, 1869-12-01
AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD PRO.
JECT.



The Nortnwes1e1n Road has the advantage Of |
reaching Iowa in less number OF miles tn4n auy |
other road sunbiok out Of Ehicaao. That Aas VIII
ard reach o1i into the State arer the cn hsr1ests
which Rw1ft her touch. cIn hardly be doubted |
wasq nf Il r. no. %
place 10 czli their attention 10 the folio xtng pro-
leet:
T1pton the oou0tJ seat Of Cedar connty-thus
tapping the btst farming lapdh of Scot! County,
and passing through The centre q Cedar co1atJ,
tie u4o4t highly cultivated county Ia the Statt,
loa. City. Inc former state caqita and the
ssSst' soaa 60 Co., 3 1'ea sse
pac.ac Road. and aainit eonnec,on
'esa st' a;,.ots acs sen,; es,,
favorable, to secuse The co operation ana friendly
tcet!ns Of The Iowa c:y peon:e. FoEsuaately this
Tie d,sssnce trom chic go 70 Io.s City by The
Chicago, Rock Isiand Pacine Ra!lroad s =!
e. s.ssF y i IL
CNJ people Of thirty 5-thIee mIes- The whole dis
lance from clintonto Iosa CITY tst1sy:sI miles,
railroad facilities, but rich and able, an! tuubt-
less willing, to asalat very materially II the con-
Tnsn continue 1hfoueh The centre o. lows
County, 10 NontezuDa, tho county se3t Of PoEe-
shiek County. thesce hearing l!tse aouih Of west
Tpls entire f!stAuce Is an old settled poftio3 Of
the State, and the route IL suca - the pen-
M seio.se iIeerali! towar,1s the unasr;asna. aonse
z1na IL ten miles from B1ootlsu, 1esr nearest ata
ton on The chcago, Ro-k lslsud i Pacific RAl-
ees1:d would b to tho ROCK fslaad R,sd after
leaving lows CITY. Fells IL the reathiest town Of
would md in this projected route The way 70
1e.en The E, Ess5n market VII ~ Is surplus
Read, BY which route II Ends a. eAs1ern oulcI 10
3iunNa Sao niles. thence y r. Has:.nstoa :
ard theace ~ the Chicago, Burlington Quincy
! Road t2lU Dtleh.. = Distance OF 8.5 nlllcs to
I'm f. te1sss ~ z R"qP o. ss r q
routs, and secure tAss assistance Ia i.a constfuc-
uos. and tscir pa,sona9e when completed, sney
vssfsse ID The neT 1eate t1sa merely : = eoss- -;
petlnE road. Tota advantage exists tn the DIS
ml,es. n 'e'A 's'"A 'Aa "A0 eD'N'S' VI "
Coa,tzulnx soathwess to Rockville, the county
aeat OF AAfoo County, and , growing city, puE
w1sh no railroad connection, ardL BY tha way, !
most desirable point to make, tna. line would b
ssa-s rich county, ethioti setIto, viii poso1s-
t,oa Il Y 90. and .tthe.f rellsoed eonpect,en-
Hoiaes eighteen ufc.,. IN: c1en should It b com
pIeted, The route to Chicago will be SERENITY niles
furtaer than b. the hce herein susxested- war
vea1thitst counties ID The S'ate, and her peoplo
wonld, undoumediy, engage With alacrtty Ia foFtn-
eflrK q enterprise from which they could reap 50
From 1sdlaaole wsss 70 wtn,erses, the county
feat Of At4isou County. thence soatnweat
ION 10 QUINCY. the county seat Of Adams County,
themes throu9h Montgomery, Page aad Ffemoat
rosste Sesrs..s cry Sss.asla, compistes' ' tSe H
project tar e. the State OF 1o1a u concerped,
Fran Ind,snols. the whole sosse ss w1thoat ral-
country probably re8dy 1t my moment 10 lend
help.nF hand 70 = road 50 practical and feasible
- 1e feas1s - sooaa 1afe
the matter 1n charge IN fact, except a this Inter
,ss'o1 Of ether rosds ~ s5s r. ps
might be tbs wea1eEn eEd Of the nu1InRtou K
Nisaoc1i RiTer Rstroa':; and It IL ! line which
p~op.e along IL entire length ffem clinton ia
City. Than my road eFer projected IN the
x9n bsss o. Ssn rasa
the popnstior Of the STATE. and 1t would ba ihe
legitimate chanueI tot sd thea. people to reach
saeter r5Ste ion ethsr of tue eouatlss % taroass
HhGh The rosd could run, Or frou Nebraska ciiI
The distance BY this route from Sebr,ssa CITY
, | to ChIc&so 10 shout 446 miles or therea1oata
Fun Nebraska G'rJ 70 chicsFo By the St Joseph
1st mles shorter By tho new route uader consld-
eIssaon: Seesast. CIT contains about ? ~ u.
ii;ur'nston Nl,soun K'eer Rsrosd co:9-sny .ny
agreed to change ,ts western terminus - roint
from tts proposed tesmihn. Should this
latter project bo calT1ed ont the new
route ffon Nebraska City to Chicago BY
Clinton wopld b. H ,utles The neares,-sn ,Sen Of
sAst importance TO tht enterprt*tng people o' Ne.
sH1sta tN,, and ont they would Aonbtless he gAd
to take advantage Of u presented 70 them before
1eGottA.lons Vcte concluded with lie Burlington
with this route completed in tie interest OF the
Nortnwes;eru Road. and the tne from SeoraskA
CITY TO Council RiuHa. controlled BY tho S0{tn.
| Weateru. The dtttdntt FROM C7*daa t. Chicago b3
Stfaslo City tcond te ttent5 ste mile. kss Ehan al
k.ek Esiand aHd taae.hc hoea, whiie sae route now
nm II cnt three nl1ea !eaa Nor II th1. H. At
Nebzuka City come ct,ou would be made With the
Midland Pacific Railroad, which Is ueary con
| rieted - miles 70 Lincoln, tue capttxl
OF the State This line Is 1Atd out 10 New
! Fort keArreJ, WHERE It viii connect With the
MiIes from SshssaAa CEJ-uAk.oG the distance to
Chicago ninety n.tles 1fts BY the tonte here aug-
g~.ted snan - nov Eun The adrs1taxr oser al
other competing 10utes THU ninety tulles would
By youf company than ny outade parties.
Eut the MT 81 Important and valuable fesrEre Of
this PIT ttct has pot yet ce+u a1}ude1 to- refer
10 the eo,JetrpCtipn ul 1uah iroru SebYask2 CITY
Tn:s road = now competed to Sheridan, as miles
IRON lAsyenWo1th. and 6ol lilies irou 5. Lculk
If Chicago uT 3ht SDythNtsteru BAt,rCxd Sc
cures any Of the f1ch trade Of Southern kArsss
Southern Colorado, New Me11co and Ar,z ma, ii
Eust ee by toute 7ef1 much on the une marked
Out IN this cu2Euniesuon. No t1rasr has been
put forh By any railroad entering Chicago to OBJ
| tain any portion Of this ttade- oCt ST L1uts has
bten Ell ire to monopotxe aud oon'spl y Brief
exsutcAtsou OF trr BIOGRAPHY Of the country will
satisfy any ptsson t1at rae uoS. tzec'. nost
| feasible. tnost Practicable route from Chtcsxo,
Ill, 10 santa r. Mexico, u ~ herein indicated.
So1K-Tab1e Ct dinanees from Chiaxo to Sehraaka
| City. sta CtntlA: