Demoine courier., 1856-04-03
Letter from j. C. Hall.
BURLINGTON. Feb. l, l5!

"" " fe's ~ WV biNiNo
of the Burlington and Missouri River
Railroad. is my apology for writing to
iou. You. are aware that. under the
contract with Clark, Hendrie & Co.,
the Road is in a farward state of com.
pls,ion as far West as Skunk river, a
distance, of thrty.iye miles; hat in or
der 10 complete the road this far. our
company were compelled to use every
collar of available means that has been
raised by psblic and private subscription
IN Des Moines and Henry counties,
amounting to about 70 ur hundred thou
sand dollars, that we have no, received
one dollar of stock East Of. tie Missis.
sippi river; that as far as we Lave pro
crossed. we have relied wholly upon the
resources Of the counties and people a.
long the line of the. Road.
The question now arises for the seri.
Gus consideration of the friends of this
Road; shall il be continued as originally
contemplated through Jefferson or Wsp.
clio caun.ies 10 Ouumwa, The distance
10 aboui forty miles. W. now have 10
private and public. subscriptions raised
in Jefferson ana Wapello .coah,ss, about
two hundred and eighty thousand dollars
less the already expended west
OF SKUNK rlvef. WIN this o It is
Impossible TO contract Tor The extension
OF the Road 10 Onumwa. There must
be more stock raised, or the construction
Of the Road must be delayed. The i'm.
Por'ance TO the company OF having tae
hoai specify completed 10 ostumwa'
can hardly De shmased. 10 stop only
lot a short time with only thirty-hve
miles OF NE road completed. wonld be a
Calamity. Ihs interests OF the cempa.
ny COMIC mol o'herwlse than suhtr IN
many ways; yet this VIII be but a tribe
compared WIN The interest d. the PEG
Pic In The counties Of Jefferson and Wap.
e"y r,-u,
% o'
- Pr" ms anu "A'
o noSe ule very
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tho ernsnas NJ '.,od,.;nn ,bs ,oss tho
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ing som' p.oP'o woe'u DC .m"snse'
nc aI'ud' p'ols " "ae producing c'ats
~oui oe neal'y acuo'ee' anu Tue arh,
oie' orough' in'o 'he country 'of use ana
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e au'a'sases' 'ney ave sc" eviqen''
an. any one "a" oompu!e 'nem rom 'ne
" VIC p''ou''ohs any '"Pote'
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serious consideration OF lais sub
Jec' IS now demanded by the citizens OF
those counties. 1t Is proposed 10 raise
a suihcieh' amount OF stock by public
SUBSCRIPTION 10 secure the complexion ot
'h's fosp'oy 'he hsss Of January, 1897;
an aodi.ioE 10 ING present stock OF one
hundred Thousand dollars IN each county
VIM ehecl .his OBJECT Am aware that
me 'aea OF. creating a debt against the
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.an.na, 'y aAo oa"uu'J
~" ous NAV
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800. ha"h"s ooua.
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io,iar far d"iI.. W CO. IN. s"o .oau
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