North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-03-18

sIcGrosor is directly involved in the early
of railroad westwardly to-
wards the Missouri river, on, or near the
isd parallel, and believing that the MEG.
and Sioux City Railway Co., organized Ms
i. is by successful Railroad men, possess
ing ample means, together with on interest
identical with our own, in the speediest
opening of said road, is our chief
reliance to secure tho completion OF the
same and fearing that the Editorial art-
Gle in "The Weekly McGregor News
Of March l4th, 1868, may be taken and
received as an expression OF. public scnti-
mcnt Therefore, by the City Council OF
McGregor. be it .tt..
Reso,red, That said editorial articles in
relation to the 43d parallel Land Grant do
not represent the views of one in twenty
OF our people. and besides being untrue
in fact, are contrary 20 our interests ana
prosperity, and that We believe the meeting
Of our citizens, held on the evening Of the
9th inst, fairly represented the prevailing
sentiment of all classes Of the people OF
Mc(iregcr, and that we do most earnestly
request the Legislature Of Iowa to confer /,
the MEG. w. R'y Co. Land Grant on the
MEG. & S. G. R'y Co., and request the
members OF the legislature from Clayton
county to use their earnest efforts to pro-
cure the passace of bill to that effect.
On motion of Fred Hencke, this preamble
and resolution were unanimously adopted,
whereupon the Council adjourned.
Present :-IIoMER KsNSEDY, Mayor
Gregor McGregor, Fred. Hencke, VIM. r.
Hunting, I. w Wood, Martin Boyle, pe.
ter Stauer, p. Mullcn-Trustces.
NJ. f. r. Barron, Of the second ward,
was absent his vote would have been
with the others. Judge Baugh, the City
Clerk, attests these proceedings and hands
US the copy for publication. E. Odell and
II. w. Burlingame left the city on Sunday
evening train to bear the above resolves to
the Legislature. Messrs. O. and B. are
gentlemen Of the highest standing, we'll
identified with city intereste, and entirely
|, exempt from the plans Of any and oil
Railway Companies whatever.
We introduce a letter from Hon. Geo.
L. Bass, now at Des Moines; it is address
ed to number Of gentlemen here, and its
Importance served to demand the publica-
J ton Of portion of it:
0EsMo1xEs, March II, '6S.
! Gents IL arrived her last evening"
Have not had time to work much, but have
done something for the interest of Nc.
Gregor and its citizens by exhibiting their
action on Friday and Saturday last. You
do not know how glad the real friends Ct
McGregor were to receive such encourage
ment. You did just what was needed, as
men or communities will always do when
actuated by right motives. l find we
were correct in every particular in our in
ferences about the corporators of the
Company styling itself the Forty third
(43d) Parallel R'y Co. They have con-
nected themselves with the Dubuque
interest by electins J. X. Graves Pres't,
j. II. Merrill Vice, and hear that Mr..
Newell is Secretary. What can be the
object of citizen of McGregor to make
such associations cannot see, unless for
the reasons stated at your meeting last
Friday night
Mr.. BASE then proceeds to say, in sub.
stance, that there is heavy pressure
! against US, but approving, as he does, OF
the actual MEG. plan, rs stated by those
who constituted him their agent, he will
work faithfully to secure the object in
view, and then come home. His closing
remarks express confidence.
The DEBORAH Republican has an article
which we copy below. Messrs. Jerry
Merrill and l. N. Gilchrst who, we learn,
were telegraphed to DesMoines two weeks
ago, have returned. With Mr.. NJ. we had
no opportunity to converse. Mr.. Gil
christ, in short explanatory, said g the
people Of McGregor had inexperienced
the object Of the 43l Parallel Co. It's
design was to secure the grant and then
compel the MEG. & Sioux Co. to build n
proper R'y depot and fixtures at S. Me-
Gregor, and also to bring the weight of
the gran. to bear in abating the tariff dis
ordinations on produce in transit from
interior points and river towns. These
motives, as admitted, show us that the
seizure Of the grant by a legislative coup
d'etat WAS only to squeeze the Nc
&. and Sioux City Company out of funds!
This color is apparent to man Of average
eye sight, and it did not surprise US to
hear so candid and well-informed gentle
man as Hon. Mr.. Gilchrist say l sup
pose the MEG. j. S. City will eventually
build the road, though l think the 4" 43d
Parallel" will receive the grant,"
From the DEBORAH Republican.
ADD PARALLEL RAILROAD Co.-The tele-
eral times the "Fortythird Parallel Rail
road Co.." without explaining what the
Company represents: and readers here
have been in the darx as to what it is.
A few statements Of facts made by Nc
Grcgor men throw u food of light upon it.
The Company is Offered by j. X. Graves,
Of. Dubuque. President; Jerry Merrill, Of
NcGregor, Vice President; and Homer Z.
Newell, Secretary. It does not really in
tend TO build any road, FOR the reason that
the men engaged in it, although well-to-
do, have no money to invest. 1t does
mean that here is a valuable franchise,
which if they can secure, can be sold at II
| big profit, either to the Milwaukee g. St.
Paul Railway, or else to the Northwestern.
1t requires the land grant Company to
commence at some point in Clayton coun-
ty, or at or near Postyille.
The new Company needed a home en-
dorsement. and last week petitions were