, 1877-03-30
RAILROADS.
IOWA.


BuhtlxHTAx. Ia. March 2J.-ThIs year opens
With ptomihing prospect Of considerable railroad
building in Iowa II the amonn' nf rond actually
built shall compare fstorahIy with TIE quantty Of
elatter now being made throuxhout lie State. tho
mileage built this summon viii cover half the State.
don't mean TO discourage tie necessary use OF
chin music, but merely 10 note the dispropotton
between the caors snd the results. For instance,
and 1t IL good enough scheme to begin With euy.
how, there are The
DER MONIES rnoszcrs.
Dts Motnca IN working most deteFnned1y for a
north nnd .aouth road. and tho indications nov arc
very favorable that her energy ard industry will be
rewarded With success. The aim OF I)es Moinca IL
evidently 10 kccuEo 4 road between ST. Joseph aud
the former city. At present there arc no iess than
three roads projected. and all Of them wcre alive
md l'rely when last heard from. The Charlton,
Dea Moines southoFh, which IN putting tho middle
at one end 10 bc nusu.-bnt thnt ia what they call
it's one Of these, and Lucas County |. decidedly
nsitatca nycr thi. scheme. Charlton u doing cner.
sette woEk and the townships along tue lne Of Tho
proposed rnad arc voting taxes up md down with
rcrkaere miectlfane0nsness that 10 indicate
tl.at here and there town.hip YIN have 70 be
Srsaai1 an C. c,.en.Ion Of The Indisnoa = ptsne! 1ae
q tue ch'eago. Rock Island q PasIac Rna,i
from Dee Moines viii, the object ultimately Of
tors IN !ea s!otnes announce their expectation of
completing the road from indisnola 70 Charlton
e: ax f. ID @ o X, rSh 1a' Gou
l,as already done the same. Otter Creek Town.hlp,
I.aea. County. snd Liberty Center, in Warren,
oeet oiisr creek has @ a. election Il op ef"s. ia
ss.sa THOUGH bce,,sr % "d ni'ss ae
TIIE NAHkow.0AG1E
must he rccountxcd now in all Iowa raliroad
schemes. and 10 ucs sioincs puts the lIstc banlng
on tue head md sntrdnccf Il to play second part
sccnnd llnc has hctn duly chr4stcnrd 4Athr
~. Joseph : Drs MoInue Sarruw. Gauge Railroad"
s"d e. in1 cssso sSss sa s
ton i Quincy At 0.eeota, and pa.stns throngh Ill.
Ayr, H;lcsilie. t,tccola. and lndjanola. The peo.
th|s scheme. and, At u recent meeting held there,
resolrcd that they would aid any responsibtc rail-
road company who would undertake to construct
rcein equally awake IL the value Of tic road x
meeting Of the citlzcna u Clarke county, viii DO
THE pEs MoiNE., ALTON 4 MISSOURI
Railroad Company. which WAS formally organized
organic Law to locate now and forever The head.
lean. into the po.it,an Of . ratlto4d eet,ire.
,of jose. Alton Sss noi .a!leirntly ponlsfsd tha b.
EiSrs,nsnes Of 1srlne'"n With ths thops q te
nurv railroad. Alton ha.. tho moro ahs vii Ind
uul. Thlr road |. t0 b. built BY taxation. aud Looks
largely y ll,c ch:eaI., i:4ck slanl 4 lacI1e. AZ
rtcscst OF thi. prorct nj Aftnn. dlepsteh was re-
eee!r.sl fro'n ~ Milne. stating that tho t,caxu,
MYcA I.land + l'.eies r:a . build ne tesl . the
lug WI. hell At snunt Ayr.
q NJ, ,;: Gts;t,. ths rsoPls e nax
cOnn.y thry are sure VI tho ruuA should either
unu VI thu three proltcts %ncceed. and that Ut
them xithcte secpsto be every reason to believe.
THE UKa MONIES H1ykR RAILWAY
has bren Incorporated nt pcs MutHes for ths puf.
I,pss nf hata!IpI IaaA nutth from Some point on
te 10 ls"s s,n. n,'4g9 q ho n e Snt
At Emu,e!@Iurs. .nd Il. eip!s, i slo9, 60:
row sauss north from l,es Moines s'na Z 10 a
noiut uh ths s. Panl i SIOUX city lioad, near
%inona Mss Tes 9ts. h through ouhrs
nurlinEton 10 the centsr n sesefal rroleeta Of
which TUX Thihux& haa already MAILS tucntlon
ts .tn tine ~ s1 H., T shs as
prospects. Ills burlington 4 Sorthwsstern, : now low
arl!, IN Henry County. viii naisahisdiy 10 &. r.
tended westward this snmmct. President Thomas
Is4sc and the b!recturs uf the road mrs energetic
The towns west an! nur,h VI WIn1eld want tito
portanss @ - ,ha. Il qu!s prots s .ha h. iHa tr h. s
ginning will lceoms Itself tw0 yoAs, with i junc.
tk'n ~ Winfield one branch tunnl!'y nnstlWrst
through Jefferson Goubly.
THE Hu'tIlSaroS, MONMOUTH = lLtixoIs RIVER,
annthsr natrow.EaHFe, is n 1he hands nf com.
iecti.s paint on the Ilnoi. River, w1sre tunncc.
isn I: 70 h tsst.a ~h .hs ssa
nalns Meetings have btGn hela along the prU.
posed linz through warren and futon t'onasca
griie movement on lhs part Il rcofla Or Pskin |
either Womb give acEes'ed vitality 10 shs project
and secnsc tho tpal.