The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26
Railroad Meeting at Victor.

was called to meet at above entitled
date, met pursuant to order of com
mittec.
The meeting was.called to order
and opened by calling John NJ. Day
Esq, to the chair, as the presiding
officer, and Henry Martin, to act al
secretary.
Mr.. Day took the chair, and after
stating briefly and cogently the OBJ.
ject of the meeting to be, to discuss
the practicability of the construction
ofthe Ottumwa & st: Paul Railroad
and tho necessity of our working
while the day lasts, the meeting pro.
ceeded to business.
| Mr.. Clark, chairman of the visit.
ing committee from Belle Plaine, was
called upon to address the meeting,
which he did in a very acceptable
manner, stating the feelings Gas ex.
pressed) Of the people in ard about
Belle Plaine, in relation to the pros.
pect of building said railroad. Mr..
Clark then spoke of its advantages to
the country in the line of tariffs,
prices, &C., in that the roads would
not only compete in their freight,
but that the cities of Chicago and St.
Louis, would compete in prices for
produce.
Mr.. Hutton, of Belle Plaine was
then called to address the meeting.
He spoke of the objection that is in.
variably made by all croakers,
(against the project) that the road
would cause SO many little market
places on each side OF US, which OBJ
lection he ably dispelled.
AT close OF remarks by the gentle
men, the meeting proceeded to ap-
| point committee to confer with
committee from Belle Plaine, in
drafting resolutions. A committee
was appointed, and the following
resolutions were presented and unan-
imously adopted by the meeting.
| WHEREAS, The citizens OF Victor
feeling their interest identical with
| Belle Plaine, in the matter Of con.
tracing and securing q north and
south railroad.
Resolued, Therefore that the fat,
tering practibility of a road survey,
between here and Belle Plainc, in q
point of economy and direct survey
from geographical location, and fur.
ther that the coal fields on our south
and praires on our north, are much
desired in point of access;
That we are ready to take any
action that our sister towns may to.
gether and entirely agree upon, and
to do all we can in order to bring
about the completion of the same.
| ReSolued, That as citizens having
one common interest in the rapid
impr, vement ofour town and county,
we are in favor of any enterprise hav-
ing for its object the development OF
the country, and the overthrow of a
monopoly that is burthensome alike
to our town and country.
Resolved, That we are ID favor of
the early completion of the Ottumwa
& St. Paul Railroad, and to secure
that end, we will contribute our
means to the speedy completion of
the same.
IsA S. RICHARDS, !
P. HUTroN,
JOHN LEDwIcK, Committee.
j. II. APpLEMAN,
JOHN ELRoE,
The above resolutions were unani-
mously adopted.
Mr.. Martin introduced the follow.
ing resolution, which was unam-
mously adopted, and made. a part OF
the report of the committee on reso.
lutions.
Resolued, That the people in Victor
are in heartfelt. sympathy with Belle
Plaine and all other intermediate
points between Ottumwa and Cedar
Falls, in the speedy construction oi
the Ottumwa and st. Paul Railroad
That we shall use our best efforts in
the construction of the same. And
further, that we shall appoint a
committee of seven to confer with
Ottumwa and all other places along
said line, in relation to the construc.
tion of the same.
The following committee were ap.
pointed to act as the standing COM
mittee OF conference and general
business
A. II. Simpson, Isa S. Richards
VIM. A.. .Negley, j ohm P. Hunt, Sam
Drummond, +. q. Smith, Elias
Swazey.
A motion was made after the
above committee was appointed, to
adjourn, subject to the order of the
committee, which was carried.
HENRY MARTIN, Sec'y