Nebraska advertiser., 1865-02-02


A meeting Of The citizens OF Brown.
vile and vicinity was held ia this city,
Tuesday, Jan. 9Th, 1865, to consider
and devise means to further the project
of building a Railroad from Keoknk,
Iowa, to BrownVilIe, Nebraska. The
meeting was numerOusly attended, BY The
citizens and business men,sf .he COM
munily, and great interest was manifest
ed in the subject.
The meeting was called to order by
the election Of Or. John Mcpherson,
President, and Chas. G. DOrser, Secre-
tary.
The President stated the object of the
meeting to be to devise and agree upon
some plan by which we may secure more
direct railroad communication with the
East. He thought it practicable, and De.
lieved that not many years hence we.
would have a railroad to Keokuk, and
be within two days travel of Chicago.
He advised Promptness and energy Of
action, and believed that 1t was only
necessary to glance at the map to per.
ceive the need Of such a road as well as
its feasibility. He thought that the Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress
from Missouri and Iowa would cooper
ate with our own Delegate in Congress
to further the enterprise and that we
might now, as afrst step, in that d.
r%eCtiOn. secure the establishment of a
daily mail from Keokuk to Brownville.
H. M. Atkinson, Esq, then addressed
the messing, urging prompt action in the
premises. He believed that the abolition
of Slavery in Missouri would give a new
impetus to enterprise in hat State /; and
that, ere long, the whole of the Northern
portion of Missouri would be filled up by
an industrious, loyal and snterprising
people, who would heartily aid in the
proposed enterprise.
Other prominent citizens addressed
the meeting at length. When the follow
ing resolutions we're introduced and unan-
imously adopted
ResOIvsd, That the wants of The pso-
pie, occupying the vast and fertile region
of country composing the Northern por-
ton of Missouri and the Southern por-
ton of Nebraska, require and demand
direcI and speedy communication with
the East by Railroad, as a means of
transportation for the vast quantities of
produce raised in this region as we'll as
for the shipment of goods required for its
use.
RESOLVED, That a Railroad starting
from the City of KeOkuk, in Iowa, ira
versing the Northern portion of Missouri
and terminating at the City of Brown
vile, in Nebraska, would supply the
wants, in that respect, of alFthat region,
and would furnish a sufficient outlet
Eastward.
ANccCSCCU3 lldL INC CStdOltSnLDCul u d
Daily Mailfrom Keokuk, Iowa, to Brown
vile, Nebraska, and traverslng the North
ern tier of counties of Missouri, would
furnish mail facilities 10 that region Of
country which have been long needed,
and would be the first step toward the
building of said railroad And we earn
estly request our Delegate in Congress,
and the Senators and Representatives in
Congress from Missouri and Iowa, to use
their influence for the establishment of
such Mail.
ReSolOed, That the Secretary procure
the publication of the proceedings of this
meeting in the Nebraska Advertiser, and
that the Rockport Herald aud Keokuk
papers be requested to copy and that a
copy of the newspaper containing the
proceedings be on to our Delegate in
Congress, and to each of the Senators
and Representatives in Congress from
Missouri and Iowa.
The meeting then adjourned.
]. MCPHERSON Pres.
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