Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-02
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4 Railroad Project.

The question occurs; What is being
done by the people of lama County,
III respect to north and south rail
road: Because the people OF Mar
~ialltown had more plethoric pockets
'han the people of Tama, and could
thereby purchase railroad that right
fully belongs to us, there can be no rea-
son Tor rs 10 "llc supncly upon our
backs. hngging the delusivc phantom
"f hope until hope dies with all pros
poets OF road. 1t we want road
eve must go to work and get it built,
'loney is not the only thing desirable.
Action and perseverance are essential
to success. If there is no prospect of
making junction at Grinnell, or some
other point with the old Iowa Central,
we should look for some other CON
nection and outlet.
We notice, ia the Ottumwa Courier,
an editorial that is Of interest to us
Dttumwa is the objective point of
road coming north from Missouri. II
naturally desires to extend further
north. Ottumwa, also, desires Its ex-
tension. The people Of Mon,ezuma
desires the road TO go through that
town. We are directly on the line Of
such contemplated extension. Some
Of our heavy men regard this project
with favor, and competent judges say
that the route is very practicable one.
We call attention to the remarks OF
Che Courier:
This railroad would run through the very
finest agricultural district in the State. and
would be substantially without competition
Between 30 AMI 40 miles Of the direct route
IN Blac khawl; md Tama counties is already
graded. ready for the ties and iron and could
nc made Mt once available.
1t would run through the kirkville coal
districts, where they have seven feet Veins
and perhaps others equally rs good.
1t would run through Toledo, county seat
ri lama county, Monte yuma county seat OF
Poweshiek county, and along through tie cas-
torn and bcs; part Of alahaska COUNTY. and
secure us u magnificent trade Mlerc we nov
scarcely do anything,
At Cedar Falls we would tap the great
central railroad route OF the State, running
east aud west; 10 wit: the Dubuque and Pa
cife, and what is of vastly more consequence
,han anything else, which We could urge in
this connection, would also connect at this
point with the Minnesota and Cedar Falls
Railroad, already completed TO St. Paul, thus
making this, with our ST. Louis and Cedar
Rapid, and North Mo. Railroads the great
trunk line from st. Louis to ST. Paul, max
ing its stock and business second in value
nni Importance to no other road in the United
States.
The people Of Biachhawk. Tama, Powc>
shiek and Mahasla counties, who have been
i"i, ont in TIE cold, by Gilman's Central Iowa
combination, are ripe for this enterprise and
everything now Is auspicious for the immelie
ate and successful Inauguration Of an under>
taking which has all the elements OF success
in il, and which connot fail to rebound great
~ 10 the tra de and wealth of Ottumwa as
well rs to the country aaa towns Oh tho route
northward.
With 81. Louis and ST. Paul at either end of
this great contemplated thoronghfare, and
With only tho short gap through TWO counties
and a half to build, can it be doubted for a
moment MAT We could not get the means to
complete the road at an carly day, after pre-,
pairing the way it'll such local sub scriptions
Ms we could readily raise!