Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-09-24
TO THE PEOPLE or NORTHWEs.
TERN IOWA.

people Of the Northwest, have built our
hopes upon the prospect Of : railroad, and
the one We have relied on was the Dubu
que l. Sioux City road. We have looked
forward to its completion to this point
with fond hopes of the prosperity which
would necessarily follow the consumma.
ton Of that enterprise. But how are all
our anticipatious and expectations blastt
ed, and how sadly are we made to realize
that those day dreams Of future prosperity
and greatness are forever departed, and
that too by our own acts.
A. W. HURBAEp, the man whom the
people Of Northwestern Iowa have advan.
Geo to the highest positions within their
gift-to positions - much beyond what
he had right 70 expect o. had capacity
to fll-has been the unworthy instrument
and tool for the overthrow of all these
hopes and expectations based upon the
anticipation Of the completion of the Du.
buque & Sioux City Railroad, and the
locssion Of the starting place Of the north
brach of the Pacific r. r. at this point.
We speak advisedly when we make these
charges, and more in spirit of sorrow
than auger-sorrow for the blasted hopes
Of the people Of the Northwestern sor-
row that these people should have been so
deceived in the character of the man whom
they honored by electing as their repre-
sentative in Congress.
But we will be more explicit: The Du-
buque 4 Sioux City r. r., as located uu.
der its charter, was almost an airline
across the State between the above named
points, crossing the Des Mones river at
Fort Dodge. For the furtherarce and
encouragement Of the speedy completion
Of this road-which promised such inesti.
mable benefits not only to Northern Iowa
but to Dakota and Northern Nebraska-a
large and valuable grant of public lands
was made TO it by the General Governs
ment through the State of Iowa. The road
though slow in its progress, was gradually
being extended west on the proposed
route, and had already reached as far as
Cedar Falls, when through the assistance
Of our representative in Congress, the
corporation was allowed to change its
route without being deprived of its grant
Of lands, and to consolidate with the Chi.
care, Iowa L Nebraska Air Line, which
under this new arrangement will fnd its
western terminus "a: point on the Mis-
souri, river where the Boyer dsembogues.
That Northern Iowa and Nebraska may
be deprived of Ut possible prospect of any
Railroad, II is further proposed by this
great dissembler, to change the northern
starting point of the Pacific Railroad
south from Sioux City to point opposite
where the Chicago, Iowa Il Nebraska Air
Line Railroad strikes the Missouri river.
If this last change cannot be effected,
then to start the Pacific road from the
point designated by the act Of Congress-
but instead of running west to run it due
south until it shall strike point on the
Missouri opposite the western terminus of
the Chicago, Iowa L Nebraska Air Line
r r. OF course if the starting point of
the Pacific Railroad is no. changed that
part of it south from Sioux City Will be
only nominal road, affordng no prac,i-
cable bereft to the Northwest, and only
built for the purpose Of complying With
the act of Congress locating it so as to
secure the lands granted BY that act.
No one can be SO blind as not to see at
a glance the great detriment which must
necessarily ensue by these changes of
routes to all that portion Of Iowa which
Mr.. Hubbard represents, and the interests
Of which he 10 supposed. by those ignor-
ant Of the facts to be identified with.
Northern Iowa will be deprived of a
and by the disposal of the lands
Of. that section for the construction of
road elsewhere and the change of the cas-.
tern terminus Of the northern branch of
the Pacific road, all incentive for building
= road across the northern portion Of The
State will be gone.
We ask the candid perusal of this article
by the people who will be most directly
and seriously affected by this loss Of
that they will lay aside all
personal and political prejudice long
enough to estimate the proper measure Of
dissertations which should be visited upon
he head Of that man in whom they have
50 implicitly trusted, and by whom they
have been SO grossly deceived.
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