The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-02-16

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Our .own ard We may now add cur
county are awakened to new railroai:
interests. For Few weeks past the
people OF our town have been cngage,.
ii a scheme to build a branch road
fro'a this town TO .ateistct tn the
Cedar Rapids and Misson'i River Rail
road. Lust Monday evening Gus people
upnn a few minutes aotiae assembled
II the Curt House, an wee tAere I'd
dressed 10y Mr.. David Morgan 81 O-ka.
lnosa, President OF the Iowa Central
Railroad company, an ASSOCIATION re-
Gently formed al Oskaloosa, for the
purpose If building q railroad to con-
meet tie North Missouri railroad with
Cedar Fails or Waterloo.
Mr. Morgan explained the purposes
and prospects Of the road in a very
laril manner. He said that a vas,
amount { caal from the beds Il Ma
hs+ka county, and lumber from Min
nosota must be freigh;ea over the roa1,
beside large am out Il !leiaht, which
would then be seeking a market in St.
Louis or farthcr South. He showed
that When the road leading from Water
TO 70 Tie Minnesota line, and tie pro.
i-ctod road from there to ST. Paul are
completed that vs. should have one OF
the most importan. trunk railroads in
~ e United States. lie spoke Of TIC
-nana filing a very siuiar position 20
that Ct the grca, Illinois ueut,al. " lich
is constantly carrying i.cight ara doing
more business than any other western
road that while our eastern and
western roads are confined to narrow
strips 81 country as tributary t. their
roads and are and always viii be com
r-ting roads, this road would not lie
thus embarrassed: it wou,,; also veiy
nuch enhance the value OF real estate
IN the vieinity o. lee road.
He said he had been east and was
i"ld by capitalists Of Baltimore and
Philadelphia tina. It The road was grad
ID or any considerable par, sufficient
10 do business, that they would furnish
tie ton and rolling stock. lie also
sid ,ha. the people cf each comfy
could take their stock To be expended
IN the county and were expected 10
tnhscribe literally and 90 TO work and
pay up their stock in grading anil fur
n.>hing tics tie present simmer IS on
IS Ii. ground is settled and the read
surveyed. SO that the company will
show vitality from Which every one
.xill plainly see tha. the roaa is bound
10 60 shead and be built, III thus also
discourage other companies from build
ing through r"u;e by the way Of
Cedar Rapids or Marshal.'own.
lie also gave us 10 understand that
Just in proportion rs this county took
hol. If his enterprise, would II be II
,nred hy the company, in granting pri
stiiegcl, such IS all communities are APT
IN ssk for, through which railroads
pass.
Now if it is the conclusion of the
{,cople, to take hold Ct this enterprise,
AID we doub, not it is, let us take hold
eth determination that we will give
scry material aid TO the road. The
company Lac no lard grant to aid them
and .tron is.yery high, 50 ikat i will
tail for worry large sum # money TO
finnish the iron and rolling stock on
This account the eastern capitalists ex
poet that the people along the line, who
ere to receive the immes.iate benefits
!? the road, will nearly II qulye grade
it. SO we see what we have to Do, and
lei us 90 10 work in earnest and do ii.