St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-04-09
NO. 80.
Railroads..

Again we call attention to pros
.ject which demands the aid of every
citizen of Iowa, and one, Judging from
the tone of the press the large public
gatherings which convene from time
to time in every town in the state
the brilliant speeches and sound argu-
ments there made, in which the people
are deeplyinterested. In our immediate
vicinity the McGregor and Cedar
Valley roads are causing immense ex-
element. Meetings are being held
along the line of these roads at which
resolutions are passed pledging the
credit of Counties and private SUBJ
scriptions to large amount.
We find a lengthy report Of large
and enthusiastic railroad meeting held
at McGregor, recently, in the North
Iowa Times of the Sd inst, which we
condense for our columns. The meet
ing was called to order, and as pre-
viously understood, Judge Brown, the
Secretary of the Company proceeded
to address the meeting. His state.
ment of the affairs of the McGregor,
St. Peters and Missouri River Rail-
road Company was highly satisfactory
to all who heard it. His argumenta-
tive appeal to the people to take hold
of this enterprise, by all ways known
to law and prudence, was so clear
and forcible that none could resist it.
We are able to give but a few points
in the Judges speech, owing to want
of room, and will therefore confine
ourselves to those of the most interest
to our readers.
An impression prevails to some ex-
tent that this Company has not used
as much activity in the prosecution of
the work as was advisable, and it has
also been currently reported that the
Milwaukee and Mississippi Road made
proffer of assistance to this company
which proffer was contemptously declin-
ed on the part of the McGregor COM
pany. To set these two objections at
rest the Judge related with some mi
nuteness the action of the company
since it's organization in June last.
The result of their apathy has been,
the completion of an available survey
l40 miles into the interior at an ex-
pense of not less than $1,000, all of
which, or nearly so, is paid an
amount of stock equal to about $780,
900 has been taken in cash, farm
mortgages and county loans, and the
whole line of the road to Clear Lake
is under contract on terms extraordi-
narily favorable. The statement in
relation to the Milwaukee company
was dissipated by reference to an in
terview had with a delegation from
that company and by an an exhibition
of letters expressing entire confidence
in the McGregor Co., from gentlemen
confessedly at the head of the former
The letters, or extracts from them will
be found in the report of the McGregor
Company in to-days paper. The Judge
succeeded i'll removing from the minds
of all present, every vestige of doubt
as to the integrity of the McGregor
Co., and all who heard him cannot
credit for a moment the report that has
been SO unjustly circulated relative to
a rupture with the Milwaukee Co.
On the contrary, the utmost cordiality
exists between them, and the exhibit
ton of a determination on our part to
see this enterprise carried forward,
will bring them to our assistance with
all the energies they possess.