The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-11-09

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: Fususaeto public NOTICE eisen. the citizcns
Of aurlu lon conysned in harjGn Hall, on Tues
daJ evcnlng. the Eth inst. 70 bear an address
fron tbs President of the Logansport, Peoria :
Burlington 3. r Company. Tie meeting being
organised by calling Mayor French to the Chair
and appointing Silas A. Hudson AZ Secretary.
The Hon. Cbas l.. Frost addressed the meet
ing at length, and very ably and eloquently re-
viewed the history and policy Of our Railroad.
After which, and on motion of NJ. W. w. White,
. special committee Of five was appointed BY the
Chair to draft a suitable memorial to the Prest
dent Of said r R. Company, Mr.. Frost, express
sive Of the sense Of the citizens Of Burlington.
and delegating to him full authority to act for
them in defending their interests In said Rail-
road Company.
The Chair appointed Nessrr. John G. Foote.
J. G. Hall, J. F. Henry, Thomas Hedge and W.
w. White, said committee. Who, through their
Chairman, Mr. Foote, submitted the following:
CHAs. L. FRosr: s3sst.,...s
SlR:-You are the President Of the s'LogaDs-
port, Peoria and Darlington Railroad, |" formerly
known. as .'the Peoria and Oquawka Railroad
Company" The policy Of Illinois, at the date
of the latter charter, forbade the termination OF
any road at cities outside Of the State. II was
subsequently so amended as TO provide Tor =
branch, terminating cat or near Shocoquon," q
landing some four miles below Burlington. So
the words cat or near" embraced point oppo.
site Burlington. The citizens Of Burlington at
once came together and determined to cons., uct
road froa, Burlington to Peoria. s.t
The project of this road to Peoria originated
in Burlington, and was pressed before Illinois
Legislature as a necessity of Southern Iowa, in
commercial point Of view, to give US an outlet
to the east by the only practicable ronte at the
tims-"Peolia-the Illinois river and Canal"
We grasped at the enterprise, we counsellcd
together in public and in private, and fnally re-
solved to exert ourselves TO build the Road. We
subscribed as city $4,000. Individual riti
gems of Burlington have like amount in this
enterprize,
The efforts Of Burlington were not seconded
in any commendabie way, by either Peoria or
the people Of illinois. The Road originated in
Burlington and was built to Peoria, mainly by
in running order by the G. B. & Q. q. R, Co. s,
The subsequent extension of the Road to Lo-
gapsport has greatly augmented our interest in
the Original enterprise, for which we, as cit:-
zens of Burlington" and Iowa, staked our money.
4 direction east by Logansport and to the
Lakes, TIE ATLANTIC, the midland and the Chic
river cities and quarts OF commerce, would lie q
realization of our earliest hopes, M
But our whole ambition aud enterprise and
energy, have been banked by the antiques of
Roads, which have determined to subsidize this
road to Peoria, to the advancement of other en-.
terprises @ st
By a complication Of embaFrassments and con.
ficts, all the interest. Of Burlington and South.
ern Iowa. fell into the bands of the Chicago Bur.
lington 4 Quincy RAILROAD Having acquired
the mastery OF the Burlington raad to Peoris and
eastward, they next acquired the entire control
dizins that road to tho uses and benefits Of the
Chicago Burlington g. Quincy Railroad.
Every embarrassment that human ingenuity
could devise, has been resorted to by these con-
joint osners Gi the Chicago, Burlington & Qun-
cy and Burlington \ Missouri hlveE Railroads.
The great object of Burlington and Of South.
ern Iowa, (Which was . direct Eastern Connec.
tion,) is blasted The money we have invested
ia for nought. By the in:rigues and completely Of
the Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy, and the Han
nibal and ST. Joseph Roadl-our Road and its
direct connection east, through Peoria, is sas-
pended, whilst these conspirators have grssped
the whole OF our land gram, and are converting
1t to the private profit of set of sharp sp,cuia.
tors in the east, who have gained the control OF
this Road. Thus our great scheme of road to
the Missouri river, on the most practicable route
to Nevada. Utah and Califoroa, is blasted.
The citizens of Burlington cannot afford to
give up all their material interests to a combina-
ton of capitalists.
Hitherto every distinction of rates of freights,
Which gould embarrass our commerce, has been
made by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and
the Burlington g. Missouri River Railroad in
combination.
The people of Iowa and OF Burlington, In par.
ticuar, are determined to have communication
by Railroad. over our route originally projected
to Peoria and thence east. We have been h;th
er,o thwarted in our plans, by the ambitious de-
signs Of other companies 1t remains for US to
assert our rights through you, as our President
The embarrassments thrown in our way, as q
community, by thebase action and completely oil
the Chicago, Burlington L Quincy, and the Bur
lington g. Mo- River Railroads, cover the whole
interests of Southern Iowa.
For long time, and even now, exaction OF
freights in favor Of the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy Road, and an embargo upon all other
transportation; and the control over the eastern
route acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Road, has virtually deprived, US Of Iowa
OF all the independence which we sought origin
ally, when W. combined to build this road.
Mr.. President:
We have been virtually cut off from the bene.
fits we sought in our eastern connection by Pc.
eoria and Logansport. Our citizens are denied
all the privileges we desired. We can neither
ship nor travel over the road with the usual ac
commodations belonging to highysy. Nc
connection ia allowed, which is convenient and
| necessary. A discrimination is made in freights
by the tyranny of the controlling power, by which
the people of Iowa are compelled to pay exor-
btant rates, and to use the Railroads to Chicago
belonging to this Clique. The terms of the In.
junction OF the date of Nov. 24th, 1860, have
been violated, and it can be 80 proven, and the
insolencc Of Corporations proposes to override
the ruling Of the Courts.
In view Of our great interests, the citiyens Of
Burlington appeal to you, Sir, as President, to
protect, in Court and out of Court, the interests
| which have grown UP from our completely in
this Railroad TO Peoria, and especially, we pray
| you to guard those common interests which be
long TO US all.
Judge Hall and Henry w. Starr, Esq, sd
dressed the meeting, approving the acts and sug
| ges,ions of Mr.. Frost, when on motion, the Nc
! mortal way adopted by unanimous vote.
Mr.. John 6. Foote, submitted the following
resolution:
| Resolved, That the hearty thanks of this meet
ipg land are hereby, rendered to the Hon. Chss
L. Frost, for the able and interesting remarks
| and information, which he has submitted, anG
also for the interest and determination he mani
tests, as President of the Road in the protection
Of the rights of all those interested in the Cor
| poration be represents
Which vas unanimously adopted.
And then, on motion, the proceedings Of ths
meeting were ordered to be published in th
Hswk-Eye, and the meeting adjourned
THOMAS FRENCH, Chm.
SILAs A. HUDsoN Secy.
Army Correspondence.
| BENTON BARRACKS, near St. Louis, Mo.,l
Nov. 8, 1851.