The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-19

The road is now operated by kilbourn,
Leighton & Co., OF keokuk.
OFFICERS OF THE ROAD.
George Williams ........ Superintendent.
John Given. Gen. Fri. 4 Tkt Agt.
Morris Sellars ........ =. Master Mechanic.
Il. +. Smith ............. Master Carpenter
DIRECTORS DE THE COMPANY.
George B. Smith ....... William Leighton :. :.
James f. Cox............ William Thompson =.
Carlton H. Perry Hugh I. Reid........
Smith Hsnnll. ...........-George +. kiibourne
George w. McCrary Hamden Buell.........
John NJ. Hiatt............-
OFFICERS:
George B. Smyth. President.
a. bridgnan........... ..-......-Seeretary.
Y. Y. Haie....... ...........l reasurer.
~. W. Otley......... .-...... Engineer.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
George B. Smyth........ George W. McCrary.
William Thompson. James. +. Cox .....
TRUSTEES OF FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
Luther c. Clark, Esq, ........ New York..
ten. 5. X. Curtls.......- Observation-Disclosures.
ROLLING SrocK.--The rolling stock of the
Road at present consists of-l3 Locomotives;
j Way Cars; So Bcx Cars; 35 Flat Cars:
l6 Hand Cars; s Passenger Coaches; 3
Baggage, Express and Mail Cars; Sc Coal
Cars; SO Stock Cars; Is Ditching Cars; 8
Iron and Bubble Cars.
This stock is being constantly increased
from the workshops of the Company at
Keokuk.
Considering the region of country tray
ersed by this line OF Railroad, and its CON
nections with other great thoroughfares of
travel and business, its Importance to the
Des Moines Valley aud OF Central Iowa,
cannot be oserestmated. Its course through
be State is u south easterly direction-strik-
ng the Mississippi river at the foot Of the
rapids, and at the head Of large steamboat
navigaton--giving both An Eastern and
Southern outlet to the richest portions of the
state. ltpasses through a region well supp
piled with timber and stone, and over an
almost continuous coal field, the vanes rank>
| ing from Al to 81 feet in thickness, and .
| region of country susceptible of the highest
state of cultivation, dotted with towns, VII.
lagos and Giles
At this point the Valley Railroad will
make connections with the Mississippi 4
Missouri Railroad, which will soon reach
Council Bluffs. Aud there meeting the
Great Pacific Railway at Omaha. thus afford
ing direct route to the Pacific, and the
gold regions Of the West. At this place
other railroads are projected, and which will
most assuredly be built at no distant day
making our Capital City, to Iowa, what Isdi-
annapolis is to lndiaua-the Great Railroad
Center of The State. And. making the Des
Moines Valley Railroad the Great Trunk
inc of the State, for South and South
eastern trade and travel.
At Ottumwa the road connects with the
Burlington x Missouri River Railroad, which
at Burlington connects with the Chicago,
Burlington Quincy misunderstanding 1
direct line to Chicago, and to the cities OF the
Northeastern seaboard
At heokuk it connects with the steamers
of the keokuk Packet Company for ST
Louis, Cairo. Memphis, New Orleans. and
all Southern cities on the Mississippi river!
II also. at the same point connects with
abroad lines diverging to the principle cities
of Central illinois, indiana, Ohio and Ken.
ticky.
PosrxAsr1a GuE. at Fl. Dodge, has been
iecapitated and Butternu: named Platt,ap