Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-04-06

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Total, 81, 6So 800
81 mile = T.: Z: ss3;:srs ssa -
| The above mafes Tars n56k from. the
nj 5 as they ear in thu Un, no alfS1
iSSMhich wodia saadoS oAedly " made Aby-s
careful location.
The survey vas commenced on the 22d Of
September, 1859, and about two hundred
miles of line surveyed; the field york being
closed in the latter part Of November.
made as thorough an examination of the
cuuntfy as circumstances, Ut that time, would
allow; but am mticely satisfied that careful
location would reduce the estimates materi-
ally. -, $50 sesjy ID
coSNEcTIoYs. y brssu I
The terminus of our road is fixed by the
charter in the following words, or words Of
like import:--.. Commencing at the south
line of the State Of Iowa, where the same Is
intersected by the North Missouri Railroad,
(here follows a general description of the
route as surveyed) and ending at Cedar Falls,
in Black Hawk County, Iowa." At Cedar
Falls we connect with the " Cedar Falls and
Minnesota Railroad, which in turn connects
with the " MineapoHsnhdzCS Cedar Valley Rail-
road" at the north line of the State---thus
forming great trunk road with one end at
st. Paul md Minneapolis there are two branch
es on the north end, one terminating at st.
Paul, and one at Minneapolis, and the other in
the city Of St Louis The length Of the va.
irious roads comprising the ehti.s line, are:
= Northern Missouri 2S6 miles
Saeap ss as siss, =. . ,s g
H3flt Total,...... .......... $50 $50
tzr The prospect for THE completion. Of this
trunk appears as follows os's s'taIa,k9 q
Zine North Missouri Road Is completed and
trunEingto the junction with the Hannibal
and ST. Joseph Road adistance Of ITO miles,
and there are State Bonds still due the COM
pany to the amount Of q million dollars to as
sist in the tcompletioni Of their road. They
have also d large subscription in some Of The
counties that their line passes through =
Should these assets be realizable, it must
place the early completion of that road be-
yonf y contingency. az ssii@ 49, ---L :
The Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad
commences at Cedar Falls, and follows up the
valley be Cedar river, to the State line, and is
probably the cheapest road to be built in the
State.o 4at99@s % aa3 2din1eA sis5
Some work was done on IT during the past
year, and about the 10th of January, 1860, a
contract was made with eastern parties by
the csstire road is to be completed dur
ing the wear 1862, and sooner, should the
Minneapolis road be ccmpietcd =. al earlier
liday. @si5 YiS5I71 10 ytuIiSl ERl Es4leti g!
lasiIrsslls Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Road has
probably The best land grant Of any road in
the Union, and the State agreed to help them
still further by letting them have 81 200, 900
OF the bonds Of the State. Under these con-
EDITIONS the work was commenced and pushed
rapidly forward When about eighty miles
were graded the Company and State had
some misunderstanding as to the conditions
on which the Company were to receive the
State bonds.hJ u s3i5@ a4
tlinThis brought. the work to stand-still, and
| it has not been resumed since. am inform
| ed that the Company make very liberal offers
to any parties who Win complete tic road,
and that parties arc now in negotiation with
them for that purpose, 1t seems very rea-
sonable that IL viii be commenced again this
spring, and have very little doubt that it
will 'ssit 2 1l1Aa't 4s'4
Your road appears to be the only LAX un-
provided for, to complete this chain Of roads,
which, when completed, viii form the great
est trunk road in the Western States
AS soon rs our Legislature shall pass an
act (as have no doubt they willy allowing
counties to take stock in railroads, as they
did before 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, "a 49,
j. 49,, LOCAL BUsINERss. ,i-G 4 faaa
Your road passes through the entire length
of lama, Poweshiek, Mohaska, Monroe and
Appanoose, about sixteen miles in Black
Hawk, and touches the corner of Wappcllo.
These seven counties have a population Of
upwards of sixty seven thousand, (67, 000)
and have increased about twelve thousand
during the past two years. This is q large
incre; sc, considering that we had the finan-
cial { ash in one, and almost total failure of
crops in the other. h.ar 4igslf nj TseaiIi al
1t would be superf1uous to attempt a de-
sCription of the capabilities Of the soil, for it
is all SO good that should not know what to
say for each separate county. Suffice it to
say, they are probably equal to any other
seven contiguous counties in the State.
I give below the chief products of these
seven counties for the past year, as per census:
Acres improved land, ~. S4o,s12
Gallons OF molasses made from Sorghum, =. g. 40
Tons Of Hungarian Grass, ..,............ $3.50
Tons of Hay, ..... *. .............. 30B
Bushels OF Grass Seed, .................. 1880 3
Bushels Of Spring Wheat ........... 1883
Bushels of Oats. :. b7.O4D
Bushels Of Corn ...................,.... 7SS,62S
Bushels Of Potatoes, 1858
Value of Hogs Sold 8ll917
Value Of Cattle sold, 49,. ................ 842 261
Pounds Of Butter. 1,0l2 aga
Pounds Of Cheese, ..............-...... 65916
Pounds Of Wool, -. ................... 19O,549
Value Of Domestic Mauulactures ~. ......, 5000
Value Of General Manufactures, ......... 806,S6S
Value Of Agricultural Implements, 2S1,779
Bushels Of Winter Wheat, ................ 1907