Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-06-15
Plug Railroads.

plug railroad from Tama Cit, to som,
point on the Grinneil, Cedar. Falls &
Winona Railroad, is advocated Fol
the purpose Of aiding the cnterprise
and securing the building OF the said
plug to Toledo, | would suggest, tina;
the two towns (ToIedo and Ta,na
City, each appoint committee, say
OF Etteen, TO confer With each other
and with the managers OF the Toledo
plug road, to secure the co operation
ot each town and the officers OF the
Toledo plug road, in the enterprise,
as the experience OF the officers OF
the Toledo plug would be Of great
service to the unskIiIed in building
plug rail roads.
Then again, the Citizen says: s'the
better way is tor the two towns to
act together in q spirit Of harmony
and good will, or the enterprise may be
dcfeated' This l understand means,
unless you Toledo people will and
Tama Guy in securing the railroad,
another injunction will be sued out
and the railroad company will be
pcrpctuaily enjoined from ever build
ing a railroad from Grinnell TO WI
nora, via Toledo, unless it is built
through lama City. For the pur
pose of preventing sacf a calamity,
let US act together in spirit OF har
mony and good will II would he
an act OF Courageous folly to build a
railroad through the county, and not
run it through Tama City, the
largest and most populous town in
the county; dong three iour,hs OF
the business Of the county on an as
sessel capital OF six,y-fve thousand
dollars OF monies and credlts,all told
(Sce assessors books Of 1919
Then again, how are the people
goi',g to prevent the springiny up OF
those rival towns, if the through road
is built ? " There will spring up a
town at the crossing;' one in Col
umbia township; one IN Howard and
one in Crystal, and one in Grant
all rivals OF Toledo; mot Tama
City-oh, no J and the two hundred
wagons going to Tama City daily,
loaded with farm products, and re
turning loaded with merchandise,
lumber, and farm implements, will go
to those riral touns, lot Toledo J and
the wheat, oats, and corn raised north
of Toledo and south of the Iowa
River will avail Tama City as much
as that raised in Boone county.
Again, allow me to urge upon the
people OF the two towns TO act to
gether in a spirit OF harmony and
good will Let by cones be tor
gotten, and let them put their shout
ders and mites together and secure
the building OF Plug roai from Ia
ma City to Toledo, (via Harmon
House and Foster House,) thereby
securing complete railroad connec
ton between the two great towns OF
lama county. Tama City proposes
voting five per cent. tax for their
portion Of the plrg, which will ma
terially aid in the enterprise.
Finally, that the Two towns may
"act together in spirit of harmony
and good WILL" woull 1t not be we'll
tor the originator of the above sug
gestion TO ask that the injunction
suit now pending in the Supreme
Court of this State, entitled L. Mer
chant and others W. lama County
and others, be dismissed and the i'll.
junction dissolved !? That the Tour
hundred dollars OF the Jail fund now
held by said injunction might be use1
in finishing the Jail OF the County
that the cells and iron work thereof
could be painted to prevent rns,ing.
II don't believe that town OF seven
churches will be governed by spirit
of jealousy or rev enge.n The bet
ter way is for the two towns to act
together in a spirit OF harmony and
good will, or the enterprise &C., G. +.
& W. Il. Il may be defeated
ENTERPRISE.