The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-13
RAILROADS.
Judge Thompson's talk about
the new line.
He states that it is an lnde-
pendent Organization.

: Yesterday afternoon Judge Thompson,
President of the proposed Rock. Island 8
Southwestern railway. J. Fl. Avery, Vice
President, and Col. w. r. Jouett, General
Manager of the same, arrived in this city
and took apartments at the Harper.
They visited Rock Island in the interest
of the contemplated line, which is to run
via. New Boston through. to Kansas
City.
Considerable talk has occurred among
the citizens of this place since the project
was first suggested by visit of the above
named officers some weeks ago. At that
time it was given out that the road would
be built, and the only object of their visit
was TO secure the right of way into Rock
Island, and through the county, on the
most advantageous terms possible. They
did not desire financial assistance, as it
was stated that arrangements had already
been perfected to construct the road, pro-
Yided the right of way could be secured.
JUDGE THOMPSON
the President of the contemplated road,
was interviewed yesterday; and in answer
to questions he gave the following in
formation He stated that Col. Jouett
had been working from New Boston TO-
ward this place, securing the right of way
for the projected line: The people gener-
ally had given the new road the most sub
stantial evidence of their good viii and
friendship by according the officers all the
privileges that could reasonably be asked
for. The people appeared to think, in
the section traversed by the proposed
road, that such line would be of great
benefit to them and to the territory gener-
ally. aud were therefore disposed to do all
in their power to further the new enter
prise.
He said that the right of way had not
been secured all the way from New Bos-
ton to Rock Island, and. until that was
he could not state positively
what route the new road would take be
tween those two ylaces. Some difficulty
might arise which would necessitate
change in the plans; and, that being the
case he did not feel at liberaty to
give publicity to the route
which would be adopted.
He said ~E~ .o4fa
TWO SURVEYS
had been made between these two PLACES,
one by the way of Andalusia, and the
other nearer the bluff. These surveys had
been taken to Chicago, and the estimates
made on the probable cost of their con
struction. He was not disposed to give
thesfigures of such examination of the sur
veys. One of them was the line run IN go
ing down from this city, and the other was
the route taken in returning from New
Boston.
The conversation naturally drifted into
the financial backing of the new enter
prise, and the various rumors that were
current in that connection. He was told
that it was generally regarded in this city
that Che proposed road. was assisted by the
Baltimore q, Ohio, The. Pennsylvania Cen
tral and tie chicago, Milwaukee 6 ST.
Paul, with the idea of giving these roads a
western outlet.
IEDEPENDENT ENTERPRISE
Judge Thompson felt called upon to
said that it was not an. outgrowth of those
three roads, and was not connected with
any other railroad company. He affirmed
that it wassa distnct-and separatesrorgani-
cation. :
He continued, and said that if they SCI
cured their right of way through the terri
tory between Rock Island and New Bos-
ton, which he expected would be the case
without difficulty. and at a very early day,
they would soon show the people of this
locality that it was to build road in a
rapid, and, at the same, time, economical
manner. He said that q charter con-
struct bridge over the mississippi river
at New Boston was fully expeeted at the
present session of Congress. and with that
permission, work would be pushed oyer
on the Iowa side. in the direction of Kan
sas City. .sg a4
Returning TO the financial part of the
affair, he said he did not see. the necessity
of telling the public where the money was
to come from that would be employed in
building the road. He did not consider it
to the success of the road to tell
what arrangements they had made to raise
the moneys. but he thought it sufficiently
explicit to state that the road would be
constructed and in successful operation be-
tween this city and. New Boston during
the present year. 8s
He also hoped that work would be com
menced on the bridge at the latter place,
and on the Iowa division before the win
ter arrived
Mrs. Nancy Hartman, of Mansfield, o.,
writes: Il have been under the care of a
physician during the past seven years.
I would feel better, and then
again would feel worse. The past two