Nebraska advertiser., 1869-06-10

neetion with the Union Pacific Rail
Road at or rear Ft. Kearney and
WHEREAS, BrOwnville is on an ex-
act air line from Quincy, Ill. to TT.
Kearney, Neb., and
WHEREAS, A delegation consisting
Of Geo. Adams and Geo. S. King, of
Quincy, has been sent out to lay the
facts before those counties and towns
interested, and to enlist their cooper
alton in the enterprise, and
WHEREAS, A railroad convention
has been called, of those interested, to
meet at Kirksville, No., then form
a company and set the project in prac-
teal operation and
WHEREAS, We deeply feel the i'm
mense benefits which will result to
Nemaha county by being upon a rail-
road, which, when completed, will be
the great continental central railway
of the United States; therefore
ResOEUed, That we, as citizens OF
BrOwnville and Nemaha county, do
pledge to the above named enterprise
our heartiest support, both in our in
dividual and corporate capacities, or
any other enterprise assuring us of an
eastern connection with some pOinton
the Mississippi river, and
ResOLUed, That a delegation be APP
pointed by this meeting to meet with
the Convention at KirksYille, Mo-, on
the 9th, to there assist in the Organi-
zatiOn of a company, and do such 9TH
er acts as may, in their judgment, seem
best for the interest of this people.
Resolved, That the commissioners of
Nemaha county be requested to sub
NIT a proposition to the voters of said
county to donate $3.50, 900 to aid in the
construction of railroads in and
through said Nemaha county; $780,
600 for a road running through said
county, north and south, and S11S 600
for a railroad running west of the Mis-
souri, river through said Nemaha
county.
ResOEued, That we urge upon the
Convention which is to meet at Kinks
vile, Mo-, to consider at their meet
ing the organization of a company for
the immediate construction of a
through railroad from Quincy, ILL.,, to
a junction with the Union Pacific
Railroad, or q continuation with the
OtAA aAANduI lOllAlCu III tlllo COlHLy
J. L. COLHAPP.
T. w. BEDFORD.
J. w. BLACKBURN.
ii. G. LETT.
On motion report received and COM
mittee discharged.
Motion to adopt discussed by Messrs.
Bedford, Rich, COlhapp, Mcpherson,
Upton, Holiday, Blackburn Steven
son, Lett, Porter, Crane and Cogswell,
while intense enthusiasm prevailed.
On general call for question, Chair
man arose and announced that the
vote would then be taken and that all
favor of the resolution would express
the same by saying yea; when the
whole room resounded with yea, yea,
yea, in a whirlwind of excitement,
while the din of shouts, stamping and
clapping of hands shook the Court
House from pillar to dome. When
order was restored, the Chairman an
nounced that all opposed to the resO-
lutions would express the same by
yea, followed by a curious still
ness that seemed to have launched all
into the tombs, or even in shades be-
yOnd them. At length silence was
broken by the Chairman's announce
ment that the resolutions were unani-
mOusly adopted, and a railroad hur-
rah succeeded by ~quickening smiles,
leaving of seats, mingling of congratu-
lations all in one cOnglomerated con-
fusion beyond the control of the pre-
officer. The grayest headed,
aroused with the prospect of yet
here at the intersection of the
Nebraska Trunk" withthe shortest
railway from ocean to ocean.
Committee to appoint delegates to
the Kirksville Convention, through
NJ. Rich, chairman, reported as
follows:
John S. Mcpherson, F. A. Tisdel,
A. S. Holiday, DR.. j. w. Blackburn,
I. w. Upton, H. G.. Lett, j. l.. Car
son, Il. w. Bedford, A. w. Morgan,
Jarvis S. Church, VIM. H. Hoover, r.
Furnas, a. J. Ritter, J.. r. Lar
kin, John Barnes, Andy lyman, Cap
tain r. V. Black, John Crow, Robert
John G Deuser, Henry Stein
man, H. o. Minick.
All of which is most respectfully
submitted.
8. II. RICH.
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