The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-12-26
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
RAIL ROAD MEETING.

/ RAIL ROAD MEETING. y
NpeecAss By Hon. r.. w For, Tice
!, President, and Col. II b. MbxltOn
/ Chef E,sginser Of the North Missourl
Rditroad Cbmpany. NJ
Pursuant 10 public notice, q meet
ing Of the citizens 81 Ottumwa, and
vicinity was held atthe Court House
inths city Of Ottumwa, on Thursday
evening Dee l9, 1867. 4
OF motion Of Hon. II. G. Angle,
President ST, L,nis y Cedar Rapids
.Railpad, Bsnjaninf Raadall Eeq.,
was cslled to ths chair and J.i n.
Hedrick k'msde Sscrstary.
ot, motion, President A Angle stated
the object Of the meeting to be to
consnlt the Vice President sSf the
North Missouri Railroad Company,
Hon. E. w. Fox, and its Chisf I'm
gineer Col. !. B. MouJton, il refer.
rnce to their Road. sand ita. proper
Iowa extension The ST. Louis 4 Co
das.R Rapids Kailroad. WA
Mr.. Fox tsnext took tbsstand, and
addressed the meeting Il, ! clear,
pretical straight forward, busi-.
nssllike manner, assuring the people
tbnt tho pledges st. Louis and the
North MisAouri Railroad Company
had made % the projectors of the St
Louis + Cedar Rapids Railroad Com
pany at its very ineeption, were
freely and voluntarily made, becauss
they regarded this as the shortest
and most direct routs to tap the
great system Of Iowa Railroads, and
lead them % Cedar Rapids where
they would be directly 10 connection
with Dubuque the most populous
city ia lows, and the Commercial
Metropolis Of the Northwest, and
opening up to them, the, trade o.
Southwest, Minneeota, Wiscon.
sin, &c.v He stated that the present
Directory willing to fuifiI to the
letter the written pledges Of tteir
Road, to make this route practically
the Iowa exteDtion Of their Road,
and to give it the preference III mate
rial aid, and encouragemement, over
All other rival routes, and that they
were now ready to epterintp bind
ing contract with m, TO put down
the IRON and furnish all the needed
rolling stock 70 run and equip it the
moment i was. graded, tied and
bridged. j tt44I II 3tss M !.
Mr. Fox then stated tho reason
Why they had not been here before,
to make defpite arrangements with
V, was, .liat they had been hereto
fore pecnhiarily embarrassed owing
to the war and other reasons, Tor the
want Of money, Int now tho new
directory had embraced il its nnm-
bers, some Of the richest and most
peblic spirited citisons Of st. Louis
and New York, and that they had
negotiated the 6rst mortgage bonds
ofthe road, to finish il to tho Iowa
State line By July next and alao 10
complete the South West brsuch ol
that road from Brnnswick u Kaneal
City, Missouri, there & ccpnectine
with tho Southern Pacific Resd. also
branch from Branswick 70 Omaha,
making direct connection with the
Union Pacific Railroad, asd afles
the completion Of which their road
with its tributaries, would undoubsed.
" be one ofths best ia the United
States. Il ~ 4
IA Vice President ofthat Ikd hi
reiterated the pledges ana rosolutioDt
therefore, made to us; and that the n
NJ T. r. Co., would remain true
to us, provided We kept faith with
them, and ourselve@, BY performing
our part ofthe stipulation in grading
.tieing and bridging our road other
wisc they would be compelled to looh
to other routes.
! Mr. Fox then closed his remarks
after giving - eloquent and glow
ing description of St. Louis, he,
present and prospective commercial
and manufa turing greatness. and
the importance It would bc 10 thi.
section Of the country 10 hare con,
nootion with her and . choics d
markets. His remarks wsrs highly
satisfactory and no retired with III,
enthusiastic applause Of the meeting
Col. Moulton then spoke Of th.
route, Of the st. y 4 @. r. r., (whici
be had just becn over from the Stat
line to Sigourney) = extremely f.
vorable. that he awas, astnsis.,Ad q
the extent Of the work done. that u
far il had been well teae, and tha
the road was in cvnry respect first