Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-01-17
The Railroad war Icndcd.

Tho Railroad War Ended.
From the Dubuque Herald
The violent railroad war that has
ragged 80 fiercely between the old Du-
bupue a Sioux City Railroad Company
and tho siiew Iowa Falls q Sioux City
RAILROAD Company, Has at length
FcOme to an end. An arrangement
has been entered into between the two
companies, which will not only put an
end TO the hostilities, but will probably
combine the interests of the two so as
to work for one end.
TIL. old ID. & s. c. Company have
made conveyance of all their right,
title and interest to the lite Of the road
west Of Iowa Falls to the IdMa Falls
u Sioux City company, of which John
/ 1. Blair is the head, and OF which Platt
Smith Esq, of this city Is actively in
terested,, 'The new company assumes,
rs we understand IL, all the contracts
for gradiiig, tieing and bridging the
road between Iowa Falls and Fort
Dodge, which has already been made !;
also the contracts relative to the right
of way and In fact, everything that
has been done by the old company
looking to the extension of the road.
The new company take from the old
company everything just rs II stands,
and have obligated themselves to push
the work aiiedd to a rapid and success
full termination.
The bargain, however, Is conditional
in this respect, that the land grant
which has been coEditionally given to
the old company shall be passed over
Ito the few. The ilegislature, however.
is the only party having control of
this, and the contract all properly
signed and sealed, has been put In the
nands of third disinterested party to
hold until this question Is decided, and
that Ii the land Eraiit is conveyed to
the new company, the contract is to be
delivered. AS the Iowa Falls & Sioux
City, however, will be the only COM
panys competing fbr the land grant,
there can be little doubt that II will
secure It.
Should this condition with others OF
| minor importance BE fultilled; the new
company agree 10 complete the road to
! Fort Dodge during the present year,
and to the Missouri river before the
eluse of tie year 1899. The new COM
pany also assumes the lease with the
Illinois Central beyond Iowa Falls, to
which assumption the Central man.
ayers have already assented. and this
latter company will therefore operate
the road as fast as II Is completed, just
as they now do the completed sections.
The line being completed through t.
the Missouri with branch to Sioux
City and another, TO a pqint On, The
Unidnt Pacific bnck bf omaha, ahd tht
bridge at Dubuque being completed
about the same time, 1t ID designed ii
make this great through route, ami To
this end the eff;Jrts III all tffH Interested
companies, the Illinois Central, the
Bridge Company, the Dubuque 4 Sioux
City, mid the iowa Falis u Sioux City
will all combine.
There can be little doubt that the
road will nav be completed through N
fast as possible. and thus all that fint
portion of Iowa beyond Iowa Falls
opened up to the outside world. The
energy of Mr. Blair i'm pushing through
and building railroads Is well known
aud his name alone Is a guarantee O
success. Work ON the west end of tho
Dubuque road will be lively for the two
following years.