Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11
Writtcn 1or the Cedar Falls Gazette.
Why We Should Take Stock In the Iowa
r. Central Railroad.

MesssI Editors.
WIN you permit an humble farmer to
occupy a small place in your columns,
for the purpose Of saying few words in
favor Of the present proposition to build
the Iowa Central Railroad from the
south line Of the State to Cedar Falls?
The Importance of this proposition is
30 clear and forcible that il needs no ar
gument. The fact itself. that II we
could have direct communication It'll
st. Louis, on the Mississippi River,
which is inevitably to be the great thor
oughfare through which the staple pro-
ducts of Iowa and Minnesota must pass
to market, and by which our goods and
heavy wares may return to us, should
impel every good citizen Of this locality
to exert himself for the termination Of
said road at this point.
There Is another selfevident fact, and
that il, il we do not raise the required
means at this place, some other town
will, and thereby we not only lose this
great thoroughfare, but will also lose
other important branches that would
ultimately terminate here; and the con-
sequence will be a removal Of business
and capital from our town to other more
favored locations, which will result in
the depreciation of property and real es-
tate in Cedar Falls, and vicinity, more
than double the amount of the sixty
thousand dollars called for.
On the other hand, it 10 equally evil
dent that If the required SUM is raised,
and the road is bull. to this point, the
very day that work Is begun real estate
will be worth virtually one-third more,
and actually double what 1t would he if
the road should GO to some other place.
All business men and manufacturers |
should be deeply interested in this en-
and farmers, especially, should |
be interested. Speaking within the
most reasonable bounds, the location OF /
his road at Cedar Falls will enhance
he value of farming lands within con-
,enient distance of the road from five to
en- dollars per acre, -adding at least
rom five hundred to one thousand dol
ars TO each farm of eighty or one hum
lred and sixty acres. This is no fancy
but has been fully demon {
trated in thousands Of instances thro-
ut our sister States OF Illinois, Indiana, !
,hio and Michigan, during the history G
f railroad building in those States. !,
The practical question now is, shall !,
re avail ourselves of this golden oppor- {
unity of securing to our town a direct i
with st. Louis and ST. q
'aul, which cannot be second to any =
Enterprise that ever has, or ever will be, /
fered to us? 9g af
The whole plan and proposition has :
cen presented to us by the President OF y
he Iowa Central Railroad Company, in
most frank, logical md candid man. t
err; and it now only remains for MS to !.
each out our hands and take the prize, i
r by our negligence, or short-sighted- |,
ess, let it pass over to others more sa- t.
acious and enterprising. e
The books are now open for stock CUB i
'riptions, and every man will be more
: less benefited If the read is secured C
nd every good citizen should feel under e
bligations to do what he can in proper =
on to his means, and not hold back
ntil the fire is built, and then come in L
nd warm at the expense of those who !;
FINISHED the fuel. If no dividends n
aould ever be realized, it would be vir- q
rally taking money out Of one pocket
I'D placing it in the other. But there Z
not a shadow Of doubt but it will be q
ventually one Of tie best paying roads
, the United States. Il
.HE Al FARMER. y
CEDAR FALLS, Aug. 9th, 1866. -. =. il