Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-10
TO BUILD NEW ROAD.
PeIa Citizens to Connect Town With
BURLINGTON and Wa bash.

Pella citizens are planni ng to build
railroad to connect the 1 city with
the Wabash and the Abb branch OF
the Burlington, and for hat purpose
plans are neing made by the proml-
nent business men Of the town to or
ganize n company. The { own has but
one railroad, the Des Nc ines G Keo-
kuk branch Of the Rock Island, and
the merchants say that tn ey find them
sedves greatly hampered by the want
of railroad facilities. he plans of
the enterprising citizens of the town
are as yet in embryo, and it is not
known whether Howell. on the Wa
bash, which connects " 18th the Abba
branch of the Burlingtc IN, or. Harvey,
the junction of the Wa bash and Bur-
I lington roads, will be the objective
point. 1t is thought, however, that
4 the former town will be the one to
4 which the new road viii be built.
The reports are pers stent that the
road will be built to Harvey, where
connections will be n iade with both
the Wabash from Desi Moines to ST.
Louis and the Burlington, which gives
easy connections witt the main line.
This town is about six miles from
Pella, and it will be n necessary to build
a bridge across the Des Moines river
to reach it. Howell, on the other
hand, is but three nd half or foul
miles from Peila, q i'd the line of the
!, Wabash could be struck there and
close connections q ould be made will
the Burlington. I, he latter course
/ would be much heaper, and it is
, thought will be th,s one taken by the
company when org anized.
Persistent rumol s are afioat to the
; effect that the Ro * Island and Grea
Western roads h ave purchased l64
acres of land in Sioux City of the S
n. Davis estate for $12S,000, to be uset
Jointly by them for terminal purposes
The general opinion here is that the re
ported purchase of terminals at Siou.
City is correct :End that the road viii
build to the Missouri river packing
) point Such an extension has bee
contemplated by the Rock Island TO
the past two years and last seaso
preliminary SUI 'veys We're ordered TO
an extension OF the Guthrie Cente
branch to Sioax City This surve
was made FROM Guthrie through Cal
roll, Boyer an q Ida Grove to poiI
] on the Plyn outh-Woodbury count
4 lines about Il inc miles northeast c
4 Sioux City. another preliminary wa
\ run from Ida Grove to a point on tn
l Missouri rive bottoms near Graz
l Center, about, fifteen miles out
j Sioux City tfli the south.
A force of .225 men has commence
| work laying rails on the milwaukee
| railroads new cutoff between Thorn
1 son and AS hdale, III. The line
| about fifteerl miles in length and co
meets the main line at Ashdale wit
1 the division of the Milwaukee runnir
| into the tri- cities, and it is being pus
ed because of the Milwaukee's int
ton to she rten its line from Chicae
to Kansas City, and as soon as poss
Il BILE establish fast service.
The ann ouncement has been MAJ
of the off, cial change in the relati'
, positions cof j. H. Sturgis, assistal
= treasurer G. M. Carter, auditor, al
Is B. l.. eros by, assistant auditor, of Y
&c Burlington lines in Missouri
Mr.. Carter will take the position
&c assistant treasurer, and will ha
- charge OF the real estate bushes
.. Mr. Crosby succeeds Mr.. Carter.
as Mr.. Stllrgis has announced for t
1s first time, that he will accept pc
40 ton in New York but not in the ia
road business. He is not at liberty
r say what company has secured
mt services.