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Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- Directories. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kansas City Bulletin Steam Book and Job Printing House 1873 1874 addresses buildings businesses directory houses https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/c2bf1a22c0bc4b97cccc58da1682ecd0.pdf d3847e0d6854ceea727380f3702f34e9 PDF Text Text Chronologically arranged for ready reference in the preparation of a Biography of GRFNVILLE N'ELLEN DODGE This Volume has the t.ilitary and Civil Recomn.endations for promotion etc. of the Commanding Officers, Governors, Civil Officials and of Officers who served with him. Early Days in Council Bluffs--Santa Fe Trail. President of sundry Railroad and construction Companies. Chief Engineer of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company Member of Congress, Wajor-General in the 'har for the Preservation of the Union, Etc . Etc . Etc. Letters written Prior to 1870 and Data that was ommitted from Volumes One to Seven inclusive o,f Dodge Records. Building the South-west System 1870. BOOK VIII 1870 - 1871 - 1872 - 1873 B11798 NOTE: In scrijijp-bqok 1, pages 18, 19; and 5],, will be found the corres pondence in jceiation to the Battle of Pea Ridge.. NOTE: In scrap'-bdok 5, page 52, will be found the account of the trip • < of the Council Bluffs officials over the Union Pacific road, with General G. M. Dodge in 1866. NOTE: In Gcrap-book 5, page 167, January 2C, 1867,is an account of the Indian massacre at Ft, Phil Kearney, the Fort established by G. M. Dodge in 1866. , T ;: :r NOTE; In scrap-book 8, Page 233. General Sherman's speech at the St. Louis banqufet giving a description of his campaigns and also ans ering hhe criticisras of some of the Union men on his return from the array that he paid more attention to the re--els than he did the union men. NOTE: Scrap-book 17, page 11, 1865. Battle of Platte Bridge. Death of Gasper Collins. Town of Casper, Wyoming named after him. * NOTE: Scrap-book 24, page 735, December 26, 1866. Arrival of First Railway train in Council Bluffs over the Council Bluffs and St. Joseph Railway. 't . NOTE: Scrap-book 24, page 71; Jan. 22, 1867. Arrival of the first train over the Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad with construction raat..erial. NOTE: First Rock Island train arrived in Council Bluffs on May 12, 1869 NOTE: Scrap-book 24, Page 3, Augusi? 17, '1859. Interview of Lincoln and Dodgo. V • -s' NOTE: Scrap-book 10, page 93, April 13, 1885, J. P. Usher's f memory of Lincoln's cabinet and Lt. General Grant's receiving his cofOiuission. . ■ -i NOTE: Scrap-book 8, page 7, 1870. Description of General Dodge's t I • . - ■ house. NOTEP Scrap-book 13, page ISb, Rev. C. G. Rice tells how Council Bluffs was named. First Council Bluffs at Ft. Calhoun and then • f " opposite Pellevue. NOTE: Scrap—book 13, page 80, 166 and 167, article on early days in Council Bluffs, by D. C. Bloomer. NOTE: Scrap-book 13, page 80, 166, 167, Norwich University in the . r Civil War, by N. H. Davis, Scrap-book 24, page 12, Story of two Danvers Farms, by A.A. I • Putnam. General G. M. Dodge was born on one of these farms. NOTE: Scrap-book 3, page 373, sketches of Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon and C. P. Huntington. Used on the d te of their death. When I l^ft the service, I was astonished to find how many persons J had recommended my promotion in the War Department, which I knew nothing of. So far as luy records show, I never asked for any command or any promotion and don't remember to have ever written a letter asking for such; the fact is, I was promoted so fast and given such important commands that it does not seem as though it was possible for me to do this. When General Grant could not get me promoted at Vicksburg, he held me in command of the Left Wing of the IGth Arniy Corps as a Brigadier General for a year and until he got my promotion as a ^ajor General, which I consider was a great compliment. In July some one had written me from Washington telling n.e that there was a large number of recommendations of one kind and another in the War Department which I ought to see and so I wrote Senator Kirkwood to obtain them for me and on July 25th, 1866, I received the following letter^ from him: ''I send herewith a copy of record in War Department. I will be home about middle of August. War Department, July 25, 1866. , Hon. Samuel J. Kirkwood, U. S. Senate, ' Washington, D. C. Copies of the official testimonials of Najor General G. M. Dodge on file in the War Department, are herewith forwardea to you, agreeable to your recent request. N';y own high estimate of the services, ability and distinguished merit of General Dodge has been repeatedly declared by many official acts; and I now add the assurances of my personal esteem for him as a gallant soldier and patriotic citizen. Edwin M. Stanton, Sec. of War.' General Dodge was recommended for promotion by his superior jfficers many tines and his promotion asked by officers of his com mands, officials of his State, Congressmen and others and also received commendation for his action in battle and his administration of his several commendation for his action in battle and his administration of his several commands. These have been compiled so far as they appeir in his papers and are as follows: In 1856 for the purpose of protecting the border of Iowa from Indians, I raised a company known as the Council Bluffs Guards, consist ing of about fifty men. ihey armed and equipped themselves and the organization was naintained up to the time of the Civil War. At the mmencementof the Civil War, this company was the first to offer its f rvices and applied to enter the First Iowa Infantry, but it was de clined by the Governor as he claimed it was needed on the frontier. I then offered its services as the Cnd Iowa Infantry and itwas again declined. On April 25th, the Governor of the Gtate appointed Judge Caleb Baldwin to take charge of the organization of the military com" , pany of the border, and Judge Bpldwin appointed me as his Adjutant, using the Council Bluffs Guards as a neucleus, and I organized six companies in the Counties bordering on the i^issouri River. The last of Warch, or the first of April, the Government had ordered two companies of soldiers from Fort Randoll to go south by ste; mer to ^t. Joseph and across the country then to the East. 11, ^ I had received information that the Confederates in northern Missouri were aware of this and proposed to capture these two companies. I iEam©diately wrote John A. Kasson as follows: : ' , " fifiD Council Bluffs, April 2, 1861»c'iT I * Dear Sir:- • . *".1, I arrived home yesterday and would have telegraphed you at St. Joseph had I dared to do so. There are several secession military companies.formed at St. Joseph for the purpose of capturing the troops at Fort Randoll. They will be down about May 1, on the Omaha, and they propose to take boat, arms, &c. I have several letters from strong Union men in St. Joseph and I shall board the boat as she comes down. My information is such.that there is ho doubt about the matter, and a telegram from the proper source to the officers of the boat would cause them to take the proper action. This letter will reach Washington before the troops reach this place. Union men are leaving Missouri in swamrs, and unless matters change within a week, a reign of terror will exist about St, Joseph." I received an order from the "Jar Department to board the steamer as it passed here and deliver an order from the War Department to disembark at this point and march across this state* On the arrival of the steamer here, I went aboard and met . Captain Gettfty, delivered the order to him and invited them to > < encamp in Council Bluffs and the officers to become our guests;io The officers declined stating that they preferred to camp outside of the toiTn with their companies. They camped on the Mosquito Vreek on the main stage line. They marched across the State until they reached the end of the railroad. In the life of Governor Kirkwood, he makes the follpwlhg.' statement as to my action in obtaining the arms: "Among these men, one of the most determined and persevering was G, M. Dodge. In the commencement of the war one of the greatest needs was arms. For the purpose of obtaining them, the Governor issued the following commission: ItnoAur! rtoP ct, Executive Mansion, Des Moines, la. May 25, 1861, Capt, G. M. Dodge Dear Sir: I hereby confide to you a communication tp Major General Harney, at St, Louis, desiring from him, or through hira, d from the Secretary.of War, 3000 stand of arms from the command at Ft. Kearney, Neb. Should it be deemed proper by you, when at ^ St. Louis, upon conference with Gen. Harney to go to Washington C City in order the more readily to obtain these arms, I desire you to go there at once. When the order is obtained, you will report to me immediately for further instructions. X .Respectfully, , Samuel J. Kirkwood, Gov. of Iowa, s. V I "ir . . . ' General Dodge at this time was Captain of an independent ^ military company, which he had some years .before organized, and ^ oii which was known as the Council Bluffs Guards. He tried to get it ^ -v into the First regiment^ and failing there, into the Second, but Governor Kirkwood refused to enlist it in either, thinking it would be needed for the protection of the southern border from Missouri '.-V Secessionists or the western Indians. 1 ^ So anxious was General Dodge to enter upon Active military service, that he told the Governor he should seek service in the Regular army. The -ovemor then issued to him the above commission^ ^ which he at once proceeded to execute. Failing to get arms, either : C at St. Louis or Fort Leavenworth, he went direct to Washington. On ^ his arrival there, Cameron, then Secretary of War, said every state was applying for arms, and he had none to give them. General Fitz Henry Warren went with him, and they urged the matters so \ strenuously that Cameron told Dodge that if he could find any ' v- arms he could take them. He did find some arms, and he took them, V for he had a friend in the Ordnance Department who put him on tracly , of 6,000 smooth-bore Springfield muskets, which he got upon the yis m order, whicl; he sent at once, in charge of a man, to Davenport ^and —"Afterwards the Fourth. Some of them were used to replace old guns formerly issued that were so old, thir and poor they were as likely to kill those who fired them as those at whom they were fired, Cameron offered him a Captaincy in the Fifteenth United States Infantry and after obtaining the arms, the Colonelcy of the 4th owa. The latter was tendered him, as Cameron said, on consid eration of his successful efforts in obtaining arms, -when such men as Senator Grimes, Genl, S. R. Curtis, and other's had failed. He telegraphed the Governor "Shall I accept?" and got an affirmative answer, Cameron and Warren both wished him to take the Brigadiergeneralship afterwards offered to and finally obtained by Curtis, but ho declined it, not then having confidence in himself of being able to fill it, and lacking in experience, though he had a thorough and complete military education. ^ P ^ vV 24: -681 .r"!vl .yoM «a»nLtoSI nn' War Department, Washington, June 17, 1861. « *4 ti (OXr G. Dodge, Esq. ,1 ' OflWaO lO e-nlMO Jnfiof ,-., lo f -ti c ■ „ ' ' r:f - ■ '' ".niSniMB9 . j Dear Sir;-' <>» i r ■ . c>' rt ■ . ' . ■ ' The Captaincy in the Regular Army having "been--- ; declined by you on the ground that your obligations to the Governor of Iowa rendered.it impossible.to accep ,, and this department desir ing to avail themselves of your experience, have this day designated you as Colonel of the 4th Iowa Volunteers, to be mustered at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and have requested the approval of the same by the Governor of lov/a. . . . We trust you will see proper to give your State and the Government the benefit of your aid, and. superior knowledge of the country in which you command will operate. ■ : ■ , r. .vo I Very respectfully, J uol aooftn Ov lorou oiU T Your obt. svt., I **01 •nmlwigif Simon Cameron, See* of War. .ipol mU 1# IMW .ur^ wi Mti ti .I s. lol ifiMliNf A| yd trm! ' X • ♦ . rniioiiO'jq .■ffil .T mrni .it —.csli ft .VOO Des Moines, Nov. l, 1861, To Secy, of War, • . Washington;' «ctl0S Dear Sir: I Cheerfully join in commending to your consideration the appointment of Colonel G. m. Dodge of the 4th Iowa Regiment as a Brigadier General from this State, : Colonel Dodge is now. the senior Colonel in charge of a regiment from this State, The mannei' in hich he has discharged the duties of Colonel justify the conclusion that he has that energy of character, that military knowledge and capacity to command as will enable him to discharge any trust assigned to hin;. From your acquaintance with him you thougl-t proper to recommend him as a suitable person to command a regiment from this State, And I now ask that he may be promoted to a Generalship, be lieving that his appointment will be a credit to the State and the Government .. .i . v unbi iWrtC 11 ,. S. J, Kirkwood, I Governor of Iowa, " irjjkia 1*t»mJM K>4 ' 1/ Des Moines, lov/a, Nov. 6, 1861, :'j'. { John A. Kasson: The friends of Colonel Dodge of Council. Bluffs are making exertions to secure his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General. You know his personal and military worthy and if you can do anything to advhnce the effort, you will therehy do a favor to his man • friends in this section of the State, 'i 'Oeo Frank W. Palmer, e'i affol lo ; 'TV* JJ'll itvmS 8ffl t/w •hi •«»!: Rolla, Mo,, Nov. 22, 1861, i^vo^ i\fim r: ' To" the President of the U.S.: . From the number.of Volunteers furnished by the State of Iowa, it is probable you will appoint one of more Brigadier Generals for Volunteers from that State. If such shall be your conclusion, I have the honor to recom mend Colonel G. M. Dodge of 4th regiment Iowa Volunteers for that position. Colonel Dodge is at this time in comr.and of the Post, I take pleasure in bearing testimony in his behalf for promotion, John T. Phelps, ' , .van Gov. of Missouri. Col. 26th Missouri ThftyVol.^ Rolla, Mo,, Nov. 22; 1861, Hon. John A. Kasson:- fillderstanding that one or more Brigadier Generals appointed from the State of lov/a, I take this opportunity buting my mite in favor of Golonel G. M. Dodge of the 4th been Chief Commissary and Quarter Master,during the time Dodge has commanded this post, and I must say that he has himself both as an officer and a gentleman, so as to gain will and respect of the citizens of this country and the under his command, I consider Colonel Dodge a prompt, energetic and -"'Officer, and in every way deserving of promotion, eh M. P. Small. Capt, C.S.U.S.A. efficient In the Pea Ridge Campaign, Captain Phil Sheridan was its Comalssary and Quarter-master and in his memoirs, pays this tribute to Colonel Dodge: "Having-reported to General Curtis, I quickly learned that his system of supply was defective and the transportation without proper organization, some of the regiments having forty or fifty wagons each and others only three or four. I labored day and . night to remedy these defects and with the -help of Capt. Michael P. Small of the Subsistence Department, who was an invaluable assistant, soon brought things into shape putting the transportation in good working order, giving each regi..:ent its proper quota Of wagons and turning the surplus into the general stxpply trains of the army. In accomplishing this I was several times on the verge of personal conflict with the regimental commanders but Colonel G. M. Dodge so greatly sustained me vrith General Curtis by strong moral support and by efficient details from his regiment, the 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry that I shall bear him and it great affection and lasting gratitude." At the battle of Pea Ridge, Colonel Dodge was given the credit of saving the day by holding his position until night when the rest of " Col. Cam's division had been driven baek At .the close of the second day all the leading officers except Gen. Curtis and Dodge, were disheartened-and regarded surrender as a foregone conclusion. Col. Dodge was wounded, had three horses killed under him and his loss was nearly one third of his brigade in killed and wounded. (Correspondent of Boston Transcipt, March 10, 1862.) General S. A. Curtis, commanding Army -of the South-west®''" in his report says: "Colonel Dodge and the 4th Iowa Infantry won immortal honors in the Battle of Pea Ridge. T. J. McKinney, Adjutant General of Curtis' Staff, "in a .dispatch to the Keokuk Gate City, dated March, 6, V & 8th, 1862, .says: • I • . "Our victory is cimplete. We have been burying the dead ever since the battle. Horrible si.ghts meet the eye. The woods being on fire many of the wounded are burned to death. The Iowa Third Cavalry had seven scalped by the Indians. McCuIlough and Mclntosh are dead without any doubt." Gen. Slack is mortally wounded in the groin. Col. Dodge of the Iowa 4th is a lion. The 4th and 9th (Col. Vandever fought like tigebrs. Herron is a prisoner. Many, very many, are dead and any number wounded. Gen. Curtis cool and self-possessed," IMM; vf • 'I I state of Iowa, Adjt. Genl.s Office, : '■ ■te%i mU bnr. - Des Moines, Oct. 24, 1862. ■ 'vail ft '•.oil', H. Dodge, " . - nw Pea Ridge, Ark, : - ' imtU hmmmts vf ■ '! I rjo;„ : a%i miJ V t "( ? '! tr\ ■ ' y gis K Col. G. H. Dodge, " . Pea Ridge, Ark. Colonel: I am in receipt of action of your regiment in Sugar Creek and Pea Ridge, In the name of the (unofficial) information regarding the the recent engagement in the vicinity of Ark. Department, I have the honor to tender yc and by you to the Iowa Soldiere iiere under under your vour command command at at the the recent recent memorable engagement and brilliant victory over the enmy in Arkansas my assurance of the appreciation of the people of this State of the gallantry and daring of the military skill and the unflinching person al courage displayed in the bloody encounters which vanquished the superior numbers of the rebels and paused not\until their retreat had become an utter route. Such neroic valor has fully sustained the lofty position which other Iowa regiments have achieved for the honor of the State until the name of an Iowa Soldier has become a distinctive mark synqnimous with discipline, bravery and endurance. You will please accept for yourself and tender to the offi cers and soldiers under your comraand tl;e hearty thanks of this Department. Very Respectfully, ToD . m Your obt. sevt., " A.B.Baker, Adjt. Genl. tttc f C1M mid • Ml Per his services in the Battle of Pea Ridge,. Col. Dodge was promoted to rank of Brigadier General on March 31, 1862. Iowa City, May 21, 1862. General Dodge I congratulate "you very sincerely on your promotion. I wish all similar ones had been as well earned and would be as worthily worn. If the action of the officers of the 4th in regard to the vacancy does ot come through you, I will consult you before I act. All the commissions you recommended have been sent on except McKinney's as Captain of the Battery. Yours of the 15th inst. stat- , ing his promotion to position of Major and your recommendation cf ,, Griffith came before McKinney's commission was ordered, and I f ^thereupon commissidned Griffith to the Battery. V/rite often. . ^ V .aioi t i>at>.-u/r>w -J ■ • J* Eirkwood.^ ^ Wjhvikfttdl .fJO Ikmm iiJb rsT • ..1 J -• . ,foO biatt •*1" .neno'i**' - t nr-m? •Mir cr V r . .hehfii; w i«(fnun xrtr v Secretary of War Stantoa s S. o. No. 114, Washington, May 22, 1862: "Brigadier General G. M. Dodge, U.S.Volunteers, is assigned to duty in the Department of the I^ississippi and -.viii report in nerson to Major Ggneral Halleck." i.'. 0'i4(A ImH bits Cairo, 111, June 3, 1862. n TIP 3 ' r . MTli To Mrs. Dodge:- « " After mailing my other letter, we received orders to take all the troops to Columbus, and went down there with thera. I had a good opportunity to'view Belmont Battlefield and the immense fortifioations at Columbus. T: ey are 7 miles in extent and command the whole place by water and land. The ruins of barracks, capable of accomodating 40,000 men are there, and when one sees such strong points vacated* be begins-to see the proportions of the rebellior.. You know they evacuated Columbus after the tkking of Ft. Donelson. Gen. Halleck has ordered the repair of the Mobile and Columbus Railroad the western terminus of which is at. Columbus, and It runs through Corinth. The troops sent there (Columbus) will go down this road to the rear of Fort Pillow, and unless the rebels evacuate, will bag them. Gen. 'i^uimby, who is in command at Columbus, is a very pleasant man. Gen. Mitchell, of Kansas, has great style, and had eighteen officers on his staff; ambulances, ?:c. in great quantity and has a company of cavalry for his body-guard. Halleck has. gained a great success over the rebels at Corinth I saw the dispatches today from him. They are greatl.y d emoralized and he is pushing them both west and south. I shall be two days at least going to Pittsburg Landing, and it will then take me another day to go to Corinth, or two perhaps. Will write you at Pittsburg Landing, also at Corinth. G. M. Dodge. oJ I'nwbno . . <tO » MPWt Meifle* 0,1 On Board Ed Walsh, Tennessee River, June 4th, 1862, Dear Annie:- We expodt to reach Pittsburg Landing tonight. I hope we will as I Am getting rather tired of river life, though I a® very comfrotably situated. Coming flown to soldier's rations fromLettie's table goes hard. I have not been able to get any strawberries or any ■ other fruit, and I neglected to take any figs with me. This is a beautiful river, but has no to\ms or villages on it. I am surprised to find so fine a country, so sparsely settled, and I such a fine river with eo few evidences of civilization. The farms are the log house sort . Occasionally we pass a fine residence and comfortable surroundings, ^e often see people from their cabins waving their white rags to us, and evidently there is a strong Union sentiment up the river. I have seen more of it than I saw in Arkansas. We heard at Fort Henry that Halleck was fast bagging the rebels and that he had a large number surrounded. We also heard that Ivic Clellan had been fighting two days and had forced his way into Richmond. How true all this is I cannot say; it may only be rumors, it will be some time before we know. r» Ic , . ' ! ' ■> , G. M. Dodge. « DC ! 1 . , 0 ;j •nrr^m.'rii * * - Phoa Pittsburg Landing, 9 P. M. • June 5, 1862. oc'/ .0 Dear Annie: - , , Have just, arrived. Pope has taken 15,000 prisoners, lots of artillery and engines, guns, &c. The rebel army is. very much demoralized. The deserters were coming in at all points by the hun dreds. There is no doubt but that we have, gained a great victory, although bloodless. Mitchell slipped in south of Corinth and burned t,he bridges which cut off their retr.eat by. railroad when .they took , it on foot. Pope overtook them and pitched in, he is still on their I heels and bagging them every day. 'Tis said here that they have been fortifying all the time at Jackson and intendto stop them if possible. Wq learn tonight that Richmond is ours. You may look for Memphis next. Our gun-boats by ti .is time have run the gauntlet. Ransom is at Monterey. . I whall see him tomorrow. Good night. G. M, Dodge. • , . . - w J r ' J oJl'nr ' IV ♦ * On Jiine 6, 1862, General Halleck ordered General Dodge to report to Major General. W. F. Quimby, conunanding the district of , ..Columbus to rebuild the Mobile & Ohio Railroad from Columbus to Corinth. •JiwCf -jfr*. ' On June 28> 1863, Gen, J. Fv viuimby assigned General Dodge to tlie eomiQ&lid of the Central Division Army of the Tennessee with head-quarters at Trenton, Tennessee. ' General GrantVis S,. 0. No. 206, Jackson, Tenn,, Sept. 29,. 1862; Brigadier General G. M. ^odge is hereby assigned to the conmand of the 4th Division, District West Tennessee, Headquarters at Columbus, Kentucky, during the temporary absence of Brigadier General J.. F. -iuimby. oi, Dua * * iw Ji Gen. TJ. S. Grant ta Gen, Dodge, Oct. 3O, 1862; You are assigned to command of the 2nd Division, Army of the Tennessee at Corinth. Please report immediately. ...MTI w f C Ad(]> '.tf ^ 1 • . ,.j 1 -Des Moines, Oct. 24, 1862. >o«!T to General Do dge: - s I arrived here this morning in the midst of a severe snow storm and weather bitter cold. I called on General Curtis in company with Sppor and Provost. The General treated us very courteously and inquired after all the Iowa folks. In answer to my question as to whether you had been transferred to his command, he said with great unction, "IIo, but I wish he was." The General would evidently very much like to' have you transferred to the Department of luiseouri. Kasson is not here; having left on '.Yednesday for Washington, where he will remain until after the meeting of Congress. . ^ , . . W. W. Kaynard. • * 14%#- #0 uoY oi tntn tn- ' iw iDlWftih ifc/o t;; %• Oxford, Miss., Dec. 14, 1862rffa i J 'J WWHfm - oen Gen. G. M. Dodge^ ' "•! Corinth, Miss: ' If aafe, leave your post to a reliable officer ard take such forces as can be spared and with troopa at_.Jackson attack Forest and drive him acrosa tl« Tennessee, U.S.Grant. "Move tonight with all forces you can spare to Jackson, if you can get there; if not, attack in flank and rear. Be governed by your own judgment when you get over there. U. S. Grant." ill ,aOf. .Oxford, Miss., Dec. 11, 1862. "'Gen. Grenville M. Dodge,. ir^ Corinth, Miss. . - Keep a sharp lookout for Braggs forces. Should he approach Corinth, I will reinforce you sufficiently*. ^ much more important command than that of a division in the field. It will probably be well to send towards luka at same time you send south. : ■ ,0S .IftO , U. S. Grant. . . . ■ ,tlWaiS«eEi i*io(|#fl ••ao:. ^ -nk Head-quarters 16th Army Corps, • Memphis, Jan. 25, 1863. TJ. S. Grant, I have repeatedly noticed the singular ability and courage of Dodge. Stephen A. Hurlbut, t I... , , f" Major-General. 1 >rui mmM ov<n1 btm tmfz ' t €>;{J II>* ■ neftf' General Dodge had charge of the Secret Service, in the I .f. ■ . . fteiTitory commanded by General Grant, who sent him tde following '."Jirj '• **' dispatch in regard to expenditures for secret services: Memphis, Feb. 26, 1863. Ge'eral Dodge: ^ The Provost Marshal in your district will turn over to you all mone -s ccaiectad by th4* under existing orders taking your receipt therefor, which they will forward to the Provost Marshal General in settlement of their account in lieu o,f money, and .which you will account for as secret aservice funds. Any additional '■i ' funds ynu may require can be obtained by requisition on the Provost F'''Marshal General. U. S. Grant, •JMn: Major General, [ mt ^ ^ « -1* km Mm') ' fiMui General Grant's protest opposing promotion of officers who were not in the field: • T' ' J Headquarters Dept. of the Tenn,,. . Before Vicksburg, June 1863. War Department: " ' ., Besides the promotion of such men as General Buford is establishing too high a rate of pensions for the Government long to stand,' But the greatest calamity to the army is the dissatisfaction that it creates among mdn who remain in the field and do their duty under all circumstances. He is placed over such men as Logan, .glesby Lauman and Dodge, and others too numerous to mention, all his superiors in everything that constitutes a soldier. Lggan deserves.promotion for his unflinching patriotism and desire to whip t].e enemy by any route or means practicable. He should be made a Major General by all means, and if Buford is promoted, should be dated back to rank him. The same can be said of Oglesby and Dodge of Iowa by every officer or soldier in the army. U. S. Grant. : • ^ . deJolq 0 • j ,;'y " Young s Point, April 5, 1863, • > ■. •' j too iikii General Dodge: rt«<|C % • t. • ^ 4 I arrived here in due time, and am now in command of what was the -Oth division, formerly Ross's, afterwards Gen. John E. Smith's, There is now two brigades of four regiments each. General Grant has ordered five more Iowa regiments to join me, w .ich will make 13 regi ments in all. The only Iowa troops now in the division are your old "battery. I tried to accomplish what I wr-^te you about at Memphis, but he could not do as desired for the reason that it would require too much re-arranging of troops. He assured me that when he gets his army sufficiently together, that he will organize as suggested. He spoke in high terras of you, I suggested .hat you ought to be promoted tthich he readily assented to. The Iowa regiments that I am to get are the 8th, 12th, 33d 34th and 35th. The l«th is to relieve the 35. t at Cairo, as the regi ment is small and I understand Shaw doesn't want to take the fi'eld with it. I have two good brigades here now, 4000 men for duty. The other brigade will have 30C0 for duty, which will make the strongest division here. Sickness of troops here is very much exaggerated. I have my troops now digging a canal trliough on this side of tl e river that intersects a bayou a mile from the river, which empties into the Mississippi River 15 miles below Vicksburg, the intention is to only pass througii flatboats and very light draught steamers, and after marching the men down by land, ferry them across the river. It looks like til might be a success. I think there will be no fight here very soon, but circumstances may change things soon, There'^are other things taking place \7hich I *|ould like to tell you of, but for fear of accidents such as rebels getting hold of mail, etc., it won't do to put-on paper, but I will say that some fine morning they may be very much astonished. Gen. Smith is to command my Iowa Bfcigade; he is nov/ up to see about it. . " J. M. Tuttle, ■ r ~ i.. •; -I -o' c. i MtDl* V ^ n T ■ f ' .Tr^JojclMJaenib 01-* »l pmm "lU OJ Brxgadier, General. ^ lie oft " r'-:lT 4I '• * ^ y-ir^r- -f - - tu ^ ^ ^ ' General Dodge sent a flag of truce^lS mileS through the ■. ^.enemy's linesto ascertain the enemy's force in the Tennessee Valley, as he was contemplating a move up the Valley. This evening Captain Spencer returned from Tuscumbia, whither he went with a flag of truce. At Bear Creek he met the first rebel pickets. They manifested a little curiosity upon the Captain's Upproach with his small escort, but allowed liim to ride into the stream before halting him. Then they required that only two should advance, and make known the object of the truce party. Captain Spencer took one man wit.i him, and advancing, informed the vondering Butternuts that he was the bearer of dispatches to General Wood from (B the United States authorities at Cotinth. This information was unexpected and the pickets did net know what to do about it. One suggested that he be permitted to proceed, but another proposed that they should send to their Captain for instructions. This appearing to be the safer plan, was adopted and in d e course of time, their. Captain, one lloreland, made his appearance. Ascertaining that a part of Capt. Spencer's business was in reference to the exchange of prisoners, and the rebel captain being greatly interested in ob taining the release of a priso. er now in Corinth, he was so greatly rejoiced by the Captain's promise to secure their release of the prisoner in question, if he might be allowed to attend to his business with all possible dispatch, that he not "only allowed him to proceed, but also generously offered to accompany him. He first, however told the Captain thnt Gen. Roddy was the mar to see and not General Wood. Pleased with the prospect of visiting Roddy's headquarters. Captain Spencer rode fearlessly along with his accomodatin": rebel escort - dispensing at time'asmuc. hospitality from the store on hand as ho thought to be serviceable. Boldly, without being challenged t: e-Tankee band, escorted by the well-kno'.vn Captain Moreland, rode through camps, passed pickets, and even reached the out-skirts of Tuscumbia when a Lieutenant of the last camp they had passed overtook the party and prevented their going any further, much to the disgust of the Yankees, who would gladly have been escorted thus to Johnson's headquarters. » ^ "Do you know.what I have been doing in the field? Listen. I went back to the field again in March; reported for duty to General Grant, who set me to work on the 1st day of April, I went right to i work organizing negro regiments, and I had one of the best men to help me that you ever saw. I had Brigadier General Dodge of Iowa, as noble a man and as good an officer as there is in the land today." • - , oTrtCi * * ;• • ' Jr •;» Inoq; nri Head-quarters 4th Division, July, 1863, . '.k i . ■ . ■ ■" T" f General Dodge: ■ r I took yftur recommendation of Col. Riee to General Grant and qe ' endorsed a strong approval of it, „v. ' He told me that.he had recommended you for promotion in the - . ' • strongest terms, and that you would be made Itlajor General. ' I hope that you will be, and since talking witli him no doubtof it. Let me hear from you, - ^ Brig, Gen. M. M. ^rocker, - ■ I- ' ' Ja ■ * * -f ■"'e J The following IS a Copy of General Grant's letter fo the War Department in regard to the recommendation of General Dodge for increased ■ " . • . I VicksburS* Miss., July 37, 1863!.y<^i^igj • * if 1 Brig. Gen. L. Thoxaas, Adjt. Gen, of the Ar^iy' ' , * ' ' General: I would very respectfully recommend for gallant-and meritorious services, and for extreme fitno®^ for command, corresponding to the increased rank the following promotio'^s, to wit: Brigadier ^ General Grenville M. Dodge, to be Major General of.Volunteers* r, I am. General,. ■ i Very Respectfully, Your ovt, sevt,, # •». U, S, Grant, Major General. General Halleck's endorsement was as follows:, ' P . WaSi-ington, August 10, 1863. '"'Hon. B, M, Stanton, " .'i/i Secretary ttf Wah: oor -/o/ Sir: I respectfully forward with approval the,follwwing recommendations of. General Grant for promotion: Brigadier General •Grenville M. Dodge to be Major ^eneral of Volunteers. Very respectfully, your ovt. servt,, H. W.Halleck, General-in-Chief, •" ft! August 24, 1863, ^ -."-T'vcj*'* : r ^ ■ General W. T. Sherman: - "I am directed by the Major General commanding to say that Brig. General M. M. Crocker has been ordered to report.to you with the view to his assignment to the command of Lauman's division. He is an officer brave, competent and experienced, in //horn you may place the fullest confidence, and grant the greatest discretion without fear of the one being misplaced or the other imprudently given, (Signed) John A. Rawlins, A.A.6. General Grant takes every occasion to speak in the highest terms of you and myself as the two Iowa men in whom he takes stock; he may be mistaken, but it is none the less a compliment to us. Quite a number of Colonels have been recommended for promotion but no Brigadiers have as yet been recommended, I d- not kno« that they will be. I had a notion when Ransom returned, to get up a scheme by which we would obtain from Gen. Grant a recommendation for you, him and myself. A man had just as well be tinkering away at some tiling of the kind. I know that you ought to be promoted- after you my claims are just as good as any-body's. I would not, if I could obtain it, accept promotion at your expense. Tuttle deserves promotion if he had not allowed himself to be hurt by his political aspirations- that may stand in his way. I will see him as soon as I have an opportunity, and if he thinks he can make the riffle, i must help him. One thing is certain, I cannot enter into competition with a man who has been as good a friend to me as Tuttle; let me hear from you. By the way. Col. J. A. Williamson is here waiting for his regiment. He does not know much about the present condition of the regi^^ ment; my own opinion-is that lit is a out played out. Col. 77. is quitd discouraged at times because he is not promoted, but I have labored with him and finally I think convinced him.that.patience and labor are the cards that win, that if a man desires others to do for him, he must first do for himself. I have told him if he will get"the recommendation of Sherman and General Grant, that we, his Iowa friends, will t,hen do all we can for him. . M. M. Crocker,. j , v'loV Brigadier-^^eneral, .imwmiO taim Head-quarters 16th Army Corps, Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 4, 1863, Brig. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Corinth, iss. « ««« ' , You now, iSAve" me and I regret th« separation. All your duties have been well and faithfully performed. Tell Shermap when you see him or write him to keep an eye on this section of_the country. Good-bye and good fortune to you. S. A. Hurlbut, u.-inaa or Major-General* . ' nUt , i id - ■ ' fc O J ^ • ' ■ , rr — --GenQral Grant writes Gen. Sherman as follows Nov.- 14, 1863:, "It is not my intention to have any portion of your army to p^uard roads in the Department of'the Cumberland and when we advance and parti cularly not Dodge, who has been kept constantly on that duty since he was subject to my orders. He is too valuable an officer to be any where except in the front, and one thnt you can rely upon in any and every emergency," ' rt r . - Wifi i: On "".fti'i v-* Gen. Dodge was ordered to h41t his Corps then ^ I marching with Sherman to Chattanooga when he was ordered to occupy the country from Columbus, Tennessee to Decatur, Ala, and rebuild the Nashville and Decatur Railroad. General Grant in his Memoirs describes his work and pays the following tribute to General Dodge on his rapid railroad construction: "Sherman's force made an additional army, with cavalry, artillery and trains ali to be supplied by the single-track road from Nashville. All indications pointed also to the probable necessity of supplying Burnside's co:unard in East Tennessee, ■ renty-five thousand more, by the same route. A single track could not do this. I gave, therefore, an order to Shernian to halt General G. M. Dodge's command of about 8,poo men at Athens, and subsequently directed the letter to arrange his troops along the railroad from Decatur north toward Nash ville and to rebuild that road. The road from Nashville to Decatur passes over a broken country, cut up with inntmerable streams, many of them of considerable width and with valleys far below the road-bed. All the bridges over these had been destroyed, and the rails taken up and twisted by the enemy. A'l the cars and locomotives not carried off had boen destroyed as effectual y as they hnew how" to destroy them. All bridges and culverts had been destroyed between Nashville and Decatur and thence to Stevensor where the Memphis and Charleston and the Nash ville and Chattanooga roads unite. The relauilding of this road would give us two roads as far as Stevenson over which to supply the army. Prom Bridgeport a short distance further east the river suppliments the road. General Dodge, besides being a most capable soldier, was an experienced railroad builder. He had no tools to work with except those of the pioneers, axes, picks and spades. TJith these he was a'-rle to intrenc; his men and protect them against surprises by small parties of the enemy. As he had no base of supplies until the road should be conpletid back to Nashville, the first matter to consider, after protecting his men, was the getting in of food and forage from the surrounding country. He had his men and teams bring in ail the griin they could find or all they needed, and all the cattle for beef and such other food as could be fourjd. Millers were detailed from the ranks to run the mills along the line of the army. When these were not near enough to the troops for protection, they were taken down and moved up to the line of ti e road. Blacksmith shops with all the iron and steel found in them were moved uo in like manner. Blacksmiths ere detailed and set to work raak|^ inr the too'ls necessary in railroad and "bridge "building. Axemen were nut to work /tetLin<" out timber for bridges and cutting fuel for loco- "'T Ltives when the road should be completed. Car builders were set to work * repatring the locomotives and cars. Thus every branch of railroad^build- inr mSing tools to work with, and supplying the workmen with food, was all'going on at once, and without the aid of a mechanic or laborer except those in use. To supply these defiolenoles, I ordered eight of toe ten engines Gen. HoPherson had at 'icksburg to be apt to Hashville art all the cars he had except ten. I also ordered the troops in 77est Tenn essee to points on the river and on the Memphis and Charleston road and orddred the cars, locomotives and rails from all the railroad except the Memphis and Charleston to Nashville. The military manager of pilroads also was directed to furnis".. more rolling stock and as far as he could, bridge material. Gen. Dodge had the work assigned him finished within .forty days after receiving his orders. TI.e number of bridges to rebuild was 182, many of them over deep and wide chasms. The length of road relaid was one hundred and two miles." , ^ '"'t Washington, Dec. 27, 1863. nlvoJIol General Dodge: j j' n. « x j I learn that your promotion was recommended by Grant and thai on 10th of August, lialleck placed your name at the head of his list recommendations and Stanton endorses it 'Approved. It now waits a vacancy only. Grimes and Kasson both assure me your promotion 'ill be made some time during the session. Grimes declares thit the Senate will make vacancies unless some of us get our promotion. I thJ.nk, General, -ou may be perfectly easy in regard to your double stars. I have talked with nearly all our delegation in regard to the matter and as I have been directly under your command for more than a year could with propriety urge it strongly. The Iowa men are glad to meet some one that has served directly witi. you and ask me a great many questions about you; all of which I an, of course, most happy to answer as I have long thought promotion due you. x, i . x. The "War Department would ot accept my brother s resignation . and they have ot yet made appointment, but I am assured by the Iowa men here that it will be made. All the officers throu' I. whose hands ray broti'^r's resignation passed disapproved of it as the: had recommended his promotion after the battle of -elen-. War Department declined to accept it for that reason. Grimes says I had better get Grant to renew j j_<3 recommendation of my appointment and then there will be no .doubt about it. I feel anxious ahout the matter, nd that there may be no failure in it, as ray regiment's terra of service expires in July, and I would diskike very much to be out of the service, I have written General Sweeney to /rite to Grant requesting him to renews his recommendation of my appointment; when you receive this letter will you please write me to accompany it, and state that on yftur request he recommended my promotion last August, and that it has not been made yet. When General^^ Crocker took your'letter to Grant, he remarked that ha would very c]ioerf"ully recommend mo that he desired to promote some one in your department and was glad that you had suggested my name. Grant endorses your letter thus: The follo'A'in:"^ letters. f rotTi •'ohn Rawlir.s ooeaks of my visit to General Grant and this attack of General Eutler on the enenies entrenciieu line. City Point, October l£tl , 186^ . General Dodte of the Western Army is here. It Goes one's heart £;ood to meet one rrom ebe ruiy t'lat li; :■> riv de such a b -'c.'- ' ' for its coaiilii's honor and its own fame. I can shake thehands of these veterans and heroes with something of the thrill of joy and pride that prevades my being when I take hold of the hand of my own dear wife after months of absence. General Quimby, formerly of the old Army, is also here. He is, however,not in the service, having long since resigned. Major General Doyle of the English service is here He is the least English and most American of any Englishman I have ever met. He sympathizes with us in our struggle to maintain our governmental authority, and furthermore he be lieves we will succeed. City Point; October 17th, 1864. General Butler, although acting under positive orders not to attack the enemy in fortified positions, did so attack, and lost for us fully 1,000 men, killed, wounded and prisoners, without any corres ponding damage, if damage at all, to the enemy. I am free to say ^ fear the continuance of General Butler in command will some day work disaster of a serious character to our arms. But General Grant has had to deal with such men from the be ginning and has succeeded. I therefore have hopes he will succeed with this one. ■■nKA'b. f. ■ On December 8th, General Grant sent the following• dispatch to General Halleck: • •n -rr] .... 1 . i' City Point, Va. Dec. 8, 1864, Please direct Gen. Dodge b send all the troops he can spare to General Thomas. With such an order he can be relied on to send all that can properly go. They had probably better be sent to Louisville, I will submit whether It is not advisable to call on Ohio, Indiana and , Illinois for sixty thousand men for thirty days. If Thomas has not struck yet he" ought to be ordered to hand over his command to Schofield. There is no better man to repel an attack than Thomas, but I fear he , is too Cautious to even take the■initiative." The first dispatch I received after assuming command was fromGeneral flallech to send all the troaps I could spare to General Thomas by such route as-I miS^-^. best. General Grant said. With such an order, you can be relied upon to send all that can properly go," I learned afterwards that President Lincoln was present when tais order was given and tbat it was he who suggested to General lialleck that that portion of Grant's dispatch should be added saying, "It might induce , Dodge to make an extra effort to help Thomas out." / Relating to this change oTf.^ command, Mr, N. E. Dawson,^whom I - • General Grant dictated his second volume of Memoirs to in 1893, saw Hon. C, 0. Carpenter (who was a Commissary of Subsistance under me) ' articles to the Annals of Iowa on my services in the War and wrote \n Cpptain Carpenter this letter; - - 'iloe -c Chicago, October 19, 1893» ' I I have just read your interesting article in the ^nnals of Iowa for October. X happen to kno\7 that you do not over-state General Grant a ■ hlrh estimate of General Dodge's ability, and of the value of his ser vices to his country. There is one fact in connection with his military career which greatly emphasizes that estimate, and it is a fact of which I have never seen mention in print-^-indeed, I do noi k ow that triere is any public record of it. The fact is that General Grant, some time prior to General Sherman's march to the sea, had in contemplation the sending of a strong column from Sherman's army to the sea, and had actuall gone 30 far as to select an officer -for the ccmmand of the exp dition and that officer was General Dodge, fhe only person whom ho is known to taken into his confidence in the matter was General Sheridan, and it was General Sheridan himself .vho gave me the particulars. Here may be found the explanation of General Grant's ordering General Dodge to the East, where he remained at headquarters for a week or two, being afterwards ordered to command West of-the Mississippi. General Grant's purpose in bringing him to City Point at that time h.as always remained something of a mystery, but the probability is that he wanted to give General Dod"e personal instructions for his guidance in conducting this contemplated expedition, dovelopements in Sherman's field of operations, probably causing a change in his purpose in the meantime. I see your article is to be continued in the next number, and naturally in treating of th- Atlanta campaign, in which General Dodge performed so magnificent, a part, it las occured to me that a fact of this nature would be regarded by you as an interesting one to present. I shall watch for your next article with a great deal of interest," ' . ' The only explanation I can give of Mr. Dawson's statement it that" General Grant must have preferred to give me a command itoO'..move.-.from ^bia^oui^ oh'"*'obile whicli he talked to me about at City Point, or herX may have intended to take a portion of Sherman's array, after Atlanta, to go to Mobile, I suppose on the idea that Sherman would have gone eg north after Hood. 4-- "ne n oj ,..t ijG Headquarters Army 'o|^ the U. S., , ^ I -r» a - - ■IXO-an„ 70 —r SMVj f: .Washington, D.C. pril 20, 1877. To U, G. Consll.s abroad: I learn that General G. M.Dodge is about going to Europe where he may leave his children at school wl.ilst he returns to America, where he is actively 'employed in railroad construction and management. I take great pleasure in commending General Dodge and family to the courtesy and politeness of all ^ericans, especially such as occupy official positions, because General Dodge is one of the Generals who actually fought throughoutl. the Civil War, with great honor and great skill, commanding a regiment brigade, division and finally a Corps d'armee, the highest rank ccmmand to whicJi any officer can attain. He was with me in the West, especially in the Atlanta Campaigi:, where he was severely wounded close to Atlanta, and I think that he, and especially his children, sl;Ould experience the attention of all officers of a government that n.lght have perished had it not been for the blood of Just sue h-men as General Dodge. . i With great respect, ' • ; yta * , T. Sherman, General, J r otii ♦ 1 ■ d -yi ••BS tr e»hn XJ jS umirnM it ' 2' April, 1877, New York, April 27, 1877. Gen. T. Sherman, V/ashington, D. G, Dear General: I am in receipt of your very kind letter of introduction to us abroad. You know how grateful a soldier is for kind and complimentary words said by his Commander; and when they come after twelve years have passed an^ his old commander remembers him so kindly and com plimentary, 1 assure you they are very, very grateful. ^ In these times, when the people have almost forgotten that we ever had a war and where our little army is almost struggling for an existence, it is a great satisfaction to know that while some for get the great struggle, those who went th.rough it keep a warm pbce in their hearts for their old oom.rades and never forget the scenes and duties that made them almost brothers. Again please accept my thanks for your letter and believe me. Very truly yours, G. h. Dodge. 30 a # mid ■ITl'x"!'! ;lr»n ' . "n" ■ ataoo'fid m r>(»oc-*r' •- Washington, Jan. 3, 1885. > ii's "'I ■ ■ •o_' , General Dodge:- . • , Referring "to your letter of the lOth* ultimo, asking whe w.er there are on file in this d'eparmtne certain letter hooks covering several 'periods in your conimancl during the late war, and stating that if any of the records mentione'd hy you are missing you have copies therefore, and would like to place them, I heg to enclose herewith a statement prepared in the office of the Adjutant General of the Army showing all the records on file in t]iis office of the various commands held -by you as Brigadier General of Vo-lunteers, excepting those of the Department of the Missouri and its subordinate commancte. Robert Uncoln, Secretary of War, t J f ... bail Mti^ xi : mid nj 1. . ha" rn Verisford, Dakota, Jan. 28, 1886^H oS I r>,»oc-*r' . . . ' ■ 'n to General Dodge:- ^ x4. x ^ • Yours of the 23rd'to Adjt. Carlton is at hand. It was I wr.o proposed your name for our post. I was a member of Co. E, 4th Iowa Infantry so you will see why I chose your name. I went to the regiment July 10th, 1861, and remained with it until Sept. 4, 1864. It was then at Jonesboro, Georgia, so you see Camp Kirkwood was where I joined them. As it is customary to name posts after the dead commander, I will explain. Some time about '81 or '82, I read of your death. The paper gave your death and your military history. I knowinn the history was correct supposed all was correct, not knowing any differently until last night. I assure you I was never more happily surprised than when I saw your letter. We have a lovely post here and we will try and make it worthy of the name it bears. » Your picture we received does not look natural- only the eyes. I remember you you were twenty-five years ago. Capt, H. Griffith died last fall at Des Koines. Simmons was at Cincinnati, Ohio the last I hoard from him. J^ere are two of the 4th Iowa boys here. Win, S. BoninS Co. I. and myself. IThile writing ybu it brings Pea Ridge, Rolla and other places fresh to my mind, . Walter W. Palmer. ' - ' 1 r.Anmi't Jrf ,. ' yr Midmtni ) newspaper clipping op about ISGD or 1870'. • ' U tnAlbert D. Richardson, the famous New York Tribune war CoMPespondent, has been west over the Union Pa'>ific Railroad, ,v riting of this great enterprise and in one of his recent letters to the Tribune furnishes the following reminiscence of our fellow townsman. General Dodge, associating it with the name of the lamented martyr President. B4175)8 He said: flg "After i-ingering near Sherman for twenty-four hours, I took the next train westward. On hoard were General G. M.; Dodge and F. W. Frost of the Union Pacific; General C. K. T/arren, Colonel R. S. William son and James F. Wilson of the Government commissioners; Dr. Thomas Hill, late President of Harvard; D. 0. Mills of the Bank of California, and United States Senator Casserly. In 1853, Dodge surveyed across Iowa into Nebraska -for Durant and others, who were interested in tlie Rock Island road, but nothing immediate came of it. In 1859, however, Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, ascended the Missouri to see the coiantry and make political speeches. At Omaha he encountered Dodge and with characteristic htinger for infor mation, he made him sit down beside him on the steps of a little hotel, and for four hours answer his questions about the great unknown west. In 1865, Lincoln was President and the law required him to fix the initial point and establish the route of the Union Pacific road. Remembering .the jroung engineer, who had now become a Union Major General and was canmandirig at Corinth, Miss., he summoned him by telegraph to Washington for consu": tation. Thus that early chance interview had great influence in finally determining the line. Dodge, is now ch.ief engineer of the Union Pacific, and all agree that his work has been admirably done. Wilson has resolutely retired from politics to devote himself to the law. Otherwise he would probably have been the next United States Senator from Iowa. Hie decision is to be regretted; he is one of the few men whom the'country cannot spare fi^om its counsels without real loss./ m 'V Ji.i. X/ I On the completion of the Union Pacific Railroad, General' Dodge, upon leaving the services of the'company, received the following letter and resolution: -.©'X I Boston, January"29, 18V0. ' .'Oliver Ames to General Dodge: fc-.,. Yours of the 25th inst. tendering your resign tion as Chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad Company is received. In accepting your resignation permit us to express to you our thanks for the eminent services you have rendered this company and the Country, in so admirably loca .ing this great national higliway. When we consider the f-reat difficulties and dangers that beset you on all sides while locating the road, through an uninhabited country and tlie rapidity with which the work has been accomplished, we are gratified and surprised that you have : inished this work in so perfect and acceptable amanner. We no^ have on of the best railroads-^ o in the country notwithstanding it was located and built with a rapidity without,precendet in the history of railroad enterprise. ( 3"On DeceialDer Sthj :the Hon.. Jo^to 4.«'^^^s,son wrote me as follows: Washingt n, D.C.December 5th, 1864, "You are to supercede Rosecrans in liissouri. I also under stood the Secretary of ?/ar you were to have Arkansas; hut I may have misunderstood him as to Arkansas. Some change is to be made there. : A confidential friend of mine, who is near Grant, told me today that the reason you were not with Sherman was that it was feared your strength was not adequate to the proposed campaign. He assured me that was the only reason, not an interior scheming whatever. Your position was strong every other way." " Z "When it was decided to construct the Panama Canal, President Rosevelt stated that if Gen. Dodge were ten years younger, he.^would be given entire control of the work, and in his speech at Indianapolis pdid him the foHotting tribute: "Iowa did its share in the worli of building railroads when l the business was one that demanded men of the utmost daring and re- ^ sourcefulness; men like that gallant soldier and real captain'of f industry, Grenville I.h Dodge; men who ran risks and performed feats for which it was difficult to make reward too high; men who staked everything on the chances of a business which today happily involves no such hazards." . ■ oi'i a}-, ffilent U*S.Senate Chamber-, July 86, 1866. . tJLi- Dear General- 'f; i br. , bfu' : " I send''he«rewlth Copy of recommendations in War Department; 1 shall be home about the middle of August. * Very truly, » S. J. Kirkwood, ' hUft laKfuutvoS! wm\ - -J ^ ,-f i.lrii .* jlrra^ ahnairoj (Hal1!45ol.onel G- K. -Dodge, r^wanandLo^ jfm 04 a Ob 4bh Iowa regiment . f.:f nf iobtf ImmioT) ^ mMitoo tidi Cap© Gerardean, Mo. Hon. lamuel J« Kirkwood, Governor of Iowa, recommende the, §ippointment of Colonel Dodge as a Brigadier General from that state and says under date of Nov. Ist: "Col. Dodge is now the senior Colonel in charge of a regiment from this state. The manner in v/hlch he has discharged his duties as Colon©! justify the conclusion that he has that energy of character, that military knowledge and capacity to command whic i will enable him to dllioharge any teruat aselEned to him." I now ask t^at he n#y be promoted to a Generalship. tYiOlXo*! Llajor J. C. Bennett bf 10th Iowa regiment at'Cape Gerardean, •'Missouri says:"" "Iowa has 10,000 troops of infantry alone "besides several thousand cavalry in Missouri, enoug]- for a Major-General and^four Brigadiers or three at least, and^yet we have "but one Brigadier and our forces are necessarily under the command of Illinois and Missouri officers. The result is our Iowa troops are not cared for; not one cent has our regiment yet received, either from the State or National Government. Can nob an order be procured to the Pay-master General at St. Louis to-pay us? Our "boys are very down-hearted on that account as they can do nothing without money and their families at home ah s o lut e 1 y re i re it," J«»O * si' oJ be Jooo iiAv ftj joir »:i jjon, C ." Baldwin, Judge of the Supreme Court' of Iowa,: says Novemher 1st: ftr 'f 1 "I have written Senators Grimes and Harlan In Behalf of'the appointment of Colonel Dodge as Brigadier General, I do hope he may be successful, as I do not believe a better appointment from' Iowa can be "made." - . r""' ^ ■ '1 . ■ ' . : ■ ..:j -2 j cQertJ,"! "O'tv c ti 4 Bov Thos, F. "STithrow, Esq., Reporter of''the Supreme Court of"r n Iowa, says, November 2nd:- ' * '"The friends of Colonel Dodge desire his promotion. If you did not know him better than I do, I would say something in his bbhalf It is unnecessary for anyone to commend him to you as an energetic and competent officer." • Frank W. Palmer, Esf., State Printer of Iowa says, November 6tli: "If you dan do anything to advance the effort towards promoting Colonel Dodge to be a Brigadier General, you will thereby do a favor to this portion of the State. ? « « Hoxle, STs^,"Stale Marshal fdr Iowa says: ifci .vo : .111 c r- ' "Col. Dodge has a military education and is now senior flblonel in the field and deserves the appointment of Brigadier Genera, • ■And under date of IJovember 10th says: "Iowa'is loyal to the back-bone, ' ■ 19,500 of her sons are in the field and the State is subsisting 2000 more that have not been called for by the Federal Government." Washington, Dec. 23rd, 18C2. Sir:- • • Brigadier General Dodge of Io?/a has seen much active » service, f.irst as Colonel of the 4th Iowa Infantry, a gallart, welldisciplined regiment; as Commandant of the Post at Rolla, Mo, as commanding a brigade at Pea Ridge, vhere his superior" talent and pluck combined contributed largely to our victory. He was there after appointed and confirmed Brigadier General. Since that time he has commanded at Columbus, Ky. maintaining lines of communication with unceasing vigilance, and ;viLhout a disaster or a blunder. Enjoying the confidence of Major General Grant, he now coramands the District of Cqrinth, Migs. He has had for months a Major General's command of duties but without the rank; and in various minor contests has always done his whole duty, never allowing the enemy a single advantage. He has the benefit of a partial education at a military school and his mind is peculiarly fitted by coolness, prudence, tact and courage for military functions. I earnestly recommend his promotion as I have I done in all other cases from Iowa from considerations of merit and .service to the country, rather than personal friendship. '^ ' I am. Sir, , t,/ . oJ nl Your obt, sevt,, ■ Ijt I otMJl tJBrf ,9c;v- John A. Kasson, . H' i "ilMe r , n Jmii aai M.C.Elect, 5th Diot,,Iowa. nm ^•el-ifpuw nm*-- -o To the President, eaifit eoivxec .o Ji >x , ■ ■ •fv ir;., r ' Zt> i saai ■- no zl« X c^v mu wblOii 9or! fn ,1* co "rteX mm at niotf .XolnicXj - - — ^ moo -too inqecitn'-ect on mqmtl mtJ .abroioExooutive Office, Iowa, . ■ v-, nolne,iuc -,i. Des Moines, Dec. 20, l86S. o.^'-General H; '.7. Halleck: j c j iioc »d General-in-Chief, ' . ' ' Sir: I respectfully req^uest that you will recommend for proipotion. Brigadier General G. M. ^odge. We have raised in Iowa forty-two regiments of Infantry, six regiments of cavalry , besides several batteries. We have only one Major General, and I flatter myself that no State has furnished better troops and I know of no reason why we should be confined to one Major General. In reference to General Dodge, I would say that there is not a more gallant soldier in the ArraJ; or one more worthy or capable and X earnestly desire him to occupy a position which he is so /ell qualified to fill. He has had a Major General's command for the last eight months and has acquitted himself with marked ability. Hoping t^iat you.wil give this subject your serious consider ation, I have.the honqr to. ijofflain. Your obt, sevt., Samuel J, Kirkwood,^,4 ^ My dear Kasson: Colonel G. M. Dodce desires the appointment of B General. He has a military education and is now the sen in the field. ' « Please see whether he cant have the appointment, "t? , ' ■ >■ Your friend always, M. Dodge desires the appointment of Brigadier military education and is now the senior Colonel bnr s?,. . : J ■ 1 • heJla t»r . joc-yiv i/o ■ittf ttti «B14 S»4i 9mJtS ' tuiw ttPliMtffMM* U .f«i«p|dr • %0 lo .tOiihiilllO us «lM7^Sh«0^ wen fk. !• !► • r I- - i •* .Sir;- at xr; - Hoxie, , ooivu.' :Xqto«ll) ; bnmmoo o« MPalq bBStf^wtqa Executive Ltansion, ^ 'Washington, Feb. '17, nnifl 1863, 101 , ,a . . ^ . In connection with your review of the nomination of Major Generals, I "beg to recall your attention to Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge of Iowa, tie first Iowa officer who won his star on the field of battle. You nominated Herron the other day. I know both-these officers personally and should be glad to see them both Major Generals. They are both young, active and efficient, but if only one is nominated, it sho,Id in justice be Dodge. He is Herron's senior in rank and service, has always held more important 1 ^ X 1-orw m ^ ir» Q Q Cslr*l Q Vl c ommand, has fought more battles, has never lost a post, a skirmish or a battle, has never been surprised by an enemy, has never once left his field of service since the war broke out and has for some six or eight months last held a separate Major General's commard, twi' as large as Herron ever commanded. He now holds the very important command of Corinth and surrounding district, bein^ in fact Grant's left flank on which his safety depends. He keeps no newspaper cor- •respondents to write him up but his superior officers have expressed their opinion of him by always giving him a command in advance of his rank. It would, therefore, be a serious injustice to him to promote his junior over his head. I have n"ver recommended the promotion of any Iowa officer save for merit, and in this-no mistake has ever been made. The Iowa delegation is wht me in thisj as I understand from Grimes, Dodge's papers for promotion are vrith General Halleck and will speak for themselves. I pray you, Mr. President, not to mortify one of the best officers in your service, -long exercising a Major General's command by jumpgin his claims to promotion in favor of a junior officer who may properly await his turn, which, I h.ope, will not be long delayed. The rank is also needed in General Grant's opinion to keep DCdge In command where he wants him. .i i ■ • ; • I have the honor to be, ' - o . pj cnJaO; lo •lehlri^cc k; Your ovt. sevt.,* M !<!•« 1--'- John A. KassoA.^^*" I ^.ivee ,#clo luoY To the•PresidentI |H unit lo Hdqrs. Dept. of the Tennessee, Vicksburg, Miss. July 27, 1863. Brig. Genl. L. Thomas, . . Adjutant General of the Army. . . General: I would very respectfully recoinmend for ^ gallant and meritorious services and for extreme fitness for command, correspondin'^ to the increased rank, the following promotions, to wit: Brig. General Grenv lie M. Dodge, Brig. General Alvin P. Hovey, Brig. Genl. John E. Smith and Brig. Gen, J- Smith to be Major Generals of Volunteers. And Col. Charles R. Woods, 76th Ohio, Col. Alexander Chambers, 16th Iowa, Lieut. Col. John A. Rawlins, A.A.General, Col. Giles A. •Smith, 8th Mo., Col. John A. Carse, 6th Iowa, Col. R. A Cameron, 34th Indiana, Col. John B. Sanbom, 4th Minnesota, Col. T?. v^. Gresham, 43rd Indiana, Col. M. F. Force, 2 0th O-.io and Col. T. Kilby Smith, 54th Ohio to be Brigadier Generals of Volunteers. These officers have all rendered valuable services in the field and will fill the places for which they are recoumenddd well. Lt, Col. Jolin A. Rawlins has been my Assistant Adjutant General from the beginning of the rebellion. No officer has now a more honor able repuattion than he has now and I think I can safely say that he would make a good corps conmaander. This promotion I would particularly ask as a reward of merit. I am, General, - - lat. Ntj. , very respectfully, . " your obt. sevt., filMi turn booj) M lo U. S. Grant, Major-General, Major-Genera ••nlPiftl aJJ at '■ ' whi - .r.r, .n Hdqrs. Dept. of the Tennessee, Vlcksburg, Miss,, July 27, 1863, Brigadier General L. Ti^omas, Adjutant General of the Army. General: I would very respectfully recommend for gallant and meritorious services and for extreme fitness for command, corresponding to the increased Brigadier rank, tiie General, following Gronvilie promotions M. Bodge to vit to ; be Major General of | Volunteers. . ! r / . ^ I am. General, . , hovit.f.' b • . . tir ^'iKtTery respectfully, ,i)b* blu'-.. ...t t«ai I iUhiilAl ( > Yours obt.sevt.,- • '■ ' ' -.'••tlv MeXmiofc ■'lit ' i U. S. Grant, Major-General. hn« iflMisDtft blXo* ai.i tlB 0rodm bam oa . «> • tat ,mlmm • ifite ioo i : 0Mr%q lo no tinoq lofol • :.uM 09 bfHOw wliewiq oV • 4? ^ ' .«woX 10 elqo^ ■ ,,1T99 .rdlMDT ? ■ '■''IJf'-* ,nof f W ,11 fMh9% ♦ i t r y ♦ir^Kl 8b ' u--— ■ s'K'''' '' ' ._oi ^ rr ' «T «^q«a ,?!: ..nv-t Headquarters of the Army, fl Washington, August 10, 1863. Hon. E. M. Stanton, , , . . Secretary of War. , t aiA r» J Sir:- '' ' I respectfully forward with approval the following recoimnendasJi tions of General Grant for promotion: .Jl'i' , Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge to he Major General of rVolunteers. Very respectfully, . tth-iaifXl .UTfV , Your obt. sevt., .A ••Jxe .|«8 glmMfi.A.A . .H. U. Halleck, ' A .» ,19 ymmt . General-in-chlef. 0 -i- .T ,Io9 plUmtr: •" '• .1 ' ,r;ila6 t-fXll .T ,IoO Act# f>t ;* * ■riffov . .iJM c7.1u* -ri ' • -Mii'ie Davenport, July 31, 1863. ,r ■ - Kla . -len iiMf-ffib the President of tj'i'f a/n . . . -1'United States of America. ' . f Dear Sir: The friends of General G. M. Dodge of Iowa are desirous of seeing him promoted to the position of Major General. .JJ As a man, we know him to be energetic and untiring, prompt and reliable and believe that as an officer since the commercement ^ of this war, he. has shown efficiency equalled by but few, aid sur passed by no one in the Army, either East or West. .Ji' His. promotion, would be an act of justice to a good man and a brave officer and an advantage to the service. 1 am. Very respectfully, e•Whito/ lo eA<j#6 .cithhd H, PRice. .'CO'":Davenport, Iowa, Augi 186^. iireJ ! Abraham'LinColh, ..a#q ' i-^v j Pres. of the United States. •" r-T bnr r'^*^*vcnr: With great cordiality and earnestness^ I write in the 1 moveiient to secure the promotion of Brig, Gen. G. M» I^odge of lowa to a Major Generalship of Volunteers. He was among the first to enter the service ip this State. No officer in the service from Iowa has acquired more ju t and deserved distinction;, none has been more faithful and I may and should add, .i more useful, and efficient. His great experience, his sleepless vigi lance his unconquoraMe energy and above all liis solid judgment and great practical talents render him not only a safe, but a successful commander. No promotion would so much gratify the loyal portion of th ^ people of Iowa. 7a. A With great regard, ™ Your ol t. sevt., John P. Dillon, Dist. Court. Corinth, Mississippi, Aug. 8, 1863. To His ExoellGncy, Abraham Lincoln, ' • " .j:. A 1 President of the United States.. . . . Sir.: V/e, the undersigned., officers of the Six teenth Army Corps, would most respectfully call, your attention to the claims and merits of Brigadier General .G, M.. Dodge for promotion, We make this request because we know the General to be fully caable of performing, the duties of and to be deserving of the position of Major. General. . ' We can all testify to. his skill and bravery, in action, having seen him .tried in some of the hardest contested battle-fj.elds of the south-wesi. . . . . . We would, therefore, again ask fpr that proraotion,. which vre all knov7 your Exoellency designs, beptowin,':: upon meritorious , ^ officers. . . . . -T. . V37ry respectfully, , , Your o.bt. sevts. .i nl .iSf ' M. M. Bane, Col. 50th 111. Inf. Gomdg. 3.rd brigade. P. W,. Litton, Adj.t. 50th Ills. Infty & A.A..S.G. " ♦•Xc' George Hunter,. Capt. .7th Ills. Infty & " t' ldf • Henry Ahern, Lst Lt. .7th Ills. Infty & " . .itaX .tcV E. W. Rice., Col. .7th Iowa Infty. C.omdg, 1st Brigade .-.t). T. Dowler, Adj.t. 7.th la. Infty & M?A?G " . TP. H. Thompson, Lt.. 52d 111. Vol. Infy. & A.A. j.M. J. D. Davis, Lt. 52nd 111. Infy & A.A.I..G, 1st Brig R. S.. Barnhill, Lt. Col. 50th 111 Infy. & B? M? George A. Bacon, Col. Ills. C,av. Comdg. .3rd Cav.Brig. N. C.. Mitchell, Adj.t. 15th Ills. Cav. & A.A.A.C* • 'Prank H. .Webster, 1st Lt. Ac.t. A.D..C. fl . I. B. Cummings, CoL. 39th la. Comdg. Post Corinth, .i h Fred Mo.tt, .1st Lt. 39th Iowa & Post Adjutant. II. L.. Burnham, Copt.. 5,0th 111. Infty ^ P.ro. Mar. .1^ L. D. Bennett, .Capt. 39th la. and Post ffice. C. P Kitchen, 50th Ills. Inf. Lt. h Chief police. 4®IoV ■ j. K. Wing,. Capt. & A.I.M., Corinth, Miss. • 1 ' C.. C. Carpenter, .Capt. Corinth Miss. • h' O. C. Kallogg, Capt. JD.C.J. of Vols. • " J. Purrott, Lt. Col. 7.th Lowa Ipf. Vols.. Co^idg Rog. .xr. i "Samuel Nush.on, Capt. 7.th Reg. Iowa Infty. ♦ •W. W.. dellews., Capt. Co.. A. 7tli Iowa Infty, "G. P. Corns, Capt. 7th Iowa Infty. Ben. B. Gale, 1st Lieut.Co. D. 7th Iowa Infty, • A M. Wightman, 1st Liaut. .Co. K. 7th Iowa., I, L, Bass, 1st Lieut. Co. E, 7th Iowa Infty. ♦ iBen. Sl. Bar.bour,. 2nd Lt. Co. I. 7th Iowa Infty, . J. F.. Warner, 2nd Lt., Co. R. 7th Iowa. Infty. , • *I«V . Robt. 11. Graham,. Snd Lt. Co. K. 7t. lowp Infty. •HJ'in'l' W. Camp, 2nd Lt., Cq, G., 7th Iowa Infty Vols, ,foV J.. McCormick, 2nd .Lt. Co E. ,7t.i low.a Vols, C. J.. Sergent, 2nd Lt. Co. F. .7tl Iowa Infty Vols. B. Lake, Surgeon, .7th Iowa Infty. I. L., Montgomery,, lst Lt. Co. H. 7th Iowa Vols. . ;w/. » jsj. - John P. Loughridce, Capt. Co. C. 7th Iowa Infty. Jo.-iH Ashton, Adjt. Surgeon, 7th Iowa Infty. , "oo*# Bill oT 0. n. Frott, Lt. i R. 0. Vth Reg. Iowa Infty VolSvil ■- "J. B. Liorrisine, Lt. & A*D.C- 1st brigade. J. B. Weaver, Col. 2nd Iowa Infty. \^anA xlirMMlJ ■ H. M. Cowles, Lt.^ Col. 2nd Iowa Infty. InM bOM erfJ ' t mm m John A. Duckwork, Capt. 2nd Iowa Vols. - #S(fAAO J. 'Y. Scott, 1st Lieut, 2nd Iowa Infty Vols. efW Abe Wilkins, Capt. 2nd Iowa Infty. ' • tif ■ ' M. flamill, Capt. 2nd Reg. Iowa Vols. Inf . Co. H. 'iwm aWlVBd J. B. Fowler, Lieut.. 2nd Reg. Iowa Vols. Inf. G.o. H.- .Jijioc 9iU lo E. E.- Matick, Caj)t. Co, K* 2nd Iowa Infantry , , m G. K. Raush, 2nd Lieut. Co. K. 2nd Iowa Infty. WMCt fjUi m John T. McCullough, Capt. Co. E. 2nd Iowa Infty. John A. Duckwork, Capt. 2nd Iowa Vols. ' ■^<1 wfrfAAO J. 'Y. Scott, 1st Lieut, 2nd Iowa Infty Vols. Abe Wilkins, Capt. 2nd Iowa Infty. ' • tif 'M. Hamill, Capt. 2nd Reg. Iowa Vols. Inf . Co. H. '19m JM*! J. B. Fowler, Lieut.. 2nd Reg. Iowa Vols. Inf. G.o. H.- .Jijioc 9iU E. E.- Matick, Caj)t. Co, K* 2nd Iowa Infantry , , m G. K. Raush, 2nd Lieut. Co. K. 2nd Iowa Infty. WMCt fjUi John T. McCullough, Capt. Co. E. 2nd Iowa Infty. Moses A. McCord, 2nd Lt. Comdg. 2nd Iowa Infty. E. T. Ensdgn, Capt. Co. D. 2nd Iowa Infty. Vols. E. L. Marsh, 1st Lieut. Co. D. Iowa Infty Vols. D. B. ^.Ydlson, Ist Lt. Co. ' . 2nd Iowa Infty, Vols. Wm. F. Holmes, Capt. Col. jCL. 2nd Iowa Infty. Vols. •" ■Geo." T. Hall, Ist Lieut. Co. C. 2nd Iowa Infty Vols. H. C.. McNeil, 2nd Lieut. Co, C. 2nd Iowa Infty Vols. ''Voltaire P. Twombly, 2nd Lt. .Co. F. 2nd lovm Vol. Infty. Frank LI. Surter, Lst Lt. C.o. B. 2nd Iowa Infty. . Oliver C. Lewis, 2nd Lieut.. Co. B. Bnd I.owa Infty. G. L.. Gndfrey, Adjt. 2nd Iowa Infty Join S. V/ilcox, Col. C2nd 111 Infty Vols. E. A. .Bowen, Lt. C.0I. 52nd 111 Vol. Infty. '•W-e&ley Boyd, Major, 52nd ^11. Vol. Infty, G. W. Rohr, Ass.t. Surgeon, 52nd 111. Vol. Infty, Edward S. Wilcox, Adjt. 52nd Regt. II' Infty, Fulton Gifford, Ist Lt. & Rng. (ir. Mr. 52nd Ills. Infty. : • C]>as. R. White,. Ist Lt.Ca. A, 52nd Regt.. Ills Infty. -Thomas W. Mack, .2nd Lieut. Co. A. 52nd Rjegt. Ill Vol. Infty. ' James CompLon, Capt, Co, C, 52nd 111, Vol. Infty. Edward B. Spalding, 1st Lieut. Co. C. 52nd Ills Vols, DeWitt C. Surd, Capt. do. E. 52nd 111. Vol.. Infty. Don C. Newton, Capt. co. .D. 52nd 111. Vol. Infty. D. D.. Bailey, Capt, Co. B. 52nd 111. Vol. Infty. S. Z, Roth, lat Lt. Co. B. 52nd Ills. Vols. Infty. E. Winchester, Surgeon, 52nd 111. Infty.. V Is. D. W. Voylea, Surgeon, 66th Jnd. Infantry Vols. » . . . . • 1 A. P.»C ampbell,. C .pt. .Co. K. 66th Ind. Vola. Alfred Morris, CLapt. Ca. P. 66th Ind, Vol. Jnfty. Archable Baxter, Capt. Co. A. Ind. Vol. Infty, James C. Simonson, Asst.. Surg. 66th Ind.. Vo.lo. W. N. Brenglo,. lat Lt.. Co, H. 66th Ind. Infty. Vols, David Simpson, 2nd Lt.. Ca. II.. 66th Reg. Vol. Infty. George R. Dhvis, 2nd Lieut. Co, F. 66th Reg. Ind. Vol. Infty, C. Hay, lat Lt. A R.-l.M. 66th Ind. Vols., John MilLis, 1st Lt, Co. D. 66th Ind. Vals.. Infty. D. C. Anthohy. Go. G6th Ind., Vol. Infty.. . [ James Redfield, Lt. Col. Comdg. 39th Iowa Infty. J. M. Griffiths, Major 39th Iowa Infty. G1 A. T. Blodgett, Act. Adj t. " 39th Iottq. Infantry. - : - ..j G. N. Elliott, Capt. .Comdg. .Co. A. 39th I<?wa Jnf ty. ^ .U ,t 0. C. Ayers, lot Lt.. " . " , ■••H .C- .W F. W. Stiles, Capt. Commanding Co. F, 3gth Jowa^ Infty# * JouKJir . . . . . * .s .r .'nvofl tlQOBOl^ ■>*A .'OrtT .1^ Tirtt , .2 Wm. F. Mathews, 1st Lt. 39th Iowa Infty. .5 ^rj/wTT C. Carter, 2nd Lt. . " " . . .. 'i''2 , .i;i .W ,t» Augustus Yerger, Capt. .Co. I. 39th Ipwa Infty.- ,nrr|l-'nl. .F .W Robert C. Hunter, 1st Lt. " . <01*! .C rilia/tO J. Y7. Redfield, 2nd Lt. Co. I. 39th Iowa Infty, ; „f ^;-irx|n I. D. Marsh, Capt. Co. C. 39th Iowa Infty. Vols.. ,t J. VJ. Price, 1st Lieut. " " " -JaK .r ^09^ C. D. Rossell, 2nd Lt. " , h;'io'I lOiixiF ^enry H. BenjJiamin, Ist Lt. Co.-H. 39th Ipwa. . .J arloL Wesley Wright, 2nd Lt. Co. h. 39th loya.. . .* .C R. M. Rippey, Capt. Co. E. 39th Iowa Infty Vols. • , 'llotC .A .L William F. Bennett, Capt. Co. K. 39th. loy/a Vpls. ; ,0 ,0 M. J. Cain, 1st Lieut, of Co. K. 39th Iow,a Vols. . r-.o;! ,v ,rr .H Chas. A. Cameron, Capt, Co. G. 59th. Iowa Infty. r ., 1 W. C. Glsast, 2nd Lieut. . - a ioh Ephriam P. Davis, Asst. Surgeon 39th Regt..Iowa Vol. Infty. W. A. Paterson-, 2nd Lt. Co. B. 39th Iowa Infty Vols. . . F. I. Ilurlbut, Lt. Col. Comdg. 57th Jlls. Infty. , - 9^1090 Nelson Flansburg,. Adj t. 57th 111. Jnf.ty. . , .'wvoH tlQoaol^ N. Linton, Lt.-^. R.G.M. 57th 111. Volp. • ^.f/k .rortT G. W. Crossley, Asst. Surgeon 57th. 111. Ipfty. ^ ...aaW N. G. Collins, Chaplain, 57th Reg. 111.. Infty. ^7; » Wm. F Conkey,. 1st Lieut. Col. 57th Ills Infty Vols. .p tnmm§ Graig N. Barr, 1st Lt. Comdg. Co., B.. 57.th Ills., Vols. Fred^Laycusk, 2nd Lieut. Co. C. 57th 11.1s.. Infty . ■ • P. M. wickstnull, Capt.. Co. D. 57th Reg.t. Ills. Vol., Infty..-. E. Borglanh, 1st Lieut. " " " . " . - .!3« David Kenyon, Capt. Co. E. 57t\. Illh Infantry. noJiluMtH William Wayman, 2nd Lieut. Co. E- .5 7th Ills. Infty. .y, nroaot F. A. Bettey, Capt. Co. F. 57.th Ill.s. .Inf.ty. . .n ,j John JI. Weirick,. 1st Lt. Co. II. 57th lUs Ipfth Vols. -jg .jt William Gale, 2nd Lieut. Co. H. 57th ILls. .Infty Vols. Harlan Page, Capt. Co. K. 57th ILls. . . . , noH.W,# JacoT: S. Casper, 2nd Lt. Co. K. 57th Ills. Infty Vols. Josiah Bobbins, Jr. Capt. Co. H. 57th 111. Infty Vols. y A. L. Chetlain, Col. 12th Ills. Cavalry.. ,!{ ,v ,r. Thos, G. S. Heron, Maj.. 7th Ilia. Cavalrj. jW .1 F. Welkor, ^apt. Ist Regt. Llls. Lt.. Ar.t. Comd®» yo, R jI,-|n ,r , ' nncsIMII William Harma, Major 50tli Ills,. Jnfty. " , "i - .C , Mervin Conouae, I t, Lt. & A. Adjt.. 5Qth Ills. , ,-|i ,r F. D. McGillicudd , Capt. Co. K. SOth Illino.ls Infty, ' J. W. Rickart, .Ist tt,. Co. D. .^Ctji Ills. Vol. Intry. no^mX' ' Charles H. Floyd, 2nd Lt. 001.. D. 50th 111. Inf. ..a .h John W.- Cooper, 1st Lt. .Co. .H. . ' .0 Isaac McNeil, 2nd Lt^ Co. II. 5Qth Ills Infty. . juaM .C Simeon Blystone, lat Lt« Co. F, 50th.Ill5 Infty Vol^-mfjsif^ .' .fT James W. Anderson, 2nd Lt. Cb. b.. 5Qth Ills. Infty. ■ / , Samuel W. Starrott, 1st Lt. .CO. .C. 50th,Ills. Int'ty. VolRf- it Charles M. Tarr, 2nd Lt. Co. 50th Ills. Infty. - PranciJ J. Dunn, Capt. 50th Ills. Infty. ilk. Phillip L. Douglass, 2nd Lt. P.Oth Ills. Infty;« .T .A J. M. Cyrus,-Cppt. Co. E. 50th Ills. .Infty. . • 0 .JJoifl* .r. . W. C. Ross, 1st Lt. Co. .E. 50th Ills. Infty, ,X .C Saiiiuol Lockwood, Lt. Co. S. 50th Ills. Infty. " ,i!f»riir .If ."Sj H. P. 7^. Cramer, Capt. Co. A. 50th Ills. Infty. Henry C. Bissell, 2nd Lt. Co. A. 50th Ills. Infty, ■ J. T7. Kins, Capt. Co. G. 50th Ills. Infty. , .0 W. H. Harlison, 1st Lt, Co. B. 50th Regt..Ill Infty. •h'' Charlie D. Fie, Capt. Co. F. 50th Ills.Infty. . . . ,9 TVillian L. "eakley. - . - , -'il'fcti® ,r ,t R. Rowett, Col.-7th Illinois Infty. . . . ■ -/J .1 Geo, II. Esterhrook, Major 7th Ills. Infty. ; nX .T, Hector Perrin, Capt. Co. B. 7th Ills. Infty. .C .0 John L, Robinson, Adjt. 7th Ills.. Infty. , rhUiiaiff .If S. E. Lawyer, Capt. Co.-C. 7th Ills. Infty. • H X»Xli#l J. A. Smith, Capt. Co. E. 7th Ills. Infty. . .* ,ff 0, D. Ells, Ist-Lt. Co. B. . . . . : • ' r»r .t riw H. D. •.?. Noweton, Capt. Co. E. 7th. Ills. Infty* - ' .t .;T Edward L. Johnson, Capt. Co. I. 7th Ills. Infty. i ,A John E. Sullivan, 1st Lt. Co. A. 7th Iowa Infty. .D .T' Thomas McGuire, Capt.-Co. A. 7th Ills. Infty. . . . VieeJHrlr* Chas. T. El-liott, 2nd Lt. Co. A. yth. Ills. Infty,. .A .1 Oscar ^ool, 2nd Lieut. Co. 2. 7th Ills. George M. Harrison, Ist Lt. -ffc R. i-ll. 7th. Ills. Inftyj-Xu#n Joseph Rowett, Ist Lt. Co. K. .7th Ills. Infty. % noaXr* Thos, B. Atchison, 2nd I>t. Co F. 7th Ills.. Infty.. ; .!! Wash. W. Judy, 1st Lt. Co. E. 7th Ills. Infty. .P' S. E. Furgus, 2nd- Lt. Co. H. .7th Ills. Infty. * • loG .U §dward R. Roberts, Ist Lt. Co. C. .vth Infty. Ills,^ - • fjoO % ,g/i John H. Hubbard, 2nd Lt. Ca. 7th 111. Infty. , .1? "Xjnt) M. V. Miller, 2nd Lt.- Co. E. 7th Ills. Infty. ^ ' - rJ bwTiK J. I/. King,- Capt-. Co, vH. 7th Ills., Infty.. , ' ' . : ,«i Ed. B. Wright, 2nd Lt. ^ A.A-D* to chf. Ar. L.Wing,. 17th A.C..,** Hamilton II. Burrows, 1st Lt. 14th Ohio Batteny. Mvii<T Jason J. Sswiburn, -2nd Lt. Co. E. J.2th Ills. Infty Vols. L. F. Booth, Cap.. Co. A. Ist Ala. Light. Artillery of A.D.,,\ P. H. Bhapman, Capt. Co. B. 2nd IlLn. Lt. Arty. -1-1 P. Bischo-ff, 2nd Lt, Co. A. Ist Ala. singe artillery A.§. ■ r • XT E.W.Ross, Lt. Co. B. 2nd Ills. Arty. . . . . • ■ . ft*! J. M. Pence - " " . " " ^ . P. E. Dawson N. F. R. Amdt 1st Lt.. 2nd Micldgart Batter.y. . TtmX4mi9 ,J ,A N. J. Buchanan, Ist Lt. Adjl. 3rd Mich. Cayalry*: ,n II. Richardson, Capt. Co. D.. 1st Mo, Light Artillery* *^1 Madison Miller, Col. Comdg 18th Infty Mo. Vols. Charles S. Slidldon, Lieut, Col, .18th Infty Mo. Vqls* ' eslf/XW Goo, W. Wyckoff, Capt, Co, B.. 18th -Infty. Mo. Vols. nof> r;|T*laR U. H. Minter, Capt. Co, F. 18th Infty .Mo. Vols. iGoM .C Kenton F. Brooman,- Ist it. Co, E. .ISth Mq. Vols. . ' Iff .THenry VI. Godfrey, 2nd Lt. 'c Aaat.. Adjt. 18th Mo. , James D. Coddington lat Lt. Comdg. .Go, jC. ISth ,Inf, Mo^ "V^ols.' S. B. Hauta, Surgeon, 18th Regt. Infty. Mo.. Vols. . -y . - j D. A. Cudworth, Ist Lt. R.Ci.:'. lOth Bo., Vols, , ' , ./i.iiX.'' Wm. M. Edgard, 2nd Lt. Co, K. .• ." \ .r Frederick Partenheiaer, Ist Lt, .06, .H, IStfh .Vol, Xnfty.* («(• . ' •' , • • f ■ ^ ■ " .2 , -.■ift ;'" .t larjwrt ' Mir/it no?) fJnaR IGoM .c Iff .T- 't - I "" "Osiot p. F*. Randolph, Asst.- Surgeon, 18th Mo. Infy, vols. Daniel R. Hudson, 1st Lt. Comdg. Co. A. 18th Infty Mo. Vols. Abiah M. Everist, 2nd Lt. Co. E. 18th Mo. Infty. Vols.- .h i-lT P. R. Dolman, Capt. Co. K. 18th Infty Mo, Vols. J'Jtj Joiin Mossill, Lt. Col. Comdg. 64th 111. Vol. Infty. ^ » S. T. Thomson, M.h,. ■" " " • " ^ S.* T. Thomson, M. i,. M. 71. Manning, Captain Co. E. 54th Ills. Ceo, N. Reid, Capt. Co. D. 64th Ills. .."oc. OW R, R. Gibbons, Capt. Co. B. th Ills. Vols. ' i* •John Reasey, Capt. Co. C. 64th Ills. Vols. - E.- H. Moore, Ist Lt. Co. E. 64th Ills. Infty. -. ■"'•I Frank Smith, 1st Lt. Co. A. 74th Ills. Vol. Infty. -f' D. W. Reid, 1st Lt. Co. D. & Act. R.Ci.M. 64th Ills-. Geo. 71. Bell, Ist Lt. Co. B. 64th I-lls. Infty Vols. Ward Knicksrblcker, 2nd Lt. Co. F. 64th Ills. Vols'. '"*1 D. M. Moore, 2nd Lt. Co-. A. 64th Regt. Ills. Vols. Geo. Bargus, Snd Lt. Co. E. 64th Regt. Ills. Vols. L. K. Myers, 2nd Lt. Cor H. 64th Ills. Infty. George W. Bobbins, 2nd Lt. Co. B, 64th 111. Infty Vols. Thos. Pullerton, Adjt, 64th 111. Vol. Infty. G. T. Stewart, Surgeon, 64th 111. Vol. Infty. William D. Plumer 1st Asst. Surg. 64th 111 Vol. Infty. M. F. FairCield, Major Com. 1st Ala. Cav. A. B. Stuart. Surgeon 1st Regt. Ala. Cav. U. S. V. r. j i *x*?n»0 .♦•Hi hnit I - Ad ?|||0X fijtfl oc. OOOjOQt T, .:yiw»eue ' "tiD fn tartaO f iaaM iMUt 3. "^fral> 10 ra mm* 5. '"'X X G. W, Slaughter. 2nd Lt. Co. A. 1st Ala. Cav,^ P. A. Stemburg, 1st Co. B. 1st Ala. Cav. ^ James C. Swift, 2nd Lt. Co. B. Ist Ala Cav. • A. T. Cameron, Capt. Comdg. Co. C. Ala. Cav. J" John Satty, Ist Lt. Co. C. ist Ala. Cav. G. D. Hotty, 2nd Lt. Co. C. 1st Ala. Ca-y. I. H. Sliurtleff, Capt. Co. d. Vtli Ala. Cav. ' * .A . . JMI ; m94 md idtofsO 'vwm m9mm fum nl iHiktfAf% mmi- ml* J.-A. Snelling, 2nd Lt. '"o. D. Ist Ala. Cav. * ? E. D. Chandler, Capt. Co. E. 1st Ala. Cav. Sanford Fearael, 1st Lt. Co. E, 1st Ala. Cav. ' ! i1 IM oi mmu mtmm lolmoi Wm. H. Cheney, let Lt. Co. F. 1st Ala. Cav. ' t J. J. ninety, 2nd Lt. Com. 1st A-la. Cav. •' 'X * aild John H. ^eed, Capt. Co. G. 1st Ala. Cav. ' Dodey F Eaves, 2nd Lt. Co. G. 1st Ala. ' : I George W. Kellogg, 1st Lt. 5: Beg. Com. Ist Ala. "•C'Avi hi Mr blxLt. Gua W. Harris, Co. P. 57tli 111. Inf. ^ -• ^ John PhiJ-lips,- Capt. Co. A. 57ti: Reg. Ills Vols. .. ToV Washington,^ August 19, 1863. The President: . •> . . . . Sir: Prior to my departure for Europe^, T had the honor recommend to your" official regard for well deserved promotion,' Brig, General Dodge of Gen.. Grant's army. Since iny return. I find that claim established by new proofs of military merit. He has long had at Corinth a Major General's command and now conmands near 20,000 men. His enterprises have' been important and always successful. His merits are supported^ by_ military testimo'nia'ls of the highest character and "by. no means re'st. o'n my judgment alone. I General Grant's opinion is. different,. I .have, been misinformed. I now recall l:is name to your attention] for promotion to the rank of Major General, not more from a .sense of merit In him than from, a sense duty, to the country, rema.in, . . - f T' , ■ ' ■ : . . V**"! .UT c.jsh .X')V .-'oT ill fUM . Your obt. sevt. John A. Kasson. ,r. * It M T ■ ..I Des Moines, ■ r (s\ Iowa. . -Ct , sa • >i II .1 VO1OS0 ilTPiPfrlC .T .0 Sept*. 4', ifee' 2 His Excellency A. Lincoln: * * * ' ^ Dear Sir; The enclosed personal letter from Major General Oglesby has been placed in my lian'ds to forward to you. I respect fully ask your personal attention to the other military pppers' in the case. General Grant has publicly 'stated that he had placed General Dodge first in his recommendations for promotion. It has also been stated by an army officer that General Grant had placed an official record th.at to General Dodge more than to any other one man he was indbbt'ed for his successful' seige of Vicksburg.' He had a partial education at a .military academy which he has since perfected in th. field and' greatly desires a place in the regular service for his permanent profession. I mention this, in ca.se it should seem right to you to nominate him a Brigadier in tli'at service. " ] Allow me to add that in this state, y'ou.r Springfield letter just published is calcula.ted to produce an excellent effect and-will aid us in ou.r state canvass ow vigorousI'y prosecuted. g. ^ > We entertain no doubt of our success. ' ^.,•'1 ♦ j . Your firn'ed "and obt. svt., Joh'n A.' Kasson. our state canvass entertain no doubt j „ iiixecutive uxiiue a.uwct, ,: : \ " ' ,,„ .■. •^, Iowa city, Sspt. 84, 1863. . ^■ir' ' • ' .ii. :r - • . . .. . ; • His Excellency, 'I f- . • , The President, I understand that Geeral Grant, has recommended for promotion to the rank of Major General, Brigadier General G. M. Dodge of t:;is state. I do not suppose my good ^7ord can .add anything to General Grant's recoi.mendation and yet I would in my opinion fail in my duty to the Government if I did not ask at your hands a favorable consid eration of General Grant's recommendation. General Dodge is one of the very best military men from this State, he has had a military education, is highly intelligent, of excellent habits of untiring industry, active, energetic and persevering and when occasion serves is emphatically a fightinr; man. He is undoubtedly and unconstitu tionally loyal. His promotion would, I think, promote the public interest and"has"been well earned. ' . , Very respectfully, ■ Samuel Kirkwood. . : r: . . Executive Office Iowa, Iowa City, Sept, 24, 1863. I- ' ' '"jP jOOlll , . " .A ,-t.;o w H, Repfcesentatives, Jan. 29, 1864. To the President: The undersigned Senators and Representatives from Iowa in Congress call the attention of the President to the following facts: Brig. General Grenville M. Dodge, then commanding the military district of Corinth, sought an active command under General Grant in the operations against Vicksburg, but *as refused for the reason given, that his services, where he then commanded, the left wing, were of the highest importance and could not be dispensed wit... What these services were are best made known by the official fact that General Grant named him firfet entitled to promotion from the rank of Brigadier to that of Major General, among all the offi cers of his command, after the fall of Vicksburg. Based upon and referring to this recommendation of General Grant, General Halleck commanding the army, reported him to the Secretary of War about the 10th of August last, at the head of the list for promotion. The Secreta y of War, about the 12th of August, in writing approved this paper of General Halleck. But General Dodge has not yet been nominated, though places have existed in that Army since that time. Since General Dodge has had a separate command in the south west, a long period, he has never been censured officially or by the public, nor met with a noticeable reverse or misfortune. He has com manded at times from 12,000 to 26,000 troops; now commands 21 regi ments and 5 batteries; of whom nearly 18 regiments and 3 batteries haw re-enlisted as veterans, mainly owing to his personal exertions and personal influence over his command. He has raised out of the material found in the country occupied by bim about four regiment of white troops, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi and fi e regiments of coTored troops. Within the last month, he has raised nearly 2000 of « the latter. ' Since he was placed in command of Pulaski, he has rebuilt 70 miles of railroad, remounted his original mounted force and besides has mouhted three additional Infantry -regiments and has turned over to Government about 2000 mules and horses, taken from rebels and numerous bales of cotton. This and much more has been done in tlie midst of successful military operations against rebel detach ments and guerrillas, ' „ ■ Are not such officers worthy of official recognition? ■ Strongly impressed with the justice of our request, as due on military grounds and due to the State of Iowa, which has never offered any nine month:;, one ydar or two year men to the Government, but has voluntarily met every call, including ijhe last, with a surplus. We ask the President to personally examine the record and recommendations of tlii ; officer and to decide our applioaoion purely upon its merits and cause justice to be done. ■ James Harlan, U.S.-S. • John Grimes, U. S. S. ^ I , ■ Wm. B. Allison, 3rd Dist. . I . Ti.l James F. Wilson, 5th Dist. .J. B, Grinnell, 4th Dist, A. W. Hubbard, 6th Dist. Ar ,<?'' .net nziT ,eevl#A#rwHKQell mi. John Prics, A. 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'••{••ij r>fi« •• •'/KfnrX ,po®0Oi-.n0T .• •acvooi There has always been quite a question as to the action of the Brigade that accompariied Gen. Lo^an to re-take the line that was broken through on the 15th Corps by Gen. Brown's Division of the Confederate Army at the place where the AuKusta Railroad passes through the entrench ments . Gen Loffan makes a statement in relation to my report that he ordered me to send the Brigade. The facts of the matter are these: When Gen. Logan came to me to obtain aid to re-take the line of the 15th Corps, I did not know that he was in command of the army. I had had no report that he was. I did not even know then that McPherson had been killed; I thought he had been woionded, and it was just after this that I got from Gen. Puller the papers of McPherson's that were captured by the 64th 111. when they took the skirmish line that killed McPherson. Logan aame up and said that.the enemy had broken through Mor gan L. Smith's Division at Augusta, "Have you anything out of line?" I said, "No, every man is in line, but I do not believe the ene my will attack me again. Thev are drifting around to the front of Blair, and I think I can let you have Mercer's Brigade." And he said, "Send it immediately," and I drew it out of the line and sent it with Capt. Edw. Jonas from my staff to accompany it, and Gen. Logan also went with it. When Gen. Logan came to me I thought he came the same as we Corps Commanders went to each other when we were hard pressed and asked for help; though I see that Logan corrects me in his report when I say I sent them on his request. I do not see much difference m.yself between a request and an order under such circumstances, because in all our experience in the Army of the Tennessee, no Division Commander or Corps Commander went to another for aid that they did not get it. That same day Blair dame down to me to ppt aid for his front, and when he saw what my condition was, he said. Why instead of asking you i or help, I had better go and get some help for you. He saw I had all I could handle and a little more. And you note that Logan in his report on page 86 treats it the same as I do, not as obeying an order, but complying with request. Official Records - Vol. XXXVIII Part 3 - Page 372. Indorsement on official report of Maj. Genl. G. M. Dodge of battle of Atlanta July 24, 1864. "Headquarters 15th Army Corps September 14th, 1864. This report of Major General Dodge is respectfully submitted with reports, papers etc to accompan.^' my report. General Dodge is in error in stating that I came to him and asked aid to retake my line - I ordered him to send a brigade to report to General Smith, command ing 15th corps, at a time when he was fiercely assaulted, I being in command of the army at that time. John A. Logan, Major General." But see also page 86. extract from off.icial report of Genl. John A. Logan. "My thanks are due to >ajor Generals Blair and Dodge, for sending me reinforcements at a time when they were much needed." •f .'.r, ■a ^ I " -t? /' ■ .1 ri ; n- " ; ' j -■> > • . . • -hi ■ . ■ ' ' T * • ■* ' ' i « , "" i;-' . 1 i i" ' '' 1 '■ a 1 ' ^ ' - i ' : vi ' ■ 'jr ■ ■ , I . • ■ , iM I' .; ' r ■' ■ . ' ' I' ■ . ■ 'I ' I i , wx ■ ' ■ ■ : ri -' ; ■ -i i 1 ' ' > *•; M'tl' ' "Jit'i ' , ' \ ■ r ■ '• ' h' I r> . . ..Ci- : . f ; .4 vr -ij ;• ■/ > • ' i ■; ■ - I .', . \ ' .j : - ' uf - yf,; 0^ ' ' - ' . w .-t'ir'ji,',) , ' > On July 24, 1865, the citizens of St, Louis, when I was leavinthe coinmand for the Indian campaigns, presented me with a magnificent r • set of silver, each piece having engraved upon it the name of some battle I had taken part in. the presentation of the silver was a sur prise to me--it had been kept a great secret. In response to the*presentation, I made the following reply: "Gentlemen: If I were as gifted as my friend wl.o has just addressed you, possibly I might find words with which to con^-ey to you my feelings and thar ks upon t;,is occasion; but, in the absence of this gift, you must accept the plain and hearty thanks of a soldier. It has been said that a soldier, next to his honor, holds most dear the approbation of l.is country. Be that so or not, I do feel that in leaving this conunand, I take v/ith-me a hearty God-speed, and the kindly feelings of you-all, and,, gentlemen, I also know the crisis through which Hissouri has passed. • I believe I understand her resources and the determination, of her people to develope these resources, and, sir, tliere is no man who will look forward to her future with more pleasure than myself. Gentlemen, in bidding yor. good bye, I hope it will not be the last time that we shall meet, for I have found here many friencs, and have received from all a hearty support, from officers, soldiers and citizens. Again I thank you for your beautiful present. It will alvrays be a reminder to me of the most generous support ivliich I have always received from'you,- ' If I have done anyt};ing in bringing about quiet in Missouri, it is owing to your support more than to anything else," Ma. Gen, W. T. Sl.erma , the hero of the march, to the sea, was expected to be present at the presentation, but the General excused himself in the following communication, which was received at a late hour and is sufficiently explanatory in itself. It also pays a tribute and com liment to Ge- . Dodge; Hdqrs. Mil, Div, of Mississippi, St, Louis, Mo,, July 24, 1865, Samuel J. Hatch, Esq., and Members of Committee: Dear Sirs: I have th^ nonor to acknowledge receipt, this moment of your kind invitation for myself and staff to be present on the occasion of the presentation of a testimonial to Mai. Con, Dodge. I regret exceedingly that I am under a prior engagement to go to Indianapolis, but I will have some of my staff present to represent me. I regret this ti»e more because I should like very much, to assist in manifesting respect to Gen, Dodge, who has serve(' much with me, and I have long known his sterling merit and great worth, and am rejoiced that you also have discovered his great merit as a'soldierand a gentleman. I am-, with much respect, , ' W. T. Sherman, . V.i'W . Major-Generalf iwer "f -"Vl * : I a On Tuesday night a magnificent pair of shoulder straps, from the well known house of Tichnor and Co., were presented to L!ajor General Dodge, Commander of the Department, ty several.officers who had served under the General in the south. The presentation was made in the ladies' parlor of the Lindell Hotel, by the following officers: .Capt. Andrew Poe,'Liei:ts. Sauceman, Roffleton, Workman, Grant, Fink, Becker anh Brown, all belonging to colored regiments. and promoted from the ranks of white regiments by General Dodge, These officers were all captured by .Forrest at Athens and Sulphur Tinistle, Alabama, and having been recently exchanged,, are now on •their way to the front. The presentation speech was made by Captain Foe, and a number of our citizens were present. I!rs, General Dodge and several other ladies were present and several speeches wore ■ made aiid toasts offered. • f *' 9- ^ v'-O' ■ , -J - nl - - ' 'ir : .ir.Irr.r^ fj rt"-;: ri-, , 4r aoM ..k j»;n- . if-umc': •:MimW'. I f t«i r 1/^eC •' ■ . 'Jlaf Wd' •'.c j . . . f. I .*■>'.ii t rv'.. f 4nlJtc-.h ,nlJtc-.h '4^# ' ' ■ ' '• J ix' :r ' • 'vN-fi, -Vfr.-/ >■ h t f ' ■pi Prom Wilson's Manuscript of life of A John City Point, October I2th, 1864. General Dodge of the Western Army is here. It does one's heart good to meet one from the army that has made such bright record for its country's honor and its own fame. I can shake the hands of these veterans and heroes with someti.ing of the tl.rill of joy and pride that pervades my being when I take hold of the hand of my own dear wife after months of absence. General yuimby, formerly of the old Army, is also here. He is, however, not in the service, having long since resigned. Major General Doyle of the English service is here. He is the least Englishand most American of any Englishman I have ever met. Hd sympathizes with us in our struggle to maintain our governmental authority, and furthermore he believes lie will succeed. City Point, October 27th, 1864. General Butler, although acting under positive orders not to attack the enemy in fortified positions, did so attack, and lost for us fully 1,000 men, killed, woxznded and prisoners, without any corresponding damage, if damage at all, to the enemy. I am free to say I fear the continuance of General Butler in command will oaome day work disaster of a serious ch.aracter to our arms. But General Grant has had to deal with such m-^n from the beginning and has succeeded, I therefore have hopes he will succeed with this one. ' % ■ saiJibatLing...aiijd„.v?ei^ r.Uti.'^wi.thoutr--re'StT'l^CftTOTrs. In the spring of 1855, C. E. Stone was elected Mayor, C. W. Bayard, Recorder, J. B. Stutsman, J. B. Lewsi, 't7. Hepner, J. B. Caddidy, R. P. Snow, S. S. Bay less, Jo.in A, Jacks n, Milton Rogers and 'v7. E. Cooper were chosen counselman. In 1856-7 a great boom v/as on in real estate anr everything else The Pacific House was built. Samuel Bayles bought the Miller farm and laid it out in town lots. In the latter part of 1857, and during 1858, there was a great panic in the country. A great revulsion in business and the failure of a great many banks, especially of the "wild-cat" banks which had been established under Nebraska cliarters. The Dodge Light Guards. Speaking of the Dodge Light Guards of Council Bluffs, General G. IS., Dodge gave a hit of history in thp military annals of Iowa which is almost unknown to the generation that' has come since the civil war. General Dodge says he made his first survey in 1853 across the state of lov/a for a railroad terminating at Cpunc 1 Bluffs, believing from previous examinations on the westerr pltins that if a railv/ay to the Pacific was ever built it would occupy the Great Platte Valley and have its eastern terminus in this vicinity. 'As the frontier was unprotected, Ifith the aid of the governor he organized, armed and equipped a military company then known as the "Council Bluffs Guards." When the civil war threatened in 1861 General Dodge felt it would be his duty to take part in it, and so - otified the company. At the time Council Bluffs was settled principally by Mormons and southerners. To his astonishment every member of the company voted to enlist and authorized him to tender its services to the governor, vho afterward stated it was the first company to offer its services to Iowa for the preservation of the union. As it was the only organized compan yin Western Iowa, and as rumors were thick as to what the Missourians and the Indians would do. Governor Kirkwood v.'as constrained to decline the offer of the company's services. The company afterward joinnfiL,.^ the Fourth lo./a, every man in the complany enlisting under Cf^tantn ^ . W. H. Kinsman, who became its captian. Kinsman was soon'selected as J-h Colonel of the Twenty-third Iowa, and fell at the head of his regiment at Blac(v Bayou. Lt. George B. Ford succeeded him as captain and fought' through the war. When the caompny returned home it maintained its I organization and changed its name to the "Dodge Light Guard." By this name is now known and has been so known for nearly forty years. This company was in the battle of Pea Ridge, under General Dodge as its regimental commander, one of the longest, hottest and most destructive battles of the war. They and their comrades ty their gallantry in that battle won the first star for Dodge. Sheridan speaks of the regiment in his memoirs for the service it did for him in that campaign when he was a quartermaster, and he said they would always have a warm place in his heart. The veterans of .he company gave way to their sons. On hhe breaking out of the Spanish American war they enlisted unanimously as Company L of the Fifty-first Iowa Infantry and did good service in the Philippines . Their memorable home receptio was one of the most brilliant and enthusiastic in the history of Iowa. Of the old company General Dodge affectionately says: "You who understand all the ups and downs and struggles of that frontier company will appreciate ho// I love and honor them and how proud I am of their record. It is an object lesson to the young men of our state, and if they v/ant to learn to reppect power and government, be taught obedience and discipline and obtain physical development that will last them through their life, let them join a company of the National Guard." >, be taught that will the National Tac^WThe following is taken from Mr. N. P. Dodge's notes on the early settlemeiit of Omaha: "I copy fromthe "Omaiia Arrow'' of September 23, 1854,' the follow ing items whicl. may be of intcr'ost, , The Arrow was the first newspaper issued as an Omaha paper, being printed at the office of the Council Bluffs Bugle, in Council Bluffs and contains mostly Council Bluffs advertisements, tl.ere being but few business i.ouses as yet establish.ed in. Omaha, Nebraska not having been open to "settlers until May 30, 1854. The treaty witi. the Cmaha Iridians rap-de between them and the United States March 16, 1854, contained the following provisio' : Article 10. "The Omahas acknowledge their dependence on the United Statee and promise to be friendly witlf all the citizens tl.ereof and pledge themselves to commit no depredations on the property of siicli citizens and should any one or more of them violate this pledge and the fact bet satisfactorily proven before the Agent, the property taken shall be returned or in default thereof., or, if injured or. destroyed, compensa tion may be made by the Gavernment out of their annuities, nor will tliey make war on any other tribe except in. self defence but will submit all matters of difference between them and other Indians to the Government of the United States or its agents for decision and abide thereby and if any of the Omalia ^ndians commit any depredations on any other Indians, the same rule, slsall prevail as. that prescribed in this article in cases of depredations, against eitizens." The village of the Omaha Indians was loca.ted a'-out seven miles southwest of Oiiiaha on Papillion Creek. J. B. Johnson, at that time-.- editor and Publisher of the Council Bluffs Bugle, in giving an account of his visit to J.l;ese Ipdiaps in the fall pf 1§54, in coppany. with J. A. Jackson and h. C. Purple, bpth.citizens of Council piuffs, says: "We Sound our friend Logan Fontlnelle, the chief of the tribe, in his lodge surrounded by minor chiefs and braves. "Thej-r villa~e is built in a large circle containing smaller circles until the.wljole ground is filled with their wigv/ains. Some, are byilt with sticks and earth, others of stretched buffalo skins. Vast quantities of corn were being prepared fpr winter use by tie squaws, and they.wepe alsodressing buffalo, deer and elk skins for sale apd for their own"use. Nvimerous Indian Ponies wore in and about the village and occasionally scouts and mounted Indians were seen going and coming, in all their native glory, .In passing around the village, we heard their popular music from one of ti.e lodges; being fond of a iinion of instrumental and vocal music, we crept in and after a friendly "cuggy How" solicited a continuation of the concert.. The instruments consisted of a dres :ed deer skin stretci.od tightjy over a keg and four instruments resembling the ordinary tambourine, all of which were beaten with sticks, accompan ied by a gutteral war chant. Tl.e squaws were mostly engaged in labor and the n.en in killing time, some of them in one comer of a wigwam with a dirty pack of cards betting rifle balls and lead in homeopathic doses. The Papposos were gamboling rl"out in undcess, some practicing with their bows and arrows," The following claim laws were agreed upon by the settlers between Omaha and Pappillion Creek, it being customary to form clubs for mutual protection in each settle ent. The general rule was that each settled Could claim 320 acres and would be protected in holding it if he resided Mi thereon \mtil th'e land was. surveyed "by Government- and could he preempted or entered. Tiie rule of this particular claim club ^ was Ftrst, no indivudal shall he allowed to claim more than 80 acres timbered, land or more than 160 acres prairie. Second, On makinc a claim, the individual shall proceed to blaze his exterior lines through timber sufficiently plain to-be.easily followed by one accustomed"to tracing lines and by staking on the prairie. The corner stakes to be marked with claimatiits name, number of acres and date of, claim. Claimant must lay fovxndation of logs, four logs high and at end of thirty days erect a Iiouse to live in. Claim disputes to be settled by a Committee of three. The follov/ing news items: . , Gov. Burt reached Bellevue in feeble, condition on the 6th of October, 1854 and died on the SOtl. of the same month. The Secretary of the Territory, T. B. Cumiaing became acting Governor until Mark VI. Izard, the new apointee arrived. Married, October 1854, at the Omaha and Otoe Mission, Belle-vtie, Nebraska, by Rev. Wn. Hamilton, Mr., 3. N. Porterfield and Miss Mary D. Hatch of Belle-vue. Mr. aiid Mrs. Porterfield made their home in Council Bluffs and she is still living. (February 15,,191- ). Council Bluffs has no fire engine, .l.ooks, ladders or buckets. A. D. Jones has' surveys and platted Omaha and the plat can be seen at Tootle and Jackson's Store,(July 28, 1354.) Petition' for divorce, Leonora Amy, vs. Dustan Amy, September 3, 1854. D. "7.^ Price, Attorney fo Plaintiff. ^ The M4sst>s. Rock?/ood late from the East, propose to open a BChool in Council Bluffs, in lov/er room of Odd Fellow's Hall (Corner Pierce and Stutsman Sts) terms per quarter eleven weeks. Primary andCom, Eng. branches, ^3.00; higher Eng. $5. Latin, French, Italian and Drawing $7. References, Rev, G. G. Rcie, J. B7 Stutsman, A. D.. Jones, May 26, 1855. Aug. 4, 1854, preaching in Omaha on Sunday at residence of Mr. Snowden, by Rev. Peter Cooper of Methodist Church. September 1, 1854, excursicr dd-wn Missouri by .steamboat to mouth of Platte River from Omaha to Council Bluffs. Rebecca McFadden,. Leonora Am y, J. 2. Johnson, D. '.Y. Price and Patterson, committee on resolutions. September 23. The iuincy, Illinois Company, started from Belle-vue, went north by way of Omaha to Cali.ounr, ti:en struck across tie country ar;d located at Fontlnelle on Elkhorn River. Alfred D. Jones, Engineer and Surveyor, Omahd, Neb, June 9, 1854, Tbe following notice refers to the old mission building in Council Bluffs, wliich ^tood on the knoll in front of. Pierce St. school house between Pierce St. and Broadway,.now owned by Claussen family. All persons are hereby warned not to commit waste upon the tract of land adjoining Council Bluffs city kno-jr; as the Catholic mission and upon which claim ti.e old ciiurch building still stands ahd upon which the graveyard is situated, as. I shall take care tiiat no further loss is sustained by thO church in the removal and distruction W ^ V4-, w tl Ij-., ; 89 of their improvements. The above noti«re is inserted at the-reqiiest of Right Rev, Mathias Lovas, Bishop of Dubuqe, Iowa, and'will'be considered i a sufficient notice,to all concerned. They will, therefore, take'due notice and govern themselves accordingly, A. C. Ford, • ' Church'Attorney.' Jany. 6, 1854. . . . . . Ford left Council Bluffs in 1859, for the newply discovered gold mines in Cojorado and located in Denver; was connected in some way. with a gang of iiorse thieves and, taken'out of the stage-coach '.vhil on liis way to the states and hung or shot. , From Arraw of September 29, 1054. IvTcMaiion and williams. Druggists, Hyde St., Council Bluffs nearly opposite the Guardian and Sentinal office. J. E. Johnson; Notary Public, Insurance Agent, &:c. in room back of the Post-office. ■ . H. D. Ilarl, mercijant and Grocer, opposite-City Hotel, Council Bluffs, Tootle and Jackson, Elephant Store, Broadway, Council Bluffs. Dr. E. Houn, Druggrst, South side Broadway, opposite Bluff House. IST. Voor}ies & Co.,_ head of Broadway and Madison St.' , SnO'.v and Marshal Turley (Atty. at law) Auction St. - and commission merchants, head of Broadway. , G. Doughty and Company, Cash store, formerlv occupied "by S. H. Riddle. . . . ^ ' Bakery, Eating Hou-e and confectioner opposite Pacific House, ■ y J. D. Bayliss. W. N. Byers, Land Surveyor, Oma.ia, Neb. Mrs, Cliarlotte Armour continues the business af her late husband, city hotel, middle Brodway. Kate Kearney saloon few doors from Pacific House. J. C. Orton and T. P. Treynor, carriage and wagon shop, Madison St. a few doors above the Court House. John Keller, Pine Lumber, Oct. 12, 1853. Henn Wi'liams and Co, iiave established a land office. Tfm. I. Cooper authorized Agent in Council Bluffs to receive money, June 11, 1853. Maria Mynstor, Corner Pierce and Madison Streets, advertised land for sale. T. Jeffers fc Co., steam saw mill 2 1/2 miles from city on bottom. (Note. The land upon which this mill stood and v.fhcre I used to go for lumber and shingles was cut off by Missouri River changing its channel and is now in east Omaha.) J. Patterson, Attorney fc Court Lawyer, Omaha. Frank Street V Marshal Turley Attys. at law. James D. Test n •» « C. B. Stone L. ?.!. Kline " " " A. C. F-rd " " " Attys. at law. C. B. Stone .. n „ L. ?.!. Kline " " " A. C. F-rd " " " W. Larimer « n m Johnson and Casday, Attys. and General Land Agents, Royal t). Amy, Manufacturer copper, tin. and sheet iron, Madison^ St., sign of Coffee-pot. ■ ^ ^ P. A. Sarphy, Latham and Go. Land Agents, Relle-'me, Neh. and St. Mary's, lorra. • - J. P. Le'.vis, !!a-mess maker, Broad-.7ay. E.-Knabe " " S. S. Bayliss, Proprietor of Pacific Houne. « . . . Stutsman ai:d Don: ell marchants corner Broadway and Madison. B. R. Pegrara & Co., General Store, Broadway. Jeremiah Folsom, brought a flock of Merino sheep from MMbigan. M. 'Y. Robinson put-on a regular line of stages between Council Bluffs and Omaha, running every Tuesday, Tliursday and Sunday, leaving Pacific House'and Trempnt House, Council Bluffs at 2 P. returning the same day. Perry boat, Marion, ccosses Missouri River during day-light. No crossing aftc dark. • ♦S. S. Bayliss and Coi are erectiiig a saw mill in Omaha. (After wards known as ti.e Davis Mill.) Prices of lots int Omaha ran^^e from $25 to $100. J. B. Stutsman, B. R Pegrarr. and J. C. Mitchell laid out Florence and offer lots at public sale Oct.-15, 1854. Daniel Norton rented the flat boat at Trader's Point and advertised it as running Sept. 15, 1854. Ben. Manchester advertises for.laborers for his bbick yard on upper Broadway, Council Bluffs, September 1, 1854. if - ■ 1 ■ • C.vu; c.vjj • * ■ ^ • c iK e-:wcx-i...kO . . i" » ' ' V,*) I ' *'"i ^ f* * 1 ' J "' \ . 'oJ'r f-icob » •' .* --o/g . et; - ' . ' r r .. " ,-v ' in ,1-110'! .nfcL vb ,T Jf tJ' -yJFjiv , t "".-f • / rv-v. »-«• .-jseJr, , .sD ■ * ' • '-"'nti. fl' I;-' • d'.l S aji -I lav; ' * ifteMtii:*. wn o- /. , .• £ r . • • f fe "t ■; ^ . f •" oxiirt . .1 * •fjoi .0 . ■ <«K» ' A t 0 ,.:'A .ii-y ,y. ' nllv'rTT ■ fkX ^ ^ ' ' ' .' U' '.'iXV .l':>;4jfl The Shnta Fe Trail; ' e'Jnnf There has been a great deal >saia arid a great many romance's written in" relation to the Santa Fe Trail and it has been di-fferently described by different parties. The Santa Fe Trail as I knew it was the result of a necessity of having a route Cf communication from the Missouri River to the Mexican settlements in New Mexico. Thomas H. Bjanton, in the early Twenties of last century introduced in the United States Senate a bill for the estab lishment of a route to New Mexico, which was passed by both branches of Congress. The route was surveyed and laid out in a very direct line from Westport, Missouri, near Kansas City, to Trinidad, Colo. The Santa Fe Trail as it was, and is still called, ran from Westport to Burlingame, Council Grove, crossed Cow Creek in the vicinitj' of the present site of McPlierson, Walnut Creek in Barton County, several miles above its mouth and reaciied the Arkansas river at its extreme northern bend, near where Ft. Zara was located and then followed the Arkansas Valley near the Colorado line. A branch of the trail crossed the Arkansas river in the vicinity where the present town Cf Cimaron is situated; this crossing was known as Ahe Cimaron crossing, the trail passing around the east end of the Raton mountains, going through what was known as the "Dry Route," on account of its lack of water, wood and pasturage, but the main trail followed up the Arkansas, the • up Purgatory river, commonly called the Picket Wire, to Trinidad; thence through and over the Raton Pass, of which Dick Wooton, the old trapper built a toi»l road near where the Santa Fe railroad now crosses the Raton mountains. After passing the Ratoon mountains, it went to Ft. Union and thence on to Santa Fe on a regular Mexican trail. There was generally good grass, plenty of wood and watar on this main line during the summer. Beint's Fort belo.w the moutlv of. the Pikket Tlire on the main - trail controlled a good deal o-f the travel on the main trail, while the route to Ft. Union was much shorter by the Dry or South route. J.-V x(.-l I fr: '• ; i.Y. vtl r rn finiT oJ/inT; c.f? '"-liJ liuoetrf 'icUroinMhcriO pJIIO'x a J.iilVArf io To noMfiA^T x£'i£9i •dJ nl , J' 8«aohT waW nl - "il\f nol IJ|r' A bo^l/tTT tndJ ul ftArtt/bon.titl lo nn.iOitinil tWotf bBWBMq »«w aol.b ,o'lx#'I waH oJ eJi/oi n Jo . 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To ,'\«a1 ijoialf f>.:i tevo hm »• i/0'it:j M -rodJ iUM/lni'tT o..' ,oiiW joaIoI'; r.t ! Oft.} anofla laoii baoi lio.t r jt^ud noqirt^*^ bXo oiiJ , .i.too'! .■•io.tO I' JafT tfi' "Wiaaaft »tdla4nuoM tiojmfi uiUf aauenir w> •i-Xu n 00 fiJnor >\ii Tn, ''OlrttT ,J^: oJ Jtif*' 'i ,n, , / Cj;tu'f I V, l iifl bf cr lo 'oo- vXf.-nTrtab tif"' o'io»lT rtw ft jf iijJ r.'inim 83 Among the mountain men whom I saw and knew on' the plains was Kit Carson, a native born mountaineer. The only education he had was at a frontier school, I have heard him say that when he was a young boy in the school house, the cry came of Indians and each one jumped to his rifle, threw down the spelling book and ever since that time "thar it lays." His instinct was thorough and delicate I and led him to act as courteously as the most refined gentleman. General John C. Fremont says that in their first exploration of Salt Lake, he made his way to the Island near the center of theelake and as tliey landed the ^ man at 'the bow was jiimping ashore to draw up the boat when Carson held him down saying, "The Captain steps there first." Fremont also says, referring to a man who had done him an injury, that Carson said, "If ever I get a cnance I will do him an^ honest injury."S Nothing that was not honest and fair and open and of good repute found its place in Carson's nature. It was Carson who, when Fremont unflertook to cross the mountains in the winter, advised and coaxed him not to undertake it and when he got into the moutains and almost lost his party, it was Carson who rescued him and brought him out. When Fremont unf;ertook to climb the highest peak of the Wind River Mountians, I have heard one of his mountain guides, Charles Lumbar say, that when they had reached within 500 feet of the top, ^ Fremont gave out, and Carson took him on his broad shoulders and ^ packed him up to the top of the mountain. That peak was named then and ahas always been known as Frenonfs peak, though Fremont, in all his writings, giveJno credit to Lumbar, who helped him up. Carson*.s home was at Tous, near Santa Fe. His wife was one of the New Mexican Spanish. Their children were educated by the Sisters in one of the convents near there. ' Carson s life was spent on the plains in the early days where his comrades were such men as James Bridger, Baker, Houston, Beckwith and many others, all of them great men, ail of whom have performed great and important duties for their- country. • ■ 1-.. ■ 'j-.J ,vr*iin nl.i oJ aji'f' • .. 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J 'JO JoM 0>« rfJdJlw bo.looool iMMl ^iohJ . . ' »::r nijcfauj.T . - .n f !''• -1- ncw»i/:0 -ni' ,.*uo '^vr, J.w ntM I O'lrn I MOT jiofv] Jf-.T > 'InJ. iijo '■-.''J *^0 qoJ ' . .J ■ '«* f;|; i ' nr>,4r>/iq ;i' ,.?,'ic. '.O'l""! ,-. ■ >»! , (tn-WDT f^nrxf u^nr/ffl nnrfr, ,n , f . n , irfayj»I rJ JIIjO-io "B oVJo 'J.'. fTn _ t»0^ : . -.v BlfjJin 'ifi-n , ' liO" ' ?■ ■'"" nmor. ©• n«n©p- .. . ( I'n »> ■,(, 'i^ V >- y' S ■ ' , ,0'lMl lO tiohT . ' 1 ■' .' ■ *> I fillet J Fort Leavenworth to OVERLAND MAIL ROUTE. Mt« Pleasant- - 16 miles. Pass C-reek 14 miles. Lancaster 1.. - 26 miles. North -Pass 10 miles. Kinnikuk - 14. miles. Sage Ureek 14 miles. Kickapoo - 12 miles. Pine Station 10 miles. Logchain - 14 miles. Erriders Pass 9 milf^s. Seneca - 11 miles. Sulphur Springs - Wash' 3- 10 miles. Laramie Creek - 12 miles. 11 miles. Guittards1 12. miles. Dug Lake 13 miles, Oketo - 10 miles. Laciede- 13 miles. Otoe - 11 miles. Dug Spring 12 miles. Pawnee - 11 miles. Big Portd 14 miles. Graysons - 14. miles. Black ^uller 14 miles, Big Sandy - ■ . ' - 16 miles. Rrck Point 14 miles. Thompsons - 14 miles. Salt Wells 14 miles. Klowa > 1"^ - 14 miles. Rock Spring 14 miles. Little Blue ' - 12 miles. Green River 15 miles. Liberty Farm - 15. miles— . Lone Tree 14 miles. Lone Tree - - 15 miles. Hams Pork 18 miles. 32. Mile Creek - 10. miles. Church Buttes 12 miles. Suiami t - 12 miles. Millersville 8 miles. Hooks - : 13 miles. Ft. Bridger 13 1082. Ft. Kearney - - ,10.294 Muddy - 12 miles. Platte Station '10 miles Qualcing-Asp Springs-10 miles. Craigs ' - 11 miles. Bear River 10 miles. . Plum Creek- ' - 15 miles. Needle Rock 10 miles. Willow Island . i - 15 miles. Eclao Canon - 10 miles. Midway - 14 miles. Weber ' - 10 miles. Gilmans ' • f 15 miles. .' 'Hanging-Rock. 10 miles. • Ft, Cottonwood •! - 17.391 Daniels- 12 miles. Cold Spring - 15 miles. Kimballr, 11 miles. Fremont's Spring 15 miles. Mountain Dell 15 miles. Black Horn - 11.miles. Great Salt Lake - 14.1206. • Alkali Lake 14.miles. Traveller's Rest- 11 miles. . Sand Hill - - 12.miles. . Rookwelis' 9 'miles. . Diamond Springs - 11 .mi lei;. joe Dug-Qut 9 miles. • Bui1s Ranc h 15.miles. Camp Floyd 10 miles. • Ft. Sedgv;iek - 14.497 No Name- 10 miles. • Antelope Springs 12.miles. Point PJ4§kout 11 miles. • Sparring III 11 - 13-miles. Simpson-Springs - 15 miles. • Denniaons ~ ' m 13-miles. River Bed a miles. Valley Station - 12 miles. Dug ''^ay- 10 miles. American Ranch ■» l6 miles. Black Rock 12 miles. • Beaver Creek 18 miles. Fish Springs 11 miles. . P!,. Wardweil 16.590 Willow Springs - 1 miles. Bijou 4 miles. • -Union Station - 15 miles. Fremont's Orchard - 16 miles. Deep Creek - 12 miles. flagle's Nest - 11.miles. PriarierGkte 8 miles. ■ Latham mm 12 miles. Antelope Spgs. - 18 miles. • Big Bend mm 15 miles. Spring Valley & 13 miles. V'-- Cainp ColMns La' Porte Bbnner' Cherokee Virgiriia -Date ■ 'vVxllow Springs Big Lararaie Little Laramie Copper Creek Rock Creek MEdicine Bow Elk Mountain Ft. Ilallock Herseys - Solomons River Saline Spring Creek EllsworthFt, Ellsworth Buffalo Creek . Lost.Creek Fossil Creek Camp Fletcher Downer Station Ruthton - Bluff Springs Bridges Basin Grannell Spgs. Chalk Bluffs Monument - Pour Crossings . Eatop Crossings Henshaws Spgs. Pond' 3 Creek Fitches Meadows Blue Mound Cheyenne Wells Eureka Creek Dubois Cornell Creek Coon Creek Hedlnges Lake Big Bend Sandy Reeds Springs Beaver Creek Bijou Basin Box Elder - Parkhursts- ^ Cherry Valley Denver - 32,,680. 5 miles. - 10 miles. - 12 miles. - 12 miles. - 15 miles. - ' 15 miles. - 14 mile 3. - 17 miles. - 11 miles. 17" miles. 8 miles. 7,.816 16 miles. 17 miles. r 16 miles. 15 milfis. 14 miles. 5.205 miles, 9 miles. 15. miles 14 miles. 14.257 14 mllos. 10 miles. 1 miles. 18 miles. 12 miles. 15 miles. 14.349 12 miles. 11 miles. 13 miles. 11,396. 14 miles. g miles. 13 miles. 21 miles. 13 miles. 11 miles. 12 miles. 18 miles. IID miles. 16 miles. 10 miles. 12 miles. 10 miles. 11 miles. 14 miles. 14.604. Shell Creek - 12,1430. Smoky Hill Route, Ft. Leavenworth to Easton - Winchester OsaukeeIndianola 12 miles," 10 miles. 13 miles. 19 miles. St. Mar-y's Mission- 22 miles Louisvi-lle - 14 iniles. Manliattan - 15 miles. Ogden - - 10 miles. Ft, Ril-ey - 5,120 Junction City - 2 miles. Overland Route to Montano. via Pow-der River and base of Big Horn Mountains, Ft. Laramie to ■ La Prele Creek - 74 miles. Ft, Reno - 86,160, ' Clear F-ork - 40 miles. Tongue River - 50 miles. Big Horn River - 70 miles. Clark's-Fork 60 miles. Yellov;stone mines - 100,480. Madison-River - 70 miles. Virginia City - 70 miles. Yellowstone mines to Ga:;.latin-City - 65 miies. Arkansas River route' BP. Leavenworth to Ft. Riley Ft. Ellsworth Ft. ZaraFt. Larnod Ft* Dodge Ft, Aubray Ft. Lyon_ Ft, Garland Ft. Lyon.to Paton Pass Ft^ Union Sante Fe Ft, Bridger to Virginia_City Soda -Springs - 120 - ;^220 - 265 - 300 - 355 - 470 - 52D - 710 miles, miles, mi les. miles, miles, miles, miles, miles. 139 miles, 100 miles, 90.329, OmsLha to Ft. Kearney Ft, Kearney to Ft, Cottonwood Julesburg (Ft.Sedcwick( Fort Wardwell Denver Denver to Camp Collins Ft, Laramie Ft, Garland - 181 miles, 97 miles. 106 miles. 93 miles, 90.386, 70 miles, - 230 miles. 225 miles. North Platte Route Ft. Leavenworth to Ft, Sedg?/ick Camp Mitchell Ft, Laramie Horse Shoe Camp M-rshall Deer Creek Ft, Casper Sweetwater Bridge Three Crossings St, Marys South Pass Green River 497 miles, 118 miles, 52.667, 35 miles. 25 miles. 25 miles, 25,777, 50 miles, 35 miles. 70 miles, 46 miles, 35,1013. January, 1856. Iowa City, Jan. 11, 1856 Friend Baldwin: I found your letter on my return from Chicago last night and in answer will say:-that kr. Farnam has been here all the week and will return again tomorrow. He is well -leased with those Documents and although they come too late for him to use on New York yet he pledged the county for the 500,000. He will go out to the Bluffs sometime after this Legislature clo.ses when I want you to talk to him about several things but it will not do to say anything to him about his speculating with us in anything excepting property around the Bluffs he is adverse just now to i^epot Ground speculating though he will go in with us when we want him to he is anxious to buy further west a long time before does not like to speculate and be build ing R. -R. in some town you understand. You must talk to hiih about Reeds operation in relatioa to the Hotel that fixed right will be all that is necessary ana tell him where Reed h.as hah an interest with us it was only because he raised the money to buy the property with and only at the "luffs. At Grinnell he has no interest, v.-e owning the undivided 3/4. I shall talk to him tomorrow or next day about the Omaha purchase and i want you to stave off the c?LOsing of the pur chase until I write you what his answer is, if you go into that and F. does not, have ^eed find the money as we shall make it the Roint and we want a controlling interest whether F. goes or not. I am almost afraid to let him touch it until we get it entered if Reed will furnish the money for onehalf of the 320 and give us Bond for l/4 I will guarantee Mr. F. to take l/8 of us and l/s of his at fair price after entered but if F. Buys now we want 3/4 if we can get it, l/4 for him, 1/4 for ^'eed and l/4 for us. The President has ordered to niarket in 3 million of acres in De Fort Dodge and Sioux City districts; had we better nieddle with the Lands. We can get any quantity of to enter by issuing a circular in relation to the lands. The Legislature are hard to work and are determined to knock the capitol out of Fort Det: moines. The House has taken a test vote on the question and it stood 34 to 24. The Fort Des l"..oines folks charges rent etc. which nskes the against it. They are trying to tax the R. R. ylOO per mile, it is too much. I will write you this week. Grinnell property is coming up fast Jr-sper county voted against us, we are going to run the line 3 miles notth of them It hurts but Newton onlj gave 30 majority for the loan. Yours, G. M, Dodge. Is September, 1856 Iowa City, Sept. ll/56 Friend Baldwin: Yours dated Sept. 5 was received tonight and in answer woiild say tl.at I received a letter today from Wr. Reed. V/e are waiting on Mr. Farnam who is in New York to sign the agreement for the Hotel. I will see Dey about that share. I ha te to dun him on it as he is helping me to the Depot grounds etc., and it is rather a bad time now but I will have him do something. I hawboioght the Grinnell property and we can have an undivided 3/8 or one l/2 or l/4 of the profits as we I wrote Reed about it today. I could invest any amount of money. I am a little afraid Reed has too many men in each oper ation, it will yet get out and fix us as bad or worse than Cook and Sargent. I had rather buy on our own hook with one more than to have 1/2 a dozen different ones in each purchase. 1 am about making another purchase but cannot tell what success I shall have, on the other I had to buy and everything-else Reed could not touch bottom they charged hin. ^piOO per acre, I bought for $50 and the Depot Grounds are on our part of the town. All the banks in the west and east are expanding to make arrangements to pay for the produce, are issu ing more than ever before, and all the prominent bankers I have seen say that it will be tighto'times with the Banks next winter than they have seen before and I tell you our only chance to make arrangements for money is to do it now. Pledge all our lands let Tuttle take on the documents to do it with if he cannot raise it without and get our money on long time. I can do it if he cannot. Let him pledge his and we will all ours than I can work at this end to a better advantage and we will have money to use there and those lands are laying idle . I know that they will bring money quicker than any thing else. I do not want another partner in the concern if we can help it. Cook and Sargent have issued and put into circulation $100,000 of Florence and intend to put out $100,000 moi-e. They have $33,000 in gold at Florence to protect it. I have access to their books and now if Cook dont come down it is strange to me. I told Downey today when he showed me the account that they were getting into the fire and to hold up and see how the other Nebraska money stood;all our men and Banks are bound to send every cent of Nebraska money home when the contraction comes on the illinois and Wisconsin banks and I tell you it will be tight tiijes here. We are preparing for it. Cannot tell what we shall do untill the Captain gets back there is something brewing but has not been made known yet. I have to run beck and forth to answer questions all the tim.e but cannot as yet tell the consequences (Remainder of letter missing.) ~ y 1C3 • January, 1656. Iowa City, Jan. 29, 1856 Friend Baldwin: I received yours of 19 ^ 20th today. I immediately sent them to ^r. ^'arnam, have also written him about the Brown Tract. I think he will advance the money on the Brown tract so send on the Bond on receipt of this. .1 am sorry about the '-'maha tract know that it is in such a fix that hb will not like it though i expect he will take it. Who are the owners? I have written you every week and more; I dont understand why you dont receive the letters. The Legislature adjcurned last night and the members are olf. They had some exciteing tinies but it was the house that ever was not one man in it. V/yatt of ^-arrison was the best and ablest member. We could do but little with it as it had no head or tail to it. I am afraid that the Nebraska Banks are ahead in the Legis lature. How is it? N'iller has written me to know if we want any thing if you do l:e will go in for it«. Yours, G. M . Dodge . iC5 Warch, 1856. Iowa City, March 31, 1856• Friend Baldwin; ■ ii'' .1 " I have received two inclosures of Deeds and Tuttle brought several letters. I had a talk with Tuttle he has agreed to go out of our bouse, syas he wishes to.Reed writes that he has not arrangenients made yet. I fear he will not niake any if not ^ shall go on and try my luck. We have had very exciting times lately about our new Location Cook fights hard, there was a meeting of the directors in New "i'ork' Monday. Dey Farnam and all were there. They are to telegraph me or were to but I have not received any so I suppose all is right as today is the.last we can change our map filed in the Lee. of States office which is you i-cnow on the Musquito route. I am afraid we shall have trouble in changing our map at Washington but you can rely on it that we have done everything that could be done. 1 had an Interview with Cook and larnam.. They sent an engineer up after me a week ago on Sunday. C. of course was bitter but i stood on my rights. Re was down on my action in filing the m^ap, but tJ justified the act with orders so s.trong th.at he could not touch them. I have been fearful that they would kick up some muss in Council Bluffs about the right of "ay.. I hear that Cassidy and Test are backwards. I say now to the Gomcil Bluffs people.that opposition to us at this stage is ruin to their route, for I have pledged the right of way. In my report of the two routes I summed up the difference thus in favor of the Misquito; "five miles saved in distance, nine miles of sixty foot grade thi-own out and twelve miles of very heavy work ^.voided, substituting therefore a valley line of light grades and lighter v.ork, reaching the river in two miles less distance than can be done from any point on Pigeon route and again of 30,000 acres of land over said route" But I have had no iears about which route would be built on,miy endeavor has been to have the lusquito route filed so as to have it have its effect now. We have had to appeal to the Attorney General for all of our decisions the secretary of the Interior always deciding against us. We have been successful so far and the fileing oi the map in accordance with th.e only law in relation to the miatter was a great point made by me which they csnnot now get out of the secretary's office unless they do it today. If I could write all I know could show you some things that you little know in relation to the actions and workings of both Florence and Council Bluffs. Another thing 1 will state Parnam and Durant have the privilege in their contract to change lines wherever they see fit and Cook is awful down on their funning up Clear Creek, they having bought extensively on old mans Creek line. Mitchell sent me a paper with an article underscored about those right of way maps. Unless his writings etc. have a tendency to obstruct our gett ing the right of way I shall pay no attention to him. I do not want a paper controversy sherein we shall be implicated as all those things tend to block and pred my actions here as you can readily see. Dey has been scored awfully by Cook, he, D. is down on C., and told me that the line would never have been laid down Pigeon hcd he known the result of the survey or had D. been more confidnet it appears as if c. 1G6 overruled my laiSng of the line dovm ivusquito in the first map "by the policy" not by the merits of the line. Though I had nothing to say after it was sent back here for a change but changed it according ot orders. Reed is now in New York City and writes he is trying some man there . I hasie a noticaa to try Durants Brother., he is sharp and wealthy and has a good seal of influence in ■Vall St, stops now in Chicago. I wish to hear from you about it, and also what you think about our pledgeing our lands. I think I shall be in the Bluffs in April if I am well enougja. We have let otir lower line to Oskaloosa to be donw in one year. Farnam and Durant say that these counties west must come to the scratch, or else they will build that line to Fort Des Koines and from there on and build this line here from Iowa City to Fort Des Koines last. The Dubuque road have raised 6,000,000 on their lands. Would it not be a good plan for us to buy a little at Sioux City. The Burlington Folks h^ve n.ade a small loein in the of stock taken they have decided on the line through the of the second teir of Counties. "hen the-proper time comes we must bring that road to the Blul f s. Our R. R. loan must be taken with the provision that the road comes down Kusquito, I mean whether the fileing of.our maps is down that creek or not. I mean those things shall be fastened so that should anything ha^. en that the management of the road and .Com pany should change they could not change the route. I want a strong effort-made to get the Telegraph line to the Pacific up the Platte. I am amking the arrangements to have a big pressure on it. I will write more I'ully when I hear from Washington. I enclose map of Nebraska. I am etc., G, K. Dodge . Keep-muffi-as-S-j - Sets-all - the -news-f rem-there - regulari I can do more hi.re if my name is not used at all at the Bluffs. Make those you have to tell these thing keep mum as C. gets all the news from there regular. ■ ■ ■ ■ August, 1856. Friend Baldwin; Iowa City, Aug. 31, 1856. Yours dated the 81st and 26th caine to hand today. I have been on my back all the week and also Annie is down sick but I wishto say a few more words in relation to the Pigeon line and Cook. Now Cook did not know that the line was located down Pigeon as he left before it was done and Farnam and Durant are the only ones who have control over the running and location of the lines. . Cook did not even see our maps. Hence you are mistaken about his influencing Dey for I suppose Dey would do anything that would hurt him as he, Cook has treated Dey.very shabbily. This was the question on which it was decided. Dey said that if they ever made a connection with the Pacific road it was no longer a question where the line should be located and I agreed with him there, though I held it could be made from the ^.usquito route. He said not so well, but that was laid aside and the question came up will Council Bluffs act the same if we locate down N.usquito? Now you know that antecedents were against them; and they tl:en said that they would lay the line so tta t they could protect themselves,; a nd fcr. Farnam and Mr. Dey both told Mr. Reed if Council Blul'fs acted honorably with the Company they would get the road down Musquito. Now I say that they cannot build the road on its present location, it is not.only impractable but is against the wishes of Mir. Farnam; and could 1 have seen him I think it would still have remained in its first location; the one that he is most favorable to, and I tell you that when he comes out there to convince hiii by showing him the feeling of the people. Mir. Dey has no feelings in the matter only to do the best for the Company and when you think Cook riles the roost you are mistaken for we have just changed thirty miles of line against his wishes and gave two depot grounds to others where he was figuring big for them. Now Dey is helping tr.e all he can in these depot arrangenients and hAs told mie where to buy. Got the Depot grounds on our purchase at Grinnell in direct conflict with Cooks interest and yet you D him because he did not fight for Council Bluffs. I say that he acted according to his judgement as an Engineer and nothing else governed him; I think he and believe we had not better push him on that note, and if Tuttle can hold it he will pay the interest on it for if you have taken a wrong view of this matter and were you here would readily see how the matter stands if the map was now here knowing as we do the feeling it would not be located there. Kemiember the linA comes into the i^-issouri Val.ey at Jo. Johnsons Tavern as laid down. Send that deed for the landing property to Mr. Farnam and request him to deposit in New York to your credit. I told him and he told me to do so and i wrote you sometime ago also, make some pur chases in the landing opposite Omaha. I enclose you Reeds letter and that will explain about the Omaha property. Tell Tattle to go R-^st as soon as possible and let him take along all our land to Pledge. I dont care if Reed dont want the Mullen and Test Lands, he may go without his,understanding with m,e was to take twelve hundred and fifty acres in Audubon, Shelby and Pottawattamie Counties and pav the interest that had accumulated on it. You can nake out the detds to that amount if you like, I will write him today and tell him he had better take the Mullen or Test land or both and state to him the terms explicitely. Send him a certi ficate from the recorder in relation to Braytus land in that Braytus has not made any other converance or encumbrances, the other I have attended to, send certificate here at Mond . Also let me know where Mullens land lays also shere Tests lays. I wish to hold on to my property in the Bluffs and Florence if you can raise me a little money. It seems to me Tuttle could loan me a thousand or $1500 for a year at his usual rates. I will him. I am ex pecting a good deal of money for the company rnd they have not paid in one cent yet bub soon will. i ami now trying to get hold of one piece more for Depot grounds think I shall succeed think that that will be all i shall do for the first seventy miles west. am exI cannot get that Bond until Mr. Farnam returns which will be in a few days it is signed T think and in Chicago . I wish you would find out whether Mitchell gets anything from Cook now. In relation to our operations. Yours etc., G. M, Dodge. Did Farnam get anything in Floi-ence? wink sharp on those preiiiptions. Tell Street to »i ' .1 ■ . i. ■ '' ' '■ if." - S - ■ ■' iG9 i^ugust, 1856 Iiii. & Ni. R. R. Office, Aug. 2, 1856 Friend Baldwin; I arrived here on Friday and will state though confidentially as we do not wish it to be known to a single soul that we have decid ed on the Wsquito route. I shall start west in a few days to buy^ up lands for D.- grounds for Mr. Farnam to the tune of $15,000 and if we had money could invest but must have it within two weeks. ^ want to hear from you immediately. I know of no way of getting the money here. What shall be done? Cook and Sargent are issuing their money here and I tell you to beware of Nebraska banks. Dont keep much on hand as there is very little confidence in St. Louis in them or even here. Look out for them as there is any quantity of Nebraska money locked up here and also in St. Louis. Tell Tuttle to keep his eye skinned and not to back any bank, stand on his our footing and not favor any of theni. I want $20,000 to use in this 70 miles it will turn within two years. Had I better let Reed in if I can get money from him right away? Yours etc. , G. M. Dodge. Be sure and not say anything also watch the land Office Pre - - etc.. Tell Nate that I advanced $520.16 for the Council Bluffs Guards which wants to be paid in to my credit. I give an accepted draft due Feb. 1st for $4 16. I want it collected right away from the company also to get the No. of that lot of ground I got of Larrine and put j.t in the deed and get the deed recorded. G. 1^'. August, 1856 m. & v., R. R. Office, Iowa City, Aug . 7, 1856. Friend Baldwin; I think you haa better drop Redfield a line and see what we can get on interest in his town for. We have had another fight over the ^;Usquito route and Pigeon is now ahead but only for ulterior pur poses, the Company want some hold-back to make Pottawattamie come to ternis. Shall cut across into the Missouri on Little Pigeon. That is the way we shall lay the line but it never will be built there. They feel sore over Tests opposition and are afraid that there is some like him at the Bluffs. The whole eastern part of the state have gone with a rush for the Republicans; only one Democratic County as far as heard from, old Dubuque . Davis is elected to Congress and Johnson rolled up 300 for the Rex^ublicans, Henry 800, De - - 400, Louisa 500, Scott 300, iviUScatin-300, Iowa which cast only 600 votes gives 350 majority. Linn 500, Adams 500, Washinton 200 and all the rest Blair of St. Louis is elected to Congress, a Republican victory. He attended the Philadelphia Convention. Benton left St. Louis County with 3300 miajority. Write me what is going on. I want you to get hold of some property in north part of town. Yours, G. J/.. Dodge. September, 1856. 113 Iowa,City. September 5, 1856. Friend Baldwin. We are having a seige of sickness. Annie is just getting up from a very severe bilious fever and little Lettie is almost down with teeth and I forget whether i wrote you in relation to that lower landing purchase. If you notify Nr. -farnam of the purchase and request him to deposit in New York for it he will do so I spoke to him about it he wishes us to secure the grounds at the Omaha landing. As soon as possible if you can determine''which to get perhaps you hau better wait until they come out. F xsrt Dodge is not going to be a point in the Dubuque Road nor is Elmwood in the Burlington. This is private and will create a storm. I tell you that those other lines are playing the duce, are running their roads anywhere; their only object being to make the most money out of the operation, are open for bids all the time and if they can get a site on the Missouri where they can get at it they will let Sioux City Slide, but I believe and they think that they cannot get around Sioux City though they are making surveys for that purpose. I have seen all the officials for each road and it is a hurley burley mess I assure you. Dont say anything about it as they dont want to stir up any feeling before it is necessary. Both of the Cooks are Cooks are out for Filmore and there is a strong eifort to Defeat Fremont in this state in that mianner. Eb Cook is dead for United States Senatcr I saw Gov. Grimes today shall send out our muskets as soon as possible, it is difficult to get them taken across the State. Tell Street to watch that Oflicer as there is all kinds of games up to quib'ole in relation to the grant and claims made under it. ard Williams will suffer at Fort Dodge. Webster Uounty is going to defeat the loan.for the Road because the vote makes Ft. uodge a point I have sent White the power of Attorney and directed him to return it to you. h.r. Farnam started from New ^ork on Tuesday. Yours etc., G. k . Dodge, September, 1856, Friend Baldwin: Iowa City, Sept. 19, 1856, Yours dated ^ept. 10 & 11 came to hand yesterday- And I cannot see why G. B. is so anxious about that location. I have the word of the company that their terminus will be at C. B. and all our business done there and opposite there on the river. Now what more do they v/ant? I also say that they do not own any part ol' Florence. Mr. Farnum has written you about womething, I dont know what, but 1 want you to write Mr. Farnara stating the matter fully in relation to the line and he will give you something that you can work from. Now I shall see him soon and find out cbout rebel(?) estate matters you can buy in his name and have deeded to him any of the purchase on the tissouri opposite the Bluffs. Buy and deed to him a certain portion and retain ours in our own name. Let them if they wish to give the interest but have ours tahen separate or combined with Mrj Farnam but it better be in separate deeds. Better pay a nominal sum, dont like gifts, a small sum and let Mr. Farnam pay for it. I dont think he will object. You had better state to him fully in relation to what purchases you intend to niake also their value and terms. He has tole us to let him know wheji we had a good thing also to purchase opposite the Bluffs for him. State the thiQg fully. Now Dey even - he has pledged his word that if Council Bluffs comes up to the mark she will get the road where she wants it. But none of them saw the excitementithat the location would raise and Mr. Farnum knows nothing about it. I have made one purchase for us and shall have the title in our own name - an Addition to Grinnell the first stopping place for one year west of the city. I can try othei property and with our money if you like but have arrai-igements with Reed for the money and it will all be in our name. Reeds sons will be out here to attend to the sale. We hcve many applicants now for lots in Grinnell I paid 58,000 for 160 Acres. There are now about ten houses on the addition and the Depot Grounds are also on it. I consider it a big thing. I shall try when 1 consider it good but in only a few places. Wis will be a good point, and Bear Grove a better one. If Redfield can be trusted you may promise him the Depot Grounds if he will let us have a shoe but dont give him any thing in writing that will in the lai st compromise me because the Depot will have to go into his terms, we cannot get rid ol it. I expect some to be out and make some surveys and Demonstrate that the R. R. cannot be built on the present line but am not sure about it as we may have so much to do that I cannot leave I am urging it and think that it will be done. Tuttie wants to take in certificates from the Recorder of each county that there is no incumberance on our lands and he want to go right away. Money is plenty now but will be scarce soon,-hurry him up. Things look well for us on the line and they depend on you for their main man west. 116 Had we have know)^ that the Keokuk folks were going to fight us so hard in Plok County we should have got you to go over and righted Williamson and Scott,they are carrying the whole east side of the county against us. Now I ask,the Blulf? people to keep still and not do any foolish thing to hurt them any more with the road. The Burlington folks will not go to the Bluffs but end their line oposite Nebraska City. They have not deposited their maps here yet. I shall know all about their movements and will keep you posted but they are locating in one place and building in another so it will not do to.buy on their location. I tell you that those coiTipanies are playing the duce. Who will you send to the constitutional,convention? For God sake send a good able man. I shall send an Petitions to the Bluffs soon for signatures to have.a daily mail from here direct through, shall scatter the petitions along the line and want them signed right off and returned to this place. We can get it if we only try, I think of nothing else. Ask Nate if he has bought anything for ii^rs. Demewith. 1 sent him money to New York, have you had returns? Write me often and let me know how you get along. I think 1 shall be able to buy Dey out of one share, but may have to buy more th.an you said. " ' Your-s , G. ^. ^odge i l l - ' 117 ♦ ' • ,! V* / " J September, 1856 . Iov;a City, Sept. 25, 1856. Frierid Baldwin: I enclose Mr. Reeds letters in answer to mine and and will explain a part of it. The Grinnell property we get 3/8 of 160 acres bond for a deed and pay ten per cent,that was what I objected to but suppose we shall have to submit.- If I understand your last letter you prefer titles in that shape rather than shares of the profits as the title" vests in us here. Is that not so? You must write him about those lands I canot tell what you had better let hiii. have,at any rate if you deed him any,deed those on Keg- Silver and those in township 76 and 77 as those will be further off. Those on Musquito you had better keep as the line will run through them. Mr. Farnum has returned from New York and is very sorry -that he located the line down Pi says he should never have done 11 had he taken the proofs on to New York, the Company all against it so you see tta t it is as I predicted. I have kept up a steady fire at it ever since I arrived. Dey says he had no idea it would create such a feeling and says that he looked upon it as making no difference in relation to Council Bluffs, he says he knew that they had ?ome feeling about it but did not believe it amounted to one cents difle-rence in the prosperity of the place. Reed., son will come out to sell those lands(?) (or bonds) I suppose he is a very fine appearing young man has a good deal of go ahead but I do not knew, what kind of a salesman he will make. The hotel 1 have not yet been able to get fixed. Te are pulling too many strings at a time. Reed is very sanguine about it. I ami not- believe we shall have to advance miost of the money. You had better forwara the Bank right away. Shall we get to the deposit? I am about buying some lands around the depot at Grove. Downey is very anxious to get me to take hold with him. They and Norris own a large tract and Farnam and Durant will not touch it unless they will Deed them i of the whole, they hate to do it, but it is their only show for the first 70 miles as we have bought all the rest. I have a show for 240 adjoining the town if Farnum takes it shall not touch it unless he does. Reed says he-has raised -^50,000 for me at no interest if so it is a very good — He appears to have considerable influence with HiOnied men and ^ shall still invest with him taking bonds - I annex a small - of Grin nell purchase. You see that it lays well i'or as we bought the VfrM >•-'» Grinnell Norris Addition | nell'f lavf houses on U Grln- buildlnE hilisJ' no. is. !■ ®lehty The hepot adjoining has been it so located that It on is it right and partof »hera all toe tha ic .. 1 I ■ ( Grounds deeded "to the CoHipany. Polk County voted us $300,000 by 400 majority'and we have set the ball in motion in Jasper for $200,000. we shall make them pay or no road. I should like to make a purchase or two for ourselves if you can keep up our deposit so as to let me draw on New York. Please notify me of the deposit there and if you want me to draw on it send me sone blank drafts. I know of one or two pieces that will in all probability pay well. Do as you like. One other thing, kr. Farnam does not own one cents worth in Florence and what is more says now he will not. Write me often and let me know how you prosper. I am very anxious about Tuttle, our grist is up if we dont do something before the Banks contract,. You will see by Reed s letter that it is easy enough to raise money on wild bonds. Nate had better print on all the beads and. put in the line from our map in the office and let Tuttle take that with him. Yours etc., G. M. Dodge, Send me a Bluffs Paper occasSionally. Write often. Send on those premp-- Who attended to them? ily September, 1856 Iowa City, September 28, 1856. Friend Baldwin; Orders came, yesterday from '.VasBiington that they should not submit to that part of the Iowa land Bill that allows us to locate our line for the selections of l-ands therefore we shall have to withdraw our maps and make a pernianent location on them. This we shall not do until we get others ready so as not to lay our lands open for preeiription again,. Keep this x-^rivate dont let any one know it, i'iow to the question, I start next week for Bear Grove with my party to make the final location and it will be down kusquito but I wish you to write, N'r, I'arnam receipt of this, dont allude to our new move ment nor let hiii. know that you know our intention of relocating the line. State to him the facts of the feeling in relation to the location, and what you can do provided it is located down t-usquito. State all the particulars in relation to what they liave been trying to do and in what conditions you have kept them still, I want to bring all the influence to bear possible and now you can help me so that there is not a xjossible chance to have the location made down Pigeon, and tills remember is the final Location and cannot be changed. I have not yet received my instructions but was informed that ^•:r, Farnam was disposed to put it on the Iv.usquito route and the encouragement you can give him by pledging the county for 300,000 and the city for 100,000 or more if necessary will fasten the thing beyond a doubt.. He will be out there on his return from New York, and you had better urge upon him the necessity of coming and seeing the state of feeling there. I wish you would pay special attention to this matter as now is the time to act. Also sell some or all of my lots in Florence, a pi rt of them anyhow as I wish to meet my payments on the house. Any lel.ters that may come for me that should be of importance please forward by messenger to my carr.p, which I shall try and keep you posted up on. I do not tb.ink Wr, I'arnam and Ley are very well disoosed to ward the hotel project but do not exactly know, lie is about^getting married and probably is hard up for money he will pay interest on the note. Tuttler holds against he thinks we hold it yet and dont let Tuttle present it, I was in hopes Tuttle would arrive before I left but he does not appear to come, I fear he will be late about it and we shall not get any money, hlease give a little attention to sellmg my Florence lotsor a part of theni, as I fear F, stock will go down. Now dont leave a stone unturned to help me along in this location as I have fought a hard battle and now is the time to rain only needs a little arbitrating testimony from the Blulfs for us to succeed. Write me at Fort Des Moines on receipt of this. Yours etc., G. M. Dodge. (Over) P.S. The Lyons Road end their line in Sec. 8, Town. 83-, Range 46, run 1-| ndles wouth of Ashton and coii.e into the i^.issouri Valley on Sec. two and Town 83 R. 44 thence run due west to River. I believe there is son.e buncun.b in their line as ti.ey run as far north as Town 88 and go through New Ida. The Burlington Road run their line through Glenwood and end it at a Town called Bethlehem. I think that they are fainal in their location and no doubt will make it a point. They have not yet filed their maps. • ' V'' . .V: .' ■ ■ .. I <i' ■' K ■ ■ : : / i ) ri* ■ ■ .. . -i m-w. - • '> - j-M ■ " ' . ■ . .iw,' .'R ; • .fv'■> - T-' 7," ' j ' '■ «s' ' I .'I ^ .-'W/'iL'l. ' • ■> October, 1856. Fort Des Moiries, Oct. 12, 1856 Friend Baldwin: I hrve arrived here on niy way west and will drop you a line. I left our child quite unwell at Iowa City and if any letters arrive at the Bluffs ol' importance to me please foward them to me by messeng er. I shall coii.n,ence the survey at Bear Gorve on Thursday and shall camp at upper Grove on Troublesome, at Ballards upper Grove; nerr the Highland Grove; at the upper Grove on Indian at Sweats Grove or the '.Vest Nishnabotna at Weeks Grove and thence down Silver and cross into Musquito near or below Donners and reach the Bluffs about the first of November. I hove seen Stevens and he is in a fix. I guess he is going to withdraw his Tennessee money and pitch into Florence. Cook is down on him he is afraid he will not get the Roads business as Cook says that they are to hove it and use Florence money. I know better as we are using eastern money altogether. Stevens gets plenty of Eastern money on his own notes without other signers. I dont understand it exactly but he says he can get ail he vants. Rohde Island money he uses the most also one New York bank, I forget which. I heve given you our company ground so as to enable you to send to me if you like. I am very anxious about little Lett and guess you better send out to me on tlie arrival of letters from Annie. Dey has gone east to get married and Farnam is in New York. Henry has re signed the Superintendentscy of the Road to take Deys place in Farnams and Durants business. They are preparing to do a big business next season and we shall strike into very heavy work this winter. Yours etc., G. M. Dodge. November, 1856. Iowa ^ity, Nov. 7, 1856. Messrs Baldwin, Dodge & >^0., Gentlemen: I received a few days since a note from your Mr. Dcxige bearing date Get 7, enclosing a power of Atty. to seel a portion of the land owned by us at Council Bluffs. The power gives you the right to lay out into lots and sell about 40 acres. Enclosed I send you the power of Atty. properly executed. The Bond which Mr. -^odge attends to I have not with me. It is in Chicago to which place 1 shall return tomorrow, when I will hove it executed and returned to you. In relation to the Hotel I think it may add to the value of the real estate, but 1 do not think it would be worth our while to advance any money for that purpose over and above what can be real ized from the sale of lots. I will therefore give my consent to have the Hotel commenced and carried on as fast as the expense can be paid out of the funds aris ing from the sales of the lots included in the 40 acres. Mr. Dey will arrange to have the Depot located at the earliest day possible so as to give you all the benefit of that. In relation to the proposed purchase alluded to by Mr. Dcrl ge opposite of Omaha which has been particaliy negotiated by Mr. Baldwin, I shall leave to the judgement of Mr. Baldwin and take such interest as he may think I ought to. It is now too late in the season for me to reach Council Bluffs in time to advise with you this fall, I shall therefore be abliged to leave much to your judgement and that of Mr. Dey's who is familiar with all the facts in the case. I am. Respectful^ yours, Henry Farnam. November, 1856 Iowa City, Nov. 16, 1856. Friend Baldwin: I can only say a few words and enclose Reed's letter. I was brought in with three of my party last Friday, perfectly blind, caused by overstraining of the eyes with the sun shine very bright on the snow and I am kept in a dark room, can just see in it. Am go ing slowly. You must write Reed, I cannot, and tell him what to do. I sent you Right of 'Way wiaps Feb. 18 with Deeds. 3hall buy Deys interest in the forty. X a Hi, etc.. G . . Dodge . I have written Farnam twice about his deposit. Your map sent will not do, I want the actual bought of the Sections through which the line runs in Council Bluffs from. Send office their figuhes. 127 December, 1856, Iowa City, Dec. 8, 1856 Friend Baldwin: I arrived here last might after a tedious journey came through frori, Fort Des Noines with the party got one fingersmashed bone and all at the Fort and had to quit stageing, -L could not get a cent of Nebraska money at the Fort. Stevens has a loan from them,^ I dont like it much. He is two faced I believe.1 took up the certificate and enclose it. Mr. Farnam is here, leaves for New York with maps tomorrow is anxious to get those papers from the Bluffs and Omaha he is on our side and no mistake but dont say one word as he is very much displeased with Reeds operation ana I fear we sl:all have to quit operating with him he wants no one else interested in the Brown tract. I wish you would caution Reed and tell him not to use the Company's or Mr. Rarnam's name in any transaction, also Tuttle . I tell you that they are up about it, Anything you see there buy. He will be in also everything"will be inade public about the location and Depot Grounds as soon as the county is secured. £ have had a long talk about Florence. Cook denies owning anything except his lot there and Mr. Farnam says he never spoke a word with Mitcliell about the line. I believe the Be-- farm is a speculation at $150 per acre anyhow now, or within two irionths is the tiiiie to buy. 1 will try and rake up some Nebraska money here. ''>e must have money to operate with and that soon. White, Keep and their man have let the whole cat out of the bag and 1 will not move another inch unless I can keep those inter ested from talking. Mr. Farnam will come out on his return from New York with Mr. Dey. All I have got to say is that C. B. is ahead a length and she has only got to do right to always keep so. Mr. F. goes in for her and Omaha without a word and is well pleased with my line. I will write you soon again and give you the ^es Moines im provements news. Yours etc., G. Ml. aodge. I have got the Bond for those lands. December, ibbo . Iowa City, Dec. 21,'56. Friend Baldwin: On rriy return froni iviarengo today I found several letters he re for li.e. have been trying to make the Clear Greek landing but I have froze up several of the party and came in today for recruits. It is awful, snow two foot and thermometer 20 below. In relation to the Grinnell purchaserthe understanding was that we were to have 1/2 at first and ti:en 1 agreed with Reed tlra t if his son would come out there and attend to the sale of the property he should h&ye an eight which I considered better than hireing any one to attend to it. I thought I spoke to you about it but it may have slipped my mind. I am anxious -to hear what success your subscription paper for the Company met with. The line was laid down the kusquito and hr. Farnam took it to New ^ork. He was very much pleased with the line and was down in Florence. He thinks they caught him asleep in the other line. Was pleased with the Brown purchase he is now in New York and will go to the Bluffs on his return that is he says he must but I fear he cannot. He is very much down on Reed and wanted me to quit speculat ing with him. I think he has a wrong idea of ^^eed but it is his (Reeds) fault he has not.policy enough, he never had ought to have moved a finger with Farnam. We must Have some money to use on the line and I am afraid to take hold with Reed now as Kr. F. might not favor us as much as if by ourselves. I can get him into any good thing and he is anxious to take hold 6f anything out there that we see fit. I think he would have liked a piece of the Drinnell pur chase from what he said, he asked me if we had got so strong as to need no more help" and laughed; he also wanted to kna if I had a share in Downeys new town. Cook denies owning anything in Florence excepting his lot that the Bahking F.ouse stands on. I gave him a full insight into all their operations, told him how they came to pur chase the stock etc. I wish you would look at those maps that are up in the Oifice that House made and see if our line is marked on them If it is take them down as he dont want it thrown in sight neither the old or new lines. Nate wrote me about a note that was missing. I never saw it nor did not take it. It cannot be of any value to any one is it? I want to hear from you about Reed. I am sorry, but cannot as I see do much, he certainly has been very injudicious both here and in New York Tuttle I heard some things he has said that are not politic for God sake have them keep mum or else they will cut us up bad. Tliere is nothing so o.bjectionable to Rr. F, as to have any of his business known outside. Yours, G . . Dodge . I have subscribed for the Democratic Press and also for the Silver City Republican. ■f o i J. ol February, 1857 Iowa City, Feb. 5, 1857, , L, ■ - • Friend Baldwin: I returned from Davenport today and found your letter dated Jan. 28/57. In answer, I had a long talk with t.r. ^ . that being my business there he gave me a draft for $1000 which I have remitted to our credit in N. Y. will also send the . 300 right away, starts for N. Y. on Monday. So all that matter is straight. These counties are playing they will force us to only let to I fear and perhaps not so far as that. We have got to bring them into line or else we shall not get one cent from other counties. I suppose i suppose I can sell the Duck Hollow Property if I could give a warrantee deed. I dislike to gove such a deed as I would have to the parties that we shall sell to them interested in our Road. Send on a discription. No. of lots, acres etc. and I will try and sell Onadi will soon come up a bill has been reported to make a new land district up there? We cannot sell Grinnell now at any such price as you mention, the ti.iie to sell it is when we conmience working in the spring. We can raise money on our land to almost any amount; and I think we shall be able before long to ma^e arrangements for a partnership with White our capital on our Lands. I have written out about my view of the matter, say put in our lands at :*5 per acre. We can by tt:at means raise 30,000 dollrs and if you think best I will start for New York as soon as we can get deeds. But I believe you can do better just now in Ohio. I shall look anxiously for a letter from ''hite with a proposition but if it does not suit I think we had better go on our own basis and I feel assured that if we could go east together we could make suitable arrangements for at least $20,000 and i shall want to use before long some more ii.oney here. We must keep Reeds and '''hites connection with us in the Brown addition from everyone. I tell you kr. L. is opposed to it and I think by bringing "'hite in connection with us we can clear away all F. objections. You had better sell my Florence lots or let Nate do it, as they will go down as soon as those maps are filed. We are now laying our and fixing our depot grounds at the Bluffs in reference to getting the right of way also want a copy of Nates map to fix the owners and everything else. I would buy Bollard's lot if Reed will furnish the money. He promised to write you on his arrival at New York, I wish you wouud let me know the exact amount of land we have deeds for and i will raise money on it. It is no use to wait any longer for Tuttle and I would prefer to have a settlement with him immediately and let it be known he is not with us. I will not go to work can get the documents ready. I as he returns from New York and one that will furnish it to us. on so good security and it only two months in New York I know i spare the tiiue now and I cannot me about half of my tiii.e to keep and raise some money as soon as we shall talk with N'r. Rarnam as soon 1 think he can recommend me to sonse There certainly cannot be any trouble need tii.e to do it. If I coald spend could bring the dimes but I cannot leave.C. & S.are down on us and it takes things straight. Be very careful 132 and guarded out there, everytl:ing said and done reaches here by next mail, so you can see my position and the necessity of n,aking things right now. I think Keep will give up his interest in Grinnell to F. but a. not certain, he is getting tired of it. I mean to let P. have an interest in Grinnell without taking away any portion of our interest. I shall get an interest in two other stations from here west if we want it but are we not getting about enough of these one horse stations without meddling with any more? I rather control the Grinnell and say one other station than all the rest. V'e shall get all the stations west of the Fort we want. Now I cqnie to these con clusions: First we will want to hear from '.''hite if he cannot do anything we will pledge our lands and go in on our own hook. I have said nothing to Farnam about a partner because I dont believe it is best for us to take in his friends as he has to many calling him by tha t name . Yours etc., G. M. Do dge ' ^ ' ' ' V ' ' '■ •r t ' I '' r, ^ . ■ V ' 'i "»/ ii '% 153 February, 1857. Engineer's Office, lov.a City, i^eb. 17, 1857 John T. Baldwin, Esq., Dear ^ir: Herewith we send you map of Council Bluffs and a portion of l\/:usquito Valley, with our located line laid thereon in red, also meas urements from each l/4 section corner to line. Also blank i-'eeds which will have to be altered so as to read Th.ird Division of aaid Rail Road from Fort Des iVoines, Polk County to Council Bluffs. Pottawattamie County. Unless it is urged by owners of land to have specified in the deeds the agreement to fence and give the necessary crossings, I would not say anything about it. But if they press the matter it will be a good thing-to give way on and you can use it where it is absolutely necessary to get the right of way. We do not want the measurements from Section corners to line specified in deed but you can show the map and also measurements. We would like to have the Right of Way obtained before the new Corporation limits become a law. As it v.ill save us the trouble of getting right of way across streets alleys etc. from the Council. Be as expeditous in the matter as possible as we wish it got before we file our maps and the success in obtaining the right of way will have great weight in favor of Southern route. They generally put the consideration at one dollar but do not pay it. You must give them to understand if there are any stubborn cases that it vlll knock the ^.usquito line cold unless the right of way can be obtained free of cost to the Company. We shall send you another map soon having the lines laid on all the way down kusquito to where this map comnences and shall want the right oi' way .got on that. Get deeds recorded and return to this office. Get right of way all the way to River. You will see the position of Depot Grounds on map and look and see if the right of way is granted over the Riddle tract in that Bond if not, get it. Notify me on receipt of map and deeds which are in two separate packages. Yours etc., G. iV, Dodge. 1 have left this out of the map package f^nd enclose in separate envelope. Map in one and deeds another. G. M. D, i cr. i Iowa City, Feb. 22, 1857. Friend Baldwin I write you so as to urge upon you the importance of secur ing that right away; Cook is playing a deep underhanded game one face of which we detected last week by keeping our duplicate maps back until Mr. F. had gone to N. Y. and fileing the duplicate sent on from Washington with instructions without changing the line he taking the ground that it would make no difference as by the late decision of the Att. Gen.. We shall absort all our i)onds before we get to Fort Des Moines. Dey refused to file and took strong grounds on the question and these few beat Cook as I have got word to Farnam and I guess now the Cook interest has got a blow that of the eompan3'' « stop and some has brought of'their ou4 works. some singular This has things.I opened the guess eyes that Parker won't Bet flO.OOO now. I cannot write ihf ^Luoufars but you can see how the thing would have worked,it was a very a « Deathly one although but I knew it wou^d it was not a have blow at been the brought Mosquito out Route untiland ioS had the map give remedy on. it. I shouid I took have strong gone grounds to New on York the but subject, as luckand would have it the heavy rains had kept Mr. F. in Chicago and Durend s Brother arrived here the next day, hot of which was unAnd^T And I am anxious to get that right away. the map It for will nearly be a good three Lever weeks. for us and one that they cannot beat. Cook kE^ H^thiH^b^ITt"" fo use. Get them right our Influence. away and what Write ever me expence auguments you you to, havetime, d etc. the Company will pay for. Also if you have to get them f way from the Council. Name the sections through which they A ? * other map this week which reaches into Shelby County,and therefore. Blocks their game, so far as I can learn there are no Directors- taking active part witJ! Cook ^ makes tools of them sometimes unknowingly to them. Durend is up ^f^fight!^ ^ sometimes as he takes hFT^rest"fn ^ heard from you for sometime, and ray attention Is so close here that I hardly know what is going on It is n thing that I came back here or else we should be beat. As it keeps me a watching all the time, and I want you to keep close wktch on ilorenb«e find out how much Florence stock they own and keeT about what I have told. We have got to watch and keep still fp™® one keeps them booked up on every move of ours out there and vrM you can easily a good see many works things against that us.came from our house all of which Yours,G. M. Dodge. 1S7 IVarch, 1857, Iowa City, Niar. 7, 1857 Friend Baldwin: Yours of the 21st is at hand and you no doubt have had letters and maps froii, us ere this that you can get all the informa tion from you wish. The new constitution only allows counties to take stock or make her debt to an amount equal to 5 per cent of her valuation or assessment, so you see we shall be compelled to take that vote before fall and my impression is that the sooner the better for I believe delays are dangerous. Farnam has sent us a very explicite letter in relation to Cook and his map operation stating that the company are in favor of the ^'usquito route and for us to file maps of no other line hence the deed has been done and the Governor has signed our maps officially down the Iv.usqmito. That ends that vexed question 1 hope and ^ am right glad. That is all Gass about the Burlington Roaa the Iwichigan Central R. R. have got more than their hands full now and dare not touch another road for the next ten years and the Michigan Southern is in the same fix. I laid the whole matter vefore Reed as you have stated in your letter andhe writes very encourageingly. We must make some definite arrangement :3 with Tuttle. I am writing to hear what you say about buying Dey's interest in the Forty and what to give. I can sell it in Chicago 1 suppose immiediately but I think it will sell better in the Bluffs, •.'/rite definitely about it. I wrote Farnam about the :|4,300 fearing Uirough these exciting floods he might have forgot it, he will deiJOSit imir.ediately on receipt of my letter if he has not before and wrote him in New York. I expect to come out there soon and spend a few weeks. Shall start as soon as the going gets settled and 1 get a little over rny hurry. I am going to Grinnell tomorrow to Locate our Depot Grounds and make arrangements, measurements etc. so that we can have that addition laid off as soon as necessary. I have written Nate about sending up a schedule of all our lands Bonded and otherwise all we have any interest in. I want to print them on maps to use if necessary. If we should be obliged to go to New York which I tMnk we must, both of us, A Bill has passed the last night of the session securing to the state all the lands selected under the acts of '49 and 50 for swamp lands and prohibits them selecting any more after this so you see we have knocked those affadavits higher than a kite. I wrote to every member in congress I knew and then got our folks F. and Judd etc. to write and we have got it through and that is all. I am etc., G. K. Dodge Let my Florence lots slide. March, 1857. 189 Iowa City, March 20th, 1857 Friend Baldwin: , Yesterday I received some six letters from you dated from Mar-. 3d to the thirteenth and will try and write you a few lines but it is awful to my eyes. I got out today and went to the Secretary's office and filed our map of the location, the first legal step taken a rii the only binding one so -trie ordeal is passed and iv.usquito has won this filed unbeknown by Cook and according to orders from N, Y. V'e never filed a map of the Pigeon route in the Sec. of States Office. Now it is a positive fact and they may blow their blast and build as many roads as they please,the M. & M. will build according to law and their decision in the niatter. Again no company can ever build a line over our route froi;. Musqu-ito ot the ^^'issouri Valley above Florence and it will be follish to get the right of way in the matter or meddle in any manner. We have got a strong fight yet, and i can show the coti.pany Mr. C. position if ycra can prove those rumors about wl.at he says we are anxious to get every thing but I want nothing but what will stand the test. I get no ^/apers. Mr. F. is anxious to see all the pieces in relation to these matters and ^ want you to watch 'and send me everything that bears on the case. It was a good thing my chtching Cook in that game, it has opened all their eyes. Judd Durant and all the New Yorkers were hoping it settled the matter at once. I hope to hear from M.r. i" . soon he is in N. Y. now and further I camot say about the in right of way that is for the Company not rarnam as he has not taken that Division yet every effort must be made and every piece secured as soon as possible let the Florence folks get right of wt-y if they like it will cost §50,000 per mile to grade that cut off and it is six miles longer than the Musquito route. We did not even look at it but should have been obliged to find some new way into the valley besides that if we had not taken the Miusqiii-to route. I would say nothing about its cost or impractright of way if they want it, but dont you all n?? that fuss c S* is made to seel believe lots anything and create about a hurrah the Davenport but if Cook company has said those things we will bring him to the test. It is open war now with me and I am going to have it known and also about the Mich Central Road not one word of truth in the matter. They positivelv sav they will not build another mile of Road, they are flounde^ii^ now the same with the Mish. Southern. The Decision an the lands has come.We c nnot get an acre until we build to the lands. Good Mr. C. is down I am herrtily til tired of the squabble right but now, 1 am though bound to ^ say slick we them much watch through now, and I have had a good deal of sharp corresponLncrin the matter. Dey is an trump and goes the whole figuee refusing to net under Cooks instructions and 1 filed the map todarin fLe §f ?h?ir commands We not having until April to do it' ThJy Lt off until F. left and then ordered us to file the nid iinoa ^ i? t,he Ex. committee * You see by this how the case has stood. No one stood by Coojc but he is acting president and went.to get our maps filed and it would be to late to recall it but, thank God it did not win. The Swamp hand Bill has passed confining the lands to the State knocking affadavits, fileinga etc. endways. Good. I have wri Lten very disconnected but you must study it out,. I am used up. Tell Nate t will look to his matter when I get able and also for hin to send me that date of the election of the officers of the C. 2. Q. I shall be out as soon as I am able. These right of way maps I had hard work to get leave to send and it is unbeknown to G. Here you see prompt action especially in the 15 miles out of the Bluffs and all that portion in the new limits dont let any one hereafter when '..ve get these matters settled block pur wheels in opposition that way. That was an outrageous price for that tracing. i wrote you about the raeasurerae its in Reeds letter. I am, etc.. Dey is away. G . N-. Dodge Buy Bullends land. e;.v .. •> . I- . A,-', .'a " ■ I ' - IV • - ; ' • 1 . . . # 1.W • I ■ ^. ■ • . . • - - : ... »• • r I* . ^ * \ ■■..t ... ■ . " ■ - v. 141 April, 1857. Iowa City, April 9, 1857 John T. Baldwin, Esq., Dear Sir: I am in receipt' of your two letters dated March 30, also was shown the Florence Courier by C. S. & Downey and in relation to the article under the capture of M. & M. R. R. I think it would better for you to answer it so far as controlling the location etc is concerned no matter how false such assertions are they have their weight here when used by those so disposed to do, and I would positively assert that all such things as reported as coming from me through you are false. That whatever you h£ve said in relation to the matter was from your belief in the advantages of the Musquito over the Pigeon route arri the inducements the Bluffs people would hold out for them to adopt that route. Now personally I do not care one cent about the jealousy or paper fights in relation to the location, but i know that such state ments may carry a wrong influence with those I am employed by and therby injure us, and I do not want a paper controversy with any body, at this stage of our proceedings and i hope that descretion Will not desert the Bluffs at this time and lead them to say things of us that may appear in our favor there but which may kill our influence here. I can stand to all 1 have done with papers that are unapproachable to back me but that you know is of little use to us now, as those never would be brought into question what I fear is that such articles and such assertinnpwill injure us in the future for I dont want a doubt thrown in any ones face. I shall not notice the piece as he says nothing of me that requires refutation and i dont want my name in any paper. You probably can understand these matters better than I can write them. Such things not only injure us but also create a feeling against the company which we want to keep down and when we approach the Missouri have the good will of all the places within my reach. I know folks will write and say what they please but dont let us aid the mi. If you think it is to late to write anything in answer or if you think it not policy to do so fearing that a denial of those things will hurt us let it go, but it hurts us here and I hope they will pitch into somebody that want to be curried, for they evidently iiiean to dig me out but I am bound to stay holed. When Dey returns I shall requcot hin to miake public the location and on vhat grounds it was done or else let me if the company's action is brought up I shall answer it but xn such a way that it will create no hard feelinc on either side. ^ I am etc., G, Ml. Dodge. P. S. Credit me with $2.00 and charge to Cenl. acc. for National Repert. & Cresent, for 1857. 143 'i \ April, 1857. Iowa City, April 12, 1857 Friend Baldwin: I am in receipt of letters from New York stating the Final Decision of our Board in relation to our line and it is "That they have adopted Dodge's line throughout" taking the Iowa valley by way of Ifiarengo and Kusquito valley, and our maps were as I wrote you before filed to that effect in ^'arch. Of course this is gratifying tome after this long struggle. Dr. Lowe, Biglers, Williams, and Stutsman Reed writes, were in New York last week and Dey informed them of the decision. Ke says the Dr. was in high spirits and felt well. It appears to me that there should not be so much fuss over the lines as it would not materially hurt the Bluffs in the outcome. But "nolens valens" the deed is done and I hope we shall have no more such trouble. You have no idea of the purplexities and shiftings this thing has brought us into with its new fuse ^very day. Cook was at the meeting and I of course caught.fits. Downey is ver-y much displeased with the maneuvers at Florence. Is afraid that it will cause them trouble thinks the Crescent City purchase was a hum. bug. He thinks Allen and Stevens are going to run them back ana if so dont let us meddle in that fight in any way or shape, not even countenance it and if you hear of anything of the kind let me know immediately. They are miaking money out of their Bank. I was shown yesterdcy all their redemiptions. They dont atoount to $600 a week and they have >^200,000. out. I think C. 5. &. D. would like an interest in C. B. but I shall not make aji y efforts to get them, interested. Downing I know would like an inter1 ' 'hen I come on I shall bring maps to make changes in the land Oil ices. Those maps you know wei'e placed thei'e by us merely as conveniences for the land Department. The law only requiring us to place the map with the Sec. of State and the Department at '.Vashington. Reed stated hw should be out here sometin.e this week. He wants everything bought around the Bluffs that is cheap and good. Ballard and Brown tracts I think more of the Hughes and Donox^her than of any other firm. I know of. Laborers and Mechanics are scarce here and get equally as good wages as you offer though I have sent out a few. Are you going to build a Hotel this summer? It ought to be done. Hurrv up that right of way and get it fast, also tl:at vote will have to be taken before August. I shall start out before long Dey has not vet returned but will be here by the first of the week. The Western CISCO 1 r om the Bluffs. I also see it reported that tha t nnn have been put at Brownsoita, Nebraska City and Dakotah If so Chan m.an and the rest have been playing false ^ pieces to Ley about ua and the pieces but that will effect AotMng. " and I am etc., G. Ivj, Dodge . H5 April, 1857, Iowa City, April 17, 1857. Friend Baldwin: Yours of April 8th is just received. I have written Ivr. Farnam about the deposit also the Bank. J/'r. F. told me on Niarch 23 at Davenport that he had ii.ade the deposit when he was in New York and requested n,e to send the bond to hini, which I did hence I think the trouble is in the mails or Bank, but i have written them to know. That Fort Kearney operation is not hardly worth attention as far as stability is concerned as that bill in Congress is a Dead letter, but it will make a speculation of course and do no harm to take a share And all those roads will connect before they reach that point. There is nothing around Kearney to contfcol them neither in country or top ography, hence you see a location of a town is upon the guess in re lation to those things.The Western btage Company have the control to California and will make that a point or station which may help it. You can take that shiare for Mr. F. and when see him will mention it to him also Brayton and henry. Have received a letter from Redfield with the offer of two one for us and one for Farnam 1*- that. • cr letter he write, you didn't, say Farnam .but- Tlirner, wh..ol is a right cf way agent and I guess fooled Redfield. Reed will be here soon. I shall take the Triscolter shares I have bought. Deys interest in The 40 in Riddle Tract. In~form me how to draw for ^2000 of it, gave him ^2,000 cash he has written you from K. Y. and ^ shall be out just as soon as possible. Trite immediate y. Reed has not yet arrived. I will state that you iiiust no* that vote either in Omaha or Pottawattamie and get the wheel in motion immediately. I am etc., G, M . Do dge . Copy of an Agreemsnt with G. M. -"odge, James Chaney and D.C.Haskell. December 1, 1857, This Agreement made this first day of December A.D. 1857 between G. M. Dodge of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Daniel C. Haskell and James Chaney of Salem, Essex Co, , State of I«»assachusetts, Witness — eth that whereas ti^e said G. M. Dodge has invested eight hundred dollars in the following described tracts of lane in Iowa; to wit: W.-g and N.E.^ of S.W. of Sec. 6, Town, 78, Range 38; and N.^ of S.E.i" of Sec, 6, town, 79, range 37; and Lot 13 in Sec, 3, town. 78 range 34, lot 16, town 78, range 34, for and a part of said sum in each of thier names; it is hereby agreed that the said Dodge shall pay taxes, attend to and sell said land whenever he may tliink it fior the best interest of both parties and shall receive therefor th- one eight]; oT the profits arising from the sale of said land and the said Haskell, Chaney relin quish their right to the said one eighth profits and hereby authorize the said Dodge to retain them on the sale of said land, provided that the said Dodge sha'l have fully and faithfully discharged his part of this agreement. Council Bluffs, December 1st, 1857, (Signed) G. M. Dodge, James Chaney. Daniel C. Haskell, % 'V. 149 April, 1859. So. Danvers. April 16, 1859. Friend Baldwin: I received yours of April 3. 1 have been trying to do some thing in old Iv.assachusetts but it looks blue enough. There is con siderable money for investment here but they all want to see property. Several will go out to the Bluffs to loo., this summer. I find a great many who are going west for the'purpose of investing but they are bound to see the property and think ^'Ussouri is preferable to Iowa. I ha; e not got through here but ^ have little hopes of doing anything. R. K. matters look blue enough, I have been trying to raise money enough to pay up our matters but cannot as yet make a thing, The Company will hand over the Bonds to us if we can make any use of them for goods or any thing all right. If you can turn them in in part pay for goods by all means do so. I want to know who that man is in New York that has those goods. ■■'•'rite me to New York. ^ir. Farnam will be here again-about the first of IVay. I have not got any - with rue but shall hunt up considerable land business for Nebraska. Dont pay out one cent in money on the work. We shall be able to get our money some way. I know not how just now but be lieve if we hurry the thing we shall be able to trade the bonds for goods or funds for goods and take the bonds ourselves. Write me at New York and also Chicago. It is doubtlul whether I leave here under a week or ten days. There is considerable immigration going into th.e west. If you see any bargains in land Durant wants it and if you can buy any land part cash and part stock M. & M. R. R. - cheap he will take it. tand is wanted more than lots if we could make a big sale or two for some of these eastern folks we could get all and more money to invest than we want. There is going to be a big business in land matter in Ne):?raska and we must do all we can off it. I think I shall go to Washington, Indianapolis and Cincinnati and business. I am, etc., G. ^i. Dodge. Dont give anybody any satisfaction about R. . matters. Tell ' i- to send rr.e .April Estimates by the 25th to Chicago and New York, also to get the Section corners all up if he has not done it. 151. October, 1859. New ^ork, Oct. 25, 1859^ John T. Baldwin: Dear Sir: I suppost if agreeable to you I have made arrangements for all the money we can use to buy wheat with and hold flour for spring en.migration or ^t. Louis market. I have not paper as yet but wait your answer. furnish mill the Fortes, Durant etc. the money and we divide profits. The mill to be run on joint expense, twelve or twenty-four hours per day as we see fit wheat to be bought for not over' at present 60 cents. I have made this statement that we can grind out 100 sacks at an expense of -^15. That we can ship in spring or land in levee in St. Louis flour for 31 cts. per sack, but it is our opinion l-ere that the flour should be held for home market. Now you know whether there is any money in the miJ.1 with what capitol we want and how much home market there is and what margin we can depend on in the spring. I have been trying to raise money in ninety days, have not yet succeeded. I want an imiiiediate answer to this wheth.er we have yet control of the mill and whether you are willing to take the chances, on a loss if one is made we have to stand our share of it, If you could get a telegram from St. Joseph to me yes or no on this I should like it as ti.i.e is iiiiportant. It api^ears to me that it is a good thing. I am etc., G. Dodge. Supposing you send message by express to St. *^0 and at some tiii.e write me fully and send by way of St. Jo. Spoor will do it. r O iOd Hr>- I.'arch, 1860. Des Koines, Karch 4, 1860 Pe£,ram, 'A'arner & Co ., On receipt of this please send me a lot of advertisements on Cloth & Paper by mail to of Des fvoines House. The emmigration begins to pour in here but it is turning mostly south going to Plattsniouth and Nebraska City. All those points have men out at work and I do not hear of see any going to Bluffs. There has been a bad mistake in not sending out men for Omaha and Council Bluffs. I see no notice whatever of these points but Bills maps and induceuients of all kinds are as thick as can be for every other concieveable town, i can assure you that it is necessary for the Merchants and Business men to move and have some one canvass Iowa, Illinois etc. I have written Press & Timber Cedar Valley Times and several other papers. Truly, G. K. Dodge. If you could make arrangements with the man who goes with tl:e Omaha & Council Bluffs business and to take along some of our advertisements it will pay or even to send a man on purpose. I have got them up at Oskalooaa, Ottumwa, Washington, iowa City, Davenport etc. but it needs some one to meet the emmigrants and give them cards and to keep up the advertisements. They turn them down here, it wants soii.e one to go into North Iowa and Illinois and also to Wis consin shall I advertise in Press & Tribune. G. M. D. Answer immediately, i shall stop here a week or two yet. ■i K K1 OsJ April, 1860. Kansas City, April 6,/GO John T. Baldwin, Esq., Dear oir; I have sold 75 sacks XX and 25 sacks XXX to Mc Henry and Downs of Wyandott City. They pay 310 and 285 on Levee Council Bluffs. I telegraphed today so you could get it on first If you get this before it leaves be sure and get it The Best Brands of flour is wanted here and XXX and XX sell better and Brand is liked better than Lexington Qouble Extra etc. as all fine and Inferior Flour coii.es under such Brands. If iv'cLenry and Downs like our Flour they v.'ill take 100 sacks a we^k or so. Chick & Co. will settle with them. I sent $600 to our credit at States Association today. Leave for Leavenworth tonight and will be in St. Jo. Sunday, Yours, G. . Sodge . Ship this flour as low as possible but not above 40cts. They must iiave it next week. Council Bluffs, Dec. 16, 1860. Dear Mother and Julia: I have been too busy to write you until today I have a little time. Father writes me nearly- every week and I hear from him by the Pilgrims who are continually passing through here; his ranch is the best knovm on the road and he sells a large ainount of goods. I sent him out three weeks ago eight large loads of flour, groceries, '^c. The Indians are camped close by him and trade considerable. Politically we "are not very much excited out here. I suppose down there it is all secession excitement. Tfe have won a great victory w'nici- has placed us in the true light of the constitution and for one I never will agree to have it frittered away by compromise or the knuckelling to the hue and cry of the south. They may have all that comtittitionally belongs to them but when they ask us to throw away our cardinal principals, give up all we have gained and fasten forever upon us slavery as national and freedom as sec .i nai, I pray bo God that the Republicans will never submit to it. I wrote Grimes and Curtis today on business and as a P.g. told th.em to be liberal to the south but not to give an inch of our just rights; to stand firm and if necessary stand to their guns. TTo amount of clamoring should move the north and the souther never should be allowed to break iip th-is union. I say let the nation financially go under and let every river run with blood as the south threatens but neve let it be dissolved because the old dominant party has had to succumb. Old hyprocritic Boston I see trembles; her solid men turn Rowdies to get the faint praise of a McCowan, lialf brother to the "Brooks" that struck down her Senator. She had better pattern after a wastem city, Chicago, whici. stands to her guns and defends a negro from Nebraska being taken to that territory as a slave when under the constitution he is free. There is notliing new here; good sleigjiing and pleasant weather. Polka are all well. Little Ella is as fat as a plover. Lett as quick as lightening and about as pointed. Give respects to all the folks. Is old Dan at Rowley? Yours, G. M. P. S. 7,'e are just getting a P.fli, established at our ranch at Cottonwood Springs and father is to be P. M. again. 161 Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 29, 1861. Dear Wife:' . ' , I arrived at this place last Wednesday nirht after a.chilly and blustering journey of eleven days horseback; two days, Loweveh, laid over, that is, rested. should have been used up. Slept a bed three rdgl.ts, balance balance of the time in the wa.fnn,[D that took down our buffalo robes. I had hot ridden two days before I got into cold up at Cottonwood springs, the weather was delightful '.vhcn I left, and in fact has been so all winter. I am now stopping at G. M'b where I am living in superior style to what I have been at.Cottonwood. Pew live better than CLettie and much since for a girl of her age. She puts ever,^ word in the righ.t place. No granunarian does better, and then she is very 'capable, can do many kinds of house work, Ella is the quintessence of good nature, is as plump as a partridge and pretty, a; d will talk as fast as a Sioux Indian when he tldnks the Pawnees are after him and some things she sa^s can be under stood as well. Two hundred dollars of my claim'for India'wdepredations is allow ed, and G .M. has managed s -' as to- have the money paid me in Omaha some time hence. I think he //ill be unable to get any position for me as most of the western offices are filled. I b'^lieve the appointment for Pawnee Agency has already been made so I cannot have that. Unless I cai: sell ray interest at Cottonwood, I shall return to that place the last of April or first of May. I have received a letter from Jule since I arrived here; it was remailed from Cottonwood. Sl^all probably have more letters from one and another by Saturday's western mail. We have fine improveme;its up there. I want $500 for my part. The long journeys back and forth are very tedi'-'us especially such weather as when I came down, and then to be nearly immersed in the Platt River which was filled witl. "slush ice" in a cold night, is shivering to think of. The river at the crossing at Kearney is nearly two miles wide including islands, with twelve channels, and the water in some of these runs nearly as swift as Niagara river. It came near carrying the old mare down stream. I could scarcely make her .-.tem the current against the cold weather and ice. Tl^e ininure we were out of the water we were mailed v/ith a coat of ice. I hauled up at a ranch on the opposite bank of the river and stopped over night, stripping myself and dried ray clothes, took no cold. On arriving at Loup Fork we were detained some ti.ree hours on a sand bar before we reached the opposite bank, once across that river I felt I was nearly home. Stopped late that evening witli a T'r. Falos whom I once assisted when he was in trouble. He took good care Cf me and wlien I came to settle my bill in the morning, he would not take one ce: t. I have some good "riends up tl;e Platte Valley, always glad to see me. Very many people knov me I cannot call by name Omaha folks seemed glad to see me, as did also many in C. Bluffs. They had all heard of our being cleaned out, scalped, etc. and were glad to see me with even a much larger acalp than they ever saw on my head before. All said I looked well and the ciimate agreed with me, and that I have not got scared out of a year's growtli. I find times dull here, but am glad to see Natlan apparently prosperous. He has a good business which is dally increasing. He received a large number of letters today. Some witli remittances. He gets a large tax paying business from Boston. When in Boston he fell in witl- a Mr. ■i^lla are really beautiful children. I left. Sher is very graceful, -^rd Lettie has improved I might add, accomplished She puts ever,^ word in the righ.t place. No and then she is very 'capable, can do many kinds the quintessence of good nature, is as plump as a; d will talk as fast as a Sioux Indian when he ifter him and some things she sa^s can be underin the morning, he up tl;e Platte Valley, cannot call by name have lived since i!'s fami ly. Joseph Hayes, a real estate agent, who was once in G. li'sengineerlng party. He joned the party for the ;.urp-se of see'-ng the country. He ' .introduced Nath-n to John J. Dixwell, Presideht of the Massachusetts hank, Bcsston, who has since forwarded him a list of many thousands of acres of land on which he wants the taxes paid. He is almost daily receiving additions of this sort, which is a good paying business. These Boston men are using their influence for him there. Natlian's promptness commends him to all business men. Lew Hill is about to leave here, and Nathan has made him an offer"for his land lifet, which he expects to get, and which is worth $200 per year. . a,. Very truly, . y;: ob -t. yjfjv. >.1 CfiiO . . ,S. Dodge, rn r-i , -i.jJm ' ■ ,5.;. .'-Jr-r* . IP'ft .-• 't iy ■ yU i. «.'a ia ac. i "hi r-r 'h! . i.J t Inl .1 iL I- J:. ■■ ■•>1' . h'. ■"> hO". , ■ ' r-i .! c .'.'i ho'i I' t-.lN'iJ •30" • a;, to''kw-t J Xoh fo-i' . ; . '■ •>'1' ■ '••h - -.j' r • iKfti 9 -n »i{ "ft. baHUn-w .'m ^ hw. , !'* ■; '-.Ij PTftfi' - ' I fitf tPOtTi' 'I'jnJf ftr ■'VVf'.gl .*oruu#5' T v-c „n.. 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The expenses on account marked A. were made under instruction from the Governor of Iowa hereto attached marked No. 1. Under these instructions I started about May 15 and visited St. Louis, St. Joseph, Fort Leavenworth, Then to Washington, New York, Albany, Troy, Pittsburg, New Haven, Springfield and I obtained in Washington six thousand stand of Arms and accrouterments. I immediately dispatched them under charge of a messenger to Davenport. Three thousand were sent to Keokuk. The 2d and 3d Iowa Reg. got them the 3rd, the day before it was ordered into Missouri; 1000 stand never reached Iowa. I obtained thesu arms after the Governor and our Members of Congress had entirely failed in doing so and I spared no pains, time or expense in getting them and forwarding them. I paid freight, drayage etc. for the purpose of getting them there quick and I saved the state by obtaining them an expenditure of at least >^200,000 in arms and ammunition which I had instructions to buy. I contracted for the arms in New York, but succeeding in obtaining them from Government in Washington, I did not buy them as ordered. I also made all the contracts for Tents, Blankets etc. for the 4th, 5th and 6th Reg. I spent the entire time from May 15 to July Ist carrying out the instructions of the Governor and en tirely for State business. How well I -performed that Duty, I refer you to the Governor. I got these arms home in time to protect our whole southern and western border. In making contracts and trying to buy arms for the Dtate, I visited all the manufacturers and Armories in the East and thoroughly posted myself as to prices and quality in everything pertaining to Civil Government Iquiping and also as to equipments every cent of the charges were spent for the state and much more that I did not consider proper to charge to it. When I left for the East, I did so not for pay, but for the purpose of arming our state and to a great detriment to my private business. I succeeded in getting what I was sent for and bore my own expenses, except what Judge Baldwin got for me, and I now owe for that borrowed money and if any claim is just and right this is. I charged for my services the salary of ft Lt. Col. and Aid to Governor which appointment I received but my appointment of Col. superceded it I never took my commission. It is also less than I was receiving in my profession, and it barely covered my outside necessaiy expenses. I was very particular in xkeeping account of my expenses. -i- had two or three letters of in struction while in Washington for the Gov., Telegraphic Dispatches, and in relation to visiting different points.They are either distroyed or in my papers in Iowa and wheiB I have been unable to reach them. The instruction I received in Washington was to buy 1000 Endfield Rifles, the full equipments for 1 Reg. of ^avalry, ammunition, etc. and to aii E, Clark in purchasing for ^tate also to aid in making negoti ations for bonds. I was authorized to buy arms and give drafts in Bond , which I maue arrangements to do provided I got, no arms from Government, but was to buy Arras for 1 country Reg. for border service. I contracted for it gave my drafts but subsequently countermanded the order . Respectfully, G. M. Dodge. 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Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge Texas & Pacific Railway Union Pacific Railroad https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/db27f82d75bbd9ddf2f1cddb829a60aa.pdf bada70ed460936783359ac4334564d8f PDF Text Text . f ' "^rrT DATA Chronologically Arranged For Ready Reference in preparation of a Biography of GRENVILLE y.ELLEN DODGE President of Sundry Railroad and Construction Companies Late Chief Engineer of Union Pacific & Texas Pacific Railroads Wember of Congress Wajor General in War for Preservation of the Union etc. etc. etc. etc BOOK IX. Texas & Pacific Record Director of Union Pacific Railway. Report as Chief Engineer of Texas Pacific Railway. Letters from Europe - Years 1874- 5-6-7-8-9. In S. J. Klrkv/ood v/as nomipated arid elected Governor for the third terra. I had knowp Governor Kirkwood fe ver since 1854 v/hen I was a young engineer in Iowa City, He had a farm and a mill on the Iowa River a short distance ahove that city and i;^ making my surveys,from Iowa City West; I first made his acquaintance, I saw then that he was a very strong man and he took a. greht iiiterest in the extension of t.:is road and gave me a great deal of information. . When he first ran for Governor I traveled over a portion ^ of^,^Iowa with im, driving hir. in my buggy, he making speeches at every point in the district. I remember during the canvass I received an anonymous letter telling me that, it was not safe for us to be driving over the country day and night as we were, as <- there was a bitter feeling ah.ong many of ti;e. citiaenS .in the soutiiwest against the doctrine that I^irkwood was preacning. I turned this letter over to Kirkwood, ;I think the next meeting vfns at and he read the letter to tiie audience and said that nobody had better interfere with hfeAand podge for they were well healed for anything that would come, which caused a great hurrah in the T crowd, while the faot was the only weapon we had was a" v;hip, . i When tjie Civil War commenced, as I have sl.own heretofore I I came in direct contact with Governor Kirlovood, and as ray own "u" records show, he was a very strong and devoted friend from the ' beginning until the end, liThon I entered the service, Mr, Peter A. Dey appealed to, Kirkwood to give me a conmianp,' brt Kirkwood .^nswer^d that he did'®ot see how it was possible to do so wlti, the lN*Wl7ient men. in ?o-.va seeking the position, but ^ey was a very dear b 'Vkvvv V, of and he'told him that if he gave me a position that he would guarantee, if I lived througi., I would Csme out among those at the head. He said he did not believe tliat I would« live through the war. Finally, as the records show,. Cameron asked him to^ appoint me a Colonel ^vhic-: he did. During the war Kirkwood stood very high among all the officers, especially wit . General Grant because he refused to send to the.old regiments at the front citizens from the State, as many Governor's did, taking the place of officers who had been in battle . or who were entitled to promotion. He invariably made the promotions in the regiments in the field in response to the officers in the field, which was a great he p to the Iowa regiments, but after the bottle of Shiloh, he obtained a prejudice against General Grant. He listened to the stories of the teamsters and camp follov/ers who were uijd-r the bluff at the fight instead of waiting until he re- - ceived reports from the officers and he made some very severe criticisms of Grant in the Battle, wiiich hurt Grant very :uuch7^~^ ' In 1666, Kirkwood was appointed Senator, I tiling, to fill a vacancy and he came to Washington -hile I v/as there. He then changed liis opinion of General Grant and was anxious to meet him. I was Very anxious too that Grant should make a good impression upon hJLm. I notified Gen. Grant that I was going to bring him up. I went up with him to the Whi,te House and when we went in Vice President Wade waa present. I introduced Kirkwoo(" and Grant received him with great cordiality and in the conversation Wade said that he had looked out of the White House ifindows and saw the rebel flag flying in Virginia, when Grant made the answer that if he had had authority during the war, every rebel north of the Llason and Dixon line would ]iave been sent south; that they should have gone where their sentiments were appreciated. This pleased Kirkwood very much. Grant complimented l.im very hirhly on his acts as Governor \ bf the State during the war amd also paid a ver; .hirh compliment to the lo'iva soldiers, namins several of the officers who had served under him. It was through his prudent mnnagement that he saved the large sr.are of nearly one million of dollars placed at his disposal taking care of the Iowa soldiers. It was due to his prudent management that our State debt did not exceed $800,000. Kirkwood was a very strong character, the people had great confidence in him and his judgment and up to the time of his death he was a great factor in all the acts and legislation of the State. I wired you today about havin^^ our local subsidy bond printed. , I believe it is just as well to print then; here, _ ■ ^ I want them printed one i;alf in denomination of i^lOO each," one fourth f'SOO'and one fburt-ht :*:10jDO... My reason".for this is, that the contractoi^S Could pay, off.more of their-men witi. the hundred dollar bonds. • ' ■ I ■ ^ ■ I By the list ,o.f_ accounts befit you", you'can form bome idea of the difficulty' of" coming to any' settl^menti ■ J . . I can c©^ along, with our* own employees, 'but thos.e of our contrac tors trouble me, Many of them leave their teams and outfits.here and are dead broke and'their'men .ire clamorous a**good many of them nave had attachments_put unon their whole institution and pnless I get money to pay off their'labor thoy will go to tl.e wall and we will finally have to do something wit}; the labor to keep them, quletv I settled v/ith llerChants. and Planters Bank, .Sir rman,- with lands belongin.':'to tl.e Construction Co*. Tiifey hefid our dra.fts to amount of about $30,000* With-Adams and Leonard, Bankers of Dallas,. T shall settle with local subsidy* ' i. Very'respectfully, G, LL Dodge, , - * . ilf .. ' • Chief Engineer. r j T o ■ X •' ^ I '' ' * « X.l: r • r --.s . ».j.r , ercf ^ w 'I'viJLJI^eU T»vc . lie • Chief Engineer. .;n'ei .. ry ron ■ _r ■ ^ • 'fu'^cr To ,Jfl "'rti; r.^« V.I-' - •■i' ' ' • V r-i '* •- * * » " ■ ! To ' ftToiJuV jn odMarshall-.-Texaa, January 1, 1874. .. g : rrl n ■ ■ • ■ ' - v Col. Thomas A. Scott, . ' ' : ' Dear Sir: ' I received your dihpatoh Dec!. Slat and anewered it<^ .1 1 never saw Mr. lersei.y cm the w/orlc:. He came here just at Ll.e time I was leavinr "Jfhdi t T 'sawof liira I liked but have no knpwledge of -j^is fitness for the positiony Mr. Dickson bitterly appose's his returning here; the reasons for v.'hicli I gave you'In my letter or the SGth inst, Mr. Hayes, vdiom I cnnsider very competent to judge pf- such matters say that he- is not a good master' mechanic for this class of road; he might do on a road that is running ^0 or 40 miles per hour, or mig t po3sl«biy make a -good' for%fflah for ^ops'. Hayes has shown me some of his Jobs that nerve not very creditable to him. He says he is expensive and lacks respect and"control of men. Mr, Mahl, t. e Aud-itor, says Hersliey never had a fair ■ chance hero and could not got one if hei was to return." Though he is very anxious that ho sliould be' given a sl.ow. As a frl-end of Mr. Henshey^ I; would not advise him to come lie re under the present arranremerit.>■ Hi's po3.ition "would: be very uncomfortable, and there would be a continual complaint from one bide or the otJiOr. You know i.ow easily the position ooulct be-made very uripleasant, and his dutio.o unsucceBsfu''. For,thono .reasons 1 wired you to give hi:, .oome other position Th#i*e i.o one thing very certain; we need a Master moclianic and ono who will bring eyeryti.ing and every person to a strict accountability. I endlotf# copy of a letterl.nat I wrote to Mr. Dickson, . There, are a grea^yMiny other tilings thAt, from time to time can . be changed^ tyuli we oahndT all at once. l Very f vl.' 1.--1 ully, M. Do^e, . , OJ .:T- . V ■ ' 'llarshall, Texas, JaLnifaity 2, 1874, " Col. Thomas A.scott,'' Dear Sir: I received your telegram in relation to cost of, work TJ.C -XO :; ■ ;. ;n« oh* Gherraan' to Texarkana and wired you today. I have raked Uf) vsufficient to take me to Paris; as soon as I can settle these freight matters which are troubling me. . . ^ , We owe the fl. & T". Central freight, • $18,000. Morgan* Lin-' - *' • 10,000. Houston Direct Navigation Co. • ^ 5,000. International R* R- •. - 5,000. ■ ■ ,M. K. T. R.' R. about ^ - i • 2,000. ' Total. 30,000. _ 300 bars-of our iron are attached in New Orleans by ti e Louisiana State National Bank on a protested draft. • - I'Dom Baris to the junction where our Northern line strikes ilie main line to Texarkana is 85 miles and the grading, bridging and tiefe are all completed, - or nearly so, "Then we come to dress up, it will probably cost us^some thing br' dging, I estimated in ray dispatch as follows: Grading $5,000. Brid^^ing. 10,000. Buildings 25,000 This includes a ten stall round house at a point half way between Sherman and Texarkana. Water stations stations 12,000. 12,000. t* • * « " • • Thi;'> includes siiraps'complete Tracklaying- - 85,000. - tncluflirg all incidental expenses Engineering and Incidentals 10,000. ' Right of way 17,000. 5,000. s'll' I :il" ■■ u'* blD ttsO . , rj lettO' V"*- '■ M..7 oj orteoa .'I .g TO T I ~ I firo t -xjhjt T 'iJwcv. .fr.iU i ~ .f ? 'irr. : : -rh /fro Is f»l 85,000 tons iron. - . ' ^ 35, tons spikes (VIe have on hand spiie'for 50 miles.) ' - 156 ' * fish-bar and bolts. . "> Freight and iron from point of manufacture via St. Louis- to"Shbrraan $20 per ton, via river or sea to Siireveport $15 i^ar ton. "• If delivered immediately the latter point w^i'ld be 'the' Ohea^st for us. " " ■ J lo I would require in rolling stock ♦' - wnc bvl 10 locomotives. 6 passenger oars. 2 baggage cars. ^ 'HrT 100 box and cattle. ' ' IJ , i: 150 flats, ■''0 X'' <■'* rVort 12 land ' ■■ Mtfo* hdio 12 push. . oJta ac ' .ovjfr g-' 1 Switcliing engine. ^ Ji' • - "." iq *' 1 should want 50 flats to commence with as there id nb'"j'olling stack here that I could get. I did nbt jbut any priCe upon the iron as it is,so much 16-er ' now than when I estimated it before that 1 had told you to fix price. If you can land me the iron at, Glierman or Shrveport, 1 will do all tl:8 rest gut of the earnlAgs of the north line. , I would not expect to do it out of the earnings each month . f'T ervmi 1 .jc*' mm f. .flw .*1 euJ 2^' 'ufT ij o*" i ii)ush. as received, but would expect to get enough to pay what I should need whi.le I ^as doing the work and take tl.e balance after the line was com pleted through. I think ;;ou can safely promise from the earnings of t]:at road, after it is completed through a payment on the iron of. $15,000 per month- besides all other expenses. I believe I could pay for the engineering and right o way out of the sale of lots in the towns along the line. I am inclined to think I could do a portion of the work, bridging, tracklaying, buildings, .^c. with a portjLon of the local subsidies; or our first .mortg- ge bonds, if contracts were made now. On the. line Dallas 60 Ft, gorth I can contract the work t.iat would have to.be done in this State, say everything but the iron and freights for one fourth, cas.. balance in construction bonds, or local subsidies. , " , If vou can'arrange f'or this, iron, Dallas to Ft. Worth, by promising $10,000 in cash per month for from the Texas anc after it is completed, or even whilst it is being completed, I can care of the 1/4 ca.sh by what I can get- out of - its earnings, - . Very, respectfully, :- G. lu. Dodge, - I' ' Cl-iief Engineer. Pacific can take '' tt * f Marshall, Texas, January 3, 1874. P. S. Bond, V.p., ^ ' Dear Sir: I wired you ioday about letting the work Dallas to Ft. Worth. Our old contractors are layin- out there with their teams idle and they offer to do ti:at"work very cheap and for very little money. It seems to me that we ough to grade while we can. I believe I can also get something out of Fort Worth. I know I can let it.for,l/4 Casn balance in our securities and property; that would probably want for securities first mortgage bonds or local sub idles. The estimate on completed work as made by I'r. Hayes is about four hundred fifty thousand dollars including everything. Since then I have received all the timber for Trinity River bridf^e GX06pt about xjplOOC v/orth of Ci:or^ which are layin^^ in Galvoston, so that I wou5.d only have to pay for the labor in puttin'^ up the bridge wl ich ^ould probably be bbout $10,000 for thetrussed work. The great coat would t]:en come in the stringers. There is a large amount of them but I believe I can arrange with some of the mills here to saw them out on long time, not + think it will reduced average the me Sradi-g $3000 very per ipile. iiiucb by changing tl.e line and do The rest of the bridging I think I can bring down to about $1000 per mile, perhaps $15,000, So that the,amount of cash that I would Fort^orth would do the heaviest part ^of the grading near I believe that townthat say five or ten miles. The pading and bridging done would I think put you in better shape to get the iron, coat nnaf about $150,000, without going into a close through estimate from at Dallas any rate would-A ^ it would be aomewi.ere in this vicinity, ' The ties we have on hand, there will be the coat of transpor tation on, an average haul of say 60 miles, all over the T & P. If you get the iron spike and fish bar and arrange for the rolling stock, then would come freight buildings and tanks. At the International stations between Dallas and Fort Worth,I could put up a'pXatform or somethin", putting up a good station atFt. Uctth and furnish putting up ,he other.depots after the road is running and we need them. Let me hear from you on this question. It will soon be too - late to do an-'thing for as soon as these contractors leave the country there will be r)0 one .here ahle to do it. All the men with whom I am now dealing have capital and a good deal of faith.. . See my letter to Mr.- Scott in relation to cost of our nor^h.ecn line, sent in response to.his telegram. - . ■ j ' Very respectfully, - ■ «),- ■ : '-rr - . G. l.I. Dodge, Js: - . - Chief Engineer*) b»« rr- p' ' ' ft* JSy <1^1 rr-i Lh -{ric ' t-rre i.I .'I iJ "r- frn Marshall, Texas, January 4, 1874'. P. Bond, V. p. . Dear Sir: Our earnings for December were vl01,5C0, an increase of |38,000. During the la-st iwo weeks, we run them up to an increase of IdOGC after decreasing expenses very materially ail around, and .will make still further reduction during the next month. For instance, Mr. Grain, M. T. cutdown liis yard expenses at this .place from $420 to $295; his transjportation office from $625 to $500 per month and he is gett ".ng out nearly double the mileage. He has reduced the road to two good roadmasters and making a re.duction generally in all his departments. iDt will take some time to get these things to moving smoothly but when tl.ey do you will see a vast difference in the radd and its earnings, especially its net earnings, I have not had time to go over all tl;e rolls ye .. They all show a disposition, after my talk to%them^ to come to anything or to try anything that will help us. I h0|:ie the gentolemen who is coming here to take Mr. Wallace's place is a practical railroad man, Mr. Grain, M. T, is a good R.R. man. He takes charge of the / road-bed after January Ist. The .earnings febove- are outside of all construction business, and are our cash earnings. I have used about $15-,000 of the money of the T & P mostly r on freights and November estim.ate. By showing this to Mr. Scott, it ; w.ill save ray writing, iivliait mi0m •rrr'".T Very respectfully, , G.. m'.. Dodge,. - '."f : a/rr.t 0 . Ol.ief Engineer. 5 ^".4 ^'1 ■ ' er oJ ♦ . . . , - o ffMarshall, Texas, January 4) 1874-. • P» S, ijond, V* Dcfir £ The question of Mechanics Lien being able to hold the road here for indebtedness is viewed differently by the lawyers here. TMrockmorton thinks that a mechanics lien is good against the road for six months or that any workman has the same lien on the road, but Steadman and Sexton give me written report as follows: "We do not think that the act of the Texas Legislature of 17th Nov. 1873 creating a lien in favor of mechanics or was intended to apply to railroads," I polntedout to them the section of the United States law that . exempts us. I wish you would point out to me the section of the local ^ law that you showed me. ■ • ■ They also '^ive me an opinion that Ward Dev/ey and Co,,aur track layers, can hold the track from Moores Landing to Texarkana, 15 miles, until they are paid for their work upon that portion of the road. This is probably correct from the fact that W.D. Co. are in possession of that track, i.e.r from the last sv/itch to the end of track until it is completed and accepted from them by the company, W. D & Co. t'^ vrhom we owe about $20,000 are tryin'^ or will try to force me to pay for the old work by hanginr: to thia track. I understand they are all ready to enj-oin me, but I have been talking to Dewey and was endeavoring to get along with him without any trouble. They are the only parties who have shown any disposition to give me trouble and th^y only indirectly so far it is only rumor. I got a permit out of them to run passenger trains over their traok on acth" of December and although they revoked it I am still running the trains through and they will have to pull up rails to keep me from doing so, but they hve given orders to -allow -no freig;.-t to -be carried over it. I am strongly inclined to think that I will have trouble -with bWrn. » -If forced to it, I sl.all tender them payment for t];e track from 'Moores Landing up, which will amount to about $12,000-. owe them nearly all of this on November and December estimates. I write you this so thot if you see or hear anything of the junctiion you need not be frightened. ' ^ w' ■' ' respectfully, ' w3 fl M. Do rJ to "*Gor . •X XT' ■■.nl Chief Enginefer. •■I'r iU ' f me*. m V , • i»> a Marshall, Texas, January 4, 1^74, P. B.^Mbhd, T.p. -■ X . ! . . . ■ Dear Sir: I widh you and Mr. Wallace would come to soirie "clear understanding about Attorneys lie re and about our legal expenses. Of course I am u -ing the same men Mr. Wallace put In charge, Steadraan and Sexton here. Maxey and Eppersen nt Joffereon. Throckmorton and Drown at Sherman, Gosd and McCoy at Dallas. They Lave all got cases of ours. There is also a Mr. Wrighi of Clarksville employed when we first came here, but Mr.- Soott.- He has been attending to our business at Clarksville and Paris. I propose to close up with him at any rate. It seems to me that we should settle now, that the construction Company has bursted; with all except, perhaps, one firm. If I go ahead with the work all I want is some active young man, who is a good lawyer,, and then if we have any large cases or anytl.ing needing special attention, make a separate arrangement for each case. There are so many suits pending now that we can only-close up "the account of the confliruction company with th phrties. ' . J : r ' m •: ic rt*>H i • .. I te« ' J I .' j-tm-i i i ^ ntwf" " * ian " 'W g'fX mhw -JC ^ ■, iX'r*" ftfij r .* i 1 ir ■J ff.) ISflT* r, ■ , rir'i • , If you so instruct, I will ?;rite each of these parties to return their'bills'for work done for'Construction Company or in whatever way you and Mr. 17allace may decide. You see that now is an opportunity to settle.these matters and perhaps a better one than we,will ever have • "I again, on the plea that we are in liquidation. The right of way from Paris to six miles west of Sherman cosrt , nearly ^^20,000, more than all the rest of the road. We run that much through Attorneys; the balance we run through agents. There is anotJier question that wants to be considered vyhich is that we have no record of-any right of way over the Memphis and ElPaso ghade. Under the advice of Messrs. Epperseon and Attorney who were connected with the old M. & Eip, i did not make any effort to get the ri ght of way over that grade. Mr. E pperson said that it was-all ob tained for the'M. & EIP."road and even if it was not the road-bed had been built over the rigl.t of way so Ion-' that-it gave us "a title. Now a bill of sale grom the-Receiver of the M. & Eip, for that grade or something that would give us a title to that grading, it appears to me.is very important. I think Gen. Bristow and Mr. Wallace are^"fully posted on this matter. Please consult them and act very promptly, for there are several cases coming up where men claim to have never given right of way to I.;. >. ^J^IP or T ■& P. and Gov. Throckmorton does not consider the advice of,Epperson as being good law. The'Right of .way, when taken fro M. & EIP was receipted in a book and that book was burned, so there is no recorded evidence so far as I learn ever having been given to either company,- Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, - ' ' c ■ Chief Enrineer. i' - leji Marshall, Texas, Ifanuary 4, 1874. Col. T];omas A ^Qott, Dear Sir: The feeling here in Texas in relation to aiding us is not as strong as one wculd suppose. They even doubt about the standing of some of their members. You will notice ti.at since I come down here, most "of the leading papers have had articles. I enclose one tlds'morning fr^m the Shtreveport Times which is a very influential paper in Northern Texas and Louisiana. I also forwarded one a few days since from the Jefferson Democrat, another leading paper in Texas. • . ' I enclose also an article from tlie Iron Age, which I believe comes to you or Mr. Bond. Ycu will notice on the Construction Co. I lihought it woyld be best to put out sbmething ahtl.cratively that would help us. ^ . . "5^ Very respectfully, ' /». A • « _G. Dodge, ^ ^ . tfhief Engineer.' ' -'kI ■ - ■ " . .1 ."X. T j" ■ .:u. I T > ft yr ••lO t' I' - r f* f r tr- ^ pnoh - • h 'l-f i...: U r't-jjcf tuo a.Tf; vfi, " "Ml .' r I.Q V' ■'' ' OMTjO rijtlqci T > ' ' IV > /a 51 nm , ' "i/ivtwhJ 1 T c. "r- I'Hf! f lo^'l f-ir ■* rti -jn *ftn'V ' -■ Marshall, Texas, January 5, 1874. ^ ' .: -■ ■■ ■ »" .i' • fl P' S.Bond, V» P., • ' Dear Sir: The neiy arrangement of the Texarkana Branch will require some kind of new depot buildings at tliis place. We have no mpney t put into it but there are parties here who propose t-^ build a depot and hotel or dining room attached,'upon our property, on a plan that we sl;all submit, fixing a price for the building at which we can take it at any time, we giving them t]ie privilege, so long as they run it to suit us, of keeping the l.otel and" eating i.ouse. ' . , At Texarkana, the two companies will be immediately obliged to put up stock yards. The stock business is going to be very extensive and will commence imuediately. •Thq stofik,yards will cost $8,000 or vl0»000. I propose to let the yards in,connection with the Cairo & Fulton, to some party who has capital enough to,build them agreeing upon a price at which we can take them.at any time,'and agreeing upon price for loading and unloading stock, say not to exceed $1.50 for loading, 50 /'for unloading and 25/ for feeding. , The experience of all roads is that after building stock yards • it is better-to contract the,loading, unloading and feeding. I think we can find parties who will put their capital into these yards for this privilege until we can get on our feet and take them. These yards would,be.upon the ground of the two companies. Please send me your views upon these matters as I trust to act upon them immediateiy. Very respeo-tfully, 6. M. Dodge, .i--* ,r ' '' . Chief Engineer. Marshall, Texas, January 5, T8f4. trust \ ' Tv'i ^ ■ t,. ■ ■ . j,, ..icO Marshall, Texas, January 9, 1873, JTol. Thomas A* Scott, Pres., t Dear Sir: Messrs. Bofinger & Pegram are endeavoring to get up a fast freight line from the east, north and north-east to run over our lines in Texas via Cairo and Fulton and International and G .. Northern R,R. , ^ . Seraething of ,this kincd is needed to put our r-ute prominently befo^'e tiie people arid bring business to us. We have an active enemy to fight, the li* K. 4-T. an one-side and the River and Morgcn Line on the other and if we can through sucii. an organization should bring our line into notice. To show you how little we are know , the Cairo and Fulton now issue their mapp and posters ignoring our road entirely. Tliey connect at Texarkana with the International and Gt. Northern R.R. and show our line as unconstructed. If anytl.ing of this kind is done I can recommend Messrs. P. & P. as proper parties. They have done our business fiathfully and are thoroug Dy posted. ^ As to the policy of sucl. a line or conditions of contracts with it, I am unable to ;ive an opinion except that I believe it will bring us a business tliat wo do not get and probably cheaper than we could obtair it ourselves. G. M. Dodge, Chi f Engineer. 'TCa 6.3 0 Kardhall, Texas, January 9, 1874. P. si-. Bond,:v. .P., , ■ ; 1 . ..i Dear Sir; The decision of the Supreme Court delcaririg the late election null and void; being unconstitutional will be very detrimental to us in our local subscriptions. . L The Shermar bends $8,000 were voted for under the "law upon ' whicK the decisidn.is given and I suppose we will lose them. All our other bonds were voted under the old election lav/ and I suppose are legal, but all the officers now holding office in Texas were elected Under ti;e new .selection law and under this decision it is considered that they could not.act legally in issuing the bonds. - I have disposed of all of the Sherman Bonham bonds and the greater-part of.those of Dallas on our indebtedness giving ceritifactes to deliver tl.em as soon as issued. . ' . .Of course all these certificates will now come back bo me and 1 will have to rearrange the indebtedness in some manne'r. It seems as though there was no end to bad luck in Texas.'":-^ Of course all these cities and ounties will take any advantage that keeps us from qbtaining the bonds. . I tried to get our-iron in New Orleans by giving Texas and Pacific paper 2, 4 and 6 months. It appears tliat this iron v/as never tumedover to T & P as I understood it was ordered to be. Very respectfully, . " J ^ G. K. Dodge, Chief Engineer. ■ oXXo'i to •v ' rr.iv I*" f' iwo T -|* * ■ , '■ i Or ,r.-' - MarsJ-fflll, Texas, Jartu'nry 11,' 1874'. P. G. Bond, V. P., . Dear Sir:- I have not made so many settlements during the past week owing to the condition our securities are in, but have fix ed upon a basis of settlement -,vith 'Jard Dewey A-. Co. I have had our road examined to Texarkar.a by State Commissioner and accepted; had him put in his report the fact that we completed there and had our trains running on the 28th Dec, 1873. The Cairo Pulton track is obout 4 miles this side of Red River, they say they v/111 be rt Texarkana by the 15th ihst, 1 do not look for thom here for business before Pebruary 1st. I have had no response to any of the cummunications sent you. Suppose you are waiting for the water to move. Our Harrison County bonds cannot be obtained until we complete our shops. They are now all completed except roof to one wing. Of course 1 am very short of funds for the construction com pany; have used up pretty much all you sent me paying.off men and freeing our freights* , The Iron held ]iy Morgan line still lies in Galveston. I have freed that held at Houston and am in hopes soon to-get free what is in New Orleans, We are-very short of rolling '3tock-on the road, cars and locomotives. Sands earnings in the Northern lln^ for December were $8500 bealdss all his constipiction business, about $3,00. of this will be net, . • • bs ■mO v'lvi : .c .^J iO ' . ^ . I am very much in need of the pile-driving car at Hannibal. They wired Mr. Dickson Lhnt they were holding it,for Sicels to { bring it down. I settled up with Sickels and he left here some time ago. I do not know where he is. As I wired you, if it only wants a man to bting it down I can soon arrange that. .Everything here is moving along smoothly. If I had my local subsidies I could clean up all my indebtedness. I have put cut so far but very few bonds and no company paper. I will not get our indebtedness here settled Sinless than six months so that I can close it up. Where I settle with local bonds I have to give a certificate or an agrement to settle when we obtain the bo'ds and the indebtedness is so scattered thafe it is very hard to get at it. I have used a great many lots in our different towns. . I have now made agrements to settle with all ourlarge creditors except two or three. I Very respectfully, 1 G. M. Dodge> : xtjr';' i- ' rt . Chief Engineer. ■ H'j . X .J , '' llicJt** W, , • ■ X*' - 'OJ . Marshall, Texas, January 12, 1874. F. S. Bond, V. P., Dear Sir: I haye made agreements for settlement of following drafts, mostly in lots, supplies or local subsidies. It will be some time before all the. drafts, will be taken up as I have to get the subsidies: #1031 $2016.5 . .V . , , ♦Wnt ■.btM Son "b mfiH' t »i> • en-i ;n- . C. J. Ball, E. West and Son* Miller & Riardan R. W. Rogers G. C. Galloway J. P. Green Gwinn fr. Eastman J. K. McReynolds 2022. - . .for : I 2023 x-fT' (ntSf ni^'j rti oJ - Aonr. Srr.<^ 2031 t- JnwoI.'Jeu no^\u IX) rl" 2025 b#><x?«48aNi beon rtU9 bAd WWAII I " 2026 JO,''io*| it Sxt^ .a 2039 "dj M* jnlfffwm nf.'o be.'. 'MtJd r^rkmiS 2040 81 jtoM'iS rmSllR CxlT 2041 .t ed f/|w TCC vo :J 2052 etwii .a- .il to' Oi •€ bAji «W«lt f ill — *111 'Ml.tXaw ert« tW ■ ■ iSn' T-nl rtaH lyO ring contractors: ■ ; r.,n ti/o -• Lyon Rozelle & Chris t'&'fiher. id Son* ' f Ingall and Jones. ; g i. liardan Ward, Dewey tc Co. t- 'Tft >rs • ' Anderson fc Beck. r , liT .oway Moodie & Collins» . ,;n,W J. G. "•■arner, 'iQ weYf m i| J 1064 . 2022. - . . ...a j C , .i • 2023 1090." - ♦ ■ 2031 f- inw: 1099 ' i: 2025 2000^ r J J' /' 2026 Jar 'iOW • 2005. 2039 "hj jnlr 2006 : . • r • 2040 81 j(oi 2007- ; -.I ' . 2041 ' .8*8T .t 2010 . r . 2052 - 2011 ■ rrt« oi I 201« - , . . , 2015 Also the following contractors: ohnson Ktnney, Mat Culler Johnson Howson $2i66t37 G. B. Russell J . E. H^arn J J. A. Plackwell Robert Spells C. D. Palmer J. N. Reynolds ft Co. . P« Polly. Conrad St Holly Kay Sr. Re avis A. C. Montgomery. Co. W. A. Clark. H. II. Coyce. • :.ol ffiv ; albnafi i I ,1 » < »l «J> 1 VvT.; • 45,2. Also the following vouchers Johnathan Adamson. C. P. Ettler James A. Churchill Durham Howell Co. J. P. PifeceraM George Tf. Rollins Jackson Flints & Co. Charles lioore P. Parish W. Roy James A. Sharps J. H. Thompson W. Y. A. Walts. Frank Buck W. E. P. Clegg Frank W. Fox. Galloways h Iloore J. J. Hall. E. & P. Jacobs. J. G. t'ontgornery, J. M. Pinkerton. F. E. Sickels Snyder h D-vis, Turner & DeParry. James F. Utz J. J. Vf. Vf. Washburn Washburn International and Great Northern Ry. Co. Also the following acceptances: Benjamin Ackley $452.80 KcCabe & Fuller 234.00 Very respectfully, B. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. Marshall, Texas, January 23rd, 1873. George D. Krumbhaar, Dear Sir: I have settled this day account of J. R. Thompson, amounting to $713.55 interest to February 1st, $18.00 - $731.55 with three notes as follows: A1 - One year, February 1st, 1874 $261.11 A2 - Eighteen months, Feburary 1st 269.74 Jl3 - Twenty-four months Feb. 1, 1874 279,37 Bond No. 7200 coupon July 1876. Enclosed please find final detached coupons. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. January,', 1874 Jan. 3, 1874 M.-F. Hurd, Dear Sir: Marshall, Texas, If you h&ve any use for an additional Assistant, take Mr. Coweley who lives at or near El Paso. ke is a friend ol General Augur who says he is thoroughly posted in all that comitry east of El Paso and is '.'ell up in engineering; also knows you. he is now in San Antonio and I have written him to write you. Would like to have him employed if there is avvacancy. I have written Walcott to consult with you about explorations east of the hfo Grande and north of Delaware Creek line. i am anxious about that country and want you to confer fully with Walcott. Get him to travel over it with you, if you can, although it is out of his division, still, I would like the opinion of both of your upon it. The hard country that we will meet east of the Sierra Nevadas is that portion of your line between the Pecos and the Rio Grande . It wants to begiven a thorough exploration until you are satisfied there is nothing in it you have not seen. Truly, G . M. Do dge . January, 4th, 1874. Following letter refers to death of Sylvanus Dodge, 1874, Jan. 4th, 1874. Dear Sister: Yours of the 26th came evening before last. I also received a letter from you several weeks since which 1 have not yet answered. I have been so very busyfor a while back that I could get no time. Am now with just my own family, the first time in two weeks and have no help. Emma goes to school and it is so far it takes all her time. I am through with my hurry now and shall have more leisure. ',':e had heard of lV:r. Dodges death. You must miss him very much. Yes, he was a good man. I always knew it, and have no doubt of his reward, and tha-t he is enjoying the bliss we all hope for ^^r. Railey got some potatoes out and was all ready to start for G. Bluffs as soon as we got your first letter, and it turned so cold the night before that he could not go, and he has not dared to go since. '.Vill go over just as soon as the weather will permit. lie *;ants to see Ocean on some business about wood and the '.Villis note etc. Willi! left here yesterday,had not time to go over and Mr. Bailey said he would attend to it for him. We are having a dreadful winter which helps to make the tin.es still harder. 1 never heard so much complaint in my life. The farmers cannot pay their debts. We manage to keep comfortable and tint is.jabout all. iv.y health is excellent and am growing fleshy all the*tiii'e. I^r. B. is not well, nothing particular the matter only getting old ^nd break ing down. We will fatten the other be^f right off we have the mate to the one that was killed. We have one new new milch cow and expect Pet will come in in a few days. We did not keep the calf because 1 wanted the milk as I was buying my butter and young calves are only worth about a dollar. Will try and make you some butter when we get another cow. I am glad to learn the t Lettie has recovered her health. Would like much to have her come and see us. Emma wanted to go overand see Ella this winter but ^ dont like to have her stay out of school, she can go when the term is out. Love to all. M. A. Bailey. ' mars]-all, Texas, January 4, 1874. Vfm.. Gavin, Esq., Bort Scott, Kansas. Dear Sir: Ho one can re:'ret your condition iLore tr^an I do "but you are greatly mistaken about our having any money or being ablo to obtain it. We have put in here $6,00C,000 of our own cash and borrowed nearly ^^5,000,000 more and we l-ave been unable to raise a cent on our securities. As long as we had monejr or could borrow, ve stood up wr.en everything failed, we were obliged to lay down. Whatever we have got, you can have. We will "ive jz-ou our paper at 12, 18 and 2f^ months s cured or will turn out to you any of our supplies lands, lots or local subsidies at a fair price to pay your debt, I am settling all our indebtedness in this way. Very respectfully, r. M. Dodge, -. - Chief Engineer. • 4, • 2"* ... Marshall, Texas, January 4, 1874, Messrs. Bofinger & Pegram, New Orleans, La. Gentlemen: The letter of your Mr, Pegram to Mr, Wallace, Dec. 4 1873 has "been referred here. As I understand it the draft for $2550 is a draft given you by Mr, Eddy probably you discounted it at the Louisiana State National Bank, The iron that has been attached for it is and was when attached the property of the Texas &: Pacific Railway Company, I do not know whether or not the attacijnent was made at your instance for the purpose of protecting your indebtedness but it is the only attachment that has been placed upon us. It seems singular to us tr;at knowing all the facts in the case, it should have been done. I want the iron and we hope that you will arrange to let it come forward. That indebtedness will have to be settled the same as a"'l the other construction Company indebtedness. Your firm is doing business with our road and should, for the amount of business that you have done, carry that much for us until v;e can get square on our feet again. Please write me if there is not other material of ours in New Orleans, if so^ what? Mr, Bofinger stated to Mr. ^ickson that there was a large amount of our car material in Cairo and New Orleans, There is considerable of it missing. We are endeavoring to arrange our matters so as to go a lead with our work and ask you to turn in and get this iron released so that we can lay it to Paris, Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer, - lii V ^ 23- Marshall, Texas, January 7, 1874, A. G. Marquand, 120 Broadway, New York. Sir: Your letter to Hr, Piersoll has "been referred '.o me. We completed our raad to Texarkana, Dec. 26th and are running regular trains there. Our arrangements for making transfer there are ample and I hope you will get there as soon as possible, as there is no doubt we will do a very large business as soon as connection is made. Red River Bridge will be an obstacle, but I hop- you will soon be able to get that out of the w§cy. Ver; respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. '-iyA Hars&all, Texas, January 9th, 1874, To his Excellency, E. J. Davis, Governor of the State of Texas, Austin, Texas., Bin: In compliance with your request, I have the honor to state that the only compensation paid by the Texas and Pacific Railway Company to Col. C. D. Anderson for inspecting eight and five tenths (8.5) miles of this road, is twleve (12) dollars per mile for each miles of road examined and twenty (20) cents per mile for each mile in tra veling to and from his home to the point of inspection. Very respectfully, G. li. "^odge, Chief Engineer. Marshall, Texas, Jan. 9, 1874. Is aac H. Sturgeon, Commissioner, Dear Sir: Your letter to CqI. Scott, Dec. 29, 1873, has been re ferred to me. I ar. waiting to "et my track on the two divisions complete before I send for you to get my sidings and buildings on the Jefferson line to Texarkana and to complete to Brookston on the Northern divsion. It will be but a short time now until I shall wire you to come on. When you come there are two routes you can take, one via the Cairo and Fulton to Texarkana; tiiis is tJ;e shortest, even ir you have to stage it from Fulton to Texarkana, or you can come via the M.K. T. to Dallas and T & P to Marshall. Very respectfully, G. I'l. Dodge, Chief Engineer. Marsl:all, Texas, January 11, 1874. V ♦ t **"' f ' &. R. Anderson, Sidney, Iowa. Wy dear Anderson: I am in receipt of yours of January 5th., I hardly know what advice to rive you. There are a ^ood many points in Texas where. I think a y ung lawyer could do -..'ell.' If I knew that our road was going forward immediately I should advise you to take either Dallas or Sherman; they are not very large towns now but are growing. . These places are settled mostly by southerners and "a northern man would not have much sho./ at first, though they are now rapidly filling up with Northern men and there would soon be plenty to do. Everything is so new in Texas that it is hard to tell just where the prominent ooints are to be. Galveston is the most prominent town in the State, H u.ston the next, both of them growing towns. If you should remain here, of course, I would d.o all in my-power to help you along. If I was going to reno-e to a large town, as yon. say you want to, I should select a commercial center either Chicago, St. Louis or some such point. . . . 1 J .'ait. Juc r G. M. Dodge. I lO liHr mm t-tl ^ .r/- ' * bioi m\ - tJi^ ^ fiiJm m •«* ^ I J ' ' ^ m> mid *9 4ami jtwt imt mm amom tA •ftMt tfW# • .\l .d Very t lO jm mm nni Jv** ^ •' •urn w m^'O ttitv ^nmiJfmmmtmwt m •«« ^ I ruly yours. i * - * if - j* T - t ■ J > • 1 ! ' V Jcv'. i ^'7 g/. rMarshall, Texas, January 11, 1874, repbrt that Ic^a roads How did West in asked his bank John T.. Baldwin, . t ; ' ■ ' Coimcil Bluffs, Iowa.' Dear Sir: I am in receipt yours January 1st. I am sorry Stewart got hold of the bank matter th.ou^-h I suppose there could be no help for it and do not care. It is: better to let them understand that we do not overlook such matters. I do not think there is any truth in the report that Iowa roads will lease the bridge. How did Chapman settle and what did we have to do? West in his letter to you December 30thi Bays that we never asked his bank for any documents. Before he went to Chicago I talked to him about it and he agreed that if they could do anything he would let me know. He wrote me two letters which I have and in boti, of which he said discounts coulc. not be had or gave me to. understand that it was impossible to do anytl.ing in Chicagon; said that he never saw money as close as it was then, notwithstanding what the papers said. I took this to be an answer to my personal application. He also kruew that I had that paper in N.Y. and had failed to negotiate it. I do not know anything about what he wrote Stewart except through you and Mr. Pusey. I do not care anytj.ing about it, one way or the other, only that it was a singular transaction, with one of our customers whom we were endeavoring to help. As soon as Sickels gets back you must go for him on that m Colorado note - we cannot carry it. ■ Very truly yours, G. M. Dodg-^« -T-.'V4 ' liar shall, Texas, January 13, 1874, John Beresheim, Cashier, Dear I have yours of January 8th. I note what you say, cannot take Giiman stock. The hank must take care of itself and let stockholfiers do the same. My ifldea in dividing the account was not to get all our eggs into one basket; we had some very heavy deposits at Chicago and New York before th y were divided and v.-e got caught in both places. I think we better be at a little inconvenience and be safe. Our accounts in both places will grow. I have no doubt it is considerable trouble. Tie could not very well take our accounts away from our stock holders. I do not understand why we do not get collections from the Cook County and t^e Union National. Do not they have any to send or wher do they send them I am disposed to let you run these matters as you think best but I would consider a little as to the effect before I made any changes I do not know how the railroad accounts affect us now; they used to be valuable accoxints to us, in giving us exchange etc. and increasing the bulk of our business. I agree with you that the public accouiits whic,; we have been keeping have cost us as much or more tl,an v/e have made out of them. Still they indirectly bting business to the bank. A bank necessarially has to do a great deal of business that does not pay. As we are well rid of them I do not think I would pay very much to get them again. It seems that Chapman was unable to do anything. I liope he will go to work and close up his account or at least as far as he can. I have written him today. I do not care much about the West matter, except that I think in all such matters it is best to let the. understand that we know what is going on. I do not understand what you mean about Pusoy being looney-- according to your letter he doesn't appear to have made very much out of it. The weather down here is deligl.tful and I am going along first rate. I still hold about $12,000.00 of your last lot of drafts. Ask Mr. Baldwin to send me list of accounts we have in Washing ton unpaid on new contract. I wrote to Washington today. Very truly yours, G. 'I. Dodge. Marshall, Texas, January 26, 1874. John Beresheim, Cashier, Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 15th inst. and also statement of bank expense account from Mr, Baldwin. It is too late now to lock the door after the horse is stolen but there are one or two items to which I wish to call your attention with a view to reduction of this account. Bradstreet'e reports flor one item, "Fuel Account," >"or the year is f459.10/ There is something radically wrong about tl.is or else we should have new heating arrangements for another year. Of course election expense is an extra item and one which I hope we will never have to incur again. I would not allow the rent question to drift along until the first of May. It should be settled now and we should know exactly what we have to pay, I went to see Officer and Pusey twice. You should see them and come to a defirite arrangement. I do not know w^ ether you want the stock report or not. If not, I would cut it ofT and take it only at such times as you need it. Now that Oilman has resumed, I hope it will help you in your cash matters. Cannot we get rid of that loan from the Savings Bank? I do not know that I shall need any money right away and if the vouchers of our new contract are paid up, it will help very materially v/ith that over draft. How much Mr. Baldwin will have lo draw in Waghington to the credit of the old contract I do not know but I would like to get rid of lOf. interest on ^10,0.C Lo the Savings Bank. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. B41 Mars?.all, Texas, February 9, 1874. Hon. Wm. A. Wallace, '".P., Karrisburg. Pa, Dear 3ir: When I was in Philadelphia erTly in December, a dispatcl; came there froi:, l!r. I,!ahl, for a paymaster. I suggested that Mr. Frost be appointed in order that hfe could do the business of both companies. Mr. Frost has made all my payments since I have been in Texas and knows all the details, but I cam ot afford to keep him in the employ of the Construction Company unless we go to work. The position is one that requires reliability, great accuracy and experience, as well as a good accountant, all of which Mr. Frost is. There is no end to the number of questions coming up on my old account. They will continue unli-il I get fully closed up or start again. I saw your order to day for the first time; sent for Mr. Kretz and put him in charge of the payments for the running department. I will have to keep'Vrost, which, in my opinion, is an unnecessar expense. I believe one thoroughly posted, competent man can attend to business in that Department for ^oth Companies and I also consider that he performs the duties of local Treasurer. Now, -.ve have a local Treasurer, Mr. Hall, ijis Assistant, Dr. Smit.. and paymaster Krebz and my cashier, Mr. Frost. I v/ould suggest that all the business could be done by two persons, one as Treasurer and Casnier, tl.e other as Assistant, to run" over road and pay, I gave an order today to Mr. Frost to turn over everything belongn • to the running department to Mr. Kretz. Frost and Kretz would get along together all right but the latter, though, in my opinion is a verj' competent man has not had the experience to attend to business of both Companies. Very respectfully. C. M. ^odge, Chief Engineer. SPAi'- 'fr?, F. '■ "Fj' . ■ »!b" Cj(^ Karshll, Texas, February 12, 1874. Col. Thomas A. Scott, Dear Sir: I ser.d you today per Adams Express maps and profiles to be furnished the United States Commissioner for your signature and that of the Secretary of the Comjoany. Please execute them and for-.vard to Hon. Isaac H. Sturgeon, St, Louis, Uo, Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. Marsliall, Texas, February 13, 1874. F. S. Bond, V. p., Dear Sir: I enclose copy of bil"' such as I think we should try to get through. I understand a bill has been presented by some other road very nearly like this. I think we should at least try for a two years extension for us. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodye, Chief Engineer. "Bd it enacted, &c. That whenover any company heretofore incorporated and authorized to construct any railroad or other public improvement in this State and wiose time for ccmpleting the whole or any part of its work has been limited by its-charter or by the laws of this state, has been"legally organized and has actually surveyed and con tructed, or has commencted to survey and construct any fifty or more miles of its line and has expended upon such work $25,000 or more of money within the limits of this State, the limitations of time as aforesaid upon such work, or any part thereof shall be and are hereby extended for the peirod of one year, to be computed from the day on which such limitation or limitations would expire; and if any such company shall have expended the sum of $1,00C,0G0 or more upon the worlc v/ithin the limits of this state, the limitations of time as aforesaid as to such Company shall be extended for the period of two years to be computed as aforesaid. Provided there shall be filed for record in the office of the Secretary of State, a map and certificate showing the location of the work actually done and the amount of money expended thereon such certificate to be yerifiod by the oaths or affirmations of the President and the chidf engineer of sue. company; and a copy of such certificate duly certified by the Secretary of State under tl:e great seal of the State shall be evidence of the fentension of time as provided for and granted by this Act." l.!arshall, Texas, February 18, 1874 . Col, fliomas A. Scott, Dear Sir: Some tine apo I received a letter from Mr. Bond enclos ing article from Galveston news, and now I have one from you. The day I started north, this article was handed me and I immediatel wired Mr. Dickaon to answer and have it rectified. Re wrote an answer to the news, whic: did not helpthe matter much The mistake I made was in not sitting down and answering the article myself, sending it to Dickson h\at I supposed they vinderstood these matters well enough to do the thing properly without my doing it, literally my dispatch to him was implicit. I shall now enclose yoi:r letter to the Galveston News. I think that iSj.the safe way to put an end to it. In my letter to Mr. Bond, I explained the condition of the matter.^ Our discriminations"have been almost entirely in favor of ralveston until our connecting roads cut us off locally. Very respectfully G.M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. -.ft w I h'- 0^1 Jiarshall, Texas, February 22, 1874. F. S. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir; We owe the Houston and Texas Central R.R. from 18 to 2 25 thousand dollars. I cannot tell the exact amount until I cet all t.eir bills. They elain that their contract for transportation of everything was made with the Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. and signed by Col. Scott, which is the fact but it was all shipped and all bills rendered to tlie Cal. and Texas Ry. Construction Company. In trying to settle v/ith them, they decline to have anything to do with the Construction Company. It is important that we settle up with them because we are doing business in connection vrith the Co. and they can at any time seize our friehgt and give us trouble. The question that I want to have decided is this. Shall I settle with them for the paper of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co.? A .copy of the contract with them is with you. This is about the last indebtedness here, of any magnitude, and I would like to dose it up IlT possible. Dallas and Sherman i.ave at last voted to let me have their bonds after a long struggle over it and after voting once or twice not to issue them. They are now being printed and I hope as soon as they are out to take up drafts for which I have given written agreements to settle with these bonds. Very respectfully, G. 1.1. Dodge, C-.ief Engineer. Mi Marshall, -Texas, February 33, 1874 m r . * r .. r,wi .ir. ' £ .. .,1 , r I. • ■ u J . ,• ■ ■ ■ ■ . :rr ...• ^ r . r ..r<wi .i-"', ' ;. • .„-.f ,: ■ -^ 'r' uJ . : - ■ : -nv J*. 01^' Col. Thos. A. Scott, Pres., 3 ^ , i . Dear Sir: In ans^ver to your'request for a report upon the. most feasible connection rif the Atlantic' o.nc Pacific railroad with'the Texas and Pacific Riilway routes, I respectjfully submitithe. folloV/ing: '"In ny opir.ion> the shortest and most direct, And in an engineering of view, the cheapest' route from Vinita to a connection with the Texas andl-Pacific Railway is as-follows:. ^ . i Starting at Vinita, rurn-inr southwest on a: direct' a'line afl the country will admit, crossin- the Arkansas'near the mouth of the Snak River and" tie Canadia; R'ver about '§0 inilos vest of the Eastern bourtdary of the Chickasaw reservation and the Red River near the mouth of the Little TITichita, tl.ence direct to Port Belknap and Fort Griffin; joining the TgxcXS n.nd Pacific at- or noar Port G-fiffin, * Xatitud© 32 5X j Xoncifludo 99° 40*, distance 350 miles. _ A route equally as good in an'engineering point of view and perhaps better in a conimoriial oae would be from Vinita south-west cr.os5>ing the Conadian near old fort Arbuckle'and Red River at ti.e mouth of the Big Wichita Wicniba thence MiCXloc? doWti-t-he uuwii- divide VIJL V between wif t,he Bl- and Little Whlchita 7 7 .7 toj a function with the Texas and Pacific East of Double Mountain; latitude 32 35'.longitude ICQ® 30' distance 450 miles. ? V .. .x, x, rTl ^ ^ J ^ ^ A Any line connecting with the Texas and Pacific east "of Doubld Mountain must keep to the east of the Wichita range of mountains. The foot-hills of these mountains on the Ganadlan and Red River arelin about _ ^ ^ ^ . .. .. . •% ^ — T\ ^ •__X_ XI _ rOOo—i'lillS 01 l»n©SG mounbuiiia un uiiw L\.xs^ longitude uut:?90®, 570 ,lill^y They turn UUX II thence UiUJllUc; south-west u and 'fall ma Ci j-a. _ off- W X X - into xixs/v the plains at Double.Mountain, near Longitude 101®,-latitude 32 50'. At their DOrthern extremity along the Canadiai. river tney are abcut 120 miles wide. Any road connecting with them in west of these,mountains Would have to start from Vinita, cross to the Red Fork of the Arkansas, follow that u;: to ti.e Canadian, t-.ence crossing the Canadian follow it up nearly to tie Natural Mountains; thence along the western foot hills of Wicliita. Ranges due couth connecting with us at' »ltlphur Springs, longitu^ 102® latitude 32° 10' distance BOO miles. ' :x. This line wuld cross tlie "Staked Plains" or Would man alon^ their eastern l^oundai'y apd v/est of the Wichita range of mountains. It. would be impracticable to traverse tl.e Wici ita'.-ountains, east or west, or diagonal y. They are broken, abrupt, 5C0 to 2000. feet l.igh. They must either be turned on the north or on the south. The. line from Vinita t-- Fort_ Griffin or to a point west Of that and last of I>ouble Mountain will control a larger anc3 far better distric* t a line to the west. Every foot of it is over a country capable ' aultivation, traversing the best portion of the C};orokee, Crcc-i u.s'iiie Chickasaw Reservation In the Indian'Territory and running through .tie counties of Caskell, Shackleford, and Jones in Texas. All the country west of this line susceptible o cultivation, the valley of the Cimmaron, the Canadian and the Red River would'naturally flow to this lino as th'ir outlet whilst it Would control one half of all the business of the country lying between it and the M.K.^i. ry. At the corssing of Red'River these two raikroadp WOuld be about 150 5in Franciaao ^eir Sftn Diego asr^ point departure for i .' 0 " Ui Trolrhor 7 St, Louis, the lino via Dbuhle Mountain and i'^ort Griffin would be the H shortest line to St. Louis. By connecting with us at Sulphur Springs,^ the distance lost by going around the Wichita Mountains is so great tl.at nothing is rained in distance by that connection. The distance from San Diego to Fort Griffin via Texa s and ^acific Railway is 1315 miles; From Fort Griffin to Vinita via Atlantic miles; -os. i - and Pacific Texas and Pacific and'tne Indian and Pacific R.R. is 350 miles; Vinita to St. Louis via Atlantic and Pacific R.'^- i ■, 3G4 '-.iles, total, 2029, miles, Saint Lou'l's' r to Fort Griffin via Texas and Pacific Railway 674 miles; os. i -rausi..co to St., Louis via Texas and Pacific R.W. and Atlantic and Pacific R.R. 2391 miles. The line from Vnita to Fort Griffin or to Double Mountain would have maximum grades not to exceed 66 feet to the'mile and its excavation would average from 12000 to 150C0 cubic yards to the mile, probably less. It would run through a country that have all t..e material for the building'of a road, ties,,bridge timber, stone, &c. and from the time it crossed the Canadian until it connects with tie Texas and Pacific line if could rtin throtigh the best coni fields of Texas and'txe Indian nation. - ' ^ Through the Indian' nlition this coal is already developed and worked and an excellent quality of cOek is manufacturered from it. So far as developed in Texas and the Indian Territory, the veine run from 3 to 11 feet in thickness and at alone would be a large source of revenue 4o tli entire length of the Atlantic and Pacific, wJdlst any road going West of the Wichita Mountains would in all probability avoid these coal fields entirely and turn south before reaching them at the foot of th^ Rocky Mountains or Ratoon Range and being too far northto get the benefit of j.the basin, as now developed.^ u ' In ray opinion, in an engineering, commercial and financial: point of view, the natural junction with us is by one of the two lines designated crossing Red River near the moutli of the Big or Little Wichita and connecting wit; us at son: point between Fort Griffin and Double ' Uouataih, I have been pver a great portion of this country and have also traveled up dio Canadian Cimmaron and Red River Valley and liam confident that the line I have designated will for a long time, if not always, cont rol all. the business west of it, while at the same time it runs t..rough the heart o' the best portion of the Indian territory and north-western Texas. The purveying parties for the location of the Ft, Wohth and.Denver Railway and for the selection o" land for us, have just been over the counties through which it runs in Texas and ti.e; report them to be the finest portion of Texas, t streams run ing water the year round; the valleys br ad and well timbered; the dlvi< 4s rich in soil and nboxinding through the counties of Wichita, D^ay and'Young In copper, Shoulf this lin^ be built over line from Sherman would, in all , probability be iTUShed west through Grayson Cook, Montague, and Clay Counties, making a connection -.vith the T & P near the western boundary of Clay or the easten; boundary of Baylor, and fc ould give for all that county . the-shoi'test route to Gt. Louis n d allow the Atlantic and Pacific to wnter into comp'^tition fcr the business at least as far east as Shermnn^^ Tt4s connection i - also made at the most northerly latitude by the Texas Ik Pacific llfle, 'i. Griffin being In latitude 32® ri* ; hen^P It is the sl.ortest distance on an air line from Vinita to the Texas and "atlfic Railway for any point west of tlie 98th meridian of longitude and I consider that the connectloti should be made as far west as that meridian in order to develop a country independent of the U.K.': T.R.R. inS^ and the Texas and Pacific R.'^.F. Prom Fort Griffin our line runs south-west, crosses the Pecos River in latitude 31 42', Our surveys determine that there is no feasible route throu^g tl.e Guadalupe Mountains from Fort Stanton latitude 33^ 29* longitude 105 28' to Ilurd's pass where we pass thera latitude 31° 30', Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge. Chief Engineer. -■ 't; ; i -if.' ■ % or.— , . . ' ■ > . ,i i. • <v;.\ » .1 1 " ■ - ■ ^Vt, •. ' '■" s , . r 16^ Marshall, Texas, Fehruar" 24, 1874. F. S. Bond, Dear am in receipt of yours to C-ov Throckmorton in relation to subsidies .from Lonrvie;? to Jefferson. The trouble is that all the Jefferson people and members of the legislature who are leading members of the House and Senate make it a condition in putting ti.rough the International compromise. U do not think the Internatonal people care anything about building through from Longview to Jeff-^rson but I do not believe tl.ey can get oheir bill through v/ithout that condition in it. I had about concluded a settlement with Mr. Dickson for the amount due us on this ..ouse by making a reduction on the charges agains him, but Iloble lelis me that the understanding was that he (Noble) was to have the house If tnis is so, the house should be turned over to the Texas and Pacific and put in their hands. Mr. Dickson now insists upon taking the house, but heretofore, as I have written you, he has insisted upon the T & P owning it and furnishing it for him to live i? . I think you hud better consult consult Mr. Wallace Wallace about this matter immediately and come to some determination so as to relieve us here. As it row stands it is a personal ciiarge against Mr. Dickson on my books. Please call the attention of Mr, Wallace to this and see what Dicksons communications to him are. When Mr, ^ickson leaves here he will go east and will pro bably present ti.is matter there. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. (o (cf . .. ^ \ ^ , Mars:.all, Texas, February 25, 1874. .< 4lJtrl «J nc eiwi m oJsU ' ' ' m ri^.KOl '"fj •» ^•■ ■1 CMI .'.1 J ■ ' - . r; , -Jt f»s r-j ■• '.! -.,fV Xv/T ■ .<^1 ITb ei JI ''<T-:z' . » fc: • ( -'ftj ej n"i#l»0«I # 'Ri John Beresiieim, 'Cashier, Dear Sir: I an in receipt of yours of blank though recent date enclosing letters of Ames and the Comptroler, I do not v/onder that the Comptroler complained of our over drafts and overdue paper but I find thiat is the case with every National bank that I have heard from. Ames letters are all right except that he should be gi en to understand that we lost $10,000 during the panic by the action of the Union Pacific Railway Co. It should be put right square at him that right in the midst of the pnaic, when they were owing us $20,000 they drew out every cent t^iey had v/ith us causing a run upon the bank jrf" and took it to assist an Omaha ban^, and that, if I had not been in New York and borrowed the money at an enormous interest sacrificing my own securities to hold up the bank, it must have suspended that no other bank in the country could Lave stood such a drain. Also that all of the interests that should have worked in our favor especially the Union Paoi/ic did everything they could in opposite direction. The $10,000 due us from the U.P. sliould be collected. The certificate of the Savings bank if held by us must be at a lower rate of interest; we cannot stand 10^ You can tell Nate this from me; it is not treating our stockholders right. I am willing to car j?y the paper allowing six ^ interest, I think you belter place the Oilman stock; cannot you take it yourself? paying part cash? I do not want him to throw it on the market through the hands of anyone else but do not want it myself. I am satisfied to settle witl Judge Baldwin tut do not under stand why we should pay ten dollars per acre for land that is worth but seven. I am wiling to take the land at whatever Nate and Mr, Pusey or any other disinterested parties may say it is v/orth and take notes fob the balance, wit.; security on any corner building. It appears to me that is all they should ask of us, especia ly when we give him such liberal terras and long time. Mr. Baldwin must look after Yheeler, We cannot afford to lose anything by him. I tl:ink if John takes hold of it he can get us through T(bji must look closely after it. I suppose Mr, Baldwin has a delicacy about pushing the matter, still it is our duty to protect tlie bank and save ourselves, I hope after the March meeting there will he a change in U.P. I am not particular about th'^ R.R.accounts. They may be a loss and too much work, but they will come out all right in my opinion; those accounts were and will be valuable to us; however, if you and Mr. Baldwin wish to drop them, I shall not complain. My own judgment is to do their business for the present. It seems to me that if M#. Baldwin should make a plain statement of the way in which the U.P. did its business, he could get some his way. So far as giving them drafts, before three o'clock, I should consult my own convenience and take my own time. It is now a good time to work the Iowa Roads and put blocks before the U.P, Tliey are in no good humor and it can be worked up among tl.em and delay their settlements as long as you like. Morse, Stevens & Bradbury will do this b explaining the situation to them. I see tl.ings in the future which if they turn out as I expect will Justify matters much easier. I would also present tils matter to Ames, The West paper should be put into a note and sent to him to be rediscounted at his bank in Chicago so ti.at we can get money on it. It is all wron;^ for West to ask us to carry":!t any longer; he is now in a position to take care of it himself. Very respectfully,^.,^,, H . . m ; ' lO tu c . Dodge, j,^^2 'tnwo Uro lb /tow Mtn iA t *7t«V9 h4t«r mit •! IblrU l«lt t J.. .t fiulHbire. tim cJlflieb iMUMk-. 9vn'. 1 imdt iCWNF lAOoJtiiil f»j /•» 1" •<? 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Gen. J. G. ^alker, Austin T©2s.s« Dear Sir: I have yours February 25th. As I wrote you before, I agree with you that nothing should be done in Austin xintil our extentior is out of the -vay. The matters I submitted were for the consideration of yourself and the Governor and I thought to gi e you my views at length and sometime in advance so that they could be thourht over and put into pe. -ery hard for me to do any work between Sherman and Ft. Worth, except by spending $5C0 to ^lOOC per month, the Governor understands thid fully as he knows the men who are at work. Mr. Bond sent me copy of a bill sent you for two years extension. I would surgest thnt that extension e obtained if possible without bringing in the name of the Texas and Pacific. I am receiving letters from all along our lines, preparing all kinds of conditions; and the moment you put a bill into the Legislature with the name of the Texas and Pacific in it, every county through which we run will attack a condition to it; therefore, I suggest that the two year s extension be made a general law, the same as that for one year. Although the Ft. Worth people were here to see me, and as I supposed went away perfectly satisfied, I receve letters from them which I have forwarded to the Governor in which they want three or six months but no doubt you hear all these t.;ings in Austin. I want you to keep me fully posted on the progress as I know better then how to answer people who come here, v/hom I cannot put off by telling them that I do not know. I also suggest that you look carefully after the of the Marshall City Charter; see that they get nothing in it by which they can squeeze us. They have a disposition up here to live off of what they car tax the T P. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. gCttlilV. i .r-:- 4 Marsiiall, Texas, February 27, 1874. E. B. Hart, Secretary, Dear Sir: Your letter 21st instant to Mr. Malil has been handed to me. When I came here ti.e road was nearly $200,000 in debt and it had to pay for all the work done since November 1st. Thii was the agreement with contractors if they vould go ahead and let us finish up the work. I have struggled along here wit., very little money from the company, have settled most of the old construction company accounts, and have begun to get into shape but to pay off its December rolls, I had to borrov/ $30,000, If our earnings keep up, we will soon be on our feet and can send you the money. Until then, cannot you raise the little money you need in New York? The only way to meet your call for old and current expenses is for Mr. Mahl to go out to eh. bank here and borrow it. Our earnings have been Calling off very largely on account of continued wet weather, not averaging over $3000 per day. Ho much the expenditures have been decreased I do.not know. You will see from the vouchers returned the class of indeb tedness we have been wiping out, some of them running for more than six mont..s. If -e can once get on our f-^et, we can g - right.along but men who have been waiting six months for their pay and w};ose labor is starving for the want of it; whose property has been attacked and a good deal of it already sold have demands upon me that must be met. I am certain if you can get along for a month or two and borrow this money temporarilly you can then get it out of the earnings of the road. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge. V . L 70 1874. On Llarch 8, 1874, my daughter, • Lettie Dodge, was married to Mic. R. E. Montgomery and the local paper gave the follov/ing account of it; "Sin.ce the origin of the human race, the hest thought and wish of young hearts has been in the desire to unite that holiest of all relations -the marriage tie. No more sacred relation exists among men, and while among some Christian organizations it is made a holy sacrament of the church, among all,classes of civilized people the event of the union of two persons in marriage is made the occasion of more or less festivity. Parents look forward .vith anxiety to the future of t eir children, in ti;is respect, and with yearning and all encompassing hearts, to the time when the ties of the roof shall be broken and those they love will go thence to battle with life in the companioship of their choice. This feeling and solicitude'is the same in the palaces of the rich as in the hoveis of the.poor and to see two young hearts'thus joined together for weal or'woe, in sickness and in health, in,foptupe as in misfortune, with all'of life's best hopes in advance and rich in promises, comm-^nds itself to our best natures, and makes us wish well of the young couple wi.oever they are who thi s obey, the divine mission of human life and exitence. The occasion of tpe marriage of hiss'Lettie Dodge, eldest daughter "f, General Grenville of this city, yesterday. Robert "3. Montgomery of Texas, and formerly of this city, has led us to these reflections. For several v;eoks social circles in' Council Bluffs have been stirred by th.e prospect of this happy event, and pregaration made by. the many friends of the young couple, to make it pleasurable to ll;e. fullest extent. That it was so,, was evid.enc.ed by the happy faces of those present, and who. v/i.tnessed the interest ing and solemn ceroraony. The bride and groom are known to many a our readers; there are those, perhaps, who will s.ee .this ar'-i.cle who are unacquainted with either. W.e have .known .both for years--from our readers; there are those, are unacquainted with either. chiLdliood almost,- Miss Do,dge was born in Council Bluffs and her home has been here with her parents ever since. Council Bluffs, was then on the frontier and a small village--since growr; to a city of "reat commer cial status. Ilex education was principally acquired in the new home and under the eye and fostering care of one of the best of mothers. The bride is a tall, graceful, sensible lady, and one who has always bestowed upon her parents the full meed of her young and affectionate heart. Mr., Montgomery who i.a3 won .the prize, came to this city in boyiiood. 'iVe first became acquainted with him ih 1868 when he .was an aoMve, energetic lad, .trying to make his way by industry througl. the world. Under W, G. Crawford,, Esq., he was Deputy Clerk of the State Courts, and also Deputy United States Clerk, and in the manner of doing business in the offices he held, made giany warm and loyal friends, who congratulate him on the conquest of the heart- of the lady whom he has made his wife. For several years Mr. Montgomery industry througl. the Clerk of the State in the manner of warm and loyal the heart- of the 5 Mr.. Montgomery has been connected with the Texas Pacific railroad and has in Texas, always winning and holding friends. resided 1874. ^ % The Presents: In richness-and .rareness.the bridal presents excelled any hitherto betstowed upon a Council Bluffs brid'-:e. Quite 'a number of ele^rant gifts are yet erroute, too late for. "perusal" at the banquet. He append a partial list of the cl.oioe presents presented to the observation of those present. From the happy lover and husband, a magnificent cameo necklace and brooch; by Hrs. Gen. Dodge, cameo earrings,• matchihg.gift of grbom;'by Gen. Dodge, father of brice, a wealth in the shape of a Shetland seal sacque coaf and presents from Ella, bride's feister, of a gem in lace and embrbidered handerchi^f; Annie,- also sister, a beautiful amethist ring; from the bridge's grandmother, Mrs. S. Dodg'^, • a Bible, whose teachings will no doubt be attentively .followed and in glad remembrances of the thoughtful giver. Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Dodge were represheted Ir. the array in a splendid'gift, attractive and recherche, embracing a silver water pitcher, goblets, bowl and server, gold lined; Mrs'. J. 3. Beard with tasty and elaborately worked blue-beaded pin . cushion' and mat; Mr. and Mrs. J% M. Phillips a set of solid" silver taa spoons. Nate^and Mary Phillips, elegant silver butter'dish. Mr., and Mrs. G. if. Collins, Omai.a, magnificent and novel silver fruit stand and boquet holder, a rare gift; Mr. J. M. Eddy, Omaha, fine sil ver card receiver; Mrs. . .-M. Eddy, Omaha, silver and gold fruit server; Mrs. Hiram Price, Davenport, silver and gold cream ladel; Mrs.'E. G. Allen, St. Joseph, silver call bell; Mr. and Mrs. J. 71. Morse, silver fruit basket; Mr. and Mrs* T. S. Tlines, Moline, 111., silver pie knife; T. G. Granger pair bronze flagons, mantel orna- Ji ments, very fine; 71. L. IVhitneyj bronze stork; F. E Lawrence, ele- ^ gant bronze mantel ornaments; Mrs, Horace Everett', tasty bronze 'novelties on black pedestal; from "Pet," "Minnie" and "Grace",' three Graces-- a beautiful set of desert spoons, gold lined; Dr. P. J. McMahon,, fruit basket, pretty; Ernest A. Blackburn, silver card receiver- J." ". Robinson, iced silver gold lined egg serve; Laur" and Ltzzie'Baldwin, splendid silver and glass preserve dish; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Street,, novel an,d unique silver a-nd glass cftlery ■ stand; Mr. and Mrs. J. '.V. Laing, elegant' silver cake basket; A. P. Peck and J. ". Davis, Omaha, tasty-cologne set;. Mr. and Mrs. J. Baldwin, set of solid silver spoons ;'An|ty Jackson, a solid silver pie knife; Mrs. C. G. Eddy, silver frosted fruit dish, very fine; Miss Lizzie C. Baldwin, silver and- -gold sugar spoon. i ' ATTENDA CE: BoTore the hour of nuptials, the. spacious hallo, drawing-rooms and parlors of the General's resident were fully occupied by "the distinguished and ever,-welcome guests of the family. Among those present from a distance and from cur sister town of Omaha, we mention Mr. and Mrs. G. IL. Collins pnd daughter, J. M. Eddy and wife, Mr. Edward Peck and Mrw Davis,. The music was conducted by Messrs. ,Schroeder Hoy,or, and was of the most befitting character,, and throughout those jaccomplishe musicians rendered well and fully ti.eir part. , , Tn'E CERE'iONY, Promptly at the appointed time the guests assembled; anticipation on uppermo-.t tensio- ; the wishing hearts-- all nobly generous—hoping and bl-eisin^ the deed--th0 bridal corege J descended from the upper parlors, ',he musicians giving Mendelsohn s " grand Wedding March. First came Andy Jackson, groorasmau, and Miss Ella Dodge, bridesmaid, followed by the groon., Mr. Robert Montgomery, and rs. G. M. Dodge; next Gon. Dod-e and bridge Lettie and other members of the family, the Rev. Dr. Garrett, officiating Bishop, having iniraediat.fily previous takpn his, position in the parlor where the ceremony was performed, in accordance with" the full English Episcopal service, the fath r giving away the bride,--the groom plac ing upon the for-life sharer of his fortunes and woes, the talismanic ring. The ceremony was very impressivd and as the Dean in full bishopric costume repeated the grand sentence: "0 Efeernal God, Creator' and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of all spiritual grac j; the Autnor of Everlasting Life send'fthy blessing upon these they servants, tliis man and this woman, whom • we bless in Thy name, that as Isaac and Rebekah lived faithfully tohether, so these persons may surely perform, ana keep the voew and covenants betwixt them (whereof this rdng, riven and received is a token and ^pledge) and may ever remain in perfect love and peace togetiier and live according to Thy laws, tiirough Jesus Christ, our Lord,' amen.". ' » There were many hearts that responded ful-ly and many eyes that filled 'vith tearful hopefulness in the future welfare of the high contracting parties. ^ The bride and groom, as alpo bridesmaid and bridesgroom bore themselves gallantly" through, the ordeal. THE COSTUI.'iE" were of elaborate and comme il faut description. The bridge's dress was of gros-grain silk, of the new shade denominated "ice blue" a sliade "extremely delicate, almost .vhite. It was trimmed v/ith valencin'es lace and pearls, th'^ skirt cuth with "Worth train, sherred puffs on back breadths, the diagonal folds of the siblk covering the front, and every fold embroidered" v^ith pearls.-Corsage sqauro neck, trimmed v/itn lace and pearls; wreaths of orange flowers descending from the corsare to iaeet the bottom of Lhe skirt in front, and orgnge flowers' from the waist 4o"wn thn puffs of the back to meet the train. " < , - . Miss Blla Dodge, bridesmaid, w&re a pink silk,trimmed With ruffles of silk headed with a wide ruffle of Paris raus"'in and ■ " valencinnes lace, and overdress of valencinnes arid muslin; corsage being of pink silk with over-jscket of lace. • , ' Mj?3. Dodge wore choftolate silk, trimmed with cardinal red velvet--cameo ornamorts. Mr. Montgomery was attired in a Prince Albert frock coat, vest of same character, dark pants, and light tie and gloves. His "best man", Mr. Andy Jackson, was similarly dressed. The bride's traveling suit was of bro.vn gros-grain silk whith shorred front, demi-train, tiimmed witi. velvet and silk fringe; English velvet walking jacket to match. Her winter suit was cap, muff and sacciue of SI.etland seAlskin. The book from v/hich the ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Alex C. Garrett, Dean of Trinity Cathedra", Omaha, was presented to the bride b that clergyman, the book bearing the following inscrip tion: "Lettie, from her faithful friend, Alex C. Garrett." Council Bluffs, Nov. 25, 1874. "God give thee of the elect of Heaven and of the fatness of earth. '"he book is exceedingly beautiful bound in ivory, inlaid witi: gold and colors. On the irory is a double trian^lenof deep blue, inside of which there is a gold cross, with flexir do lis 187 4. terminals indicating'Fait:., Love, Hope and'Grace. The choss supports a circle indicating Eternity, and is of red and gold, .'.vith blue sectors, all surrounded with the rays of glory in blue. ' "There was a rainbow round a'out them." ^ - To those kinghtly Masters of Ceremony, R. J. Cory and" J. Beard are the family and attending gflests devoutly thankful. Their mission was well and gracefully filled. It would be a difficult task to attempt to portray the almost intoxlcatingly bdwltchin-; mqnruer in which the various rooms were festooned, evergreened and made tropical as, sunny Southern arbor, by means offlowers, trailing vines and gems of every hup. The refreshment room was perfect in ever'y detail. Upon either end of th^ spacious table rested groom and bride's cakes. The bride's was in the fcrm of columns, surrounded with a wreat. of roses and very elegant in make up. The groom's was a Roman, basket, very tasty in design. In the center of the table was a pyramid of maccaroons, oranges and candy, on top resting a flower girl. There were other cakes lusciously.greeting the eye. The decopated meats, were prepared by Messrs. John Nicholson and Hathaway of this city and the cakes, decorations and candy pieces by R. M. Marshall of Omaha. All this work was tastefully and thor-oughly performed by the parties mentioned. Messrs. Foster of this city and Ryan of Omaha are responsible for elegant exhibition i- the floral department. The collation was never so enjoyable and among the other incidents was the ring price secu)ed by Miss Grace Deming to whom that roving artici was by chance awarded in the cutting of the bride's cake.. The newly married left on yesterday afternoon's train for St. Louis, where they will remain some days, afterward prx:)ceeding to Texas, wliere tJrey will reside djarlng the winter, - We have, littl else to adcj. These children of Council Bluffs wherever they may fine it their lot to rest, cannot secure in their, we trust, happy future, more hearty, sincere and devoted friends than last night bade them joyous vale, vale, AS they left the elegant surroundings of home." , :: fi.isro; . -; • . . ' , ■; • botl-J'' '. '■n . . i . -f* .-i" ! . bnff •t|.i iil; ' b .« ,i t ' i , • " ' .T .fj' ci .'■•11 Ta ,<iu- ' '/■ tJ • itT ^ J'tvjev ' ♦-am 1 , Ln-tl: buieho ' •T'" vlii' t J ! ' o. .' ■. Jo i', . rf ' Ur., JevXwv i.ri/nrt?' . ! '/.XA.ar ' •tijjfy.r In wuj ojm hn« lltM { ' , -£.1 r -lU w .j ..Ojrf-' ilcol ntfT - . ,nihe.JiiO 'it il, 1 t.r.ifr.i fi i.! ' .tiljnwf jioo'i r.u wMnd in..* -7 n il ,r> *•>//' , •I'-ll"* iifc.. ami .a- P: . .*1 ,rf* t t. .--A 1 .abi iJ' ' I ! I I '1 av . - ,^'1 1 i ./jn Mr, tioC r In Jui X'" Uij jn '! |.v 1 f'n "' " ...''lea .. 'lea L<"tyj X"l.f J |,,i l> frt'AfjifTflLr ' ' ' i Y. Airi . iiO . ;.-//»'• fu\ff ' I - , J J' I '-iril i • ' lo |r Philadelphia, March 30, 1074, George Nob^, Esq. Dear Sir I went over most of our matters west with Mr, Scott and urged the building of 6 miles west of Dallas, He seems to tl.ink that he cannot do it just now; as soon as we can pay off the debts in Texas they want some money east; however, I am in hopes, under some plan, we can get 30 or ^40,000 to pay the freight on that iron and the cost Of the six miles. The House, I am inclined to think when Mr, Dickson comes on, they will h&D'^ him, turn over to the Company, We are very much in hopes that when the rain stops and the bridge (now done I believe) is out of way, our earnings will come up. All the earnings of the Texas Central Division goes to the T & P to Mahl anr that divisions they will hold in statua quo until they see the outcome of our- plans, I wrote Sands to do anything on it you wanted done, and I am in hopes we will be so fixed I can turn it over entirel out of construction Department and get rid of it. The Department question at Marshall is settled, Tr.e department proper should be in the Y. but we are unable to build it;when built it should be large enough to include the offices of the ruinning department, as it will be required by the time we get to and the Construction Company building will then no more than accomodate the land, lot and auditing departments, I therefore believe it to be our policy to let them put up the eating house in the Landis lot and use the lower part for our railroad or depot purposes until we are rich, I have no fears of the Injunction, our Attorneys all give an opinion that it would not be had on that ground. Sturgeon is in Washington vorkin'^ for a report. As soon as you can consia^ntly do it, wish you would wire me that road is up, h> tells me he sent you copy of agreementnwit]; G.N, & Int. R.R. Don't fail to get back your views on question as soon as possible. They want us to pay 25 per cent on our local travel. The three locomotives at Little Rock will go forward soon. It doesn't look much like buying stock cars. What do you think about Truly, G, M, Dodge, Chief Engineer. jOI Washington, April 10, 1874. •f ft>iciySff eofCffL ■ T>«r J. K. 7ddy, . • * *. . ^ ' ■ „ I.Tarshall, Texis. ■ • . . . Dear S^-r: If you. can close everytV.ing up so as to come "by Kay 1st, do so., I expect to return before that. If anything should occur so I cannot then leave everything. There is no money to pay out on old construction matters, except what may be due on old pay rolls. I hope to get soraeth- ing from them before I return but the prospect is very poor. Mahl had orders to let Frost have enou~h to pay rolls of New Construction Department and there is something due me on his^books for old construction account that was to be used on old pay rolls, I cannot pay vouchers, even to employees until I get money here, as I was in advance of what had been sent me when I left. I am very anxious about the.-, bonds; I dont understand where they could have made tho mistake or is it only an excuse? It is, useless to wait all ySrar for new legislation; if I can get the londs out of Sherman and Dallas, I could close up. I wired T & B to- take up drafts as fast as land was turned over. What does Dickson intend to do about the house? They have delayed it so long intendjpig to get it for Noble that I may loose what is due the Construction Company. Coble better send the vouchers on as far as closed ^p and leave the books with Ross. En dorse the notes so that Granger and Ross can settle if anyone wants to but I mean that all settlenJents will be made that can be beofre that time. I want, if possible, to settle with H. & T.C. R.R. and D.N.Co. They are the only two debts left I care anything about. The drafts you speak about from Krumbhaar want to stand on books as a credit to Philadelphia but not chr-rged out. They don't belong to our office or they would be 1-^ft r " -.itirely. I am looking fdt- a statement, Texarcana where terminal deed is made; wants to be deeded to me as Trustee, or if -h y o j .Jt to the T & P the full amount against T A: P Railway wants to be made out; also the amount turned over to T A: P Co. Co. in this is officers Car, and the supplies invoiced February 1st, and whaterer is found that had not been charged out before. You understand these matters fully and I want to have them left in good shape after I return I shall not have much time in Texas. Seems to me Montgomery could attend to the bonds and not have us I don't see where I am to get the money to pay any of these men until we get relief somewhere. To pay the clerks discharged, you will try to get enough out of ban! for what is due by Mahl. the rest will have to wait. When T V P is paid off the Construction Department of T Ac P should be paid also; the balance due me on lands, on old Construction Co mpany, wo will have to pay if we can out of Wheeler lumber/ Respectfully, G. 1.1. Dodge, C.E. , James A. Division Evans, Engineer, fit ,A / ^ ; New York, April 10, 1874. | Dear Sir: I have received all your letters, the last of Karch 27th; also I'r. Harts. I saw Scott, he has heen in hopes to make" so'me ^ arrangement by which he c\;)uld meet tiie San Diego indebtedness. I don't ■pee ].ow it is t - be done Unless we reorganize. All have been sanguine of" aid from Congress in -time w'e will get it but not this year, in my -1 opinion, on the strength of'orders from P. I went on in Texas and complete road under way and oh promise of prompt pay, as yet none has been made. I settled old indebtedness there pretty successfully and closed up expenditures. I wanted to c; lose in California and it would have been better and settled tl.e same as oui^ other debts. I I 'don't see v/here the mondy is to come from to continue this work in r^f. - California; no^ one will pay up if we reorganize; we may possibly raise I Jin-V • • 'Zrmi : . 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Evans, Dear Sir;I have read all your letters; the last of March 27th also Mr. Harts, I saw Mr. Scott; he has been in hopes to make some arrangement by which he could meet the San Diego indebtedness. I don't see how it is to be done unless we reorganize. All have been sangu.ine of aid from Congress;in time we will get it but not this year, in my opinion, on the strength of orders from P. I v/ent on in Texas and completed road xmder way and on promise of prompt pay, as yet none has been made. I settled old indebtedness there pretty successfully and cleaned up expenditures I wanted to close in California and it would have been better and settled the seyne as our other debts. I don't see where the money is to come from to continue this work in California. No one will pay up; if we reo.rgardze, we may possibly raise some money but I can find no one who wants to put money in any enterprise just now, no matter how inviting. Our completed road in Texas is doing finely but as spring approaches, receipts'run dowr- and th^^ want of iron to build from Paris to Texarc . drew-back. I will urge our people to try to help you in paying men* -I would not incur any more liabilities, if I could help Hf, until ve see daylight. I wired the Pacific Mat.to let you have I2OCC but they wired they could not, the d-'mand and no payment having drained them. Matters east got no better; business is dull and those who bridged over the panic as theii' iime paper becomes due far® unable to pay. What I have written is for yourself alone. Truly, G. M. Dodge. * * New York, April IC, 1874. P.S..Bond, V.P. Dear Sir: I sent you several letters and dispatches from Texas about Bonds, land subsidies, &c. You can draw your own conclusions I used up a small capital in telegraphy, urging prompt action by our Attorneys in Texas in getting out" the bonds. They were 30 days or more in getting up the form and then while I had some one printing the bond, thevsecretely went back on us. I suppose we must keep still until we get a gear's extension and" tl.en I hope I shall be allowed to go for them. If I can and not hampered, I will bring the bonds. . I got a letter today from Evans; he owes |20,000 and says he is in very uncomfortable position; cannot even pay his men kc, ;says he went ahead on assumption that money at ratef or $2000 a month would be sent him but he has not had a cent; something should be done to aid l.im my men in Texas are in trouble. The T v P does not pay for work done since November as agreed. I hope earnings will pick up so it can. The U.P.R.R. telle me today tliat they start their corps of lobyists to W. Monday to fight their bill thy>ugh. If the men are to handle it who I am told is employed, it is a jo6 and means flefeat to us or to them through both bills before Congress have no show. The T & P it 4rtK I don't heara word from you Truly, C. M. Dodge. New York April 21, 1674, Dear Governor: Throckmorton: I am in receipt of yours of April 14th. I sent all your letters with Adams L. to Mr. Scott and Boncn VTe have been throuc;h this same mill so often that we are used to people being .ungrateful and selfish brt Sherman and Ponham, We ..ave no money to buy any land if they get the Crutchen property where it can be handled, we can talk about it wl;en we get ready to start. I do not think we shall attempt to do anything in W. Jihis season, but will try some other plan and make our big effort next winter. Harrison County has voted the bonds to us; now to get through but we have pretty nearly settled up all old matters and we are individually getting in better shape than we have been for months. It is useless, however, to ask or think of getting money to start up with, so long as the ugly feeling against railroads and all corporations exists as is showing itself in "'ostmnd soutl.. How Sherman and west Texas can meet you after what tl.ey have aione is more than I Qftn see. You oug. t to let them feel the weight of your power; unless you do as I do, never do anything for revenge; let time make all things right. Keep me posted; the company i.olds a meeting tomorrow, the 22nd, and may develop something. Just now the south is getting a dose in way of high water; if its representatives would fight for its great interests, and prii.ciples and quit quarrelling over office and the they would do some good. Truly, ; G. M. ^odge. : • ''4 y.'-i NO. 233 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Philadelphia, April 28, 1874. Ky dear Ella: ✓ I got your good long letter of April 19th and while ^ ain waiting here will write you a few lines. It has been snowing east and in New England and New York.froirl 5 to 8 inches fell. I wonder what you will say to that. I am wanting to get home but our matters here are in such a shape that I cannot tell when I can start, but hope dally to get relieved. There are so few left in Texas now that I do not suppose you want to continue there much longer and am looking towards the but spring is so backward that you do not want to go until and planting can commence. There is nothing new here although this is a boys world and plenty going on it is the same old things over and over again. Broadway is crowded, Washington is full of politicians and feathers. Everybody complains of hard tinies end thousands are out of employment and I see no prospects of its getting better. I begin to despair of ever getting away from here. Have carried this in my pocket three days and will mail it. Go to Washington Friday night to be gone several days will wire or write from there what I expect to do. It snows and it is good sleighing in interior of New England, Truly your father, G. Ni. Dodge. New York, April 28, 187^. J, M. Eddy, , " , 0 i. Dear Sir: The Ex, Com. of Union Pacific have made ClarK Supt, and there will he no one hetweeii nim and l^r, Dillon. Clark was here and I saw him; he will do sometliin^ for you. As to he wants to remain with T & P Scoott sent out orders yesterday for him to be local Treasurer and for all payments to be nmide on approavl of Noble, separating entirely the Auditor and Treasurer so that there will be no clashing and each will attend to his proper duties. I don't expect to have anything to do except for him to cldse up old accounts for me; his assistant will be if he needs one. I want the bulletin sheet to show whcflil^ the amount charged to me from Philadelphia is; returns received show about $7 700,000. I wired you today for balance; there v;ere some drafts drawn that vouchers do not cover that are to come in; the loss on material and supplies should };ave gone into the cost of road supplies, it will in final return; loss on material should be ci.arged to its items, bridging, iron, &c. whatever it i?, and supplies should go to mateiPial. Parties wh- owe us should appear as debtors unless they can be transfered to land Department. I have notified everyone in Construction Department to close accounts at hay 1st. Washburn resigned, I would prefer him to stay and let Clcott go; if he will, I may complete Trinity bridge durin- t e summer. I don't see how tl.ey allowed such an expense to accumulate on those scrapers. I have got no funds to pay storage; you better have Bofinger pay storage and ship tl:em on what he owes, if he has not settled urP'^sv' t'lo^' can cold; Seems to me some plan mi'ht be foimd by which our ftiterlala and supplies could bo stored for 10 or 20 dollar., s. if -sgfolks h" west 'ith you, I will take the car at the Bluffs. I want the tdtal sum paid o^t^n^^ight of way sent me. I think Philadelphia office must have another^to send to me, some of items charged to me but they say not. You, of course can only account for the amount you have credited them with. The balance of the drafts want to be charged to timber. T..ere are drafts of $15,000, $125 00 and $5,000 that I think vouchers have not been fully returned, and if not, that will stand as a credit to Philadelpliia office to be accounted for when vouchers come in. ^ . What about Jefferson bonds? Throckmorton and Biown wired that Planter's bank would not take any more land; have them send back drafts for amount given them. Hie amount of material, land, he. used up in settling accounts and drafts would appear as an offset to Philadel phia o fice. You can give amount of each without giving details. I could not find the scheduii of Vouchers , you said was sent me, probably ti.at amount and the balance you send me will come. I could not find the list of voucliers when in Philadelphiaji suppose they had not arrived. You understand what I want to offset is th.o amount on our honks credited to Philadelphia office. . _ T-ere is no probability of our doing anything before fall, if then. We have not concluded wl,ether we will open tue fight in Con' ress or not. Mr. Bcott is -here with mo now and .?e will go to Washington this week. Our debts are giving us trouble but we will get through. Respectfully, G. M. Dodge. New Yor]^, April 29, 18'74 R.E. Montgomery Dear Sir: Yours of the 21st at hand. We have no money to pay on the right of way. The $450, as I understand it, is the amount fixed f for us to pay and if they sue they cannot get more. If they are likely to get more, you can probably settle by putting thera off until I get back^ We have no money to use around Clarksville and v/e better not try to do anything th'^re until vve know we are going to build a road up there. It doesn't look now as though we should very soon. I want e--erything cleaned up so far as it can be done without money and a statement made on all cases not settled to turn over with the books. Ha^'e the books ready so wl.en 1 return I can turn them over. You had better be looking around for something to do for when I get back, I am going to close out everything so far as my Departments are ffoncerned. As soon as you get the books, make up your statements and if anything needs attendinr t^p before I get there, get Blonde to attend to it if you go away, and explain fully to him anyt.ing that needs to be done. Has anything been done west of Dallas? I understand that the right of way was received mostly on the 1st line. The deeds and papers relating to right of way west of Fort Worth 7;ant to be put in shape if they have not been and labelled, the line they are upon and the property tl.e . cover if it can be done. Respectfully, G. M. Dodge, New Yoi'k, April 29, 1874. D. W. Washburn, Division Sngineer. Dear Gir: I am in receipt of yours of April 20thj as t -.vired you, I prefer you to remain and let all the rest go if you see f)roper. As you hre wall posted on all matters and e«pecially as to Trinity River Bridge, which it is possible we may build this smraraer, and as" I cannot be there, some one who has hnd charge should be. Every one in Construction department will necessarily have to leave as their duties close out, but I must keep one engineer for new work and for old line. You better remain for the present and let rest go. I hope to go soutii soon, Tut may be detained sometime yet. Respectfully, G. M. ^odge, C E. New York, April 30, 1874 James A. Evans, Division En^inee , Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of April 18th. You must not looso all hope at the first set hack. You were evidently out of heart wi.en you wrote. As soon as I came easf., I commenced looking: after your matters, and this week ^ot a dispatch sent tot.he Bank there to let you have $10,000 on terms that I hope will relieve you. I have paid no atten tion to you, knowing you were in direct communication with head-quar ters and supposing you were actine under their orders. Mr. Scott says h iinderstood from what you said vhien here that for three or five thousand dollars you could eo on and close up your work and i.e would apree to obtain that but now you call for $2^,000, a vast difference. The T S:P has not had anything to do with the work since the organization of tlie Construction Company. I notified you of tiuat when formed. All our work was done under it, but that makes no difference as it ownes the or did until they settTied. have no doubt We will and if not this session, next. It looks very favorable now, the case is not as bad as you think, I never supposed we could build with the lands, I did think we could with the capital we had arranged for complete to Fort Worth and ten miles at San Diego and we would if had hold off. That is all past and "/e must do the best we can. You know every member of the Company is individually responsible for very large amounts; that not one cent of securities-have been negotiated and that it is i: possible for the Company v/ith the present state of country, to raise one cent. You are not as bad off in California as I am in Texas. I suppose when you speak of cost of road yo' refer to just cost of construction. You do not take into con idoration discount on bonds, interest to bo paid or- i ' during construction. I think the bill calls for a n estimate ,;-35,000 per milej road is ever completed and si;Ow a clean discounts, interest, &c. ^-c. equipped; arid built as it will have to be, it .vill be doing what no other road in the United States that I know of has done. I have made a very earful estimate of whole line, taking all these matters into considorabion "ut I cannot get it as low as you do by considerable and I used your estimates on your division. When you get oast, I will see you. I don*t have any trouble in settling your^matters and I hope before this readhes you tho telegram sent will enable you to close up everything at, San Diego in such shape as t,o leave it running and th.e people feeling better. We will succeed in Congress in time and give them a road much greater than they third, for now., I have never said how great anc' was very careful a year ago not to comiront myself, a.". I have always considered t..at to complete the road to the Pacific, we would require GovemmBnt aid in some form and have always believed wo would get it; did not see iiow Covornment could refuse it after aiding a nort ern road. In tho shape we now ask it, we will be no burden to government. Write me fully about matters and 1 will keep an eye_ on matters out there. I ought never to have lot them drift away fiom'me. RespeotfUilly, G. M. Dodge. Marshall, Texas, June 3, 1874, Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: Fron: the first day of I'ay, I have turned over to the Texas and Pacific R; R; . Co, Cq, everythinc everything connected connected witl. witl. it it including including the the northern division. I ha®e also taken out of the construction departn.ent all material etc. belonging to the building of cars, ^c. so that hereafter all work that is.don in the shops will be solely v;ith the T.& P.Co, I hold in my department all material and supplies pertaining to the uncompleted road. I have arranged with Mr. Noble for any work that I may need done in th shops for the uncompleted road, making requisitions and hav ing it charged up to the construction department, so that all work done upon completed road after it is turned over will be done by the running department. If they need any engineering upon it, of course, Washburn will do whatever may be required. I have completed luy arrangements for building five miles west of Dallas, upon the following basis: For tl.e timber that I had to purchase about 400,000 ft. I padi $16 $16 per delivered on the cars, payalbe l/s in Harrison County bonds >5 75 and one-.-alf in freights. The freights to be applied only l/3 upon each car. T..e total amount of this freight will not exceed $3500 or $4000. For grading 28/; for raising and framing Howe Truss (per lineal foot) $9,00; false work #4.00, the contractor furnishing the material. This false work is sixty feet high. For framing and placin.g trestle work $17.00 This false work is sixty feet high. For framing and placin.g trestle work $17.00 completed Washbum Piling ' .50 Track laying (per mile) 700.00 All payable in Harrison County Bonds 0 75, work to be completed August 15, 1074. There *ill remain to look after tiiis work, Mr. D. W. Washbum and his assistants in the Engineering department, Mr. Adamson, in charge of material and supplies and suck incidental help as he may need in shipping. In charge of t;;e old construction books and closing their accounts, I still retain Mr. Ross, the Assistant auditor. Every one else has been relieved. I may have to employ one or two inspectors and watclinen, but think I have brought the.se matters down to about tJie lowest possible point, I shall leave here in the course of a week or so to t-ikc my family home, will return here whenever it is necessary. I shall leave here in the course of a week or so to t-ikc my family home, will return here whenever it is necessary. There are a good many little settlements tiiat I am makingevery day; a good many of them will be closed up as soon as we get Dallas county and Sherman county bonds, both 6f which, I hope to havewithln tl.e next ti.irty days. The Indebtedness of work done by Texas and Pacific since November Ist, I have carried forward from four to six months to a time when they can meet them with'^ut difficulty. All this is much better than 1 told you I would do when I left Philadelp ia and perhaps even ^etter than the men t..eraselves car .stand. I have told them i.owever that if we get in s.iape we will keep them through. I have arranged to keep por.scnal look lut over the work, payments on it, etc. Please show this letter to Mr. Scott to save mo t'lkc writing another one. Respectfully, G. M. ^ddge, C .E. (?92. Marshall, Texas, June 4, 1874, ftfttfi ««/iee«T Jay Gould ^ .aotlirJk .ft r .no* Still. Av© • fic 4VX»ll oti • y /T I. New York. * ' • . - Dear Sir: I received your dispatch today; have been fearful of this bill and the time from the fact that it had Chandler"behind it. I received a letter from Chandler stating that he thour^ht all our other billswould be alright but of course said nothing about ti.is one. I leam from dispatches received today that there have been a combination made which is going to"be very hard to beat. My plan is of Cheyenne, same kind of a basis. I leave here for Tuesday. I expect to get that we should have some representing it and that go get the bill before Stewart's Committee. Upon that we have Stewart, Hitchcock and Fenton. T/fe must tie it up there*. The K.P. people have been using pretty*stringent arguments and pretty freely, and no doubt thay will try the same in the Senate. Our efforts to amend the bill so as to give us our rates west of Cheyenne, we may and probably can tide it over t..is season but they will be likely to ci.eck that in the next or some session until we get the same kind of a basis. I leave here for Council Bluffs Saturday; will reach there Tuesday. I expect to get all the facts in tl:e case there*. I think that we should have^some strong man of the Company in Washington representing it and'that our chief engineer, Mr. uickels, should be brought before the Committee. I also think that the Committee, through some excusdo should call upon the Government Directors for an opinion in this case upon the'§ffect of this action upon the Government here. Mr. 7/ils n especially should go before it. He under stands the question thoroughly and ..is testimnjiy would, have great weigit. This will give us chance fior delay and perhaps for a compromise. - ' " From what they wire me, it seems as though the opponents of the Bridge bill let everything else go to save that. Even* our own people appeared to care more to defeat th^t which in my opinion does no affect them at all, thaWfor defeating bills that ere vital to us. How the pro rata bill could get through the house withou. any explc: ation being asked is more than I can see, except upon the general principle that the men who are for us are afraid to say any thing on account of our past troubles there. I am told the Pool influenced Sawyer's opinion on the bill as he and Iloughton and McDill and, in fact, a majority of the Com mittee assured me theat the Bill should not go through without amend ment covering rates west of Cheyenne, They were very positive in this but their minds seem to have clianged since then. I have not yet seen the bill and it is possible that there may yet be something in it that will change the case. It seems to me that if that portion of the bill was struck out that makes the Denver Pacific one of the branches of the Union Pacific, then it would amount to nothing more than the law es about Mr. H rlan. Ho is vo'y influential in the Senate and old Senator, tinderstands this matter well and would be good man to attend to the case in the Senate if you could get him. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. people affect opinion on the bill majority of the Cornthrough without amend- >?&.r (NV/b Marshall, Texas, June 4, 1874. Hon. 7? B. Allison, ^ Washington, D. C. o . . Dear Sir: The pro rata "bill that has passed the ^ouse in the interest of the K.P.R.B- preventing U.P. from fixing any additional charge from r, Cheyenne to Cgden is simply robbery. ; The Mountain division, Cheyenne to Ogden, costs 50^ more to run and to make the U.P. pro rata over that divisions, losing a haul of 500 miles is simply to put it in condition v/here it can never earn . . sufficient to pay its interest. It*seems to me Congress should be governed by the report and ' testimony of Mr. Wilson and .he other Government Directors; they understand it fully. It is also a great wrong to Iowa, being a bid* in favor of turning everyt. ing to the Soiithern Roads. , ' You can readily see that if the K.P. can get a pro rata on our mountain division, they could cut the rates east of Cheyenne over their light division whilst we would have to take their entire business on our heavy division at same rate as we take our own over our light division. This would, naturally, be using 500 miles of our Mountain road for what it costs over our low grade division. .If the Bill comes up in the Senate, it should be so amended that all rates v/est of Cheyenne to connecting roads should over the raoutitai^ division be divided say to U.P. and 34,'^ to connecting roads. That would then be paying for an extra distance of something over ^ ' 300 mlSbes. Heretofore the U.P. i:->s obtained-for its high grades over the Mountain division 500 miles extra distance over its connecting iposids • * I leave he.re Saturday and shall be in Council Bliiffs Tuesday - next. • • , r.i . .D Yerv tmily yours, ^ n-l-trf) V ^ G. M. Dodge. 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Thomas Scott, Dear Sir: I enclose to be signed deed Texas and Pacific Ry Co, to McCoy and C-ifforrl, We have no title to this land.It was included in the transfer from the Gila Co. to Texas and Pacific R.R. and operates as a cloud upon the title of the owners. As it does not properly belong to us, it is better to comply with their request and relieve them from further trouble in the matter. Mr. Evars writes me t.-at it is proper and rigl.t. Mr, Evans also wrote me a letter in explanation of your under standing Wiion lie me'- you east; the $4000 or $5000 he desired was to carry on the work in addition to the amount that he owed there; he supposing that the debts were to be taken care of also biit that money that was sent him was to be applied to going on wit/, the work, '"ut as none was sent liim, it was impossible to do eiti.er. I have given hills of sale on the construction property in San tJiego to Mr. G. V. B..McDonald to cover the debts due there, and bills of sale on t.je ties to Mr. Wl-ite to cover amount we owe him. I am in nopes this 'ill tide us aver until we can see daylight somewhere. Very respectfully, ' G. M. ^odge, C.E. ■ 4' ■ i 'r ... M:'. c'-.g f.'h .r*v,. ■ 4'-' • ', Council Bluffs, Iowa June 16, 1874. Col. Thomas A. Scott, Pres., Dear Sir: It was my intention to fro east "before Congress adjounred but was sick in bed at home. I hope, however, to get out within a week. I suppose all the members there have passes. If r.ot, I thi k it would be a nood idea to supply those w^.o are of any importance to us, I fear ti e Northern Pacific bill is facing; to raise cane with us as I notice that every convention in the north-west is putting; resolutions in ti.eir platforms against tl:at class of legislation so that our fight has got to be made by the combined south and what rates we can get from the middle and eastern state. I have tried some of the leading press ir the North west, but they do not take veiy kindly to it; the fact is, that the Granger and anti-monopoly element are very powerful and control everything; still I think I V7ill be able to get them at it before congress f^cts. Graham wrote me f_rom Kansas City that Stevens wired them that they had aloowed him to "put ir a bid from St. Lo^ is and Kansas City at 60 cts per cwt, delivered at Denison and Dallas, based upon St, Louis ad a starting poi::t. I do not know v/hether t! is is true or- n6t. It does not appear possi^rile. though they v;ill do anything to overcome and break up the advantage we have. "Very respectfully, G. li. Dodge, C .E. (of Y Marshall, Texas, July 8, 1874. P. S. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: I discharged all my employees in the auditing depart ment except Mr. Boss in charge of the old hooks and placed the matter tinder Mr. Mahl, at the instance of the company, with a view, I believe, of avoiding unnecessary expense. If we have to pay Mr. Malil extra for ( Oing this vork, it seems to me I had better turn it back to Mr. Ross. Of course, he has i.ad C'^nsiderable work to do and may be entitled to pay for it. Piaase consult Mr. Wallace; see -/-hat you think he is entitled to and -ive me your opinion in the matter. Very truly, G. M. Dodge, C.E. " f - >g-;' i. I •• • ^ , ■ 87 ' July, 1874 Council Bluffs, July 11th, 1874 i\iy dear Papa: I have some idle moments this morning, and will devote the first half to you as the other half goes to Vaiine. We are having cooler weather just now. Wednesday and Thursday nights had a most refreshing rain. ^ have not received a letter from you for so long and really feel slighted and am pining for one. C. B. is very dull just now but neally every evening I go to ride in ray phaeton and take either Eddy or some of the girls. It is a very handsome phaeton and horse and with blue ribbons on niy whip floating in the breeze I tell you it is just"stun." Just wait until you come home and we will jusfe cut a shine together some evening. Please hurry up though -for you know I have not any surplus patience on hand at any time. Col. and Krs. Eddy are over,spent last-night and return today, I believe. Kamma and ^'-rs . E. have gone to ride in the pheaton this morning and I am having to keep house. An.-.ie is up again but for two or three dayswas very unwell indeed with sort of remiltant fever. I expect it was the hot weather as much as anything. For a few days last week the thermometer stood at 107 in the shade. Have you noticed the comet? Last night it was beautiful and when it gets to its full brightness I think it will be grand. I am actually getting tired of vacation. P want to earn some money and be doing something. I never was so utterly gosu for nothing in my life as i am just now. I have been thinking of going to school to A.r. Rue here but I think 1 will have schooling enough for some ye ars to come without going in the sumnier time. It is so very hot to go out among the grapes and I hardly know what to do along. have hardly got used to it yet. I hope you will come horiie soon for we are all anxious to see you and I am sure you need it enough. I sup-ose LetLie will corr.e with you wont she? I hope she is well now. Is she still in Brooklyn or has she gone to Boston? What did you do on the fourth? '•'e had a very quiet tiine, stayed at home until evening and went to ride in the.cariiage then. I must close. Gome home soon 'Vith much love your al'f"* daughter. close Gome home Ella Dodge. H Rev, A. A. Putnam, who was a school-mate of mine and who had been a very close add dear friend up to the time of his death, visited « in Council Bluffs and on August 6, 1874, he gives an account; of this i. visit in t]ie Saleir. Register as follows: • . ' ^ "About half-past nine in the evening, v;e reached Gioux City and here I got, by moonlight, my first glimpse of the liissouri River. On all these western roads are to he found the Pullman cars and tiie best accommodations which travellers may reasonably ask for. Entering a sleeper and proceeding on our way, we arrived at Council Bluffs early the next mornin-. Having taken a room and breakfasted at the Ogden House, I went to call on some friends Wiior;: wiiom it had been been one of the objects of my long journey to see. The story carries me back to other years and scenes. About eight months after I was born, at Danver,s Mass., a newly-married couple came to live in a part of my father's house, which still stands on its original site near the Topsfield line, tJ.ough. the L which the happy pair occupied was a long time afterward separted from the main building and removed to a spot a little way down the road in a southerly direction. The young bride was a frequent and welcome visitor amongst us and to my mother, who had a large and growing family and many cares besides, she proved herself an everkind and most helpful friend. The strong attachment which the two formed for each other no lapseof time or event of death has ever broken or abated. When I was no longer the baby of the home, hut another had succeeded to my mnther's arms, this dear woman, it was who claimed a special care of me, taught me liOw to walk, helped me to my first feeble words, and sang to me the lullabies of those infantile days. Years passed away, and it seemed good to my faithful guardian and to her excellent husband that they should at length seek, by a hhange of residence, to better their fortunes and the propsect of the little ones wi.o now clustered about their own hearth. They lived for oom- time in the more populous districts of the imraediate vicinity, and afterward toiled ti.eir way to Mie far, far West. There, at first, tl.ey dwelt in log-huts in the wilds of Nebraska, surrounded by beasts of prey and by more savage Indiacs, whom thi.s gentle In dy, often left quite alone, was yet brave to face and hrive from h.or dooiu The privations and terrors of that wilderness life need not be recounted here. The family at last West. There, at first, 1 Nebraska, surrounded by 1 whom thi.s gentle la dy, < face and orive from h.or ( wilderness life need not retreated to the eastern side of the Missouri, where, at Council Bluffs they have snce had their home, and whore they have come to position and influence. The husband and father, Sylvanus Dodge, died three years ago, honored and lamented by all who knew him. But here still the three surviving children, one daughter and two sons, a£^of whom are married. Both of the latter are prominent citizens, and the older is wealthy, greatly distinguished himself in the war, ro -e to be a Major General, and has since been a member of Congress. And here, surroi nded by her children and grandchildren, continues to reside the widowed mother, advanced in years, but as bright and intelligent and interested in all that is going on in the world as when we knew her in Danvers in "days of Auld Lang Syne," Did I not wish to see her? Having first called upon the younger of the sons, I was accompanied by him to her house. He did not at once tell her who I was, as he was curious to see if she would recognize me-. She knew it v/as a Putnam, but was no't luite able to say whicli one of the tribe, whose name is "Legions" it really was. 7/hen sl:e- found that it was actually the first child of her care, back there so long a time ago and fifteen hundred miles away, I think I may safely add that we were glad to see each other. Then we sat dov;n and talked together of the days I could not remember and of others that I could, of the changeful years and of the changeless friends and of the bless-'d mother mine who only last summer went to heaven, and 'teho in all the weary stages of her pilgrimage wished th^t she could but look ence more upon the face which I saw now. 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W. T. Sherman, Dear General: Ky first promotion in the army. Colonel to Brig adier General, was made in March 1862 immediately -fter the Battle of Pea Ridge. It was the first made after tl.at "battle and was made in a telegram to Gen. Halfteck and wired to me at Lebanon, Missouri, where I lay wounded, I want a copy of Halleck's dispatch if it can be found. 2nd, after battle of Vicksburg, Gen. Grant wrote dated July 27, 1863 - see copy of letter in Coppee - Grant, Page 457. I want a certified copy of that letter if it can be obtained. Have you a copy of the letter written me just after Belknap, see opp. Sec. i7ar. I lost mine or it was stolen when they stole my waistcoat at the Reunion at Louisville. If so please sent me duplicate. I suppose some one who has charge of these matters can readily obtain this War Department letters. I merely want this to complete my files and iftHit is not asking too much will yoi; let one of vour yaids look them upn for'me. for'me. Timly, G, M. Dodge. 4' ' ' ■ *• ) '4 fr 'i.' ■ 4 • A. ' •■tfc. • ' 'V- if Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. 14, 1874. Sidney Dillon, Dear Sir: The stock buyers and packers are getting ready for fall business and they want to buy or 1-ase sufficient ground to accomodate the increased business and propose to add to the yards now used by ill the roads, so as to save expense to the roads of additional' trackage. The present yards are on C.M. ground in your name. I told them there would be no trouble but they want a permit from you to occupy ground until it is sold or disposed of and then to buy it at same price it is offered others if it is sold to outsiders. The yards now are near the engine house in corner of your land and they would add to the: having premit of the roads. You could instruct Mr. Clark to tell them what parts of ground they can occuot and you could say in permit such portion of the 8.'.7. 1/4 of S.77. 1/4 Sec. 35, Town. 75, R. 44, as designated by Supt. The packing business here- will increase largely as the stock in west gets ready for market and there is no reason why the cattle of Colorado and %oming should not be brougi.t this way over U.P.R.R* inst tead of to Kansas City byway of K.P. and now is time to do it or by giving the buyers every facility, especially when it coats us nothing. I hold that as soon as shippers find a market, here, they will ship tl:is way; the only reason they go by K.P. is that there is a market at Kansas City. A good deal comes here now and it will increase yearly until we will get the bulk of the trade, by fostering it; many of the shippers who ship to Kansas City live here and will ship this way hereafter the packers will buy extensively this fall, to feed as corn inlowas will be worth about 15 cts. per bushel. Please answer promptly as the buyers for hogs are already cut. Very truly, G. Dodge. 1o% Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. IV, 1874. r ; . £ i0 ■ ■r -1 'tf *;-> v.n^si Sidney Dillon, Pres. U.P.R.R.Co., ^ Dear Sir : From my converstion with you and from statements and letters that I have received, I am satisfied that the Union Pacific Railroad Company has an imperfect knowledge of the town lot department although v/hev. I was in charge of, it, I made from time to time official statements relating thereto. I propose to state as briefly as possible its .history and gi .'e the official record and facts relating, to it. On ** ay T5, 1866, J) was appointed Chief Engineer of tie; ^ U.P.R.R. In qddition to this, I took charge of all the lands,-'- right of way, &c. belonging to or claimed by the Company. I organized the tiand Department aT)d got the lands ready for entry by tlie Company and took such action with the Government as •'ould protect the company's rights and also obtained the right o^' way for the road. I had entire charge of the Land Department until 1868, when, by order of T. C. Durant, V.P. it was turned over to and placed' in charge of IJr. 0. F. Davis who had been employed by me in that Department. I early saw the necessity of some organization of our depots at end of track for the safety of person and property. IThile we were within the organized countries, it was easy to maintain our rights but beyond" these limits and the Government surveys I could plainly see trouble. I fomed a plan for the organization of towns within the organized countries and in September 1866, commenced th sale of lots for our depots. Beyond the organized counties, I ppoposed to h.old possession of depots as a base of supplies, only abandoning them as we mo-'ed west. I consulted the military authority and agreed with them that so far as practicable, they should lend their influence and moral ^ support to this end, and, if necessary to protect our property ia Woi military power. ^ At first we did not consider thst these depots would beomme of permanent value to the corupany, and very little record was made of transactions relating to tl.em, the body of men following us up was of that class that had to be ruled by might, with no intentions of settling permanently at any one place. At North Platte, they jumped our depot grounds, interfered with our workmen, covered our right of way with v/hiskey shops, demor lizing our men and in fact placing us at their mercy and I saw that the rigiits of parties must b. e met and settled at once. I organized the bridge gang, at work on the North Platte, threw their shops into the river and they gave us no more trouble at that point. . , • . . When we reached Julesburg, their- number had increased and the leading desperadoes from all oveh the couhtry had flocked to the end of the track. They there squatted d'efiantly on our right of way and Depot, defied our agent and in fact read to us the riot act.' I went ti Mr. Casement, the track-layer, got his force and brought the town into subjection and we came to an understanding that they should respect the Company's right of possession, and should pay me a sum for the right to be kept in peacable possession of lots while they remained at our r istributirig points; and I used the lots at these poin ts freely t<» quiet trouble or to pay any claim or debt that might be considered outside of our legitimate expense of railroad ^ construction and to bring to our aid th° military and.prominent citizens, . ' I at first gave the squatters a simple slip of authority bo occupy such lot or such piece of gronnd the company having no title to the propery. Its floating right was undefined for no Government surveyors had been made.- I found the first effort a success. Everyone seemed to. acknov/ledge our right and my authority and to consider theretomy permits as Law. . ' I ti.en determined to organize towns t each station* giving ■quit claim deeds and take my chance of acquiring title after the surveys were made and gave the necessary instructions and at the next meeting of the Board presented the question to them and they passed the following resoluti-n: Union Pacific Railroad Co., * - " Secretary's Office, Ne " York, - ~ - . . . . 23^ 1867, • ■ ■ ■ At a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the union Pacific Railroad Co. held this day at the office* of the Company, the following resolutions were adopted: Be it resol*7ed by th.e Board of Directors of the Union Pa cific Railroad Company that Grenville M. hodge, chief Engineer of the Union Pfocific Railroad be and heis hereby authorized and empowered as the ^ Agent and Trustee for said comp.*^ny to lay out and locate on behalf ^ of said company towns and town sites along line of said road at such placeor places as shall be deemed most practicable to cause the same to be surveyed, to make, aclvnowledge and cause to* be recorded in the propep offices, maps and plats thereof, and as such agent and Trustee to sell and convey by all proper contracts and conveyanoes lots in said towns and town sites and to deliver the same to the respective purchasers thereof and put the said purchasers in possession of the same and be it further Resolved, That in the perfmorance of all oi* any of the acts aforesaid the said Union Pacific. Railroad Company does hereby and will indemnify and hold harmless the said Grenville M. Dodge acting as such Agent and Trusttee against all loss, damages, costs, injury, charg es and liabilities of a y character whatever, which have heretofore accrued -r may hereaTter accrue to him by reason of any act or anything done in pursuance of or un'der color of liis authority as such agent, or Trustee and this resolution is to have all the force of a "bond of Inde mnity" executed by said Union Pacific Railroad Company to said Grenville M. Dodge for the uses and hereintofore mentioned, . (Sig ed)' Oliver Ames, Pres. • ■ ■ f "7I?ered) c. H.-feti... ■ - - J2-. . •" Secretary.- tjiiliHi#! Gen, G. 1,1. Dodge, mdJ lo Chief Bngineer U. .R.' • , /w* Iht. l . :v Jiitwba.' fif. oi r t>n« cinJt mm « f. lo JrirZi trll i ol rnoc ni oi iit 11 eiti iol Jr U.'ot " ;.t beiv i bri« laiaZeq ^ owe Attest, (Signed) Gen, G. 1,1. Dodge, (^ie'f Engineer U. •Jht. , mm « f'. •rll it Jr i.'ot " ;.t beiv I bf!« |i i owe '1 .''•'e!; JO vi»lo %ni^ to -ltd Jblui h J tib» e.' oloij r»-< I 0 a ^ Under"this authority the work was continued, towns laid out at ■ every depot, lots sold, deeds given, contracts issued, &c. regularly and P without question, and suCii action taken or expenditures made as I considered necessary to secure our titles to lands and towns until ' December 1869, when I resigned my position as Chief engineer and at the next meeting of the Board, March 10," 1870, desiring to be released ^■•XU'rom the Town Lot. Department offered the following resolution which ras passed: Resolved: .That G. M. Dodge, Agent and Trustee for Depot Towns and town lots be and hereby is authorized to turn over to such person as the * President of the Company may designate, the town lot department of the _ A ; Union Pacific Railroad Co; upon the Company deeding it to G. M. Dodge by its land trustees, the fee simple in all hands owned by the" Company .f ' upon which the Depot towns are located, G. M. Dodge to finally quit ' claim all right and title to such persons as the Company may designate all lands dashed to him by tiie Land Trustees not transferred by him bv deed or contract as Agent and Trustee - muJ n A ti^® copy. Attest, _ . ff- : (signed) E.R.Rollins, Secy-, * ^ gj?/ ^ list of the lands upon -.vhicli the towns were situated was V eijiil submitted to the President of. the Company and a plan submitted for the Trustees to deed the lands upo: which towns were situated to me and that I shoulh deed th\e lots not sold to the person selected by the ^ comoany thu^ making good my titles in tovms where the land was o\7ned by P the company* ^ acted promptly on this resolution b; t got no response .from the Cofl^pany or Trusttes, r ,■ On August .15, 1870, there ;vas forwarded to me the following reso lutions, pa®®®^ Executive Committee without "my. knowledge or any notice to m® arih while I was waiting for the company to perform its duty under the resolutions, being fully prepared to turn over the Department accordance with the resolutions passed by thg Board: r.' "At adjounred meeting, of the Executive Committed of the Union tieh Ta-'-ific Railroad held Aug. 5th, 1870, it was ^ ^ Resolved: That Gen. G. edge. Agent and Trustee for Depot towns and town lots be, and he hereby is authoritzed and directed to turn over to Oscar F. Davis, Land Agent, of this company the.town lot Department of the Union Pacific Railroad Co. and the Resolutions adopted by the Doard of-Directors,' March 10, 1870 in regard to town lots .and all other resolutions heretofore passed inconsistent herewith be and tl.e same are hereby repealed. A true copy. , . Attest - (Signed) E. H. Rollins^ Secy. . • ? 110 .'.'t; ' I immediately responded that the Executive Committee could not an nul the orders of the Board of Directors that their resoluti-^h was no authority for me to act, and ti.at I couid not turn over the Department until ray titles were made good, and the people on the line satisfied; and to act In accordance with their resolution would he ntiinous to all^^ concerned, and further tha. the- resolution was illegal as the Executive Committee could not revoke the resolutionof the Board of Directors upon the same matters. . „ . , x On November 8, 1870, I received instructions to furnish a report in detail of my operations in the town lot Department. At a meeting of the Board December 8, 1870, I returned a defeCLed statement, showing the history of- every town lot disposed of, and that the receipts had been applied to and used for the benefit of the U..P.R.F and giving a full complete statement of my Trusteeship. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board, May 4th, 1871, I presented the foregaing facts and feferredthem to the ^ . resoBiution of the Executive Committee, whereupon they passed the follow- "Resolution of Execut-ive Committee, New York May 4, 1871. Resolved: That the Resolution passed by the Executive Committee Aug. 5, 1870, as follows: . „ x x- ^ x Resolved That Cen.- G. M. Dodge Agent and Trustee for depot towns and town lots be and he is hereby authorized and directed to turn over to Oscar F. Davis, Land Agent of this company, the town lot department of the Union Pacific Railroad Compary and the Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, March lO, 1870 in regard to town lots and all other resolutions heretofore passed inconsisteet herewith be and the same are hereby repeated be and the same are hereby rescinded. And be it furhter resolved That the Land Trusttes, "Messrs. Duff and McCormick, be requested to deed to G. M. Dodge, in trust, the^^ several town loctions at the appraisel value of the said locations on adjoininr sections before town was laid out and the .value thereof be paid to the said Land Trustees by the Treasurer of this comply. The said. Dodge, at once to make new deeds, bonds or contracts to each and every party now holding letters under deeds, ondw or contracts under the name of the company. All sucli company deeds to be returned to tl.e Company duly canceled, and the balance of said town lots and lauds not sold or heretofore contracted shall be deeded by said G. M. Dodge, Trustee trc such person or persons in trust for -the o-ompany as it may hereafter desig * • • • * Further, That all payments made, or to be made hereafter shall 'be deatned and taken to be_ the property .of the Union Pacific Railroad ,Company. , ^ , (signed) John Duff. 'ilm Union Pacific Railroad Duff, rjrrtnafti ■ Secy. Pro tern, A Jjrue copy of the record. • ^ ^ c E. II, Rollins, Secy. U.P.RR.CO. ** No action was ever taken by the Trustees or Company upon these resolutions although I urged them ti e and again to close the matters up:they paid no attention to it and 1 remained in charge of the Depart ment giving it such attention as it required until March 1873, when I received tl.e following resolution ' ' "At meeting of the Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, held in Boston, March 6, 1873, i - was Resolved - That Den. G. i,i. Dodge, late Agent and Trustee for depot" town and town lots, he and he hereb is requested and directed to turn over.to Oscar P. Davis, Land Agent of the Company, all hooks, maps, papers, plats, memoranda, accounts and all propprty of whatever descripti-^n pertaining to the tov7?: lot department of the Union Pacific Railroad Comp^my and said Oscar Davis is hereby authorized and direct ed to take possQSsion of said town lot department and all property pertaining thereto. Resolwed, that a copy of the foregoing resolution be sent to Gen. G. 1,1. Dodge. A true copy. Attest: E.H.Rollins, Secy, U.P.R.R.Co. Against the advice of those who understood these matters fully, I ordered Ihis resolution complied with and tlie department tiirned over to Mr. D. F. Davis, where itJias remained ever since. The Company assumed to issue an arbitrary order regardless of the rights of anyone else, no attention having been paid to former orders of ti.e Board of Directors or the Executive Committee for they stand on the books today unrepealed. Trusting, l.owever, that the company would make ^ood the authority given in the first resolution, and also secure to the settlers my titlejS and protect the to-.7ns, I preferred to comply with the order and show my good faith in the matter. During the time the department was under my direction, towns were organized, laid out, mapped and put upon the market; over $200,000 in money was received and accounted for, about $150,000 was applied in the engineering and land department proper, tie balance was the cask of the Department, taxes, legal expenses, surveys, commissions, salaries, &c. All the expenditures for purchase organizing and placing the tovma upon the market have been made, and there is no reason why, if properly handled, they should not bring a large y arly revenue. After the Land Department was turned over to Mr. Davis, he seemed to think that he town lot department should be in his hands and the actions of that Department tended to throw distrust upon the titles and authority of the Town lot Department. There is no doubt if we had received the cordial support of the Land Department and had obtained from tlie Trustees deeds to the towns, so as to enable us to settle all questions of future title, and the use of their great resources in advertising; our sale would have doubled. I gave oersonal attention to the Government surveys, to the Department a, got their recommendation to Congress, went before the different commit tees and .;ecured the appropriation for larid surveys alonr our line, and followed them in person through the different Mnt n al our Valuable lands had been secured. You will observe that most of our towns fortunately fell upon odd sections, belonging to the company, when they ®I®Senti-n°''^ If had disDosed of lots- I immediately secured the title. I menti n ihe maUer Jnirto show th4t th. entire baeie and about all decisions reiatinr td your laVid -rant "that came from the Government were attended to h y me in person and were .made a part of-the expenditures of the tovm lot department. . " ■ ■ ' ' , . . 4. - + To the great importan'^e of many of these decisions tne letters to me fr m your different officers, attorneys, agents, &c. fully - r'estify, .and of some of them you have-heen informed in person by t.iose . £• I . Ai Very truly yours, ^ 51 . .':ie s>ar J.'*» : r. n. Dodge. bO be 4:'ior. etf ag; to J-uJ ,">? .ft .rreO eJ t- Jti A .oO. MpU »#eine»»/ Ovfv #M# te ttahrbe *4# ^eatiAA iOVO OUfWWj mZiu*ee#i eSd. 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Hon. B, H, ^risto7r. Secretary Treasury, Washington, B.C. Fitzgerqld, Collector at Shreveport, La. is a very competent man has had chorge of all our 'rusiness t";;ere. I would like to see him retained. He has attended to his business most of which was in connection with our road with promptness and ability and I think with entire satisfaction to the Government. He certainly has given satisfaction to all those who have had dealings witn him. G. M. Dodge, • V. ■ ^ -I • . • ■ -J • :ii" ■■■ i-ti?. V /■' ' -ia' ^ -I , . 1.^ ... ' i<f S .3 103 // Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 20, 1874. Sidney fillon. Esq., Pres. TJ.P.E.E.Co., Dear Sir: While acting as Agent and Trustee of the Town Lot Department of the U.P.H.R. the surplus material of the company remaining on hand after the completion of the road was placed in ray hands under the following resolution: "At a meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Boston, Sept. 9, 1870, at which meeting Messrs. Ames, ^^iff, Dillon, Biiishnell, Atkins, Glidden and Wilson were present, the following resolutions were adopted: On motion of Lr. Bushnell: "Resolved That the President is hereby authorized to seil the surplus material on the line of the Union Pacific Railroad to the Chillicothe and Omaha Railroad Company for a fair price and take in paymeht the first mortgage bonds of the said C & 0 R.R.Co, at not exceeding 90^ of their par value. On motion of L!r. Wilson: "Resolved; That Gen. C. M. Dodge be and ho is hereby authorized to sell, on the l^est terms he can obtain any of the surplus material the Union Pacific Co. has now on hand, said sale to be subject to the approval of the President," I now submit the following copy of a statement made by me to the Company. You will perceive that it is approved by the Auditor and Piesident of the U.P.R.R. The sale made to the St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Chillicothe R.R. was under the order of the President, which I have but think it in nno-- ^ i;.^: p \pcrs in Texas. The entire proceeds were turned over to ti.o Treasurer of the Company, except the b-^nds of the Chillicot e R.R. .-..ic.. v.oro delivered to you. They have been ready for delivery nearly two years but the R.R.GTo. declines to deliver them to me as the claim on an order of the U.P.R.R. After July 1st, 1872, the material was merged into the oth.er supplies of the Company and wont into the hands of the regular store keeper at any rate my connection with it closed upon the returning of the account, 1 made an official report to the company soon after February 1st, 1872. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge. — f*. 105 Council Bluff.s, Iowa, August 21, 1874. F. S. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: What amount of Harrison Coun.y Bonds have you ^ot that I can have? The work already let with the indebtedness for which these bonds were pledged i^as used up all that, I have had. I can go on and let a little more work, if I am a^le to pay in local dubsidies. The work is let to grade and bridge ten or twelve miles west of Dallas. The Truss is up over Trinity and about half ti,e iron down aCT'^ss the trestle. Please write rae what prospect there is for negotiating our bonds to secure iron for the northern line. Very respectfully, G.M.DOdge, C.E. . > .-'fw ii- .f' ' Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sept. 4, 1874 Sidney Dnion, Esq., Pres. U. P.R.R. Dear Sir: Please inform me of the date you expect to have the roads examined. I have letters from the Gommissi ners and they are anxious to know. One of them you know is west in the mountains and it takes sometime to reach him, another is in St. Paul and another near you. You better send the notices for Delano and Merriam to me and I will forward them, as I keep track of them. Very truly yours, f. M. Dodge. K-l'f 'j'Uy . ' "f .A ' , ..lA Ill •? r \ 1, t> Council Bluffs, Iowa, SepLeniber 4, 1874. P. 3. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: I enclose a letter fron Mr. Mahl, \7Lich s.-ows the reason why he could not help Messrs. Rowe and Zearinf. There is something wrong about this. We have owed Rowe % Zearing, in cash for six months. They were to rece've some money along to help them in tiieir work west of Dallas. They w-^re here a few days ago and I told tl.em that if they could not get money, tooy could get T & P poper which I would like to help them to discount. It seems that they could not get either. The debt is a T & P debt, not one of the Construction Company. You no doubt understand the reason given in Mr. Mahl's letter or probably Mr. Wallace does. ; at any rate, instructions should go there to help Messrs. Rowe ^ Zearing in accord sice with tl:e agreement that I made witii thOxi. They took the work from Dallas west, to be paid in Harrison County ''•onds, with the clear understanding between Mr. Mahl and myself, that ti.e amount then due them, some six or seven thousand dollars, siioulcb be p'aid them in montl.ly instalments. Not one dollar has been paid them. I advanced tliem individually about $2000 when T 5: P was hard up, whici has not yet been refunddd, and if the company cannot give them any money, it certainly should not refuse to give them time paper, in order that they may raise some. We should certainly l;elp tx.ose who have helped us. Very respectfully, G, M. Dodge, C E. v." , : 113 October, 1874 Oct. 9, 1874. Hi. F. Hurd, New York. Dear Sir: If you get this before connecting your line east of the Rio Pecos, I desire you to move with your party to the mouth of the Rio Benito or Runda and exan.ine that route or some route near it through to the Rio Grande. If it is feasible, we wish to seek a connection with Wolcott's line as direct as possible, probably you will have to run down the valley east of the Sierra Solidad Range. It, however, may be possible to find a feasible corssing of that range, crossing the Rio Grande far north of where Wolcott leaves the valley; if this line should be found feasible, we would make our connection east with O'Neil at sone po'nt on Brazos Passing north of Double fountains; perhaps north of Ivount Cooper, the feasibility of this route can be ascertained by you without running a line. If you have passed the Red River and are well on your way to a connection with O'Neil before receiving this and it is more essential to make that connection, after it is made more directly to the mouth of the hunda, making a reconnoisance as you cross the Staked Plains and make this examination before the Rio Pecos and the Rio Grande as above directed if you get this letter in time, it is probable you could determine the feasibility cf the Honda route while your lines are being run on southern route, and not be forced to take your party north unless your examination determine^ line to be feasible. Kr. Scott has been made president of the A. P. or 35 parallel route--no coubt that road will join us on the Pecos or East of it; hence our desire to learn the practicability of this line or some line in its vicinity. Truly, G . . Dodge . 115 Council Blu'fs, loiva, October 12, 18" 4. F. S, Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours in relation to the local bonds used in settleraen . of indebtedness, I willforward statement as fast as they are used, except those used in constiruction widcl; I cannot report until final settlement is made. I am also in receipt of the resolutions reported by Mr. Walters, the question which arises in my ...ind is this. How do you propose to pay the interest upon $20,000 per mile? I suppose you are aware that the earnincs the road now are not sufficient to do it and that will be the first question asked by everyone when the matter is presented. I have some friends whom I think would be willing to do in to some extent if they could be satisfied u on this point. In looking over Mr. Mahl's statement, please note carefully th amount of material that has been turned over to the Texas and Pacific from the construction Company and has been used by them in their cars, shops, "c. In looking over Mr. Ross's papers, I find that this far exceeds even the local amount of construction since November. All the ties they have used, the sidings, timber, car material, iron, everyt ing came from us. By examining his report for month of August, 1874, we find that the total amount for the construction Department since November is __ -$320,685.78. Deduct from this the Fort Wort'n Extension paid mostly in 1onds and freights ---------- 55,119.71 Leaves ----------------------- 265,566,07. as amount of expenditure on construction since November 1st. I have not Mr, Ross* statement by me but think that the amount of material that was turned over from tue Construction Department to the Texas and Pacific and which they i.avo used in tra^k, shops, -.vill amount to double that amoxint and for w..ich, if we had not turned it over, they would Jiave had to pay cash. Everything in tlie construct on department they treat as cash, whereas only a portion of it, not over one half siiould be thus treated. It is a mere cJ.anging of accounts which you can plainly see when you dissect it. I want this " orne in mind because I do not want to labor under the idea that the Construction Department or the Construction Company is breakin'" down the Texas and Pacific, Tt is exactly the reverse, not only this, but a great many of he construction departments' debts for which the T & P really are responsblle for has been paid in lots and bonds. i believe you have Mahl's monthly statement. Please take ..is statement for the mouth of August, 1874 and you will see my points in the matter. You can see from that statement exactly what was paid for and what was not . The freight charged as friehgt over the T & P and what is charged to us at double the rat^s charged by any other road, I will instruct Mr, Wasi.burn to do no furtl er work until I hear from you. I think he lias partially completed the work on four or five mi miles west of Eaglefor d and what ever contracts he has already let, I will allow him to finish, Mr, Mahl has written me th-^t they let Rowo and Zearing have fl500. Respectfully, G. M. Dodwe, C.E. New York, Hovember 8, 1874. P. S. Bond, V.P., . Dear Sir: .his evening I took the statement of Mr. Mahl, and went over it roughly. I also took up Lis regular monthly statement for mont.. of Auru.'it, 1874, total amount ^:320,685.78. This I suppose includes all transactions. I soe he charges work west of Dallas v55,119.71 so that the August statement shows every expenditure made, material use^, &c. On his statement to you, Octcher 26th, he makes a total of $234,420,46 as the amount that the T & P Ry company has paid and is responbile for. Of t..is amount$4,679 57 is for work west of Dallas, a very small proportion of which will b^ cash, as it is paid for in Harrison County Igonds, leaving to tlie T & P Ry. Co. $175,755.89. Of this amount, I paid up to May 1st, when I had conti^ol of the receipts of T P Ry. $11,000, without detriment to the road or its creditors. Tliis left $94,750.89. Of this amount $25,000 is due from Decembe 1st, 1874, to July 1st, 1875, and is amounts I settled with T 5: P paper in June, 1874, ?md carried it forward, 6, 9 and 12 months, so that it actua'ly leaves $69,750,09 as the araount T & P took care of, from May 1st to Nov. 1, 1874, and ti.is amount is included in the follow ing items. Work done by T & P but charged to Construction Dcpartmant ---------------- $18,509,56 Material, transported on T & P at 5^ per ton per mile 8,833.37. Expenditure on Trans, Continental Division 2,084.06. Total ^9^4267^^ - Leaving as the actual amount paid from May 1st to December Ist, 1874, $40,224.10 - $17,958 of this amount appears to be pay rolls and voucliers of the operating department of ti.e line froom Sherman to Brookston which appears to be paid May 31st, the day I turned over that line to the T & P Co, althour.i it had beer run as part of the T ^ P for several months, previous and the reeeipts I had supposed very ndarly equaled the expenditures. I have analyzed the statement in round figures, so that you can have thes. before you pending a detailec statement. $72000 of the charges against ti.o Construction Departme: t and Which goes to make up this amount is for work on cars, tiie mateiral for which was turned over to the T 4 P Ry, Co, by tJ.e California and Texas Ry, Construction Co. although the labor and material in cars was turned back and charged to the Construction Depariiment of T & P By. hence if this item was taken out of the constructi-^n department, or if the construction Dopartmont was give ' credit for'..h- cars turned out,it would reduce the total of Mr. Ma.il* s statement that much and of oourso would make a very different showing. On this amount of $72,000, he credits '54,000 for material but 1 think a detailed statement of that material will be found to be superstructure, not used in shops or cars but mostly furnished after Kay 31st, the date his charge of $""'2,000 '^nds. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, C.E. can have thes. $72000 credits '54,000 for material but 119 Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nov. 21, 1874. P. S. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir; I enclose Mr. Zearing's letter. You understand Tffully the circumstances of the contract with them. This is money that was due then for work done form Nov. 1st up to the time of the completion of the road to Texarkana. It was done upon the personal promise o^* yourself, myself a/.d a telegram from Nr. Wallace. Th^se men are carrying for the company some $30,000 and in addition to what is owing them they . ave carried some $10,000 that has been paid out to ti.em in driblets by me up to May 31st and they 'were promised this money long ago. When I let the work west of Dallas, I made agreements with them, knowing that the company was able to fulfil M.em if they desired. Why it does not fulfil tiiem I think I am entitled to know. Their earnings are over $100,00' per month and I do not think there is anybody on their books with an open account running as long as this has run. It seems to me that the policy of the Texas and Pacific 'would be to help those wl.o have helped" tliem and not to do all they can towards crushing them out. You see what Mr. Zearing says in his letter that Noble claims not to pay because it is a construction company debt. Because I happen to be absent from Texas attending '.o matters that are of more importance to the company, it seems to me that an extra effort should be made t>y those in power there to carry out my agreements. If Mr. Noble has not paid them by the arrival of this letter, I desire to have it laid before Mr. Scott and to have an explanation asked why it is not paid. If there are any reasons which I do not kno'w I think I am entitled to be informed of theu.. There appears to be an idea existing in Texas that the debts of the construction Department are not legitimate debts of the Company. No d'^bt lias been contracted by the construction department except upon the Joint orders of the officials of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co. and those of tJ.e California and Texas Railway Construction Co. You know how particular I was after Nov. Ist not to move until I had both these orders. It seems to me tliat the officers in Texas sho'.-ld be gi en to understand that there are no two interests in the company; the intei'-est is one, and t..ey are there for the purpose of protecting it. When in Texas I sacrificed everyt.iing for the nurposo of protecting the credit of tiie Texas and Pacific but in doing it I never saw any necessity for Injuring the crelit of tl.e other two companies. Respectfully, G. M. Dodge,c.E. Washington, D.C. December 4, 1874. Col. Thomas A. Scott, Dear SirL I received yours containing the bills and Memorial this monring. , Are you under such oMigations that the last section relating to the Louisiana roads must be put in? If you ore not, that section should be left off. The cleaner the bill is left, as applying directly to the Texas and Pacific, ti:e stronger it v/ill be. If Louisiana .;as strength enough to put that section on, then we car. have no objections to it, but it appears to me that we shoi:ld not favor it. On receipt of this, pleas-^ wire me if I may cut it off. Of course, I do not know wlio.t your obligations are but I do not think it policy to ask Wheeler to introduce the bill. I think it shuld be introduced by Houghton of California, or some person along the line of the road. If we get Wheeler to advocate it, when the time xomes, it will be as much as I expect. I sl.all put it in houghton's hands, as he is on the ComRittee on Pacific railroad. I shall try to see you Monday or Tuesday in Baltimore. Very trully yours, G. M. Dodge. 123 7Se Washington, D. C. Dec. 9, 1874. Sidney Dillon, Pres. U.P.R,' . Dear Sir: I have 1:een absent nearly a week and did not get your letter until after the report was filed. I saw Wilson and talked to him about the matter. I do not think any a otion will be taken in the direction of which you speak. If there is, a complete answer to the whole thing would be t};e filing with the Secretary of the Interior, an official letter from ^GU, with your instructions to Mr. Clark. That would shov/ that yor had- fully complied with the recommendations of the Commission. Wilson says that tl;e letter to Clark is full and explicit and so far as autl.ority to be given, is all that would be required but he says Clark never acts under it. The Covernmnet directors think that there should be out there something similar to what there is on the B & M and on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific roads; viz; a man whose duty it should be to work up the business of that country, wnilst the President and Directors should look a'fter the General policy and finances of the company. I do not think his idea is to take any power from the President or the a thorities,east but that there should be a man tiiere, who is interested in the concernand in whom the authori ties have perfect confidence, to take up the question of business and work boldly for the trade of the country without being obliged to refer all these matters east. The report, especially that portion of tt referring to what has been done in the building of the road will have a strong influence all over the country. That portion of it is a boli square statement of tiio matter and will darry weight when it is made public. It gives us an opportunity to break down prejudice, and refute the lies that have been told about us and in my opinion, paves the way ror us at some time not far distant to get rid of the Government lien. I labored hard with Wilson on this part of the rep-^rt before he made it and I thirJc it carried out the views of youraelf and Mr. Gould. If Mr, Gould would take this part of the report and have it printed in the ^ew York Tribune and other N.Y. papers of wl ich he has control, at the proper time, yoi have no idea of the influence it would exert in that direction. Mr. Ghandler ahowed me today your dispatch in relation to the bridge question. I went to the louse and put an end to that as you will see by the reports but this is confidential, so don't quote me. I have been throu h the Interior Department on our land matters. They are all right, patents are being i sued, &c. If you want anything done there let me know. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 125 December, 1874. W. Dec. 16, 1874. Dear Annie: I am right in the midst of a terrible struggle. li'ionday ¥r. Scott and myself were beofre the Seante Com.mittee and I cannot leave here before Congress adjournes a single day and must be back when it opens. We have a very large force here from all pi rts of north and south that has to be seen and handled daily. I went out and bought the jet and ties. You are so indefinite. i got such ties as are worn here asked the storekeeper. You did not say what color. Write exactly what you want. If you dont like them give them away and I will get others. Tell me just what you want in jet and in ties. I wrote Ella and sent a postal. Have not had a word from either Ella or Lettie and dont know where they latter is. Mr. Bond went to Texas to close up there and I hope he will do it good and strong. I send in this Wast— Bill. Have not seen anyone here Have called on no one. Dined once with Allison's wife and Mrs. Grimes and seen Senator Baldwin once. I dont get a - from 10 Ave. until midnight nor will I as long as I am here. I get no p^ ers from! hoirie, h&ve not seen a Nonpariel or any other. V/hat is a Phantemiparty? Write me about it. Everything here^Investigation. Cabby, Kings and reports in one city of white * * Ocean. . Write me about Little Annie in the Contata, send a paper and tell HjO what she did etc, etc. All such things are news to me, I write this with a room full and all talking and questioning. If you see anything in Press, Chicago or any other send it to me. F. Palmer is here trying to wade through with his paper. Wilson is here etc. x.xn . amount of abuse and probably more than I am entitled to however I will stand up this once until I see darkness or then ^he could -1 leave. • ^-ddy to remain until Mr. Bond got there and at ♦ .V, the P Capital at which ^ everybody Continental who has Tea a Party dollar tonight to give or can tomorrow go and see the sights. Kellogg and Troupe are here now,they say slim .1X1 see in the papers. Davanport is here. And all this you Ocean. Washington, D, C. Dec. 19, 1874. Col, T],omas A., Scott, My dear Sir: The Chairman of the Senate Conmittee thinks from the developments of yesterday that vre should have prepared imrasdiatel;- for the use of the Sub-committee a financial statement of the Con struction Co. and of the T & P Ry. Co. I could make up these statement here but? prefer that they should come from headquarters. , I suppose they '.rant to get from it in contra dtstt»H.ction to the northern Pacific, the fact that the ten millions that you spoke of in your speech went into the road. They also want a statement of tl.e financial condition of the Texas and Pacific Ry. Co, I have the detailed statement of expenditures in Philadelphia and Texas as shovm by the Philadelphia and Marshall books of C9,235,574,10. This I can divide up so as to make a very favorable showing. The statement should also show what goes to make up the balance of the ten millions, I enclose report mada hy the Northern Pacific people on the questions asked t..em. Whilst I would not follow this report, still I think 1 wo-.?ld cover these points in a different way. Very respectfully, G. M, Dodge, * fl k J |!# f'- 3^ 'id (jd 1 1 • ' |\; '■3 i 1L'/ 1 b It , k 1 129 Waehin-^ton, D.G .December 20, 18V4. p: S. V.P., ^ ; • . Marshall, Texas. . DearSir: ■ I was a Good deal surprised at the Roots % Hunson claim thiit sent have heard very nuich from Texas within the "last week that has surpstised me. I am certain none pf us were aware how bad matters were. Mr. Eddy wrote me a lonr^ letter on th-^ 15th. I wrote, him today to consult you about everything and present all matters to you, indifferent and I hope you will probe everything to the bottom. I do liOt care how severe they are on me, or on my administra tion, if they will only present facts so I can see them and answer them, if they require it. The entire account of the construction department is kept by Mii Mahl siiOuld be cliecked up and examinee closely. I iiave never been able to get a complete statement from hini. I only knov; of transactions made up to the time I left and since tiaat time of those made by Mr. Washburn. There is no reason why any account, claim or anything else should not have been taken care of and dispos'^d of if acted upon by friendly hands. If tl.ey have not been settled but have been referred and staved off and thus made uel for future trouble and litigation, I do not propose to be held responsible. I understand so fully and I believe yoi: will see as plainly t' e animus of all attacks upon either company anr; all gossip in relation to them that I have no comments to make. Mr. Eddy who had charge of one portion of my work and Mr. Hayes, who had charge of anotiier and each of whom Is thoroughly posted in his own department and Mr. ^ddy pretty tl-oroughly in all departments there are in Texas, Do not hesitate to call them to accovktit promptly and fully for anything that yon see that you cannot understand that needs explanation. T think they can gi'e It to you completely and satisfactorially. The Senate OOHuaittee met Friday and had a long discussion concluded to appoint a sub-commit tee to woi-k dr.ring the holidays. Tlie south imilt and have a good many hitches, find a good deal of fault and make a great many points a'^out the bill. Unless they come square to the scratch; after the Pacific mail question is over, I sljall state pretty frankly my opinion. The Democrats of the south still JiOve tl:e policy question before them and have gone home without deciding it. 1 think, howe or, they have an understanding to go to gether. I notice that our earnings are very large; it seems to me that our expenses should bo cut down under these earnings to about 65^ but yoi: are on the ground and can tell beat. I hope before you leave that everybody there will bo impressed with the fact tact ve have too much aonoy invested in Texas to allow any prejudices, friendships or enmity to interfere with its being bully and completely taken care of. When I left there 1 expected and had a right to expect that anything that arose in connection with my administration that required explanation would have been sent to me before and counte nance and approval should be given to any charge or comi^liant by anyone not fully posted in regard to it. No person can succeed in charge of our property in Texas who does not administer it upon this broad basis.- Tbi"'^ done, it will soon Gi"^s our emrloyees to M , i understand that they hold thir positions and will remain connected^ with the road from merit alone, and not from any Gossip or prejudice that they can create, for or against, any interest. I'" have no doubt that whilst you are there yoi' will be able,-t/o- Settle any of our old matters that come up. If we could "et rid of thc-hundreds *^h'of small bills under'JSOO and thfe time Checks, it wouldlbe a great 'help to us.' Get" thenr oxit - of the way and there'' i,s noj-hipg'f or anyone to complain of. : f , • i - ■ • • ■ ' .h. • 1 ■ ~ Cmw , V :■ n Very truly, yours*, • i rr» tr--'- v- ■ ' p. K. Podge, T \ T ' • . , rvv. 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T tp.fn*vsixc> T '■"I" ..t 4lrX'I ijiiNif 3-il3 y ^'>r 1- : , .?f> i'oJja>v> .v : .. f». - (p !J tn.o' ' ■ ' ar<3a/ / ? r-- . ,,v t »,|, . . .. .M4c.l.nX,*P UOhlLfr. . C- - a,' ,"-,T4 ^ -f . .-j.t/i., . ' ,rPVfi-,,.tn .ipyfd^ij'jh ;.ta -Yt''' » ■•'- ' >ffa jiofc'T-;-% :dl , : ' V #. i** ,. ' * . . ' Ai » M ' « ■ iM .'U ';e*4ivh:. .irr . i 'rv. . ■ 1 -b/- 'i,! PVi , .I 131 December, 1874. Washington, Dec. 21, 1874. Dear Annie: The Conanittee of "Senate that we have been to work on voted today to hold over during the recess and keep to work on our Bill which unless they change Monday will hold me here. I sent by express two for and children and have here which i shall start Monday a present for you, one for Jule that I was going to take with me. I dont believe I could get home anything that I should buy and so will not fill your last order for i^ate. Will try to find the two books you want to. I get no Bluffs papers so hear nothing from Texas. I get plenty of complaints, it looks as though Noble and his crowd were doing anything but good. -Bond is down there now and hope will straigh ten things out. Unless matters look more favorable here after recess I shall abandon the fight. There is no vim to the south they dont want to succeed except to the Government and wren they get that I fear we will have trouble. I am busy morning and night and see no one but our own people. It is said to be gay. Have not even seen the iUng yet, though he has been toaded all over the country and received by Grant, Congress, etc. etc. The great scandle here now is "Pacific" mail a kind of second "Credit" Mobiler but today "Irwin" refused to answer and now comes the ViA of war. I shall be so disapointed if 1 do not get to see the children. They will be at home hoping to meet me but canot help'.it. I shall telegraph i*^onday or Tuesday, as soc.n as hear the result. If i stay after the recess or after Committee makes their report will let you know and you can coirie down if you desire to, but it seems to m^e that it would be lonely with no one to go out,day and night my time is taken and 1 have not yet seen a day or evening I could spend away from my work. Very few members have their wives here now. Senators are Generally located here and society is more of a city society than it ^sed to be. Have not called on Gen. Bristow or his wife and am almost ashamed to now. Kiss the children and write me all about Christmas, Truly, Ocean. 133 ^^ashington, D. C. DeceF.ber 22, 1874. John'- T. Baldwin, Esq., Dear Sir: I called -upon Mr, Knox, Comptroler of the currencey with a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury and thoroughly dis cussed the consolidation with him. He says vve could not use both names without an act of Congress authorizing it, but we can consolidate or liquidate the stock-holders, of both banks being willing without any aid from Congress, He also says that he would not allow any other bank started in the place to use the name of the liquidated or consolidated ^^anks, which accomplishes what you desire. The Comptroller also thinks that after liquidation or consolidation, the remaining bank would get all the business by proper notice to its correspondents. Wliile you are traveling around, work up a sentiment in relation to Government aiding the industries of the country, especially through McDills districi. or anjrwhere in Iowa, The Iowa delegation seems to think their people are all against it. Tergr truly yours, G. M. Dodge. ■ Vlilr iM' 135 Washington, D. C. Dec. 25, 1874. E. H, Rollins, Dear Sir: i r;rote Mr, Dillon in relation to paj^ment of the $10 II. debt of California Central R.R. to the Pacific National Bank. I understood that the Union Pacific guaranteed the payemtn of that date or would take it up. Mr. Dillon says in answer that the matter lies withi you. Please let me know about it. We have carried the debt about as long as we can. ^ Very truly yburs, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. 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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - Texas & Pacific Railway - 1874-1879, Book 9 Texas & Pacific Record. Director of Union Pacific Railway. Report as Chief Engineer of Texas Pacific Railway. Letters from Europe. Index to Book 9 included. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. 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