The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-02-05
About che Removal orDepo, uu,ld,ur,,

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| Any mattor which looks to the change o
r. r. affairs Of the Milwaukee & Prairi,
du Chien Railway Company, particularly al
Prairie du Chen, seriously affects business
interests at McGrcgor, as the virtual termi
nus Of the Road. When therefore il was
noiscd abroad that the Company intended
to remove their depot buildings from their
present location opposite this point, to the
upper landing, it was but rational that the
interests Of this town should rise in opro-
sition. Participating in the general feeling.
and acting on information we supposed re.
liable, We penncd brief article last week
| presenting some rcasons--to our mind
good-why the depot buildings should not
be removed. We have since been informed,
by officers Of the road and a'lettcr from
the General Manager expresses the same
purpose that it is not now, nor has not
been contemplated, to remove any Of the
freight or passenger buildings from their
present location,-that the terminus OF the
road will continue where it now is, and that
the merchandise and passenger business,
together with the McGregor ferry will all
continue at lower Prairie du Chicn as here
tofurc.
1t is, however, regarded US necessity by
the Company that they should make more
extensive provision for their constantly in.
crcasing produce business The capacity
and ability Of their present elevator can.
not meet the demands made upon it in the
months Of October and November Of any
year; and to avoid the unpleasant necessity
Of refusing wheat, and for the further pur-
pose Of affording better facilities to the pro-
duce men Of McGregor and other towns on
the river, they Rave decided to build large
elevator at an expense Of 100000, in which
shall be deposited the great excess Of wheat
which arrives in the busiest season Of the
year, just preceding the close Of naviga.
ton. The directory, for the purpose of
affording facilities to boats in the main
channel of the river and avoiding the en-
barrassmcnts of entering at the pigs eye"
deemed it out Of the question to build this
elevator adjoining their freight depot. 70
occupy their island this side Of the slough
would be to utterly destroy all their present
improvements. 1t was therefore regarded
as necessity to go up to the most available
point on the main channel, and drive their
stakes at point which would bes. accom-
modate the river traffic and the carrying
trade of McGregor-at the same time at:
fordins good levee. The point selected,
we are informed, is several rods south of
the upper landing, and not more than three
quarters Of mile above the depot. Reck-
onlng the curvatures Of the channel to the |
depot, the new elevator by measurement
would be but few rods further from our
levce than is the freight depot,-so we arc
Informed by reliable parties-and the point
can be reached with greater facility and less
expense than heretofore.
If all these facts are true--and il they
are not true they can be proven untrue
We cannot but regard excited agitation of
hostility to the NJ. P. du C. r. X. as pre-. |
mature and ill-advised. Hasty animosities,
without due investigation, might breed
trouble for US as we'll as for the Railway
Company. AS those who have the best in.
tcrcsts Of McGregor closely at heart, We
recommend careful investigation of this
whole matter. If the Railway Company
do not contemplate removal Of their dc.
pot buildings, they no doubt would be viii.
ling to make formal statement to that
effect, should it be desired.