The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-03-17
NorrH Missouri RAILROAD EXTENSION. :

NoErH MISSOURI RAILROAD EXTENSION
We copy in another place from the Vaion
Guard, published in our neighboring City
of Bloomfield, communication to that pa.
per of "H H. T." in relation to the exten.
sion of the North Missouri Railroad into
bwa, and setting forth very forcibly the
eiaisss sf the roste through Bloomfield to
our flourishing city Of Ottumwa We ear
nestly commend the article and the subject
it treats of, to the attention of our citizcna
The article is attributed to Judge Trimble. a
gentleman who has taken deep interest in
\this enterprise frsn the beginning; .andwho
Is fully competent to do it justice.
It seems that the legislature of Missouri At
their recent session, appropriated one mil
lion dollars to extend tho North Missouri
Railroad to the line between the two States.
and it viii probably be done. The question
then arises, to what point on the State line
the road shall be located, for the determine.
ton of that question will decide on what
route it will be extended into this STATE
This is a question in which Bloomfield and
Davis county have deep interest'in com
mon with us. And so has the flourish ing
city of Lancaster and the rich county OF
Schuyler in Missouri.
The arguments in favor Of the location OF
Of the road through Lancaster to the Iowa
line directly south Of Bloomfield and Ottsm.
wa, are ably summed up IN the communi.
cation referred to. The resources Of the val
ley Of the DesMoines, the policy Of striking
the valley at least as fer east A. Ottumwa,
and the statistics of the trade of our city
and the immense amount and value Of the
trade passing through it, coming as it all
does from so intelligent and impartial an
observer as the authoro of that communica-
ton, is entitled to and will exercise great
weight and influence upon the ju igement Of
those who have the cnte prize in charge e.
1t is quite unnecessary for us to urge upon
our business men and capitalists the impor-
lance of this enterprise, and its bearings up
on the future growth and prosperity OF OF.
tumwa and the region surrounding This
matter occupied public attention years ago,
and there was then and is now but one opia-
ion on the subject, and that is, that the
North Missouri Railroad must be extended
to 0ttumwa. There is n company in esse
we believe, called the n. NJ. E. Co., fully or
ganized to accomplish that very thing The
county Of DAVIS, If we mistake not, took
stock in that company to considerable
amount, which viii doubtless be available if
there 10 prospect Of the enterprise being
prosecuted.
What shall be done in this matter il the
question? If we expect the Gods to help VA,
we must help ourselves Thirty miles of
r; iroad must be built or assurances must
be given that it will be built to insure ii.
rect railroad communication with St. Louis.
Thirty miles is all, and Bloomfield and Da
Wis County heart and sout with us.
Some might deem the present an unpro-
pitious time to breach such . subject, but
we dc. not SO regard it. This rebellion will
be suppressed in short time, and then will
succeed such period of prosperity as was
never heard OF. The soldiers will exchange
their spears for pruning hooks; emigrants
from the old world will pour in upon us, oc-
cupying our vacant lands and filling our
channels ofindustry, in short the Ameri.
can Nation, purified by this struggle and TO-
generated, will arise fresh and vigorous. its
limbs unbound, its energies stimulated,
and will 60 foward with renewed vigor, up.
on more successful career of enterprise
and progress than eyer before. We are 60.
ing to demonstrate to the world that twenty
mi,iio of people, who are all sovsreignsSn
their own rights, who own the soil thsy cul-
tivate, who own and administer il person
the government. are competent, not only to
prosecute the greatest gar the world ever
heard Of, and also at the same time to pros
ecate successfully and profi.ably all the af.
fairs of this great country, including the
building of railroads.