Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-11-22
IOWA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Visit from the President, w
T. Smith.
Meeting of the Stock
Z & holders. -
Encouraging Prospects Along the
Line. EFa

The visit of Col. Champlin, who Is
known to our readers as one of the men
intimately connected with the build
ing of the Iowa Central, was postpon-
ed on account of business which requi-
red his attention i'm st. Louis, and he
will not be with us under two or three
weeks. w. T. Smith, President of the
road, authorized by Col. Champlin to
transact all necessary business for him,
arrived i'm this city last Friday, and a
meeting was held I'm Ovennan's Hall
Saturday evening. The meeting was
called to order by the President, and
the report of last meeting read by the
Secretary, also the report of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the dis
bursements of the funds and the
amount collected. Peter Melendy sta.
ted i'm brief the object of the meeting,
and introduced Mr.. Smith, who gave a
concise statement Of the condition OF
the road and the prospects of its COM
pletion. The recent changes In the
management of the North Missouri
Railroad, of which we have briefly al
luded TO heretofore, has given an inn
portance to the Iowa Central never be-
fore realized, and It is to-day regarded
by the capitalists of st. Louis as one OF
the necessary outlets to the trade OF
their city which must be completed
Work on the lower end of the line
rom Oskaloosa south to the State line,
is progressing favorably and rapidly,
three-fourths of the grading is now
done on that division. Contracts and
sub.contractsh have been let, aud work :
ing parties are almost within sight OF
each other from Oskaloosa to the State
line. Arrangements have been perfec-
ted and work will be commenced al
once on the bridge across the Des
Moines River. This, like. the road, will
be built in the most substantial man
ner. 1t will probably be en iron struc-
ture, and will cost shout $4,000. The
people OF OskaloosA are in nigh giee
over the prospects Of the speedy COM
pletion of the road-thus securing 10
them an outlet to their unlimited coal
fields. As many Of our readers are
aware, from Oskaloosa north to the
north western road, but little is done,
the object now being the completion OF
the road from Cedar Falls south to the
crossing Of the North Western at Tole-
do. Of this line from Cedar Falls
South, about two thirds of the work lie
done, and all that is now required VI
our people is to fulfill the terms of the
contract, and the road will be compile
ted by next September. Work will
progress as fast as the subscriptions are
paid up, and the road bed can be got
ready for the iron in the spring If our
people work as they should. More sub
scriptions are needed and more must
be raised In order to complete thetwen-
ty miles. Col. Champlin will be ready
] on his arrival here to enter into the tie
contract, that the ties may be got out
this winter. Mr.. Smith while here.
examined the booksand papers or the
Company, and was highly pleased.
| We are enabled to give our readers
this week, a map Of the road, showing
| its course through the State. and tile
principle points II will touch IL is
something we have long desired to
give, az it will enable the reader to see
at a glance the whole length of the
road, and the distances from point to
point OF the prospects of the road
we are daily encouraged. 1t has pass
ed from project TO certainty, aud is
destined to do more for our growing
city than any enterprise ever iffaugu-
gurated. Our people should come for
ward then, and aid by subscribing lib
orally. Money is what is now needed.
Enterprises will not move without q
propelling power TO move them. We