North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-04-15


to them and they will be very apt to give
it a large seasons tnde. Mr.. w. G. WOOD
of Fulton, is the General Freight Agent.
Local agents are appointed ut st. Paul and
all intervening points on the river.
| Railroad.
In other portions Of this paper will be
found sundry Railroad articles, intended
| as amusement for our readers in the way
Of "a change" of subjects of discussion.
Thinking to rid our columns Of all of it at
once, we exclude several articles designed
|; for this issue. On the outside will be
found the MEG. 4 S. City bill as it passed.
A communication below shows the facts as
he knows them. We mistook our former
| correspondent rs to telegram from
Jno. /. Blair--it was pretended letter
instead, which Plat Smith nercr received,
but the report Of its reception was used rs
proof Of Blar's intention. Read the
communication Of ''Charles City:
Eds Tmes:--As considerable is r,ing
on about the late Railroad matter, permit
me to state what positively know:
Congress granted the land to the State
Of Iowa to aid the McGregor Western in
constructing road, on the cypress condi-
ton that they should commence at or nea,
the foot of Ma in Street, South McGregor,
and construct a first class railroad on, or
as near, tue 43d parallel as practicable, in
a westerly direction, to the county of
o Brien, in the State of Iowa. The legis-
lature has expressly provided that the
McGregor Sioux City Company shall
build the road US required by the provis-
ions of :" the act Of Congress granting the
land to the the State Of Iowa to aid the
McGregor Western Railroad Company in
constructing road" The McGregor &
Sioux City Company are required by the
ID section Of the bill granting the land TO
them to build the road to South McGregor,
or as near as practicable to the foot Of
Main Street, as the McGregor Western
Railroad Company would have been
bound to build it before they were to be
entitled to the land. have been amused
at the feigned ignorance of some of our
aeighbors in assuming that the McGregor
& Sioux City Railroad Company were not
bound to build the road to South Mc(ireg
or. The are bound by the plainest pro-
vision. Of the act Of Congress to build the
road to South McGresor before they can
incumber one rod Of the land grant
They must finish the road from point at
or near the foot of Main Street, South
McGregor to a point within one mile of
Charles City, in Floyd County. invite
your readers to careful perusal Of the
second and sixth sections Of the act grant
ing the land to the MEG. & S. City Co..
You will observe by provision in the 9th
section of the bill that the Governor is not
authorized to issue the patents to be issued
until the road is finished from at or near
the foot Of Main Street, South McGregor,
4
The Governor, have no doubt, will see
that the road is built in strict compliance
with the law requiring the company to
build the road to South McGregor. There
are none so blind as those who refuse to
sec the right side. McGregar is right side
up, with care. Many thanks to the legisla
turc.
Plat Smith and the agents Of the 43d,
did represent to the committee on railroads
that they had a letter from John I. Blair
pledging himself to furnish an Iowa COM
pany money to build ''the 43d parallel
land grant road' and if the legislature
would grant the land to the Add parallel
company they could get the money and
the cooperation of John !. Blair. Mr..
Cowdry sent dispatch to Russell Sage,
jr., Of New York, to see Mr.. John l. Blair
and to ask him if the 43d parallel compa-
ny were authorized to use his name. Mr..
Blair informed Mr.. Sage that the use of
bis name was unauthorized, and requested
Mr.. Sage to send a dispatch to Mr.. Cow
| dry, that the use of his name, by the 43d
| was unauthorized, recommending the lc-
| gislature to grant the land to the McGrcg-
or and Sioux City company, the only COM
pany that would be likely to build the
road. Sage's dispatch was read by Plat
Smith and others of the ADD parallel COM
pany. We requested Mr.. Plat Smith to
let the railroad committee see his letter
from John I. Blair but be could not find
| il. l. it not strange that a letter DESIGNED