Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-01-26
s North and South Railroad.


3 North and South Railroad.
We presume the people OF Tama
county have not abandoned the idea
ni railroad 10 rim north and south
through tie coaa:y. They have
waited SO lcn- that many are already
discouraged. This is unnecessary,
because dea!er railroad projects
,ilan the one we are al. SO much in
rested in have been resurrcctel and
teeoine paving enterprises.
l, seems 10 us. that heretofore the
management, Of The old road enter
prise has not been ci a character to
enforce snccess. Tie route contem-
plated was too snort. The out
lei and d:s,an. connections OF road,
are matters Of prime Importance A
rosl through two or three counties
simply, has abon: j, nc element to
inlnee the cooperation OF capitalists.
In this grra. West, enterprises OF
small magnitude are less certain of
success than large ores. 4 railroad
must connect lar separated tcrmini
AID open comfy n,cceupied and
thai shall y.re The road immediate
business. i, the proper means are
.sken, there is little if any doub,
that railroad can be projected that
shsl. open Tama coanty to its bless
Ings. For 4 southern terminus there
arc three poil.ts. each OF which has
advantages. aud no one commenting
;tseii particularly to the people OF
r"lcao. Grinncil Oiumwa, ria
Malcolm and Mon,ezu,na. and Keo-
kak ria Si.ourney AMI Fairfield
Perhaps a junction a. Gfinnel' vii,
the teutrai X. X. OF Iowa, would
commend itse.f more than either OF
he others on the ground Of time, in.
asmpeh AS the road could reach us in
quicker time from tina, point than
iiDm any other southern point named.
5ho.ll Mr.. Gilman, however. not be
disposed io make favorable terms in
resrec; 10 connections, nor to take
mold Of the road himself, the outlet
toward Otiumwa or keoknk can
EASILY be made available. Montczu-
INA and Oitnmwa will bid high for
the road il needed to secnfr it. The
run il the right direction to
made the grading of the road to
>igoasncy less expensive than to OF.
,amwa. A. any rate, there has been
ana is now no difficulty IN the matter
.: a southern on:lrt.
In lac nor,h.th prospects are not,
n tia least embarrassing, tn ,ugh
lie project OF continuing up the val
ley Of the Shelf isock: RIVER, and
thence to Austin. must he ab nionG |,
hccause the country has bsen pre-
occupied by the completion OF the
Central railroad OF Iowa from Ack.
ley TO Mason City.
No other outlet than the dead on.
up tho Shell Rock has been proposed,
except vaguely in the direction Of
Winona, Minnesota.
This ronte, when properly stndiad,
vii commend itself to favor by many
considerations. It opens up a rich
country through which no north and
senth road has been projected. This
section, including the rich counties
OF Bremen, Chickasaw. Howard. and
svinioshiek, in Iowa, and Fillmore
and Winona, in Minnesota, ~ greatly
in need Of the cheap conf which O..
kaioosa can supply. as well AZ OF the
cheap lumber WHICH Winoua can send
t. il. Winona is ~ good place to
OBTAIN cheap lumber as st. Paul,
which is the objective point Of nearly
! llsthe north and scnth railroads built
or underway,
Now Hampton AMI Csesco. the
capi,als Of Cbickasaw aud Howard
counties. could be made Intermediate
s'a.jors.-slso Preston. the county
seat " Fillmore county. MIpreso's.
Taking this route wouli necess'fsts
crossing koWs streams, and there
wouli undoubtedly he so,ne heavy
grading :, he done, for tbs road
would strike many Of tbs streams ~
,carly right angle. We believe,
.'st lilo ep!srprisisg reople,
long the indicated limo ARE 50 alive
o The Importance Of this project that
hs7 wouid willingly teriortn the