Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-04-01


IF the action Of the present Legislature Is not
considered too unfriendly to Rail Roads, il is
10 Be hoped that before another Legislature
here, the cars will arrive at Des
loines.
BoAlD OF SUPERVISORS.
II is now about settled that all efforts to
change or modify the County Supervisor
system, will fail. It is true terrible howl
has come up here from various County seats
against the system. But it has generally
been caused by some County seat cl;ques.
who have been foiled in some scheme of
emolument or corruption. Instead of cen.
tralizing. to build up somo particular town,
its tendency is to diffuse ito power over the
County. The friends Of the system in the
Legislature have pointed in triumph to the
records o: the past three years. Ithas rear
ed no mighty land marks Of folly and COR
ruption, as will perpetuats the County Judge
system in Iowa. Look, Mr.. Editor, at the
location Of your own Court House, and silence
would better become those who advocate .
return to a County Judge. Nor is this al
Look to Grundy County with her el6, 900 in
worthless Court House Warrants filed away
in . pigeon box labeled " loss and gain."--
Hamilton County with $4,000 Bonds and
Warrants in circulation, and her Court House
not foot high. Marshall County $50, 900
Of Court House bonds throwa upon the mar.
ket, and the only Court House they have wa,
built by private munifcence. Polk County
has spent $125, ,0CO, and have the roof on
their Court House and part Of the floors laid
Potawatamie County has squandered $685.
600 by the County Judge System, and moth
ing 10 show for it. And such is tho history
Of that system all over tho State. Turn then
to the Supervisor system. What do you see 7
In few cases their economy has offended q
few newspaper editors, and owners Of corner
lots at the County seats. There would not
bc corporals guard in the Legislature in
favor Of tho change were it not that the sol
disrs in the field cannot vote for them, and as
consequence there are copperhead boards o'
supervisors in some counties where all the
other officers are Union.
There are few cases where the supervisor
system has lacked efficiency. for the reason
that the voters have not selected tho right
kind Of men. But a little reproof from the
newspapers, the guardians Of the public in.
tercsts, will soon correct al these matters.--
Let them not remit their duty.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
All the bills for dog laws, thus far have
been indefinitely postponed. And until eve
ry owner of stock is compelled to keep it in
side Of an enclosure, dogs are an importsn,
domestic animal. But they should he valued
and assessed as other property; and the own
er Of a dog should bo responsible for all dam
age he does. And, too, all who permit theil
domestic animals 10 run at large should b.
responsible for such damage as tearing hogs
or njuring other property in tho public high
ways, or streets Of towns and cities.
Efforts have been made to pass a registry
law, for the purpose Of keeping the ballot bo,
pure A law OF this kind is ;mperatvely dc
mandod in cities and large towns, and Of
lines of Rail Roads. But in the rural dis,
ricts, il would impose m unnecessary burden
The law will hardly pass.
A bill has been pending calling in from al
tho Counties the permanent school fund, snt
directing the Treasurer 70 invest it in Unitse
States per cent bonds. 1t has failed.
There is large number Of bills pending
and but eight days of the session remaining
This is unfortunate for tho interests Of tn
State. The last day and night Of tho session
a large number Of important bills are crowd
ed through, with pet provisions smuggled in
Your readers have probably seen that ar
arrangement had been made TO unite the Ce
dar Rapids and Missouri Rail Road with tn,
Road from Davenport to Council Bluffs
somewhere in the neighborhood of De,
Moines City, and to rush il on Immediately
to Omaha. so as 10 unto with the Pacific
Road at that point. This intelligence ha,
created considerable excitement here Il
upsets . good many former notions and plans
and every one is enquiring what will be neyt
For somo days,is was supposed by those who
were partially in tie secret Of this move
ment, that tho two Roads would unite at Polk
City, eighteen miles north of this city, and
that the Capital Of Iowa, would be entirely
left out in tho cold. Things are not certain
yet, but the news by tho papers say that Des
Moines Is made point.
At this date, tho thing 10 not sufficiently
developed, to decide about the strength and
energy that will be combined in the new Un-
ion. 1t is known, however, that Chicago with
all her wealth and enterprise, is in for it,
backed by such men as Dix of New York,
and Blair Of New Jersey. This is . bold
stroke for the prosperity Of Iowa, and ensures
that tho great trade of the Pacific Rail Road
will pass through the center Of our State
Now let there be combination formed to
push forward the Dubuque Sioux City road
to tho Missouri, and on up the Niobrara to
Fort Laramie, which will shorten the route
from Chicago to said Fort, about two hundred
miles.
This presents glorious place for the in
vsstment Of capital, and the energies Of .
great people. So rapid the changes-and 80
gigantic the enterprises, that man of ordi-
nary ambition would not want to die for tho
next ten years. Other things, besides John
Browns soul, is marching on. Then let the
mighty tide Of enterprise sweep on, but woe