Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-30
The Iowa Central Railroad.


Central Railroad Company, has recen
ly returned from visit to st. Loui
where lac spent some time In the Intel
est Of his Company. At meeting {
tho President and Board of Directors {
the North Missouri Railroad Company
which he attended and to whom h
presented the condition OF the low
Central enterprise, the following yer.
tlattering resolutions were adopted:
OFFICE NORTH Mo. r. r. Co.,
ST. LOUIS Mo-, March Is. 1886, (
At special meeting of the Board o
Directors of the North Missouri Rail
road Company, held this day, the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions wer'
unanimously adopted, viz:
WHEREAS, The Directory of the low,
Central Railroad Company have AGAR
and value of said road to st. Louis, ano
to this Company, connecting as it will
with the road of this company at the
Iowa State Line, and extending direct
~ north to Cedar Falls, and thence tC
Minnesota, and whereas this company
is not unmindful of the advantages tina,
would flow to it and the city of St
Louis, by the building of this road
which would tap every east or west
railroad of Iowa, and give this company
n railroad outlet to Omaha, at which
point the main line of the Union Pacif
ic Railroad begins its construction west
it is.
Resolred, 1. That we are pleased to
notice the efforts now being made in
Iowa to effect the early completion OF
the Iowa Central Railroad, and the
North Missouri Railroad Company
hereby pledges itself to extend every
facility tending to encourage the sue.
cess of such enterprise, not inconsistent
with the previous action of this Board.
9. That this Company agrees to con-
meet its line with the line of the Iowa
Central ut the point on the State boun-
Diary line at which the North Missouri
Railroad will strike the State of Iowa,
and that so far as it consistently can, 1t
will aid, assist and give its influence in
behalf of the Iowa Central Railroad.
3. That should the Iowa Central find
it necessary to apply for assistance to
the Merchants and Capitalists of st.
Louis, in building or equipping their
line, we will recommend that such APP
plication be responded to with such
liberality as will secure whatever means
may be wanting to construct the Iowa
Central Railroad, which we regard as
one Of the most important Railway en-
terprises to st. Louis.
4. That this Company will, SO far as
It may have any ability to do so, aid in
the purchase OF iron for the track OF said
railroad, and the equipping of it with
rolling stock. and that it will not in its
business or timetables, discriminate
against the Iowa Central in favor OF any
other Railroad.
S. That it is the interest Of this Com
pany to connect with that Railroad run
ming from South to North in the State
of Iowa, that offers the earliest through
and most desirable connections with
Railroads In Iowa and the Minnesota
Central.
6. That the President of this Compa-
ny be instructed to furnish the Presi-
dent of the Iowa Central Railroad with
copy of these resolutions.
Mr.. Smith has reason to be altogether
satisfied with the result of his visit, and
the Iowa Central Company and the
friends of this important railroad enter
prise have the satisfaction of knowing
that the utmost of all that was ever an
ticipatcd from the North Missouri Com
pany has been willingly pledged. Mr..
Smith, in furnishing to the Oskaloosa
Herald the result of his visit to st.
Louis, makes the following remarks:
The North Missouri Company pro-
poses to let the contract for the grading
aud masonry OF the balance of its line
to where it connects with our line, on
the 2lst of next month, and we should
at once complete our subscriptions to
our capital stock, and contract the gra-
ding of every mile of our road at an
early day. propose to let the contract
for each mile of road through this coun-
ty, so soon rs our quota is made up, and
the right of way procured. | trust the
citizens will at once attend to these mat
tiers do not wait for myself and others,
but let every property holder consider
himself interested in this great enter
prise. 1 have much labor to perform
along the whole line, and shall not be
idle. There will be u meeting of our
business men and property holders at
Union Hall OH Saturday evening next.
Let all Interested attend, as much rail-
road Information may then be gained.
Our railroad prospects are now VERY
BRIGHT ii attended to at the proper
time, if not, we may lose much that is
now within our reach.
There is a general confidence in the
speedy success of the Iowa Central Rail-
road enterprise, and that great enter
prise in which it is q link, of connect
ing St. Louis and st. Paul by iron
bands. Even those who are directly
opposed to the carrying out of this inn
portant project, are constrained to adj
nit, by the evidences which everywhere
confront them, that the work is -four
ishing and to all appearances will be
conducted to a successful termination.
Cedar Falls and towns along the line
are already feeling the good results Of
this enterprise, and people are coming
in to make homes and build up business
on the line Of this great thoroughfare.
The Oskaloosa Herald, in commenting
upon the result of Mr.. Smiths visit to
st. Louis, says:
Mr.. Smith was assured by parties Of
competent means that iron and rolling
stock can be had at the proper time for
the completion of the Iowa Central
Road and upon the most reasonable
terms. The prospects of the Iowa Cen
trail never looked brighter than they do
to-day. The affairs of the Company
are in the hands of a Board of Directors
composed of men who can lay fair claim
to the best business talent in the State.
The President is we'll known to the
community and will devote his whole
time and talents to the insurance of an
early success to the enterprise.
We are confident that another fall
will see the Iowa Central far advanced.
When we consider the progress that
was made in the first year of the Com
pany's existence and the reputation and
confidence earned in that short time,
we are very sanguine that rapid strides
will be made during the coming season
Of warm weather. Let the people of
Iowa, and especially those vitality and
directly interested, keep straight for
ward in the good work SO nobly begun,
and Success will crown the affor,s Now