Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-03-10
A NEW RAILROAD.
The Cedar Rapids, Nc Gregor and Mil
waukee Railroad Company Organ.
lied Prospects of its Early Compleo-
lion.

correspondence ol luc T.NcHluS
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 4, 1871.
The proposed line of railroad
rorthward from our city, of which
l wrote you short time since, will
now undoubtedly be built-one CT
the strongest companies of the kind
in the State having just been organ
lied for the purpose, under the
name of the ''Cedar Rapids, Nc
Gregor and Milwaukee Railroad
Company" The direction of the
road has been somewhat changed
from that first intended, it now being
proposed to strike Manchester in
stead of Independence, on the Du-
buque and Sioux City Road, which
gives more direct line to Nc
Gregor. The building of the Cedar
Rapids and st. Louis Road this
summer, opening up the coal fields
south of us, not only paves the way
for this new line, but the necessity
of cheap fuel for the people north
of MS on the prairies at the same
time makes it almost imperative
that they should be spilled with
means Of communication with our
city. Hence the new enterprise has
found friends and influence from
the start.
The President of the company is
II. G.. Angle, OF Cedar Rapids
the President of the "Western
Railway Contracting Company"
and the gentleman through whose
influence and liberality we shall be
largely indebted for the road from
here to Ottumwa. The Vice Presi-
dent, S. G. Bever, is the President
of the City National Bank of this
city, and also Director in the "Iowa
Northern Central" The Treasurer,
Jno. +. Ely, is Of the firm of Bows,
Ely & Co., heavy railroad contrac-
tors, and is also Director in the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Min
nesota RAILROAD. The Directors
are Geo. Greene, President of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Min
nesota Railroad; VIM. Greene,
Superintendent of the same, both of
Cedar Rapids; VIM. NJ. Mcpherson,
of St. Louis, Financial Agent Of the
North Missouri Railroad; George
Douglass, of Cedar Rapids, of the
firm of Douglass, Brown & Co.,
railroad contractors, who have just
taken contract for building 600
miles of continuous road; General L.
d. Parsons, of ST. Louis well known
throughout the West as promin-
cnt railroad operator; N. B. Brown,
of Cedar Ragids, Director in the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Mis-
souri, Railroad; d, w. c. Rowley,
Of Cedar Rapids, Of the firm of
Greene, Rowley Il Co., Railroad
Contractors, Michigan; Denton, of
Manchester; Judge Williams, of
CLAYTON county; c. c. Cook, and
G. Carpenter, Of Cedar Rapids, and
J. II. Merrill, of McGregor.
One Of the most important argu-
mcnts presented in favor of the line,
was the lumber trade which would
seek 4 channel by this route. Nc
Oregon is no farther away from
Cedar Rapids, than Clinton-about
so miles-while the two places are
l43 miles apart by the river, SO
there will be saved all this dis
lance in transportation by shipping
from the former place. The dis
lance also to Milwaukee, from Ced lar
Rapids will not be over so miles
greater than to Chicago, thus open
ing up another competing market
for the farmers.
AS an evidence of the intention
of the company to push the matter,
about $4,000 was pledged at the
meeting, and arrangements made
for an immediate survey Of the line. |
The financial strength of the COM
pany, and thorough knowledge of
their business, give promise of an
early completion Of the road.
w. J. A.