The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-12-08

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Mc0REGOR, DEC. e.::::: 1858.
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Railroad Frauds.
just .. this time confidence in the managers
Of Railroad schemes ia not much above par
Turn your eyes in any direction either In Eu.
rope Of America and you will zee very large
African IN the fence Of nearly all the rail ways
that have progressed far enough to become de-
velopsd. Il Il rare that you can 6nd any gen.
tleman who has bsen admitted to the inner tenn.
pie Of this sort Of Anancirring but who has sud.
denly grown rich enough 10 retire 70 private
life and base enough to dcserve hanging
There arc exceptions. but they are too infre.
quent to alarm W or 70 inspire 10 with credulity
when vel hear the ilnmaculacy Of newer schemers
spoken of. Men usually follow their interests,
and when the govern ment, either County, State
or National. proposes to lend hand in the
praiseworthy object Of bene6tting the citizens
By improving their means Of in:er-communica.
ton. the teaches "who toll not, neither do they
spin"-exespt tangled webs Of dsception-are
about 40 unscupulous in the means they
employ to effect their purposes - any class Of
robbers We know Of
The grcutest piece Of shrs wdness, a il il
cal he he t. 81 |.
Mr.. s. 8. Jones, of the Iowa Air Line R. R.,
extending from Lyons 10 the Mo. river. He
informs the public. in bis late letter resigning
The onerous duties Of President OF that virtu.
Gus company. that about 10000 acres of land
were given 70 the outsiders who aided their
company 70 beat the McGregr Road in its ap
piication to Congress for grant Of Land
True, our line had the Endorsement of the Iowa
Legislature and the implied. If not expressed
Spl royal Of our Congressional delegation, but
neither tie will of the people a. .ixni6ed in
the recommendation of their Representative,
Tot the virtue Of Congress. was proof against
the adroitnsss Of 8. s. Jones, and our road had
to give way before the Airy nothing which said
Jones inflated and then exhausted! But we do
not complain now. The time for growing has
passed and we submit to the fate imro sed VI on
US By dereiict REPRESENTATIVE and an un-
pFincp'ed Lobby, with ~ much Indifference "A
circumstances win allow. The time may come
when justice will be done the extreme north If
Iowa, and We await the movements of the old
nan Of the scythe and hour-glass 1t il be-
ginning to be asked, very significantly too.
1T the Air Line cost million Of dollars in
bribes to NJ. Cs., how much did the three solid
OF real lines that were provided for, come TO :,
The question il . plain ono in the Rule Of Three
and any man of sufficient intelligence 10 rep.
resent the State in Congress or TO preside at a
Rail Road Board can easily cipher it out
"Who got the money or land 2" 10 another
question witch might be answered without
ciphering n all. but we have little hope of a
response from those who know, and therefore
We wave the question.
Mr.. Coolbaugh, politician of distinction,
and now President of the Burlington 4 Nilsson.
RI Railroad Co., feeling that the confession of
Jones left upon the public mind the impression
that all the Iowa Land Grant companies had
'"duiged more or less in the amusement of
convincing Congressman Of the rropriety Of
their applications, comes out in q card and as
serts that as company had overtures from par. |
les who were in the market, but that the direc.
ors v'rtuously declined the profered aid. This
- doubtless true, 90 fer as Mr.. Coolbaugh's |
extends; but we doubt very much
{ 20 candid gentleman was ever entrusted
NTH oil the maneuven made at Washington
Ind elsewhere, TO bring these things about.
We honor him for the sensitivencss he DISPLAYS
however, aud with The Express e. Herald Of
Dubuque. We earnestly eutreat the other
companies to give the public statement of
their connection, if any, with tho vampires of
the Federal Capital. Our contemporary also
insists that Mr.. Coo!baugh shall tell to Iowa
aud to the world ,rho proposed to assist the
Burlington road. "for consideration lit
farther insists that our delegates in Congress
should demand an immediate investigation Of
the charges made implicitly against the ,chole
Of them, and let the world know who are the
knayes. All this is very Proper, and we hope
an investigation viii shortly be instituted. but
however illegal and corrupt the transactions
will doubtless lroye, We have no idea that any
benefits can now result to the McCregor road
which was defrauded. or to the people of the
State III any respect. beyond the exposure Of .
system Vt villiany which most men have sus.
pected to be fashionable among railroad circles
That there are honorable men connected with
the railroad interests of the Union and OF Iowa
we do not doubt, but since the year 1850. when
IN another State. we saw this interest growing
into Oh immense moneyed Colossus, stridiug over
oil the private and public rights Of the citizen.
over-awing Legislatures by their threats or in.
huencing them by brides, electing their own
tools Ly floating votes and annoying .h.se
whom they injure by interminable appeals of
tic simplest casea to expensive and distant
courts. we have seriously made tip our mind to
praise them a. little possible. unless sce knoo
them to be entitled to large measure of conf.
dcnce IN private business relations. Even ,her
we prefer to have the companies the creatures
Vi law and not a. Plat Smith, ESQ, Of Du.
bu4ue, Insists ~ A1ovE THE CONSTITUTION OF
Iowa
Cocpcring.- Isaac Mathews is Cooper
This Is news to W and we are glad to announce
it. He stands at the head Of the profession in
this country and We hope he will be kept at
work till he makes barrel Of money. Our
country cousins. like Bigelow and Mathews.
who have retired from large farms to enjoy
city life, must be kept busy a. something while
here or they will spoil. Let u try to save one
Of them By giving him all he can do at his new
sl,op near the Academy-the "General" is our