The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-02-13
RAILROAD MEETING AT BURIINc.
TON

gwen, the citizens Of Cofey county assem-
bled nearly en- nasss, at Burlington, on the
18th day of January, to take into consider
atien the railroad interests of Southern Kan
sas. and of the Neosho Valley.
On motion, DR.. William Manson was
elected Chairman, and F. A. AtherIy Sec
rotary.
The Chairman then called for the reading
of the Resolutions of Railroad meeting
held at Poala, MAMA county, and stated
that the citizens OF this county had been
called together for the purpose of exposing
the base fabricatious, and hurting back up
on the authors of those Resolutions the Just
contempt due to the selfshness exhibited,
and truth perverted, by the many mis-
representations embodied in the Resolutions
of that meeting.
On motion, DIP. Metcalf, VIM. H. Hick-
cox, Charles Pufsr, B. F. Swain and B. L,
Kingsbury, were appointed a committee %
draft Resolutions expressive of the senti-
ments of the meeting.
While the Committee was absent, speech
es were made by Silas Fearl, H. n. Bent and
others, which led the people to believe that
never before did they appreciate the great
resources and Importance of the Neosho
Valley as regards her immense mineral
wealth, fertility of soil, abundance of tim
Der, the beauty and mildness. of the eli
mate, and furthermore, that the only way
to come to just appreciation, was by a
comparison with more northern tier of
counties.
It being announced that the Committee
on resolutions we're ready to report, no >fss,
Their remarks were offered and the following
resolutions were read and adopted:
WHEREAS, Congress, by an act approved
March Sd, 1868. appropriated large guam
titles of land for the purpose of aiding the
construction of certain railroad lines there
in expressed, among which are the follow
ing, to wit The Leavenworth, Lawrence,
Fort Gibson and Galveston Railroad the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad,
with a branch from where said railroad
crosses the Neosho river, down said Neosho
Valley to where the first named railroad in
tersects said Valley.
WHEREAS, The grand trunk of the Pa
| cifc Railroad, commencing at the Missouri
river, and running up the valley of the
Kansas river by way of Fort Riley, and
westward to the Pacific Ocean, and
! WHEREAS, The citizens of the Neosho
Valley, believing that they have a right to
more direct western connection with the
great Pacific Central Railroad than that af-
forded by the way of the Topeka and At
Gibson Railroad, therefore,
| Re8olUed,. That the Legislature of the
State of Kansas be requested to memorial
1ze Congress to extend the Neosho Valley
branch of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
! Fe Railroad so as to intersect the Central
! Pacific Railroad at or near Fort Riley.
| 9. That the Neoeho Valley Railroad is
our Just right, and of inestimable value to
us, and indispensably necessary to the full
! development and settlement of this, the fair
est portion of our beautiful Kansas
Paola resolutions to the contrary, notwith-
standing. rs
| 8. That the Neosho Valley is unsupass-
| ed in the richness of its Coal Mines, and
other mineral wealth anequalIed in the
abundance and quality of its timber, and
fine agricultural lands; and unriealled as a
wool and stock growing country in the State
of Kansas.
4. That the Neosho Valley has large
population of Industrious and enterprising
citizens, as is proved by the number and
size of its numerous towns, such as Hum
boldt, lola Neosho Falls, Geneva, LIE Roy,
Burlington, Hampden, Ottumwa, Hartford
/ 4 n o5l T.
/ ola resolutions, "that we have a sparse
population to the contrary, notwithstand-
/ ing.
5. That the great commercial interests OF
Topeka, Atchison, Lawrence, Leavenworth,
Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis, de-
mand the extension and early completion OF
the Neosho Valley Railroad.
g.. That our Senators and Representative
in Congress are most earnestly and respect
! fully requested to use their influence aud
/ best exartions to secure the extension of the
Neosho Valley branch of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa F'e Railroad SO as to inter
! sect the Central Pacific Railroad at or west
% Fort Riley.
7. That the proceedings Of this meeting
be published in the Necsho Valley Regis
ter, and that all other papers friendly to our
rights be respectfully requested to do the
same. D. z. METCALF, Chm.
On motion of Thomas Arnold, H. n.
Bent, B. L. Kingsbury, S. G. Junkins and
VIM. H, Hickcox, were appointed COM
mittee to correspond with our members of
the Legislature, U. S. Senator's, and mem
bers of Congress, informing them of the
action of this meeting, and requesting their
co-onerafiOn