Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-02-17
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EU1ToR GAZETTE tit may he in
tcresting to some Of your readers to
know what is going on i'm one of the
best cities of our beautiful valley
The citizens of Cedar Rapids arc
awake to all important enterprises
to her permanent and local welfare.
She has undertaken number Of
projects that will become of great
benefit to her First, she viii! build
this year n free bridge across the
Cedar-the county have appropriated
fourteen thousand dollars, the city
will raise sixteen thousand more, 10
bt;iId an iron bridge. She voted Il
tax equal to $50, 900 for the b., c. r.
& NJ. Ry. Machine shops; aud they
voted on Tuesday last, tax eqniva-
lent to SIG 600, for the construction
of the st. Louis, Cedar Rapids & St.
Paul Railroad, now flushed to
Ottumwa. 1t is about 60 miles Of
road to connect Cedar Rapids with
st. Louis by way of the North Mis-.
souri, Railroad. BY this route, d.
rect continuous line TO St. Louis, OPP
Grated and controlled by St. Louis
interests; so they will enjoy the
benefit Of Oh active competition be-
tween the rival cities of st. Louis
aud Chicago. This line will repay
them e., cry dollar that the tax voted,
within six months after its complies
ton. The building Of the b., G. r..
& M. road has reduced the price Of
coal from $3.50 to 5000; and the
building of this road will reduce the
price of coal to $500 per ton. III the
completion Of this road it secures to
Cedar Rapids q railroad center and
leading market in the center of the
State. She waits no more roads.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the same can he
said in relation to the completion Of
the old Iowa Central from Grinnell
to Cedar Falls, and the same argu-
ments can be used to induce the peo-
pie to take hold Of this enterpr sc
and push it through. We must not
overlook or underestimate its import
ance. to CeGar Falls. feel like quot
ing what one has said in reference TO
the Ottumwa enterprise for Cedar
Rapids. lie said: Times are hard
and money scarce, and il Cedar Rap.
ids shuts down on railroad building
and kindred enterprises, times will
be hdrder and money will be
scarCer." That is just our, fix at
Cedar Falls. The Iowa Central will
put us in direct communication with
the great coal fields i'm Mahaska and
Monroe counties; aud we can then
enjoy the active competition between
st. Louis direct as with Cedar Rapids.
That road once secured to Cedar
Falls and she has all of the roads she
needs.
In addition to those amounts raised
for her future prosperity, Cedar Rap
ids has walked up manfully and
boldly and secured the next State
Fair. There has been no tagging
nor gigging back in this. On Satur-
day last, a stock company of SO, 600
for this enterprise was organized -
They have secured 90 acres of fine
ground, covered with timber, on the
Dubuque & South Western Railroad,
just three-iOurths OF mile from all
Of the depOts. 1t is the BEST location
ever offered to the Society, and the
energy and pluck that has been
manifested, and the dispatch with
which it has been brought about,
deserves more than passing notice.
They are wide awake people down
here. am told they could have
raised $40, 900 i'm stock if it had been
required. Tie securing of the fair
here will be Of immense value to the
progress and improvement of the
young city. So you see they have
raised ovar one hundred aud thirty
thousand dollars for these enter
priscs. They are not asleep, but are
active, enterprising, with head up,
thoroughly alive to their interests.
There is Il good time coming for
Cedar Rapids. hope and trust that
the same good fortune NAV be the
luck of her twin sister, Cedar Falls.
L would like to speak of the many
fine buildings and the manufactures
of Cedar Rapids, but have not time
now. Z. NJ.