Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-04-13


Io,Od Central. "A few of the stock
holders of the Iowa Central Railroad
met at Council Hall last Tuesday even
ing, and made arrangements for gen.
eral meeting on tomorrow evening.
Peter Melendy spoke few moments
in regard to the encouraging prospects
Of the enterprise. He said the North
Missouri Railroad Company and the
people of ST. Louis had given President
Smith every assurance of cooperation
that was desired, and that everything
was working exactly right for an early
completion of the road. All our people
need do was to meet their obligations
promptly, and the work would go rapid
ly forward. He thought the cars might
be running between Cedar Falls and
Toledo by this time '67.
Senator Powers was called out, and
said the Iowa Central stood very high
at Des Moines, and cited the vote on the
Memorial as evidence. He said there
was general C onfidence in the success
of the enterprise, and that every one
conceded the magnitude of its impor-
lance to the State. Most all of the
members Of the Legislature, Gov Stone,
and all the State officers were warm
friends to the road. He knew that Pc
ter Melendy had done great deal to
advance the interests Of the Company
during the past winter, and thought
the people of this town were very much
indebted to him for his unselfsh labors.
Mr.. Barnum said that Tama county
was all right. He had just come from
there. There was no doubt, he thought,
but what there would be money raised
on the stock in that county to push the
work forward rapidly.
Mr.. Melendy urged the friends of the
road to get out a good meeting on Sat
urday evening, and he would try to
give full exposition Of the affairs of
the Company, furnishing facts and doc
umentary evidence that would interest
them. lie also stated that the Board of
Directors would hold meeting at o.
kalOosa week from next Tuesday,
when it was expected the balance of the
work on the road-bed between here and
Toledo would be put under contract.
The stockholders by unanimous
standing vote agreed to pay their assess
ments on stock promptly as they fell due.
Avote of thanks was rendered to Mr..
Melendy for his indefatigable efforts in
behalf of the Iowa Central Railroad
and the prosperity of Cedar Falls, and
the meeting adjourned.
Packed. "A man might in six months
of diligent labor rent house in Cedar
Falls; but to get sheltering roof by
few weeks exertion, be it ever SO con-
slant, is among the Representatives,
There is not place that will protect
family from the weather but what Is oc-
cupied. People live in chambers and
crowd themselves by twenties, yea, for.
ties, into houses fit for dozen. There
is a large emigration coming in, and all
sorts of means are improvised for pres
ent emergencies. Many are putting up
shanties for present use, aud others are
permitted to occupy some hospitable
wood-shed till they can do better. A
shanty recently put up contains three
families and sixteen beds. A woodshed
on the alley west of Main street has
been rented for three dollars a month,
the proprietor being obliged to lett in
order to retain the services Of a me-
chanic in his employ. There will be q
large amount Of building this Summer,
and even this early in the season some
twenty residences have been begun
Our citizens who are interested in the
prosperity of the town should by all
means move to greatly increase the
nunbsr Of dwelling houses. /
No. All kinds Of Blsrksa at the Post /
office.