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

To the Citizens Of Jefferson County:
You have now the opportunity tc
increase your wealth, and make your
lands more productive, if you choose
to do 80. It is reduced to a certain.
ty that there will, at an early day,
be built railroad from Washington,
Iowa, to Cameron, Missouri.
Whether that road will run thro'
Wapello county, by Ottumwa, Or
through Jefferson county, by Fair
field, depends on the citizens along
the two lines. That tho citizens
along the route by Fairfield have tho
ability to secure the location Of this
road through Jefferson county, there
is no doubt. The only question, is
have they the disposition to cont-i.
butte towards the building OF the pro-
posed route to that amount which
will secure to tho citizens OF Jeffer-
son county the advantages of a cross
Railroad through this county.
When we first organized our Com.
pany, I was under the impression
that the stock in this road would not
be very paying stock, and took stock
myself and urged others to do the
anne, upon the basis that the build
ing of this road would increase the
value Of our property. Since l have
been President of this Company, facts
have come to my knowledge which
have changed my opinion in this re-
spect, and now believe stock in this
road will be a profitable investment.
Under the provisions Of an Act of
Congress passed July 1, 1862, and
subsequent acts amending said Act,
the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Wes-
tern Railroad Company of Kansas,
now known ss the Union Pacific
Railroad company Of Kansas,
were authorized to construct rail-
road and telegraph line from the
Missouri river at the mouth of the
Kansas river on the south side
thereof, so as to connect with tho
Pacific Railroad of Missouri.
Under the provisions of these Acts
of Congress-, over four hundred
miles Of this road, extending tbro'
the fertile State of Kansas, is already
completed, and will soon have a rail-
road connection with the Pacific
coast. The business of this road now
finds its way to the Eastern mar
xets over the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy and Hannibal & st Joseph rail-
roads,
1t has been found that by extend.
ing the Railroad from Washington
to Cameron it will shorten the dis
tance about ten miles. The distance
being shorter by this route will
give it great advantage over the
G. B. & G., and II. & s.. 10 roads,
and will be likely to secure most Of
the freight of the Union Pacific Rail-
road seeking an eastern market
With such advantage of securing
the stock in our proposed
road will be paying stock.
The engineers have already COM
pleted q Survey from Washington, by
aarueIO, INTO Davis county, ana lnd
is very practicable route. The 10.
cation Of this road will be determin-
I'd within few weeks, and it is nec-
essary that what is done should be
done quickly.
Now earnestly urge upon Every
holder to come forward and
subscribe to the building of this road.
If you take stock, and the road is
not located through our county, you
will not have it TO pay. If we do Sc
cure the Road, it will almost surely
be pl ofitable investment.
No man should hesitate to do all
he can. The amount OF aid contribu-
ted towards building the Road will
probably determine its location. A
few hundred dollars may turn the
scale in our favor, or the want of it
may turn it against us. Therefore,
It is important that every man sho'ld
do the best he can. d
Shall ,oe hare the road
CHARLES NEGUS,
President Iowa r. r. Co.