The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-21

ASitnouHfBs Oapt ODaS. mofflS0n, VIII
leave Fort Madison this morning on the
arrival Of the cars from Keokuk, making
connection with the railroads Tor oil Of the
above points, and At Davenport with daily
line of stesmers for Dubuque. Train
leaves Keokuk at 7:l5.
STATE LIVE RAILnoAD MEETING.
At meeting Of the citizens OF Keo-
kuk, held 1t the Court House, TO hear
reports from the President and officers of
the Iowa and Missouri State Line Rail.
road, on the 18th Of May. 1854, Smith
Hamill was called to the Chair, and VIM.
Leighton elected Secretary of the meet.
Ing.
Judge Love stated the objects Of the
meeting, and the Chairman called upon
President Robinson Of the /. l. NJ. s. l..
4. r. to address the meeting. which be
did In an able and efficient manner.
stating that large amount Of gr.ding. &C.,
was already done on the line of the road.
and only about es5, 900 was now required
to 6Dsih the road bed, bridges and ties
for the frst forty miles, from Farmipgtos.
in Van Buren, county, to Bloomfield. in
Davis county.
Mr.. Alcorn also presented the advan.
tages and wants Of the Railroad in an able
mauner.
Mr.. Schamm and Mr.. j. H. Sullivan
also addressed the meeting in favor Of the
road. and urged upon the citizens Of
keokuk to render ali the aid in their
power.
The Hon. Ralph p. Lowe made an
eloquent address to the people Of Kee-
xxx in favor of th. proposed road, and
said be was committed to the support Of
the road, - II tailed With his own theory
OF building railroads, and it was moreover
emphssically "Ths Peoples Road"
Nj. Lowe then offered the following
resolutions, which were seconded and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, 1. That We, the citizen, Of
keokuk. have heard with mach sa,isfac.
tion from the President and Board Of Di-
rectors Of the Iowa and Missouri 0tate
LINE Ha'iroed Company, staleaent al
the rlan and present condition and nro..
pect Of buildisg said railway, and espe.
cially that The people 10 the reeioe q
country to Be bene6tted By this road
manifest - oomnssdabls ! determination
to construct, own and operate : railway
OF their own, upon : plan mot only novel
but highly economical and practicable.
and one calculated to reflect great honor
and credit upon their Intelligence, enter.
prise and business habits.
z: That whilst, in our opiuion, said
road VIII be Of imnesse value 70 the SEQ.
lions OF country through which il passes,
oy opening to the inn lbitants thereof s.
essy and cheap channel Of comu..icatioo
70 the Mississippi river and the nsrkse.
thereon for the large surplss prodacla y
their soil, We cannot help seeing. ;fva
DO mot thnl our eyes 10 the fsct. ~,
he city Of keokuk, and espeo,.liv ~
business men thereof. viii Be- rreasly "a.
Gifted BY the construction Of the -
and therefore feel their obligation ~
simply to give 70 ths Boerd of Direot.r'
Of said road their sympathy asd pssiss
Tor the public spirit which they and TIL
people they represent manifest in 70.
premises. bat such material aid . thei,
condition and circumstances win ssni
Of.
5 That ss cordially eoupena thiseu.
tsrp'ise to The favorable 0cnsidesstioh ),
I'll our people, and earnestly iayiss sAsn
% issaslieaas its merits, and y DO VIA
they Geo - prcgssss md eoskpl9zs iii,
imps11st vesh.
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