New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-27

following figures from the accounts Of Illinois railroads
The Chicago and Rock Island earned per mile, 10 a'I
mile. In 1862 ss73; In 1868. t9.6l5 Chicago 'Vn az,
6cSS a earned per niue s aSS per mile in sS
$1,000 In 1869 t1263 Those roads all pay 10 Yet oeh
earnings OF the Iowa railroads will increase with the De
YeOpment OF the country, UNTIL whln lew eaie '"0I
must reach amount equal to those OF llllnolH , -
1t ia OF interest to how is supplied with ra
within her borders but there Ia room and need for sone
thing more. Ohio has mile OF railroad Ior eveIy
eleven square niles Indiana one Tor every ~
Illinois one every sixteen while Iowa has but one Iof
every fnine II a singular fact that there Is not
north and south line this State which measures even
wishing to north south must either 90 so oy stage
take longer tour through Illinois, while the farmer
suffers for want OF the competition which ne cannot nave
so long "a he has but one avenue for shipment see
nothing but this competition which can prevent he iowa
farmers from being the most hqnoraby ndepehue anu
the most to be enyed Of all the ters OF our SOIL but
tho want is TO be supplied as the Central tatoag VI
Iowa" has been chartered with power to construct he
from the southern the northern boundary OF e state
near the 10th meridian distance OF 2iO mles anu nv
ersng The rich cepra basin between the Ceusp ad 9
Mones Rivers. This is the garden OF TINS maghneen
State AS is shown by the statistics OF IT'S % d
production, while there broad and rlch coaI eus
along the proposed line, which are even now orik
worked with great success Inc IocS tanV M Tbe
eight counties through which the first l63 miles OF tue
Gpad T ISa 9S oTo bsa bushels Of Wheat
bushels OF and over 22OOOO DushelS 0as
counties has vet been cultivated Even allowing the
extravaganza margin OF per cent for waste land and
counties to guarantee yearly yield OF not less than
bushels OF grain while the production OF olher
crops and OF stock will be cOTreSpOndingly IaIRe.
IL is not only as q local line, however, that
this road Will DO important, but, as the
STo%sb line between ST. Louis and st. Paul. iI miles
shorter any existing railroad route lt VIII play
leading part In the grain movement OF the Whoe NVrt
West 1.-THE North Missouri Road is now In operation from
St Louis to the southern Iowa boundary ana tho MIL
waukeo and ST. Paul is running from the latter city 10
the Northern State nel The transportation OF gram 70
NewYork and foreign markets by way OF st. Louis ana
the Mississippi Is being widely increased,
Wheat this route reach these markets al much
less than by OF the lakes ana canals pesiIe
having the great advantage OF being equally available
Summer and Winter.
Not the least service which viii be done for both Iowa
and Minnesota by the railroad Hne VIII DO Ils e'
ploynent tho interchange OF coal and lumber iowa
has the coal but not lumber enough for either fencing or
building Northern Minnesota has vast forests oi ne
finest timber, which accumuates for shipment AT 81
Paul. Southern Minnesota is devoid or DOth cOal ana
timber Given these facts and IL Is apparent that the
cars Of the Central Railroad loading with coal 0r the
domestic supply OF Northern Iowa and southern mlho
sofa and for the railroads OF the same localities VIII
find freghts Of lumber for use In Iowa and MIS-
souri, traic will be steady as u Is lneYltaDle
find the people greatly interested In the new lne'
having taken large amount Of stock FortyhYe miles
OF the road are now operation and 60 miles were
graded the work Will be rapidly pushed the com
pany OF incOrpOratOrs Is strong one the Board OF D'
rectors including Messrs Wheelock and Donaldson Pres
dens OF the Central National Bank and tho BANK OF
North America, In your city; tho Hon. j. B drlnell
former Member OF Congress from this State, ana fIes
dent of the first National Bank OF Grinnel and other
prominent bankers aud business men. When TINS rOau
Shall be complete Iowa will be prepared TO adopt new
millions Of children, who will ud ia her an indugcntah
generous parent.
IOcd, Oct. II, 1869.