New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-14
THE RAILROAD BRIDGE At CLINTON.
From The CHICAGO P,ess and Tyibua<

Our readers are aware that the Chicago, Iowa and
Nebraska Railway is completed 70 Lisbon, sixty-tour
miles west OF Clinton. Thence to Cedar Rapids, sew
enteen miles the road is about all graded the ties pro-
vided and the bridging finished. We stated day
two since that the last rail had been purchased IN New
York TO complete the road TO Cedar Rapids, and 1t Is
believed il will be finished to that important city by
the 18th of May certainly by the lst of june In the
report to the stockholders Of the Gaena and Chicago
Ubion Railway, jus; Issued, referring to this road, the
Directors say:
The Chsgo lows and Sebrks Railroad h. been extended
b Lsbon x;yx miles from the hnss pi River 10 which
point the trains running Ia extension to Cedar
Rapids fifteen miles further viii probably be completed BY
Of June when is contributions 70 the traffic of oar road
viii be much iGereased-
In memorial of the Directors Of that Company which vs..
read Board they announced their
% oonrset bridge over the gast ehASne o. tne h.Pp
ferry but with Of Ultimately constructing draw bridge
the Western Ean channel They propose 70 connect
their sek with road either Fulton or about three miles
east Of that poiDt.
DO sppIove vii be detrimental 20 the Interests Of this
Con paD several respects; and result in abandonment on
have deemed Of great yAas 20 ths Company The Deo
DO not believe thai Ills moyemsn; viii B. persisted in bq:
adjustment Of the matter viii result in
the corucon OF the bridge Fulton under TIE direction aud
control Of this Company.
correct understanding Of the relations between the
Galens and the Chicago Iowa and Nebraska Com
panies will show that the Gaere has any Just cause
Of complaint il is due entirely 10 treir own inactivity
and want VI foresight. When aroused from their stu
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road and red to build their air line to the Mssssp
p Tie Gsens Beard the rOsd reached Faon
90 that ts e was fn,hse a5d were made
il Iowa must BE- owned by other Tue Lyons Iowa
Ceauswai srsaay IA process o. coI1con 11t about TIE
hi..,r ri the pursued by Adsm,k Co., IS wa. BE-
Byed lie Iowa forever Seeing the
ard ultimately Minnesota and 70 the Missouri sfeS capital
let, in Bo-;0a, New YoTs, Ohio Kentucky snd tas city
te u the Chicago lows ard Nebrsskl Ra:lroa Com
p,py wi:n The determination 20 build The road.
cheaper better chosen By the Lyors
Iowa Central existed south Of that line and they accordingly
adopted with CLIFTON miles below Lyons. FOR its -rn
nus on ne Mississippi Surveys were equally decisive that op.
p,ce 70 tr y the s.pp Encouraged sy tie sssar.nces
Of equitable running by those In The Gaens Bosd
the Eeb,ka Company oomenc-d their ro.d eusr,e,lly
sne ieysIa thocssrd dollars ia
pTp., To- secGrns Ct about one fourth Of The gran. By
lie L,OaI Iowa CeHs revived The hopes OF ne friends Of that
Poet and tr Line i APPEARED csr.sn ,hs two parallel
Isses you'd &c bDit from the Asspp TO Cedar kApds
"bobbn' GROUND policy Gsers Board encouraging
tie ole CoHsty with far PROMISE and then syy nsnas,rg
the Ms.sPp resolu,sy set question, and
he commercial crash following wiki ia dsaster he Gera
dertn a.terirs upon he ss q both the
Iowa Compsnes soca .ter lie reached the West,
evident hai nesFiy million Of 10 bonds had been used IN
WIsrton 70 procure he passage of toe Isni graz. from
~ the board Bat visions II Ldnsrson and
81 ..s s *. s1 .s T. re 24. Of zoe G.sEA
they counted whoG; their host Tie o,ner
cstsHt, who had projected had the solid cSpta build
te osd ans By the irsJ admission Of the GslenA Company
tia Dow WITH a ew weeks Of comp etiol-
Severn uoItss since, icoumi:tee Of ne e-ee.or,! Of
he OAelsAId N-tiaSka CoDfa int AID sE.eec upon
oonproise Il regard 70 the son Of TIE bridge AID al other
.:te.s u reference - running between
rsses. TIA: w BY Gaspa Company
src Re principle ssocKb0cers Of the Iowa Gd Heoska
q. iorrsi company determined % build he bridge
where orrnaly IncerstoOd .boad b. located TIE
contract Ne az maze lie piles aEyen ir pier al
tie 20 Be t1isasc With soc ~ s
w. The kdt. from the nois Island 20 be of
heCslg bes: ;ras .-c al se hnseec % Of
November.
S0v the question srises Why DO Gs.na Boa-d sp
prove q tbs nj the PAT o. IL Ns5rzsk. C9ncanl
hov ;ssr Interests BE- ad,ed for he better sy bceias
bridge 20 ice Iowa Acre PEI. where there 70 no
"a vsy 70 correc- VIII Docs tie IL tsst .he