Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-06-09
Buckingham Correspondence
RAILROADS

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RAILROADS
| Are the chief topi, oi interest
Last winter, in burlesque manner
seven railroads were spoken OF as com
ing to THE point. a few person!
took it as earnest, and Observer and
the Editor have been blamed fol
something neither Of them said
There arc three projects: to run from
Viuton west, ria Buckingham, the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Min
nesota Co., Tie -abula, Ackley & Da
kota Co., and the Iowa Midland Co
The first of these has Judge Greene
Of Cedar Rapids, as leading man, aud
the present intention seems to be to
go to L,scomb, and the Trippprojec,
is swallowed by 1t. 1t is in aid OF
this Company that the towns along
the line in lama are to vote a tax II
they want to. A corps of surveyors
under direction OF MIR. Cameron arc
running line; they reached Buck
lngham Saturday evening. Tho re.
suit Of the vote W. jepend upon as.
suranccs, given or withheld, prior to
the 18th of June. We have been
told that II the towns along the liae
will vote i've per cent tax, the b.
G. r. 4 NJ 90. will build the road
and FUN the cars to Buckingham, in
September, 1870. That looks like
business. Now, if they are in earn.
est and will put it in . contract with
us, the tar will be voted; if they will
nos, we will have TO wait until ate.
the election 10 know the result.
The Agent of tho Midland Co. have
been through, securing the right OF
way, and promising us the road in
1871. The chief engineer Of Mr..
Mitchell, who Is at the base Of the
Ackley project, Mr.. Grant, was here
two weeks ago on tour Of obserya.
ton. He gave no assurances except
that we would hear from Mr.. Mitch
ell before the time set for the cleo
tons. What the result Of the va
rious movements will be is difficult to
tell. 1t is conceded that we will not
have the cars here in 1870. should
have said that the Midland Co. made
4 survey, in May. from Eldora to
near Anamosa, and that the Acklev
Go. have completed their survey as
tar west as Marion.
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION.
The Methodist ministers of this
district held their quarterly session
here, last week. There was q good
representation from abroad. Among
the prominent was til. smiling Eber.
hart, Of Toledo, who was at home
among the children-thcy scemcd to
love him by instinct; Clark, OF lama
City, mingling the religious with the
political, preparing tho way; Elder
Henderson, Baker, Raines, Ingham,
OF Laporte, and Critchield, and 9th.
ers whose names l did not learn
Rev. Mr.. Grove, OF Vlnton, preached
Tuesday evc.. He is very able man.
The essays were Of high order, and
by the large number that
The meeting OF the chill.
drcn, Wednesday eve, was very in.
teresting. Singing by the children.
TIE CROPS
Are looking we'll. The wheat is
not. as thick on the ground as usual,
but is growing finely; some Of it
heading. Corn is doing well, and the
prospect Of good crop we'll secured,
and fair price is encouraging. A
large quantity Of wheat was un-
threshed last season, and it looks
strange to see the machines at work
at this season of the year.
ANOTHER MARKET
Will be opened to our people this
week. The cars will enter La Porte
this week, which will draw trade from
the northeast Of Tama. Teams pass
ed through here to-day with wheat
for Vinton. lama county has built
up, to a great extent, Waterloo, Ce-
dar Falls, Vinton, Belle Plaine and
Marshalltown. A county Of $4,000
inhabitants and not q market of con.
sequence. It will be different when
we get railroad.
Observer.
BUCKINGHAM, June 6, 1870.