Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-04-07
Council BUNS 4 sioux City Railroad.

After copying an article under the above
heading which appeared i'm the Register
OF the cath ult., the Bagle comments as
follows:
1--WE like the straight forward manner
which our contemporary Of the Register
uses in expressing his views, aud are glad
to learn that the citizens n Woodbury. and
Monona counties fee! such lively inter-
est in the construction Of the road. In
reply to the question "What has the Com.
pany to which was entrusted the manage.
ment Of the road, been doing 2" We
would say that the Company has been
doing through its officers in their indiUid.
ual ndprirate capacity, all that that they
could do to forward the interests of the
Company. There is grand stumbling
block in the,wayIof the construction Of this
road, which will be found in Harrison
county. There is such division ofinter
est in that county, that it will be the next
thing to impossible to procure any aid
from that county and if Harrison county
does not do her part of the work the road
cannot and will not be built.
"Of late years it has become the settled
policy of all Railroad Companies to build
roads only, where the citizens are favora-
BILE to their construction, and will mani
fest their friendship by aiding literally in
their construction and we hardly think
that the Council Bluffs and Sioux City
road will be made the exception 10 that
general rule of policy.
We understand that the President has
had frequent consultations with other mem
bers and officers Of the Company, and that
it has been deemed inexpedient to call a
meeting of the Board Of Directors, until it
was ascertained what action Harrison
county would take in relation to donating
a portion Of her Swamp Lands to aid in
the construction Of the road. Our cotem-
porary must have noticed that the Magnolia
republican is decidedly opposed to aiding
in the construction of the road and as a
covering to hide its opposition to the best
interests of the county, is aiding in getting
up demonstration in favor Of a road from
Harlem in Shelby county, running west.
wardly through Magnolia in the direction
Of the Great North Bend of the Platte riy.
er in Nebraska. No man of common
sense believes that such road will ever
be built but it will do to talk about, and
thus hide the opposition to the Council
Bluffs and Sioux City Railroad.
"While we are upon this subject we
would state, that we understand that the
President has requested those directors
resident in Woodbury. and Monona coun.
ties to ascertain what kind of a bargain
can be made with the County Judges, for
the donation ola portion Of their Swamp
Lands to the Company. When the out.
lines Of bargain between the Judges
and the Company, shall be drawn up,
meeting Of the Directors will be called for
the purpose Of 'ratifying and confirming
the contract, preparatory to submitting it
to the people for their ratification at the
polls. In the mean time let every one
put his should to the wheel and aid the
Company in securing such liberal dona
ton as VII. authorize the Company in
commencing the work at an early day.
1--WE have no doubt but the Company
will bind its self and give good and ample
security for the completion of the road
within three years, il the counties of Har.
rison, Monona and Woodbury. will each
donate 10000 acres Of their Swamp Lands
to the Company. Here is proposition
for the people of the above named cum
ties to consider, that teri for our cotem.
poraries TO write from. What do you say
to it,"
Believing as we do that the c. B. &.
S. c. Railroad is the only road that will be
built through Harrison county within ten
years, we can not but express surprise
that the citizens of that county should fal.
ter in extending to it the aid which their
ability illjustify and the Importance OF
the work demands. But at the same me
we can not convince ourselves that sufii-
cent number OF the people Of Harrison
county will overlook the great advantages
which will acrue to them By The early con.
pistio1 of he above road 70 succeed ID
witAoldin ths SSsIa5y aid 10 ensure the
fs69fen IN the work. The Fac ~ I ~