The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-05-24
- From the Missouri Republican
TO the People Of st. Louis.

U
chahge OF th's city. having attended b,
appointment railroad convention held a
oeoar Rapids, Iowa, on the 9th OF Septen
ner last, for the purpose of organizing
company to constructa railroad from til,
terminus Of the North Missouri Road a
the Iowa State line through Ottumwa ant
Sigourney to Cedar Rapids, feel il our dut !,
TO call the attention of the capitalists ant
business men of st. Louis to the inpor
tance of at once pushing forward that en-
terprise. In pursuance of this object VIZ
ask your attention To the fact that by the
construction of single line of railway IL;
miles in length, a most complctean desi.
raDie toil,ect on with The RAILROAD SYSTEM
VI ''e state oi iowa anu Minnesota is Sc
r"fo"' i"e "esfapiii'E WI" extent ol
'hese connexions VIII oe more f"ily un-
"ersto"n ny yare'erehce'oai any railroad map
"i the h"rihwest. nut the most important
vi WHICH are as ioiio"s'
/" o''."'i"", Instance oi I'D m'ies from
lhe terminus vi the Hor'h Missouri foao,
WIN .he les M''heS 'a'iey hh., "h'ch
eA'ehos up the Des MONIES river from ot-
tu"i"" ~ horthWest oirectlon 10 Des
hoii'es 'lie capitai Oh the state, Instance
vi ABOUT ~ hiiies, giving nsa continuous
anu very oireet iiie iroio o.. Louis 10 the
e"Pi'ai "' io"a' "hich is the centre OF q
iafse anu rapiaiy increasing traoe, ana
opening 10 ns at an seasons OF the year the
"hoie traae OF oentrai iowa. Al the same
point we also cross the burlington ana Mis-
sonri river railroad, wiich Is completed TO
ottnmwa ana under contract to Charlton,
II distance of % miles further west, to
which point the contractors assure us they
will be able to complete il ly December
next. This road will ultimately be pushed
forward to the western boundary of Iowa.
From Ottumwa northward. the line pas
ses through Sigourney, the countv-seat of
one of the richest agricultural counties in
the State, to Cedar Rrapids, crossing the
Mississippi and Missouri River Railroad.
which is being extended and will soon
span the State from Davenport To Council
Bluffs. and connects at its northern tcrmi
nus with another road con,pleted In Rooms
boro. I2O miles west and which will within
State from east TO west.
At cedar Rapids connection is also form
cd with the Dubuque Southwestern Rail-
road, which is now conpleted and upon
the construction of this proposed line will
give us n continuous and very direct route
to Dubuque. making this line a formid,
BILE competitor with the Illinois Central for
the trade and travel Of the Upper Missis-
sippi, which now centres at that point.
At Cedar Rapids another very important
connection il formed with the Cedar Kap-
IDS ana 81. Paui Railway, which is in the
hands ot an energetic and able company
and which, when completed to the Mime
sofa line, will connect with the Minnesota
Cehtral itailroad leading to st. Paul and
Minneapolis, and thus complete line OF
railway which, for important and valuable
connections, and adaptation 10 the natural
lines or trade ana travel, will have no su-
perior IN the United States. In fact the
construction OF this line to Cedar Rapids
leaves nothing TO be desired IN the way o.
railroad connections in that direction; it
places us in connection with the entire
railway system OF the States OF Iowa and
Minnesota. and enables the business men
of ST. Louis to meet Chicago on more than
equal terms i'm all that vast region. And
these great results can he arcompIished nv
the buildipp of q SINGLE lin. If railway I25
miles in lenetb from fin. terminus of the
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p'Ir,o .r,,' laws ot r,y, ara very liberal to-
wards capital invested lnraiiv,,ys. No
excessive taxation or unfrienly legislation
is tolerated, and no liability attaches To the
stockholder beyond the amount of sub
scription.
That the stock will prove Vsiuabie when
the road is completed there can De 10 rea-
sonabie DOUBT. our people nave ions
ciamored Tor a raiiroao cohhec''o'' Win
Iowa ana Minnesota, ana nave peeii iihpi-
mt the ueiay IN extending the North MISS