2. Resolved, Tbat it is the opinion of this
meeting that if tbe Keokuk, Ft. Des Moines
Missour. Railroad at Agency
the oountry, but would give the city of Keo
kuk wbut u at one time had, when dirt roads
was the way of traveling- Then Keokuk had
the trade, and to gire Keokuk a railroad to
Agency City, we will see Keokuk the great
metropolis of trade for Iowa.
3. Regolved, Tbat we ask the Keokuk Vt.
Dee Moines and Minnesota Railroad Compa
ny to run a preliminary survey through Ash
land to Agency City, and we, a* citizens, will
do our duty as to defraying tbe expensed of
such survey.
4. Resolved, That this meeting appoint a
committee of three to procure the right of
way from tbe southern line of V\ apello cotm
ty to Ashland and Agency City, and we r«»
t0
»ct
in
from Clinton, on the opposite shore, and as practicable, we believing at or near 1
connecting with tbe above road, immediately i villa to be the mo«t feasible and practicable
resolved to do it. A considerable amount of
itb aaid com­
mitter if said road be located through Ash*
land to Ageney City.
5. Resolved, That this meeting appoint
pl^C'tes to attend the Dahlonega con-i
cues to attend the Oskalooaa convention on
the 26th inst.
0. Resolved, Tbat we IOOK to the North
Missouri Railroad with deep interest, and the
aooner it taps the DesMomea valley the bet
ter it will be, and the further east it orooses
the Des Moines river the more trade it will
procure.
7. Resolved, That we ask the North Mis- ... .. ..
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aoun !». R. Co. to run their road as far east.
coding the Des Moines river, and
inte"#cl.
