The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-17

Peoria and Rock Island Railroad.

very large and influential meeting of
the citizens of Coal Valley town ship, was
held at the Coal Valley school house, on
the 10Th inst, FOR the purpose of adopting
such measures as should be necessary to
levy a tax OF S25, 900, or more, If necessary,
TO secure the location of the Peoria railroad
to.Coal Valley and also TO hear a statement
from Or. Hamilton, the president Of the
road, on the subject. Some of the principal
tax payers and land owners of the township
were present Among them were John
McCandless, John NJ. Burns, f. Weyerhaeu-
ser, George Eyener, Robert Lee, Iisq., and
several others. s.t.a
On motion Robert Thompson vas called
TO the chair, and Mr.. Pinkley appointed
secretary. .sEsas aa
Dr. Hamilton, being introduced to the
meeting, commenced by stating the many
advantages to be derived by community,
particularly an agricultural oae) from a
railroad in their vicinity. He showed that
the grain market at Peoria was better than
that ct Chicago and that a higher price
could be obtained there-that. there were
iouring mills at Peoria turning out $500
barrels daily-,hat If the necessary funds be
raised here md in Black zHnssls townships
there waSss good a Aehassees ahd.a prob
able one to- locate the groad by
Coal valley as fnfy other difecfen. =
Here Doaors Martin, Of sGoal Valley.
called the speakers attention to paragraph
which appeared in a report. published in
that mornings Uaiota, sigued by W. Eggle-
ston, s. 8. Glyer and @. Te9eler, which, if
true. would repderit unnecessary ~ proceed
further. IT stated, with reference to the
meeting at Peoria, that an the evening some
Of your delegates had an interview With the
president Of tie road. who said he had not
ehanget his mind 10 relation to the loeat ton,
since he was at Moline making speeches for
that route, and Expressed himsef anxious to
have il come that way, if the necessary
funds coulds. be- raised. '&sT The president
stated that he had not seen the statement
until then, and that he said nc such thing,
or made use of any such observation, sor in
tended to do so; that all that he said was
that if the necessary funds are raised and
everything else favorable to the route, that
they would have as good chance as the
others, and their claim and facilities duly
considered with reference to the interests Of
the company, but that he expressed no opin-
ion in, favor of one route more than another.
The president then Continued, and stated
that there were three considerations which
NOdlu iAlu0uC0 ZIG NtESCt0te III NHc lOthtatft
Of the road, viz: T. The cheapness per mile
at which the road could be built. 2, The
greatest amount of freigbtto be carried by
the owners of the road from any one route.
3. The amount of money Subscribed. He
gave il as. his opinion that perhaps q rail
road would earn more money and pay better
from IN agricultural than manufacturing
district, and would give the preference 70
the former. He alluded TO the probability
Of Camden, from its superior water power,
becoming also great manufacturing town.
In answer TO question from the chairman.
whether, in ease this township and Black
Hawk raised the sums proposed, the direc-
tors were in such position and had such
an understanding with Mr.. Cable as would
insure the road being built ifslocated this
way, he replied that the only answer be
could give that question was, that Mr.. Ca
ble's' proposal was before the directors, and
they considered it fair one. !,
The meeting was also addressed by MIR.
Wilson, of the Banner company, and on
motion of Mr.. Weyerhaueser, the following
gentlemen, were. appointed . committee to
take such measures as they thought proper
to carry the views of this meeting into eff
feet, and also 70 require the town clerk TO
call neeting for voting for or against the
tax, viz; John McCandless, Andrew Don