The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-20
ANOTHER RAILROAD TO KEoKuK.

| hon. CHARLTON II. nOWE, OF Iadr6nRe
has introduced into the Missouri Legislature
an amendment to the "Act to incorporate tn,
/ Alexandria, Canton, IAGrsnge and Wes
Quincy Railroad" which was approved Feb
ruary ls, 1865. We give it below The pro
posed road should receive the active supper
of our citizens. The future growth and pros
perity of Keokuk depend upon securing ane
developing the advantages that belong to i
as the "Gate City, of Iowa We must no
stand idle while everywhere railroad pro
jects are being devised and prosecuted, thai
shall draw elsewhere trade from territory
that legitimately belongs to us.
| We do not doubt that Iowa will ultimately
and in time not remote, have railroad con-
nection with ST Louis upon this side of the
Mississippi The question for our people to
settle thereby, is, shall we by vigorous efforts
make our city the Gate to this cis- Mississippi
highway of travel, or shall we sit supinely
still and see that highway go west of us.
Then will Chicago and Eastern travel 20 on
lines north and west of US, and southern and
the Des Moines Valley road already reaching
far into central Iowa, and forming channel
for the trade of this rich section of the State,
with other and available proposed routes
through the State, with connections with the
East direct and good, and which bid fair to be
much better, with our river connection With St.
Louis, and the speedier connection which the
proposed road would give us, and with proper
encouragement to manufacturers and local
industry and Improvements, there is no reason
why Keokuk should not rank high among
Western cities 1t will, unless its citizens are
careless of its and their interests.
Here is Mr.. HowEs bill:
Be it enacted By the General Assembly Of the
State Of Missouri, as tollors:
SECTION l. The Charter of the Alexan-
dria, Canton, Lagrange and West Quincy
Railroad Company, is hereby 30 amended a.
to empower said company TO extend said rail
road from Alexandrial to Keokuk, Iowa And
the said company shall have full power to
survey, make out, locate and construct a nail
road from West Quincy, in the county of
Marion, TO such point on the North Missouri
Railroad, as shall be deemed most practicable
and expedient
2. The Alexandria, Canton, Lagrange and
West Quincy Railroad Company, and the
North Missouri Railroad Company are hereby
authorized and empowered 10 consolidate
their respective railroads upon such terms as
they may agree upon.
3. Such company shall have the right to
run ITS cars on, aud to transport it's freight
and passengers therein,, over the North Mis-
souri Railroad, upon such terms as shall be
agreed upon by said companies or, in the
event OF "a dispute or disagreement between
said companies, then upon such terms as NAV
be prescribed by the then Governor Of the
State.
A. The title of the Alexandria, Canton
Lagrange and West Quincy Railroad, is here
by amended TO read as follows: Alexandra,
Canton, Lagrange, West Quincy and North
Missouri Railroad =
5. If a majority of the stockholders of the
North Missouri Railroad Company within one
year from the date OF the passage of this act,
shall decide and elect to change the location
OF the Main Line' of the North Missouri
Railroad from the route conveyed from Macon
City to the Iowa State Line, and vote TO sur
vey, locate and construct the main line of said
rallroad from some other point on the North
Missouri Railroad than Macon City, and shall
adopt the line of the Alexandra, Canton,
Lagrange and West Quincy Railroad to the
State of Iowa, then they are hereby authoriz-
ed to make said change, and the route SO
adopted shall be considered a part of the
Main Line of the North Missouri Railroad
T.. The Second Class Bonds amounting
to one million aud half of dollars, designat,
ed Main Line Bonds,'' and authorized un-
der n act to provide for the completion Of
the North Missouri Railroad and its West
Branch, and for the construction of a bridge
over the Missouri river" approved February
Is, 1865, the said Second GLASS; "Main
Line Bonds may be applied to the coustrae-
ton Of the MAIN Line" adopted under the
provisions Of section Eve of this act, and wher-
ever the words Macon City" are used on the
aforementioned s.Second Class Main Line
Bonds, the Fund Commissioner is herby au-
thorzed to erase the. words "Macon City,
and insert instead thereof the name Of the
place selected as the point of departure from
the North Missouri Railroad.
7. This act to be in force from and after
its passage.