Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-09-15
Railroad Matters In Tama County.


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Railroad Matters In Tama County.
On "Wednesday evening we had a con
versation with Mr.. Graham a promi
nent citizen of Toledo, Tama County
who was here for the express purpose o
learning the condition of affairs rs re
CARDS the Central road at this end o
the line. He expressed himself vel
satisfied with the progress our County
was making, and also spoke very Ell
couragingly Of the prospects, in Tama
The latter County has 100000 to raise
and of this amonnt there has been sub
scribed in cash subscriptions atealt $50,
600. AT its last session the County Boarc
of Supervisors voted to appropriate $40,
900, to be raised by tax on real estate
and also to donate the swamp lands al
the disposal of the County. Before these
two measures can go into effect they
must be ratified by a vote of the electors
of the County, and Mr.. G. informs us
that there Is hardly a doubt but that
the action of the Board, will be approved
by an almost unanimous rote. From
the swamp lands can be realized q san
mot far from $50, 900. From these sources
named the people Of Toma propose to
raise embarrassment, aud from the una
nimity of feeling which there prevails,
their success salmost.heyond peradven-
ture. The County is being thorough
y canvasscd, meetings arc being held in
every township, and a feeling IL ROW
awakened which Anssss ne such word
rs fail. 81 "
AS an Illustration Of the immense
benefit to accrue 30 the farGiars OF Iowa
by the building of the Iowa Central Rail-
road, we must refer to an incident re-
lated to us by Mr.. Grahs7n. In can
wasting FOR stock, Mr. c.. and q friend
called at the house Of a ulan who had .
very large farm, over three huHdred
acres under cultivation. They anade
known their business aJld then said to
him that they should expect him to
subscribe 81 least the difference in the
value of his products, for a single year,
in the st. Louis and Chicago markets.
The farmer thought he could stand thst
anyhow. MI. GarhaHs then took the
mans own statements for the amount
of produce he would have to ship
Having got that down in figures he took
from his pocket Chicago and ST. Louis
siailies of the same date, and from their
respective quotations figured up the val
he of the farsnerseNpor.s in each of th ose
two markets. He then asked the farmer
what he thought the difference in
freight would be il there was direct COM
petition between the two cities, which
he thought would not be less than one
third, OR, rs It now costs him thirty
cents to ship q bushei of wheat to Chi
cage, he was satisfied that if the Iowa
Central We're built he could ship to either
place for twenty cents per bushel. -
Then Mr.. Garham figured up; and
imagine the fariaers surprise when he
saw demonstrated in figures that would
not lie, that according so his own adj
mission, heslfould sUbscs;hc,to the cap
Hal STICK eff the lava Central Il. r..
tWs thersays1, irc hundred dollars, -
being just the amount he would receive
Fer his shipments in st. Louis over and
above what he could possibly get III the
Chicago market, lie could not gain
say the truth Of the figures, but declin-
ed 20 stand to the bargain. However, he
subscribed eight hundred dollars, in
place Of two hundred which he had
made up his mind Was all lie could af-
ford 10 give. SFc are .4fraid that farm
srs as ageneral thing, so not appreciate
the great behett,s tO result to them fgafn
the building of this road. If they did
they would take more energetic action
be first and foremost in the work =
There IL no. a farmer on the proposed
line of the Iowa Central, -or within fifty
miles of it, but would be benefited in
the same proportion as THE ranla agri
culturist referred te, by the building o.
this road SIN .e. #--t,e.-. -.- r.. 4.