Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-08-28


undoubted ability 10 perform all that
he had said II the restriction was re-
moved there was still some doubt in
the minds of some persons with us
as there appears to be with you, that
Mr.. Blair was only using this tariff
as an excuse fornot building the road,
while the real reason 1t was thought
might be that the law req uired him
to build to Sioux City within the linn
its of the land grant and prevented
him from getting the lands II he built
down the Maple valley route.
Because ofthese doubts our citizens
In the extreme Northwestern part of
the State hesitated In taking any &C.
ton to get the restriction repealed
until Mr.. Blair learning of these
doubts In the minds of some of our
people and to remove all doubts, on
his recent visit to Sioux City asked
us what would satisfy us as to his In
tentions and on being told that our
people would be satisfied If he would
put in writing over his signature the
statement which he and his friends
now made In regard to their inten-
tions, he told US to have such a pa
per drawn up and he. would sign ID;
l drew up statement approved by
the leading business men Of our place
and submitted tito Mr.. Blair who
signed it at once. That agreement
after stating that the doubts above
named exist declares by J. I. Blair
the. President, that the I. f. & s. C.
Company will not build the lire Of
said road down the Maple River Val
ley, that he will not by himself or
friends aid or assist I'm furnishing
money to build 1t down that valley
until 1t is built through to Sioux City
within the limits of the Congression-
al land grant. That.f a special SEES
sion Of the legislature Is called to re-
peal the tariff restriction he will not
by himself or friends try to get any
change In the present law except the
repeal of that restriction In the Sew
enth Section known as the ''Doud
Amendment" and that, IL that is re-
pealed by the special session he will
build the road through to Sioux City
within the limits of the land grant
within two years or as soon as posi-
BILE. This agreement of Mr.. Blair re-
moved all doubts I'm the minds of our
people both as to the line and the
building of the road by Mr.. Blair If
we succeed in getting the restriction
removed. To effect this commit
tees were appointed and funds to pay
their expenses raised by the people TO
visit enough of the members of the
legislature to obtain the calling of an
extra session. Mr.. Blair has large
force Of men now ut work in Nebras-
ka on the west end of the Sioux City
and Pacific r.. II. which force will In
about two and half months be ready
to commence work on that end of
our road, and IL the restriction Is re-
moved by a special session the work
and heavy grading on the west end
OF the road can and will be done the
ensuing winter and on this end the
iron be laid to Webster City this fall
and to Fort Dodge In. the early spring.
] From all of these facts we'conclude
that Mr.. Blair is not In the way of
the speedy completion-bu that this
useless Tariff clause is the only obsta-
Gle. And further that IL ii is not re-
moved by special session the pres
ent arrangement for capital cannot
hold 1t two years for the regular SEES