The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-07-20
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IN our article up0i he ral!:asd lasf
week we took he pp>is!on TIA, 'hi-
road when built wuuii reduce the
freight on hea. a, i.aS, I, cents npor
eavh bnshel ffem present r'c,s Sam"
nigh, rerhap. say, this Is Al, assumption
without any proof.
10 supper, fl,is position W. won''
4ay tina, j, is very fslursl All reason
abir to draw snch conclusions from Ia
Tact ,'at ms road viii be strong ltval
with all east and west roads, All coin
etc !or i,Icish, so as 70 get as mnri
business rs possible 10 d.. Tie easl
and west los3s acting upon thc sam
s",t interested principle would re..nr,
their pic. u. freight. Opposition and
yompe'i,on lu,,! cause ti:.- rsr:,it Just
~ mucl, a. .iUl,,ar canca produce
similar results in Other i,;a;ucss Bu'
,Deihane sars ore .ha cot-rai.ieS woulG
;,nLau.,e.,lv combine and agrees npon
!, tariff "f freight. Al il so they coUl,i
snake ii rs hirh rs 10y eases1, sn3 hy
zach action al! competition w"ul,i cease
nd the people must submit 10 TIE
iabbrry OF these inonorolos just as they
are now obliged 10 submit IL rhr east
and wo>t roads. IL ans wcr 10 hi. ".
would say that i! i expected 10 cil',s
The business men Of s.. Louis qai'e
largely in the Iowa Central, and beng
,..ns interested i. would he greatly IL
,h'ir interest & hriag as nlch ou,inr>-
rs possible - their d>ors, ava 70 d"
Til. they would labor ,e la,e freight,
carried =, the lowest price TIE poo
r!c ef Ch:esgo then percei&inc lat 2
great 'harn u h..Ainess is ,,ivp,tel from
ihtil city by tits means wosla laho
with ths Est snd West raj road con
,anies to refuge their freigh, bill.
We Also assumed last We. < that this
North and Soa,h road would be al
rect benefi, 10 every farmer in III,
county. Perhaps, says farmer npor
The L .st sid. of eur county. who mar.
ke,a his produce at Belle PLANE, ard
another hpnss TIE Wes, side. who seeks
a market at Oxford, that they Cannot
see il in that light-cannot see how il
IS 10 benefit their. II tie first place.
il the North and South ROAD corynetee
fr tic carrying Of freight, asa thereby
compls tho East and Nes, ,oad a.
cea-e il present robbery. we ih,nk il
Gan be easily seen how these farmers
are TO be ntnefii,cd An! such will lc
the direct result Of lril,Hn. this North
and South road. Tn aar ftst pas,,.
may be found an article from The r.
venpoIt "Ga2ei;c, showing that III"
people ct that section arc becoming IN
ierts ed i'll road leading to s Laui.
The people Of Iowa Cry are also ralk
ifR # The pl4nsibli,y Of huii.iiav aroal
from Cedar Rapids, 10 cunnec: with
the one which they are now en- leaving
10 build ~, The .'ytssr + yer 10 Cedar
Falls.e 70 ! xa City, AMI thence across
10 connect with the North Missouri,
railroad. These projects are now IN
der contemplation by the people Of
those places, and IL We now move FOR
ward with our road, II will defeat their
pAns, aud we shall be the lucky parties
but if we delay ours they will succeed
with theirs, aud &c be then forever ief,
,o the tiger like mercy = the East and
West road Now, citizens ct Tama
county, to secure our project and de
feat theirs, you must subscribe sorne
stock to this read. It needs helr.
II has no land grant - The cost
IF building il much more than
formerly, so son can see Why il needs
help. Subscribe something Pay in
money, labor or t,cs 4 .,pymber. it il
rot gift that viii BE lost, for you will
receive direct benefit IN return.