, 1874-01-22
MILWAUKEE s. ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
Its Etsiiuro ia Comply with the C0st-
ultlotaa Ut 1tA Lnnd.tsraIlt in IOxvn.
Correspondcnee Of TAs Chfcapo Tribune.

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Its Failure to Comply with the Con-
correspondence Of 7he chfcaHo 1ftbttne.
McGnEoon, H., Jan. 20, 1874.
The State Of Iowa III general, aud NcGregor
In particular entertain for the A1iwaulsea (; IT.
T,,nt -"";, H.. 6n "a1a ~ 'i"'l'c'''enoss
-N"] .oA. 4"e '94o1a't.ialea asa'hst ues cnargou
ns unlawful 1aro anu freight, and committed
other indignitios that would consume too much
valuable tirno to onunlorntc. Tt is common to
400 men and corporations wor!, for ,1,o,r INV
,totost ,,t ~, ,,o..osa,., "oa III .n:sf M': o"n
.nee'os'; out you sol'esally aoe' With this feel-
io6 Oh eoll-adVahcomont, como littlo respect
for the rights Of othors. Tho object of
this article III to hrj,r hefora 3Go noo-
nlo Of 1owa :, ,os.,h1a wv s,,,l,oo. roo.
th.t ,ntaxosts H., .,,,a,o e1"t Ee'Aoo, suplee'
tnas interests tho ~holo State. and ono OF which
the people genoraIly seem to be ignorant, owing
Aaaa'on aau not 1eeo.'su 'no ~teont1on That lts
'1upo'.aneu ~ w., ~ uotaa"aco'
IN tue 12tA day OF May, 1861, Congress ap-
proved all act which granted to tho state of
Iowa lauds for tho narnose of aiinc +, tho NV.
structIo, NJ a ,a;1ra,, fron, r.;.. :. ~ sae ~o"-
a.. =. = o"u 1'o" po'.is u Ut Hoar
.no 'oos OF MALI street. South Mcdregor, in said
stato in westerly direction, by tho moat prac-
tical route, on or near tho 43a parale; Of
north latitude. until it shnnjd intauoot t,,o
ro.d r,,rr;nr .ran, n;o'.A n.,.. .A@0taoo* .no
s,ata ~ ,,,a ,,,.,' to H., ov. o,y' III salo
o'@'s' 10 tno souto 1no OF 1ho state OF Min
nesota, at such, point US tho said State Of
1owa might select, hotwcen tho Big Sioux
ana tho West Fork OF tho Dss Aloinoa River, in
tlo County Of o'Brlen in sald state.-said lands
numbers hootjon NJ tEn art nrnuidas ,,,oyt ~ w. H.
grant a|,nI, hs .nh,cc. - ia s,,esni % s1 te
aro s ow Ss for the 20 oses @ sss Lss
no othets aud to bs dtaoosod Of in the follow
Ing .nannor.: tho Governor OF tho State, utter
a..
thon issue to tbs sse ~ p.tants for In %nc nmn
Which arc thon decided by the Governor to liz
Company that lus built said 10 consecutive
miles and 30 on, docalng LOO sections for every
as auy iirHt-class road in tic West' 1' 40 e'oa
Tho Legislature of the State Of: Of low. gaye the
Hallway Company, Who'll soon eh.seod siGaa IT, uss amy
oompaoy Who Is eod oa or ysr aSa sosd ad
the milwaukee, Il St. Paul Railway. The con. .
dttiona Of tho act fosransing tho land to tLe
lava aro smatnnt'"iiv tho sau,o nu e t u
5omn H "" auus1an';'y @ !. tno Same ~ the aot OF
further the torms on which the Company accept !
tho grant,
baa comne5 viii 'ho conti,tnnn ~ -" a,I I1p"'y
reference to tj.at no. norton Of Gov. csrnonters
!I6t mesaaoe WHICH treats or tlio matter IN qu1s-
slon wa kiso tne feaao, . oo!ter Mea OF the
non-coMpianoo q tlo Oou1pnny than your cor
losPouaons u aole ,, TO ao, aaa WIZ 10 OF much
n'gher AUTHORITY. Iho Governor saya:
n a' ~ haa p9en aas oTar ,rd he
or aaSs aGs H. q na @ mag NJ m aha
5i,ai be a. or Icar ts ~ foot Of If In speet Us sn't
MrGregor.H Tho act OF tho aenoral Assr1uh,y uf
1903. regraninx tho lanlz required 10 condition Of
such grun that tho road shall 10 completed 'as far
%es. ns oa!ckasaw, ~ Nange H. ~ oasekasaw County.
" w 1e e. ~ aay Of senemaer Ilat nuint u
NTH tbe SIsssainn My"r at Wor Mereanr
miles nurth of tue proxlmatc initiat nons i,a,nnS
III tho act Of Congress-. Almitting-wi,ich is mora
han q,lest!onsbls-that thu pieeo OF road built
rom t4o hltssl#snpt Aiyer to ollnar by another Com
aay ID nar. o. n9 na contemplated IN tue act Of
1o ws"r thn r:r"ont y. nt,a seaaon tor
DOT of Main Rtrost, South Mcasegor," would
rrsoar 1sen' ~ " s,ol hoint hnt ~ south
,hsorraSI ~ M; NH nart ~ tho oans ~ ~ 10
II liz DIV Of Mcnreror nor wna Il n he rov1 ny