Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22
PLANS coMPLETE.
For the Chicago, ottumwa & Western
Railway.

FoI VIC S'iSdS01 SlluttlWa ot western
Railway.
That the Chicago, Ottumwa & Wes-
tern railway is to be built If the right
encouragement can be secured from
the people along the proposed route
was decided definitely at meeting of
the stockholders of the company held
in Des Moines few days ago. In a
letter written to E. H. Thomas of
South Ottumwa, H. H. McGarry of In
dianola. secretary of the company
states that right of way agent will
gin making arrangements for the nee
essary land for yards and tracks in
Ottumwa and between this city and
Eddyville. The work of building the
road will begin as soon as this land is
procured and the line will be pushed
on from Ottumwa to Indianola with
all possible speed.
Much Capital Behind Plan.
The plan for the Chicago. Ottumwa
& Western railway is backed by sew
eral well known capitalists of the
state. among them being the Cassidy
family, members of which reside in
Des Moines and in Warren county. The
Cassidys are interested in several ex-
tensive financial ventures and are re-
puted to possess much wealth. They
have investigated the outlook for a
railroad between Ottumwa and Indian
ola with the prospect of building on to
the westward in the future, and have
decided to invest their money in the
plan provided encourag cement is re-
ceived from people living along the
proposed route of the road
Will Lease Wabash Property.
The intention now is to lease the
Wabash bridge across the Des Moines
river at this place. together with the
track owned by that company and
running through South Ottumwa to a
point near the Milwaukee line west of
the city. From there right of way must
be purchased and the road built
entire. For the purpose of obtaining
this land an agent of the company
| will arrive in Ottumwa next week and
in company with party of Ottumwa
men he will make trip to Eddyville
and call upon the owners of the land
along which the survey has already
| been run.
Yards in South OttumWa.
/ Mr. McGarry' states that the compa-
ny intends to have its terminal yards
in South Ottumwa. This will bring q
number Of families to the city. The
employees on the line will, of course
live in Ottumwa and Indianola. AS
soon as sufficient right of way is Sc.
Il rcfr t,-of n will l>o
started at Ottumwa, the old Wabash
track will be rebuilt and put into good
condition for traffic and the work Oh
the new track will begin Immediately
To Run Through Rich Country.
The plans for the road are to run ii
through some of the richest country il
Iowa, in fact, some of the best in the
entire middle west The absence of a
road in the territory through which
i the new survey is run makes it unusu
ally desirable to have line there. Fol
that reason the hackers of the new
4 company expect to encounter very few
dificulties il, obtaining right of way
i for their road all the way to Indianola
In fact, several of the property owners
; between Ottumwa and Eddyyille have
already expressed themselves as
anxious to see the road built.
! The Chicago, Ottumwa & Western
as now surveyed will go through the
richest coal fields Of southern Iowa
From Eddyyille the line takes almos
a straight course to Indianola, passing
through coal and agricultural territory
of great value.
| Ottumwa is offered an opportunity
to secure new railroad and The
chance will be accepted,no doubt, very
readily. Several local property own
ers are in favor OF Offering encourage
ment to the new company 1t will ben
left the South Side greatly by giving i
d line of road and the terminal yards
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