Year: 1870

and Keokuk railroad, now that the sail is
set and the ice broken by the article in
your last weeks issue. To endeavor by
unfair or unjust means to build your for.
tune upon your neighbours or your broth.
er's downfall, is most dctestable, and power
won from such q source is seldom, If ever,
made the weuron of success but honor.
able and honest competition is at all
times praise worthy and laudable. Then
I would say let us use all fair, upright
and honorable means to have the st.
Louis and Keokuk railroad located
through Millwood and Waverly town.
ships /; at least let US endcavor to have u
survey made upon this route, and ascer.
tain whether or not it is practicable.
Certainly We have great claims to the
road so far as the justice of the case is
concerned. We arc situated upon tho di
viding line, tho central line between the
Mississippi river and North Missouri
railroad, about twenty-five miles distant
form each and should the st. Louis and
Keokuk road be located upon the Au-
burn route, we are forever cut of from all
hope Of road through our country be.
tween the St. Louis aud Keokuk railroad
and the North Missouri road. We then
havca large scope of the finest country
in Northeast Missouri cut off from all
means Of transportation, Our hundreds
Of hogs that are annually fattencd, our
vast numbers Of cattle, sheep, horses and
mules, our large crops of tobacco, our
thousands Of bushels Of wheat, sll pcnned
up in our isolated situation, here to re-
main, or else large part Of the profits to
be expended in getting them to market,
because We have no facilities for trans
portation. We are also very nearly on a
central line through the county, for the
road running from Troy to Bowling
Green, via Millwood and Louisville vill
leave about as large q portion Of the
county on the West as on tho East.


Now, in consideration Of these facts in
regard to locality, aud Of the further fact
that Auburn has other great advantages
Of transportation, it certainly occurs to
my mind that should we secure the loca.
ton and the building Of the road upon
this the Millwood aud Louisville route,
we would be doing no injustice or
injury to Auburn and vicinity, and
they surely would have no right to COM
plain for it will de remembered that
Auburn is only twelve miles from the
Mississippi, the greatest highway for trade
and conn cree now in the known world,
the "occan wave" excepted; also, that the
county has made all its expenditure for
rock roads, 60, 10 the eastern portion of
the county, not one dollar having been
expended for the improvement Of that
portion Of tho county lying west Of q
line passing through the corner of Tic
county from North to South.


Now, word in regard to the advanta
ges aud disadvantages Of the respective
routes. On the Auburn route Cuivre
will have to be brldged only once. while
on the Millwood route the two branches
Of Cuivro will have to be bridged. There
may also perhaps be some difference in
the face Of the country over the two
routes. Some say that the grading will
be heavier on the Millwood route than on
the Auburn, whilo others are of the opin.
ion that as good route can be had from
Troy to Bowling Green by way of Mill
wood and Louisville as by Auburn. But
admitting that the Auburn route has
these advantages over the Millwood route
there are advantages on the Millwood
roate, which will at least balance thos.
Of Auburn --yes, moro than balance them
If we take into consideration the running
Of the road after it is completed.


lst. On the Millwood route the road
will not have to compete with the river
and will be patronized BY = much large
section of country.


I'd. The Millwood route 10 shorter by
two or three miles, and this, when W
take into consideration both the bulldin,
and the running Of the road after it i
built, (Which l believe is estimated q
$4,000 per mile) will certainly be set
OF against any advantages which the Au
burn may have over tho Millwood route
such as disparity IN ground. 30.


In conclusion I would say to the citi
zeus Of Millwood aud Waverly townships