Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-11-26
REGULAR MEETING Of Knoxville
Literary Society, next Friday evening,
at the old Christian church.

1 at the old Christian church.
| SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD Re-
DIyIUs.-No item Of news can be
more acceptable and gratifying to our
| readers than the intelligence that
work has been resumed on the South
western Railroad, and that thirty-five
miles will be in operation by the 18th
Of March next. Mr.. Hinckley was
i'm the city last week, accompanied
by Mr.. Wallbaum, contractor for the
T.. b. a. @. r. r., and an agreement
was entered into by which the afore-
mentioned parties agreed to buiid
and have in operation thirty-five
miles Of road by the 18th of March
next, ten miles of which is to be built
from this city to Lenox and the re-
manning twenty-five from Clinton
west, and the entire line between
this city and Clinton will be compile
ted early next season. Mr.. Wall
baum, the contractor, informed a
gentleman in this city, that il the
weather continued propitious, he
would without the shadow Of a doubt
have the thirty-fve miles In opera
ton within sixty days. Should there
be failure on the part Of Mr.. Hinck-
ley to complete the number Of miles
indicated, within the time specified,
he forfeits all rights and interest he
may have in theroad, and Is enjoined
from any interference to a transfer OF
the road to other parties. He said
considering the unfrieDdly legislation
towards railroads he could not have
been induced to engage i'm this as AN
original project, but as he has several
hundred thousand dollars already in
vested in the line, he is compelled to
complete it. There is now no qnes-
ton about the completion of the
road. "-Iolca city Republican.
There is great deal Of conjecture
hereabouts about this move; what 1t
means, etc. Some think 1t will only
he built TO Iowa City, others that 1t
will be completed TO Sigourney and
the G. II. I. d p. n. r., will absorb it
and run it west, while others say it
will run on the first line surveyed, via
English, Shanghai. indianapolis, TO
Oskaloosa. Whichever plan is follow
ed it will be good thing for our city
and we hope it will follow the original
line, for then we are certain to get
both it and the G. r. /. d p. Il. R.
OskaiOoSn Herold.
The re-agitation Of the Iowa South
western II. Y. project is finding favor
able responses along the entire line to
the Missouri river. Clinton Age.
Knoxville is interested in this pro-
ject. The road was originally intended
to run from Clinton, on the Mississippi,
pia Iowa City, Oskaloosa and Knox
vile TO st. Joseph, on the Missouri.
Omaha was afterward considered a
point on the line, and mentioned in
the name of the road and company.
1t Is understood here that large
share of the money which Mr.. Grin
nell invested in the grade between
here and Abba was obtained from Mr..
Hinckley, and that that portion Of the
grade lying between here and Belle
fontaine. I'll miles, was intended by
Grinnell to be turned over eventually
to be used by Mr.. Hinckley's company
or be made a part Of the Southwestern
road. The enterprise was worked up
to q considerable extent along the line
all the way to Omaha, and taxes were
voted to it in several Of the counties.
We have hope i'm the Southwestern as
remote chance. Possibly it and the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific will
hurry each other; and possibly we
might hurry both of them by timely,
judicious and liberal action.