Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-22
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Great Assurance and wondcrnsl En-
durance OF = Contrary few Fearful
/ and ChecrfuI ExcItcmcne along the
entire line OF the shell Rock Valley
-"Look out Tor the Kmainc when the
Bell Hinges ON the Iowa Central
Request, Contest and Protest rc~pcct-
Ing "thc right Of Ways Towns laid
out, and laid ems tessns-Terrlblc
CollisIen- Dangcrs ApprehenslcSl
from the Internal COw-catchcr--
Flirting Fire blowing the whistle
and soaring Horses, Mules, Childrei,
and other Domestic Animals.
EDIToRs GAzETrE:-o
The stoical Inhabitants Of the Shell
Rock Valley have too long Uttered
from want of a Railroad. With glar-
ring eyes they looked for ten years
for tho McGfeeor aud sioux City
road to cross the Valley somewhere
between here and yonder. They
have alternately watched and prayed,
and cursed, and swore, that they
might, could, would and should have
a Railroad. Said they would sub
scribe literally TO the enterprise.
Would waive all right to damage.
Would donate-the right of way II the
demand be for halfa mile ia width
'caterwampousiy" across their entire
plantations. Might run right over
their dwelling house, through their
gardens andup on one side and down
on the other OF anything, everything
and all things they had.
Two years ago there came rusty
looking set. Of fellers up the Shell
rock switha Ash pole aud the Turkisl,
'isg. They peaked and squinted along
up the Valley, through the corn fields
leDgthwise, crosswisc and angular,
aud OH being questioned said they
were Surveying railroad route"
"Said the company IN whose service
they were. contemplated tearing up
their track from Janesville and Was-
erly and run up tho Shcllrock, In
stead Of the Cedar" Then those
whose farms had been visited by the
Engineer, swore "that II they run
their road though their farms, they
would pay dcarly for It," "They
didn't care whether a railroad ever
run mp the Sherlock or not" They
could 60 to the Cedar and back In
one day, and that was near enough
to the internal Railroad" The En-
gineer passed pn~-so did tlmc-- sorlId
tho rnilroad -but II passed up the
Cedar. after frightening tho "Town
Proprietors" OF that .Ncw Jerusa-
lem" by their "shamdamerous" sur
vey up the Slicllrock.
That Holy company wanted to
bleed the anxious people up the Ce-
dar. The people didn't want to DO
bled. The company ran their aver
aging survey up the Shellrock and
the people OF the Cedar cried with
loud voice, ''nen and brethren"
what shall we do for railroad ?
And an echo came back from the
company Bteod--and thc'people sat
down on their faces and were '6lcd,
not only In the arms, but IN the Jug.
ular vein. glataefart7
Then the people OF the Shellrock
valley looking afar off beheld the
railroad going up tho Cedar, and they
said "let-'cr-rip." ave will have a
railroad ofourown one Of these days"
eve have more beautiful country,
better soil, an easier grade, a stron-
ger agricultural force, with dispo-
sition to encourage when the days OF
our deliverance shall oome.n And
thus and SO we wiggled along for two
years or more, when 10! the whole
armament was liz up with new rail-
road enterprises.
The McGregor and Sioux city COM
pany were ready to extend their road
across the whole continent, so ms to
bring to our doors. the Whitefish of
Lake Michigan and giant pines from
Walrussia. N.
"he 43d parallel company were
ready and anxious to extend road
from louisville via San Francisco to
the Sandwich Islands. Another
road was In contemplation from
Nashua via Clarkville aud Gassbul,
to Salt Lake City. She Object OF this
road being to furnish the Mormons
with ammunition so that they may
repel any cowarsily attack made on
them by the United States govern
ment.
The Iowa Central stood ready to
continue their railroad from Cedar
Falls to the North Pole point at
which they could take on" heavy
shipments fiscal skins and iccbcrgs
for Galveston, there to exchange for
oysters, CLANS, and pcrsimmons.
These enterprises were discussed.
"Who cares where the railroads runl
Who cares swliat they cost They
might run anywherc' askant, nskew
or perpendicular! they were pub
lie necessity. They could have the
right Of way, and material aid IL Il
were necessary. They would treble
the price Of our land, bring a market
to our doors, settle up tho country,
help pay our taxes, aud make these
oceans of prairie desirable places To
live. a
Imaginary and real Tines were run
right through ''anxieties" farm.
But he didn't finch nor ask for dam
ages. He lost three acres OF his land
aud got three prices for his farm.
On, on II went, went right through
old skinjfiacs farm and right between
the house and barn OF old Acaricious
Ghoui. They wouldn't stand It. II
would injure the farm Of either oi
them fifteen hundred dollars, (which
but : few days before they had offer
ed for q thousand.) because they we're
30 FAR from market. They threaten
ed, they tore, and ripped and sworc,
they sued for damages, damages they