The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-12
The Toledo and Western Rail-
way

We extract the following from the Toledo
Blade:
We have already announced the organiza-
ton of this corporation, being consultation
of the following companies, to- wit: Ihe Ioie-
Illinois State Line the Great Western, from
State Line to Illinois river at Meredosia the
Toledo and Quincy, from Meredosia to Camp
Point and the Illinois and Southern Iowa,
| from Clayton, ion the Toledo and Quincy, } to
| Hamilton, opposite Keokuk. The consolida.
ton of these companies went into effect on
the 1st inst, and the onerous work of arrang-
ing and systematizing the operations of the
new organization is being pushed forward
with all the energy and skill for which its of.
ficers are distinguished. 1t may be some days
before all the details of the new arrangement
are reduced to complete order, but the delay
will not seriously embarrass the traffic of the
| line.
From Camp Point to Quincy, the Toledo,
Wabash l. Western Railway runs on the track
of the Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy Road,
n common with that company, and at Quincy
connects directly with the Hannibal & ST. Jo
| seph Road to the Missouri river. At keokul
connection is made with the Keokuk & Des
Moines Road.
| it is expected that an improved running
connection will very soon be secured with the
Chicago, Alton 4 St. Louis Road at Spring
| field, whereby traffic between Toledo and st
Louis will be materially facilitated. The dis
lance between the two points by this route Ii
only 45S miles, being 81 miles shorter thar
any other.
The distances from Toledo to the connect.
ing points on the Mississippi river are as fol
lows:
Toledo to keokuk. miles
| quincy. .......".....-............4fo
| ct. Louis. ....................,......43S
The Great Importance of this arrangement
will be appreciated by all who have any
knowledge of railroad affairs in the West ant
will be seen by any one upon examination o.
the map. We venture to say that it is not
equalled in Importance by any similar move
ment in the Western States. Opening a d.
rect unbroken line from the most western point
on Lake Erie to the Mississippi, a distance Of
four hundred and eighty-nine miles, of uni
form guage and without change of cars, il
furnishes facilities for b. siness far superior tc
any other route between those waters, and
presents the longest continuous line of rail
road under one management in the United
! States.
At Logansport Ind, this trunk line has an
important feeder, in the Toledo, Logansporl
4 Burlington line, extending to the Missis.
| sippi at Burlington, distance of 2Ss miles.
An intimate running connection is secured
on this route, and u heavy and increasing
| traffic is expected fromit
| In this connection we re-pubhsh the names
of the general officers of the consolidated
company, as follows:
! Azariah Body, President.
| Warren Colburn. Vice President
John ~ Drummond, Secretary and Treasurer.
| VIM. j. Corneau Assist. Treas
c. ii. Pierce, Transfer Agent
l.. Tilton, Consulting Engineer.
OFFICERS on TnE LINE.
Warren Coburn, Gen. Supt
&C. IL. Burrows. Supt. Div, East State Line.
~Thos. l.. KNAPP. :" West.
James Z. Baker. Asst. Supt. Middle Div
Charles Knox, Gen. Eastern Freight Agent
f. {. Smith, Gen. Western Freight Agent
J. I. Parsons, Gen. Passenger Agent.
| W. d. Richardson, Assistant Passenger Agent.