The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-03

70. mas just Coiiipleeeu us cOnnec-
tons with the Union Pacific road at
Omaha, Neb., by the way ofdtho
Capitol of the State, and is now
ready and anxious to extend it's aid
in pushing forward its Muscatine and
Washington Branch SO as to connect
with the Southern Pacific road. This
is to be done by the building of tho
Chicago e. Southwestern Railway OF
lowa-tho enterprise to which we
invite your attention. a. .n5
AT the risk of performing SEEM
ing work of supererogation, we will
briefly state some ofthe great advan-
tages that are to accrue tc us by
success in this enterprise. And first,
we will note that, having already
two important lines of road entirely
completed through the comfy, and
another in rapid progress and before
this year closes to be completed
this road will give us the fourth in
dependent line of Railway, making
Ottumwa, our county seal, such a
railroad centre as no other point in
the State has, or can have.
Secondly: With this road We will
be placed in direct connection with
the Southern Pacific road, as VIC arc
to be, in few months, with The
Union Pacific, by the completion Of
the Burlington II NissouriRiv road
to Council Bluffs; thus giving to Il,
the wonderful aud rare position Of !
choice (and the competition conse
qucnt thereto) between the two
grand trunk lines across the cont
| nent TO the Pacific coast.
Thirdly: Possessed as We are viii
abundant supplies Of coal, timber
stone and water, and saperaddet
| thereto an unequaled natural water
power, in the immediate vicinity q
our county seat, there can be no rca
sonable denial of the proposition thai
we will have located at Ottumwa. u
an early day after the completion o.
| this new enterprise, IL magnificent
union depot, machine shops, cal
shops, round houses, and, in fine, al
| the grand improvements incident tc
an important railroad centre, which
| VIC may reasonably conclude, viii be
of no meaner proportions, to say tho
least, than is now the city Of Indian
apolis, Ind. r.,
Fourthly; We prevent by our sue.
cess, the obtaining of this road by
rival cities to the south of us. and
effectually check-mate the growing
power and commercial Importance Of
those towns and counties that may
one day weaken and destroy us; and
which today are putting forth all
their energies to obtain this grand
highway of the country.
What say you then, citizens OF
Wapello County! Shall we secure
this great prize, or shall we by our
supineness and indifference, lot slip
the golden opportunity, which once
lost can never be regained or sup
piled; and for the loss of which, il
such be result by our want of energy,
we will forever surely regret, and
our children after us will Justly
charge us as being an unwise and
foolish people.
Will not the farmers of this county
assist in this great work. and so build
up at home market that shall be
ample for all their wants, and as re-
munerativc as can be found in any
land? Will they not THIS strive to
secure to themselves a competition
among rival railroad interests that
shall reduce the cost Of transporta-
ton of tho productions that they
sell, and tho goods that they pur-
chase, to almost a nominal rate, and
so give them such q return for their
labor as very few people can boast
of in any country, and only5a few
ever hope to obtain?
1t would seem as though with our
present facilities for railroad trans.
porta.ion, all our people have been
taught . lesson by experience, that
has convinced tho most casual OBJ
server of the great benefits we al
ready enjoy III this regard. But we
beg to assure you that it is but q
1.-THE of the grand results wo may
enjoy in this direction if We do our
duty, and seize upon the golden OPP
portunity that lies just before us
We feel that we may confidently as
sure our people that these magniii-
cent railroad facilities, if attained
will be but the sure tororunncr of
Of all kinds 10 be. con
structed and put in operation in and
about Ottumwa, that will, In conncc-
ton with our other advantages, dou-
BILE our population and wealth every
five years for the next twenty years
10 come.
We will not enlarge upon the bonc-
icial results that are sure to follow
md be showered upon us by spcces,
n this great work. The bcst 10
ormcd and most enthusiastic me-
If our times fall far short in thes
lays big with the mighty achieve
aents of the American people, /
omprehe lding in their full scope IL