Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-02
PLEASED WITH THE OUTLOOK
Shrewdest Business Men Look for an Era of
Unusual Prosperity.
MOVES ON THE RAILROAD CHEcXeRBoARo
One of the Projects Alleged TO he
Allied with the Re-Estnblish-
ment of the Local stock Yards
Another Iowa RoDd.

No week in the history OF Council BLUFFS
has been so full of quiet figuring and specu-
lation as the one just passed. The sale of
the Omaha & st. Louis on Monday started
all the wiseacres guessing as TO the proba-
BILE results of the deal Every railroad In
the country which has ever been spoken Of
as having designs upon Council Bluffs and
Omaha has been connected with the sale Of
the road, but It has been now pretty gener-
ally accepted that the Baltimore & Ohio is
the real purchaser, and will use the line to
give Omaha and this city a seaboard route
direct without reference to Chicago
With that part of the transaction settled
new enterprises that will follow the advent
of the Baltimore & Ohio to Council Bluffs
have been discussed at length. One of these
is the probable re-establishment of the stock
yards in this city. This scheme has fur
nlshed a part Of almost every railroad en-
terprise that has been discussed in this city
since the stock yards were practically
abandoned here number Of years ago. The
recent fight between the city of Des Moinss
and the Rock Island road over alleged dis
ordinations Of the railroads against the Des
Moines stock yards has been watched with
a great deal Of interest by a number Of men
in this city, who are interested in the re-
establishment of the yards here. Just as the
case got to an interesting point and the
state railroad commissioners had been ap-
pealed to, the Rock Island gave in and made
satisfactory terms with the Des Moines stock
yards and thus deprived the men in this
city who were watching developments of the
opportunity TO ascertain what power the COM
mission would have in the adjustment of
such a difficulty as that which arose in the
capital city and was not unlike that which
came up in this city a number of years ago.
Back Of all this general talk there is prom
ised some Legislation on the subject, in which
the Beef trust will be- affected. The matter
has been discussed very generally. in quiet
way, however, and 1t is expected that meas
ures will be introduced into the legislature
soon that Will have material bearing on the
case. One of the prominent business organ
izatons Of the city has had the matter under
discussion for some time. and will probably
take some action during the present week.
1t is also currently reported that the rail-
road which Is now conceded to be behind the
Iowa Construction company and the Indian
creek sewer project, is a road from the east
that will have a material hand in developing
the interests of the stock yards scheme of re-
vival. 1t is now stated that road will not
seek entrance into Omaha but will be con-
tent to demand its share of western business
at the Iowa end of the big bridge and will
make Council Bluffs its western terminus.
Whatever the ultimate results may be 1t
is certain that the men of Council Bluffs
who keep closest watch upon the affairs that
affect the material interests of the city are
more encouraged over the outlook than they
have been before for seven or eight years.