River Valley Road at
IS early day as may suit his convenience.
The following gentlemen compose the cor
committee: DR.. Joseph Chew;
iov. A. A. King, c. T. Garner. On mo-
ion the Secretary was requested 70 furnish |
ach of the papers in this City with the
proceedings Of this convention, and request
he papers along the line to copy. On mo.
ion the convention adjourned.
STERLING PRICE Prss't
E. B. WILSON, Seo'y.