Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-10-25
BULLETIN, VOL. 3, NO. IL.

in this city about the end Of last year, urg
ing tits view of the case, aud ciaini,I,
their support in favor Of lease, as it woul
ensure Tie completion Of the Sioux City roa
to the Missouri River and Of the Cedar Fall
road 10 the Minnesota State line. Isuppos
| i. is well known in Iowa ,ha. Mr. John ]
! Blair and his associates did not undertak
! to build the Cedar Rapids 4 Missouri Rive
! Railroad until very favorable lease hat
been secured from The Chicago 4 North
western Railroad Company, and but for thi
/ lease and the location Of the eastern tern1i
nus Of she Ui.ion Pacific rad at Onahs, ,ha
/ road would not extend west Of the De-
Moiaes Val ey to-day-probaby no, 80 far
| Hha. other road out Of the many east ans
/ west roads in Iowa have been completed Il
the Missouri River?
have 70 wish to de,ract from the credi
due 80 Mr.. Blair for wha, he has done. o.
The cCn,rary, Iowa has reason TO be prouc
that she attracted The veal b, the enterprise
aid the iadomi,sble ei ergy and perseyer,
ance of such man, who has BY his grea,
business capacity, coniributei 30 largely ,c
her materia. Development but do claim thal
With tae same given circumstances the pres,
e.. management; of the Dubuque L SioGx
Ci.g Ri..road Company are able to accom-
p!isn jus; as Eiach. and the people OF Iowa
will s0on be coaviaced os bota sheis will and
ability TO Do 50.
Mr.. Smith knows vcry well that by seen.
ring lease from the Illinois Central Rail.
road Company, the completion Of The road
10 the Missouri River and the Minnesota
State line are thereby secured that the Hi
nois Central Railroad Company leased with
,ha. object, and that they never would haze
leased II they had believed tha, The presen;
managemei had 10. both the capacity and
ability 10 build the road. Mr. Smith siso
amows that came here more than four
weeks ago, when negotiations for lease
were pending in New York with every pros.
rect o. = favorable termination, and at The
request Of tie present management, went TO
For. Dodge with Mr. Farley 10 take the nec-
essary steps to secure righ. of way aad make
arrangements for progressing with the wosx
as far as il was safe to do SO prior TO the ac-
tuel consumNation Of a lease. told him
openly and frankly wis. was goiag on, aud
what was proposed to be Gone, li,ile thinks
ing that he was then, though still the at,or-
ney OF The Company. secretly plotting and
planning its destruction. He never gave me
the most remote hint OF his disaTection to,
wards the Company In whose employment
he then was, Or of his intention to organize
another company, and try and divert the
land grant to it, just q. the time when the
present company were tskirg the steps and
about to secure the cooperation OF q power
tul corporation that would insure the com
ple,ion G. the road, and witho1 which nei-
ther Mr.. John !. Blair, nor any other person
would undertake to extend il. Why the
present company, alter laboring TO secure
What will insure The building Of 4 { road
and when they are ready to proceed, should
be assailed and abused by their own a,tor,
n~y, who starts new company and desires
10 hand oyer all the advantages thus secur
ed fo. the benefit Of another party, whose
interests if not antagonis;ic, ale certainl,
not ideutics. with those of the existing Com
pany, Mr.. Smith has 70. explained, and
carnot understand. Mr.. Smiths las. act in
connection with this Company was on tbs
81 inst, when he drew his salary as a,,or.
ney, from the Treasurer, for the previou,
month and II was during this very month
that be was actively and secretly engaged il
devising means TO iujurc, 10 the utmos. o.
bis power, the Company whose interests b.
was bound, in honor, to defend and protect
] have nothing to say as 10 the essins,ion il
which such condac. viii bs held amongs
all honorable lawyers and gentlemen.
I content myself with stating the facts
and leave Mr.. Plat, Smith to be judged b,
bis own people, only remarking that ca.
compare his conduct throughout to nothing
bu; the fable Of the long cared animal. that
after drinking. kicked The bucket in tokeI
Of It's gratitude. Yours, respectfully,
Joux s. kEsxEpY.