, 1877-03-08
GouId's Coup d'Etat on the iowa
Pool Lines.
Great Reduction in Passenger Rates Be-
tween Chicago and New
Orleans.
Annual Meeting md Election OF Direct
ors Of tho Chicago &
Iowa Roal.
Railway Projects in 1owa--
Miscellaneous News.

nAILn0An.plt0JEC IN IOWA.
Sptctde Cbr4tepondtncs n The T7bYre.
DHs Mo1Hss, Ia. March 5.-Tha people OF
Iowa wnnt railroads in many sections; but, t1n-
der the Influence Of tho Hallroad- Tariff laws,
capitalists will lnyest no money In railroads In
tits State. Tho rocent decision Of the United
etates suprcmf Court on tho Granger faHs will
add stronger objections to Investment. Bald
prominent raflroal.1nan to your correspondent
yestcrlaStu reply 6n4ucry ~ to tho effect Of the
dcets1on: "1hc decision Wilt put an end TO rall-
rpad-bulll1ng In every Etato Affected 1y the do
cisso1,. Every dollar invested In building raIl
roads would be lost" The returns made to tho
Executive Council for 1916 of rat1road-carnfngs,
shows All Improbable business. No road which
owes . dollar OF debt but shows o deficit, aud
this with an Increased business.
Yet the people want moro railroads, and to
get theaa they must build them. To thls end
taxes voted under tho Kallroat-Al law passed
lust winter.
A company ha. been Incorporated as the Des
Mo!9es s r.! RLycr kalway Company, with capital
the Iowa Division Of The Illinois Central Noad
to pofnk on the Sioux City q vt. raul Road,
through! Palo Alto County. The headquarters
q tLe Company ls a. Eu'metstnIg u wLfestdent'
Shea; 8ccretary, A. W. Utter.
Two plans arc Proposed to e1tcnd the Mar.
TSeS III aouStess a pnt ' exsss;on x oG .hs
year. One Is to point Oh tho st. Paul & sioux
City Hoah, near Ninunn, in Minnesota. Whctls-
er It will make that pont Or 1!verge 70 the cast-
@spehs @ on oe s liz gnese u r.,
Route, but tho people along tho Other,
line hare offered tho best induce
thrn.Irt fhfh nHtfnS otst1 Hhc1hv Enunftnk
The routc llaa been surveyed, and tho road can
be built choaply. It Viii paas through q fine
country, not yet pEe.empted by railrostls, but
c chaao D RoS et1 fsan @ si Pacc S and the cSago X
Il Northwestern, had It not becn for the Rail.
road-Taria law. Ex.0ov. Merrill, who In
auguratcsl and carried forward TO completion
The Narrow-dauEe Road 70 Ames, is at t!;e head
erally succeeds in what ho undertakes.
Tho Charlton d Dea afoines I&oad is another
pro{ect now well assured Of success. 1t ID vlr-
Ha an e1tfnssn It,. ei ths 1panoe pd ll BrsD; ; Of
th!s city. Several towns harc already voted tho
necessary aid, and the people arc enthusiastic
IN The matter. Tho ultimate object Of tl.ls
e. Ioas 'o aa thu. nfs'n sss te heus' pes"a Viz lie
boneGt OF two strong competitive mar
n,oyiug to extend tho road from Charlton to
~; Ayr, where + will Connect Win Tie Pc
have tho road from lntauola to Charlton nearly
completed the present yenr.
Tic people OF Washington County are making
nn effort to secure tho extension Of the Nurltng
ton d. Northwestern }iA<row-faauge TO tllat
c9unty, which enn be done II the county will
flirnkh tho right Ut why, build tho road, lily tho
iron, a11a complete It nearly for business, thu
Company only to furnish thc iron and rolling
stock; which Is abuut the ulttmatutn Ut all
preparations to build railroads Ia 1own at prcs-
INT. This road ia already IN operation twenty
1ye miles, mud Ia payiu. we'll.