Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-30

present WUSy ~ Vs.
,;e. Of Clinton md jackson with ref
.rerce to their railroad interests, con-
,eoueut upon an attempt or PROPOSE,
ton to consolidate the Iowa Central
Air Line Rail Road with the Chicago
Iowa and Nebraska Rail Road. These
two, companies have heretofore been
rival corporations and were supposed
to.hold interests acknowledgements
50 The former having its Eastern termi-
mus at Lyons, in Clintoncounty, after
much vasilation was finally surveyed
in a direction nearly North Westerly
TO Maqueks.a, in jackson county, and
thence West on very indefinite line
70 the Missouri River. The latter
starting at Clinton, rival, town two
miles below Lyons after several changes
Of name and route was finally survey
aed.from Clinton, southerly eight miles
to Camauche, to enable them to cross
the bluff, thence in direction slightly
North of West 70 Cedar Rapids and
thence in direction thence West to
Council Bluffs, The two roads thus be-
ing projected for the benefit OF rival
towns and running part OF their DIS
lance nearly together have heretofore
exhibited much jealousy OF each other
aud the statement that proposition IS
now pending and likely to be consum-
mated for the consolidation of the two
companics is naturally received with
some surprise by the public generally
AZ well AS the people interested IN the
two lines.
Being unacquainted with the facts
in the case we can only conjecture That
the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska RAIL
road company having succeeded IN nm
ishing some twenty miles Of their road
thisssidc of the Waubcscpinicon river,
and being in fair way shortly to COM
plete it to Cedar Rapids and the Iowa
Central Air Line Railroad Company
having been unable to prosecute its
work with any success and beng IN
consequence in danger of losing Its
grant Of land has determined as a der
nier resort to form union with the
former road taking advantage of its
forty miles Of road already constructed,
and thus saving the grant of land.
However necessary this course may
he for the salvation of the stockholders
of the road, and for the securing of the
grant of land, and however honest the
President and Directors Of the road
may be in their intentions, as might be
expected, the plan is not looked upon
In a favorable light by the citizens OF
Lyons, Sabula and Maquoketa, whose
interests were to be advanced by the
construction of the Iowa Central All
Line Rail Road.
It is Of course natural that the cit,
liens of those places, whose expecta-
tions are likely to be disappointed,
should feel somewhat sore, but we can
see no good reason for the very violent
demonstrations of wrath, which have
been exhibited by some of them
They shonld remember that however
anxious the Board of Direction might
be to advance the interests of Lyons
Sabula and Maquokcta, they were still
bound by their duty to consult frs
the interests of the large stockholder
from abroad and should at least be en-
titled to credit for honest motives. W.
therefore regret to observe the follow
ing among the resolutions adopted a
a recent meeting at Maquoketa-
Resolved, That We will, by all fair an
honorable means, protect the cold align
ment" Of the Iowa Central Air Line Rail
road and hereby pledge "our fortunes an
our sacred honor to the attainment of tina
obiect-"peaceably j zoe can; torcibty II Il
must"
Resolved, That should any Directors VIII
resides in this city vote for or use his il
fluence to prevent the Iowa Central Air Lin
Railroad from being built on the origins
alignment. near or through this city, We wi
place him ON the list with backlegs an
counterfeiters, and we hereby give due nc
tee that such things shall not be done b
our citizens without calling forth an expre
sion Of our views and feelings which canno
be misunderstood.
The avowal Of disorderly and lllegs
intentions in this case and the violen
personal hatred towards the Presideu
and certain Directors, which Is exh
bited IN the resolutions adoptcdin all {
the towns referred to, can accomplis
no good, but on the contrary will b
calculated te detract from that syn
pathy, which would have been felt fo
them abroad.
With the grounds for the charges {
of fraud which have been brough
against s. s. Jones, the President {
the company in connection with hi
management Of the finances, we ar
nnacquaintcd.
Boston Philanthropy.
The Rev. Mr.. Barnard in a recen
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