The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-02-14


The prospects of the above road are Of the
most ha.tering character. Thirteen miles
of track are already completed, and the
road is ready for the superstructure the
remainder oil the distance from Clinton TO
De Wit. The Company purchased the
iron last season to complete the track to
the latter place. but one cargo Of it was
caught By winter on Lake HUI on, which
will, unless other arrangements are made
by the officers OK the Company. delay the
completion of the track 10 that place after
the opening OF navigation in the spring.
Beyond De WIT, the contractors are
pushing forward the work on the various
sections to Cedar Rapids with common.
dabIe energy. The first section Yves. o.
De VIII is 10 be ready for the track by
the first day of July next, and each of
the three remaining sections on the first
of the three following months respective
Iy. THIS will complete tie grading
and bridging to Cedar Rapids by the
first OF October next, and ve presume
the track will be completed and the road
in operation from Clinton to Cedar Rap
ids, a distance Of eighty miles, within
twelve months from this line.
AT the recent meeting at Clinton,
MrLo SMITH. Esq, tie Company's able
and efficient Cmef Engineer, treated
the s,o kholders aud number If citizens
o! Clinton, DE WIT and Tipton to a ride
over the completed portion of lie road.
The occasion was one OF much interest
to those who participated in the excur
sion. Tue Company now have Oh the
road, two locomotives, one passenger car
one baggage car, ten box AID eIevcn
Platform freight cars, beside the necess,-
ny construction equipment. The depot
ba!dng al Clinton. Al hy 100 feet, and
another at Low Moor, (thc first station
west OF Clinton, )3O by 60 feet, are near
Iy mpleted, wine those for Bropov'
Creek aud De Wit are framed r~,ay Ior
erection as soon as hey are needed.
The route OF The Chicago, Iowa ard Ne.
braska Railroad Is one ot tie best in the
West. whether regard be had 10 cheap
ness OF grading or THE productive capaci-
" u the country through winch II passes.
David Dale Owen, the eminent oeologisr
mas pronounced the valley Of the Cedar
River 10 be second 10 40 otter district III
the United States for agricultural purpo.
ses. It Is rapidly tiEIlDg up win a hardy
late ltgent and industrious population, and
/ by the time tie road Is completed. an i'm.
mense business will pour IN upon 1t
We hesitate not TO give II as our opinion
that this road will III no respect fall be-
hiHd the Gaena and Chicago road IN il.
J dividends. l. Is cUncrdcd TO be the bes
! line Of road III this respect IA Iowa, A:
a feeder 10 the GaIena road ty the Dix
! on Air Line, II wiil lie OF immense ad
vantage 10 the lauel. There are otbc
lines, however. seeking a connection viii
IL, though We presume the Directory 0
the l. aena road will not suffer 50 vaua
bic a feeder TO become auxiliary TO a ri
val line.
The leading men in this enterpris,
are among The strongest capitalists oil tn,
country. The road has the entire conf
dence OF the public, both in Iowa am
abroad. IL is but year and three day
s,nce the organization OF the Company
Twenty miles are nearly completed, ant
sixty more IN a state Of iorwardness
This efficiency is unexampled IN the his
tory oil railroad construction. Dem Press