The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
1cGrcgor Western Railway Company.

"A. p. r." the regular northwestern
correspondent Of the Chicago Times, fur.
ni,hed that paper on the 4th inst, the fol,
lowing summary Of railway matters in this
vicinity, which is of sufficient Importance
to warrant US in quoting it in detail as
follows: .... ... ......
Our railway intelligence hereabouts is
not without interest to the public. Several
years ago railway was projected from
this city to run west fifty miles or more,
and then branch norlhwardly to St. Peter,
Minn.,-the main line to 60 Oh west to the
Missouri River and to SHUTDOWN. A few
miles of the road were graded, ties were
got, culverts and bridges constructed, ard
things looked promising This was the
line originally marked ont by the Milwau
kee ana Mississippi Railroad to secure
connection with the fertile fields of this
extraordinary country. Times grew hard,
crops failed, and money was fur from easy:
The work was turned over to other parties,
and again to a third party, each one less
able to push it forward than its predeces-
sors. BY some legal process not necessary
to state, the franchise of the road reverted
to Judge Brown, now Of your city, and
one Of the most active of the original pro
iectors Of the line Brown, some time
since, sold part or all OF the interest of the
old company to parties now organized un
der our laws as the "McGregor Western
Railroad Company" of which corporation
George Greene is President; James l.
Reynolds, Vice President; David j. Ely,
Treasurer and Henry d. Whnehoase.
Secretary. The first named is a lawyer OF
-ninence, having been several years on the
Supreme Bench Of Iowa, and more recent
~ identified with the Clinton Road. in this
State. The other gentlemen are well known
merchants and capitalists OF your city. -
OF Mr.. Warehouses; location am not
| informed but presume that he is also L, s..
sldent Of Chicago. , Some e this. gen
,lemen were here and at Prairie dn Cher
| last week, in conference with representa-
tiyes Of tn. Milwaukee aud Prairie du
Chirn Company and with the leading bus
mess men of Northern Iowa. The con
| cu,ion seems to have been. that work
would commence as early in the spring As
practicable, and that. by September. TWEEN
ty-five miles Of the line will be completed
1t passes through country OF such un
rivaled fertility that capital Is eager to ~
vest in it, and there i, but little doubt o
its immediate const, uc'ion. There ar
many matters that have been talked ab"u
in connection with road west t,orl Nc
Greg,r that are not Of value TO the reader
of The TINES. Suffice it that we are nov
on the. certain track to railway with 81
Paul aud Sioux City to tie north and sss'
and to closer Business identification Wi,
Chicago This enter ri.e has baen EN-
barrassed until now by rival survey
commencing nins miles north "f tha city
at tn, mouth of Paint Greek. and gtini!r
ii cor mon point on the high, rolling prairi
of the interior, at a distance some twelv
miles greater than by our line but tn
controlling local interest in this prof
yielded, in the late conference, to the snpe
ror facilities and greater certainly Of con
struclion which our Board of Director
guaranteed. As your circulation is larg
ia Northern Iowa, / have thus referred
the subject.