Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-11-30
TIE I0NA CENTRAL. I
Further Progcss-NeW Contract Let.
Distance Vow Under Way
Going Right Ahead!

From Peter Meiendy, Vice President
of the Iowa Central Railroad, We learn
the particulars of recent movements
upon this our great enterprise. He has
just returned from the southern coun-
ties, where he has been with the Board,
for the letting out of q further contract.
They last week let out thesection reach
ing up northward as far as TO Eddy
Vile, Wapcllo county, OH the Dcs Moines
River. The contract was taken 10y b.
+. Roberts of Dcs Moues, formerly of
The Des Mones Valley Railroad. He
has the whole 10 miles up from the state
line, eight miles OF which are already
finished. He is TO have the whole
completed ready for the iron and the
ties by September LIST, 1867.
- In Mahaska, the county next north,
the whole S125, goo requ red have been
raised for the road, and within ten days
the contract will probably be let for
grading the road up to Oskaloosa the
county seat. There will then remain
only Poweshiek county, next north, so
miles, tho grading for which will be
let cut in the spring. So that in six
months from this time, the whole road
from here TO st. Louis will be fully I'M
der way III
The entire road south from here to
the Missouri State line is l5l miles. OF
22S miles including the section, north
fronlherc to the Minnesota State line,
Or the l5l miles, 90 are already under
contract, and 12O will DC under contract
within i fortnight, 80 miles of which
are sll flushed ready for the ties. ,,..-,
Ia Tama county, between US and
Poweshick, McCoy & Co. are now al
work, driving through the "bis cut
SO called, six or seven miles over the
co. line, and D miles, from here. Our
own Black Hawk county, it is well
known, has been flashed though fol
some time. ~". I'd. l. s... ID. as'aH''fH
III Missouri, they are undsr full head
way, working the road up from St.
l7cuis to our State line, and by Sept! Is
the entire read will be graded from her,
to st. Louis. It is confidently expectct
that befOrca year from this time, ths
cars vii! be running fro:a 81. Louis az
to Oskalcos;l, 60 miles. this side of Mis-
souri,; as well rs here at this end, fort,
miles from Cedar Falls south war,l tc
Iuka, connecting our ID. & S. C
r. r.. with the ,Ccaarm'Isapids and
MarshalItown road, -.ttn. =
Thus may we look for speedy con-
summation OF this mighty enterprise
so higIinits promise for our young ant
advancing city, as we'll as for the state
Of large. Wh2n st. Paul anG st. Louis
shall thus he connected by 400 miles o.
railroad, right through the heart o
Iowa, it will be great day for all this
western world. And Cedar Falls, 50
can rally located On the route, is to share
largely in the rich fruits. ALI hail the
fastening day! e.
Never was railroad prosecuted with
more energy and untirng zeal. Great
praise is due to the President Vice
President, General Agent, and Others,
vino have so courageous!y put the thing
along. Near 500, 900 have aleady been
raised; and ever since the first breaking
Of ground hero, on the 10Th Of Sept.
of last year, there has been 10 letting
up Of the work.
Our noble Black Hawk WIS the first
county to raise its quota, the first { {
commence grading, and the first TO get
through; may She be the first to lay
down the iron, and set the steam horse
sno"ting towards the sunny South!