The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-03-25
The I. G. r. r.

The Abba Union of the 18th inst.
contains a column article in reply to
an editorial which appeared in the
COURIER, some time since, on the sub
iect of the injunction granted the l.
G. RR. Co. against the st. Louis Il
Cedar Rapids RR., by Judge Wright.
The writer of the Un,on's article
"goes for" Gen. Hedrick in lively
manner, supposing him to have been
the author Of the COURIER article,
but in this he is slightly mistaken, as
the Gen'l was in Washington City
at the time, and knew nothing of it
until his return. While correcting
the Union in regard to this matter,
we will say a few words in regard to
the article in question.
The COURIER did not "whine" on
account of the decision announc-
ed on the 18th of Feb, simply be-
cause it had nothing to "whine J"
over, as that decision was not calcu-
lated to affect even the "price of
putty" much less the regular run
ming of trains over the St. Louis &
Cedar Rapids road to Bloomfield
Again, the Union says that tho CoU-
RIER admitted that the Bloomfield
and Ottumwa concern was wiped
out" which is entirely and utterly
false, as the COURIER admitted no
such thing, nor was it at all necessa-
ry to state for the information OF our
Central" friends that it was not
"wiped out" when every one knew
that trains were running regularly
on our route, while on the Central
there has not been even a horse cart
for "a year. There has evidently been
a protracted meeting going on with
in the corporate limits of the I. G.
RR., as we judge, for they say that it
is by their grace and mercy that
the cars are running to Bloomfield, or
allowed to enter the State of Iowa."
We are glad to learn that they have
been converted, for few days after
the injunction was granted they an
nounced that the St. L. & G. r. RR.-
was now within their iron grasp"
and that " the cars should and must
be stopped if it was necessary to
tear up the rails to do it," We hope
they may continue in "grace," and
that in the future they may be able
to make more graceful submission
to the rapid and early completion of
our road, since it is a project over
which they cannot hope to have any
control, either to assist or hinder.
1t was never admitted by the CoU-
RIER that the N. Mo. cars were run
ming over eight miles of the |. G. 4.
We Of Ottumwa do not know that
there is such road. We never
heard the cars whistle on it, and new.
or saw passenger who rode over it,
either on a train or on /" shank s
horse" and don't know that we ever
shall, but we do know that the st. L..
4 c. r. railroad is completed to the
town Of Bloomfield, and that all at
tempts ON the part of the $50 called"
/. G. Co. to prevent it from being
successfully operated will be of no
avail.
In conclusion, we have to say that
the COURIER did not attempt to apol.
OF ize for and defend Railway rob-
berry, in any sense whatever, as there
has been none that we are aware of,
the assertions of the Central Compa-
ny to the contrary Notwithstanding,
and we desire to assure them and the
Union that If they will take care OF
their own little subscriptions, and
shovel gravel on their own level, =
we will look out for our $4,000
guarantee. y