The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10
CONNECTIONS.

j a general description Of the route as
eycd) and ending at Cedar Falls, in Black
|wk County, Iowa. At Cedar Falls we con-
Meet with the "Cedar Falls and Minnesota
Rair, ad, which in turn connect, with the
Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad,' Mt
the north line Of the State-thus forming a
great trunk road with ono end at St. Paul and
Minneapolis, Nhere are two branches on the
north end, one iorminnting at st. Paul, and
anc at Minneapolis,) and the other in the city
Of st. Louis. The length Of the various roads
comprising the entire line, are:
Northern Missouri, 236 miles.
St. Louis, Iowa & St. Paul, 15l
Cedar Falls & Minnesota, n
Minneapolis & Cedar Valley, LOG
Total, $40
The pi aspect for the completion Of this
trunk appears rs follows:
The North Missouri Road is completed and
running to the junction with the Hannibal
and ST. Joseph Road distance of 10 miles,
and there nrc State Bonds still due the compa-
| ny to the amount Of a million dollars to ssist
in the completion of their road. They have
also large subscription in some If the coun-
ties that their line passes through. Should
these assets be realizable, it must place the
early completion Of that road beyond con-
tingcncy.
The Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad
commences at Cedar Falls, and follows up the
valley Of the Cedar river to the State lire, and
is probably the cheapest road to be built in
the State. H9
Some work was done on it during the past
year, and about the 10th Of January, 1860, a
contract was made with the eastern parties by
which the entire road is to be completed dur
ing the year 1862, and sooner should the Min
neapolis road be completed at an earlier day
The Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Road
has probably the best land grant Of my road
in the Union, and the Stale agreed to help
them still further BY letting them have 81 .20O,-
600 Of the bonds of the State. Under these
conditions the work was commenced and push
cd rapidly forward. When about eighty miles
were graded the Company and State, had some
misunderstanding as to the conditions on
bonds.
This brought the work to stand still, and
it has not been resumed since lam informed
that the Company make very liberal offers TO
any parties who will complete the road, and
that parties are now in negotiation with them
.or that purpose. 1t seems very reasonable
that it will be commenced again this spring.
and have very little doubt that it will.
Your road appears to be the only link un-
provided for, to complete this chain Of roads,
which when completed, will form the greatest
trunk road, in the Western States.
As soon rs our Legislature shall pass an act
las have no doubt they willy allowing coun-
ties to take stock in railroads, as they did be-
fore the late decision Of the Supreme Court.
there is no doubt But the people living along
the route will take hold, both in their private
and corporate capacity, and push the work
forward with energy.
LOCAL BUSINESS.
Your road passes through the entire length
Of Tama, Powesheik, MahaskH, Monroe, and
Appanoosc, about sixteen miles in Black Hawk,
and touches the corner Of Wapello These
seven counties have population If upwards
of six,y-seven thousand, (67,0oO) and have
increased about twelve thousand during the
past two years. This is "a large increase, con-
sidcrng that we had the financial crash in
one, and almost a total failure Of crops in the
other.
1t would be surerhuous to attempt de-
scripion Of the capabilities ef the soil, for it
is All 50 good that should not know what to
say for each sepera'e county. Suffice it to
say, that they nre probably equal to any other
seven contigu. US counties in the State.
give below, the chief products Of these
seven counties for the past year IS per the
census:
Acres Of impro, ed land 34OSl2