White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-08-28
Railronll Convention.

Pursuant to notice. . Railroad Conven.
,;on. representing the Counties Of DOM.
pbsn, Brown. Nemahs and Washington
assem- bIed at the Court House in Troy .,
the Goth Of August. 1862. DR.. f. II
Grant called tho meeting to order. w
B Barnett. Of Brown County. was chosen
Chnirmas. and j. c. Hebbard. Of Nsmsb,
Secretary. On motion of Dr.. Grant ,
eommittse of thres was appointed by n.
Chair to draft resolusions for the consid.
Grafton Of the meetisg. Messrs. E. H
Grant. Of Doniphaa County, w. W
Guthrie. Of Brown County and ]. D.
Brum baush. Of Marshall County, vsrs
appointed said committee. During their
absence speeches were made by Messrs
K. K. Stout and H. G. Hawkins. of
Doniph.n Cosnty. and B. F. killer, Of
Brown County. Committee reported tbs
following:
yfTf PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
WAereas. Congress has by the "Hen.
derson -Ameudment" authorized the Han.
ni6al & St. Joseph Railroad COMPANY
with the consent Of the Kansas Legisla.
ture, to locate the Pacific Railroad west.
ward from st. Joseph upon the most d.
rect and practical route. Therefore,
Resolsed. That . practical survey here
.ofore made under the auspices Of the
Railroad company chartered BY the Kan.
sas Legislature, has demonstrated that the
shortest route and possessing the easies,
grade west from St. Joseph. to conuec,
with the main trunk of the Pacific Rail.
road, exists through the northern tier Of
Counties in this State. it is therefore de-
sirable to uss al reasonable efforts to &c.
cure such Legislative action as will tend
to encourage the construction Of such
route.
Resolred, That we. ss citizens Of the
northern tier Of Counties in Kansas, do
hereby pledge ourselves to secure the elec.
tion OF unqualified Union men to tie Leg
islature. who are identified with rs iu our
Railrosd interests, a9d who, when elected.
will have the honesty to act. and the brain
to conceive. to secure the passage of an
act through the Legislature of our State,
granting the privilege to the Hannibal L
St. Joseph Railroad to build branch di.
rectly west from st. Joseph. Missouri, to
the main trunk Of the Pacific Road. and
such further Iegislation Is will tend to Sc
cure the same.
Resolvsd, that we take steps at this
meeting to elect one or more delegates
from each County to confer with the d.
rectors of the Hanoibsl 4 St. Joseph
Railroad. and attend the meeting Of the
corporators ofthe Pacific Railroad, to meet
at Chicago. to learn their views relative
to building the branch Of the Pacific Rail.
road, direct from St. Joseph. Missouri.
through the northern tier of Counties in
Kansas to the main trunk Of the road,
and to protect our interests.
E. H. GRANT. !
w. w. GUTHRIE. Committec.
j. d. DRuxBAUGH,
Messrs. Harbine and Corby made elo-
quent speeches.
On motion. the Convention elected
three delegates from each County to attend
the Chicago Convention. with the under
standing that in case the delegates be un-
able to attend. said delegates are empow-
cred to appoint their substitutes.
The following delegates were elected:
Doniphan County,. P. johnson. E.
h. Grant, j. p. Brace.
Brown County-W. B. Barnett. E.
L. Pound. E. H. Miles.
Nemaha County-S. Lappin. J. C.
Hebbsrd. NJ. II. Terril.
Marshall Cousty-S. Samuels, r. r.
Edwards, II. W. Waterson.
Washington Connty-S. II. Snyder,
George Murdock. n. Hollinberg.
|, On motion. adjourned sine die.
'E w. B. BARNETT, Ch'mn.
j. c. HEBBARD. Sec'y.