The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-02-03

Nc Greyor, Io,ca, Wed'y. Feb. 8. So.
The McGfegor Rail Road.
This important work, notwithstanding the
'losencss Of the times, las been kept steadily
moving onward since it was begin. The CON-
I my has been subjected 10 a good deal Of
small iealousy--ts Directors in their laudablc,
and we arc gratifed to say successful efforts to
keep tia shovcls and the carts agoing, have met
some exhibitions Of little mcanncssos f.om those
of whom they hid q right to expect assistance
rather than calun'.y but the Rubicon is pass
81. Nine miles of the track will be ready for
the ties by June LIST. and prior 10 that time anoth
or portion of the line will be placed in the
hands Of contractors. If times remain close,
Tabor and provisions will be cheap and album
dant, and the homework principle uron which
the grade has thus far been made, will carry the
company through. If times improve, the work
will move faster but in any event, it is bound
to keep in motion till the Hercules Of calital,
disonthrallGd from its present embarrassment,
can come to our relief We have lately been
along the line as far up as section I, and we
confess to great establishment on witnessing the
amount Of work which has been silently and
utoastingly done since last fall. The gentlemen
whohave fnanciered this enterprise along to
its present vantage ground, may be "intcnsely
selfish" rs some remark but in behalf Of the
people Of Northern Iowa we most sincerely
thank them for the peculiar exhibition Of sell
ashncss which this work implies. They may
make much money out Of it ultimately, but if
the millions of acres of lands in the counties to
he traversei by this thoroughfare are doubled,
trebled and quadruplcd in value by its prosecu-
tion and completion. it strikes us that little
srlfshnese Of The same,knd might be rro6tably
displayed by those real-estate holders who
alrcady feel themselves benefited by its COM
mcncement. s@r a
At present prices grain will not pay to haul
great distance, and yet it will buy nearly as
much labor in the construction of r. Road as
it ever did. Nosc is really most favorable
time to subscribe and pay for stock in a road
that will furnish you means of conveying to
market that which is at present scarcely worth
ho hauling. Your grain is valueless without
a market, and no market can be reached with
out Rail Road. If produce is not wcrthrais-
ing, your land will be not worth having. Why
not then, during the depression in price, wake
up to your interests, put hands at work all along
the line. create q home market Of Immediate
consumption for your beef, flour, oats, potatoef,
oxen, horses and all other articles used by con-
tractors and laborers in the preparation Of the
track for the iron The stock you will receive
for the investment will be the bcs: possible. be.
cause its grade will have been made by your
ewnexer.ion, and no eastern membranes such
as weigh down the crcdit-built roads of many
portions Of the west will absorb the work. Of
your own hands. .... ..
Below We exhibit the amount of freights re-
ceiyed at this point for the navigation season of
1857. We place in parallels the pounds receiv.
cd by River and by R. Road. A great deal of
River freight was in bulk and much of the X !.
Road freight was ferried across loaded on wag-
eos the weights not being reported at the
Warehouse, we cannot get an accurate account
Of the whole. 1t will be safe to add IS per
cent to the amount for these causes and when
the dullness of the last Fall is considered, and
,ha increased population of our back counties,
We may estimate the business of SO at twice
the amount here reported. This shows that a
Rail Road has become o necessity, for the car
rying Of your merchandise as we'll as for the
transportation Of your surplus produce. Having
decided that you must hapc Road, why not
decide 10 build it yourselves Will the stock
pay7 Take into accomt-fgure it up, for We
hav mt time now-how many bushels of Grain,
barrels Of Beef, Flour and Pork, how mnay ton
Of Wool. Hides, &c., &C., you will want to
send east to the Mississippi and thence East,
South or North as the demand may arise-then
consider how many tons of merchandise, Ma
shinsry Of all kinds, Iron, Salt and other sta
pies; low many million feet of Pine Lumber,
Shingles, &C., de-, will want to ride the rail in
three to five years hence, with population
doubling four times at least in the next twenty
years, then take into account the great length Of
ane covered by the McGregor, st. Peters g.
No. 4. Road organization, and We think the
cy9hering process will convince you that the
stock will be par at least. The business Of this
Road cannot but be immense beyond conccp-
ton. But to tho Table Of Freights:
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