The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-05-29

up An estimate Of what its locality
can furnish. Davenport will nnt
what the coal consumption 10; wha'
grain and produce it can expect r
draw from the region travssssd; what
the lumber and merchandise going
out may amount to With low tariiIs.
Wilton and other towns, the same.
As to the kind Of road proposed, Of
courss this meeting b no placs 10 en-
ter into . discussion Of the relative
merits Of broad and narrow gauges !;
but this much h certain, narrow gauge
roads are no longer experiments but
an assured success. AZ to eastern con.
nection, the Chicago 4 Millington
Marrow Gauge Road IL pushing to-
ward the Mississippi and 10 in the
hands Of men Of whom l have per
sonal knowledge Is being In every
way calculated to undertake nothing
visionary and to succeed In whatever
they undertake. This road offers to
our project just what IL needs In the
way Of an outlet.
Az to cost, capacity, &C.. the average
cost Of preparing narrow gauge road
for the rolling stock In . prairie coun-
try like ours will not exceed $4,000
per mile. Common roads average In
the State Of Illinois $4,000 The
weight Of = train Ut narrow gauge
cars loaded with seven tons each 10
less than the same number Of empty
cars on . common road. The narrow
gauge has been proved 10 be amply
adequate to the necessities Of ordinary
transportation, aud with the immense
reduction on nrst COST and the evident
great saving on running aud repairing
expenses, It IL plain that . fair In
terest on the money invested could be
paid BY very much lower rates OF tar
III than those under which tho West
IL now grooming.
After returning thanks for the in
tsrsst and favors shown, and express
ing qualification At the goodly audience
before him, Col. e. took his seat say
ing he had already talked much more
than he anticipated.
HI. c. Plat responded tn . call by
saying that the Upton people had not
% long neglected this project because
they were adverse to It or unmindful
Of their own interests; but being
somewhat isolated we have not caught
the narrow gauge fever. Indeed, ex-
perisnce has made Us somewhat in-
regarding railroad projects
and to make the matter worse, In the
very inception Of this one, Cedar
was reported a. represented BY
one May, genuine carpet-bagger,
whose performance in these parts rs
man has been fsrcical. Col.
Estes has our thanke for the attention
shown US, and we can assure him that
encouragement will not be
withheld. The speaker alluded to the
good market for many kinds Of pro-
duce offered by the three cities Of
Rock Island and Moline,
and expressed his conviction that this
road 10 the one we want.
Hon. VIM. HI. Tuthill went briefly
into the subject Of transportation
spoke Of the great m onopolies existing,
their gradual growing and present
power, and conclud, 4 that these cheap
roads, owned and controlled by the
producers themselves were the very
surest and quickest means Of relief.
We in Upton, he said. are not dis
by failures but only made
some y hat slow aud cautious. Judging
by himself he thought We were just as !
ready to give again whom the favors-
BILE opportunity offered, ~ ever before.
Pick your fiint and try again" should
De our motto.
8. v. Landt, Esq. responded to call
with many arguments 10 favor of such
! road ~ this promised to be aud
with the expression Of confident be.
lief that. although pledges might be
hard to obtain now, help would not
be wanting at the crisis.
The chairman, Mr.. Vest, had no.
Iced for months that the markets in
Davenport were nearly - good Is
Chicago, and felt satisfied that the
project under confederation would be |
! very valuable one for the producers
II this county.
Messrs. l.. l.. Sweet, p. NJ. Vest and
VIM. NJ. Knott were, on motion, con-
'tituted committee to prepare and
'eport the probable business for such
! road ut this point.
Hon. q. Yates, e. p. Furst, r. Cow
", H. G. Piatt, VIM. NJ. Knott and
Vim. l.. McCroskey, were chosen ~
delegates from Cedar county to attend
he regular annual meeting Of the
company, to be held some time in
June, OF which further notice will be
,iven.
With Q vote of thanks to Col. Estes
or his kindness In personally placing
he matter before US, and three rousing
cheers for the Peoples Narrow Gauge,
he meeting adjourned.
FROM WEST BRANCH.