Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-09-30
Correspondence.
"BeyOnd The Mississippi"

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T. Iowa is destined for mOpy years to
|. the Egypt Of a vast area. She is 10 fu
- nish the bread and meat for countless thou
o abds. and in exchange will receive the
r. gold and the products Of their mills, min
10 and manufactures. Not content with Il
} facilities afforded by her central locatiC
1t between the two mightiest rivers Of Mort
:. America, sffordiDg easy aud natural higl
4 ways on which to transport her surplr
' commodities. she is to-day covering an
> covered with a magnificent network Q
o railroads. For ten years the work ha
gone on, until, instead of where scventee
years ago it required Jokes Of patient OK
, en- and numbering sleds to carry the Stat
archives from the old to the new capital
there are now not less than four Thousand
miles Of completed railway, and nileag'
of nearly or quite one-half as much mor'
in contemplation. For year there ha
been lag in enterprise in this direction fol
several reasons, principal among them may
be cited the unsettled condition of fnau
cial matters and the urfa yorable influence
cxerted by class of extremists under va.
rlous guises and DISCUSSES whose motives
perhaps are well meaning generally. but
whose action instead of remedying the
evils, real and fancied, they seek TO adjust.
rather rebounds and tends to aggravate
their own misfortunes and losses. whatever
the extent aud nature may be. These
matters however, will be briefly discussed
as best our feeble pen will permit by.and.
by.
The opening up of the great and yet
comparatively sparcely settled country still
farther west and northwest will continual
ly. furnish an unceasing damand upon the
State. The demand is each year growing
larger. Already there are decided symp-
toms Of enthusiasm and excitement over
the discoveries in the Black Hills. Should
that locality in the near future realize the
high expectations many prophecy relative
to it, nothing could be better for Iowa and
Minnesota, for the broad, arabic acres of
these two commonwealth are those only
which would naturally be called upon to
furnish subsistence for the thousa nds who
will flock to the newly discovered region
n which the promises of gold and other
mineral wealth are said to be uumistaka-
Die. On the east, Chicago, Milwaukee and
1t, Paul afford near and sure markets.
To meet the past, present and prospective
demands, has the existing system of rail. S
oads extending over the length and ,
breadth of Iowa been established.
La almost air-lines across the State from t
asst to west are six grand trunk roads; r
our ofthem completed, one nearly COM c
eted, and the sixth has lofty expectations. 7
'hese lines are known as--1. Tho Bur. Il
pgton d Missouri r. r., running from 4
Burlington to East Platte on the Missouri d
nd Ultimately connecting with the great "
entral Pacific at Kearney Junction III G
'cbraska. The policy of this road has c.
zen liberal one toward land buyers aud o.
le reward is shown in the fine farms and Ia
ties along its route. Nowhere in the fe
lest have We seen higher state of cult. IN
ltion Of farms. better residences, fences, Ell
ritter villages and smarter cities than q
! that portion of this road from tho Mis-. b
ssippi to Ottumwa. Not that tho land e'
particularly better than elsewhere, or re
'causc of other natural advantages, but m
Their it is one Of the oldest lines, and as &C
'ove stated, the managers of the line in
I'VE not been so selfish as have been some q
ilroad officials. The landess have had in
tual and substantial encouragement to b,
tile along the road, and the terms OF P,
lrchase have been easy and generous. of
Il the principal lines have adopted the
me or similar features which govern this w
mpany in its land sales. 10 order that IT,
csc roads might be built, Congress do. pa
ted or granted immense tracts Of land to of
Q several companies, and, while at this aI
ne, for excellent reasons it may be well bu
check the process by which so many un
lions of acres have been bestowed on wi
operations, it is certain that without this ou
the roads would not have been con- ba
ucted-for long time at least. And wi
are not sure but that the lands and all eal
, interests connected with them are as moi
i managed for the good Of the State Br
individuals as though they we're man. attn
lated by private spectators and sharks. cal
'porations are not always soulless. 1t Tn
qually true that very many individuals VIII
. 2. The Chicago, Rock Island & raj
life r. r., running from Davenport to cou
lucil Bluffs, passing through DesMoines. Boz
capital of the State. g. The Chica. an
4 Northwestern r. r, crossing the bee
le from Clinton TO Council Bluffs. Il els.
he oldest of the trunk roads. 4. Tho exc