Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-12-09
Prom the Hamilton Freeman, December end.
AN OITrE.s tGHt


IE OUTRAGE.
| The removal of the headquarters OF thu
Board of Enrolment OF this Congressional
District is outrageous, to say the least. Tht
| present headquarters, Waterloo, is clear &c
one side of the District making the western
portion of the District travel from Is to %
miles at a heavy expense and no benefit. Il
is claimed that they have railroad and tclc
graph communication there. So they have
at Cedar Falls and Nevada, points far more
accessible than Waterloo. II that was thcii
object they might rs well have went to Du'
buoue and had Steamboat communication v
rs well. Had they stopped at Cedar Falls
we should have said nothing it would not
! have been as bad. But as it now il one is
compelled to stay over night al the Falls and
take the cars the next morning to Waterloo,
| 7 miles, or hire team, for the caprice of a
! few. Not more than dozen miles more,
and it would have been out of the district
! the district is over $50 miles from east 10
west. .f ar.#.r
In conversation with one Of the ofIfccrs on
Wednesday. he said they were forced to iraYe
Fort Dodge, because of lack OF accommoda.
ton that the substitutes, volunteers aud
drafted men were compelled to remain out
doors, for this reason. Admitting all this, it
does not signify that they were compelled to
go to that out Of the way place. They might
have went to Sioux City as we'll As Tor
accommodation" Boonsboro, Iowa Falls,
E!dora or Webster City would furnish accom-.
cations for ~ mcn--the number that went
through on Wednesday. We viii venture
that mine host" Of tie Wilson House, will
accommodate so without having very lorg
notice .. ... ' f.. % d ...t" .aa
We hear it stated that neither of these is
The true reason for the renewal If il was
the former, Cedar Falls or Nevada would
have been the most central il the latter
Iowa Fails or this place would have been the
on.
The press throughout the western portion
Of the district should ventilats this subject
thoroughly. In our next we may bring out,
what is said to be the true reason for tho re
moval-which is a personal one. q.
We do not declare an Endorsement Of all
the above contains by giving it a re.publ;ca-
lion in the GAZETTE. That feeling of bit,
terness was cngendcred by the removal 10
Waterloo the above fully eyinccs; though,
in justice we are constrained to admit, We
have apprehension that removal to this
place, Marshalltown, Nevada, or other tawn
in the eastern portion of the district, would
not have met with the best Of satisfaction in
the central and western portions. OF course
il is more to the convenience Of our citizens
here to have the Office at Waterloo than Fort
Dodge; but this is a matter which ought to
be dctcrmr cd to the best advantage o. the
entire district, without reference to individu
nj preferences or local interests. Our un-
pr,judicrd conviction is that Cedar Falls
would prove better adapted to the business
Of the Provost Marshal'S Office than Water.
loo, possessing as it docs, in addition to rail.
road and Geographic facilities, that advantage
Of bciEg seven miles nearer the larger por.
ton Of the people Of the district. But lie.
tween the Two towns it is natural TO expect
that Captain Curtiss would use his influence
in favor of his OWE. To our mind it was
very desirable that the oiiec should be re
moved to some more accessible point than
Fort Dodge The duties Of the Office rcqu re
that The Provost Marshal should 60 to The
people much more frequently ti.an that the
people should come to him. Therefore,
first object in the selection OF location should
be point which possessed the advantages
necessary TO the very earliest information Of
the people. The second consideration should
be, that Of convtniencc OF access TO the ma,
jority Of the people. In view Of these con
we base our opinion that Water.
loo is not the best place in the district for
the Provost SIarshal's office; not to be I'm.
dcrstood, however, as maintaining that Cedar
Fails is that best place, for We have not made
a sufficient examination or the claims Cloth
ST points to determine that question.