, 1879-01-15
IOWA RAILROAD MATTERS.

Spetfal Correspondence NJ The Tribune.
Dgs MONIES, To-, Jau. 18,-Gcneral Manager
J. s. Merrill, Of tho Chicago, Milwaukee d St.
Paul. made mastery stroke ot saEacfty whsn
nc purchased tho dtlnpldatcl and almost use
less Dubuque Southwestern Road, from Du-
buuuo to Cedar naptds. It Is tho entering
wcIgo to.bis movotncnts to come, It fs already
traffic at all points along the
line, ard especially whore It comes In compete
tlon with the Chicago Il Northwestern.
Wherever these two giants meet there
tile fur flies. Tho most energetic
md progressive skill are pittcd against
each otl.cr. At Anamoa the Chicago, Milwau-
kcc d IT.. Paul IL putting up new md enlarged
buildings prospective Of several now projects
OH llnlt, which will culmfnate during the pres-
cnt year. The Chicago d Northwestern con
template extending tts Midland Drnneh north
to Quasgucton, along the valley ot the Wapsle-
plu1iccon, which would tap tho Chicago. Mil
waukec Il st. Paul trade, which largely goes to
wsslSca wsnkca 4: s g. Paul II PROPOSE to chceE-
mats tho Chicago q Northwestern by
extending The Dubuque Southwestern up the !
Sabuta, Ackicy ~ Dakota Division bs making |
cut from Anamosa to Hale Vllinge, thus short .
cutn1 tile distance to Chicago materially. Tits |
9,nrriss aIonr that river, whcf furnish tae bcst
Ht,no s sto1,s IN anerira. il Il probably true
that these improvements are nude ou tic Du- |
buquo southwestern preparatory to tne
WcrrtI makca ills f,ntI p,1sh for Kaueas CRY Or |
tilcreabouts. y;n Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, and
sieoufneY, ia a littlo race With tho Burlington,
lSctwrrn htont!cc1Io md Aualnusn new iron
has bccn lnii. The old iron was laid twenty
years ago, weighing but thirty.shrce poundstothe
;,uo IL iii Pcrkins7 most truthful yarl,s. No
accident ever occurred from e detective rail-
Tho Dubuque Southwestern track was laid on
thr surFucs Of tba ground from tmpec,.ptostty of
a. nurstion viii well postcd railroad jncp
w1,rthcr nr nnt tint II tho btst wuv to build
rnlroatI. in thu West
ii ID rcported that the Chicago, Rock Island
r. t'nrtTc mayarers hnyo rtytn tic Dea Mo[ncs
r. Viilfsca RailroaI Conpapy assurance tint
t1ey viii take hu]l Of tic hitter, il tho people
oIonv lin iins viii yoto tho urcessary Ink lid,
rhis VIII virtually be an extension Of tho Koc<
.a~n' i.nrinptnn Il O,nry. Should tho buost
cot,,s frota thu othcr way, it woud bo 4 branch
| of Tic Cbica9o, BURLINGTON s. Quincy.
Il il % cnrfsptly ru,.5orcd tfat It's Chicago,
| EtIlwaukro d III. Paul and Chicago s. North
,gr.srrn orc mnkfnr a strstcslc moyeInent On
tho Davenport q st. Paul Ioad, which ID prob
abiy tho worst managed road ia the State: The
sMe e -, srtrhios tt,e IT. pa,,i Cn1nna,,v rcts
=. T. wtIi In cstcniei to c0nncctiou WITH it,
.,asr ia. T., IfrwrrI Cnn,.tv. T'he Northwest-
nr.' san titt,1a T. -. fecrr anI transfer iinr.
~ tes. es th" ~, vrors tf,H ,yns Nnrthweat is
twcsn ,' t;iscnrn M ui tfo Missouri Ntysr north Of
tho EhIcaep. nock Island & pacttic Roatl viii
im or,iifSnrsi In nn,nii meshcs by tle NORTH
.rastnrn nS,iEt. rat,l WnnIa.
Th. sid EookuS !: Des Moipts Railroad Com.
,on% hovt hro,,t,l,t m nctiu in thu ct,urts here
aai,st the r". Mnimrs 4 Fnrt Dmnc i.on,nsny
sga',ss r amors. ons In n ,h lin IT Tha ,tait;-
III ,la ..1,. ,1,st In. "f"nnnt rcfusI ~ ns,.
q, ats ssss cars sa1 ~ n1o,ntf ycr is rad T. r. ba
Inn ina,ieu ~ shIupers auI returned; and aiso r.
r.ni 80 ho, frr,ht ,ver liz r,s,}. tt, he trims
nne.ut ~ Kco,,aE nvrr ntaittff's rnad. ttnjess
fsIss ss'G Z TO to Chcsro k sau
,. Z es rstcnsiy 9G H., .am. cn,o beforo tho
p,t'rmoa f'on,,nis.iyn"ra @ nnt IL 1n resl,tt Of d
ts, ba, worn tics" Two o,,,ranca craving out
f tsu ~ IN .,n,s,ncnt ri I'm Retuk 3ol,.
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tas mat.ct o. nspp. .l,aa,sa,o .r,n,t. M.
s.,,.'. ~ ~. Tnrt f)tsIrt f:nmuany. nni f0ryal
% tbrn into o1psptlyu aud useless Litigation. Tic
.aa.,ectiou ] viii, them, and paY snunl moncy
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H. En"s f.f"Mt anl bnrroweI cars Of ths Int.
.nc sn tsosA s,r,ns ~" r,mt trerefnr. Wmn tta
,n IT. pWu9,;', s.,,t ,ars frsi.lt charees v.re
I'nau;r', % IN s,iyamcc, 4 rleh, Clearly and legally
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