Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-10-26
Hon. B. F. Gu. and oilers, Committee /:

GENTS: Your communication requesting
information has been received. As1 have
bee" written to by several individuals on
the same suhjecs. will take this method Of
replying. Mr.. Blain will be out in few
days aud will then speak, fox himself
Abou, a year since I became satisfied
that the Dubuque 4 Sioux City railroad
company would never build any more road
Their pledges, written and verbal were ex-
plieit and emphatic on that point up to
very late date. consider the company 8"
tied up by these pledges ,bs. they canno, IL
they would adopt a vigorous policy OF ex,cn.
zion. And that the b. ospecl for extension
vas BY them wholly abandoned have had
every reason to believe, and it was not .un-
til all hope Of extending the road had died
out tina: resolved to sell GU. my stock and
get up new party to occupy the abandon
ed ground knew that other parties had
been ready t, furnish the money 20 extend
the road and had no, been permitted 10 do
so. n"les. they would pay too much for the
privilege Of building it.
Informed some Of ,hese gentlemen that
the land grant would be ut the disposal o:
the state mex. winter, and tina, the only con-
s'dera'ion that the state would in my judge
men. require, would be the promp, compile
ton Of the road to the Missouri river. And
tina. though, such sn extension very de
sirable on sound principles of state policy
and that it would be the only thing tina,
would save the stockholders Of the old con-
pany from serious embarras> ment ard loss
Thought no one would object add told them
/ believed that no further obstacles would
be land in abe way Of their taking hold OF
the project and putting the road through.
Influenced BY these motives went to work
to get up a new company called the Iowa
Falls and Sioux City Railroad Company"
Mr. BIair and his friends are ready aud Will
ing and have the undoubted ability to build
the road through to the Missouri river at the
rate OF fifty miles per annum, and connect
the line With the great Pacific route. They
have built q considerable portion Of the line
from Sioux City this year, which will f rim
q very important link in the chain Of over
200 miles from Iowa. Falls to the Pacific
line, and which 10 necessary to make this
line great thr, ugh line. When this j.,
completed and in tho hands Of the Illinois.
Central it will fvrm route ,hs, will compete
with any other line through the state. and
will compensate in = measure for ,he failure
Of the old COMPANY 10 carry on: its col mn
coo.rac. with the state, which would have
added millions of money 10 the material
wealth Of the state, and vastly decreased her
population along tie line. The Illinois
Central have nothing to do with the extern
siou Of the road. presume they will lease
i. and le. who will build It. They will take
it Of The old company or the new company
and the grca. wealth and known ability
Of Mr. Blair to build railroads gives every
assurance to the state and people along tn.
line, that it he is permitted so t. d., he Gu,
and will put the road through with grea, rap.
idity. Under the lease from the Illinois Cen
trail the company can build the road or moi
~ they please A report has been circsls'
ted that the illinois Central have ayr ed t.
GUARANTEE the boCds Of. ,hs old company
moment. thought will convince any enc ,ha
this /. not hue The laws Of Iowa in esprrsl
terms authorize the lie ssing Of railroads, bu
there is no sentence Or clause in any Law
tina. au,horises = foreign sospors,ioA 10 guar
antee the bonds Of railroad in hi. state
and such a guarantee il made would be I
simple nulli,y.
whss !. -. knossia New York ,sAsNlr
Blair and Ills friends we're determined TO oc
cupy this abandoned ground, without asking
the permission Of anybody except the state
sons Of the members 81 the old eonpan,
were suddenly, and to me almost niracsIoas
y, converted to the doctrine Of extension
provided they can get clear Of the shackIe
forged b. their own hands Of their objec
tho people can judge for themselves. H"s
we'll they will succeed ! DO not Lnow, bu
one thing i quite clear, and that i, ,has -.
Blair party ns.sr fail il Via. they usd.rsAk'
and ,ha, they viii build 'hs road if thu Pee
pie Of Iowa will let them do il.