The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-05-20

CHICAGO, CLINTON y w ESTERN.-
The following items and opinions
concerning this railway project are
gathered from exchanges. Quoting
from the ADVERTISER of last week
the Iowa City Press Of the 18th
inst. comments thus:
The ADVERTISER is mistaken about
that narrow gauge project. We
don't enthuse over anything except
standard gauge, and the Keokuk is a
much older project than the !. S. W.,
for its line was graded through this
county before Clinton and Upton
sent delegates down to ask us to help
them get another route East. The
Keokuk line is the cold love-" as to
date, but we are perfectly polyga-
nous in the matter of railroads, and
have never considered one project as
the rival of the other. The Keokuk
line has faltered through just such
operations as Hinckley's, and if we
SteW NOiu VI tHdt lhltH WHICH LiOtCS
mountains, when the possibility Of
Hinckley's keeping his word is men
toned, it is because we are con-
versant with all the sick symptoms of
a railroad enterprise.
No town can say that Iowa City
has ever done less than her duty to
all who have sought alliances with
her, and limitations to the reverse
of this fact are not at all kind. keo-
kuk desired Northern road, and
asked US to grade il through johnson
county, which we did promptly and
well.
Clinton and Upton came, asking a
road over our territory TO the rich
lumber market and thick coal beds Of
the Southwest. They wanted the
pledge Of tax Of n per cent, and
we voted it, almost unanimously.
They asked an increase to per cent.
and we voted that Immediately. The
line through this county is graded
promptly. Mr.. Hinckley puts sl25,-
600 into the work and on the Com
pany's credit buys the iron. With
out paying dollar out he sells it at
a figure which returns to him his
Sl25,0OO invested in the road bed
and profit of $4,000. This iron
jobbing operation was based, in part
upon Iowa City's response to Tip
toms plea for help to get road, and
on Citations anxiety for an extension
Of her commerce.
If anybody thinks Mr.. Hinckley
has suffered by pockcting a profit on
our credit, let his equities be shown.
The present pause in Hinckley's
operations, and the present April
shower of pledge and promise, proba-
bly, mean that Mr.. Hinckley has some
other contingent contract or stock
job on hand, based upon the credit
which his past connection with this
project gave him.
Let our friends in Upton and
Clinton be assured that while Iowa
City is no longer open to the seduc-
ton of "singing BIRDS she has much
faith in valid and secured contracts,
and is as heartily joined as ever in
any honest effort for finishing this
line, but she must respectfully de-
cline to be played with any longer.
And then in its next issue, that Of
Saturday evening, 18th inst, we find
the following:
/. S. W.-The Board of Directors
met this morning.
Present-President Kirkwood, Di-
rectors WHIT. Smith, of Oskaloosa; ;
J. F. White, of South English; Saml.
Sharpless, c. I. Ransom, Rush Clark,
George J. Boal-a quorum.
On motion of Mr.. Smith the prompt
action Of the executive committee in
notifying Mr.. Hinckley of the forfeit
Of his extension by non-ful6llment,
was approved, and all further steps
necessary to terminate all control If
the line by him and to declare oblit-