Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23
THE IOWA VOTER.
A. F. Sperry. Editor.
Our Railroad PrOsDects

| AA'"'iN iull dltcUtlON all the time.
The following paragraphs name the
several Railroads which at different
times have been proposed to Knox
vile, with statement of the present
condition of each, SO far as our reccoi-
lection and knowledge go:
Abba, Knoxville and Des Moines
! Railroad; route indicated by name:
live; good portion Of the grading
done between Abba and Knoxville.
under contract, with heavy forfeit
ures, to be completed and have cars
running to Knoxville by ith of July
next; Hon ]. b. Grinnell contractor.
for Construction Company.
Old American Central; general
route east and west through this tier
Of Counties; paper only; present con-
dition very quiet, but liable to be-
come active.
Muscatine Western; located from
Muscatine to Pella; considered GER
tain TO run either through north part
of this County, or through Knoxville,
ana on westward; reported in prom
ising condition." 5 per cent. Tax
voted in Lake Prairie Tp.; Company
apparently waiting other movements
at the East or elsewhere.
Plug Road to the Des Moines Val.
ley Railroad; route eastward from
Knoxville to intersection; known rs
t"Neal's project" never anything
done.
Road from Newton through OtIey
Or thereabouts to Knoxville, to con
meet with A. X. & d.; was talked O.
considerably, and some preliminary
action taken, but without definite re-
suit.
/ Milwaukee and st. joe Railroad;
general! route from Milwaukee,
through Marengo, Montezuma, Pc!la,
hHOAN ANIllc 1Iiu N'SCcOld W l'Sbibit III
Taylor County, there connecting with
completed Road to ST. joe; full par
ticalars given last week; live; Gpst
Stone Pres't Of Company; Enginee
of Milwaukee d St. Paul II. II. Com
pany will view the proposed route
soon, and if his report is tavorabl i,
that Company will make definite
proposals for construction; really
good prospects for getting this
Road.
Mississippi and Northwestern;ge gen
eral route east and west through this
tier Of Counties; full particulars given
in article on Sth page of this paper,
from Keithsburg, Illinois, herdno oi
last week; enterprise live and push
ing. 20
Iowa, Minnesota anil North Pacific;
present specific route from our neigh
boring town of Monroe through
Newton, Webster City, and SO on, to
junction with North Pacific at Breck-
enridge; live; considerable force now
grading on Skunk bottoms, in Jasper
County; Road to be ultimately ex-
tended to Knoxville, to connect with
A. X. & ID.
Iowa Southwestern; route from
Clinton through Upton ana Iowa
City to Oskaloosa; under contract,
and has been actively pushed, but
work lately suspended for the WIN
ter; sure to be completed to Oska'
Ioosa, and confidently expected u
connect with Knoxville or pass
through toward the Missouri; con-
sidered certain to either do this or
pass through southern part OF this
County. ~
Thus, it will be seen, we nave
named no less than nine proposed
Railroads passing through or con-
Meeting to Knoxville, and covering
every quarter of the Compass. Six
of these nine enterprises, it VIII be
noticed, are still "live," and are
prosecuted with good hopes OF sue
cess, though but one Of the Koads--
the A. X. & D.--has now any actual
grading done in this County.
To say the least OF these enter
prises, it is apparent, on firstimpres-
sion. that "where there is SO much
smoke there must be somefire." We
consider ourselves reasonably certain
to get from two to five of these pro-
nosed Roads in actual operation mere,
though we would not pretend 10
AK the dates for any but the n. n.
< ID. -.
The simple truth of the matter is
and it is universally known ana
ad,r;tted-that Knoxville is the
very heart and center OF the richest
aanosits OF bituminous coal in the
,.,.a of Iowa. This coal is needed
,'.'...,, 1,a aud must kc had: and III