Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-06-09
The ID. and r. e. X. and Illinois Cen.
a. trail -. Consolidated.

The ID. and r. q. II. and Iilinois Cen.
ssslAss consoiidstea.
Cnder ~ above caption the Dubuque
r"'"s y of May as'd' has The o.
low suSh an item Of news a. the fol
lovhg reaohed the Sioux City Reg,sser,
" sannet inegine:
~"The report has reached this place tha.
the lllinois Central and Dubuque md
Sioux City Railroads have consolidated.
and that work on the latter road will
shortly be commenced in good earnest,
and prosecuted with vigor until completed.
This is glorious news if true, but for fear
it is not, We will say no more about it un.
til We receive more direct authority"
So far from the above being true we be.
lieve that such consolidation has never
been contemplated BY the D. l. P. R. r.
and besides. if we are not mistaken, the
Illinois Central is not likely to desire
consolidation in that manner, though
there may be some parties interested in
the Illinois Central who would like to
have an interest in the land grant Of the
latter road and sell the land at sixteen
dollars An acre instead of four dollars.
But there is better news for the "Dubu.
que and Sioux City railroad" than the
prospect Of consolidation. 1t is the fact
that 230 400 Of its lands will be offered
for sale in about fifteen days at prices
averaging only little over four dollars
per acre, and this will invite such an emf.
grafton into Iowa ns will not only aid in
constructing the road but render the com.
pletion of it still greater necessity. We
have another item of news for the Regis.
ter, the fact that the Company has issued
a circular calling for proposals for the
construction Of the whole line, from Not
tinghan to Sioux City. or for the building
OF certain portions Of it. The circular
states that proposals will be received for
commencing the work at Sioux City, as
we'll as upon the eastern portion of the
line.
The increased emigration to Iowa, pass
ing through Dubuque OF this time, is
another good omen that Iowa railroad
companies will soon begin to receive that
assistance at home which they have so
greatly needed for two years past The
fact of cheaper freight and fare on the
railroads leading eastward from the Mis-.
sissippi is better news than would be any
prospective consolidation referred to-
One or two good crops in Iowa will so
help every interest in the State rs will in
a great measure obviate the necessity of
the railroad companies or other corpora.
tons or even individuals looking for con-
solidations with any corporations or par
ties abroad.
The rum or above alluded to came to US
through prominent citizen of this place,
and one deeply interested in the early
completion of the road, who received il
from gentleman direct from Chicago
who assumed to be we'll posted in regard
to the opinions of the companies above
alluded to. Anything that looks to the
construction Of the Dubuque & Pacific
Railroad is good news to the people of
this section, and as the consolidation of
the Illinois Central and Dubuque and
Pacific companies would add strength and
prestige to these already powerful corpo-
rations, that could not but be an advan.
tage to the latter road, we expressed our
qualification at the rumored consolida-
ton.
We are highly pleased with the "good
news" the Sun brings, and can assure our
friends at the eastern end of the road that
their efforts to hasten the completion of
the Dubuque 4 Pacific Railroad will meet
with hearty second from the people of
the Upper Missouri Slope.