The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-02-24
Report Of the Seeing Of the Stockholders
of the u. p. b. H s. b. held at Era

Report of the seeing of the stockholders
of the u. p. 3. h s. B. held at Era
PeEias FeAs 1Sths 1885,
The Stockholders of the Union Pacific
Railway. Southern Branch, met at Emporia
on Feb. 18th inatsnt. in pursuance of a To-
cal call. and proceeded to elect Hon. RObt.
McBratDsy and Capt J. R. Mcclure. of
junction City. Davis county; Judge 7. s..
Hufaker and Hon. VIM. Downing. of COun-
ell Grove. Morris county; Hon. P. B. Max
on of Fremont. Col. P B. Plumb, of En-
Poria. Snd Capt G. r. Harper. of FIOrencs
Lyon county; Capt Harrison Kelley. of Of
tumWa. sud Lieut.. s. s. PrOuty of Burling;
ton, CofEey couEly; Col. N. 8. GOss and
Hon. Isaac If. Dow, Of Nsosho Falls.
WoOdson county, their board of Directors
A good attendance of stockholders and
representatives Of stock was had.
g Harmony and Enthusiasm characterised
the action of the meeting.
Ii vas ordered that the third Wednesday
in May be fixed as the time for holding the
annual meeting
The following preamble and resolutions
was offered by the committee, which after
several animated speeches made upon the
merits Of The propositions expressed, was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United
States has heretofore provided for the CON
struction, out of the public monies, of a
main trunk rSilroad, from the one hun
drsth meridian West Longitude, to the Pa
cifc, With three Eastern Branches: one to
Omaha, connecting thence with Chicago.
and via the Lakes with New York and Bos-
ton; one to Atcbison, connecting with the
Hannibal & st. Joseph r. r.; one via the
Republican and Kaw Valleys of Kansas, con
Meeting with the Missouri Pacific r R.,
AND WHEREAS, The commercial interest,
of Lower Mississippi, the Arkansas aud Red
Rivers, the cotton and sugar producing
States of the Union together with those of
the Gulf of Mexico, and the city of
New Orleans, are wholly uuprovided for in
the construction of this system of roads;
! therefore be it
RESOLVED, That it is the duty of Congress-
TO remedy the injustice and sectional char
acter of the present system of roads con-
4 Meeting the Eastern, Middle aud Western
States with those of the Pacific coast. q
g ReSolVed, That tue cheapest, most feast
BILE and direct route connecting the South
and South west with the main trunk Pacific
Road, already endowed and in progress of
construction, is via the Neosho Valley, to
Fort Riley in Kansas, the entire length of
route from the latter point to Fort Smith
| the poin of connection with already estab-
lished roads, leading to Memphis, Shreve-
/ port and New Orleans, being less than three
hundred miles.
ResolOed, That our Representatives in
Congress be and are hereby requested to use
all honorable means TO secure the endow-
ment of Southern Branch of the Pacific
Road connecting at Fort Riley, and travers
| ing the Valley of Neosho aud Grand River,
and that we heartily approve of the general
purpose of the bill recently introduced into
Congress by Senator Pomeroy, looking to
that end
Resolved. That regarding this road of
permanent Importance to the material inter
ests of the entire Neosho Valley, should
it be defeated or postponed for want of fi
cient support on the part Of our public SER
wants, State or National, We will, in the flu
ture. subordinate all personal aud political
preference for the fual accomplishment of
this enterprise.
1t was ordered that the Secretary furnish
each of the Congressional Delegation with
copies of proceedings and resolutions. also
each of the Newspapers published on the pro
posed line of road, viz; the Kansas Weekly
Patriot, the Emporia News, the Council
Grove Democrat and the Smoky Hill Union,
with copies for publication.
The meeting fixed the 18th day of Feb.
1866. as the time for holding the FIRST meet
| ing of the board of Directors
The Directors met at the time fixed and
adjourned to meet at Council Grove on
Thursday the st day of March, A. D. 866.
- ISIS P. b. MAxoN, Sec. Pro tenn.
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