Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
A NEW RAILROAD.
Des Moines, Iowa City 6 Eastern
Born at Grinnen Saturday.
PRELIMINARY MATTERS ARE SETTLED
Officers and Directors EIected-Sur-
veys and Securing of Right of Way
Decided Upon-WilI Open Up a
Rich Countrywide Plans.

Grinnell, March 10. Especial Cor
respondence.)-A meeting of the pro-
moters of the proposed 'Des Moines,
Iowa City and Eastern Railway was
held at the Monroe hotel in this city
Saturday and interested parties from
Des Moines, Iowa City, Montezuma,
Millersburg, Williamsburg, Deep Riv-
er, Windhan and other places We're in
attendance. Articles of Incorporation
were drawn up, adopted and signed
and officers elected. The articles of
incorporation provide for preliminary
surveys of the line, the securing of
right of way, raising money and what
other work may be necessary to sue
cessfully inaugurate the new railroad.
They provide for an authorized capt.
tai of $4,000 in 300 shares of $50
each; for a continuance of the life of
the corporation for period Of twenty
years unless sooner dissolved by a
vote of the stockholders; that the road
shall be known as the Des Moines,
Iowa City & Eastern.
Proposed Route.
It is proposed to start from Des
Moines, thence east thru Jasper coun-
ty south of Newton, crossing the main
line of the Iowa Central near Sears
boro, to Montezuma, Deep River, Mil
lersburg and to Iowa City. From
thence it is the intention to run to
Upton, or Muscatine, crossing the
Mississippi somewhere in that vicinity
making connection with some of the
trunk lines into Chicago The articles
also provide for an executive commit
tee of three, two of whom must be
residents of Des Moines. The articles
of incorporation were signed by all
present, who are interested in the
proposed road.
Officers.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, G. w. Ball, Iowa City; first
vice president, A. F. Rayburn, of Mon
tezuma; second vice president, Milo
Ward, of Des Moines; secretary, C. A.
Starr, Des Moines; treasurer and gen.
eral manager, d. B. Lyons, Des
Moines. Directors elected are G.. w.
Ball, Iowa City; Aaron Cover, Millers-
burg; W. j. Kelly, Millersburg; R. w.
Halter, Deep River; A. F. Rayburn,
Montezuma; D. B. Lyons, Des Moines
John M Reed, Des Moines; Milo Ward,
Des Moines, and C. A. Starr, Des
Moines.
To Make Survey.
The organization made Saturday
with an authorized capital of $4,000
is not for the purpose of building the
& road, but is temporary in character
& and for the express purpose of max
ling the surveys, acquiring right OF
way, deyising means of raising money
and for such preliminary work as may
be necessary.
Little Doubt That It Will Be Built.
That the proposed line will be push
ed to completion there seems little
doubt. The people along the propos
ed line are enthusiastic over the pros
poets. The men at the head are mer
of energy and wealth. Mr.. Ball O.
Iowa City is well known banker o.
many years business experience. Mr.
Halter of Deep River, is also bank
er. Mr.. Rayburn of Montezuma, has
been In business at Montezuma eve
since the close of the war of the re
!, bellion Mr.. Hubbel and Mr. Lyons
of Des Moines, are too well and favor
ably known to permit a doubt that tn,
project will be pushed.
Golden Opportunity.
1t is a golden opportunity for Monte
yuma to secure an east and west out
let, at the terminus of plug of tn,
B. c. R. & N. from the south, a plu.
of the Iowa Central from the north
with no connection between the tw,
roads, Montezuma is almost isolate,
from the outside world.
Goods shipped thru the town mus
be unloaded and reloaded by drayage
the coal from the What Cheer mine
Z. never reaches Grinnell because Their
are no facilities at Mo1Hezuma. Goa
from there must be shipped on the {
Z & N. w. to Cornforth, thence to tn
Rock Island and west. The new lin
will not remedy this trouble but wi
/, be blessing to Montezuma.