The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-10
RailrsA Meeting ~ Hews city-Isws
Northern Central Railway Company.

RailrsA Meeting ~ Iswa Cfty-Iswa
Northern Central Railway Company.
A meeting ofthe stockholders ofthis com.
pany was held at Iowa City, on the 9th inst,
for the purpose of effecting the permanent or
ganization of the company, A delegation Of
twenty of the citizens of Burlington appeared
at Iowa City on the same day, and used every
effort in their power to persuade the johnson
county stockholders to divert their subscrip-
ton to an organisation called the Burlington
and Cedar Rapids Railroad Company. By
holding public meetings at which they assured
the people that the link between the Junction
and Mt. Pleasant, would not be built, they
succeeded for time in creating some excite
ment and dissrust, but upon assurances that the
people OF & eokuk and along the line would
never allow short gap of thirty miles to re-
main unified, when the advantage TO Keo-
kuk were so evident, the johnson county
people we're unanimously in favor Of this line,
and co-operated heartily the final orgsni-
ton Of the company.
understand that there was no diversity
Of opinion among the citizens of Iowa City, ~
to the great advantage to them of a read 70
Keokuk over one to any other point on the
the Mississippi, but they were for time con-
fused by the assertions Of rival interests, that
we were either unable or unwilling to build
IT, Prompted by these influences, and urged
on by the emissaries OF other roads, resolu.
tons were passed in meeting OF six hundred
Of the citizens, asking written guarantees
that within limited number Of days, sub
scriptions to the stock Of the Keokuk and St
Paul Railway Company should be made, o.
other means provided satisfactory to q com
mittee, sufficient to grade and bridge the road
between the junction and Mt. Pleasant, il
default Of which, the johnson county stock,
holders were to be absolved from all obligstios
paid be refunded. OF course proposition 81
unreasonable, could not be entertained for
moment, and the Board of Directors so in
formed the committee presenting it. But tn,
Board did pass resolution, and we wish Il
call the attention OF our citizens particularly
10 it, that the Board of Directors twould no
proceed to locate the line or to let any con.
tracts for work, or to spend any money ex
cept for Incidental expenses and for surveys
until they received assurances satisfactory t
them, that means, either by subscription Of
otherwise were provided, TO grade and ii,
the road from the Junction to Mt. Pleasant
We are convinced that this line of railway
is second in its Importance to our city ant
to the State 20 no other line in the State, anS
that we can by an effort, which win not b,
exhaustive or burdensome, secure its earl,
completion, but 10 order to do so, immediat,
action is necessary.
The annual election for Directors OF the
n. c. K. W. Company, will be held at low
City, on the first Wednesday in May. vhei
our representatives from this city should b,
able TO present an amount OF subscription Il
the stock of the X. 4 St. P. R. W. Company
which would place beyond all doubt and satisf,
the most skeptical, of our ability and willing
ness with such aid as we can procure by tn
line to build the thirty miles in question.