Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-11-18
-. K .. c. II. n.---LEES OF THE SIOUX
CITY REGISTER

SAaA Nas1hSE WtS.
The Sioux City Register, a dirty Copper
head sheet, has for months past been persis.
tent, in its editorials and correspondence, in
spreading the most calumniatory falsehoods
in regard to Judge lluhbards record in Con.
gress. If it has accomplished anything, ii
has accomplished injury TO Sioux City and
the Northwest; for, certainly, the result of
the election is convincing thai the strokes of
its vipcr.hke fangs did nos-Eeach the honora-
bic record and reputation of Judge Hubbard.
A correspondent Of the Sioux City journal,
noticing one of these attacks, puts the rail.
road matter in its true light as follows;
Mr. EDiroR: Not long since a man went
into a house in this to.n and commenced
talking az though he were addressing men in
the moon and have no doubt but that DR..
Andrew NJ. Hunt really thought that the
Congress of the United States Was in session
and that he was addressing that august body
in the article signed by him IN the RegiSte,
Of Oct Goth. and headed i" To The Congress Of
the United States Of America."
To prove that the Doctor was laboripg
under mental hallucination | have only to
refer you to the great Inconsistencies in his
article.
In regard to the Act OF Congress allowing
the railroad company to secure the "bcsl
route between TT. Dodge aud Sioux City,
he desires us to believe that it would strike q
point "59 miles due South of Sioux City
Ft. Dodge is 10 miles from Sioux City, aud
N.'le North of it, and it is impossible 70,
any man in his right mind to think for q
moment that the best route between Fort
Dodge ard Sioux City eft Dodge being q
little farther North than Sioux City) would
strike n point 80 miles due South OF it.
In another part OF his article he says
The Western OF Missouri slope of Iowa
consists of extensive praircs, undulating Will
swels, or waves, having few if any sbrup'
hills, every foot almost susceptible Of profit
able cultivation" Yet he would have u,
believe that the best route between two gver
points, only 10 miles apart, over such 1
country, 'would be to 20 10 miles out Of I
straign, line aud then tuin right angle tc
get back. s@.. a.. .....
Every one who is familiar with railroad
matters OF the Northwest very well knows
that the Dubuque & Sioux City Railrost
Company never woud have built their rost
over the route AZ laid out by theiu 1t VA.
located on the first random line Of survey
made by an engineer who WAS an entire
stranger to the country, and bad a very lin
tied tim: in which 10 make the survey anc
report in order to be in time for the action
Of the General Government and tie Legisls
turc Q! the State of Iowa.
The Company gave Congress to under
stand that they never could build their road
on that survey. and that they must, in order
to secure the building of their road to Sious
City, allow them TO amend their route. Con
eress therefore passed the act allowing them
to secure the best route between Fort
Dodge and Sioux City. This think to be n
wise and liberal act OF Congress, and without
which railroad would never have been bull,
between Dubuque and Sioux City.
The Register has said many hard things
about this read, and very many OF our citi
zens had given up ali hope Of ever seeing il
built; but this favorable action OF Congress
gives us strong hopes of its early completion
Since they are enabled to improve their line
they can procure capital from men who
would not think of investing in road The
Il cation Of which was confined to q random
line or first survey. The company hst
therefore been crippled in its Efforts to pro
cure money and compelled to stop work.
DR.. Hunt, in his deusion, would say lie
them stay cripplcd;' but Congress has ap
piled the remedy, and see no reason VIII,
the building of the road should not progress
Or. HINTS idea of building the Pacific
Branch road in a southwest direction from
tn s place, is about on par with his Other
calcuaiio ....
do not think there was msn in Sibnx
City who considered the law, as it stood prior
to the change, of any material benefit to
Sioux City. | think no one for moment
thought the road would ever be built under
the old organization. The idea was prcpos
terous but the law has been So modified
that we hope to receive great benefit from it,
Instead Of \ route that was entirely imprac.
,icable, they havo now a route that can and
surely will be built; and by it we will have
a road here within four years, and then the
Dubuque Sioux City will hurry up ita road
CITIZEN,