The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-17
An Appeal to the Farpers of
WaDolIo County.

toyour county the Washington and
Cameron Railroad This road will
run through the county from the
northeast to the south west corner;
or, the county win loose the road en-
t'rely. IL was originally projected
through this county, and we felt
confident OF getting it at an early
day but the people of Jefferson and
Davis counties are now offering be-
tween 100000 and 100000 to the
directory to locate the road through
Fairfield and Bloomfield, and we are
in the greatest danger of loosing it
if we do not bid for it against them.
Shall we permit them to take the
road from us2 The people of OF
tumwa are now fully aware of the
danger we are in, aud arc contribu-
ting literally. Ottumwa will raise
over half tho amount that it will be
necessary for this county to sub
scribe; but she cannot raise the
whole amount without your assis-
lance. Your interests are at stake
as well us the interests OF the people
OF Ottumwa. This road will be one
OF the principal roads connecting the
! great cities, OF the cast, and the net
work OF railroads east of us, with the
mining regions of the Rocky Noun.
talns and tho Pacific sca-board, and
1t Will gise you the immense advan-
tage OF competing lines from your
county seat to the golden regions Of
the west as well us to the eastern
markets. l0wa is fortunately located
to command the rapidly developing
marketfor agricultural products west
and our county will be the most for.
tunate part of the State, if we Sc
cure from Ottumwa two of the great
through lines of railway connecting
us with the Pacific roads at Omaha
and Leavenworth. The b. & NJ.
Railroad will soon be finished to
Omaha. Now let us secure the 9th
CT. The stock that the people Of
this county took in the b. & M. road
is now worth one hundred cents on
the dollar, and there can be little
| doubt that stock in this road will in
a few years be worth as much
But should you consider tho stock
worthless, and what you Subscribe a
donation, then it would be IN exceed
insly profitable investment.
|. These among other reasons would
make it such:
The notes which you give for the
amount Of your several subscriptions
arc not payable till the road is graded
entirely through the county--not a
dollar before. Hence, you will have
to pay nothing until you have real.
lied a resulting rise in your lands ten
ottwcnty times the amount you need
| Subscribe.
You will secure TO your county
scat Il fourth railroad, which will
give il at once the commanding posi-
ton Of the railroad centre of the
State, and give you the best home
market in the State.
Should we secure this Washington
and Cameron road, the road project
cd south from Cedar Falls must come
to Ottumwa, and insure inyour midst
q city developing with unprecodent.
cd rapidly, as mercantile and man.
ufacturing centre. Competition in
freights and in business will then en-
able You to buy at the lowest figures,
and enable you to sell your farm pro,
ducts and stock at the highest prices.
The States east Of us have their
great through lines of railway con-
structcd Iowa is now getting hers.
When these main lines are completed
we need expect no more for many
years-perhaps Il quarter of n cen
tury. Let the northeast and south
west portions Of this county loose
this road, and the widest enthusiast
cannot predict time when similar
opportunity will be offered. /,
Gentlemen Of
ADAMS and COMPETING
Townships when do you expect to
get railroad if you lose this p
van the road, you will get zone or
more stations in your townships
'otthout it, you will be obliged to
travel in the future as in the past,
ten to twenty miles over bad roads
to q railroad station and to market.
We beg you to consider tho sugses-.
tons we have thrown out. Public
speakers will soon be with you who
will discuss more fully the impor-
lance toyou and us of this enterprise.
Turn out yourselves, and see that all
your ncighbors go to these meetings.
If we "give astrong pull, and a pull
altogether" we will get the road
when We get it, you that s,.,p.. e.s.as.
to sell can add fifteen dollars per
acre to the present market value, and
you will get it; while you that want
to make valuable anG pleasant homes
for yourselves and your children may
rest III your fields and contemplate
with complacent pride the iron horse
as he bounds over your beautiful
prairics, and ncighs INTO your sta
ticn. Your nelghbors, those that
shall settle about you, and your chill
drcn, will in the future with pleasure
point TO each of you as one of the
men who, at the right timc had the
foresight and tho public spirit to do
his part in securing such Il benefit,
and no man will point the finger Of