The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-22

ha>'hg uecclued 10 cnange their prln.
cipal bnaness Office, for the presen,
from O>kaloosa to Toledo, with view
10 commencing operations on the north
end OF the proposed line. Ii will he well
to present your readers with brief
outline of the history Of the company
an" its present prospects.
The lows Central Railroad company
was organized on the 5gh Of January
! sos, for the purpose Of connecting the
North Missouri Il. Il running from St.
Louis north t. the State line. with the
Cedar Falls and St. Paul r. II. TINS
70, ming one continuous line from St
iouis to st. Paul aud connecting the
pine forests of Minnesota with the Mis-
sissippi at point below which the
river is navigable me whole year.
Prior to the organization Of the I. q.
X Il Co; 4 company having the same
objects in view had been formed, but
OWING to the general unse,tlement of
business censeqnen, upon the breaking
| on of the rebellion had lost their fran
| ehise by non user 4, railroad con
| ven,ion held in O>kaloosa on the 9th
Of April last, the papers and pr>tiles be
transferred 10 the ,resen, company.
At the same convention the following
resolutions were al ,pted unanimously:
Rcso'rea, That the Iowa Central Rail
road Company organized on the 51h Of
January 1865, is entitled to, and should
receive the aid and encouragement Of
every friend fthe proposed road, and
that We cordially commend it to the
public, and urge all persons interested
in this project, to subscribe literally to
its capital stock.
"Rcsolrea, That We have tie utmost
faith that the road, when built and in
running order will pay fair dividends.
Yet while this il true WI recognize
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that railroads are seldom If ever bdili,
without the aid Of the people living
along the route !; and that the more
literally such aid is extended, the
sooner the road can be built. We
therefore urge the people along sale
rou'e to give Of their surplus means
literally in aid of the object aforesaid.
Resolrsd, That we urge the Iowa
Central Railroad company to a: once
employ some suitable and etii.ien, per.
son to canvass the country along aaid
route for subscriptions to the capital
stock of said company.
Since then Mr.. o. Morgan Pres. Of
the Iowa Central, has received letter
from the Pes. Of the N. NJ. r. II. re-
1ot-ting Al interview on behalf of their
road, with Committee from the | T..
r. II. TO take into consideration the
proper point for a junction Of the two
roads at the State hsle, and also suggest.
ing the Proprieiy Of meeting tse St.
Louis Board of Trade 20 enforce rpon
it the claims Of the Iowa Central as by
all odds the most desirable and cheapest
medium by which to connect St. Louis
with the vast and rapidly expanding
| agricultural interests OF Iowa and
Minnesota.
The 3 "Wednesday in June was ar-
pointed for the interview and the com
mit,ce consis,in. Of Messrs Morgan &
w. 7. Smith, Hankel of O-kaIoosa,
Messrs. Graham 4 Johnston Of this
place don. Peter Melindy Of Cedar
Falls with otter prominent men along
the proposed route, are now a. ST.
Louis.
At a meeting Of the Board of Direc
tors held in O>kaloosa on the 9th inst.
a resolution was adopted authorizing
the President TO cause the route to be
i'botNu OcNHetH A0ieaO d.u OcuH
Fails az soon as practicable.
4 What the company ask Of the people
living along the proposed ronle is that
they shall subscribe stock snf1icien, to
grade aud tie the road through their
respective counties, this once done and
! arrangements had been made to secure
It's early completion and equipment.
BY order Of the company propose
: opening the Stock books OF the |. &. X.
= 4. Co IN this place.
Persons calling at the Office Of the
o county clerk will have an opportunity
n Of examining our subscription paper.
d and We would urge upon every either
of the county who wishes to secure 10,
his farm produce the competition # tn,
ST, Louis market, and for Tama count,
what cannot fail to be the best paving
I! X II. in the State, to come prepared t.
y subscribe literally.