Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-01-25
Chlosao sna Council Bum.

We taks she following extract from a
veil sswftsen letssr, to ba found IN the
Chissgo 5smss Of Jan. Ssh. The writef
Ii msa Of great talent, and speaks
knowingly Of what hs wFites. IL 10 a. e..
ssnsial 70 the prosperity Of Chicago and
Dies A1inss, that shsy should push for
yard the roads spoken OF 10 thia point,
az il Ia 30 CoapciI Bluffs. Push en TIC
work. The writsr says:
ssThs valleys OF the Platte and it's trib-
utagies are Of great fertility, and sap iole
sf Supporting large agrieuisural pope.
Iatiog, whieh the advent CT the Union
pacaEe railroad wiIl speedily attract thiih.
xr, IL nseeaain tracks are u once banded
over 10 tradition along the line OF this
read to che mountains The topic OF
greatest interest here, and at Omaha, just
Ipow Ia ske Union Pacific and It's eonnee.
tiers en- the Missouri river. The initial
point on The river being, IL 10 believed,
PERMANENTLY Gxed, the northwest, and GO
peeiaiiy its great commercial metropolis
-Chicago-~is vitality interested IN seeaT-
ing, 40 The earliest dag possible, the csan-
pIesioa of cns OF more of the projected
Toads across Iowa, TO this poiRt-tbus ia
suFing that direct and unbFoken line OF
e0usssunieaiioa aeFess the eontinent, esi.
IDENTIFY contemplated in tbs establishm ens
Of The Pacific road with its present sast.
era terminus. ST. Louis, ard toe inter.
eats identiaed With her, are laborisg ear.
I neatly and diligently, NOS only TO change
the goasa OF the main road by clfscsing a
change in the eastern terainas, bat, fail
ing In this, 70 foYsstali the reads project
ed across western Iowa, thToagh Der
soathern brahches; and By forming sn
early coanecsion at this point by the con.
plssion Of the Couneil Einffs aud st. DO
eeph road. In Eiew OF the fact thai thjs
latter road lie under eoatyaet 30 be haish.
ed BIZ the lss Of Jaa. 1867. and doahaaess
wili be, il 10 gratifying 10 kEow that the
managsmeut OF the Cedar Raplds and
lImsouri River railroad has dehnissiy des-
: ignsssd shis place ~ It's western terrain.
ns, aaS pot the whole OF the unfinished
poYtisa Of the road waies contract TO be
cossplsssd within two years. With tse
well kaows sneFgy AID ability possessed
by tAs managers % shas read, Is 10 ooaA :
DENLY bsiisssa thai lie Last mile OF Tail,
making It's eosaeefiou With the Union Pa
eide complete. can and viii hs laid as so0n
&c thar ol tie Council Blnifs and Sc. 10.
seph road. Meautime, q nsw eoupauy
has bsea formea Is Dss Aiuines, With .
] view Of constructing nc esea . road grom
thai city TO shis place, whlsA oil virtual
Iy DO an sxteasiom al the stississippi and
Missouri road. u that eoTpcEation shali
ever manifest sniEeieps snefgJ and vi:sli-
o 10 gss TO The Dies Noises river The
eitixens Of Dss atoises hays vssy wisely,
shink, for their own Interests, dssefuis-
ID 10 lack saE for thsmtsives, 20 Tar ara
wasssrm eonneetion IL coaessnsd, nn0
they hare nos cemnenc1d any too soos.
a dlsssxaase ii abons ID miies aosth nj
btfnx xha tsfmiAus IL ths BnyIingfon md
Missouri railroad - ibis point, and with
- spE4ainty u tha Cedar Rapids anJ
! pesd railroad 81 a eariy dsx, unIess
- Nctnss bssgirs kerpelf. 80 q fn great
Aagsf e being lsft col Is lie cold b.
- sssflsad ao0m<res of tks eon1inenly'