The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-06-20

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sf PettswaAsnitC County deeidsd II favor
q sabssribing o0ooy0oo 70 tie Capital
Stock Of the Mississippi and Missouri Rail
road. There Was : large vote pollsd, and
the question met with but little opposition.
The vote would have been almost unanimous
had the County been properly canvassed,
and the subject carefully and fully slucidas-
ed. Az it was, many voted against the pro-
position, because they did not see the mat
ter in it, proper light-yet, the proposition
carried BY e36 majority.
In this connection, the citisens Of Coun-
Gil Blufs acted nobly, understandingly, and
from . consciousness Of the vital impor-
lance attending tho casting Of their votes.
Council Bluffs precinct polled 847 votes
1888 for the Railroad loan, and IA against
the loan-a unanimity almost unparalleled.
by their vote on Saturday, the people Of
Pottawattamie showed their determination
to be classed with the progressives Of this
age, and to receive a part of the benefits ac-
cruing from q Railroad Communication to
the East. They decided with a unanimity,
not to be misunderstood, that what they
want, need and must have, and that soon, is
q Railroad. As the people Of this city and
county have responded 50 magnanimously to
the proposition Of the Company, they have
a right to expect the Directors of the Com
pany to fulfill their part Of the agree
ment. That they will do it, we have every
reason to believe. The route is now per-
manently located down the Mosquito Valley,
and a map Of the survey is now on file in
the Land Office in this City.
By this vote, the people of this County
have secured the completion of the road to
this point, at least three years sooner than
it would have been completed, if this coun-
ty had not extended a helping hand to
the enterprise. To show that this is not all
CANNON, we have but to refer to the past
operations Of this same company. Jasper
County and one or two other counties along
the line Of the Road, when asked to aid in
the construction Of the Road, decided, by
large majorities, against the proposition,
and the consequence has been, that work on
the route has been delayed full two years.
On the other hand, the people along the
route of a branch Of this same road, from
Muscatine to Oskaloosa, voted the Compa-
ny over q million Of dollars to aid in the
early completion Of the road. So it may be
seen, that nothing is gained by withholding
all proper encouragement from an enter
prise, that is calculated to exert so impor-
tant an influence over the destinies of the
County, from which encouragement is ex-
pected. Had all the counties along the
route between Iowa City and Council Bluffs
acted generously towards the NJ. & NJ. X.
R., the people Of Des Moines would now
be enjoying an Eastern connection by rail-
way, instead of being compelled to rely on
mulish conveyances as at present. Had the
above policy been pursued, Council Bluffs,
instead of having yet to wait three years or
more for a railroad, would have to wait Blu:
one year. But We have the satisfaction of
knowing that this delay has not been occa-
stoned by any indiscreet movement on the
part of the people of old Pottawastamie.
Well, SO it has been-but let by-gones be
by-gones-and let US live in hopes of bet
ter things in the future, and that too, at no
distant day. The Railroad question having
become a matter Of record, the friends and
proprietors of other would-be railroad ter
minus, can no longer make capital for them
selves and their pet points, by misrepresen-
~taticns Of facts now so we'll established
Their Occupation is gone," and they had
now better turn their attention to some rep
utable business, instead Of laying out new
towns for the Pacific Railroad to run
through and spoil-beautiful farms
Council Bluffs has received a new impe-
tus-from the certainty of a railway com
munication at the earliest possible day, and
we may reasonably expect to see a large in
crease of population, and a rapid upbuilding
of the city, the present season. Already,
has the work commenced, and we have every
assurance, that it will continue undated
during the summer. The increase of popula-
ton in this city, SO clearly shown in the
large vote on Saturday, speaks well, and
furnishes data from which to Judge of the
future. We are indebted to our cotempo-
raries, for the fact, that this city has gained
since the November election, three hundred
and thirty.fre rotes-i. e. in but seven
months. If there is any other city in Iowa
or Nebraska, that cas show a like gain, let
Fem speak right out, and we'll knock under
and say nothing about it. This increase
shows conclusively, that Council Bluffs is
making rapid strides in progress and i'm
provement, and establishes the fact, that Il
is only necessary for its position, its COM
mercial advantages, and the unsurpassed
fertility of the surrounding country, to be-
come better known, in order to ensure it
greater prosperity, and a more rapid pace in
improvements.
Now, that the certainty of a Railroad to
this point, as soon as money and men can
build it, is established beyond cavil, we
we want men of well-known energy and bu-
siness capacity to settle in and around this
city. We want no more speculators-we have
enough already--to come here and make
money, without expanding a single dime
for the upbuilding Of the city, further than
to settle their weekly board bill. The more
we have such men, the worse we are off,