, 1877-01-24

9pscial Correspondence n The Tr!bxHt.
DEs MolSEs, H.. Jan. a9.-'r4o Mcurcgor
Western has again turned up In Congress III
bill to amend See. !, art of May II, lsli, nlak-
Ing tho construction of u road from McHrcSor
to The Missouri River, along tho fortyth!rl par
allcl. 1t WIS very tcrluus and excited bono of
contention fur several weeks iurlug tho session
Of tho lus. i.cyIstaturc,-a bill having been pre-
Bentcl to resume tho lands granted to It by tic
Slate, the rUatt having forfeited tho grant, ny
Noncompliance with It's trrtns. Tho rcsnlt waa
resumption Of the gra,t, aud u sc-grult, tug
with total Indifference, &c that agaln.
fur tl,o fourth time the ruad
has forfeited lta Erunt Tllo solc Iurpoec Ut the
company eeetus to have been from tlo ttart 10
hce,lre The greattat possible amount of lnnd fur
tho least possible leUEthuf ruaui uuu tint with
q. l!tt!e regard to tho conditions Of tlu law as
possIhlc. III process nf ttme tho road MIA COM
plcte,l u Aigona, III kos5uth County. ~ give
d history Vt the cyAsEaHs Ut law, the plumber,
and lt!e attempted robbery vi homestead set
tiers ulons tne Eaute, would require too nurs
al'ace. From Asona west. ths !lnc rnns to
V'lirlen County, which lis IN thu northxcst
curuer. wi,csr It ntrrxects With tho SIOUX CITY
& 1T. fAul Kua'i. Tie Company sought last
winter IN the Legislature ~ Hct authority to
chaugo their route 10 I'd tp form con.,rction
wE,h the so1x City Il 1t. Paul ltnail outside Of
U'l,rirn County, to tho south, un thc ground
that, to compel them to toinIly with the terms
VI tile original Eraftt they Wtillu Aafe 10 run
from SIItltlon nelrly due south to reath Sioux
| City, because tllu slaux City u ~. paul Koad,
| instead III running through tho tentro Vi
| U'Drcn County uurth null south, only crossed
this cul,nty lli1go.lly III tlc northwest corltr.
VI cuussr, the pcoplu Ut those COUNTIES and the
Northwest wc1u opposed t. any, chan5e IN tho
I terms VI the rontrart. They hll been waiting
fifteen yrprs fur rai!roa! The Company had
thtec times promised to bllil IT, and each t!I,s
| fnled. 1t Lad becu given h.a1ilfltcnt grant
Of land u alternate SECTIONS twenty nllics wide.
| It was finally decided th4t tho road should bu
completed 10 Spencer, III clay County, Jan.
| !, l5,7, and, when 10 completed, the
earned land was to bo certified
tu tht road, rcscrvny to homestead settlers asl
rights anu innunttict, a,ll all other pcrsuis On
public Iallus Thu Company within thirty days
after tho passage Of tho act VAS To Etsutfy its
arceptaneep py filing good md sufficient lOlld iu
the auul Of F5UuG1 With the luyernoF for the
performance vi tho contrast. II tlas dune lot!.
lug, but now asks Cougrr=s to pcrllit It to co!l-
not with stIa Sioux City Il ot. PAUL lsoalut such
punt as 1t may see Tt. Tits bill las passed the
House, 41ld viii DOUBTLESS PASS tlc scllale. The
sall v i'll then be completed Oh Hue aucsoulli-
wsss ~ tbs Sioux City l. st, Paul kuaal, prub.
ably Ut Or near Le Mars, relying upon the State,
~ It las repeatedly uonc, - ncecdo IT, the
cEauge aud renew tue grant. When completed
Il will hasten development Of tile northwest
counties ana adl millions to sle wealth Ut tht
State.
THE MApLa VALLEY ROAD.
Tho Maple Valley Road ID another northwest