The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-12-08
Or Railroad Interests.

Ranids and Missouri River Railroad com
pany. Should this company secure tie
rrant We shall 10 favored with railroad
facilities much sooner than if it istran.
f:red to any other company, Why then
should We lie dormant or DO inactive Z
The people Of other localities are wide
awake, up and doing, to secure the al
vauta.es OF the railroad, which shall fin
ally receive this land grant. The PEG
ple Of Marion through shrewd aud &C,
tive measures, have accomplished the
organization q a new company, tho Da,
luoue, Marion and Western:to whom he
land grant and right Of way have been
transferred, fer the express purpose, Of
more eTcctualy securing .he early com
pletion Of railroad to their tom.
The citizens Of 1'inton have always
been active and watching for sons OPP
portunity to divert the road having the
grant, 10 their town. IF they secure the
road We lose it. O. this We have fre
9ucutly apprizeI our citizens, who Per
haps will not be convinced until tits too
late. On tie Goth ut, railroad meet
il. was held in their town for the pnr
psse as they say, ITO take into consid
Grafton the railroad interests Of Vlaton,
and tie Central Cedar Valley, in con
nection with the newly organized Dubu
que, Marion aud Western +. +. Com
rany." A committee was also arpoin
ted 70 correspond with this new Gem
pauy. A general railroad meeting was
also called by tlcin fer all those inter.
s.tcl along the line to assemble at taat
place on the end Of the present month
Thus We see The spirit manifest by other
towns and communities. Why then We
ask, If We coassit cur own in crest shall
we remain passive. Let public meet
ing be called, and resolution. passed,
expressing our views wirhes and later
ss:sin .his nlatter,;a order TIA. ,hcpublc
md especially the Legislature, may know
eur will aud zeal, our wants aud de-
nanis.
We know that the majority Of cur
citizens condemn the late bargain and
sale on tho part Of the Iowa Contra,
Company, We know that they must be
convinced that it has greatly lessened
our prospects If early railroad faciltie.
Let Us tbea, give an unmistakable and
public expression Of our sentiments. in
order that the Legislature may not be
deceived il. regard to our true position
Not only our local rights but justice in
the case demands that the land grant
should be expended in building road
from Cedar Rapids westward Congress
intended that the landgrant should ben.
eft the people Of Iowa, and no: mere
" the people Of few towns; and no one
will doubt, that had the Chicago, Iowa
md Nebraska r. Il. been completed to
Cedar Rapids at the time Congress pass
Sd the lard grant Act, Cedar RAPIDS
would have been named as the eastern
terminus Of the roaaintsnded to be built
upon the 42nd parallel INSTEAD Of Lyons
Let Us then have the spirit Of the Law
carried out, so as to give Central ane
Western Iowa aswoll Eastern the adyan
tages Of an early and direct oatlet t,
eastern markets.
Touching this matter the Chicago Pres
d Tribune Of the 1st inst, makes tn,
following sensible remarks:
"Another project is to extend tn
Iowa road directly west from Cedar Rap
ids to the Missouri. The sooner that ca
be done the better both for the Galen
Road and the trade Of Chicago An Ell
fort will doubtless be made ut the com
ing session Of Iowa Legislature tosecur
fol. this line tho land grant, which hu
been forfeited by the old Iowa Centrs
Airline. It is to De hoped that in th
and I'll other matters in regard to TIL
important subject wise and efiicier
counsels willprevail.
- The Cunningham Burdell case
up again in the New York Courts, in
case brought By George D. Briton, Ii
ilincnyerer of the hnpns hahv Mot. xb