Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-03-09


who are invcstig atisg the elaine of Patrons
of IIusbandry TO heir confidence should
not fail to real the Constitution Of the Orr
/! der as well as the Circular Of the Secretary
] ofthc National Grange. both Of which doc
uments are to Be found on the outside Of
to days paper.
Ottumwa, Tama City 4 Minnesota RR.
The Railway meeting in Muir.
dcugh's Hall, Monday evening, was
largely attended; it was not gcner.
ally known that there was to be a
meeting before w Wednesday after
| noon until the train from the West
arrived with several railroad mon
from abroad, hence the reason OF SO
few from the country being present;
it was not long, however, before the
news was sufficiently spread to gatE.
or crowd which very nearly repre-
scented the interests Of 'rama City.
The meeting was brought to order
by G. H. kentner ESQ, being called
to the chair. Mcssrs. Murry, Car
michael, Brooks and Guernsey, Of
the committee appointed at last
meeting to attend the meeting on
Wednesday last. at Malcolm. were
present, aud through Mr.. Guernsey
made very tia,ter,ng report ct the
assurances they obtained from the
people OF Malcolm, Mon.ezuma and
Ottumwa: through their representa-.
tive committee in conference at the
m Getting IN Malcolm. Next IN order
was the announcement of the com
mittcc from Malcom, their Chairman,
Mr.. Lewis spoke somewhat at length
and in strong iaith, as II the building
Of the road from Ottumwa north,
through loweshick and Tama coun-
ties, to some point on the Sioux City
and Pacific Railroad, was fixed
fact, and that in twelve months it
would be in operation. Said he was
here to pledge to the people Of 'Tama
county, that Powcshi-k would build
the road through its boundaries to
the south line OF Tama county. This
would only leave lama county to
extend it through two townships, to
bring us in direct communication
with St. Louis markets besides the
privilege Of frsighting to Chicago
via. Burlington and Quincy, . con-
sunaation which can hardly be esti
mated. b.s 9
The fact that the interests OF st.
Louis aud Chicago, are, and ever will
be, antagonistic, is safe guarantee
from thej joint stock arrangements OF
railroad matters, winch are SO pre-
va!ent among parallelisms that are
feeders to the same great cities
When We consider that nearly one
third OF the produce OF the central
part OF Iowa, is cxtortcd from the
farmers by railroads in exhorbitant
treishts and that the matter is not
likely 70 he regulated by legislation,
it seems that it would be but the part
of wise men to use now a portion of
this money, thus thrown away, in
building up competition that will
not only prevent this gigantic SWIM
| die, but will be permanent protec.
ton against the merciless customers
peculiar to those growing corpora.
tons known rs Eastern boards OF
trade.
Speeches were made by Capt.
Strong, Mcssrs. Murray, Merchant,
Chapman, Wilkinson, Mills, and
Brooks, in which was very clearly
pictured the great advantages, q dl.
rect and competin. communication
with st. Louis markets, with the Goa
regions OF Montexurna, and the lunl
Der country Of the North, would be
to lama, Poweshiek. and other coun
ties on the line. Predictions were
made land very correctly too,) that
with this road. coal for which we now
pay fivc and six dollars, c.uld be Oh
tanned for three dollars and halt, Il
four dollars per ton, and lumber al
much less than present rates. Man,
OPINIONS were expressed, nearly &C
quiescing in the great utility Of ths
road.
We were sorry, however, that the
| old road bed north of here was men
toned in the light Of swindle, for i
| il be true that it was swindIe, and
was so intended from the very begin
ing, the people gulled are no doub,
aware how it was done aud have Ions
since rested the blame where 1t be
longs. besides it does not necessarll,
follow that this railroad project vii
be swindle, or that the people can
not, again with properly organize,
companies and by taxation all il
q bniIling railroads, for we are awar,
that such is the case and that it IL be
ing done every day. On motion tn,
chair made the following appoint
mcn,s as delegates to attend the meet
ing in Murdough's Hall, "Wednesday
March LIST, 3 r. NJ, for the purpos
OF etfccting the organization Of Co
to be- known as the Ottumwa, Tam
City & Minnesota II. II. Co, Mefsrl
Kentuer. Murray, Murdough, Brook,
Harmon, Merchant, Cambridge, Joh
Cory, Parks, Il. A. Hsli. Guernsey
As the object Of the meeting in mali
was the appointment Of the abov
committee, nothing further was don
except TO take a vote for the levy q
a five per cent tax, which was unani
nous. after which, meeting adiournc'
amid loud Huss0rs Tor the North All,
South road. J. l.. BRACKEN,
-1ama Citizen March %. Scu'y.
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