Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20
Beardstown to Shawneetown is two
hundred and ten miles.

hundred and ten miles.
| In this connection, it is said, an
Interesting struggle is now in pro-
gress TO obtain possession of the
Rock ford, Rock Island and st. Louis,
which is now in the bands of re-
ceiver, and will probably be sold to
satisfy the interests of the hondhold-
ers, some time in June and July OF
the present year. The Ohio and
Mississippi company, IL Is rumored,
will make an effort TO obtain control
of the road /; ii is also said Mr.. Cable,
the President, will also endeavor to
get possession in his own interest.
If the Ohio and Mississippi company
is successful they will change the To-
cation of the route into Burlington.
The trains of the Springfield and IL
linois Southeastern viii then run
from Beardstown northward on the
Rockford, Rock Island and St.
Louis as far as Swan Greek, distant
only about forty miles from Burling-
ton, and from there run into our
city. LIZ, upon the other hand, the
Cable interest Is successful, the o. 4
NJ. Co. will extend their road 10
Burlington over the old surveyed
route from Berrd-.own. For this
reason the citizens Beardstown nntur-
ally would prefer that the Cable
party should win the day, rs that
result would give them direct road
from their city into Burlington.
The $. & /. s. Il. road is now known
upon the time schedules Of the o. d.
NJ. Co. rs the ''Springfield Division"
OF that Cumpany's roads. 1t is safe
TO assume that it will not be the
policy of that Company to let the
terminus of this branch of their main
line remain at an interior town. 1t
will ultimately be pushed through
10 the Mississippi river--an eXten-
sien THAT would greatly increase its
grain traffic as well IA adding "A fair
proportion Of other kinds Of freight.
To extend the road To burlington
would be natural policy of the Conn
pany, yet, if our citizens would make
this desirable event certainty their
own policy should be TO increase
their lines of communication west
ward. We must concentrate here SO
large traffic and 80 extended a
network OF roads That eastern com
psnics will find il TO their interest 10
extend their roads 10 Burlington.
The first step in furtherance of this
policy il to bniId the Burlington and
Northwest Marrow Guage. If that
road IL built, second road through
the southern tier Of counties of Iowa
will surely follow, and after that We
need have no fear about eastern con-
nectiOns.. We will have all the main
trunk lines at our doors, aud among
the first will be the famous Buit!-
more aud Ohio through its Boards
town extension.
The completion Of our A. K. u d..
road, If ii does not give US the privi'
lege Of running cars through direct
from Knoxville 10 ST. Louis, Ms oil
had anticipated when our negotia-
tons were first opened with Mr.. Bu-
ell, seems likely now to give us no
less valuable advantages through the
Baltimore & OHIO, which Is "on the
most cordial terms with the Chicago,
Burlington d Quincy Company"
Then at Burlington we would have
choice between three markets: CHI
cago tia G. B. d q. without breaking
bulk; Baltimore, Now York, and
other eastern cities, without trans
shipment; and the southern cities
ria Ohio and Mississippi Road to st.
Louis, without change Of cars, or by
water to st. Louis or New Orleans.
Our grain, if il should go direct to
st. Louis by rail, must there pay ex-
pense Of trans-shipnent for New Or
leans; and that expense would
probably be no greater at burlington
than al st. Louis.
If Burlington has not already pro-
vided elevators and other facilities
for transferring grain from it's vari-
Gus roads to the steamers and bar
ges, it must provide such facilities at
an early day.
Should it eventually transplre that
Mr.. Buell. could have given us the
direct outlet to st. Louis which he
promised, and which our people 70
much desired we may also see at an
early day that our new arrangement
with the G. Il. Il q. will give Us
equivalent advantages.
iowa Railroad Law.
Judge Dillon, Of the United States