The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-05-22


The extra session of the Minnesota
Legislature, convened for the disposal of
the Land Grant to Minnesota railroads,
has called to St. Paul, host of Rail-
road lobby members, from adjoining
States, together with any number of
territorial spectators, and the conflict
ing interests have caused the wheels of
legislation to drag rather slowly. They
arc beginning to pass bills, however, the
St. Paul press are "down" on what they
have done. At latest advices the Coun-
ell has passed bill granting to the
Transit Railroad Company, already or
ganized, the lands granted to the Terri
tory by Congress, to aid in the con-
strucIion of Railroad from Winona to
st. Peters, and thence to point on the
Big Sioux river, south of the Ash par
al!el of latitude.
A very important "omnibus" bill was
also passed to third reading. Itgrants
to the Root River Valley and Southern
Minnesota Railroad Company, the land
granted for the construction of Rail
road from La Crescent via Target. Lake,
up the valley of Root River, to point
of junction feast of range ~ with the
Transit Company. This point of juno
ton is fixed at Rochester, Olmstead
county, provided the Transit Company
construct their road by way of that
place. In addition to this grant, the
Root River Company receive the lands
granted by Congress, for the construc-
ton of a Railroad Ito use the language
of the Congressional Act) "from St..
Paul and from St. Anthony via Mime
appolis, to a convenient point of juno
ton west of the Mississippi, to the
southern boundary of the Territory, in
the direction Of the mouth of the Bio
Sioux river" By the bill now before
the Council, Shakopee is made the point
of junction, and Belle PLANE, Clarks-
vile, LIE Sueur, Traverse, st. Peter and
Mankato, points which the road is re-
CURED to touch. In addition to the
above, this all-powerful Root River Com
pany is required to construct Railroad
from Hokah to Brownsville, with the
privilege of extending it to the south
line of the Territory. The privilege is
also granted the Company, of building
road from the western terminus of the
road running from ST. Paul to the mouth
of the Blk Sioux, in westerly direc-
ton, to the Missouri river. And there
is yet another condition, in the provis-
ion of the bill requiring the Root river
Company to subscribe, in proportion to
the amount of land it receives, to the
capital stock of the Company chartered
to construct road from Winona, to ST..
Paul. ..
BY the same bill, the Minneapolis and
Cedar Valley Railroad Company receive
the grant of lands for the construction
of a Railroad from Minneapolis via Fari-
bault, to point on the Iowa line, west
OF range sixteen. This road also Sc
cures the right to use the track of the
Root river road from the point of June
ton (Shakopee) to ST.. Paul. The lands
embraced in the grant for road from
St. Paul to the Big Sioux. the Root river
road, and the road to the Iowa line west
OF range sixteen, by this bill, are
dumped" and divided between the
Root River Company and the Minneap
oils and Cedar Valley Company, accord
ing to the length of road to be con-
structed by the two Companies.-Ga.
Advertiser.