Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-02-10
DUBUQUE AND mIEwAEKEE.

The Dubuque 7imes of tbs 9Th contains
the report of the Railroad Cenmittsc sp.
painted By the Board Of Trade Of that city
to visit Milwaukee snd center with the rail,
road men there 10 regard to tho completion
Of the railroad from Monroe 10 Dubuque
The committee found That the road from Nil
waukce to Monroe WAS owned and operated
by the N. i p. du c. Company which Com,
pany had prospsctvely leased the road from
Monroe to Dubuque upon terms amounting
to guaranty Of the interest upon part Of
the amount required in the construction of
the rond, which is all the assistance the said
Company propose or arc willing to render.
The route for the road has been surveyed
and definitely located cia Shullsburg. The
distance is about sixty miles, and its con-
strdction will cost about $4,000 per mile
II is apparent from the report Of the Com
n,ttee that there is no probability of the
early building OF this road, so important to
Dubuque and the country tributary. The
Report Of the Committee concludes as fol-
lows:
The people of Milwaukee appreciate the
importance Of 4 direct connection by railroad
with Dubuque. They will not, for want Of
proApt and generous aid on their part, see
the cherished prospect OF this connection
lost But they can, at best, even with the
support Of all the localities interested, shout
der bat small part Of the burden Of con-
~. 4 Il
in whose hands the ente,rris. rests, is able
TO present some feasible plan for lis csns,ruc.
tion-a plan which looks 10 the line Of the
road for only small part Of the required
means - the friendship Of Milwaukee and
the pressing need for the connection by Du-
buque and the country tributary 10 her will,
in the judgment OF your Committee be OF no
avail. O..
The people Of Dubuque have long enter
tanned the opinion that their highest interest
lay in direct connection by rail with Mil
waukse. 1t was their earliest and has con.
tinueI to be their fsvorits project. Their
theory has been that the Monroe branch Of
the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen railroad
would be extended to Dubuque Just as soon
as We were able to demonstrate 10 that com.
pany that we had business enough for two
fully equipped roads. This demonstration
your Colnmittee went before that Company
prepared 20 make, but found that no smouns
of business would tempt the Company TO
swerre trom its purpose of directing all its
energies TO pushing forward the McGresor
road, of which it has become the lessee and
virtual owner.
While your comnitte believe that the re-
ciprocsl importance to Dubuque and Mil.
waukee Of the connection in question, rs the
shortest and cheapest route over which the
mass OF needed nnpSrtstions into Iowa can
come, aud over which our products, aud
especially our wheat can reach what must
be aud remain the best grain market on
Lake Michigan while they b.iieye that
these advantages will ere long force direct
! connection between the largest city in Iowa
and the commercial emporium Of Wisconsin,
! they do not believe that this connection csn
DO effected in time to save Dubuque fiorn the
loss Of many Of both of her business men
and customers, or 10 save her, it may be,
from isolation.
Freights crossing the river at Dubuque
must find as cheap and rapid transit east
ward IS those which cross at any other point
! upon the river When, to this end, bridge
! is necessary, a bridge must be built; when
| two roads communicating with the Lake are
necessary, two roads we must have. The
/ bridge and two roads have become absolute
necessities. The inevitable delay at the pc.
RODS Of the forming and breaking up of the
! ice in the river, the hundreds Of esr loads OF
grain new exposed to the weather, (sll the
warehouses being falD are abundant eyidsn,
ces of the existence Of the necessities 10
which We have referred.
Your committee have reason to believe
that, through the cooperation Of the Board
of Trade with the citizens Of Dubuque and
the managers Of the Iowa railroads center
ing st Dubuque, smother eastern outlet by
railroad may speedily be had. They therefore
recommend the appointment. Of a committee
upon whatn shall be deyolyed the duty Of
ascertsining and reporting 10 this Board that
additional connection eastward by railroad
which, regardless Of all other interests, can
be most speedily obtained.