The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-03-24

ed Communication It treats 81 rail
road matters; and is a timely suggestion
to our citizens to arouse aud grasp the
inviting fruit now within our reach
The past history Of the Air Line road
il as the writer says "Imbecility dis
honesty and failure" and its future,
Judging from the fact If its having 4.
wardcd premium Of about 100000 to
its greatest traitor and rascal S. S. Jones
is branded with treachery, knavcry and
bankruptcy.
From such company we have no
hopes. We retrac.. W. have hope.
It is that it may be buried, deeply burr
cd soon for it is dead dead beyond the
power Of r,sus; t.ior. The people Of
Lyons, Maquoketa, Anamosa and Mari
on may fan the corpse which they have
made and humble over it volume Of
sooth sayings, yet it will avail them
nothing, for it is doomed to its grave
upon which shall be built another road
that will daily whistle its requinm.
For more than y year past We have
had M confidence whatever IN the Iowa
Central railroad.
The recent developments of the acts
Of THAT company have not only fully
warranted us in the withdrawal Ct our
confidence, but have obliged us to pro
nounce them a set of rascals and re-
lentless rogucs who have the art of chi
canery SO perfected as to deal in it on Y
by wholesale.
To think that the Directors Of any
company would be so mean. base. selfish
recreant, dishonest. treacherous and
thievish, as to cndeavor TO appropriate
TO themselves the, snail amount Of one
million dollars. is almost If not quite
beyond endurance And then to cap
the climax, new set Of Directors III
least partially confirm this ras:aity
Such has been the management Of the
Iowa Central aud Air Line Rail Road
The Consequence Of which is should
they even revive and undertake to bnid
their road. they could not procure stock
enough west Of the Cedar River to build
one mile Of road.
We speak what we know. Our PEG
pie have no confidence, and never will
have, in that worse than rotten scheme
the iowa Central Railroad. No plot
ting, no promising, no coaxins will ev-
er restore confidence. We said 50 some
time since in order that the people east
Of US might know where we stood.
While this road has been sicken
ing and dying, with the aid Of land
grant Of At least according to their own
report 9o6, $50 acres, the Chicago Iowa
AID Nebraska road without any gran,
or gift have been steadily progressing
amid the severe monetary pressure o.
the times and will have completed in
few days their road to Cedar Rapids,
point 81 miles west Of the Mississippi
river, and within 48 miles of our town
From this state Of things it is evidcn
TO be seen by the most careless observe
that We are t, look to tAis road or a ne,
company formed, to commence at III
Rapids, for an eastern outlet for on
surplus products.
This new road without doubt, at til
next session Of Congress and our Stat
Legislature,will have transferred to then
the land grant which is now being sqnan
dered BY the Iowa Central rod Le
~ then be active. Let " take cffcctua
measures for the formation Of a ne,
company, Or At least for the transfer Q
the land grant to living company.
can b done; Notwithstanding the bel
lowing Of the Bull. Of Marion, Anamo
- and Maquoksta.
Let % i'm n .diatcly hold meeting a
suegested in our correspondents com
Dunication. When shall it be?
s4 Let the citizens Of eur town and ii
entity consult with each other and agrc
spos some time and We will publish til
/ call.
Action Immediate action is now re
qnised, for death smiles on -.e slccp:l