Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11
IOWA CENTRAL.

of railway till January, 1865, when q
meeting was hold at Oskaloosa, Mahas'
Ia county, and company formed, Of
which David Morgan was elected Pres.
;dent. Steps were at once taken to SC.
cure corps of competent engineers, to
procure the necessary stock-subscrip.
tons in the several counties through
which the projected road would pass,
and to inaugurate active operations al
the earliest possible day. On the 10th
Of September the formality of breaking
ground on the new road came off at &c.
dar Falls. There was large number
present, and the day was celebrated in
jolly and enthusiastic manner. Soon
after, ten miles Of grading and bridging
were let in Black Hawk county, the
100000 in stock apportioned AZ the
county's share having been already full
ly subscribed. Ten miles in Tama coun.
ty were also put under contract, and
the work of grading commenced in
earnest. This road will pass from &c.
dar Falls south through the counties OF
Black Hawk, Tama, Poweshiek, Ma.
haska, Wapello, Monroe and Appa.
moose, to the Iowa line, where it will
connect with the North Missouri Rail.
road leading to st. Louis, and already
built some distance north of Macon
City. The Iowa Central will cross ev-
cry east and west line in the State, and
therefore will be competing line with
each. 1t will also open the southern
market to the people of the State, which,
in many respects, offers great advantage
es over the eastern market. This road
will give much importance to Cedar
Falls, which, being its northern termin-
us, will derive such advantages as any
enc can readily name. The high stand
ing of this road in the State may be
judged from the fact that the General
Assembly last winter, with singular
(only one vote in opposition,
adopted memorial to Congress pray
ing that grant Of land be made to aid
this enterprise. The Iowa members of
Congress, the Governor of the State and
all the State officers are doing all they
possibly can to further the interests of
this important railway undertaking.
The ease with which the road may be
is seen in the fact that no
where on the line will greater grade
than fifty feet to the mile be necessary.
From Cedar Falls to Toledo, Tama
county, where the road will cross the
Cedar Rapids & Missouri River Rail-
road (which is an extension of the Chi
cago Northwestern road), the distance
Is forty miles. Twenty miles of this
distance was let last fall, as we have
stated, and the other twenty miles will
be let on the 7th of June. 1t is the ex-
pectation of the Company to have this
portion Of the road in operation in q
year or less from this time. Work is
progressing favorsbly along the entire
line, and few years at fartherest will
see Cedar Falls connected by rail with
st. Louis.
A PROJECTED ROAD.
We may say, in this connection, that
the Iowa Central is destined to be link
in a chain of roads leading from ST..
Louis on the south to St. Paul on the
north. The Minnesota Central Rail-
road is well advanced toward the Iowa
line, and will eventually he met there
by some road leading north from Cedar
Falls. A company has been formed for
the purpose of building a road north
from Cedar Falls, on the west side of
the Cedar River, to connect with the
Central. We are not at lib
erty to speak moro definitely of this
movement at present., ..
Telegraph.
The telegraph, along the line Of the
D. & s. c. r. r., reached Cedar Falls in
the last days of November, 1863, and the
first dispatches were sent over the wires
on Monday, the 14th of December.
FIRST DISPATCHES.
On that day the following congratu-
iations were transmitted and received:
CEDAR FALLS, Dec. 18th, 1868
President Chicago Board Of Trade.
We present our compliments, and extend
you our hand by telegraph. hoping that the
electric bands which now unite us may never
be broken.
8. FOX, Pres. Board of Trade
CHICAGO, Dec 18th, 1858.
To s. For, Pres. AZ Board Of Trade, Cedar Fdils,
Lo,Da.
The Board Of Trade Of Chicago grasp YOUR
hand by telegraph with true fraternai feeling
and trust the wires may ever keep up q eur
rent OF pleasant intercourse
JOHN l.. HANCOCK,
Pres. Board Of Trade.
Church Buildings and Churches.
Cedar Falls, for 50 young a city, is
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