Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-09

already sought other outlets for want OF
transportation eastward from DuLuoue
Hundreds of cattle and thousands OF hogs
are driven northward and southwark to Nc
Gregor or Clinton, without delay or exorblt-
ant charges, and from whence ready ship
ment eastward cah always be had
The only remedy that appears TO be nppli-
cable FOL relief 10 the injured trade referred
to is another railroad communication east
ward from Dubuque. and also q railroad
bridge across the Mississippi.
Dubuque city aud county and fifteen other
counties SuStale losses at this time from these
freight deicntions, and cannot prosper in
settlement and developement as rapilly ~
other portions ct the eastern half O! tho
State, so long as these injuries continue.
The only temporary relief that could be
applied for the present year would be thu
tranIcr OF loaded cars on boats as is done nc
Mcuregor, and was done for three years at
Clinton before tho completion of the railroad
bridge. Or the running Of line of freight
boats between Dubuque and Savanna 10 con.
meet with the Racine & Mississippi railroad.
Your committee would further state that the
Land Graut Act by which the Illinois Cen.
tral Railroad Company gained possession of
the whole amount Of their lands REQUIRED that
company to bridge the Mississippi river ona
of the terms of the Act being that the com
pany within ten years should complete a
branch of the road 10 the city Of Dnbuon,
in the State of Iswa' That limitation e,.
plred on the 2Oth OF September, 1860.
1t is believed 10 be the interest and i,rtr.
as means of self protection, Of all the msr.
chants, shippers, manufacturers, business
men aud farmers who wish to obtain cheaper
and more rapid transit of freight eastward
from Dubuque, to unite in inviting other hi.
noIs roads and also the Wisconsin railroad
companies to extend a railroad connection
with Dubuque, and that when such connec-
/ ton l. made 10y either Of those roaes, tho
hnsinHSS "t tbs portion of iowa should bs
| promised and given 10 spch road.
! IN view Of tho facts placed before this con.
vention by the delegates representing the
shipping, mercantile, and manufacturing in
terrSts OF the cities and towns on the D. &c
>. Z X. H., tho d. s W. L. r., and G. +.
Y NJ. IL. H., referring TO leSses and injuries
sustained by the principal business men of
seven counties on those roads, on account IF
the detention OF E;sjghts Mt Dubuoue and
Dun'rlth, for want OF shipment eastward,
your COMMITTEE recommend the adoption OF
the following resolutions:
Hesotecd, Iha. the present means of cross
/ ing freight over the river at Dubuuus arc
w"Stclui OF both time and money, better de.
serve the name OF hudrances thna facilities,
and are, IN tact, the relics of bv gone ago,
hCS0(red, That tho crossing Of freight ears
upon boats without breaking bulk, until n
btiHre can he consfrrrt.d 10 CO Ia,nanI,d
! bv every commercial ir,er.., IN u,a no'n,rv
that to longer refuse ii is to defy the people.
hts0tfCa, That a railroad brIdgc Mt Du.
suitable raciI;ties to bo c,n,,,I,,sI L,c,,n ,h,
p,yt ir,crr,,,tior ~ p'. '.r De'o,. w
an absolut, nerresit,
Rssytrsi As the illinois ro,,r,, R,;,r,,a
, Comcanv in cons;lo,,,inn -, ,bn a,a,, ~
lands made by C,n,roSs 30 H. S,a,ec m;
,,i, L,,,,.,, ~ ,I,, Im,t NV ~, y, Nv
Grant. in effect ,rrc.a 10 hri,l,n ,ho ,is,r
D,huo,o hy ,h. oo,, "r ss,.s" Wv "t,' 60
that the Iowa Delegn,ie, !, Conoross he and
,hev orc hrrrbv r,,,,,aet,l J., ,',,,,,,.', N,,at
Icoisl,tion ~ v.,u cn,,,,,l r',,,,n - 81 .
;doro,ion or ~ ,,,,r ,rn',',, ~ ~, w Wv
trnc,
P,,o,rc1 That -, rr;n.;. r.,.., p.u
rool stands ra,,vis,cl ar ;.,aii,;,, 49, '"n..
the Crripht t,n5,rsL :, Il -, p,,Lno,a
P,soIrr3 That thn ono,oc,. ofi,.rod H., ,h.
,rpnts Of thor ro,d ,h,, l., I.I;,o,,'',,,, ~ w.,
oIisrs from ths ,rrn,t ,n,",, or j., ,,
cor,nclIrl tn ,rs1,s.,r., ,r- ~ ra,@o,,,.,,,
i without rnundo,!on f,r ,basa .,,,o' ",,a.
rresous. '''''"s ''"''
/ The read obtained ito croc, or land q,
condition ,r c,,rr;r,, aaror,',,'o,,,
without chrr,n ,n,l rct h.s oLar,,oi 80,
been maid in frr nr.co 'ror al .,,,cn ,.s i,,h,
E. This government rrc;mh, ,,,,,, ,hns,'n,,,
rru diyis,nn nj tia, ,ooI cn,,gt.,s ,.t,.,n,. -,
the prolucts ur the country west nr bnI,n,u.
whirh w,n'd in orv eyyut s,,k n Inart a,
) nvrr That ro,l a,5 "' CIV" "'a' n
Because if the corarrrcn, or ,,so-
" shippprs do not nro,,n,lv unload car, n,,,,n
thei, a,rvpl NJ r,irn il !. L.c.,sc ~. rn,t
has failed to cree, worrbonere
=. PeSolgcd That W, eurrcst,v inyi,, IN,
Monroe branch oc the MiIynuLa, & pro;,i,
, du Chen, the Racine & Mis.iss;rn, and tbe
Chicago & Northwestern Knilrood Cow,o,;e.
to extend their railroads ,o Dubunur and
we her, bv plcdcn oureoIves IA NV. In ,h,,
one Of these roads which Grst accents his
invitation and reaches Dubuf,,c ,h, ,rcfor.
cnce Of our buSincss and plrdc. /, i, Mn ,b,
business II can possibly do,
RtSoicr1, That the Prescription Of sucf,
merchants and shippers az have the indie.
ps','s''eV 10 e"''P'a'" ct the dr''nqnencies
ro,d I'D ,h' T,a,.c ~ c"o 'u',o,S ,en''a, nav,
a,,nur, =, ,G c,,H TO- ~ e',,st' 'Ap
1hnnYard - h''', ,o''i r. "'.pt.u s'" 'of'y
Of bui!dng raiIroaJ oro '. 49,, 49,, ~" ''an' m
49, '"'''""' ''o ''o' "''hOu1 tha
} Tl,,I,.y ',Tlo, ""n pu'.N",
lirnnran1 ,l, ""' Wv ''Lo'""' "'' 70 every
hy ,ra denrs s'ri,,',; y" ""' Su,,''tu TOSS
,,y.n,c;a. e ,h ''''''',' ,'r;.' VI "''' nf"i'
| rnmnonv md ,l,. Tran,c 80! , s'a,''oaa