The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-01-14

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What MAT iv lhe ELECT "a Legislative
centred upon the general interests ~ the
people II iAnrnssIhie m The present time
Ii rsophcsy. have M donhf, however,,
that ~ general effect will prove bensf 4
cent u viii setsle the principle ~ leg.
islAsivc centFoi, and reform suuac vi the
evils VI railway management. Tho Law
should therefore In ~ main features W.
retained, and perfected ~ experience
may unfold Ia weaknesses, NJ NJ mar 10
necessary III Adult II IL the future
demands VI commerce. n has. however.
always seemed questionable ~ the
whether the most glAting evils or rail-.
way management could IN reached and
Aholiahed Ivy statute. l uniformly
argued, before Auch public assemblies
~ wMs Invited IN address and when M
views were sought upon thia issue, even
when this railway controversy was nt d
white heat, that had lcss faith In Ten
islAtivc restrictions than had In seek
Ing and encouraging wider diversified.
tion III our indnstrica, In innuguratinR d
cheaper tyatcm OF railways, aud
In fostering tho improvement and
construction of system NJ water wars
for tho transportation Of our heavy and
bulky products. The public mind hss
recently seemed 10 DO moving In thi,
direction. Marrow Gauge railroads are
being projected and constructed, and
they should receive al proper lcgisls.
1.-Two encouragement Tho Wisconsin and
Fox rivers Improvement Il progressing
Tho project OF tho Hcnncpin canal I,
being revived. And tho progress IN
deepening the outlet Of tho Mississippi
river BY the ,otty experiment Ii crafty.
Ing 20 tho projectors, with every pros
pect Of hnil success. Thcso, with tho com
plction OF improvements 10 perfect ths
navigation Of tho Mississippi river upon
our own borders, will In my judgment
open tho way for composition IN tn
shipment Ut many bulky commodItic,
Of Western production which will NOR,
cn6ctually cheaper transportation thar
any law tho wit 81 man can devise.
| There III, however, ono mode Of sccur
ing satisfactory rcsulss by railroad icgIs
lAtion which has - yct received bu
little attention Ia Iowa. Mr.. Charlel
Francis Adams, Jr., railroad commits
sloncr for Massachusetts, says, In sub
stance, that after eight years study d
tho railway problem he u satisfied Tor,
can 10 accomplished By tho iighs ant
publicity which commission may aifors
IN regard 70 railroad bnsincss, aud Iii,
partial supervision or railroads by sue,
commission, than by any general lar
lof controlling tho details 81 their man
agement. In all the late discussions q
the railroad problem, but little was sal,
In regard 10 the protection Of storkholl
err, and this Of ftsclf Ii Tho very ai.s D
the problem. II would be y isr for III.
General Assembly 10 consider this.
would not recommend al increase o
, State officers, but oil thu good results d
commission might 10 reached through
soinc n our present officials. TIL
executive council by tho employ
mont Of m intelligent statistical eler,
would make IN effective railroad com
mission. Or II tho Register 81 the Stat,
Land Office were charged with tho duty
In addition 10 hls present duties, d
exercising limited supervision of III,
railroads oi thu state, aud raportlus
such measures a. bis experience woul.
suggest, ! think II would exercise goot
infusncs upon tho roads and upon ihe
patrons.
The AeGr<gor q Misonri Rirr RAJ.
Hay.-Thia road had been completed |.
Algcna prior 70 my message Of two year
ago. Tho Act 81 tho 18th dencra
Assembly comforting the grant Of Ma,
y, 1864, upon tho hcurcgor and Sioui
City Railway Company contained II
substance tho following conditions
viz: That Il should 10 built upoI
Or nssr tho 43d parallel, north latitude
aud within ono mile Of Nov
Hampton, Chssles City, Mason City, 10,
Algona, interesting Tho proposed rail-
IVA0 sM0nsHk IuM ptO0k VVty ~ III
Minnesota Stats line Ii O'Drivn counly
II also provided that Me rod should i
completed 70 III terminus III OtI3ricl
! county By tho hsst day OF Deccmbo,
1875, and thai In cssc OF failure to com
ply with these conditions tho ptats conl.
, resume III tho rlghss conferred BY I'll
J oct and I'll tho lands granted whicl
J might s0mala undisp0scd of % sid com
psny On account OF road actually built
- the law provided that m aggrsgAt