St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-26
From the Cedar vallcy New.
The Railroad.

The Cedar Valley News in an article of a
column tries to show the Times the error of its
ways on this question. and pIuuply saws it
does not believe the doctrine We advocate to
be the opinion Of the people of McGreqr
We can't help the skcptiCism of the News but
if its editors conclude ut any time that they
can better represent public opinion or interest
here than We do, they ctn buy this Office and
teach our people something. The News talks
very much rs would Il young man rom the
iStst. who is about us cunycrsant with the in
iIucncc of railroad building on EatUrR CONNER
cial points Us the devil is with holy water
McGrcgor, we repeat, will not work for any
railroad, though no one here doubts that the
lire west is one OF the best in the United States
and that it is sure to lie built in time. When
built, then look out for the value of your
Southern Chates down the Cedar to get to an
eastern market NcGregor Times.
Yes, sir, we did say that we did not
believe the doctrine advocated by the
Times represented the opinions of the
people of McGregor, and we say it yet,
notwithstanding the Times man falls
back on his dignity for reply, and
says, 1--WE can't help the skepticism
of the News, but if its editors conclude
at any time that they can better rep
resent public opinion or interest here
than we do, they can buy this Office
and teach our people something"
When man throws himself back up
on his dignity for protection, and
thereby declares himself nonresist-
ant, we have but little "pluck" to
poke sharp sticks at him.
Again, that "young man from the
East" is considerably the senior of
his honor the Colonel. and was over
seeing the building of railroads before
the Times man left "Grecn Erin
McGregor need not work for any rail
road. There is no compulsion about
it; and as regards our " Southern
Chutes down the CEDAR we suhjoin
what the Dubuque Press thinks of
them. We clip the following extract
from the Dubuque Times Of the llth
instant
1.-THE completion of the Cedar Falls and
Minnesota Railroad, and the Minnesota road
before mentioned, will be likely to bring a
large share of the trade of St. Paul and Cen
trail Minnesota via Dubuque The completion
of the Cedar Falls and Minnesota road alone
will secure to US the trade of Southern Mime
sofa. We therefore look upon the act of put
ting this latter road under contract on the 9th
of this month, as guarantee of a railroad
connection in less than three years between
this city and the capital of Minnesota, and as
making an epoch in the history Of this city.
The course of Dubuque is onward"
While the Dubuque press is iubilant
over the prospect Of securing the trade
of the Cedar valley and Minnesota.
the McGregor Times pretends to be
content with the prospect of securing
twenty miles of "dicker," and claims
that McGregor merchants and capital
lists endorse the policy. Dubuque,
Milwaukee, Chicago, and in fact all
the eastern towns and cities, regard
the extension Of their railroad facili.
ties with anxious solicitude but Nc
Oregon wants no road, and, "we re-
peat" the interior will never build one
for her We have been bamboozled
enough, and now propose to put our
dollars where they will count