The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-07-04


We have shown in = previous article
that spur railroad can be built from
eur town to intersect with the railroad
soon to be in running order upon the
river bottom, for less than 10000
In doing that, we only presented the
figures given by men experienced in
railroads, and those figures no one will
question. We now propose to exam
inc our abilit. to build it. Upon this
point it will be recollected that few
days since when, a. VIC supposed, We
could bring the main trunk to town, by
raising $4,000, or $50, 900 every one
was apparently engaged in the Scheme
and thought that with little harding
''lifting' We could raise the required
amount. Now if 1t was our judgement
then, that We could possibly raise that
amount, can we not now raise $4,000
especially when large share can be
contributed ia labor and material, and
Spon the remainder, time can BE- pro.
cured?
This n = Scheme in which every one
OF our citizens are directly, in dollars
and cents, interested; and large ma
jority if not all, should manifest their in.
terest By aiding in the matter to the
full extent Of their abilities.
The grading upon this road, which
~ all know, would be very light, could
be done by our citizen. without the ex-
penditure Of = single dollar in money.
The ties could be furnished and laid in
the same manner. The road would
then he ready for the iron, which we
have had good assurances would be
furnished US upon time by giving secu-
rity for the payment Of the same
This security could be given in part BY
amortgage on the road, and the re
mainder by personal securities The
shares in the road should be put down
TO 1t least fifty dollars each, 70 that ev-
cry person could take at least one Some
Who would not wish to take a share or
moro in the road, w,uld contribute in
labor towards building it.
We consider the building Of this spur
very important to the future growth
and prosperity of our town, and there
By to the whole county. 1t is the only
measure that will preserve for us the
market of our county. And it that is
done our town will prosper, but remove
It from us and we shall stand at dead
lock, for years. There is no question.
ing this, for wherever there is a market
for our farmers, there is a place for bu-
sinsss: without it, and without
the advantages Of manufactures, of
which our place can boast only Of
Touring mill, town cannot prosper.
axe for example the town of Sycamore
the county seat Of DeKalb County
Illinois. The Chicago and Dixon Air
Line railroad passed within four miles
Of y six years ago. The people immedi-
atclt commenced agitating the question
OF building spur to their town, but did
not get i: completed until little more
than year since. Until It was com
plsted, the town did not improve in the
least. remaining at a stand. But after
tho spur was built, the town assumed a
business appearance, buildings were
erect cd, and far more improvements
made in one year than in the whole
I've preceding ones. Why was this
i was because the market of the coun-
y was removed, by the building Of the
spur from the main trunk Of the road to
their town. This was the secret Of the
matter. We are similarly situated, and
will share similar fate unless we in-
vest 100000 in spur road. There is
no use Of nlincing this matter, for our
prosperity depends upon its construc-
ton, notwithstanding . small counter
current set in, by few knowingly dead
heads.
We have men in town abundantly
able 70 build this spur; men, whom the
town has made wealthy, and who still
have large property in and about it,
which with their neighbors would be
eshanced in value in proportion to our
prosperity. They are the snes that