The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-12-07

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referred to by the Enquirer 10 eiici, iifor,na
!, ton in reference TO The actions and doings 0
he P. r r. Directors, whose wan: Of doing
anything, or keeping what they have done, il
profound Stiffness, is a circums.ance we'll cacu
lated TO excite wonder if not suspicion, in rela
J ton to their designs and l did hope, that the
Directors, or some one in their secrets, you'd
have come out in answer TO Anthony, and al
least tried TO have explained the reason why i,
] was in any way essential to the interests Q!
Stockholders the citizens Of this Cty,to locate
Railroad up the Catfish, and Depot the game
East OF the City, on the Island, at poin,
nearer the city OF Dunleith, and The Central
: Rai!road Depot, than Dubuque above all il
should be undeniaby shown, by the company
by actual fgue.s, that this Catfish route, though
j, costs $50, 900 per milc, is cheap cheaper
r than any other route West from the City, and
trade of the back countless both of which items
it viii be necessary for you to secure TO our
citizens, before they give you as company full
power over the distinics of our City and county
Your questions will now be answered, candidiy
in their order, though some Of them have no
apparent meaning, and to such you cannot ex-
pect unqualified answers. | can only answer
as understand them.
In the FIRST place you want to know upon what
conditions the Railroad was TO be completed in
twelve or fifteen months. 1t was, that the
amount stated by Anth ny should be subscribed
by the City, county and individuals, and it was
done with the exception of small amount
taken bY these eastern gentlemen, to secure for
themselves directory in the company, and |
may here be allowed to remark, that thes. gen
tlemen are connected with the Central Railroad
Company Of Illinois. In answer to your third
enquiry, the same question was asked by An-
thony, who would still like to know And to
4 your fourth interrogatory, the writer did not
know, took him for an honorable man from his
appearance Fifth. The school lands alluded to
lie in the Prairie East and West of OyersviIle,
through which the survey for the R. X was
made TO run by altering its western direction.
Sixth. The TWO lines convergrd together right
where the beautiful unentered Prairie Lands are
situated. 1t may be on account of the particu-
lar Topography of the county, though the
doing Of this added considerable dist nee TO
the Maquoketa line and made it nearly as long
as the other. Seventh Some old soldiers got
on the track Of the surveyors and located their
Land Warrants in due time as | have been told.
Eighth. If the Maquoketa, Mr. Eatons, or any
Eother proposed route, were adopted, other than
the Catfish route, they would necessarily come
il INTO our city instead of passing by altogether,
and it is probably this part that renders them
impracticable for the purposes of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company. Ninth In This
particular instance the Depot put out on the
Island, would govern the road, and the Illinois
Central Railroad would govern the Depot, and
with it the business of the back country, and in
all probability make the slme tributary to Their
4 interests and the building up of Dunleith close
by. Tenth. | cannot give fgures to show the
cost Of the Maquoketa route these have been
suppressed, but if the Board of Directors vii
employ Col lee or any other competent Engi-
neer with instructions to locate Road 10 tn.
West Inc of the county, viii pay the expen
ses of the survey, il cheaper and better route
is not found for the Interests of Dubuque ant
. Dubuque Stockholders; and will give securit,
J tc do so, and majority of the stock shall de
eide the question, and in this particuiarI trus
stockholders will be allowed to speak for them
selves before this location route is fixed A
The present Board of Directors Of the Dubuqu
and Pacific Railroad Company, were elected b
: themselves in the Main, and the stock Of tn
!, county and city, and large proportion of ind
n vidual subscription, amounting in all to NOR
!. than three fourths, Of the whole amount sub
scribed, has been taken since the Directors wer
elected as above, would it not be good practic
. for "JUDGE LOWELL" as the Representative Z
n the County, and the Mayor and Councimen a
/ :he Representatives of the City, to order ne,
election of President and Directors, for tn
: Dubuque and Pacific Railroad, to the end tia
d the Stockholders may have voice, il. the maj
e aoement of their own Railroad affairs. Whs
think you "Mr. President and "Directors,
would You not feel better to resign Your Office
and try to be elected by majority Of the Stocl
= holderso This indeed would be an honorabl
l. course for you to pursue, and at the same tim
IN no doubt, give better satisfaction to Stockhold
ie ers genersIly. You ask in the eleventh an
in Twelfth interogatories, where is the City
" Duneith, and who are the men over the count,
OF there To the first, | answer, the City
!. Dunleith, is situated in Illinois opposite I'll
- Island proposed to be appended to it, for Yves
De tern Railroad Depot; but hope our Dubuqr
ut sil H.
Street men are generally those who de-
is in exchanges, Rlil Road Stocks, buy aud Sc
IS uncurrent money, and occasionally specuia
in wild lands along projected lines of Roa
ie Anthony referred to them in this general sens
10 Now MIR. Enquirer will you Lave the goodness
:, answer me few simple questions but as yc
i, have smart sprinkling of Lots, in the upp
Ii part of the City, will advise you to hold on
: ! ,hem for in my opinion the Catfish humbugw
a, soon burst and expose the inmost recesses OF /
ed deformity, to public scrutiny, and this exposu
~ will disgust every prudent man in the comm
y nity--and say again hold on at least until "
On answer me few questions.
IT, Is i; the interest Of Dubuque city TO grant
hdilIUdU CobpdnJ al AsioHu So'' t"'iA"S
er acres or 50, FER dePot 7arposes, which lslind
IL nearer Du1eith than the city of Dubuqne'
M it good policy to construct X. Road on pa
nd ticular survey, costing $4,000 per mi
or more, yhen offers have been made
ma responsible men, 10 do the same work on a
lc' other route for less than half,hat amount? Al
how would you like TO invest your money IN t
n contemplated Catfish route2 The first eig
re miles will cost $7o or $so,odo per mile, q
ir. from, the immense curvatures within that d
he tance, you only make FIVE miles IN direct Il
ng West from the city or starting mt.
Use you would no, invest your own money
no a road thus crooked and expensiye,. would y
OF not advise the CITY and County to withhold tn
ar subscriptions, until a strater and cheaper re
re- can be found, And do you not believe tina
IN this Catfish r. R were to be butt op the pr
~ ent survey, and depot on the Island opposite
lower part Of the City, that our interest in
,d Southern Wisconsin r. r. would be sacrifi