The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1892-06-02
TO THE GULF.

A SCHEME TO TAKE THE CENTRAL IOWA
DOWN TO SABINE PASS Is TIE
GILDED AGE RETURNING.
On May 26, at New York, there was
conference between President Sage,
of the Iowa Central railway company,
and gentlemen from the west who are
endeaVoring to organize construction
company for the purpose of building
road to be known. as the Duluth, Sioux
City and Sabine Pass. This road is to
connect with branch of the Iowa Cen
tral railway at Oenterville, lowe, and
southwark through Dewitt, on the
Missouri river Sedalia and Springfield
Mo-, DaTdanelle, Ark. and Alexandria
to Sabine Pass on the Gulf of Mexico.
The road from Springfield to Center
vile is located and ready for construc-
ton. From Oenterville northward it
is intended to build to Des Moines by
way of Oskaloosa and reach Sioux City
by an extension of the Detroit & North
western, with which company a con-
solidation is to be effected. An entrance
to Chicago is proposed by using the
Iowa Central and Toledo, Peoria s.
Warsaw. The Iowa Central will also
furnish a connection with Minnea-
polls" AS now planned this will con-
stitute a connecting link in a great
system, extending from the gulf to the
lakes, making the Iowa Central a
branch line, and that great railroad
line is favorable in the en- Dterprise.
In Missouri there is road called the
Springfield and Northern. This line
| starts at Springfield, runs north to the
towns of Buffalo, Sedalia and Marshall,
ending at or near Mama in Saline coun'
ty. From that point the Brookfield or
Northern takes hold. Their line starts
at Miami, crosses the river ut De Witt;
then to MendOD, BrOokfsld, Winngan
Greencastle and on to the Iowa line;
from point on the Iowa line the Cen
terville people will get charter. from
| Centervllle to Duluth, the line now In
operation is 745 miles, and is formed by
the Iowa Central, Minnesota Central
st. Paul and Duluth, on Lake Superior
The railway system from Duluth north
ward is now principally in operation
and construction to Winnipeg. The
iron mines of Lake Vermillion and
Port Arthur on the Canadian Pacific
railway, making feeders to this line al
Duluth. From Winnipeg north th'
Canadians are now surveying to Lake
Athabasca and Slave Lake. On th'
southern end commencing at Spring
feld, ,projsctin lines through Arkansas
opening up the timber and mineral dis
tricts Of the state which have never
been developed. Several lines are il
operation leading to the Gulf Of Mexico
for deep water, such as Sabine Pass
Galveston and Victoria, to the BIZ
Grande; the Corpus Christi and SOutf
American railway, now being built ant
is practically in operation. 1t Is pro-
posed to make the entire line one Crane
Trunk line from north to south, ant
connect with the South American sys-
tenn now being surveyed by our gov
eminent; which line will in very few
years be completed from Mexico, pass
ing through the Central American
states and ending at Buenos Ayres
making the longest continuous line il
the world. at the deep water ports
all kinds Of commodities will be Inn
ported and exported to coasts of SOutl
America and our own country. In
few years the Nicaragua canal will b.
opened and the Gulf states will receiV
their share of the Pacific trade.
We have it from a Central officia
that, should the scheme be brought in
to more active operation, it will be ont
full of good things for the best payini
station on the Central line-Oskalooss
and improvements now under way ar
an index to those things. The mail
line will 90 directly south to Abba AM
Centerville, and on to the state line
and will not make a goose neck deple
| tion in anV direction,