The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-05-05

Keokuk county was represented BY
Mr.. A. P. Morgan. @ 49, ~
The Wapello county delegation, COM
posed Of Messrs. Jas. Hawley, Maj.
A. H. Hamilton, s. d. Carpenter, Geo.
w. Devere and Jas. d. Ladd, of Qttum-
wa, did not reach the City in time for
the afternoon session of the Convention
In consequence of missing connection
with the train at Des Moines, but were
present aud took An active part Ia the
NOR = important proceedings of the
evening.
The Convention was organized for
business by the election Of Governor
Kirkwood Chairman, and Messrs. f..
H. Thayer aud John r. Irish, secreta-
ries.
Gov. Kirkwood briefly stated the OBJ,
ject of the meeting, also the present
status Of the enterprise, already ineor-,
porated by partial list of five Of the
nine Directors contemplated, who had
signed the articles of incorporation Of
the iowa South Western Railway Co.,
which he held IN his hand.
The articles ofincorporntion were then
read to the meeting. They are in the
usual form for organizing corporate
body under the general laws Of the State
for the purpose Of building and operat-
ing a railroad from some point on the
Chicago, I. & N. r. r. southwesterly to
the Missouri river-with the widest
latitude US to initial and intermediate
points, only naming Iowa City and
Sigourney, but specifying through what
counties, beginning with Cedar and
johnson. A letter from Gen. Drake, of
Appanoose county, was read expressing
regret at absence, and pledging support
from that county.
A committee Of one from each county
represented was appointed aud retired
to report an order of business. In the
meantime, Messrs. J. H. Rothrock of
Cedar, Judge Thayer and Mr.. Toll of
Clinton, and Geo. Boal and N. II.
Brainard Of Johnson, spoke to the Con-
vention of the necessities Cor and ad-
vantages of such road IA the one con-
templated, and predicted hearty support
and the necessary material aid for it
from their respective localities. The
Committee Oh Order of Business report
ed; LIST, completion Of organization; 81,
election of Executive committee; Sd,
appointment Of local committees; 4th, u
report from each delegation of the best
route through, probable aid from their
respective counties. E&
After acceptance Of the report, upon
motion, the 4th order was first taken
up; and under this head parties repre-
scented the claims of certain localities to
be considered points Oh the proposed
route at great length, and any amount of
material aid was pledged subject to GER
tain conditions, most Of which will be
easily complied with.
In consequence Of the absence of the
Ottumwa delegation, further business
was postponed until evening.
EVENING.
The gentlemen from Wnpelio county
having arrived, expressed to the meet.
ing the deep interest Of their county In
this project, and promised that when
their turn To work should have arrived,
the necessary money would be forth
coming.
Coming to the order Of business-the
selection of the remaining Directors
the number was changed from nine, as
previously contempla ted, to seven, and
n resolution carried that the Convention
request tile present Directors to ailot
and elect to fill the vacancies after con-
sultation with the respective delega-
tons.
A resolution was also adopted that
the Convention recommend that the
articles of Incorporate Oh IF the Iowa :.
initial point OF the road. with the un-
derstanding that Il temporary connection
be made with the G., I. & N. r. r. at
any available point west, and providing
the road may be extended from such
connection to Sabula, Jackson county.
This latter clause in difference to one
Major May, who proposed to represent
Milwaukee, and who was very anxious
that the road should be left open TO ma
terial aid from II direct connection WITT
tha, city, which has al rea ly road to
Savanna, opposite Sabula.
Upon the adjournment Of the Conven-
ton proper, the Directory was complet-
ed in the mann er contemplated, max ing
the complete Board of Directors as fol-
lows: w + Cnan, of Clinton Co; VIM
| p Wolf, VIM Dean and Robert Cover,
of Cedar; 5 J kirkwood, : Sharpless,
| G I Ransom, Rrsh Clark, of Johnson;
! + A Morgan, of k+okuk; and one each
from Wapello and Appanoose counties
| The officers elected were: Pr, sident,
s J Kirkwood; Vice PRESS, G T Ransom;
Sec'y and Treas, S Sharpless; aud
Messrs. Kirkwood, Ransom, Shrrpless,
Wolf aud Morgan we're constituted an
Executive Committee. The Executive
Committee met on Wednesday for the
transactien of business. and some def
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