, 1879-08-18
IOWA RAILROAD MATTERS.

IOWA RAILROAD MATTERS.
Ep,clal Correspondence of TAe Trih1tns.
DEs MONIES H., Aug. t5.-'lhc Dcs Mones,
slarsl,a'ltuwn, Monroe & A1tlwauxcc Railroad t.
Il fixed fact. Its alitcrntvc titiu 1ncans sr,<i.s
ness, and Chicago ueels to "looll lcelc
out" Officers Of the Company aro
now In Milwaukee to confer With Nan-
ager Merrill, H.l nseertn!n whnt ha will
do about Il. As he IL Que of the Directors, lis
hardly probable hs wi1l 70 back III his own
bantllng, especially so promising ono, 1t that.
A. gla'ncs q the mp W., VII show thc proposs4
best portions Of tho State. 1t brings Milwaukee,
within 3Ii7 miles nf this city. DISTANCE to CHI
cago, miles. Milwaukee Is dcsirnls n1 reach.
IL s a poron s% u It IN Po toss Gsnty H ws fai
il inrxhaustIb!e. while The ronl will Terminate
Mt tle Cnpitnl ot the State, n!lcrc arc cpllcen
tratcd the Chicago. Hnck Island Il Pacific, the
Northwestern, H..l soon will bo tho Minneapolis
,E St. Louis, via Fort Dodge. The people ara
furnish tl1c atl to build IT,. pcr1n,ancntHurvey
w%e,les y: l' tno siliraukse @ road ''ttss tssss
hold Of. it or not; but, the probabilities
nre ,he route VII bc In, toeate!
out dt nnec. Thc tncn who arc moyft,. in fhia
n,astcr are not tl1r sort who 60 uT half-cocked.
They nro ow-gong fellows, but When they CT
they move strong, md n minority ot them,
KNOW. never vel IallEQ Lu hcEul1lulSH Wtnt lI!SH
attempted. 'lllc advantages Of this road 70
Centrnl Iowa arc conapicuously apparcnt. IL
will not only give competition BY different
roads to Chicago, but by another road 10 an-
other aud equally tmportant mnrket
1hcrc is also q strung effort being matlc to In.
duce the Milwaukee Company to cxtcLu tllefr
road from Cedar Rapids to, Ottumwa uni
stgourney, instead Of 70 this city, = project 70
clret1. 'r,lo Anana Soctety, at Honacstead. in
Iowa County, II vcsy wealthy manufacturing az.
socsatton. Of whom gave IHH TninuNH full
account year n9o, aro anxious to hayo his
"Tin Tic Chicago, Kock Island 4 raclac will bcgln
| at oncn the grading of u branch from Ayocn,
@ iecsr 10 the % r,a!n Inc. me- T,s road Is jus. now
| Investing considerably in slort fGoder luGs a,h
they pay. Jay Guuld has concoctcd u llttle
scheme to lap tho Rock lsland at Avoca. a''i
run branch to some point OIL his st. 1.uals u
! Council B,ulrs Road. md play the same gnns
with tic Rock 1Hl.lul l,u Is now play,ny ut kea.
ncy with ti.e Onton Pacific, nnd 81 Red oak h.
will plny tlle kcarnoy GnIne With the Chraga,
purington s. Quincy. Verify, there Is music in
| lhu air THE prup!o ought to be sat!sIicd with
tie a.i.buildtn: now Eoing on III this S.ate.
The Chicago ds Northwestern havo officially
announced l!lat they will take all business At
this point Us low as any other rond, and with rs
MUCH dispatch At prcseHt they arc closely
cire4tnserbed. Tho harrow gauge witch lucy
purchased has no dopot facilities Tor s'lel.
III tae., only truck. right way into ile s!Y
| on tho Gust sIc OF tic river, while all oilsr
1oads hnvo thcfr statloas on the west slls'
wlsre o bulk Of t9 nopalsn'Ioaa a,ha %H1 t, lus
business here by crossing tho river md 9cttIns
Into tic centre ot business. Tuts will probably
be donc next year. TAs will, then, give llyo
ru!lrnad bridges nl.d two city brldgea across liu
Dps Mo!nes, nj! iron except onc. Ille Chicago
q Iiock lslnnl nse now putting up larsu
uoublc-srayk bridge. Y!ey ulteauy havc one on