Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-12-29
From the Abba Union.
North Missouri Railroad.


II Is highly gratifying to us that we
are enabled this week to lay before our
readers something encouraging about
the North Missouri railroad,
We are informed, upon the authority
Of a gentleman who resides In Blooms
field, whose character, standing and
veracity are irrcproachable, that the
North Missouri Railroad Company, at-
ter n careful survey, have located their
road northward to the State line, bear~
ing west of Lancaster, Mo-, about three
or four miles, thence to the State line
near the southwest corner Of Davis
county, distance of near eighteen
miles from Bloomfield, and southwest
from that place.
Also that the people Of Bloomfield
have abandoned oil hope of getting the
road to that place, and therefore oppose
it coming any nearer the town than
where IL is located that il " their in
tention to divert all their efforts and
means to the construction OF the State
line road (Which IL Is supposed will run
though Bloomfield) which is sometimes
known as the Alexandria, Dog Town,
Bloomfield, State Line & san Francisco
Railroad. We also are informed that
the great railroad meeting held in
Bloomfield on the 18th of November, Ia
which Ottumwa, George Gillaspy e. Co.
figured with SO much money, beef aud
brains, broke up In a row--in other
words, the /" Hairy Nationv knowing
that the North Missouri railroad was
hedded for Abba, couldn't sec it' IA
Qttumwa and Drakcville would like to
have them. The consequence was that
the Drakcvillians withdrew, declaring
that they would organize scheme In
dependent OF Bloomfield aud endeavor
to fcist the course of the road from tho
southwest corner of Davis county via
Drakevillc To Ottumwa under the hills,
there 20 be united with the great scheme
of slaclSwater navigation OF the almost
ever-flowing Des Moines, with her nu-
merons and prominent sand bars high
and dry.
But this arrangement, by which
Drakeyille should become the future
county seat Of Davis county, met with
but little favor from the people Of that
county, for they had not forgotten that
memorable occasion mt Cedar Rapids,
when the Great Cedar Rapids and st.
Louis Railway Company was organized
a few months since, with chartered
existence of ninety-ninc hundred and
ninety-nine years, whose capital stock
was just 100000, 900, divided In shares
Of SIC, 900 each, and an immense quanti-
ty of lager beer besides, (the most OF
which was on board.
They well remember that two Of
Bloomileld's most gallant and distin-
guished sons had been chosen members
of the Board of Directors of this Conn
pany OF wealth, enterprise and spirits.
With those reflections they could not
submit to such an indignity or endure
such wounded pride. The tccighty men
OF Ottumwa went home In disgust and
have found comfort in buying hogs,
and swear that the Cedar Rapids Rail-
road Company Is a myth.
But To be more serious Tho North
Missouri railroad IL headed for Abba
1t Is on our divide and it Is not rcasona-
bic that its course will be changed. We
must bear In mind that the North Mis.
souri, Railroad Company are confined
solely to Missouri, and IL we wish tho
road extended we must aid theQowa
Central to connect with II. 1t Ia only a
question Of time, to be determined by
the people of the counties along the line
Of tho road.
We have every thing to encourage us
we know we have something to work
for, while heretofore all was In doubt.
IL we will do our duty we can have tho
road to Abba In short time The i'm
crease In wealth, and the advance III
the price OF farm lands, will be incalcn-
liable.