Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-13
Ps &C edings OF tho Railroad Conven.
tiOn At NJ aknOlia.

Of the :, R.iirc.d Convs.-
At meeting Of Delegates appointed
from the counties Of Pottawattamie, Har.
rison, Monona and Woodbury., held on the
3Oth December, 1858, at Magnolia, in Har.
rison county, Iowa, for the purpose of or.
ganizing . Company for the purpose of
constructing a Railroad from Co upeil
Bluffs to Sioux City,
On motion of DIR. j. C. Hazelett, of Mo.
mona county, Judge Moore, of Sioux City,
was elected President, and on motion Of
j. p. Cassidy, DR.. J. c. Hazels.t and VIM.
NJ. Hill, were elected Secretaries.
On motion, the President appointed J.
P. Cassidy, W. i. Raymond, W. W. Fuller,
and Fl. c. Bacon, a committee on creden-
tials; who, after short absence, reported
the following named gentlemen as entitled
to seat in the Convention: .-...
From the county of Pottaw attamie--J.
T. Cassidy, s. H. Craig, A. Cochran. l..
W. Rabbit, Frank Street, s. NJ. Ballard,
J. f. Johnson, W. II. Reel, A. V. Laeimer,
s. S. Bayliss, W. Menary and W. II. N.
Pusey.
From the county Of Harrison-J. Hardy,
d. Brainard, W. NJ. Hill, ". l. Raymond,
J. G. Downs, W. W. Fuller, S. r. Hill,
A. Gleason, Solomon Smith, s. w. Condit,
j. S. Scofeld, r. Zisbee, Daniel Brown,
W. 5. Mech, J. S. Fountain, W. V. Ma
son, Robert McGavern, Noah Harris, Ste
phen King. Henry Olmstead, J. Harsbar-
ger, &. Main, l.. I. Coons and C. Baugh.
man.
From the county of Monona-C.C c. Bues.
by, S. King, L. Menegar, r. Cobb, A.
Dimmick, c. Z. Whiting. J. c. Hazele,t,
Isaac Ashton, w. II. Wylie and II. B.
Ernest.
From the county Of Woodbury-M. F.
Moore, A. W. Hubbard, H. c. Bacon, A.
Leech, S. II. Cassidy and I. Pendeton.
On motion, the President appointed L.
W. Rabbit. Of Pottawattamie, Stephen
King and W. W. Fuller, of Harrison, s.
ii. Cassidy, Of Woodbury., and c. c. Bues-
by, Of Monona county. a committee on
resolutions.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
until 3 clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order BY
the President whereupon the committee
appointed to draft resolutions, reported
the following Preamble and Resolutions :,
which were read separately, and unani-
mously adopted
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, The counties of Pottawatta-
mie, Harrison, Monona and Wood bury,
possess within themselves the means ne
cessary to secure the construction Of
Railroad from Sioux City to Council Blu tfs;
Therefore, he ii Reyolce3. BY the menu
berS OF this convention, that they collect.
ivel y and individually use all reasonable
and legal efforts TO secure the construction
OF Railroad rom Council b ulls to Sioux
City.
Rc$0irC5, As means Of securing the
early construction OF said road. We are in
favor OF appropriating a portion Of the
Swamp Land. lying in the COUNTIES afore-
said, for the purpose Of aiding in its con-
structiou.
R,&olrcd, That this Convention recon-.
mehds to the County Judges of said coun-
ties, TO withhold any expenditures whereby
the Swamp Lands within their limits shall
be further Incumbyred, until a fair ex-
preston OF public opinion can be had
thereon.
Ecsoired, That unless the counties along
TIE Haze 3. The rcaA assist the Railroad
Company, either by voting loan taking
stock, or arproprlatlng portion of their
Swamp Lands to aid in the construction
OF SAID road cannot be commenced at this
time, and that this convention recommend
as the safest, best, and least burdensome
upon the people, that = portion Of tho
swamp Lands be appropriated therefor.
Rc>ofrsd, That in the opinion Of the
members of this convention. that Rail.
road from Sioux City, down the valley of
the Missouri, to the Southern line of the
State. so as to connect with Platte country
Rai,roai,i in the State OF Missouri, there bv
securing both u Southern and Eastern
connection, is of far greater importance to
the counties lying on the Missouri River,
| than the construction of roads running
East to the Mississippi River, as such =
connection would give their citizens the
advantages Of both an Eastern and South
ern market.
Resolred. That in the opinion of this
convention, If the counties should appro.
pirate portion OF their Swamp Lands to
aid III the construction of such a road
that he work would be commenced there.
on early next spring and thereby home
market would be created for their surplus
produce.
Reso|rt9, That the construction OF .
Railroad from Sioux City to Council Bluffs
would accommodate all the citizens of the
counties lying on the Missouri river, while
roads running East 10 the Mississippi
River accommodate those counties ONLY
| through which they pass, and therefore the
Council Bluffs and Sioux City Railroad
strongly recommends itself to every citizen
OF the counties lying upon the Missouri
river.
On motion. the Convention adjourned
unit. : o'clock, p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
At o'clock, the convention was callsd
| to order by the President.
On motion of W. l. Raymond, the dele.
gates from each county, were authorized
to select three Of their number to compose
committee TO draft articles Of incorpora.
ton fer the Council Bluffs aud Sioux CITY
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