Official proceedings of the Mississippi Valley railroad convention,
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9781425501242
Subjects: History / United States / General
First sentence: WHEREAS, movements have been made in favor of the Missouri and Arkansas Railroad, the Railroad from St. Louis to New Orleans, and the North Missouri Railroad; and whereas, each one of these roads would contribute to the prosperity of the other, by a judicious location of the routes; would allay sectional feelings, by a union of the interests of the North and South; and would also give a new impulse to the success of latitudinal railroads, by pouring additional produce and passengers on them; and whereas, it is the part of wisdom to hear and fully understand the wants of every portion of the country along the lines, in order to provide for the whole by one grand plan, to devise ways and means, and to ensure combination of action for its speedy execution; therefore, we propose that a meeting of the citizens of St. Louis be held at the Court House, on Saturday evening, October 9th, at half past seven o'clock, to consult about the propriety of calling a Convention at St. Louis, on the first Monday in December next, to obtain the co-operation of the North and South along the Mississippi Valley, in behalf of a line of longitudinal railroads from Louisiana to Minnesota.