The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-05-10
Muscatine, Upton and AMamosa Il. II.
From the MuscaIinc Journal

/ n few weeks since, 10 speaking of the
recent transfer Of the Iowa Central Land
Grand to the Cedar Rapids and Missouri
River RollToad Company, we expressed
the belief that one result would be tc
hasten the completion of the Musca,int
with the Ghlcago, lor and NEBRASKA
Road. The recipient of the Land Grant
is an extension of the latter road, and
this transfer has already added very
greatly to the strength and Importance Of
the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Com
paLy, and will enable it to carry out so
much the sooner its original plan of as
slstng III the construction of road from
its line to Upton. When this is accom-
phshed, 1t will need only twenty miles of
road, between the C., l. d n line and
Anamosa, to complete our railroad con-
necton with Dubuque. This would fin.
lsh long link in the great north aud
south read which the wants Of cnn.nerc.
already demand on the west side of the
Mis,l>sl ppi.
We conclude, from the information We
have, that the prospect for the building
OF thus - miles is now better than il
ever has been before. The parties who
now control the dubuque Western, are
seeking an extension of their line. Be-
tore the Land Grant was disposed Of,
they proposed to extend cir line south
westwardly to Marion. But, as the &C.
dar Rapids and Missouri River COMPANY
are to commeuce their line at Marion.
and as they proposed to build the five or
SIX miles between Marion and Cedar
haplds at once, and thus make that link.
together with the Marion and Anamosa
Inc, feeder, or virtually an extension
ct the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska road,
we understand that the Anamosa and
Marion project has been abandoned.
line from Anamosa to the terminus
OF the proposed Upton road would mani
testify be vastly more profitable exten.
sion OF the Dubuque Western road. The
line to Marion would simply afford the
means Tor rulnous competition for the
Jones county business, the distance from
Ana"osa to Chicago being about the
same ga Dubuque, and Ga Ced,r Kapid.
and Clinton. On the other hand, ar
tension to the Upton road would be +;
AK in north and south road. which
''r a large part OF the year, would have
TO DO the business Of the Mississipp
river Ut all seasons of the year, the
80 LOUIS freight, even from the line O.
the Dubuque and Pacific road, woult
take this route, and we are by no mean,
certain but that much of the Chicag,
freight would pass over that part of tn,
Inc between the Dubuque and Pacih
and the Chicago, Iowa and Nebrask
roads. From Cedar Falls, for instance
and from all points on the Dubuaue an.
racine west Of Farley Junction. the dis
'ance to Chicago is but eleven or lively,
miles further Ga Anamosa and Clinic,
than ga Dubuque. This difference i,
distance Is more than countcrbalaDced l.
the heavier grades Of the latter rou,c
tho lack Of facilities for crossing III
river at Dubuque without breakiny bulk
and the bitter fcud between the IIlinoi
Centra! aud the Galena and Ch;cag
Union Companies
Taking all these matters int, conside,
atop we consider the prospects Of GU
. ,, ana south road as more prornisiu
than ever before.
asA- l he papers in the interior recor
,ne TACT that Will To,alinson has eon
East and therefore they infer tina, n
pr'ce Of whisky will come dow, m
hs1e Likely enough.-Ga. Ci,u
"N'skey may "coine down" in tho ia
'e'''', but It will 90 down in the E..
a. 'o"e as VIII is there, sure D,,
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