Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-10
DUBUQUE d sleuN CITY BA.LRo,p.
Hon Plat Smith In Reply TO the Farm
ers anG shippers OF 8remef county.
From the Dubuque Daily Times.

From the Dubuque Daily Times.
EDITOR DUBUQUE TINES: In yoar
paper Of the 3lst ult. you published the
proceedings Of n meeting OF shippers
and farmers at Waverly, in which Ger
tain questions. are pTopOunded to the
DuhUuuc & Sioux City and Cedar Falls
Il Minnesota railroad companies. These
questions may all be answered in the
affirmative We are well aware that
our rolling stock Is entirely Inadequate
to the wants Of the public. We have
bought four locomotives i'm the last if
teen months, ana have contracted for
four more to be delivered daring the
next winter and spring. Ii Is the IN
tention ofthc company 10 proGure AIDE
uuate rolling stocN rs fest Us possible,
and the most vigorous measures are now
being taken by the president and di-
rectors to remove thaJ cause OF COM
pIeint. The two companies have eX-
pended over q million Of dollars Tor
construction and equipment within the
last eighteen months; continuance
in the same line Of policy viii bring
about the much desired relief. Three
hundred thousand dollars Will furnish
an adequate equipment iof both roads.
One question pcOIounfCi y, " Are
You aware that the senators and repre-
scnta.iyes Of the people tributary to
the WaYerlY market, did you ycOmal
service in the Legislature 10 save You
from legal forieitures ~ TU'this | will
answer that we are fully aware that
such is the fact, and we are much oblig-
ed. The liberal and enlightened policy
of our Legislators has been one of the
most potent arguments used in obtain
it1ir money to build these roads. Shall
We be furnished with like arguments to
procure equipment and further extern
sions? think we may safely hope so.
The tide of prosperity is now setting
westward: do not lay straw in its
way, but hold out a welcome and a
heiping hand. Confidence is begin
ming to revive do not dash that conf
dence to the ground. Capital is pro-
verbally timid; we must do nothing to
drive il away to the fields of our rivals.
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 ?n We arc
fully aware that we have already done
business at Waveriy Station at least
twice as large as your most saguine res
idents anticipated, and yet we have not
been able to carry away half the prod
ucts which you are able to give. Yer
lily the railroad has done you more goot
/ than either you or ourselves expected
we are both taken by surprise the firs
year.
/ You may look for some relief in tht
shape of new cars in few days, but i
will be about March before full relic
can be obtained. High prices and TIN
scarcity of labor has rendered it almos
Impossible for either corporations or in
dividuals to accomplish all that is dc
sirable in the way of additions and i'm
provements. Other stations have sui
fered as we'll Us Wavcrly and the uppe
4 valley, but probably not to the sam
extent.
Complaints have been made that OF
ders have been given to restrict Waiver
" station in the distribution of cars
and that these orders have been so Wig
orously enforced, that some of the ship
pers of stock have been compelled {
drive several htrndr head TO Coda
Falls where cars could bo had, wherea
tile company and shippers would bot
have saved time by sending the cars t
Wayerly direct. Such result wa
probably not contemplated when til
restricting order was given, and shout
not be construed as evidence OF an in
tention to do injustice unless ii be re
peatcd You may rest assured that TN
, President and Board of Directors nj
fully aware ofai your wants: and tina
. every reasonable effort will be put fort
to make these roads what they shout
be, and, with a continuance of these Is
vors, have no doubt but these effort
will be crowned with success.
Ia. .a. Respectfully yours, ...-.-.
Y. PLATF SMITH.
. Dubuque, Nov. LIST, 1855.