Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-09
Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad.

To the President and Directors of The DuJuous 4
Sour CITY and The Minnesota T. Cedar Vale,
Railroad Companies:
GENTLEMEN Are you aware tha,
for the last six months you have neg
lected to furnish adequate and reason
; able accommodation for railroad trans
portation to and from Waverly? ..
Are you aware that the entire farm
ing, mercantile and stock and produce
dealing interest, dependent on the Wa.
verly market, have thereby been great.
ly injured in their business during
that time ..sa. .... .... =.
Are you aware that the Senators
and Representatives of the people
tributary to the Waverly market did
you "yeoman's service " in the Legis.
lature last winter, in saving you from
the forfeitures which the law requires
! Are you aware that, after the muni-
fcent consideration bestowed upon
you by the people of this State, and
your acceptance of the same with the
franchises, you have some legal re-
sponsibilities to perform relative to
the public accommodation of "tratfic
and travel on your roads ..rH .
Are you aware that two competing
roads will soon extend their facilities
to the people whom you are now neg
lecting? 49,. r,..,
Are you aware Of the large increase
OF trade and production in the upper
Cedar Valley during the last year
Are you aware that farmers who 10.
Dor hard for a livelihood, and are CON-
PEELED to sacrifice from fifty to two
hundred dollars year on account of
your unnecessary and unreasonab BILE
neglect, will not forget it when equal
or nearly equal facilities arc offered
by other roads? ... . ...- ..F
To the above interrogatories the
President of the d. & S. G. Railroad
Company responds as follows:
EDITOR DuBuouE TINES I'm your pa
per Of the 3lst ult. you published the
proceedings Of meeting of shippers
and farmers at Waverly, in which Ger.
tain questions are propoundcd to the
Dubuque a. Sioux City and Cedar Falls
g. Minnesota Railroad Companies
These questions may all be answered
in the affirmative. We are we'll aware
that our rolling stock is entirely mad.
equate to the wants of the public We
have bought four locomotives in the
last fifteen months. and have contract.
ed for four more to be delivered du.
ring the next winter and spring. 1t
is the intention Of the Company to pro-
cure adequate rolling stock as fast as
possible, the most vigorous measures
are now being taken by the President
and Directors to remove that cause of
complaint. The two Companies have
expended over million of dollars for
construction and equipment within the
last eighteen months /; continuance
in the same line Of policy will bring
about the much desired relief. Three
hundred thousand dollars will furnish
an adequate equipment for both roads.
One question propounded is, /" Are
you aware that the Senators and Rep
resentatives Of the people tributary to
the Waverly market. did you yeoman
eervice in the Legislature to save you
from legal forfeituresg To this
will answer that we are fully aware
that such is the fact, and We are much
obliged. The liberal and enlightened
policy of our Legislators has been one
of the most potent arguments used in
obtaining money to build these roads
i Shall we be furnished with like argu-
ments with which to procure equip.
ment and further extension? think
we may safely hope. The tide of pros.
perity is now setting westward do
not lay straw IN its way. but hold
out welcome and helping hand
Confidence is beginning to revive; /; dc
not dash that confidence to the ground
!. Capital is proverbially timid; We must
do nothing to drive il away to the
fields of our rivals. m
Another question is as follows
Are you aware of the large increase
OF trade and production In the upper
Cedar Valley during the last year .
We are fully aware that we have al.
ready done business at Waverly
Station at least twice AZ large as your
most sanguine residents anticipated
and yet We have not been able to car.
ry away half the products which you
were able to give. Verify, the rail.
road has done You more good than eli
ther you or ourselves expected we
are both taken by surprise the first
year.
Yon may look for some relief in the
shape Of new cars in few days, bu,
it will be about March before fnll relief
can be obtained. High prices and the
scarcity Of labor have rendered it al.
most impossible for either corporations
or individuals to accomplish all that is
desirable in the way of additions and
improvements. Other stations have
suffered as we'll as Waverly and the
upper valley, but probably not to the
same extent.
; Complaints have been made that or
ders have been given to restrict Wa
verly station in the distribution oI
cars, and that these orders have been
so vigorously enforced, that some o
the shippers of stock have been com,
PEELED to drive several hundred head
TO Cedar Falls where cars could bs
had, whereas the company and ship
pers would both have saved time b,
sending the cars to Waverly direct
Such result was probably not con
templated when the restricting order
was given, and should not be con
: strued as evidence Of an intention Il
do injustice unless it be repeated. Yo,
may rest assured that the Presidenl
. and Board Of Directors are fully aware
OF all your wants and that every
reasonable effort will be put forth Il
: make these roads what they shoult
:. be, and, with continuance Of your "a