The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-12-14

extension Of the Illinois Southwestern
Railroad from Beardstown to Muscatine
and thence, taking hold Of the NJ. T.,
A. & NJ, to the Northwest; and that q
party OF zen tsmen have recently taken
the mattsr actively In hand. MI. NJ. H.
Chamberlain, of Beardsto WIZ, having
within ! few days procured sush state
ment from the od3cers of~the NJ. 7. A.
l. NJ. Co. of work already done and
further aid to be expected that himself
and the gentlemen associated with him
are convinced that the project is feast
BILE one, thus states the scheme:
"Let the reader take map Of Illinois
and Iowa and follow line that we shall
indicate, sud he will ses that theirs are
| few more feasible projects to be found.
It may be first stated that the interest
which controls the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway has for some years past con
trolled the Ohioand Mississippi Railway
| from Cincinnati to st. Louis. The same
interest has, within the past two years,
built the Illinois South Eastern Rail-
way from Shswneetown on the Ohio
river In Illinois up through GallatiD.
w DlL0 Suu VAyu0 COuuICSs CIOoSiHB
the Ohio aud Mississippi Railroad At
a very direct line via Pana and Spring
field, to Beardstown on the Illinois
river, where the r., r. 1. 4 st. L. r. r.
crosses that stresm. This much of the
line was completed to Beardstown dur.
ing last August, aud 10 In operation. .
Now for the proposed extension
| From Beardstown, via MacOmb, in
McDonough county, there II the line OF
| q project on which tho grading has been
| nearly finished, which can be used at
small cost. Then there is the piece OF
the river lire Of the r., II. I. l. st.
Louis r. r., from Keithsburg to Sage
town, in operation, and the grading for
the extension OF that line from Sage
town, vid East Burlington, nearly COM
plete, some sixteen miles south Of Sage.
Town, in the direction Of Macomb, leav.
ing but small gap to connect that
grade with what is already done from
Beardstown to Macomb. All Of which
will make more than half the cost Of q
road from Beardstown to keithsburg.
From Keithsburg the line Is to he ex'
tended to point in Illinois opposite this
bridge with our NJ. w. H. II. and thence,
taking up the NJ, r., A. & M. r. r.,
extendl it north to the Minnesota State
line, ut such point As may be hereafter
determined.
1t would give q competing outlet =,
the East, by the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad, but little If any farther than
by way Of Chicago. 1t Is project well
worthy of the hearty co operation that
our railroad men are giving it. and one
that will give additional impetus to ouI
Muscatine Western, If it can be mad, ~
absolute certainty by next spring. This
two interests could then unite in build
ing the bridge here and save half tht
cost to each.
We need not add that the Baltimor.
and Ohio Railroad Company has bu
few sureriors for financial strength IN
the country. Its gross income last yea
reached the enormous sum OF over $40,
600, 600 The company Is making great
er efforts to reach the trade Of the Yves
than any Of the leading lines from th'
east.
We understand that within u shor
time the gentlemen having this matte
in charge will at their request repor
the facts to the principal capitalists in
terested in the b. Il o. H. Il. at thei
head quarters in the East, and we hops
soon after to be able to give further i'll
formation concerning the project, ant
to record that it will certainly be built
II it can be accomplished 1t will certain
ly be fine thing for our friends on thu
northern end of our line, In Cedar coun
ty, and the counties above, a. well a
for U.S.