The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21


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EpIroa DAILY OBsRR yoR.-De0,
Gir III have read and dulv noted
vour ARTICLE .nf :, recent date ~.
fnr mention 81 nv arrival hom1
fr0m Nav York as,d aak,nr as 3
/ the etstua of the Cetlar Rapida 4 a.
Louis RaiIroad q. Z nave = lso notice,]
that said article vas oopied: 81 the
Ottumva Cbxrier. and the same init
nation Of I deeire for Information
expreaaed Nv thas uas,6f. & -
knowinO. - Il IA. ,the rreat inter.
lest IA, d 6ssr,,er. = well AZ the Ot,
,tumwa Coryier. has always fclt in ~
comnletion az that rnsd n 1 ts3ES
plessurs il rivinr. 8 ahorf histofrs e
the company. its present condition
and future nrosneofts. 8 I. S s
The comnanv Was orran;sed IN
this crtv about six years aro. b
special sdeleeates from the Board q
/ Trade Of the city Of 81 Louis. - /
/ like delegation Of tho Board Of hi.
rsctors ofi the North Miesouri Ra,l.
road Company ~ and, by DELEGATES
from nearly every locslitv along the
proposed line Of the read. irom tAa
south line Of the State Of Iowa 10
Cedar Rapids, and even TO Dubuone
and Cedar Falla g
{ Tho delegates from the. Board 81
Trade Of ST. Louis pronised that the
.citisens Of 81. Iouis would put n
dollar for dollar to the extent 81, the
amount subscribed along tho line ia
Iowa: and the Directory Of the
North Missouri Railroad Ccmpany
agreed to foster and Aid 81 eyery
measure in their power the building
of 90 desirable ! feeder to their road.
and to the trade of 81, Louia.
The cit,sens Of 81 Louis have mot
put ! dollar into the enterpries. The
North Missouri Railroad COMPANY
have aided to ! limited extent. per.
hape ali thev oonld ia ernected 10 do.
IS their emh mherrasaed !. oondition'
About I wear aftar the orrsniration
Of this oompanv and vh1ie in ~
fnll tide Of auooseafal nroeecution 81
the work. thers occurryd : chanee
ia the Direotcrv. and conaeouentlv rs
The noliov az tbe North Niss1nr :;
Railroad domnanv. Inataad, ~ con.
hnuine the roed north to the SAT-
Line. % complete our oonnections.
they abaudoned tenporariIv thelr
main line. nd built the branch "a
Kaneae City.
This bsips done. they eeaiu turned
thAir attantiou Is tke north line.
Thie. hoveysr. came too late 70 helD
us ont a. oar emberraaementa With
the sradine nearlv. but not fnIlv
6pished ppon 70 miiea az orr roed
without means 70 complete it--the
neiehbore 81 the Couyisr refasina "a
nav fufther 8 their etock eukscip.
icne-it vaa thoorht heet 81 ~
dircctore 10 rive the a miles AZ road
nsaSly Completed (fron Ottamwa
south 20 the State line. J to the North
Missouri Railroad Conpany, on con.
dltion that they would complese the
samo. This wes accordingly done.
and that portion of the road has
been oper for business over : year
and I half:
After this transfer OF the North
Missouri Railroad COMPANY. our
COMPANY waa re-orpanixed. and in
Nov. 1870. professional contract
was made with narties in New York
bv which. II adhered to. the compile.
tion of the road to Cedar Rapids 10
aasured.
While. however. We were getting
nm the snbsidiea II this State. along
the line Of the road, a. agreed, the
changed condition Of the monetary
affairs in New York was deemed
sufficient by the parties there, TO JUS
tify them in withdrawing from the
agreement. After this failure, an
other programme was adopted, en-
bodying some Of the strongest men
in New York. Philadelphia and st.
Louis. Nearly the entire Gum mer
was passed in negotiations, engraving
and printing of bonds. etc. so that
all the preliminaries were not fully
arranged until about the first of Oc.
tober.
This time We thought there Ger.
,sinly could be no failure. All the
iron to Law the track. from Ottumwa
to Cedar Rapids contracted for and
delivered in New Orleans also fab
plates. spikes. locomotives. passenger
and freight cars sufficient to comm
the line and ample cash means 10
complete the road within ten months
from the first of October.
Tha n;cht of the l0,h ~ f,otoh.-
the wy;,ar bareof atar.ed - Nsv
YorE tn da,;va,. onr r.;1rosa 't,cndS
md - ordar tha ;-or .nd m.t..;si
forvsrS 40 :. n;dlv IA 80 - ,,os.;h,a Vnn
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the face ~ each daniran ~ Wsii
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