The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-18

tO say now mucu Snail Oe eXpenueu
for these various objects.
The following are the figures
Hospital for the insane at lnde-
HospitaI Tor the Insane at Mt. Pleas
ant. improvement and contingent
sss &c; eap,.o, 1866 s:ss
buii.iins 10000
institution OF Deaf and Dumb i0.U0
wing To nutlding l0eep
Penitentiary improvements lsN0
Penitrntfary enlargement HWV
improvrn,~nt. 100000
and repairs 1890
soldiers Orphans homes, lib, sries no
Reform school t5.WO
Board OF Immigration N00
State historical society 6,UW
al.ooe 20
The Auditor of State, in . very ac-
ceptable table, estimates the income
for tho two years ending November :,
1873. at Sl,912. 400. and the expendit
ures at sl.3ll 900. leaving towards
meeting the above mentioned special
demands, and any other for which the
legislature may deem it advisable TO
provide. The sum Of only S6sO,9o
The GEOLOGICAL SERvEf.-The
report of the late State Genlogst was
published last winter in two very eie-
giant volumes, and circulated exten.
.iveiy in our own and other countries
as required by the ACT authorizing its
publication. 1t has called forth high
enconiums for Its scientific and gen
eral excellence from eminent authors
ties both in Europe and America. IL
Is to be regretted, however, that the
survey could not have been completed
before the publication Of the work /;
aud hope it vii! be resumed ct no
distant day, and carried through to
completion.
kAILRoADs.-I have before men
toned the completion o; the entire
line of railroad from Dubuque To Sioux
CITY, aud Of its rete des Morts branch,
ss well IA the construction of the Nc
Gregor aud Missouri River railway to
| Algona, and Of the Des Moincs Valley
road to Fort Dodge. In additions 10
these land grant roads, the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids and Minnesota railroad
is now in operat on, from Burlington
to Nora Springs, in Floyd county.
| The Central Railroad Of Iowa has
been extended ON the south 10 Alba,
aud on the north to Nnrthwood,
Worth county. The st. Louis aud
Cedar Rapids Railroad il Completed To
Ottumwa, aud is Operated by the
| North Missouri Railroad company,
making direct route from that city r.
st. Louis. The Burlington aud
Southwestern Company has built
line from Fort Madison aud Bloom
field, connecting 1t the former place
with Burlington, and NJ the latter
with Mou.,un. The Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Company has ex'
tended its road from Washington
| through the counties Of Jefferson,
Mspeilo, Appanopse, and Wayne, in.
/, he State of Missouri, aud through
that state to Leaveuwuyth, Kansas.
The Burlington aud Missouri River
Railroad Company has buiii "A branch
from Red Oak Junction, In Mantgom-
cry county, IL Hamburg, in Fromon,
county, ~ distance Of tt,rty-nine
miles. The Davenport ANA S,. Paul
Railroad has Ueen butt from the first
nxn-d city IL MaYuoketa. in Jackson
county, u distance of 43 miles, and Il
Wyoming, IN Jones' county, n distance
nf SO miles. The Iowa Midland Rail
read Is in operation from Ciiilian via
Maquoketa TO Anamosa and the ria
buia, Ackiey aud Dakota railroad is
built from the former place through
Jackson and Clinton counties, to Ok
ford Mills, in Jones' county, n distance
of some 80 mics.
On the alst of December. 1888. there
| were AS miles of raiirsi. In thu
state, an.i on the 3ist OF December
1870, there wer, 2.7SS miles. an increase
Of .335 miles in the two years. There
are now 5000 miles Of railroad in op
Grafton in tile State. According to ths
s4tirnate al the Treasurer Of State, tn,
value Of all the property now In rail
roads may he put ut rather more thar
$S0, ,0OO, 900, or about one.eieventh o
the entire value of all the property II
the State. The magnitude of this In
terest Is now No formidable AZ in my
Opiuion to demand some measure o
official supervision. AT present, rail
road companies, upon the completion
Of their lines. are required to report I.
the legislature, stating the smonn
paid iu," the entire expenses Of con
struction. "the length Of the road, tn
nuinbrr of planes on 1t, with their In
c'ination to the mile. the greatest eur
vature of tine road, the average wi,iti
Of tile grade, and the number of tie
per mile" / am not aware that any
railroad company In the State la
complied with this requirement. !; Ger
tsinly very few. II any. have done %
Each railroad IL also required 70 r.
port, under oath, to the Secretary q
State annually showing the amour
of its capital stock, and amount psi
thereon the amount Of bonds ISSUED
and how secured, aud all other ildebt
ednes- :, the length Of such raitroa'
when completed. and now much
built aud in use the number OF acre
Of iaud donsted or granted to them
by whom. and what disposition ha
been made of said grants and dona
ti1ns the gross amount Of receipt