Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-19
LAST NIGHTS RAILROAD MEETING.
Adoption Of Art,sl.s OF Incor pora.,e.
aud the appointment Of Committee
to Go TO Milwaukee In the Inter.

Adoption Of Articles OF Incor orattos
and the appointment Of . Coaamittee
TO Go 10 Milwaukee In the Inter.
est OF the New Road
A full meeting of the business men .
Yanktou was held at Stones Hall last eve.
ming aud the proposition for extending en'
%couragement to bring the Algona extenslou
Of the G. NJ. 4 81 p. r. r. TO Yankton val
discussed at length and decisive action
taken towards bringing about the important
result.
The meeting was organized by the cleo
ton of Mayor Wynn as chairman and
James S. Foster as secretary.
Gov. Edmunds made the Introductory
renDarks, which embraced q statement OF
the object of the meeting and dwelt upon
the advantages attending lis consummation.
Gen. Beadle, chairman of the com mittee
appointed at Q previous meeting 10 draft
articles Of incorporation for the proposed
company which is to construct the connect.
ing link between Yankton and the Big
Sioux, presented the report of that COM
mittee. o "a
The report stated that the name of the
company wast":The Yaukton ana A,lwau-
Nee Railroad Company" The offset Of
its organization was 10 Survey, locate,
construct. equip, maintain, repair,
own, direct. manage. control and
operate railroad with all
the necessary station, depots, depot grounds,
right Of way, side tracks. warehouses, eleva-
tors, construction and repair shops, together
with all necessary, useful aud convenient
appartenances of a first class railroad, or Of
the construction, operation, running and
maintenance thereof"
The articles Of incorporation further assert
that the proposed railroad is to be built from
the city of Yankton to the point upon the
eastern boundary of Lincoln county where
the line of the Algona extension shall in
tersect the boundary Of that county. The
capital stock Of the company consists
Of 100000, to beI divided into
10000 shares Of 500. each. Newton Ed.
munds, Wm. A. Howard, J.+R. Sanborn, w.
A. Burleigh, Geo. H. Hand, H. B.~Wynn,
Jacob Max, E. P. Wilcox, John L. Penning-
ton and w. H. H. Beadls. all of Yankton,
ate named as directors Of the corporation.
THIS report was unanimously adopted
/ The. 1ubject was generally talked over,
Gen. Beadle, DR.. Burleigh, Secretary Hand
Judge West, Gov. Edmunds and others par.
ticipating in the discussion and all agreeing
that the construction of this road was Of vast
importance to southern Dakota and north,
ern Nebraska. ,sae ss
The following resolution, presented BY
Secretary Hand was adopted.
Resolved, That a committee of FIVE citi
zens of Yankton be appointed by this meet
ing, whose duty it shall be to proceed t.
Milwaukee and there consult with til,
directors of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul railroad relative to the extension o
said railroad to the city of Yankton.
The following gentlemen were chosen b,
the meeting as such committee: George H
Hand, Newton Edmunde, ]. G. McVay, w
A. Burleieh and w. H. H. Beadle. Mayol
Wynn and Judge Bennett were aferward
added to the committee.
The meeting then adjourned subject t
the call of the mayor.