Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-12-21

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Ed. BULLETIN:-I stated in my last
that there would be railroad meeting
soon. Said meeting came off last Satur-
day evening The hall was filed to its
utmost capacity. The meeting being
ing called to order, j. johnson was
elected chairman. After stating the OBJ
| ject Of the meeting, Mr.. Triften, Of Lis
comb, was introduced, and made quite a
lengthy speech, giving what he claimed
as the advantages Of the narrow guage
road over the standard, or broad guage,
and claiming that as it costs SO much
less to build and equip the road, freight
can be carried cheaper and upon this
supposition the farmers will receive
from five to ten cents more on bushel,
or hundred weight, than they would to
market their products on other roads.
will state some of the points that he
used, as it may interest many who do
not understand the system Of the mar
row guage, as it is comparatively new.
The road under contemplation was
started about two years ago, at Lis
comb, by company that built II miles
OF road and have operated it ever since.
The hard times coming on, the road was
not pushed further. On the 18th of
last November the company was organ
lied, and the road was named the Chi
cago, Iowa & Nebraska Narrow Guage
Believing it to be more economical to
build the road toward the west than
east, it was decided to commence at
Bellevue and work west. The survey
has been run through and corrected
back, and contract has been let to
build 40 miles out from Bellevue, at
$500 per mile. He said that the road
can be built, equipped, and furnished
with good depots and telegraph, for
$4,000 per mile, while the standard
guage costs from 1926 900 to $4,000 per
mile. Three cars will carry the same
amount of freight as two Of the stand
ard. The cars are "a feet long and
weigh four tons empty, while the stand
are 30 feet long and weigh ten tons, ma
king difference of six tons in weight to
the car to run back and forth over the
road The engines weigh from IL to 20
tons, and will run 100 miles with one
ton OF coal, the standard engine, which
weighs 30 to 40 tons, consuming one ton
of coal in 35 miles The rail weighs IS
pounds to the yard, the standard Sc
pounds to the yard, and the grade is
third cheaper. Mr.. IT, states that
there is no trouble in getting local aid
east of and up to Troy Mills, and that
this branch is expected to consolidate
with a company that has built road
from Chicago to Rock River, called the
Chicago 4 Pacific After he had finish
ed speaking, vote of the house was ia
ken on the five per cent tax, which was
lost. An opportunity being given for
questions and speeches by the citizens,
it was occupied quite freely. One gen
tleman became quite enthusiastic in
urging the farmers to vote against the
tax, and very clearly proved his position
by reference to the tax list of last fall
Mr.. T. replied, and the former gentle
man being called on again took the floor
to reply, but was cut short by the chair
man adjourning the meeting. This rails
ed quite an excitement, and much feel
ing was manifested on both sides.
Mrs. Fouts, widow lady living two
miles south of this place, left her daugh-
ter OF seventeen at home to prepare din
ner for the boys, and look after the
household duties, while she went to
Vinton to visit another daughter. Dur
ing her absence the daughter received
a visit from her lover-the name of the
daring swain is N. Albert-and they
there would be more pleasure
in married than in single life, decided to
try it. They started for Vinton but not
to ask Mas advice. They first went to
the Court House where they obtained
the necessary papers, next to Marys-
vile, where the knot was tied.
WEST.