Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-04
STATE CONVENTION.
THE IOWA CENTRAL RAILROAD.


held at Oskaloosa was fully attended, a.
we learn from the Vice-President of the
Company, and much important bust
ness transacted looking to the early
completion of this very important line
Of railway. Capt. Tracy, the Chief En-.
gineer, was authorized to organize a
second corps of engineers at once. Mr.
Alex. Tracy, brother to the Chief En-.
gineer, will have charge of this second
corps, which will be put to work in Ma.
haska County and on the line south to
the State line. BY having these two
corps of engineers at work, on both ends
of the line, the Board of Directors hope
at their next meeting, in June, to be
able to let contracts in every County ex.
cept Poweshiek. ... ,rf....,. -. "a,
The survey between this city and To.
iedo is completed, and the line located.
The grading and bridging of all but
twelve miles Of the distance has been
disposed of, and this will probably be
let before another issue of our paper.
The distance from Cedar Fails to Toledo
is thirty-nine miles, seventeen miles OF
which is in Black Hawk County. The
heaviest grade is fifty feet to the mile,
and the Chief Engineer informs us that
there will be no heavier grade on the
entire line. Four or five miles of the
more expensive grading in this County
is now completed, and a large force of
men and teams is now pushing rapidly
forward the balance of the work. In
Tama County, as contracts for ten miles
of grading and bridging were let last
fall, we presume the work is progressing
quite as prosperously. Very nearly all
the timber for bridges in this County is
on the ground, and in Tama County
much of the timber has also been deliv-
cred. Now that pleasant weather has
come again, the completion of the grad
ing and bridging between this city and
Toledo may ia a few months be effected.
Whether the Company will go OH to tie
and iron this portion of the road the
present year, depends somewhat upon
circumstances.
We have, too, most cheering accounts
OF the progress of the work, and the con-
sequcnt increased interest of the people
in it, along the entire line.
In Appanoose County there is the
greatest interest manifested in the early
success of the enterprise. DR.. II. S.
Wolford, member Of the Board of Di-
rectors, writes to President Smith, I'M
der recent date, that the work of raising
the stock apportioned to that County is
progressing encouragingly, and that the
full amount required will be forthcom-
ing. He urges an immediate location
Of the line Mr.. Phillips of Toledo,
Tama County, has been appointed Coun-
iy Agent for that County. Appanoose
is the border County.
From the adjoining County, Monroe,
we have no recent information, other
than that of o general character. We
dare say Monroe will not retard the
work single day.
The next County northward is Wa
pello. The road will cross the Des
Moines River here, merely passing
through corner of the County, touch
ing the town Of Eddyville, and there
forming a junction with the Keokuk &
Des Moines Valley read. The stock APP
portioned to Wapeilo $40, O00) has been
promptly taken. ....
"Proud Mahaskau is getting OH brave
lv. This County is required to take
eock to the amount of Sl25, 900, and we
learn that $685. 900 of this amount has
been subscribed for, and that few
weeks at farthcrest will see the stock all
disposed of. Agents have been appoint
cd for every township. r ......
In Poweshiek County nothing has
yet been done toward raising stock
The Company have assurance, however,
that as soon as the line is located
through the County the stock will be
readily taken. The people are held
back by local divisions and the uncer-
tainty of the direction through the
County that the road will take. Which
ever course the line may take the peo-
pie favoring the lucky one will bring
Poweshiek up to time. .... ....
Thus we see that from Appanoosc to
Black Hawk the enterprise stands well,
and is meeting with all the encourage
ment that the Company could desire
1t is evident that the building Of this
road is not to consume five or six years
of valuable time. 1t will readily be
seen, that, by adopting the policy of
each County building the road through
its own limits, work can be progressing
in every County on the line at the same
time, and the several ends brought rap
idly together. g,
There is good probability of securing
land grant to this road. We publish
ed few weeks ago letter signed by
Hons. Hubbard, Grinnell and Allison,
in which they pledged themselves to do
sill they could to secure the grant, and
spoke highly of the prospects of the
road and of the pressing necessity which
existed for its speedy construction. The
Oskaloosa Herald publishes the follow
ing letter:
wAsHINGToN, March q, 1855.
DEAR SIR: YoErs of 2eth inst is received
There is bill now in committee giving grant
of land to the Iowa Central Railroad, which
think viii pass. Anything l can do Will be
done cheerfully.
Very truly, -
j. b. GRINNELI.
w. T. SMITH. Esq.
But whether the road shall secure
grant of land or not, the people have re-
solved that it shall be built Amy one
passing over the line between here and
Toledo will readily concede that it is
rather late in the day for backing out,
even if there We're disposition to do so.
The Iowa Central Railroad is not only
sure thing but thing not far Off. Ask
the people.
Rev. J. BOWMAN, Agent of the Up
per Iowa University, informs US that
last Sunday he raised 81, 100 for this ex-