Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-01-09

noTance relative 10 the geogfEaFhy
of this section Of country by the
people Of St. Louis, and especially
BY that shown by the editors OF the
leading papers of that city.
The following extract from an
editorial article in the ST. Louis
REruBIrcAs is directly in poinsand
and shows that the editor of that
substantial and leading paper, is to-
tally ignorant Of the geography or
improvements going on in this SEQ
ton of the country, In commenting
upon the prospects of Railroad 20
be constructed from Chillisothe Mo.
SO as to connect with the Union
Pacific Railroad; the Republican
says
'sThn road can be constructed,
without unusal expense, 10 make the
distance from St, Louis TO Omaha
only three hundred and seventy
miles, ON the route crossing the
Hannibal & ST. Joseph at Chilli
eothe, running into the Burlington
IS Missouri River Road, at Red
Oak, and thence by short branch
the two roads viii be placed in con-
ne stion with the Nebraska City G
Fort kearney Road, thirty miles of
which is already completed, making
1t titty-nine miles shorter 10 the lat
ter point than by way of Omaha,
and OF course rendering its CON
strUctlon of still more Importance to
St Louis, inasmuch as il places as
one hundred and lightweight miles
nearer San Francisco than Chicago
is, or can be brought by the con-
struction of any other road, By it's
completion to Omaha We are placed
In connection with the whole sys-I
tenn of interior and Western Iowa
railroads, one of which IL already
completed from Omaha to Daven-
port, on the Mississippi"
"The Nebraska City and Fort
kearney Road;thirty miles of which
is already completed"--in horn.
Don't the editor of the Republican
know that there is not . single foot
of such road completed! If he
don't, he is grossly ignorant. aBy
Its completion TO Omaha, we arc
placed IN connection with the whole
sTstem of interior and western Iowa
railroads, one Of which is already
completed to Davenport on the Mis-
sissippi"
Now, don't the editor know that
Omaha is on the west side of the
Missouri river; and that the ''intcri-
or and Western Iowa railroads have
their terminus At Council Bluffs, on
the east side of the Missouri river.
and that by running road from
Nebraska City TO Omaha, it would
not connect with any of the interior
q and aeaern Iowa roads :" We
would BE- glad if the editor would
inform US which of the rotG roads
now running cars into ,Coaacil
l5luffs, sis already completed To-
Davenport on The Mississippi y
For the information Of The editor
of the Republican and che citizens
Of ST. Louis, We will sly 10 them
that Council Bluffs, the initial point
of the Union Pacific Railroad, and
the terminus Of the Chicago and
Northwestern, The Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific, the Sioux City.
branch Of : the Union Pacific, the.
Council Bluffs and St. Joseph, and
the American Central railroads.&c. On
The east side of the Missouri river,
aud that In order TO make connec-l
ton with these anterior and wes-
tern lows roads," The ChiIIirothe
road fnnst Como to Council Bluffs :
Council BlHds i the initial point Of
Of The Union Pacific Railroad.
Within the corporate limits Of Coss,,--
ell Butts, II situated the depot and
transfer grounds of the Uaion pa
cite Railroad, the Chicago aud
Northwestern Railroad, the SiouxI
City branch of the Union Pacific
Railroad, and the Council Rlafss
aid st. Joseph Railroad, aud toand
from Rlieh passenger anil freight
trains nan almost every hsur II tina.
dag. ~
Ii our ss Louis friends coula
ossec get their ideas ont Of fs,isl
sauddie, which they have got inta.
and make their a6br4s In the Right
slireeiion, IL woulsl net pc long be-
tore tl.ey wsss<a be 4splarea in con.
Rsetinn with the whole syssewl syf
interior and western Iowa yailroadss'I
ut CsalncEl Bluffs. -.
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