Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20
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Inc following article from the Chi.
eago Journal of the 18th inst. is such
. pc feet retiex Of the ideas recently
advanced by us concerning the exten.
t'on Of the Dubuque 4 Sioux CITY
kaliroad and the new company Of
John I. Blair and Plat Smith. that We
publish 1t as AL indication that the
course therein suggested commands
itself to other. whose judgments nat
nrai'y have greater weight than our
own. As We have before stated. the
Northwestern road controls the Min.
nesoia Central, and Chicago, Iowa &
Nebraska roads, without any direct
connection between them. All freight
irsm Minnesota to Chicago by the
Minnesota Central and La Crosse roads
must necessarily encounter the Miss.
issirpi at McGregor, with no prospect
OF bridge at that point. Could a
direct connection be made with the
Chicago. Iowa & Nebraska road, the
bridge At Clinton would be made
available. and an unbroken route from
81 Paul to Chicago secured. The
road now building up the Cedar Val
ley cannot be made available, as ,ha,
portion Of il north Of Cedar Falls con.
stisutcs a branch Of the D. & S. C.
road, now under control of the III.
Central, whose interests are antaron-
isiic 10 those Of the Northwestern.
Hence the only feasible plan is to run
line from the Chicago, Iowa & Ne
traska road mp the wapsie Valley,
through Anamosa. Quasqueton, indie
pcndence, Fairbank, and the counties
81 Bremen and Mitchell. As suggest
ed by the journal, it "would really
be the best route We, projected for
connecting the grain fields of Mime
sta with 'he granaries Of Chicago"
and Mr.. Blair can rest assured that
the people along the route would
strain every nerve to secure the road.
The Journals article is as follows:
AR. BLAIR AND IOWA RAILWAYS.
We mentioned some time since that
the General Assembly of Iowa would
probably be called upon - decide be-
tween the rival petitions Of CON-
panies, both desiring to build a rail-
rad from Iowa Falls TO Sioux CITY.
The Dubuque and Sioux City Com
I'any has by its taray progress for
ftited its land grant. and a new com
pany, with John /. Blair at its head.
has been organized uuder the name
of I" the Iowa Falls and Sioux City
Railroad Company" which will i'm
portrne for . charter and the land
grant forfeited by the old company.
A Mr.. Blair's name is M assurance
that the enterprise would be pushed
9th great vigor, the new company
viii have many friends in the Legis-
laturc. The old company has, how
ever, SO far recovered from lis
leihargy that il has entered into con-
tract for the grading, tyirg, ironing.
etc. OF the balance of is u~nconstruct-
cd line sith all possible dispatch, and
the Illinois Central is its hacker"
Ia view Of this fact it is probable tina,
the old company viii be allowed one
more opportunity to fulfil its contract.
IT Mr. Blair wishes to continue his
raiIrosdiog in Iowa lie might find i,
profitable 10 construct a road from
.ome point on the Iowa division Of
the Chicago and Northwestern to 81.
Paul. or some point On the Minnesota
Central. Such o road would pass
through a rich country, and be eure oi
immense patronage. 1t would really
be tie best route yet projected fol
connecting the grain fields Of Mime
sofa with the 9~ranaries Of Chicago