1 20 3 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/018fe12129e17b0a7955893ff6b01397.pdf e21fd9f9f7bbd1f196bcd306de0a138a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs City Directories Description An account of the resource Historic Polk city directories of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868- Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-1885 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- Directories. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 659.1 C-C832 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Herald Printing Company 1884 1885 addresses buildings businesses directory houses https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/0aca7e7e74e94d0d7aa545876522883f.pdf 1c60dda5fd9e6e0701ccddc37a58b0e5 PDF Text Text DATA CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED For Ready Reference in the Preparation of a Biography of GRENVILLE MELLEN DODGE. President of Sundry Railroad & Construction Companies. Late Chief Engineer Union Pacific and Texas Pacific Railroad Companies, ^iEMBER OF CONGRESS, MAJOR GENERAL in the Tar for the Preservation of the Union. BOOK 11. Building of Southwest System of Railways and and other Railroads. Legislation Relating to Iowa Railroads . Unxon Pacific Bridge. Settlement of Secret Service Account with G. M. Dodge and Government. Death of H. M. Hoxie - General John A. Logan, N. E. Dawson Report on General Logan. s Report Presidential of Battle Campaign of Atlanta. Blaine & Cleveland. | ..jB 1884 - 5 - 6 - 7. The-officers of the Ft, Worth and Denver City railroad for the year 1884 were as follows: Morgan Jones,President. Jti v' '/O T. W. Piersoll, Vloe President, ,, . J. T. Gran or, Treasiirer, t , f-oo" 1'' t\ noJ W. A. Ross, Secretary, tr . tuQ'^ C. L.Frost, General Superintendent. My reaons for building the Ft. Worth and Denver City road nearly all tlie way from Wichita Falls to Trinidad through an undev eloped and unknown country were on account-of my knowledge of the country, which I had traveled over. It was now used almost entirely as a pasture and the staked plains were considered too higl. arf altitude for agricultujiax purposes. The country through Nev/ Mexico was virtually nothing but a pasture devoted to slieep, but no one can travel through than country, as I have, but what would be impressed with the topography and the prettineess of the land-scape, starting fro;,. Ft. Worth. After passing through a small skirt of the "gr^s timber between Pt, '7orth and Decatur, you come into a beautiful prairie country gently undulating and wit): a fertile soil. This beautiful land extends for hundreds of miles to the upper edge of the Pan Handle, and for years has been comparatively undeveloped for want of transportation facilities. The advent of the Ft. Worth and Denver road through that rich belt, had worked an epoch in its history. As soon as we commenced building, the people commenced flocking in and the rich lands were being rapidly Settled up. The greatest bar to om'gration, are the large, enclosed p««tures of the rich stock-men. TJie Capital pasture was 115 miles through on the lino of the proposed Ft. Worth and Denver City road, B11301 s. 1 ^ ' fc-' f ' "■ v.| 'j:n but we considered that as the land Advanced in value, it would be to the interest of these owners to break up their"pas1;ures and- sell them out in small farr;^, and it was'our opinions-that Northwest Texas would become a garden spot Of the State. The towns of Decatur, Bowie in Montague Country, 'Henrietta in Clay County, Wichita Falls in Wicliita County, were the only settlements of any important. There was a small settlement on the Canadian river called Tascosa, so t at virtually we were building 500 miles of road "in an unoccupied country, 3C0 miles of it on an elevation-^of the'staked plains. A person traveling thfough the country today finds it so'-fully occupied that the railroad ti!at •commenced earning $2,000 per mile'gross 'is now earning from Eight to ten thousand dollars per mile per year gro J .LV:- ft . iiflri. . . ■ yvfV'- . hianK ^ « " ItI- ; Hw* fSiv ufcrrx/ t •.f)« ^ 'S fvl "Jo l.t5<rift,.'Lia -r ' ' " -i V.jV i j'. .JM ffhv 9l " ' i lU'l m.-'op . ^ {jrv r. ■ i4ooXl br&nr I 'h.i •f .f-.ftjrfnr. Oi-jT , -id, . . . t ' • 'v- V .'lir/nar^ .4»ae , " , - >' vJn itol A 'aiih* •vf' 1 . mfiu]' . ,,b* h ■ ''>■ ' After the Qlectipn,.in New Yorkj B\aine made the following statement.: ■ " " - • - * — o • , ' : r "From the first I had no -other desire than that-'a .fair c-o'unt should be made, find, so far as I am personally concprned, I would be content with either result—^^success would not elate me and defeat "woul^d not depress me. I liye.d too near the Presidency in 1881 and have too keen a Sense of its burdens, ,it3 embarrassments and its perils to be .' unduly anxious for" the office." ' . - ■ . , , ^ ^ : /' Mr. Blaine considered that the vote from the Irrdep.endent - - Republican of New York: was one of the man causes for t.he loss of New York. He also thOuglit that ti-e remark of Dr. Burcliard, which; was quoted everin.vhere to his prejudice, drove from him the Irish.i vote which was naturally his. , " -- There is but one comment on Mr. Elaine's flefeat. He made a 'gallant and brilliant fight. Millions^of•freemen voted against him, huntipeds'Of thousands labored and r.chetted ^and contrived to '^ompass his oWrtlirow, A sooj^re of the most distinguished and influential Repub- • lie an Journals in the' country and many scores of Republican leaddrs frdat-'tih»l»*pa*6y and lent their effort's and their example to ' the cause of thd DdrSocraoy, NevSir before in the history of our 'politics was the a presidential candidate so terrihlyliandicapped for his race, by his personal and official record, by the bitter aniraoaitieS of powerful men within liis party; hy the Independent movement; by the ProhiT.'ition movajtasnt; by the mischievous folly oT such friends as Rev, 'Orchard; by every conceivable element of weakness. and the personal antagonism of Roscoe Conkling, Pacing all this v/as l.onestly elected, hut through the cowardice of his friends and ■ >■'* himself, failed to make the contest to maintain his election. He '■ 'was deterred from this by the dispatches he got from Nev/ York, especially fromThitelcck Reed, claiming it would make such an r upheaval and panic and showing the bitter fee.ling in New York, which finally made him over rule the advice of his managing'conmittee. General John A. Logan of Illinois, ,was on the' ticket with: Mr, Elaine for Vice President. Hi .popularity in the 'Jest held that country. It was a great disappointment to the soldiers that he was not elected. Logan thought tliat a contest should be made to main tain thelT electi.'n blrt of course the decision of Elaine .controlled him.' ' 01' - r--" ' \ r be.' " Ever since the Civil Tar, theu?e had' been' a great controversy as to the .question »a>a-to what Grant intended when .ordered Logan ^ 'to Nashville,' when he^atarted t-o go th^re 'himself to take comearnd, and , ' aleo ordered me from St. Louis to go there,' and when we reaclaed •Jif Nashville the battle was on and neither of them wont any farther. I suppose his desire for me to go there was to command the troops I had sent from my department,- but my presenfce. was certainly not necessary because the troops wei*0 commanded by a .very efficient officer. General A. J. Smith, who had oommanded the right wing of. the 16tl. A.C. a- long time.' ■ : n- ,V"i . I il ' On February 1884,' Gen'eral Grants'battled this "question by the following letter to General Eogan: ' ' H'uai';; V' During the year 1884 there was the great Presidentiil campaign of Blaine and Clevelanc. I took a great interest in this caxpaign. Mr. Clarkson from Iowa was the Republican National Coimr^itteeman from Iowa and was a member of the Executive Committee of seven which conducted the Republican campaign, . . At the electin in November, Blaine was honestly elected and it 4 ^ was through the advise of Whit61aw Reed of the Tribune that made Blaine give up the fight, while Clarkson, myself and others sent protests to him, tellin'^ him not to do so as he was legally elected. The whole thing was turned on the election in Nev/ Yorlc, Blaine had 3700 more legal votes in that State than Cleveland, but the Democratic party counted over 700 Butler votes for ClevQland and committed great frauds at Coney Island, returning a majority for Clevolanc!. This investigation of the matter has since been fully settled by the fx^auds at Coney Island and A the men who committed them were sent to the State prison, Mr, Jay Gould took a great interest in this fight and his name was not helpful to it. After the election crowds marched up and down the street denouncing Jay Gould, which frightened a good many but the police were able to hold them in check. The best statement in relation to this election was made by Clarkson on November 19, 1884 to the Chicago Tribune and is to be found in scrap-book 10, page 11. John Kelly of Hew York was oppoaed to Cleveland and had made arrangements with the Republican party to turn over a large democratic vote in New York City to Blaine but Burnes wiio was chief of police or chief of the detective force, I forget which, was a personal friend of mine and he came to me two or three times hefore the election and ' told me that Kelly was ""oing to throw us down--that he had been seen. I went to the head-quarters and made it knowfT to Clarkson and others and while they did not helieve it and had no means of really proving t it, the results of the election showed that Kelly did not deliver the votes he had a'-reed to; w'lether it was because he coi/ldn't or whether he had been induced not to has n6ver been determined. ■ • -if '• ■■ J . -JV . '^JT-n-yr gam 9d M or. ^ Hld ■■ - .1 ' . ) T u* nal/0#Jrt mdi 9im yil .i ejfp tr.f. 'viu/w*l9 14is^ jr - ' i'T cu" a-.J ijXXai ki«^ ori.i; a' aija-nwJJjeiF • I i' ■' :■■$ »*i ■ - . . i . . •/ * ; , A,|/ tM. ^iijtaf. • imQj briiijiMr ■ \.;i ' t.i i'v ' i.*4 Hi ifttfmJrtl jaci-j # < ej of ^r> .I'f n-irh i'fr* *;■ ' 9Mmtt - . ' W1:A ..fi c.; d a*tj j£fr,\y»«it« hocf^ • ..r-i >,- ,'jiWm . I*. 'it 04 tUSi» woilo , . ■ V . *' r.; ■" fthA:, cr- *;i, .' .-.h'l./ani irrMf etU ,CX "taibjawot ..;r %r I»1 ,: r ff ertsr-i lrlNlir?^k,ii»h oT**! tt 'uii rMKaJt.iwqaW « .iJ " 10 8«» .» .W vJlQ nt «u*e' h-«r..-r •- , .-1 1- • . T uo . .. wlkT^Mi^ New York City, January 2, 1884. Morgan Jones, Esq., President, Fr. Worth. Dear Sir: I am in receixit of your letter of Dec. 28th. I have heard a. great deal about the coal near Bowie and have had it partially examined. I think the best plan is for you to make the arrangements there yourself and thoroughly test it. I am willing to pay ■tfSOO to do this but before we do any work there you should have options giving us full control of the property so that if we made any discoveries we would not have to pay an exoroitant price for the land. I am perfectly will ing to take your judgement in this matter and niake any ex penditure of this kind which you think would be beneficial to the Go. Mr. Soeley has been here and I have had a long talk with him. He is vei-y desirous of running the road or obtaining some interest in it. I do not want them to build up into that country north west of Fort Worth and I believe that if you talk with them they .can be kept from doing so. They can cer tainly make arrangements with us by which they can do better than by building. The stone quarry of which I wrote you is only two miles from the road, west of Sunset, and I have been told that it would take but little over a mile and a half of new track to reach it and that we could get control of it, so as to develop it as rapidly as we wished but oi course it would be better if we could fird a quarry right on the line of road. Does not the stratum. - of Hull's quarry cross the road somewhere? Wher-e is the quarry of which you write. Yours truly. G . M . Dodge, President. 9 m New York, January 2nd, 1884, Gen. Hamilton. Dear General: Your favor of the 27th of December sent to me at Counc"1 Bluffs as been forwarded to me here. I note your request for aid in obtaining a pos't-'on for your son and shall be very glad to do so as f ar as lies in my power. I am not at present in railroading business and am only very slightly interested in them though I know a good many of the officers. Has your son had any experience in railroading; if so, in what departments? It is almost impossible bb obtain positions in running roads for inexperienced men and it will be difficult to find him at once a suitable position or one which he would be likely to a ccept, but if you will write me more fully and particulary what his business experence has been, it may be that through the officers of some of our roads I can find something for him to do, I often think of our old times together and events occurring then seem to me now more like a dream than reality. I have seen the TifQ_p fought over so many times since it closed and so many things have come up which I never dreamed of that I am almost convinced that T knew nothing about it. My family has grown up and two of my daughters have marri ed. Mrs. ""odge is an invalid and has been so for a year past. She is now in the south anc. T have a letter from here today from which I learn th that she is somewhat better. We all remember you and have often spoken about you and they will be glad to know that you remember them. Please accept the compliments of the season and my kindest regards. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. ■ ,1884. 'ilkinsonville , ('•Vorcester ,Co .) I/iass. Hon'l Grenville . Dodge, Dear Sir: I address you at this time to know what Dodge City, Kansas was named for (whether it was for yourself or the late A. G. Dodge of Burlington, Iowa' or his father the late Henry Dodge. I have two sons at Raton, New Mexico, they are emijloyed by the Atkinson Topeka and Santa Fee R. R. Company at Raton Station just over the line from Colorado. They passed by Dodge City, and we all feel a little interest which of the distinguished men above referred to that town was named for and if you will be so kind as to answer my question it will be a great favor. Tl:e late Honl. A. C.Dodge was at my house several days at the tin.e of meeting at. Salem, but not think ing ny sons might pass through that Town I did not think to ask in reference to that town. In '" isconsin lone town and village and county were named for Gen'l Henry Dodge, yet I am rather inclined to believe Dodge Gity, Kansas was not named after him, but yourself. I have seen several prominent menbers of the Dodge family and consulted them as to having another fanily gathering at Salem, Mass.this year or another year and thought it might be a very inter esting meeting and miuch more so than ;the first one we had. I sent you soiiie time last month a small pamphlet of the reprint of what I had accomplished in the Dodge ^'amily, and other Historical works. I do not know th!>t you received it. Sincerely yoiu's, Reuben K. Dodge. . h-, )y-' , t ^ ; . - ■ V 1 " i .5 ■ w ■w 195 broadway New York, Jan, 6, 1' '84. Messrs. Polk ?c Kubbell, Des Moines, Iowa, Gentlemen:- I am in receipt of yours of the 12th inst, and enclose herewith appointment of your Mr, Hubbell as Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, I understand that my action in making changes ^n the board at the recent stockholders meeting does not meet your approval. My whole action in this matter was taken olely at the advice of your Mr. Hubbell, given when he was last in New York to the effect that it vTould be well for me to go into the Board and take personal charge of the operation of the road. If I had taken more thought in the case I might have made Mr. Hubbell Vice President but as Mr, Clarkson was going to remain interested with us I thought he would be of service to us as Vice President^ more so than any one else, or in any other way, I hope t.iat you gentlemen will look up this matter just exactly as it Has intended. Whatever I do witii the road, whether I extend it or sell it I expect to have your hearty cooperation, I do not intend to do any thing to cause you to change your interest in it or to prevents your aiding me in getting ray money out of it, I have no doubt whatever that if Mr, Clarkson thought that you objected to the action of the board or thought for a moment that it would be an injuy to me, he would at once resign the posit-'on. I \inderstand that his relations with you are perfectly harmonious. As to otiier matters mentioned in your letter I expect soon to make a trip west and when I see you in Des Iloines we will consider and decide upon them. Yours truly, G, M, Dodge. It- 15 8 195 Broadway New York, January 7, 1884. I'U.XC 'jnnf) Phil Clarkson, Des MoineS, Iowa. ^ ^ Dear Sir: I" clip from the copy of your paper received here today the enclosed article. I suppose you do ni>t desire to print anything but the exact facts in this case regardless of your friendly feelings toward the C. B. 0. and as this case happens to be so clear I desire to state it to you. There has never been any wish or desire to take from the Q by t the pool lines any of its rates, or any of its Nebraska business to which it is justly entitled. The pool lines simply demanded that the Q should treat them the same as the U.P. did. That is all. To show you just what that demand is T will give you an example At the town of Columbus, Nebraska, the Q and the U.P. divide the business 50^ going to each road. The 50^ taken by the U.P. goes to Omaha and is there turned over to the Iowa pool lines. The 50^ taken by the Q it carries to Chicago or to such point as it is destined crossing the river at Plattsmouth giving none of it to the Iowa pool lines. Bu tthe Q has a line to Council Bluffs and there goes into the Iowa pool and takes its 1/4 of the 50^ Which it turned over by th U.P. thus getting 5/8 of the 0olumbus freight leaving only the remainder to be divided among the pool lines. All that the Iowa pool ever asked was that at competitive points if the ^ took its share of all the business of the U.P. at CounCl Bluffs, it should turn in its 50^ nothing more. That is, the pool lines demanded of the Q that at all competitive po'nts with the U.P. the total business at such comp titive points should go into the Iowa pool if the Q desired to take out its full quarter of that pool. Is there anything unfair about this? The Iowa pool for the past year has been a pool merely in name. The Q has repeatedly violated all its agreements with that pool and has cut the rates at competitive points where it could get a load of freight. They may deny this but the proof of it is so positiv and it has been sliown so clearly that any person who is at all posted will not deny it. The facts above mentioned is one of the causes which induced the Iowa pool to enter into the tri-party agreement, if the Q now cuts a rate at any point the U.P. does not have to stand it all but only stands its l/c or l/s or its.equal share of whatever number of units there are in tlie pool. « Very truly yours, G. M. Ddge. ; ;"T. ».''x " v.'<11 New York, January 8, 1884, dear Clarkson: I notice in a recent article in the Register you get after f ■Medill of Chicago Trihune. It seems to me you do not hit just where ' ■ you should. IHe bases his reasons for being a free trader on a change of heart, and goes on to state that the prosperi'ty of" this, country is due to large crops and not to protection and further that the depression" of affa?rs is due to protection. Now,, in ,the very hext colTunh you. have an art-'cle on. Iowa and its credit wherein you say and Khow that, for the past three years the crops have been largely defic-'e Xoo' and that this is the case'over very nearly the whole ' ountry. . "Wliy t . ■ . • 't' X' ■ didn't" you take h'ra on that plea and show h^'m and the-people tha If prosperity comes from good crops then certainly the depression ^ .' ' fully accounted for by poor crops. His defense, of course,, is a ntl' very weak one. "We all know just .why he is a free trader. Tt is just \ _ . »'' ■ as potent here as it IS why a large proportion of the New York papers are free traders. "« • " ■ nJiif <: f>v» ' -yours truly,, i raJ Jiio jiB.i ;.>a« . £»•; ? 10 .w »ij Jta t hi.' . ■ - lo bflOX . rj/i .Jrt ojiw nooWA^ ,n*i . G. M. Dodge4 ti H t.nm -- 'rt . 1 -1|- . ' ; rn^ Jort Ilfr o.f if nutim oJ .. ."r-Cifht* dsf.iv Idi'i' '"'3 Vy* #«l»t n tslfO --on p iF t ". Phil Clarkson, Esq., ' n d\/ -*0 t\l ebrifi.r' j, . '■'o.Ti f-.ij nf irjA K.' f'tif lo iC'dniin Des Molnos, Iowa, rr^r ilXi' New York City, January 11th, 1884. Gen'l. G. M. Dodge, Prest. City, Dear Sir: This company owns a one-half interest in the Town sites on the line of the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway and the following brief report will show just the amount of acres owned at each point, together with the c©st of the same to the Company and there below the amount in goods"utalized from the sale of lost or property at each place, either in cash or notes or both, commencing from the first site north of Fort Worth and continuing north to Wichita Falls and beyond. Sale 107 Acres in a solid body owned unconditionally in fee simple and costing - - - - - - - - :t?538. Lots sold 60. Deficit or lost ii^478. Aurora. 100 Acres of land deeded to R E. Montgomery, Trustee on condition that one half the net proceeds from Sale of lots be paid to B. Mains the grantor. Proceeds from sale of lots :pl077.50 1/2 coming to this company 538.75 Cowen Unconditional deed to 21 acres of land costing - - 100 No lots sold. Alvord Unconditional deed to - - - ■ - - 97 1/2 acres Costing - - - - - - - - - - $487.50 Proceeds from sale of lots - - - - -2705. Profit 2217.50 Sunset Unconditional deed to 147 acres Costing - - - - - - - - - Proceeds from sale of lots Profit Bowie Unconditional deed to 100 acres. Costing - - - - - - - - Proceeds sale of lots - - - . "■rof it - 1087. ■ 4650. 356,3 . - 1176. - 14193. 13017. Baiievue Deed to 148 1/2 acres conditional that one half the net proceeds of sales be turned over to the grantor 1/2 Gross proceeds of sale -^460 Alma Unconditional deed to 40 acres Costing - - - - - - - - - - - - 145 No lots sold. Carlyle. The right to pui'chase-40 acres in square covering the siding at it's per acre from R. 1. Montgomery the owner of. the section. Vernon 100 acres donated by citizens there covering Depot grounds and which is the unconditional property of the company. I have not the date with me but I bought an additional tract sur rounding the town of Vermon at |3. per acre that I think con tains some 540 acres. The best portion of this property has be^n sold and the cream, taken and from now on sales will be apt to languish, as the best has been already selected. You will understand that the Texas Town Site Co. owns a one half interest in the net proceeds arising from these sales, and also that nearly all sales are made for only one-third cash, so that by far the greater portion of the above profits consist in vendors lien notes and not in cash. This Company also hss o5/l00 interest in the town-site of Wichita Falls, but this will be made the subject of another communication. This Company has in addition to the above and not owned in connection with the "Texas Town Site Co." 73 acres of improved land near Fort Worth that cost -^20. per acre, but it was bought to settle an ugly right of way claim and is badly cut up by the Railway, and I have been unable to even sell it for $15 per acre. This report is up to December 1st last, and since that time I have stopped sale of lots at Bowie until I returned, but sales are in progress at other points. Respectfully, (Signed) R. E, Montgomery, G. T. L. A. (. V. New York, January 16, 1084. N. C. Ridenour, Esq., Clarinda, Iowa. My dear Sir: I am in receipt of your favor of the 14th instant . I think Col. Kinsman's body should be taknn to Counc-* 1 Bluffs anc buried there. He enlisted there in the Fourth Iowa Infantry and went out under me from that place and became Captain of Company B before he was promoted to the command of the 23rd regiment. He v^as with me at the battle of Pea Ridge and distinguished h'mself there holding the mountain to our extreme left. If the legislature proposesto take action in the matter, I have no objection. It is a very propert thing for them to do. I happened to see your article and was astonished to learn the facts, I supposed his body had been laying south only because there was no one who felt disposed to take it north. As I wrote you I am ready to do whatever his friends and the members of his regiment decide upon. He should be taken to Council Bluffs and a monument raised over his remains. It would be a very facreful act for the state of Iowa bo do this through the Legislature but if they don't do it his comrades should. Kinsman was my warm and particular friend from the time he came to Council Bluffs until he left me after Pea Ridge. I knew him v;-ell socially and as a citizen, politician and soldier. Yours truly, G. II. Dodge. New York City, January 23d, 1884. Morgan Jones, Esq., President, Fort Worth. Eeqr Sii-: I am in receipt of yours of 18th inst. It wil] be impossible for me to get down to Texas as long as financial matters remain in such an unsettled condition. I have a great desire to construct fifty or seventyfive miles of additional road during the coming summer, and if you can arrange to form a syndicate that would be willing to take our bonds and do the work I should be glad to have you doso. The road should be built very cheaply and it would be only a question of holding the bonds a short time. I approve of every thing you do there for the sake of economy. You are there as president oi the Company, and I want you to act as such. Of course I want to avoid any friction with Mr. Frost,still we must look out for the road and its bond and stock holkers. This is the great object. I know Frost is inclined to be a little extravagant, and to build up a railroad reputation but this we cannot afford. He has handled the road so far* in a very satisfact ory manner and I have no fault to find only I have no doubt he has done things which he would not have done had I been there on the ground to consult with him. You must talk right out and-say what you think about matters and especially cut down expenditures whenever you think them unnecessary or extravagant. Frost talked with me when he was here about machinery for the round house and said that it would cost less money to operate it than he was now paying to the Missouri Pacific for doing his work and could also get a considerable amount of City or outside work to help pay expenses. I told him I would take the subject under consideration but have not written him about it since. I am disposed to go very slowly until we see what the crop in Texas and our next sumniers earnings are to be. I am glad you have started in to solve the coal question for if we find it near the road and in any quantity it will be of great aid to us. I have covered the buildings equipment, freight stored or in transit with about ^184,COO of Insurance, of which Mr. Frost will inform you the details. Let me hear from you fully and often. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge, President. *1 ■ ' / I'll. New York, January 24, 1884. Hon. William P. Frye, Washington, D. C. j' - •noU Dear r:- » ^ t" C' t ,_,X k I feel a great interest in the ratification of the treaty with Mexico, I have a very thorough knowledge of that coiontry and of the effects of such a treaty upon it and feel certain that its rat if icatior and adoption will be in every way beneficial to us. I under stand that some of the protectionists are against it. There is no greater protectionist than T am but I knov/ that the adopt''on of this treaty will be of great benefit to us. If you can do so consistently with your views, I wish you would aid its passage. . . • During hhe past two years T have spent a great deal of mOney in doing work in Mexico and have given.a great deal of attention to the d velopment-Of the country. T understand fully all the bearings of this question and know all the difficulties we have to.contend with « under the present system and firmly believe that theonly way to remedy them is bey the adoption of such a treaty as that now under considera tion by the Senate. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge. Nev^York January 24, 1884, , . n 'r Hon. Eugene Hale, .0 .rr j • ■ U. S. Senate, Wash-i.ngton, D. C. I am very much interested in the ratificat"on of the treaty with Mexico, Now under consideration "by the United States Senate, Of course my interests are in the west and southwest hut T think there are very few people who are better posted than myself regarding our business relat^'ons with mexico, and the difficulties undei which we labor in the present condition of affairs. It seems to me that there can be no mistlae in ratifying tin's treaty,' It may not be just righ in every particular but as it is its adoption .will prove to be a great benefit to the bunness interests of this country. You can have no idea of the development.that is going on in that country and when you remember that by next May at latest we will have a -^j^pough line of railway from New York to the city of Mexico and consider the difficr.lties tliat wiil be thrown around us in the trans action of business under the existing arrangement, you will see the necessity for some such agreement as this treaty provides, I know that you are a long distance away from the City of Mexico but I wish if you can make it consistent with your fiffleas of right you will do what you can to aid in the ratification of this * treaty. + , " I think the sugar interest-is mistaken in its views. I.certain ly would not wish to do that interest the slightest injury but in my opinion they are a good deal more scared than hurt. You will never hear 6f any injury to them if the treaty is adopted. I do not believe that free sugar from Mexico will ever hurt the State of Louisiana, Very respectfully. G. M. Dodge#'- X'i no f ^ ', New York, January 25, 1884. Hon. W. P. Kellogg, ' ■ TJ. S. House Representatives, * • ■ , / Washington, D. C. ' Dear Sir:- I am in rece^'pt of yours of yesterday making inqu'ry regardirg amount of stock Issued upon Texas & Paclf'c Railway and its relation to the bonds of the company. The stock Is ued upon the line of road averages but little- over $20,000 ;per mile. It covers the road, from New Orleans to El Paso over the Texas & Pacific main line and the New Oi?lenas Pacific division. On the latter division the stock comes next to the first mort gage bondd and this is the same case on the Rio Grande division. On what is known as the Eastern division extending from Texarkana to •Fort Worth there is an income and land grant bond ahead of the stock. The Idea has always been that the lands covered by our land grant from the State of Texas would from the proceeds of the^r sale eventually Wipe out the entire Issue of land Grant bond. In my opinion there is no question about the cheapness of the stock. Neither Mr. Gould nor any one else has ever advanced one dollar toward the "payment of Interest charges. The road has earned its interest. It has a great many sources of income outside of its earnings for Instance the Rio Grande division ownes all the town lots lying along it and the sales for the past year amounted to about $190,000 That Division has eamed its own Interest wi ohout depending upon the others. I have no doubt that during the coming year the road will make even a better showing than for the year past. You mu t reramber that about 900 miles of this road is new and there has to be a great deal done t it in the way of ballast and a great deal of equipment put upon It. We have th's year expended nearly $500, 00 for New equipment and it now has 155 locomotives and about 4000 cars and still it is unable to do all th business offered to it. Any person who buys this stock and holds it or lyys it away for two or three years will in my opinion make a great deal of money out of it. I know that during the past week Mr. Gould bought 10,000 shares of it and laid it away for keeps. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. 28 ■ • ; rl , ' irX ' New York, January 25, 1884. Gen. D. S. Stanley, _ t..1^ ■ ' ' '* •' • ' ' Santa Fe, New Mexico. »bov» Jr 4 :-b01UBn ouwo ,(T ,.'to4-"vhioflir My dear General:- .. . . . • •.f-t-'' od ' I am In receipt of your very welcome letter of January 6th which I have delayed answering until "I could see the powers that be. I • had the opportunity within the past few days to -speak to President Arthur in relation to the subject of your letter and found that he feels very kindly tov/ard you. T have been told by others that Gen. " Sheridan favored Merritt for the promotion but of that of course I canno speak definitely. You may rest assured that I shall gladly do anything I can for you. I am go-ng to Washington on the 5th of January and will then take time to see the Secretary of War and urge your claim and ^ also see Sheridan and talk with him about 1t. You certainly deserve the promotion both by reason of rank and long and continous service. ' « ' , . ' ; 1 n r • . '• I .11 u Very truly yours, ■ • . ■ t' *i, -.a- i ;j II® «. 0.^ ; x : ■ : 4 G. M. Dodg§^ • o$ eXi^ lnJ ortv, 1^. i ' duo v'jto.r 1o rnrtfe t 'Ami ftolfkiqo X® II'w ar-i... -lo owi omc.ii! 000,01 . h.'iwoxf eX( 0 .tfl Amnm .«>'xifh dr.Aj , oo.l T ,jf to • a"-*-!! lot goira uufpY , -h r / .n .1* IaC mh * f to . 'A '' 29 New York, January 30, 1884, N. C. Reidenour , Clarinda, Iowa. Dear Sir:- Replying to yours of recent date I enclose herewith passes for yourself and two Des Moines to Memphis with pass for Col. Kinsman's body on teturn. From Memphis you will probably have to take a steam boat to Vicksburg. I enclose also my check on Oilman, Son & Go, for $?00 which will probably cover your incidental expenses. You can make me a statement of them after you get through w^'th the business. Of course T will not set my wishes against thoseexpressed by Col. Kinsman and i am perfectly will'ng that his body should b laid wherever he expressed a desire to be bur^" ed but it seems to me very singular that he should bish to be buried at Des Moines while his home friends and place of enlistment were at Council Bluffs. Are you perfectly sure that he made the request attributed to him? I mention this because always in his talks with me v^h^lst he was'under me his ideas were entirely different. In them he always said that he deSired to be identity fed w^ th Western Iowa and 7/ith Council bluffs. He said this to me a great many times and in his enlistment, and even after he went into the 23d regiment ho always insisted on being carried on the rolls as from Council Bluffs. I would prefer to have you go after his remains rather than anyone else, and send the passes for yourself, the chaplain and your son as requested in your letter. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 31 ,4'10Y New York, January 31, 1884, Hon. John C. Brown, Washington, D. C. My dear Governor « I am in receipt of yours f yesterday from Washington. I am going over there on Sunday night. T do not know that I exactly udderstand to what agents you refer. We have now no agent there what ever except Wheelock, who is looking after our land grant * >1^ _ _ I- ^ "(-vV* 4/* 0^^o4"r»C5 ^Tv» there what ever except Wheelocic, wno is xooKin.r aiuer our lana ^/'anb a and Dr. Green who attends to telegraphic affairs. Mr. Painter, on behalf of the Buckbone road was attending to getting their matters thr through the Interior Department in which he was very suecessful. In fact, I do not think we could have gotten along without him. _ . > . _ . . ^ T_ . 1 ^ il n w 4* In fact, I do not think we could have gotten along without, him. I do not think he is now employed by any one unless it may be the U.P.Ry. Co. but my understanding is that Sherrall is their Agent. Are either of these the parties you refer to? Our policy has ben to make just as little show as possible and do what we can before the committees making our strong fight in the Senate, when I think we have some show but I do"not think we have much in the House where they seem to me to be almost crazy. The great power behind tliese attacks in Washington seems to be the"bears in Wall St. They are evidettly putting up the funds but if.they get their claws cut here I do not think we will hear much more from them there. . Just now they are making it very lively in-Washington more especially because, as I understandi t they have a great many mei ibers there short of stocks on the theory that everytm'ng was going to the devil. I am very much obliged to you for your letter and for your 'attention to matters in Washington. I hear that affairs on our Texas roads are going along more smoothly. I am glad to hear it and hope it is true. Very truly, *" •" G. M. Dodge. B31301 .32 i ,IS ^KiiiniiL M v: New York, January 31, 1884< Col, E. B. Wheelock, Willard's hotel, ' ' ' ^ ^ ^r■' Washington, D, „ My dear Sir; I am in receipt of yours of yesterday and fully note contents thereof, I delegate see you, I expect to leave-here for Washington on Sunday night as a to the Mississippi River Improvement ConventTon"and will have a letter from Gov, Bro^m in which he states that some of the agents of roads over there are objectionable, I do not know to whom he refers. Certainly we have now no agents there of any kind except Shellabarger and Wilson who are the regular Attorneys of the Union Pacific. Unless it is Sherrall, who represents the joint interests of the Union and Central Pacifis, It is possible that he may refer to Mr Painter who represents the backbone road in the L nd Office but he is doing nothing for any of our companies before Congi-ess, lie has done remarkably well on the land department'and I know that no one else could have, done there would he has done. I should like to know who are the other parties to whom Brown refers. It is-possible that there may be any amount of bummers there cla'ming to represent.some of our companies but if ^^^t they certainly have no authority from any officer so far as my infor^^ mation goes, I do not think we can expect anything from this congress. We cannot defeat any measure which they may have a m'nd to pass through the house. Our only hope is do the best we can in the.Senate. It is not likeJiy that any bill they would no* pass wodld stand long. Very truly, ' - G. M. Dodge, u t*:- ' - ' '*■ I 33 - ' New York, February 8, 1884. R. S. Haynes, Esq., St. Louis, Mo. Dear Sir:- While in Washington T saw Mr. James, the contractor for Louisiana Convict labor. He says his force of convicts will soon be at liberty and he would then like to get a contract for ballasting on the New Orleans division that would last him during the summer. He says that if an engine and cars were furnished liim he would be willing to put the ballast under the track, line it and put it in percect condition for 30 cts. per yard, which struck me as being a very reasonable offer. He says he has been subbing work fron, Rogers & Ballentyn and dealt directly with him they could save some money, t do not know any thing about the various questions involved but so far as T have seen his work, T know it to be good. He does not appear to know any of our pdople down there and asked me to write you this letter, but T really do not know whether you or Mr. Talmage is in QhArge of such matters. I can further say that Mr. James jas just completed ballasting the Mississippi Valley Railway on which he worked 150 convicts. He has about 600 more engaged upon the Tinsas levee which will be completed in three or four weeks. T wo ked a ood many of his convicts upon the New Orleans Pacific. Yours truly, G M. Dodge. Iittl. ut 35.1 New York City, Peby. 13, 1884 Hon. T. M. Gockrell, United States Senate, v;ashington, D. G. Dear Sir: I intended calling upon you while I was recently in Washington but the demands upon my time were so great that I was unable to do so. I went to the Senate to see you, but you were out. I desired to speak to you about our bill giving to the Fort Worth & Denver City Ry. Go. the right of way through the Indian Territory. We go so far west that our line through the Territory antagonizes no one. I think the Omaha bill is in the hands of Coke of Texas. The House bill is in the hands of Welbourn. It is a similar bill to that which ha^ been unaniDiouslyreported in favor of the . G. & S. F. Ry. Co. and we think that we are certainly entitled to the same privilege. Will you be kind enough to do what you consistently can to aid in the passage of this bill? Very truly yours, G. v.. Dodge. «';r , New York, February 13, 1884. General John W. Puller, Toledo, Ohio, ,frtO Dear Slr:- T am in rece-'pt of yours of the lltL inst. T have already done all I can for General Stanley . I think he is entitled to the promotion. T spoke to the esi dent regarding it. T have a suspicion and probably it is only a suspicion that Sheridan is pressing Merrill; ' however, Stanley has plenty of friends and does not need much pressing. * Everybody knows who h^ is and what he has done, b t if there is any way in which T can further aid him, T shall gladly do so, T have written Stanley to that effect, I am veryglad to hear from you and whenever you come to New i. York T hope you will drop in and wee me, Swayne is only two floors above me. Ho has turned from being a soldier and fighting for me to bein g a lawyer and trying to keep me out of trouble which T fear he has hard work to do. Very truly yours, o4 Bin • . f litUim G. M. Dodge. bA« iu ' . >111011 t mf:i mf:i hJhht hJhht T T .n 'if, . u.i. -.r eee f>0:ifXdfo JIM Jfnf ttlbci' Of. OriA JF ,;udi fs ifoijg iHid ^ f tnfiijt ; tol 'ntfWv « ot :l.iMeiAFnnor) iio| nmO "iraeX 'V-^ I eioF Jrtjifn JbmI boil oicnl .tikoX J 1>r/| T • nf lo Imt jnMXi o MwhwI eVM? Y nol ,iF -m* n#. rtoo 'ie.4«(|iiiifin "in jhu-omm m» *to|J»brroo ♦ V. '•"» Mfi frt tj fl'w ' itttjJitt ▼ CM nnOM mA 'f 'R'V -i M^bo^r .IX ' ;v' '' , ■*' r 1 '/ New York, Peburary 13, 1884. , .V a ioi XinentO Gen, U. S. Grant, .oMO , beloT New York City, •iJSf''! ' -'***•" te-fi" Dear General: . r .^4 . f. r T have been absent for some time past being in Washington looking after the Mexlca n treaty. T It seems to me that Its failure is due to the fact that the admini tratlon did not give it the attention that it deserved and that was promised it, I think owever from the outlook now that it is going to pass. We are certain of one more vote in its faver,whene the treaty • • , - came up Senator .'\111son was in Iowa and supposed he was but it seems that such was no. the case and I saw two or three tthers who voted against it who will, I think change the^r opinions. While in Washington T saw Pitkin of New Orleans, United States Marshall of Louisiana who is an applicant for the position of Minister to Mexico, He has very strong endorsements but itsweems that the President considers himself under proinose to you not to remove Morgan which stands in the way. There seems to be a pretty general desire to • * • see Pitkin appointed to the position, I told him I would come up and see you about it and intendend doing so today but am again obliged to leave the city^ Can you consistently do a ything for Pitkin? I was ilad to leam from Fred last night thtt you were improving for I have heard a great deal of anxiety expressed in regardto your condition on account of newspaper reports concerning it. As soon as T return I will come and see you, ^ Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. New York, Feb. 14, 18^4. Hon. John A. Lo£-a9, United States Senate, 'Jashincton, D. C. Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of the 11th, I have t'^ say that my response must he from memory entirely, haviny no data at hand to refer to. In regard to tlie order from you to yo to Louisville and Nasliville, for the purpose of relieving Gen. Thomas, I never thought of the lUQstion who should command the combined armiies of the Cumber land and the Ohio. I was simply dissatisfied with the slowness of Gen. Thorns' moving, and sent you out with orders to relieve him. No doubt if tJ:e order hqd been carried out tixe question would immediately have arisen as to who was entitled to the com>:^ined command, provided Pen. Schofield was senior in rank to you, which I do not know that he was. I know that his confirmation as a. major general took jilace long after yours, but I do not know the date of iiis commission. The question In that case, of the command of the whole, v/ould have been settled in a very few hours by the use of the telegraph, between Nashville and Wasl.ington. I was in Washington when you arrived in Louisville and telegraphed me that Gen, Thomas had moved, and as I remember the telegram, express ing gratification that he uod done so. I was then on my way to Nasliville myself, and remained over a day in Washington, hoping that Thomas might still move. Of course I was gratified when I learned tiiat he had moved because it vms a ve.iy delicate and xmplesant matter to remove a man of Gen. Thomas' character and standing before the country. Still I had urged I.im so lony to move that I had come to think it a duty. Of course. In sending you to relieve in Gen. Thomas, I meant no reflection whatever upon Gen. Schofield, who was commanding the Army of the Ohio because I thoug..t tx.at he had done very excellent service in pushing the entire force under Hood a few days 1 efore, some twenty-five miles south of Nashville. Very truly yours, U. 3. Grant." The fact that Schofield was second in command to Thomas, who was a very efficient soldier and whom Grant had great confidence in, it is evident that he expected that if Thomas was relieved, Scl)ofield would fall to the command. Goneral Craht cxp.luins lliis in a lottm^ to Gen eral follovo: 2^ Avlc- <>5--3^ 41 New York, February 15, 1884, E. J. Abbott, Esq., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of February 11th with enclosures cf copy of resolutions adopted by your post relating to the place of perma nent interment of the remains of Col. Kinsman of 23rd Iowa Regiment. In my my letter to Mr. Redinour, I requested that the body should be taken to Council Bluffs for burial and in answer to that letter he replied that he was Informed that it was the dying request of Col. Kins man that his body should at some future time be taken to Iowa and laid by the side of that of Col. Dewey. I replied asking if they were sure that such request that been made becuase the Colonel had often stated to me when we went into the service that it waa his wish to identify himself with western Towa and espc-'ally with Council Bluffs. Upon receipt of your letter and copy of resolutions adopted by your Post, I have wired Mr. Ridenour at Vicksburg again telling him that his remains should, in my opinion be taken to Council Bluffs wherd his home was and whence he went into the service. T do not, however, want to be placed in the position of taking Col. Kinsman's remains to Council Bluffs in the face of his personal re^Tiost to be buried by the side of Col. Dewey if it is ascertained beyond doubt that he made such a requeafc. If he did so there is certainly some evidence of it but in the lack of such indisputable evidence then he should be buried at Council Bluffs. I therefore suggest to you that you communicate with the old mem bers of the 23d regiment and of Kinsman's Post G.A.R. at Des Moines which I see has taken also official action in the matter and see if his place of burial cannot be amicalby arranr ed. ^ 43 ■ \ f' < New York, February 26, 1884. E. B. Wheelock, Esq., Washington, D. C. Sir** ~ T am in rece^'pt of your dispatch of this morning. I am not much disappointed as T told you last night what my Opinion was; and the inability of Barnum and his friends to do anything was very potent to me. The next thing to see about is to get the strongest possible presentation of the case in the minority report. It should be short, concise and right to the point. Consult Judge Payson Oats and Van Eaton and decide who shall draw it. I think probably_ it had better be drawn by Judge Payson as he can carry the Republican side of the House with him and Cats and Van Eaton, Democrtas, signing it will help divide the Democratic side, but T am fearful that the majority will put the bill through the house. I will consult Judge Dillon and see what he says about mandamus. Since writing the above T have seen Judge Dillo . who says that in his opinion t-he present is not the time to issue a mandamus. There will have to be some definite action of Congress beofre it should be asked for, therefore, he does not think it policy to apply for it just at this time and in this opinion I am inclined to agree with him. ^ . x ^ x -u t • If the right kind of a minority report is presented, I believe that with the united efforts of the three or four parties interested in these bills they can get be defeated in the house. I think the first move there should be to effect an organiza?^ tion of the people there who represent the roads whose interest are in danger, viz; the New Orleans Pacific, the Northern Pacific, the Atlantic and Pacific and the California Roads and you better immediately take steps to ascertain who the parties are who represent those companies (I mean the head men, no intermediates) and have an understanding among these chiefs to get the member of the House to hold together on a rate. A great deal of help can be given each to the other in this way. . I think you better have a statement of facts printed so that when the question comes up in the house a copy of it can be laid upon the desk of every men' er. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. New York, February 29, 1884. E. B. Wheelock, Esq., Washington, D. c. Dear S^'r:- Referring to the last clause of my eqrler letter of this date T thirilt a separa e statement should be made up for the use of the House, leaving ou all the names of parties ment^'oned in your statement befoBe the Committee. When v/e come upon the floor of the House we come I do not want to bring up the names of Col. Scott Mr. Gould or any one else connected with these enterprises. It only creates a prejudice which we are forced to overcome because they are looked upon as being at the head of great monopolies; therefore, make your statement short, concise and directly to the point. I would also leave out allusions to Mr. Lewis in latter part of your statement, stating merely the number of acres of this land that lies in his district and that of Mr. Blanchard and others and the population affected by each. I think you should also say in your statement that it was impossible for you to obtain the bu*Iding of this road except upon this land grant that before you could get it done you had to obtain the assignment of the grant and that upon the faith of the land grant and its assignment you were enabled to close the contract and get the road constructed. I would suggest also that in this statement you make a clange from the one prepared for the committee by omitting all after "and was so far successful" (page 2, line 20) down to and including "pledge T had made for them" (page 3, line 14) and insert in lieu thereof the follov/ing , "That the parties who were constructing the T. & P. Py. entered into writings to extend that line and construct the New Orleans Pacific road to New Orleans provided that the Land Grant of the N.O. B.p. & v. Ry Co. was to thf-m I Immediately took steps to secure the transfer of this land grant and succeeded. Contracts for the construction of the road were then immediately signed and it was rapidly pushed forward and was complete in 1882. Upon its completion the government of the United States accepted the road and issued orders for the issue of patents upon the land and there ha sbeen received by the company from the United States Government up to date a little over one million acres of land which the company has entered in accordance with the regulations of the land departments. I think, however, that it would be still better to get up a short, distinct statement that could be placed before the members of the House which as I have said before should be to the point and short, such a statement as everyone would read. the minority report should be ready so as to present it to house at the same time that the majority report is presented for I have no doubt but that Cobb will try to push the matter ir' the house. Truly, G. M. Dddge, New York, February 29, 1884, Hon. W, B. Allison, Washington, D. c. Dear Sij: T enclose herewith a newspaper clipping which if you r^^ad the New York evening papers you may have noticed. From it and similar articles in the other New York papers you will see that the gold and silver question is rapidly oaning to the front. I am informed that on Saturday all these banks will show a great loss of gold, the theory being that people are becoming frightened and drawing gold out of the banks to lay it away. My opinion is that it is a move of the bears; still I see that all these bank officers are moroseover this gold and silver question. It is really a matter of very great importance, t myself have very little faith in the financial ability of New Yorkers. They only look at one thing at a time. If you know it T would like to know Folger's position upon this question. When I was in Was: Ington you seemed to be very firm in your ideas that it did not amount to much and th"t the progress of events wuld cure it. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. ,7 j.rioY New York, March 6, 1884. Hon. J. F. Dillon, Avoaley's Hotel, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir:- ion'if»Tor' ' It is important tl-iat someone i the interest of the U.".f"overn- ' ment should introduce the Edmunds bill in the House and get it before the Committee there. Won't you have Will ams or someone arrange itIt should be done at the request of Mr. Armstron." and if he could get the Chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads to introduce and to say that it was introduced'at the request of t. e Commissioner of railroads, it would, in my opinion, be better than to have it put in ^1^ independently. We should have some such bill as this before that Committee in order to use it against the Anderson bill, or if you could suggest some amendment to the Anderson bill (which I enclose herewith) v/hich would put us in condition to go through under it, I think it would be well to do so because I do not for a moment suppose that the House Committee v^ould endorse anything favored by the Senate Committee, but we might antagonize the Bdmunds bill with some Bill of our own in the House or with an amendment to the Anderson bill. Very truly yours, G.M. Dodi^e. UOir- , New York, March 7, 1884. « I «rt0/i Governor Throckmorton, Dallas, Texas. My dear Governor:- ,D C "i itC ire . . You will notice that the House Committee on Public]Lands has made a Majority and Minority report upon the bill for .cuttingthe ITew Crleans Pacific Land Grant. Jv Of course Congress would be doing a great wrong and injustice in a taking away this land grant after we nave built the >roacl upon the faith *) of it and reserved tiiis bond as part oompeusabion for our,-vork and have had more than a million -ores of it entered. ^ "7111 you, if you can see your way clear to do so, take an interest in this matter and do what you can in favor of the minority and against the Majority report. Mr; Gates of Alabama will -present the latter* The vote of the Committee was 6 to 5, I cannot • see any policy 02j'future benefit to b« gained by attempting to deprive u us of this grant'or land .grant t|0 any, roads tnatonave been completed c^nd built upon the faith aa^cetrength rsueh land grant. , H.;, o.' rl ino 1 im eu-: \J1 i; :V3ry.ib^pftly.yours,i o cJ.x .unto «« iilM OilJ JH*., Dodge., nr. tlJlw 'lo ar i/olf 'cr > .♦ • . i 51 fa. J,:arch, 1884. Office of R. E. N'ontgoniery, Fort V;orth, Texas.' In Re Camp Rice Iv'arch 7/84. Gen. G. M. Dodge, New York. Dear Sir* " ■ I sho'uld be able to do just what is necessary towards placing your Maverick lands on the market now, if I had information as to what improvemeits the Government intends doing at Camp Rice, and I wrote you some tine ago in regard to this. ^ They have only now the soldiers in tents or willow and bunch houses, but if I felt sure they were going ahead the same as they do at other f.osts, then I v.ould lay out the town there and ignore Samp Rice altogether, as the station would then have to move up to the post, but it would be useless to do it now and ^ could sell no lots until I knew fully what the intention ol the Government is, or until a purchaser could see for himself, and this is.imformation you could easily obtain in '.Vashington or from Gen. Sheridan. Last year there was not sufficient water in the river to irrigate for two months, but I have a Californian who has had large experience in grape culture there, to whom I have leased 200 acres of the land at the nominal rental of ^10. per annum, and agreed to sell it to him at ;^2.50/l00 per acre at the end ol five (5) years, but have bound him strictly in the agreement that he must cultivate it con tinually and in a proper manner for that period. I shall make the ; agreement in duplicate and have it executed by both of you, but will have to wait until I can have the lines run out and the land properly decsribed. He has taken a low piece of land that overflows annually and erected a small levee around it, and proposes to let the water in every year and also build his ditch. He also proposed to sink a;"- large well and pump water when the river is dry, and wliile I think this will very seldom be necessary, I wish you would write to Colorado or California and find out the amount of gallons necessary to irrigate one acre per annum, and then I can get up the proper data because there is no trouble about ample water from wells, and you would never have to irrigate more than twice from wells during the year. I present you below a statemient of the profit in grape culture where you have ground already traversed by an irrigating ditch, but my estin-ates are very large and all against the profits, or in other words I have exaggerated the expenses and placed the profits below what they really would be, and I get these facts and figures from personal visits and talks with the most successful vine growers and wine makers in Wesilla and Paso route. First cost of land per acre Clearing and grubbing per acre Putting the land in order and planting vines etc- - - - - - - - - per acre Placing stakes "to support vines per acre Cultivating first year " " Covering or hilling up vines " " Add 10 per cent for contingencies or make it rather " " Cultivating 2 years " " Covering or hilling up vines " " Cultivating 3 year " " Covering or hilling up vines " " 30. 10. 8.- 4. 4i75 . You would sell enough grapes the third year to pay for all expenses of cultivating (except first coat of planting) to date, but we will leave this out and you could plant any thing you wanted between the hills for the first three years, but leaving all this out you v/ill gather the fourth yeai- from 4 to 6 tons per acre, but say we have 80,000 lbs. at 5 cts. per lb. on the ground (although they have never sold at less than 5 l/2 to 6) we have ^^400. grapes per annum. Of course if you make wine or brandy, the profits are larger but for a long while to come you will be able to sell grapes, and not complicate the business. These figures, I have given you, average on the expense side 25 per cent higher than the highest given me, and my object in putting this man on your gi'ound is that when I go to California and show them wine from a better country and with better seasons than theirs, I can also show them on the ground I wish to sell them a Vineyard in actual and successful operation, and all I need is the information I ask fro:;, you about the water and the intention of the Government at Camp Rice. I have with me and shall send you in a fev/ days Samples of the wines and bra ndies produced at Wesille and which I consider the best in the valley. Respectfully, R. E. Montgomery. 4^0 il New York, March 11, 1834. R. S. Hayes, V.P., St. Louis, Mo. Sir*" # • ' . Mr. Montgomery, who has "been out to El Paso looking after some orivate riiatters of mine writes me of several .matters there -Tuich will perhans he of Interest to you, although probably you know about them. The first is thtt they nave moved the County-soat of El Paso County to El Paso and propose to issue $150,000 of county bonds for the purpose of erecting a court house. There is a law of Texas vhicn provides that the state shall be divided into counties of not less than 30 miles square. Now if the vote is carried in favor of txisse bonds and the county is divided up next year, in accordance with the law, we williihave to pay for court houses in each of t.:e new counties, besides paying for the one at. El Paso, Mr. Montg mery suggests that we ought in some way to stop all this until the Legislature meets. He further says that Mr. T7ithin the present tax commisssionor of the.Texas ■'c-Pacific is a man of ability and pernfectly competent to nand'e t is qostion; qays he is oppo:5ed to the issue of these bonds as every one there should be, until tiie state is organised. He also calls my attention to■ the ■ fo-.ct that we ha considerable land in El Paso, tl.e condition of our ownership of which is that we shall use it for depot grounds, and says tixO-t tno ownor is about suing us for the title. He seems to think the property is worth saying by layinc- tracks upon it or something of the kind. He says that of the frieght destined to Paso Del Norte h. El Paso the A. T. 4 S.F. brings more than the T. oc p, and the S.P. combined. Thinks the reason is that h;e A. T. ^ S.F^ has an agreement with a large liousedoing an i-maonse business (about .5,000,000 annually; with Mexico. I suppose this while the fact is tliat ITr. Gould is now a larger owner of^Texas V Pacific stock than he nas eve r boe.' before. .Very truly yours, 'G. M. Dodge. 54 V - 3f ;■# ' »ri iln ■: ,-vic:.' ; New York, Yarch 11, 1884. Gen. Phillip H. Sheridan, Lt. Gen., Washington, D.C. . My dear General:- % * * ' « i. " • ' • >' i ,r^no.l tJC Gen., - :iir. nneff 111*. .1-1 l i" !■ h IC J ' . ft JflVl'jri ,i!c innjft' t'< i- ' 'irr ■ t"'"*.- „ . ' . • ,t.. n (>.r I sold to the Government the ground upon whiiah Camp Rice Texas is located and own the property adjacent'to it along the Rio i '■ ' 'Grande river. ' ■ ^ i / , ■ r • ♦ - . _ ' ' % ' y IJ am desirous of knowing wiiat, if anything, the Government f , , ^ • • r ,• proposes to do at this point. Does it propose to build barracks there or to hold the place merely as a camp? The railroad station is at some distance from tne camp and if ^the Gover.uaent is. gtmng to put a permanent station and barracks t..ere^ J. iYouJ.d like,to place t.ie railroad ft tatloTif neiirer to It.'i.' "r/'.r.f r r * . • • • . 't .J " *,• v!! • • Will yoH kindly give fiiS' such inforuKltioti'ufioii this subject as is "oroper for you to cokaunicate? ' ' ' . ' ; P particularly "desire it I oh acbou-at Of Itsibeariing upon my other property tnere some 30,080 acrec. Very respectfully yours, G. v.. Dodge. 55-. New York, March 13, 1884. Hon. Ben Le Pevre, Yashinsoon, D. C. !,'y dear General You will notice that a majority of t,hs members of the Conimittee on Public lands have, by a vote of 6 to 5 agreed to report to the nouse a bil.i forfeltin.3 the Ne? Yrleans Pacific Land Graib. A strong minority report has been prepared and resented by reoresentative Gates o of Alabama. Neither of these reports have as yet been printed but I understand t.;^t tne report of tlio minority is a much abler document than that of the majority and many leadin~ democrats will take position, in favor of it, upon the ground that the land has been earned. "dill ycu be hind enouyh to take an active part in this question and if you can see your way clear to do so join with them in preventing the passage of this bill. There is no justice nor equity in attempting to forefeit these land^ grant was turned over to us as a part of the consideration for building the road. On tiie faith of the grant, wo built the road, and ti;e Government recognised hire transfer and our rights and turned over to us more than a million acres of tnis land and it is .vrong and unjust for Congress now to endeavor to. take it away from \is. Tne grant was tur/ied o rev to us b-ifore we co..im.e cod to build the road; the road up to date has cost us more than we received for its construction and we are depending on this land grant to get us out. TTlll you, therefore, take an interest in preventing this manifest injustice? Very truly yours, G. M. "Dodge. oi„ n.. ■ulbh...- ' 57.- New York, Marcxi 13, 1884. n, Hon. James f. Wilson, Wasliinston, B.C. Bear Sir:- I see that tlie Senate bill ^rantinj the A.T.!^ S.P. Ry. the ri^ht of way through the India;: Territory lies on the Senate table and has been once or Jrwice called up by Gov. Brown and laid over under objection by hr. iiarrison. I notice also that the .^ranting the same right to our Ft. Worth and Benver City Railway has been reported from the Coiiimittee. The point is, after they have considered the Santa Fe Bill and If it is going to pajts, why cannot we work ours through at the same time? It is exactly a similar bill, except that we have the advantage in that the:ce are no Indians objecting to t/iO passage of our bill as our line runs toe far west to i iterfere witn t.^em, a ul, as I understand it, we are outsivde of the treaty limits, a:::I run through a country wnicn the Government bought from the Indians. Anyone connected witii the committee on Indian affairs can till you regarding this point. I cannot. I am anxious -when tiie matter comes up to have our b'll pushed through with tlje rest. Will you be kind onougi. to watcu it and w.^en it comos up do what you can to aid in tlie passage or as soon as tuo S.anta Po gill passes put ours through also. If the objections of the Indians makes any difference or is any weight to the Banta Pe bill, I don't want to get into the same boat / wlta it because there are no vach objections to be brought against our bill and we do not in any way Interfaro witii the rights of tne Indians. YouhJ truly, G. Y. Bodge. V34 N 3'.Y York, Mar'cli 22, 1 84, Hon. Tm. E. Gnandlar, Washington, D.G. Dear Sir:- p . I ^ nave been tninking over the Texas appoint-aent. I see tnat the resiaenb has not yet made it and as Judge Billings has been out ther loiaing court and it does not convene again until next October, tiiere necessity for yaakin^ it just nov and it has occurred to me tn''^ it vould be a good thing for ni.i to postpone it for the present. tnat if it is postponed, and the Pre.jlltent nas a 1 j doubt about tne policy of aopoin . Ing Yr. lemon, there will be no trouble in satisfying ni.u as to nis local standing in Texas. All r/e want is^a little time, in ?/hich to send dovm there and communicate with people there, to whose recouunendation I know th-^ President would feel justified in listening. more I tnink of this question and the more I hear concerning u.ie part'.es ^ho ar.e candidates for the position, the more :sati3fi3d I am that they are not vex'sed in that kind of law with •v.iich a United otates Judge in ti.at country has to deal, but it is universally ad.aitted .nat Tli'. II rmon has just the knowledge and the experionce necessary to fit him for the position. I have taken no steps towards obtaining additional rocormendations from Texas because I did not tnink it was necessary but the President said^to me, "rhilst I was Inere that ae 'y-^uI-i feol more t..oroughly justified in. making the appointment if he had on file more of that class of endorsement. Since then I nave ioen several pr'om nent men a.id attornies from Texas and the,' all agree with me that if -.Ye have a little more time we can get sucn oiidorseiaents. Of course every candidate for the position ..as some local clique in favor of nls appol'.itme It, " ut I th.i'ik if tne matter can be postponed until joy return fro.m Toxas, there will be no difficulty in satisfying t.n Prosident ti.ot if a iman from Texas is to bo appointed, !''r. ilermon is the man for the place♦ Very truly yours, G. 11. Dodge 61-. New York, March 25, 1884, Governor Throckmorton, Wa3hin:;tou, ^.C I.!y deai'' Governoi':- .f; I It) , f)".' 'tnab .4 , i.Jiv ■ .lihoJoTT n#©<t ov; ii I vif /I'- i . Lluf, I want to ask yon for my personal information '.7hat it is that you allow in Texas suits to he brouf.ht against the Company for small amounts due on labor claims, time c ecks, overcharges and dcuiuges .•n;Gro the evirIo..cc is o:' that class to which there can be but little, if any , defense. My attention was called to this by s'eeih'h docket of the leases at Fort Wcrth, .en ..h:ici. .tiiore sere, ente'red some sixty od.d suits against the T. & p. and a great many of them were of the class above mentioned If there was any dispute .about the a,..o nt .due for. labor or cervices, i.ow could t]iO mar- get a time check upon which to bring suit? , • ■ f • % I merely ask Yor my o,/n infoi'...atlGn. * ^ ■Tt seems" to u. that this class of suits injure u* a great deal. and that it would be f«r better to pay such claims promptly and avoid th* effect of litig<\t'Lon ratiisr tnon^ to pay tiiom at the end of a ■ judgment where it is prptty certain t- be rendered against us. ' * ' ' f Veiv tnflv V "urs ' ' i.hJ 04i noi.t.- j ur^, ^ , j ,v ,riA s--'?' aaet end jrjrt.: I t ion to -n.uu Dodre ooinir f t: nfonJ J'uiJ •no.itm ottlo I bfia cnU "r"* , .* ^el't^voo won JniitiM otiJ ji .iJ Jn u-oi on od ft nil 000 iiftfd boll T;l « 'ic/o* iqitteclwel'i fcrui aruititiuoj n lutol^nioj iovo to Jewt ow.t JumoI Jr n t oetla otiui iiowvoX !»•{.} rtliUlw lAoXfO 90H uI MMVti (UOY to OJ Pfii sitUfi od Ire* ion ob l n uroo ' uof oi^ iliii oit*tfr t • < tftoltO WOH fd MMVti (UOY to oJ p>tii 'ot oj Ji 'viiwa T boo ru j/irtootwq oa ovisii 1 i^L'r' to ncl Tei wi ? ijrort# hnr- « J1 hull 1 Nt* om Jl c« lutrt y: ' b wo-in M Oft ir oetnl ertd btawo.* \;j f»l^ o. ,w otii B ^•'joludo'i'd r,; rv, mlj 6a flew iw nt»lr r. ImaoO nwYl^ IjnlnwlR'iM otiJ to r ^ t':! ' jAioril* oct hiijo\> I . Aj ej irlX,(jX#n 62^ ,ITgv/ York, I'arch 2Q, 1384, E. A. Burke, Esq., New Orleans, Ea. My dear Sir;- ' I have been watching with a great deal of interest the effect of tiiis rise in the I^isslsDlppl upon the 14vees along its banks. It is going to bring up an important question which ?ill have to consider, nnd I t..iiik you yourself s.^ould open the question in~Nev/ Orleans. The theory of the improvement of the llississippi River has been tho.t its v/aters s-o-ld be confined -.vithin certain limits. How, supposing that its waters had been confined, in accordance with tlie plans of the River commission, or in accordance witx. the plan of Col. Eads, with the inmense amount of v/ater that has gone out of the river and broken almost every levee from Memphis to New Orleans, or even to the sea, supp'ose that ti,at water had been held within the levees, v/hat would have been the result? Would it not have risen two or three feet over the levee throughout all the southern country? The great yearly increase in the volume of water that seems to find its way so much more rapidly and easily to the tributaries of the Mississippi is crowding the floods into so short a time that their volume is largely increased. If I have correctly read the Times-D mocrat there las never, in the history of the south, been a season in which sueh universal attention has been given to sustaring the levees, and protecting and building them up. You have not only had the people locally at work but tre sta^P and the United States have taken action and the railroads have done everything in their power to accomplish this result, but it all seems to have been of but little avail, there being nothing that cot;ld successfull stem the force of the current, and if I judge rightly, the city of New Orleans was only saved from inuhdation by the bursting of the levees above allowing the water to escape into the swamps and streams. Now what I would like to see well considered and veil digested is the question "What is your remedy for this?" What are your plans? I have always been a confirmed believer in confining the waters but I must say that my faith is a lit,tie shaken by the results of this rise and the crowding into sjiort a time the delivery of all the drainage from the Teat water sheds surrounding the Mississippi and its tribu'tariQBS It seems to me that whilst you arc holding up the levees you will, at the same ti c, have to provide some other outlet for that high water. I suppose that the examination no being made by the United States Government will show whether or not tl.is flood that has been con fined has 'really deepened the stream, and I also suppose that there can be no ^estion but that the immense amount of water now covering fereat portions of Louisiana and Mississippi would, if it had been confined within the levees above, have given you at least two feet of water over the top of your levees in New Orleans, I write this to you personally becau e I do not want to discuss a question of which I have no personal knowledge and I send it to you just as it strikes me and as I find it strikes a good many people in the East who are friendly toward the levee system, as approved by the Mississippi River Commission as well as by the people heretofore con Bidered of the largest experience, I would be especially glad to hear from the Government engineers in relation to this question. Truly, G. M. Dodge. 63. New York, March, 1884, H. M. Hoxie, V.P., St. Louie, Mo, Dear Sir;- When Dr. Smith was here I talked with him a little about the February earnines on T. & P. There are two or three points in relation to them that I would like to ask you abott. The first is, W^iyyare we paying so very mud. for car hire? 1 notice that this iteni of expense on all our roads increased very heavily in February. Again, why is it that our expenses run up so high in the month of February? I can understand about the $44,000 that goes into steel but cannot understand why the transportation expenses are so large, while our gross earnings show an increase;you will notice that our net earnings run behind about $100,000. I suppose that there are some explanations of these matters and I would like to know what they are. It makes me a little anxious. Can you tell me anything about the effect the high water is going to have upon us? I notice that Mr. Talmage has cut off every expense there but our earnings run behind some $30,600 per week. In your opinion is the damage from water likely to be very serious? I suppose we must look to you to run mattei-s during Mr. Hayes' lay off, which I understand he would be obliged to take under any ciroiimstances. I am sorry he did not take his vacation long ago as I advised him to. Yours very truly, G. K. Dodge. Yt '0.. T fo, c:t«r New York, April 4,.1884. Dr. D. N. Smith, ■ ' ' 1 St. Louis, Mo, . . . " 1 Dear Doctor: A suit has been commenced against the M. K. & T. Ry. Co, by an Income scrip and coupon holder fro the purpose of enforcing payment thereof, the claim being made that the Income Mortgage is a lien ahead of tfee general consolidated mortgage upon the income of the entire railroad including the extensions and acquisitions in the state of Texas. The Company calims that the income mortgage is a lien only upon the old road and its income and that the general con solidated mortgage is the first lien upon newly acquired and constructed railway. There is nowa record in the U.S.Circuit court for the district of Kansas a decree confirming the company's claim in this regard. If this construction of the I^'ceme and general consolidated mortgage is the correct one, the income bondholders can only claim to have applied to payment of interest on these bonds so much of net earnings 'as may remain after paying operating expenses and interest on prior lien bonds on the old road. The Income bondholders have a right to claim that separate accourh s of the earnings and expenses of the old and new roads shall be kept. This has only been done for the year 1883 ancj should have been done for 1881 and 1382 as well. It is important th:t the division of earnings in k-^eping these separate accounts should be made on as favorable a basis as possible for the new road. The new road has added largely to the business of the original mileage and ougl:t to have as lafge an allowance as could be secured if the two portions of th M. K. & T. -.Ry. were operated as se arate properties. The accounts for 1883 were made up aq I understand on the basis of allowing 1 1/2 miles of new to one of old road. We think a more liberal allowance than this should be made. The company has refused payment of income coupons on the ground that there are no earnings applicable thereto when it comes to answer the bill filed in the suit before referred to it must be in a position to have the separate accounts of earnings correspond with and back up the position it has taken. The wl.ole question of a division of earnings must ne.cessarilly be upon an arbitrary basis anu if we have got to have a fight as to its justice, we may as well meet it on a good round liberal allowance as on a moderate and inadequate one. There is.no question but that the Huntington line, or the Texas & Pacific and Iron Mountain lines for the puppose of securing this business and haul over their roads would be willing to allow two miles to one. I know that the Huntington line would do this and I think that the T.& P Company would. Therefore, I think that the accounts should be made at least on a basis of two miles to one, as all the business is new and created business and is, in my opinioi', entitled to this allowance. You know that in the agreement of the ak«±M Union Pacific and other roads, the U.P. was allowed 1 1/2 to one and that road is really competitive with the roads that made the allowance. wi- 44^ Now. write you this personally confidentially and outsid|^^ ofl the company because I am a very large holder of I.!. K. & T. stock and bonds and want to see justice done it in such a suit as this. I am prepared to make good the proposition of 2 to 1, as.suggested above if the business of the M. K. & T. should be opened to the competition of connecting lines. •I do not suppose that any of the officials of the company would want to issue an order upon this question but I am satisfied that they would all agree with me as to the ratio named. Please give this your close attention. I v?rite it to you because when you were here we had some talk upon this subject. Yours truly, : X ; ■ G. M. Dodge. , * ' ''k/'i. • .or. : lo ) 0.. ..I '.-. . ;T .biflTfvi boJrtjiroc o.J ' ^'eorge E. Frost, Esq., Clear Lake, low Dear Sir:- My brother letter of IXarch 31st. engineers w o examined anything anything very definite deflnibe 'X iiJnX 0 u' vlOD hric His. fo fiji ■ ' -rorl4 to , Esq. , :e, Iowa. New York Cijiy» April 5, 1884. .taoM awf'ri has forwarded to me from Council Bluffs your I have not yet received the reports of the that country and am therefore unable to say about aoouL extension extension of oi our our roaa road to to your your place. piace. I have been to Clear Lake and .know the importance of the point and am going to look the field over very carefully. I hope to receive the reports of my engineers some time during the present monti;, perhaps by the .15th and after that I may be able to speak more definitely. If we conclude to go by Clear Lake I shall be very glad to have your aid. I will take it as a favor if you will treat confidentially whatever I write as I do not desire to have it known that I have any intention of doing into that country at present nor do I wish to raise the expectations of people there before I know exactly what I can do. I am very much obliged to you for the offer of aid from your people. Very truly yours, ; G. M. Dodge. voi-yL ui-uiy yours, i I- I'ii X .i ■ [unt .1 - o.; f ( ■ •nX.'ij"' G. M. Dodge.: ■ ni ci7 -liJ .U : w;,' i X (u aJX uni ', OWJ rosir nj nflll9 »(1 : funn .1 ..,f lovo SuMrt bfim ruetiJ ud KTftdil I f)n« Wiwt nnlJ rro^ erij J lU xoml I ."no o# ed \ijifotie leJmioofte X ^ *- • Mti wen fti sa »;i4 'ia aa ,a:to oj aaXIa to Xaad n tio aftaai .^oriaaoXXa al.iJ oJ , o|nl»o » uir .;.ealeuf badaa^n hta twa '^niaal rmxtrtx MMt MMmS e .J to ,iX toifJ ijoY 7.XXaai ax iaij .la ecio oJ ::\i T .'lavoXla aa« .i.'' tmttJp .o adi ebri: JpuJ afenon ruiJ i(jJw '•vlJ X^aqaoa eoroNroXXa a|.ix oJ b twa rtnltiO vjttmii ax OOai iaij 'Si: Personal New York City, April 5, 1884. F. P. Knott, Esq., Wichita Falls, Texas. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of 19th Ti^arch asking in formation regarding the extension of F. W. & ^.C. Ry. I suppose all this comes from the fact that the Denver & New Orleans people are agitating the question of building their road through from Pueblo to Wichita Falls. It has not been my intention to build north of Wichita Falls until I could arrange to build to a connection with the Denver' line or at least untilthe co.<ntry grew so as to demand such extension, or in case any other company should attempt to antagonize us by building in that direction, then of course as a matter of self preservation we should have to go forward. I am anxious to see Wichita Falls built up and pro sperous. Its location is such, however that even if we should go forward it will always maintain its strength and our exten sion would not injure it. If the bill granting us right of way through the Indian Terx-itory is passed by Congress I should then be disposed to build up into that country until we should strike coal. If you have any kno^-jledge or information of coal in . that country any where near Lhe line of such an extension please let me know what it is. I do not care about writing anything for publication as I think such things do more harm than good. I have however no objection to your showing this letter to any of your friends or making any statement from it. Yours truly, C . y.. Dodge . . \ '!■ ' y ' ■4-. ■ 69 . : New York, April 10, 1884. C. E. Satterlee, Esq., Marshall, Texas. Dear SirtThe Texas & Pacific road is credited with having 165 locomotives in its service. I have been informed by what I consider very good auth ority that whilst the company owns that number of engines there is not nearly that number in use upon the road, and that the great cost of our transportation arises •rom the fact that instead of our having locomotives enough to enable us to handle our business successfully we are obliged to double with them; that is, run them light or empty half the time. Now I want you to ascertain exactly the number of locomotives that the road owns and the number in use upon it, and in the shops and make a list of their individual numbers, and, as nearly as possible, ascertain the history of each one of them and irhat they have been doing and where. I now know something which I never knew before; viz, that during the months of September and October last, 17 locomotives that were charged up as being in use on the Texas Pacific road were not there at all, but were in the service of other roads and no other locomotives replacing them upon the T. & P. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. April, 1884. N. L. Sheldon, Editor-in-G'hief G. H. Nickerson, Business Iv'gr. C. H. Kellen,) E. R.Belknap,) T. S. Parker,)Associate Editors. G. r. Prince,) R. W. Stewart) THE REVEILLE, Lewis College. Northfield, Vt., Apr. 24th, 1884/ Dear Sir; ■ As this year is the Semi-centennial of N. U., we think fitting and appropriate that her fiftieth birthday should be celebrated with suitable exercises, and that there should be a Reunion q^f the Alumni and Past Cadets to help in doing honor to their Alma Mater. It' is also thought advisable to an oration before the Alumni and Past CafJets on this occasion. Therefore in accordance to instructions given to me by the Semi-centennial Corarriittee I address the letter to you, requesting to honor us by being present and delivering the oration; as we think you are the one of the "sons of N. U." who can best represent the Aluii.ni and whom they would be most pleased to hear on that occasion. Awaiting an early and favorable reply, 1 am. Yours truly, Lieut. T. H. Nickerson, Sec of Semi-centennial Com, Lock Box 18. Ma j . Gen. . M. ^odge, New York City. A. a. p. Northfield, Vt., April 30, 1884. Dear Sir: The approaching Coraiiienceme.nt will be the fiftieth anniversary of Norwich University, and it is intended to unite with this the next q,uinquennial reunion, and make the event very interesting to all sons of the institution. Y.'e also think it appropriate to have a Reunion of the mem bers and honorary members of the FRATERNITY on this occasion. An extensive programme is now in preparation and will soon be sent to you. V'e cordially invite you to attend, and to aid us in our prex^arations please ini'orm us at an early date whether you can do so. received. Any suggestions that you may make will be gratefully As we la ve not the addresses of all who have been members of the Fraternity you v;ill assist us by giving notice of the reunion to those v.hoin you may know the whereabouts of . By order of the . K. T. H. Nickerson, Chairman Com. lo/.u ' /'i it,. i.-' j 73 . New York, April 25, 1884. E. B. Wheelock, Esq., Willard* s Hotel, Washington, ^>.0. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of a copy of Mr. Ellis* Joint Resolution as presented in the house. I find that Judge Dillon does not agree with your people there o to the bearing of this resolution. He doesn't seem to think that the Committee could endorse it. However, he till try to be over there to meet it, A resolution committing Congress to such policy should have been very carefully considered. I suppose, however, that Mr. Ellis knows where they should stand although he told Judge Dillon that he did not but that they were all good lawyers. It 18 no necessary to get out of the committee something that is •t favorable, even if you cannot pass this resolution. I will myself be over there the first of the week, and don't want to leave any stone unturned with that committee to have a favor able report. Judge Dillon is now in court here on some important cases and it is possible he may not be over there on Tuesday but if so he will advise you. Yours truly. G. M. Dodge. Hrf % New York, May 5, 1884. H. M. Hoxie, St. Louis, Mo. Dear Sir:- . . . I am in receipt of several letters from yourself, Gover-^or Brown and Mr. Newman, relating to affairs upon the Texas Pacific Railway, to which I reply. Pltfet as to the El Paso property, I think some arrangement should be made by which we may be enabled to retain possession of this ground, especially in view of our relations with the Huntington system. Probably you could make some arrangement with McGaffin by which you would not have to pay him any money. . gecond, the question of steel rails. I have been looking over the detailed returns made by General Auditor ITarner and notice that we are spending a good deal of money for steel, in March some $36,000. If my memory is correct, you calculated that new steel cost you about $25 aer ton on the ground, counting.only the cost and freight and not the labor of puttign it in the track. This would be about $2,200 per mile. The statements for January, Feburary and larch show that dring those months we put into the track $87,000 worth of steel, which would represent a distance of about 40 miles. Now, what I woiild like to know is, did this amount of steel really go into the track during those months? Third, as to earnings. I notice that the earnings on the Iron Mountain road are increasing whilst ti.ose on T. p. and M. K. T. roads are decreasing. VThat is the cause of this? I do hope ti:e month of April will show up better tl.an preceeding months. The statement for March shows that notwithstanding the cessation of operations on so much of the line infeo New Orleans, the expenses of operation were equal to those for the same month lat year. Fourth, Coal for Ft. 7/orth Sc Denver. I have written Mr. Frost in regard to the coal for next winter. Does it make any difference to you whether we get our coal from your mine or from the Mc.Alliston mine. We have 50 coal cars which are now being run on their mile age. It might perhaps be economy for us to call them in and use them in hauling our own coal. I judge from the reports of our people that they get cleaner coal and bet er weight® from the McAllister mine. There may be a reason for this in the fact that Mr. Stevens has not yet turned over the McAllister to us and desires to hold Irade. Fifth. Cattle on Ft. Worth & Denver . I have a note from Mr. Frost in which he says that the owners of that lot of cattle you mentioned while you were here, undertook to drive them and lost about 3C0 head, and are now shipping the rest at the rates previously offered them. This would indicate th t the time for driving cattle in Texas is pretty much passed, which is very fortunate for us, I am informed that up to the 1st of Hay last year, Wichita Fa"'.ls had not received a single car load of cattle and at the same date this year it has received nearly sixteen thousand head; four hundred and nine teen car loads having been carried within tiie last 15 days. It is estimated tiiat the season' sh.ipment will amount to over 300,( 00 head. Very truly yours, G. M. DO' ge. f' 'J ,a f New York, May 5, 1884. • o ! ««iiuoa •.tC Lt. J. H. Nickerson, -llir ttttC Secretary Semi-Centennial Committee, ' JQltIMM «■ I Norwich University, " , .-i'" 'fif "iro " Northfield, Vt. . ' My dear Sir;- ' I am in receipt of your very kind favor of 24th of April inviting ' me to deliver an oration before th^ Aiunmi and Past Cadets pn the occasion of tiiS Semi-centennial celebration to be held at the t ^me of your approaching commencement. . I thank you and the conimittee for the honor conveyed in this sel ection and Invitation and beg to assure you af my high appreciation of the same. . I have delayed answering definitely whether'or'not I would be in this country at that time. > Thi-S question is as-yet undetermined but it is almost certain that important business affairs will demand my presence in.another part of the country at the tl. e mentioned. I regret this, exceedingly, as I had made up my mind to attend this commencement and siiould-1 eventually find that I can so arrange my business as to permit me to join you, I shall certainly do so, but in view of the uncertainty expressed above, I think your coirmiit.tee ^ had better select some other person to.deliver the oration, ^ • Be kind enough to convey to the committee my expression of thanks and regrets, and believe me, . • Very truly yours, ■ : G. M. Dodge.. . . .j ».i ... r wo, r; ' ' , - ©dnl mill •1 : . .linotfl MM fwii jf o ( ' , 1 . 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' bod >ifn nno OO'ibnuif ^^1 i wort bno'cnn'X rtr»|j(lr. xlfoon bovfeoo'i LOd jji lonv Of XT .t-XM Jaat a ., nl ♦!? hol«iTeo n»a<f * ilvorf obeo^ MO aooX i 77 ll''ay, 1884. lev; IS COLLEGE Barracks. Quarters No Northfield, Vt., N.ay 8th, 1884. Gen. G. M . Dodge, Dear Sir: Your favor of the 5th at hand. I read it before Gominittee last night, and it is hardly necessary for me to state that we were all very much disappointed at your not accepting. The Committee instructed m.e to v/rite to you, as you thought it possible that you might be able to be here, and see if you would not reconsider your answer. This Commencement is probably the turning point of "N.U." and it depends very much on tlie interest manifested whether the sun of "N. U." shall set forever befow the horizon or clouds clear away into a bright future. We all know well that you are the one of "N. U.'s," sons who can best represent the Alumni, and whose influence would serve to draw the most of the "old boys" to the reunion, reinstate the interest in "Old N. U." and unite the Alumni and Bast Cadet in their work for their Alma Riater. Therefore we sincerely hope if you can so arrange that you will be present, and if there is a possibilitv of your being here, that you will allow us the honor of putting your namie on our programme for to address the Alumni, as we think the future of "N. U. depends on this reunion and your being present. Hoping that this will find favor in your eyes an early reply. Awaiting Yours truly, T. H. Nickerson, r/ay, 1884. Office of R. E. kont£;oiriery, Fort Worth,Texas. Toyah, Nay 12/84. Gen. G. Ni. Dodge, • • ; Kew York. Dear Sir* I have just returned from quite an extended trip through this and El Paso County mostly in the interest of the County seat, hut I had to go to New ^lexico on some private business of my own, that made the trip a little longer. The county Judge of Reeves County expects to order an election for County seat in about 7 weeks, from now for the election of County Officers and the selection of a County >-'eat. I have heretofore opposed the organization of this County, but Pecos is going ahead so rapidly that when she gets the title to her site settled she may capture the County seat, and which ever gets it will make the place. There is a Mexican settlement called Laragoss about 20 miles South west of here off the Railway that may hold the balance of power and 1 arrived there just in time to prevent a coalition be tween Pecos and the persons controlling the Iv,exican vote, but think now that with the proper aid from the Railway officials (which I can secure) that we will carry the day as all ti.e heavy cattle men where cattle range near Pecos arc opposed to the growth oi the place, and all these men will vote with us. As you are well aware the growth and prosperity of this place depends to a great extent upon the custon of parties who come here to be benefited by the curative properties of the flowing sulphur well and as I wrote you before the parties keeping the eating house have'insufficient ro'^m to accomodate visitors who come here to be treated and although they eep the best house on the road, they are too poor to put up iri.xjrovements of their own. Iv'r. P.oxie promised six months ago to put up a ;j;2500. addition and so wrote me as did N'.r. Townsend, but this has lately been countermanded. 1 am aware that the road needs every cent it can get for other iii.portant, necessary improvements, but by rendering this place attractive, ybu get a very long passenger haul, and bring people on a portion of yoiu' road that is aln.ost wholly uninhabited and yet susceptible of sustaining juite a population. Fort Stockton, the County Deat of Pecos County, is one_ of the posts that was to have been abandoned this year and is inliabited by a terribly corrupt set of officials who are inimical to the inter ests of this road and this end of the County. A delegatiom lately went to V/oshington to postpone the abandonment o. the I'ost, but met with indifferent success. There of posts should be a'candoned in favor of those in the frontier of hexico, and hope you will urge it upon your friends in the A'ar department as Stockton gets all its goods from the Southern Pacific . . 4 I I . f Very truly, R . E . N'ontgomery. ■ : ■ ' ■ / ' . / .. . May 15, 1884. Nev/ York, T^m. II. .'Vbrams, Esq. , Land Commissioner T. & p. Ry., Dallas, Texas. Dear Sir;- I am in receipt of your telegram of yesterday informing m° that the five secti ns of land in Edwards County Texas mentioned in my telegram of yesterday were subject to entry © $3.50 per acre, except 69 on which you have not received patents and I replied to day by wire asking you to reserve them for me. I now send you today by express, in a separate package, T. & P. Land Grant Scrip of face value of $9,980 a detailed statement of which is enclosed herev/ith. You can apply as much of this as may be necessary to the payment of the price asked for the four sections which you can deliver and hold the rest to my credit to be used in payemtn for section 69 as soon as you get patents for the same, and as soon as you are ready to deed it. I will, upon being advised of the amount due, send you sufficient scrip to complete the purchase. Please have the deeds raaae to J. I". Jennings of New York and send them to me as soon as they are ready. If you have a map or plat showing ti;e location of this land and surveyors notes describing it, I will be much obliged to you if you will kindly send me copy of them. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 83 ... New York, June 3, 1884, W. T. Walters, Esq., Baltimore, Md. Dear Sir:- The American Railway Improvement Co, owes $203,000, $130,000 of which is in hills payable, the balance in accounts. It has on hand to meet this indebtedness 242 New Orleans Pacific Ry. Co. Ist mortgage bonds and 2785 shares of T. & P. stock. No cash. The indebtedness was $303,000 but I sold 1-5 bonds @ 75 and reduced the debt "lOO, 00. I have been anxious to tide over the Affairs of the company until I could sell enough of these securities to pay off this indebted ness, so as to avoid making an assessment on the stockholders and dis tributing the assets but there is a call loan of $50,000 which has back of it 75 N.O. Pac bonds, which must soon be paid off and I want to sell these bods so as to pay it with the proceeds, then I think I could get through without making an assessment until I could obtain and distribute the land grant bonds, I think v/e will get somewhere in the neighborhood of 800 band grant bonds, which will be distributed to subscribers when I wo-afid close up the affairs of the Company. Our affairs in '.Vashingtnn look pretty well and if they do nothing against us before the end of tlie session, I shall distribute the bon's. The directors of the American held a meeting here yesterday and authorized me to dispose of these bonds on the best terms I could get. It is no use to throw them upon the market hers, but if I do not pay this debt theyWill go there and there will be no price for them. There is no doubt about the interest being paid. Now won't you buy these 75 bonds or place them in Baltimore, or if you cannot do this will you lend $50,0C0 on them until such time as I can tide over its affairs? I was never in my life so pressed for money , I have had to put up my individual securities to keep the Company from going to protest unt'l I am now at the end of iby rope and must have aid, I do not want to present the matter to Mr. Gould for I know he has all he can carry and a good deal more nnd if I make an assessment I don't whether or not I can get the subscribers to pay it. Certainly we do not want the American to quit after all it has gone til ough and with so many assets on hand. Besides the money re ceived from the stock and bond subscription and the $12,000,000 cpaital, I sold a considerable amount of the securities received from the Railway Company ' nd to show you ho'w well they wore sold, I will only say that fo 15,475 shares of T. P. stock, I received a average price of $50.86 per share and for 1748 bonds an average of $953,90 each. If I had not b been forced to s-^ll, within the last three months a considerable number of bonds at low prices, the average price received fcr my bonds would have been about par. I think this is a pretty godd showing. Please let me kr^o-w what you can dowith these bonds at your earliest convenience, and oblige. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge, 87 ,r-' June, 1884. Authorized Capitol ::^200,0G0. J, K. Graves, Pres. E. Clark, Vice Pres. A. J, Vhod, Treas. J. Stayner, ^ec. S. ^Jilliams, 3upt. THE OLD N'i . 0. SPRING, and Improvement Company. The water of these' Springs is, without exception, the best natural remediallagent in the United States for Rlieumatic, Paralytic and Nervous Affections; Indigestion, and all Diseases of the Nidneys, Situated at Golf ax, la., 23 iriles east of Des r/.oines, on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway. Coifax, la., June 12, 1884. Gen'l G. N., iJodge, New York. Dear Sir: In finishing our Hotel.we find ourselves unable to furnish the same and believing it to be of vital importance to all concerned that sonie prou.pt action be had whereby the Hotel could be opened for business without a monen;, s delay we concluded it best to and have executed a lease of our entire proi)erty to the Colfax Hotel Co. for a period of 5 years with however an option upon either side to cancel same at the end of 3 years, at an "Annual" rental of ^1000, payable semi-annually. The Colfax Hotel Go. is to make all necessary re pairs and furnishes the Hotel. If at the end of S years the lease is cancelled then the Colfax Hotel Co. have the option to continue to hold the mineral springs and bottling works for two years longer at an annual rental of ^50d,00. G\ir Go. reserving free use of the waters for patrons of the Hotel. This arrangement gives this ^^o. an in come of H'.IOOO. per year in addition to its drawback from the C.R.I.& P.R.R.Co. which it is believed will fu-ly cover the entire interest upon our bonded indebtedness, the Capital Stock of the Colfax Hotel Co. is iilGOOO. in shares of ■;,'^10G. each payable one half cash and the balance in 6 & 12 months with Interest at 7;'. And in order to push the opening of the Hotel which will now be opened for business about the 20th inst. some of tl:e ■'•owa men largely interested in the Did. N".. C. Spring'& I. Co. stepped forward and subscribed for the said stock with the express understanding that this circular should be issued and announce that each and every one of the Stock holders in the old ^. C. S. & I. Co. should be invited to become subscribers to said Sxock in the Colfax Hotel Co. to such extent as tH.ey might choose e within the next 20 days. The anticipated benefits from the enterprise are thus for the ensuing thr.e years to be mainly reaped by the Colfax Hotel Go. but meantime they are building up a reputation for our Hotel and I _ bottling works. Diir rental will cover our insurance and taxes while as stated the R. R. contract will protect our interest obligations under, existing circumstancec this course after careful consideration seemed advisable and w^s unanimously resolved upon. Please advise me as early as possible the amount of new stock desired if any, or otherwise. Wot later than July lst,/84,' and oblige, Yours Respectfully, J. Stayner, * Secty. •i I' ' "i ■ ...i ■ ■ ■ : .fy"' ■ *■' ' ' ' 'o4.. - ,y;> ' - f rW''' ■ f'h.K'' vj|j" r n* Nhvf- : : , -n v-.l' , , > ■ ' ' v.- . " •• ' \ :f « '1', New York, July 28, 1884, GenI, George B. McClellan, Dear Sir:- I have received a great many letters frora the soldiers of Iowa, requesting me to aid them in inducing your Board to locate the New Soldier's Home at Council Bluffs Iowa. The state has voted an appropriation of $50,000 as I am given to understand for the purpose of securing or aiding this home, and if. in the judgment of your board, it is possible and proper to locate it there, I should be very glad to have it done. I feel that the state is entitled to the Home and I have no doubt that if you were to make the' location there, it would be satis factory to every one, and the State and city would take great pride in carrying out the wishes of the commission. I am. Very respectfully yours. G. M. Dodge, Late Major General Vols.TJ.S.A. 91-'" New York, August 2, 1884. Gen. W. T, Sherman, St. Loui s, Mo. My dear GeneralLI read in the New York Times your eloquent tribute to General Ransom delivered before the Ransom Post ^.iV.R. You know that Ransom and myself were schoolmates and that I lived in his family during my residence at Norwich Vt,, as a cadet at the Military Academy there. We went to the west together, and were associated together in Peru, Ills, for two years, and were close friends, altiough our duties separated us after that time. After his Red River Campaign, General Ransom wrote me a letter, I think from Chicago, requesting me to do what I could to get him an assignment to your army, then advancing toward Atlanta. I made the ppplication and he was brought there and assigned to my corps. I notice that in your memorial you state that there has been no monument raised to makr his resting place. In this you are mistaken. His monument is in :-he cemetery at Chicago. Colonel Wallace, who was an official at Chicago, and a relation and personal friend of Ransom, had charge of this work. If the Society of the Army of the Tennessee has funds enough to carry out its intention of raising a moniiment to General Ransom, it seems to me that it would be better to let it take the form of a statue to be erected in some nuilio place either in the west or in Washington, such as have been raised for other distingiiished officers. General Ransom's mother is, I think, dead. His sister if the wife of Lieut. O'llara, a professor at West Point. His brother, I>unbar is still with me on one of our roads in Texas, I think you must be mistaken about Ge eral Ransom's age; though prbbably you spoko from some record. I was very glad to see your tribute to Ransom. He was a very close and dear friend of mine from the time we met at Norwich until his death, I think that in all my life I never met a man who had so keen a sense of honor, who was the sone of chivalry, or wi:o was braver under all circumstances than Ransom, He was almost the image of his father, had his presence, his magnetic influence over men and reseumbled him in a remarkable degree and I think you will agree with me that it is seldom that we look upon a more perfect soldier in his bearing and command. I do not know of a more graceful act than yours selecting his name for your post, nor a speech more eloquent than your tribute to him and I thank yoi' with all my heart. All soldiers appreciate these things, and they teach us that time only brings rewards of which they never dreamed. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 93 4^0 New York, August 18, 1884. Solon Humphreys, Esq., Receiver , St. L. & P. Ry. Co., 54 Exchange Place, New York. Dear Sir:- ^ ^ ^ -l. In 1881 and 1882, in accordance with the request of and verbal agreement with the Wabash Company, I entered into a contract to build a narrow guage road from Des Moines, Iowa, to Wuukee and Boone. And at the request of the Y/abash company, I turned over to them the road from C Clive to Waukee, and one-half of the road from the city limits of Des Moines to Waukee, but I have never been settled with for it, the settlement being held in abeyance, waiting for the transfer of the road from Clive to Boone. As I now understand the Ituation, the Wabash company cannot take the road from Clive to Boone, and as the Wabash company desires a settlement, I suppose I must submit, but is certainly a great injustice to me and my associates who put their money into the work. On May 3lst, 1082, the Wabash company rendered me a bill for material furnihhed, the amount of which was $110,542.09 and since then they have rendered additional bills for nearly $20,000 for terminal charges, interest, &c. whicn I have not had time to investigate. But I do not admit their right to render charges before the settlement is made. My total exnenditures up to Jan. 1st, 1884 on the road-bod proper from the Western limit of the city of Des Moines to Waukee and Boone, was $691,506.48 with no allowance for superintendance, insurance and risk. A fair proportion of this, for the road turned over, from the city limits of Des Moines to Waukee, would be $150,000 with such allo.vance for superintendance, insurance and risk as we can agree upon. . - In order that this business may be settled up and disposed of, I now make to the receivers the folloving proposition - I will turn over to your company the Entire right, title and interest to the road from Clive to Waukee, and an undivided one-half interest in the road from Boone to Clive, and in full settlement tberefor, will iake from your company, deeds to one-quarter or all the ternlnal property your company or its representatives own in Des Moines, and give to you deeds for three-quarters of all the terminal property 6he St. L., D.M. and N. Ry. or its representatives own in that city. Very respectfully yours, G. M. Dodge. Saratoga, New York, August 26, 1884. Solon Humphreys, Esq., 54 Exchange Place, New York City. ^0Sir 3 t"" I have been sick for some time and have had to leave Saratoga and go to the sea-shore in hopes that the sea air and rest will build me up again, .,, ^ ^ I do not think it is going to bo possible for me to come into New York for some time to come, but I feel very anxious qbout our narrov/ guage matters. I saw Mr. Hopkins in Saratoga and agreed with him, that when I came back, we would meet and arrange on some basis for a settleme but the Doctor says I must stay away for the present. I have, however, explained the situation and my views to Mr, Granger, and I wish that you three could come to some agreement so that we can get that paper out of the way. I can only be done, however, by a joint agree ment in which we all three agree to share the profits and losses of the construction, and sale of the road, in some settled proportion. Mr. Hopkins cliims that he is unable to take up his portion of the paper, but it is very late in th- day to go back over old matters, and the only thing there i to do is to get the matter in the best^ possible shape, and get our paper out of tlie way; and this as I said above has only bee done by Mr. Hopkins agreeing to pay a certain portion of losses if there are any. I would myself be willing that he should stand say one-quarter of the losses if that would be satisfactory to you. I have now got my paper where I can get, it by putting up other securities in its place, which I am ready to do. All securities o of the road are in the hands of Mr, Granger. My idea would be, after entering upon such an agreement as I have mentioned above, to dis tribute the bonds, leaving the stock intact until we could either go ahead or make some disposition of it. Or we could let it stand as it is until we make a final sale of the road as it now stands, and divide the proceeds as we think best. As soon as I am able, I ihtend to go to Iowa and go over the line to liason City, and try to make some by which we can be enabled to extend the road to that point, say by next spring at the farthest. But the important things for us to do are first: to make a settlement with the IVabash. Second; Get our paper out of the .vay. Tnird. Gret our terminal company in shape, and distribute its stock and bonds. If you and Mr. Hopkins and Mr. ^.ranger can come to any agreement about these points, I ill act upon it. Mr. Talmage and Mr. How are each pressing me to pay charges arisinr- from the use of terminals and maintenance of way, Des Moines to Elive.^ I have written Mr. Meek^asking him exactly how matters stand, and what portion we snouia pay if any. ^ Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. President, could let it stand as it is . now stands, and divide the G7- 'rf ■: .1 -t' r Saratoga, September 8, 1884. Solon Huraphreyes, Esq., • ■ , , , 54 Exchange.Place, New York. • ' Dear Slr:- There are some points in relation to the St. Louis, Des I-Ioines & Northern Ry. and the settlement its-open account with the Wabash Company which may perhaps have escaped yur attention, and I desire to lay them before you as briefly as possible, in order that you may be thoroughly posted in the matter when you present the papers at St. Louis. I think if possible, it would be better for you to make the settlement here without carryin.g it west, but perhaps there are pe«sons why you cannot do so; of course, you are the Judge of that. The road from Olive to Boone was the first part of the vvork contracted, but the contractors were taken off it and put upon the line from Des Moines to Wauk e, and were afterward again transf-^rred from there to the extension of the Des Koines northwestern; this action of the "/abash Co. made it very late in the season when the contractors Were able to return to the line from Des Moines to Boone; wet weat.ier came on and broke up the contractors, and I had to take the wor!: off their hands, and complete it by day's labor, making it cost me a great deal more money. In fact, almost double -what it would have cost me had the contractors been allowed to go on and finish the work when they were first put upon it. I allowed the Wabash Co. to t-ake ti;ese contractors and do what they pleased with them, because I then supposed I was build ing the road for the Wabash ^o., and v/as inclined, of course, to let them have their way in regard to whicn part of the work shuld be first corn ing the road for the Wabash Co., and v/as inclined, of course, to let thei have their way in regard to whicn part of the work shuld be first com er cominr pleted. Then as I understand it, tiie Wabash Co.* is getting th'^ benefit of this line and whatever traffic there is on it or coming to it, withoul giving us in percentages more than one-half what anybody else would give us. It is run and used as a part of their system; its superi' tendent is ' superintendent of the Wabash lino, and has been nearly ever since the Boone lie ^as completed, and has been allowed to use and run th"* road, the same as thougi: it bel-iiiged to the Wabash Co. I upposed all the time that they would be able to carry out our original agreement and take it off my hands. Now, however, the Wabasii Co. has gone into the hands of a receiv er, and I suppose it will be Impossible for them to take it. but in making the settlement for the road already turne over to them, and whic they have accepted from me, all these questions and eq ities s.iould be considered. It is not only the cost of the road, or that portion of it from Des Moines to Waukee, that hhould be taken into consideration, but the equities of the case should be dul considered. When I commenced the work, or even when I completed it, I had no more idea that I was to carry and take care of it than tnTt I was to carry ani take care of the whole Wabash system. Of course I never should have touched the road cost of the road, or hhould be taken into be dul considered. ;ed it, I had no more or put a cent intlo it or build a mile of it had I at any time suppos 3-"d that it was to remain on ray hands. You and Mr, Hopkins thoorughly understand the position of affairs, and all the circumstances and a reements under which the road was built and why it was built, and I think that in the settlement with me I should be fully and entirely re'mbursed, so far as possible, for all my outlays and for sup-rintendance anci care of the work, the in^^rest on the sum that has been expended there, is now very conside- •I am ready to turn-the road over the Wabash Company and if I M turn the whole or it over to the company, all I re-iuire or expect ^ would be its actual cost with a fair allov/ance for interest, superintendancs, risk and insurance, but if they only take from me such part as they desire making their own-selection, then, of course, I want a pro rata price per mile for it, with a fair allowance for contingencies as above mentioned^ and for the good-will and use they have had of it, and really in my opinion, I shvald have damages,.and.I believe any fair court or company or arbitrators would give them to ma. I nope-you*will thoroughly consider all these points in making your settlement and will allow me the amount I he.ve calairaed for this work in my previous letter and proposition submitted to you. Very respectfully yours, ■ - , ' • " G. M., Dodge :ry: j, i \. r- , * J' 1 f* r . , - . ^ Ij ~ . j fj "r : bfg t fjr i " -O • IPW C'K, - lurf t Tran,; (/ihtrtoiln f>i»w (utn . «»;■ nonio'; n»Q irqyI - nr-IJon tunleM pds t ru niW r.j •itfai nio4o4nJtTo9 ruJ rtnlr no9»0 erti nl n. rl *00 htiKfnV cii4 • »r 4«iMir imv i^nood ei oe9 :oat »afl •dJ oJ inwif ...t ito If v> -di rj bod I TrtO ^t^io^ein^nco mdJ qu bno m» mnoo Jtof' fl i*a J.' iyo Jt vnli^o: rl o4oXo*,/)o bno ,sbruNli bj«U rt 4roo biu.r ii 4-rtw 'MmlM ,4l)rt nl •qeno. liioT. f ... 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II ooo^inao I bno -io f)Mt utr , iJ Ol f. o Offtol d Phi tol odl -o.*inci f' Ih. irlll LO h/0 L'f --err. IXo ,or f.r-il b#Jop'00 ovril gra.t .♦1 10 I'- 'l-oo *10 -Iron #»i5 lo |i 00 odJ \fno |ou ol If •bPiofclL-:ee lurf ^( < I.'mM«u:P6 o-b } noilol o<f sfuo»i« I- ..! ,o<idi/OV ol ionloM eoC .conl b»»t>n«»m,tno I rwrfr vboinblertoo i»b od biwoiiii oto- ©ilJ lo orlllyp# onl ol «oe I lodi pobi o'lo ! on bod I ,11 bflnldMO I roih* novo 10 , Iiof «.il4 V; o'.pI pa "4 ro* ! .♦< I nndi i| lo oi. e ".Uii v**"»d fvrt'* p,;| bodei/o4 pvrrt U a. nor on X oa-iwo" 10 .(«oi.-;Ye dr odoW e|o,t»<' oul b'o.oqqyL mill ^to 10 I bmi Jl lo of lot o bXKif -0 II ol/ni Inot o .t4«i 10 .pt .''d VP n!*v:ei oj OOtr Ii Jr,il lo n€}lJ*tf>r 111 bii^loifbrtu gfi -yiio.l enliUioI' . il. hue udt no't r. 1.1 .inlrtu 1'biu/ lJ (or-d r l • . ' rZ-rnvj! 0 oa.: XXM, hb« .t.alrlljr t' m-vfll.'.' P(..' ftl .V.II dfTjill I ,.T|e.fK (:0« jl gn* bise JXlrnf not f 1-»1 Of 01 .Xrilino ^;,p JJi l 0<f I m »nJ f ito-n ' il To Pior.' a oorob'iolol mnj 10I tsnii yt; /Xn 101 -'•Mt-.c /iov *r.ii f i j,. . . j ."•,ob'''Oq;:f ff ' nrui lodi ciup *uW nc If pio September, 1884. 99,.>: GULF AND SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD COMPAITZ Jackson, fciss ., Septe . 8th, 1884. Gen'l G . Iv.. Dodge, 195 Broadway, New York City. My dear ^ir^ Knowing your success at organizing Gonstruction Cos. and your admirable management and protection of the interests of your Stockholders and associates, I am induced to bring to your notice a project with which I have recently become identified, with the earnest hope that it may excite your interest, and enlist your distinguished , abilities. I forward you, with this, the Charter and Prospectus- of the Road. These papers will give you in detail full inforriation. I have Just returned from a reconnoissance, extending to the Sea Shore, and estimate that 15000 cubic yards per mile are most liberal figures, within 40 ft. or 0.8 grcdes. In quantity and quality no similar forest of long-leaf pine exists upon the continent, which for a year or so past, has been attracting the attention of the lumber men of the northwest who have bought large tracts ol' these niagnificent pine lands - in sonie instances, as much as 100,000 acres in a body - of just such lands as ti.ose with drawn by the Government for this road. Many others have been on visits for the purcliase of more of these lands, ani have only been stopped by their withdrawal by tiie Government in favor of this road. I desire to draw your attention particularly to the char acter of labor secured to the Go. by the last Legislature, and the favorable terms of the lease, extending to 1891. Also the liberal appropriations of Dtate lands, independent of those we expect to ac quire from the U. S. Government - say 650,000 acres. I will commence the Surveys immediately and will put a force of some 200 convicts to grading, as soon as i locate a few miles on this end of the line. Hoping to receive an early and favorable response. I am. Very truly yours, B. H. Green, > ', ' Chief Engineer . 101 New York, September 9, 1884, Hon. W. B. Allison, Dubuque, Iowa. My dear Senator I am very sorry I was not able to see you when you were in the city, and v/ere kind enough to call at my office. Mr. Granger has told me all his conversation vvith you a d what you said to him about Teller and his promise to give us our patents as soon as matters quieted down. I am told there has been filed with the Secretary a protest against tne issuance of these patents or certificates for the patents, 3i;jn9d by a majority of the Senate com nittee on public lands, or at least by messrs. Hill, Van ^'''yck. Slater, Morgan and Walker. They ask the Secretary not to take any action touching the back bone Land grant, during the vacation of Congress, alleging that there are certain legal questions involved which req ire adjuciation in the U.S.Courts, vihere they propose carrying the matter in December next. Of course this is only for the urpose of securing further delays in order to get another lick at us next session. There are no legal questions whatever, except what have boo!"i decided b ythe Supreme Court of the United State,s and I wis i you would bring to bear on Teller all the pressure you can command, as I want a decision from him. He hqs always said that if we beat the forfeiture in the House, there would be no delay and no question abotit th.e issuance of patents, but we do not get thorn. Tt would seem to me pretty hard if I am to be forced to fight tne Senate to get what belongs to me; and I don't want to do it, in fact, I cannot do it. Will you be kind enough to write Teller a letter, and when you go to V/ashington, see him and do what you can to get him to do what is right in this matter. Very truly yours, G.M. Dodge. 103 Hr'iOt New York, September 11, 1884. Solon Humphreys, Esq., Receiver, Wabash, St. Louis ?f. Pacifi -. Ry., 54 Exchange Place, New York. which you of way, the good-will of which I had to obtain be purchased and Lhe road to the entire Northwestern Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of Mr. Ho\7q* s letter of September 10th, which you have referred to me. Mr. Ho'w seems to assume that the first cost of the road, Des Moines to Waukee," is to be taken into consideratJ.oa. My a3re3me:it was to take the risk, build the entire road, Des Moines to Waukee and to Boone, and turn it over as an entirety to the Wabash Ry. Co. for a fair remuneration x^or my outlay, ri ?k, u >e of onoital, . but I never agreed to turn over any small part of it, or allo\7 the Wabash Co. to take such portion as thjey would consider of most value to them, or as they might select from either end or center of the road, and leave me v/itn a piece of road on my hands, at any outlay of over half a million of dollars, which I could not utilize in any way. The partcular value of the road between Waukee and Des Moines arises from its giving an entrance into the city of Des Moines. No company could today purchase such an entrance into the city of Des Moines for less than $150,000. The right of way, the good-will of the 'Chicago, ^ock Inland and Pacific Ry. Co., which I had to obtain before vve could build the road, could not n-^w be purchased and Lhe road built for any such sum. My w ork gave an entrance into the city to the entire Northwestern system and our rights in the city were obtained by the promise made to push out to Boono^ and on to the North, in Lhe Interests of the Wabash Co. These were the inducements by which we got into and through the city. And now to ask me to take for all these advantages only their simple cost, without any remuneration for the right and incidental benefits attached to the property, is not to be for one moment considered I think were I to take the cost of the whole property and add a fair percentage for risk, superintendence and insurance, the least that should be offered for the best portion --f it would be the pro rata per mile of the entire cost of the road. This I have figured and it amounts to over' $15,000 per mile, without adding anything for superintendence, risk and insurance. The interest o ' the capital expended has accumralated all the time, and the net earnings of the road have been nothing to me. Mr. gow in his letter seems disposed to be fair, so far as he has any knowledge of the faots-you alore know more of them, and I make these suggestions to you, which I think will appeal to Mr. How's judgment. The road undoubtedly cost more than it should. Wny? My contractors and engineers were taken away from the road to the exLension of the Des Moines & Northwestern, understanding that all these roads were being constructed in one interest-that of the Wabash- and they came back to my road late in the season which was a wet and heavy one. Every contractor failed and this threv/ our work into the winter, when all kind of construction was most expensive; and finally the rodd was built by labor. cost each of more t.han double the cost of the firlast tliree quarters of the road t quarter. This was no fault of mine. Again, after I .ook charge of the work, the line was changed, and a bridge, a fine structure, was built at a cost of $125 I knew nothing of until we had reached a we could not back out. ,000, something point in construction where 104 .>■ ■,<1 .ri I kept no separate account of cost of arty portion of the ro d, my books showing he" total cost of the \>fhole line, and those you can examine if you desire. "But what I wish to fcmpress up-n you, .is that the cost of a Small portion of the rocid is not what should be considered in malcin{T this settlement. The settlement should be made upon the basis of the actual value of the entrance into t e city, which l'have given to the Wabash, and the agreements .you made with me. With all "these facts in your .possession, and your knowledge ■ nd understanding of the agreements originally entered "into between myself and you "as the representative of the Wabash Co. I trust you wrllfind no difficulty in coming to the conclusion that I am entitled to the amount I have named as representing the value of this road, and will agree U on the-settlement as conveyed to you in my proposition of recent date/ • Very truly, yours, y .ah bur nrevvj-tf B0O lo 0£iJ OiUoJili oo.iaT. oo.iaT. u ' lv|. a 1 i■ i , cMl'iii cooX'kO 'lo ^14to OiU o^iil no rf oi/f ^nhoj i i'noo ^fukyat^o lo Iliw-looji oili "tc iri'li lol tortf'^'4 nloJIo oJ 'jati f .olif* ,,oD ojlloo' brut bifXgJ ioo* ,o*5051rf^ 'uL' f)OOl a K >r»e t>o««<lOiwq 0<t n Jr bjjoo )Jjoo -i»roi 0iU piiX ' btlud Uud Mtfoo iiJtfoo owow einlecf ttutn rfotit. -moJp0mifnfyA o'llin* •*» oj ntU oJ>xt oonviino n« ovm) .tf-o 0 oj #QM 0*14 0 b^ipSdo on^w x»'Jfo bHJ nl o^ft it tlK) bfio SB4st* 0414 lo «J«onio4al 04J nl ,nJioJI oxiJ oJ , ■:t,r oj 4lfO iBi/o »<<#..rip, bfuB io» Mr not i\i x<i PiU onow pppfft •oO iloiU Modi Ilr lol oAbS 0$ Ml ilM oi iron 6nA |o4jiof) t i: P.i' v»gln iiJ "lol iv '.'rnt num»% X"« 4uo JtP nl ,aU b''toblwjiot /uAaroflo oao -ml «f 04 4oa •! , 4<ioqoi^( |><U o4 i411«ne ' tiol n bbr. brio oXoiIk oaj lo Ji.oo oiU eioi oJ t ono inJUU X hinoiiji Snii4 .4s«4%f erfj ,OB-vniiMil no oonotno^nlnoqua .Mutn iol o%a4rMiov»<i lo oXiai -i^q oJci . un4 fd bitfcw :t 1 r.niX oti ippj ptU lol bmTto id J n4tW0m 41 /)(!#< I oliif ,bnoi 0414 lo 4ooo mW.ip »tU -I I I ,'<f>fiofcn#r!l-ieHi4/» lol iiih(4yM yxkhbm JuoASh .Mitt toq OjO. , {I lovo rio ' jifM^ttdtf SfiM lAllquo OtJ 4i<oio.<nl pttt «ot>nf!n/K;il b/M . ' f r ts ' (.vM< hnov 0d4 lo O'jfi*^fioo Jpn pdJ brm ,»7il4 o^ii ' : ad ^ •« -wJl on .nlrt Mf ai ftMioqalb 00000 tpJJBl alb a! ool .iM n .4 odM T bur , 0^4 to o'io« mwt 0 f>|o ot mU lo oabarwnnJt o4 Xooqiqn f/jhv jictldX f ifolit". ••/o* o4 Xinol4ao^r*AM tlX ftnt .i *4/0410 41 itoftf •loa 4ftoo fXii*ru-)bnjir Iboot mIT . : cao so Orti 04 b i oii4 aoil vMi 1101(114 mow bnM rfo4boi4;ioo ah 1 pomU / f ■ Jr..»4 snlbttoiMioftMl ,frio400ird4^Oll 4 ppuioM 'oe<t orij to • , a ^ ' )!iO -..Rodn? onJ lo 4ctU*4aOio..i! m o nl bOiOt/iJciioo -nlod rstv vurv., . 0 xvtMi bno 4o« a m rtolilv noaaoo 0rU n| a4aX baoi vai 04 jioatf 1 . i omJ 04fU df ui 4yo f.mj . no joi : -1 i JoP*»Jnro X^ .' ilofi mm btMi XUmtII hnn lovlanoqie Jr- ai aaa nolio-mJe lOo ;o u-rri .4 lo Bt-Juaur #01 .4 4bnl ^dj lo ..oae lo 4* 0 f.;-, o*va(b .0 j cf> POO BliiT lipJtMup 4 lit •114 to .»ooa a .4 oiiuatb n» 4 '^loa aao vurvb' bni.i 1 u 101 ■lo ^J wu ..*Tw .M..< ix^ •nj 10 .looa a .4 olluab n» 4 '^loa mm J , >0 iri& trr rnr nfi4 ,Xioai 0.1J lo aQnaiio iO'x f Wtl •alaaA .ooT^ ,i«} .4'\3',. to j! f"» a 4a JTfirJ now ,e'n/4fi m^a onl^ b .asbltd .4wn jToij.f ♦o; 105 New York, September 15, 1884. C. F. Meek, Esq., \/ Das Moines, lo-.va. Dear Sir:- In movinc our office from 195 Broadway to No, f,. Broadv;ay, a good many of our papers v/ere disarranged and mislaid; and in entering up the earnings of your road for the last few months, I find I am short reports for the 3rd and 4th weeks of May, and the 2nd week of July. Will you he kind enough to send me duplicate reports for those weeks? I am in receipt of yours of September 9th, giving information in regard to the Narrow Guage Ry. system of T^es Moines and vicinity which gives me just the information I v/anted, and for xvi-iioh I thank yoii. I have also received by express check for $2,0C0. As it is uncertain just what tlds money will be used for, I have thought best to return unsigned. voucr.er you and to send you merely Treasurer's receipt for the amount and when it is disbursed disbursed I I vwill properly account for it. I am glad to note what you say about the improved crops pros pect earningSj shall be glad to ha/e here thousand dollars per month, mentioned in your letter of 8th to General Dodge. Referring to your letter. General Dodge desires me to say to you that for the present he wishes you to pay absolutely nothing to the Wabash Co., under any circumstances or on any account, until his settle ment with them is concluded. We onw one-quarter of these terminals and they have really no right to charge us anything as interest or rent for our use of them; and, under an circumstances, it seems to me t;.at their charge, even were it a just one, is exorbitant. In the first place, I don't thinlc they would have any right to charge us at the rate of 7 per cent per annum, and I don't understand by what right they could go on purchasing property and spendigg money and charging us one-quarter of the exper.ses of the same without some authority from the General, The interest as now computed by the, , amounts to $522 per montl,, which is really what it costs us to enter and do business in the city of Des Moines; which for a short narrow guage road, looks to me like an enormous price, especially when I reflect that the Diagonal gets just as good facilities and as much business in Des Moines from its entrance over the B. & Q. road at an expense n6t to exceed $100 per month. It would look as though at this rate, it woulcbe better for us to abandon our terminal facilities and rights, and hire an entrance from some other road, I notice that your reports for the second quarter of 1884 would give not earnings for the six months $971,000 provided the rebates on through freight were inside of your estimates, which is encouraging. Where does the :'2,0CC sent me come from? The express package con taining this money came here with $5,00 charges which I paid. I take it that it was a mistake on the part of the agent in Des Moines, in not cheeking it D.::., but could not get the charges taken off at this end of the line. You could probably do it, and if so have them return the amount to me. If nob, please send me a five dollar bill and charge your Gen, ^ Dodge ^ was very glad to get your dispatch dispatch - ^ j ^ T 1 of ^ ^ the AW. + 12th "U. + iH announc announc- o IT ing that the corn crop was out of dan er, especially as on that day and night wo had wery severe weather and frosts, in this section of the country. Truly, J. ' . Granger, September, 1884 195 Broadway, New York, ^^ept. 18, 1884, Gen '1 G . . Dodge, Dear Sir : I leave for the South to-night, to go over ftnd in spect the Erlanger System of Dgiiwaysj and before ^ le^-ve, 1 desire to inform you of the reasons for my trip and the situation of the affairs of that Syndicate. The newspaper reports v/hich have stated that i was to take the place of t.p, Scott, are all wrong. The fact i§, that all business of the System, has heretofore been submitted by the local management in Cincinnati to the London office, the greater part of the stock of the Company, being controlled in London, the officers of which are all residents of that city. They:found it difficult to handle the property at such a distance, and so they have formed a Committee of three persons, residents of New York, to consist of, Plock, the banker for the Erlanter System; Isasc Lartin of Iv.artin and Smith, and myself as the Railroad man. This Committee is to have full authority to act upon ail matters that come up, except such :.s they themselves, shall see fit to refer to the London office. I am now going «1est to make a thorough examination and inspection of the roads and to see what condition tl:ey are in and what they are doing. I expect to return here some tine during the first week in October. Iv-y address for the present will be, care of John Scott, Iv.gr. Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Texas Pacific R'y, Cincinnati, 0. I do not intend to take any active charge of the business property, simply to be one of an Advisory Committee, with headquarters in the City of New Ygrk. Referring to our conversation at Saratoga in regard to the affairs of the T. & p. R'y, I think. I mentioned to you that have writ ten to r.r. 'Varner, and he has prepared figures in accordance with my suggestions to him, and which I mentioned to you at the tinie we dis cussed this matter. Ti.ey prepared an answer to my letter, but after ward found what a blunder they had committed , and have withheld the paper. t'r. Hoxie has now taken it back to -^t. Louis, in order to correct the mistakes by a readjustment. It is a very severe com mentary upon the management of the Poor T & F. road that, while they have been running it under an arrangement for a division of rates, they could not, until cSlled upon by a Director for information concern ing this civision, ascertain that a serious blunder had been com mitted. Ti.ey must have taken at least half a million of dollars away from that Co. during the year 1883. That is to say, if the lowest percentage th.at is awarded to the U. P. Co., on Chicago bus iness under the Tripartite ■"•greement, iiad been given to the T. & P. Co., by the iron Nointain Co., on business exchanged at Texarkana, 108 ■ it would have made a difference in favor of the T. p. Co., on the business of the year 1883, of over ,.;)500,0G0 in net earnings. I hope to see 'you imiLediately on my return, and discuss these niatters with you. I an, sorry to hear that you are under the weather, and hope that you will soon regain your usual health. Yours truly, F. S. Bonds. H . ■n.' • • 109 .N I , -f New York, September 18, 1884, Chas. Francis Adams, o' .,ioO Pres. Union Pacific Ry Co., rnlC ire<l t'B eriJ 1©^ ©v/i©! I Boston, Massachusetts. bM lat'vXtalt Ic n:Ut l>r«l t 1 ■novjMt ©rii Dear Sir:- ri't©q©n lopf*- • on ©ifP r , • A • * I haiid you herewith a letter from Mrs, A. Hills of Warren, Ohio, requesting passes Omaha to San ^'rancisco. The husband of this lady was killed by the Indians durin- the construction of the U.P, road, and, after his death, she was at my instance employed on the road as telegraph operator., but on account of her health, was obliged to give up her position, n I think it would be no more than justice to furnish her the trans- » pohtation she requests. She has always pressed the Company for some re muneration on account of the death of her husband. He was a very nble man and one of the best engineers under me, and fell in the line of duty. I hope the reuqest reuqest she makes will be granted, granted, ..'i' Your* truly,,. ■ v. ,' *f' ■ ,* •" : ift,' ' ' < . Your* truly,,, in - ("J .^1 T I©* 'I 1© 41 n not im lAbm# ?nii x .. G. m. Dodge, biw / b«on i ^ laiotm'a n 'id rqu f ? Jmi . vii u.b . , - ** i^bqi/rd nuol'iOB • rtl .nolslvjb ..I...' r n ic uapiotni U/ ustX.'ia » tXa.l in ©tu . ujt ii©9<f hiirl oi tl i rff «ont tint tab no •oD.'f.TT fi(ii i 59bn«?ra •! ietlJ ©aaitwonvq inrnmi ^ .j i ' .T ©dj oj irevir ci»©cf bud in©aio<rt$li twJbmt •©©-tic./d Jf btjinrtawi® a« Milwrd no ,.aO nloJni/oM (imI OtiJ \« to ©Htuiicyrf Mli fio #oO .T «ij to tevat 1 •Ononottlb B bbm «'v: Tii OfO , I ,«'^.!|irnAO Jor fl| 0-^0, > fl j HOYO to ISOOX niMI\; ©I d . ftJl^ BBoU Bfti/OBlfe " ,n'i i«n ':M no fiodalbBM. 1 iodi imb iBdiaow Olid nofemr tn© ""t i«.iJ • • ■"h ©J tnxoB am t ..lifitoii ' r j- jj iuoi nl©!^ ifooi nooi i. onuoV 110 ^ 4^3BX ,0f New York, September 18, 1884. ^ ..cbA L. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Dear Sir: ' I leave for the South tonight, to go over and inspect the §rlangee System of Railways; and before I leave, 1.desire to inform you of the reasons for my trip and the situation of the fiffairs of that syndicate. The newspaper reports which have stated that I was to take the place '^f lir. Scott, are all v;rong. The fact is, that all business of the System, has heretofore been submitted by the local management in Cincinnat to the London office; the greater part of the stock of the company bein^' controlled in London, the officers of which are all residents of hhat city They found it difficult to handle the property at such a distance, and so they have formed a Committee fif three persons, residents of New York, to consist of Plook, the banker for the Erlanger System; Isaac Martin, of Martin and Smith, and myself as the railroad man. This Committee is - to have full authority to act upon all matters that come uo, except such a s they themselves shall see fit to refer to the London office. I am now going west to make a thorough exa ination and inspection of the r^ads and to see what condition they are in and what thay are doing. I expect to return here some time during the first week in October - My address for the present will be care of John Scott, -gr. Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Ry., Cincinnati, Ohio. I do not intend to take any active charge of the business or property, simply to be one of an Advisory Committee, v/ith head-quarters in the city of new York, Referring to our conversation at Saratoga in regard to the affairs of the T. & P. Ry,, I think I mentioned to you that I have written to Mr. 'Vanrer, and he has prepared figures in accordance with my suggestion to him, and which I mentioned to you at the time we discussed this matter. They prepared an answer to jny letter, but afterward found v/hat a blunder they had committed, and have withheld the paper. Mr. Hoxie has now taken it back to St. Louis,, in order ro correct the mistakes by a readjustment. It is a very s vere commentary upon the management of the poor T & P road that, while, they hjave. been running it under an arrangement for a division of rates, they could not, \antil called upon by a director for information concerning this division, ascertain tha'. a serious bliinder had been committed. They must l.ave taken at least half a million of dollars away from that company during the year 1C83. Th t is to say, if the lowest percentage that is awarded to the U.P.Co. on Chicago business under the Tripartite Agreement had been given to the T. & P Co, by the Iron Mountain Co., on business exchanged at Texarkana, it would have made a difference in favor of ti;e T. ^ P. Co. on the business of hhe year 1883 of over $500,000 in net earnings. I hope to see you immediately on my retvrn, and discuss these maitters with you. I am sorry to hear that you are under the weather and hope that you will soon regain your usual health. Yours truly, Frank S. Bond. lUit New York, September 22, 1884, C. F.lvleek, S^pt., Des Moines, Iowa, Dear Sir;- I have just returned to the city, havinc, as you know, been under the weather most of the summer. I had a confidential interview with :,'r. Humphreys and he showed me some papers, letters, &c, as coming from Iowa and St. Louis, and from them and my conversation with him, I find that the impression prevails that you are not giving close enough attention to the Narrow Guage roads, Mr, Humphreys seems to have that opinion, and called Mr, Talmage's attention to it. He seems to think thit you are looking more after politics than railroads. They believe that to obtain business for these roads, requires a great deal of attention and consideroHble time spent upon the line of the road. 9) write you thisnot knowing what the facts are, and would like to hear from you upon the subject, I write confidentiall , believing you should know what is being said, I think they have an opinion that if closer attention was given to the Narrow guage roads both Des Moines fJorthv^estern and Des Moines Northern, they could be made to earn money enough to take care of their interest charges, but they proba" ly do not know as much abou . the details of the matter as I do. Please treat this letter as entirely.private and write me fully in regard to the subject of it and what your prospects and intentions are. Yours truly, G. M, Dodge. X13 September, 1884. War Department, V/ashington,Sity, September 23d, 1884, General G. Dodge, late Iv;ajor General of Volunteers, fl95 Broadway, New York City, Sir • In answer to your communication of the 26th ultimo, for warding a letter from George Bailey, late Lieutenant 1st Alabama Cavalry, concerning a charge against him, I have to inform you that Lieutenant Bailey receipted to J. K. '<Ving, Captain and A. Jil., ^':arch 21, 1864, for $300.8l/l00 quartermaster funds which he has not accounted for. It does not appear that this matter has ever been brought to the attention of the -•ar Department. Your own secret service accounts covering the period from December 9, 1864, to December 1865, are on file, but nothing is found therein concerning the >1^300.81/100 in question, which was turned over to Lieut. B.ailey in IV.arch 1864. In order to remove the charge Lieut. Bailey should make a sworn statement setting forth the disposition made ol the ^300.8l/l00 received froni Captain V.'ing which statement should be endorsed by yourself to the effect that the funds were disbursed as stated,by your, order; that the expenditure was necessary for the public service, and that Lieut. Bailey sl.ould receive credit therefor. be taken. Upon receipt of the papers called for,prompt action will Bailey. A copy of this letter has this day been mailed to Lieutenant Very respectfully, Robert T. Lincoln, Secretary of '•Var. 115 New York, Cctober 10, 1884. W. 5. Nicholson, ^sq,, Dear Sir:- New Orleans, La. I an in receipt of yours of the 7th and return herewith. duly executed, the lease and rent notes as requested, You will notice that I made an interlineation in the lease, before ^ saw that it had been signed by Nrs. Williams, which I should not have done, but suppose it will be all right. Please call their attention to it, and have them agree to it. By the time this reaches you, Mrs, Montgomery will probably be in ^ New Orleans at 124 Milan Street, I want her to see that the house is all right and everything in accordance witi. the agreement, before this lease and the notes are delivered. There is a question in my mind, whether I should pay rent for a house, until it is ready for my occupancy, I don't know what your customs are there in re atlon to such a case; however, it really makes very little difference. Very truly yours. 0. M, Dodge, < oo 3 (^o Fort Worth, Texas, ^ec. 9, 1884 Gentlernen: Your Directors beg to submit herewith Ihe following report of the condition and operations of the Company during the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 1884. The roadway, machinery and rolling stock are in ex cellent condition, showing good care and mianageinent. The crops along the line of the road,, have this year been much below the average, which has had a edpressing effect upon trade generally. Under these circumstances it is gratify ing to note .the favorable increase ofbusiness over the preceding year, the general business of the road having increased 25 per cent. This is due to the settlement of the country along the line of the road, and to the growing disposition on the- part of the cattle men to ship their stock both North and South from a breeding to a grazing country. The policy of the manage ment has been to ket.p the road-bed and rolling stock in good condition, thus enabling the business of the road to be handled with safety, dispatch and economy. There has been ballasted with stone and rock, a con siderable portion of the road-bed running through the black lands especially between Hodge and Decatur, the expense of which bettermient has been charged to operating expenses. The killing of stock upon the line of the road, has added largely to the operating expenses for this year. A system of gradually fencing the road has been inaugurated, and I would recommend the completion of the fencing already commienced, at as early a date as possible. I call your attention to the necessity of extendi.ig your road from Wichita Falls, its present terminus, to a point North of the enclosed pastures. 'When we first constructed the road to 'Wichita Fall, it was surrounded by an open country with plenty of pastures and an abundance of water; but during the past two years, the country has rapidly settled up, and for a long distance in advance of the terminus of the road has been fenced for agricultural and pastoral purposes; until now it is very diflicult for stockmen, after reaching 'Wichita Falls, to drive their cattle to the open country. I believe this exten sion is necessary to inable us to hold our extensive cattle trade which comprises about one-fourth of the gross revenues of the Company. I also believe that this extension will draw to us business from the Northern part of the ^anhandle which now tends toward the Kansas roads. "T1 124 The Company has in its Treasury a considerable quan tity of Bonds, being the balance of the amount authorized to be issued on the construction of the first 110 miles of road; the sale of which, together with our surplus cash on hand, would enable us to build 30 miles or n.ore of road and would not in crease our bonded indebtedness, and would add very little to our fixed charges. It will be seen that the surplus earnings of the road for the year 1884, were, over and above its total expenses, about 15 per cent of the gross earnings, .which is about 3 per cent upon its Capital Stock. It is recommended that this surplus be held in the treasury, to be used if necessary in the above men tioned extension of the road, rather than to make this extension by the issue of bands upon the new line, which would materially increase our fixed charges• I take pleasure in calling the attention of the stock holders to the reports of the Superintendent and Heads of Depart ments . I also take pleasure in being able to report that the operations fro the year have been conducted without serious accident, and to call your attention to the faithfulness and attention to dury of the General Superintendent and other offi cers under him. By Order of the Board of Directors, President. I was at General Grant's hous^ one time wl^n^h^etspoke to me about a. letter that ^ had written'-to Iiim soon after my visit to ■ President Lincoln. : On Decmeber 10, 18S4, I \7rote him the following letter-giving him the full particular of'the matters he had spoken to me aboutL t • • "I was not aware, until my visit to you on Sunday "that you were writin- a history of the "'7ar of the Rebellion." I know of tl.e articles to bh published in the Century Magazine. During my visit to you at City Point. I m'-:'t with g.n incident that may be news or of interest to you. You will doubtless remember that while I was rocovering from, m.y wound received at Atlanta, I visited City Point and was at your headquarters a week or ten days and saw the Army of the Pbbomac; was up to see the battle fought on the north side of the James, and brou^-ht news of v/hat I thought was a defeat, but which your dispatches-made a victory. '7hen I was ready to return to my command at Atlanta, 'I met orders from Gen. Sherman which stopped me at Nashville and ordered me to Vicksburg, and befo e I reached that command,you ordered me to relieve Gen. Rosecrans, in fommand in the department of the Missouri with a view of taking my troops to Thomas at Nashville. If you remember, when I left 'City Point you suggested I should return by Washington and call upon Presiderit Lincoln, and sent me on your boat. Cen. Rufus Ingalls, your chief quartermaster and Maj. Cyrus Boyle of the !^ritish army, I think at that time in command cif Canada was with me. I was a very young officer, inexperienced in meeting the world, and with a great reverence for position and authority; hence I hardly knew how to reach President Lincoln nor what to say to him when I saw him. I had only a day to spend in Washington '^nd after breakfast I went directly to tlie White House, where in the anteroom I met Senntor Harlan of my state, who took me to Mr. Lincoln. The President met me cordially and asked me to wait until he had dismissed the crowd. When ho took me into the room back of what I now know as the calinet room, he took d'-'wn a book called the "Gospel of Peace." Tt was a •,'ery funny b~ok and ho read from it and laughed heartily until he made me perfectly easy and at iiome. He took me down to lunch and pumped out of me everything I had seer, at City Point and all my opiriions of the army and officers there, and f' nally asked me abuuptly wl.at was my opinioi" of tJie situation at City Point my epi-4i1o)is nf then^ 1 tunti on-al..XiJLy^£aln.t, and what results were to be expected from the movements there. My answei^ to him was, briefly that I had no doubts as to their success. In detail, as I remember it my answer was, "You know out west we believe in Gen. Grant. TTe have no doubts, five him time and he will win; in what way, or how, I don't know but you may depend upon it ho will succeed." President Lincoln jumped up from his chair, took both my hands in his and aald, "I am thankful to you for saying so. " I was very much embarrassed, but it made .such an impressiong upon me that I never forgot it. ^ plains the or, me with was Raw!ins Gen. when v/ar the After fl pressure the that said he and him, to circumstances the related I ^ very:great. were Washington at time that at complaints and my from came Richmond around results to as correctness My that"all fact the from and thee, seen had I what from not faith before long had west, the in you with long so been had who us of remember I results, final the. to as any"doubts minds our from driven . Lincoln President told I entiiusiastically and confidently Low well my prove to whicl. upon' fact a him give not could but felt, I what calling for me thanked Lincoln President leave. to rose I When belief. and my-good'wishes take pan you • objectior, no hav^e you "If said and more Washington left I nigut That army." your to you *.vith regards 'my your to as doub'.s ir.-tny so be Siiould there that otherwise than annoyed success. • may it r interview this of you told have may Rawlins General I r, it." remember I as it give I you, to new bS M. G, with interview an is "24, scrap-book in 65 Page NOTE; ■ August in Council-Bluffa Lincolrl's'visit;.to to relation in Dodge o" ■ f '■ oX' • "''l859.' " 1 SNT oS wTwlf**'. , ft' SuioMMoli nl ir^ob la -juJ lufO&ti' jWI",- 4 oiTT ■ Jo il.IhJ ■ "i- ' \i<ioonS -..t .T eniOi J.r r.fi!' 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Will you ascertain for me whether there are on file in the Army o ' Records, my letterb-oks from May 20, 1862 covering my command'at.the Post of Colum'us up to July 1, 1866, and the letterbooks of the head quarters of the Central Division of the Mississippi from July 1,* 1862 '—to October 1, 1862, and also from October 1, 1862 to November 15, 1862, ' when 1 was in'command of Dodge's Division District of Corinthj and from November 16, 1862 to July *?, I860, while I was in command of the District of Corinth; and from July 71, 1863 to AuguSt 17, 1864 t ■ ' while I was in coinmand of the Left Wing 16th Army Corps. , If these records are missing, I have copies of them and would like to replace them; they cover about 500 folio ledger size pages. I find these reporcs filed away with my books and papers, and ~xi <it is a question in my mind-whether they are simply copies or'the originals. I am inclined to-think they are private cppies kept for my own benefit. If not, they are records that should be on file in the • ■ , 4 ■- St. I War Depar,tn0ntii.fln < ,i :'i 1 ti r x- " i l .nna .oWlaO oJ IncJ ne^lo b ixvml I . ^ Xfl 04 n truly, j ^ xeel Sui , ;f io?; ve4J i«i/ i brul ih»r> . „ .s ^ t J m G. M. Dodge ^ p-b to Jf.ojn rt iwert • .J jw, ,1001 a* ■i" ^ I. hfiJ rj i.tn ••.ifIdu'-n,' Major General U.o.V. . ' . iJ wcMx. !;/•■ ! 1 f ivHtni/ufO to xd • iW •anorvbw na ti «t J toaqx'! .X»w iail4o Xft* wtna tw >oo<T I, if fo <*trt eeatnanoT wilj to nbfr. uJwnr; e44 no notwot ItdkMt 94tf '1M tfertJ t' ^r.ear 4o'i woit •» a ew bno olxij .to o4 xleh'J to ^ 130 f f r>&n*7 j.'i New York, December 19, 1884, General U. 8. Grant, New York, ** ' • • Dear General:- Referring to our conversation of Sunday last, I have been looking over my letterbooks and find under date Nov. 29, 1863, a letter to Major R. M. Sa*yer, A.A.C* the following extract which may be of interest to youL "I have with me sick and well, 12000 men, 9,000 in one command and 3,000 in another. This includes the 111th Illinois (in relation to which, since my last rep-rt ot its detention to you, I have-received no orders) but does not include the 122nd Illinois Infty. that I left at EastporL. Of this number four regiments will soon be moiinted, say ^800 men," In a letter to General Sherman, dated Nov. 23, I stated as follows: "I am in receipt of your letter of Nov. 18 written at Bridgeport. If a fight comes off at,Chattanooga and we are not in, we shall be sadly disappointed, but take it for granted that it is for the best. Burnside no doubt is fighting before now, as Longstreet and Hill left long ago. The Tennessee is so low-that Roddy fords the river and runs over amid back. He has one regiment on this side near Florence. As soon as I get "my regiments moiinted, I will use him up. As it is, I hove to wfetch^^ all points from Decatur to Florence. It keeps my mounted men busy. This'country is loaded with corn and wheat. Not a pound of bread or meat do I draw, but run the mills and gatlier the stock; and if you required, I could supply your command from here, when cars fun, with all the storage you need. I had failed until today to wake up anybody north of Columbia. I assuir.ed command over that Pioneer corps and told it to go to work. My bridges are all well under way and had I had the tools when I halted there, would bedone now. I have sent a mounted regiment around to Eastport to be gone eiglit or ten days. My infantry are so that I can Con centrate them in 12 hours and at the same time hold the road from Columbia to Decatur. My troops are very healthy. Only seven real sick men. I have picked up already stock to refit 350 teams and to remount one and nearly mount two infantry regiments and-have about 800 in corral. I will soon have all my teams driven by negroes, relieving 400 enlisted men. I have heretofore forwarded my prisoners to Nashvile; got your order tonight and they will Inreafter go to Cairo. If is not safe to send couriers to Eastport by Florence. I heard of a Lieutenant and five men going through and tiust they got in, but fear tliey are taken. I often hear from Bragg's rear, but the news is eight or ten days old. They are evidently troubling and prepared to fall back, the products collected in Cooas Valley show that. They appear to fear an advance by Brant by way of Guntersville or Decatur more than any other way. The rebel forces on the south side of the Tennessee are obligee to forage on this side, and we hnve now got most of their boats and several of their teams," https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/03a961b105face436e68ea2a8e81de2e.pdf e59fe6a5b19b1bee2ce09268b295110f PDF Text Text 135 • 188S The family of General John A. Logan desire you to accept this grateful acknov/ledgment of your expression of symi^athy and condolence. - ■ ^ . •. -I 137 1886. Leslie J. Perry who was connected with the TTar Department, unearth a very important letter which was the cause of the reports made in 1861 that General Sherman was insane. This letter was written by General H. WC Halleck to General George B. McClellan;^ and its chief importance lies in the fact that it was the pretext for the absurd canard rife at the beginning of the war that Gen. '.7. T. Sherman was insane. It is popularly but wrongly supposed that Gen. Simon Cameron, the Sectrary of ^ar, ihaldentally, and wholly innocent of any intentional wrong, gave origin to the damaging story. The letter will be found in Scrap-book 10, page 116. 139 New York, January 12, 1885. Genl. G. M. Oodge, Ht. Worth, Texas. ■ Dear Sir:- I telegraphed you today regarding the enclosed letter from Mr. Maverick which looks to me as though it needed some attention. Mr. Montgomery certainly could not have gone very carefully into t::e details of this tax business, or the fact that these taxes were still unpaid would not have escaped his attention. You will remember that you directed him to take charge of the property and look carefully after the taxes, and it was always understood here that he had done so. Had I suspected that he had not done so, I would, of conns'^ havegone over the previous records and ascertained this fact. I spent Saturday with Judge Dillon at work on the papers for the defense in the suit of Probst against the Pacific Ry. Impt. Co. He dictated affidavits for myself and Mr. Calef to sign, declaring that on the 29th of July last, we resigned all official connection with that com'pany and hereinafter ceased to have anything to dowith its affairs; and that since that time and up to the present time, the company has had no offices in New York and has transacted no business of any kind to our knowledge; hence he clai s that the service of papers is not good. As the service is also made on Mr. Calef personally, he prepared a demurrer for him to sign setting forth the above facts, and claiming that the Court had no jurisdiction over him so far as he was personaly liable for the damages claimed by probst. The Judge does not fedl at all confident and I think he fears that a Receiver will be appointed. I have your telegram saying that no papers had been served or: yon, SlW I agree v/ith you in thinl.ing that Alex ^-^ayer is behind this suit and is using it as an inducement to force you to settle the old suits, for interest on the stock and bond subscription. Mr, Mayer came here a few days ago to see me, while I was at Judge Dillon's office, so I missed him. I should like very much to see him but don't like to send for him for fear of exciting his suspiciscn. The Judge went thoroughly into the actions of the company at the time of its didsolution or change of location, and as he was present at the meetin" understands tiat evrything was regular and in good faith. Ho promised to obtain and send you for your information a copy of the summons and compliant, which I trust you have received before this. I will watch it closely and advise you of any furtiior developments. Very truly yours. Of. E. Granger. ^41 ■ 4 January, 1885. Office of 0. L. Houghton Wholesale Hardware, Stoves, Miners' Supplies, Fire Armsj and Ammunition Buckeye Mowers & Reapers, Rakes, Sheep Tanks etc. IRON . STEEL . Manufacturer of Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Ware . All kinds of Fire ^rme & Ammunition a Specialty. Las Vegas, N. M., 31st Jan, 1885, Morgan Jones, Esq., Prest. Ft. W. & D. Ry. Go., Ft. Worth, Tex. Dear Sir: Allow me to call your attention to the following concerning the extention of your road to Las Veg^s, and if it interests you and you think anything of the scheme, I would come to Ft. Worth and as I am confident I could do afford you the necessary information to enable you to determine as to the advisability of further investigation con cerning the matter. It would be the very best paying road to the mountains and would control a larger area of productive country than any road in N. M. and run throiigh the center of the finest county between Texas and the mountains. It would be an air line almost to the best Pass over the main Range and would (whenever you desired to extend) control absolutely the whole of the Rich "Taos County' & the San Juna Mining region and all Western New Mexico & Northern Arizona and by extension into Utah to Salt Lake, it would be a trunk line of the first order. I am pre pared to assure you that $400,000 of bonds of this coxanty the largest and best in the Territory can be got for the road. The road would be entirely exempt from taxation of any kind for 6 years after its completion, and If the road was built on beyond this town over the range it would pass through Mora County and Taos and pass through fine coal and timber region. Then latter Counties would furnish another $100,000 and they are very rich in agricultural resources - for a mountain country - This distance from Las Vegas to Taos, by route of line would be say 90 M. It is a project that offers the very finest prospects and I sincerely hope you will look well into it and not regard the foregoing as the usual puffing of small town Railroad projectors. A Denver connection could be made from here or some point above here , by a much better route than the Atchison road. If you will be good enough to answer I shall be greatly obliged. We have every assurance ^ Very truly, & firmly believe that the 2 0. L. Houghton. Bonds referred to,$400,000 .J can be carried. Gross Blackwell & Co. ) 143 January, 1385, Dubuque, Jan. 31, '85. Gen . 8 . M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, la. Dear Sir: I beg to invite your considerate attention to the enclosed prinLed i'age, and in connection therewith, to the subject of getting into print the history to which it relates. The page was printed to use in a canvass in this city, for subscriptions. The canvass was made to satisfy some doubting friends here that subscribers could be got for ti:c History. It effected that object^ and a few of those friends afterward placedtheir names on a paper guaranteeing to any . printer v. ho might .inner take to print the Pi story the sums so subscribed in case the sales of ti.e work should not produce enough to pay his bill, within the specified tin.e after publication. No further aid 'was obtained within the state; but outside the State ^ secured a few hundred dollars of guarantee. I. pledged th.ese amounts to a Chicago house, and th.ey undertook the printing. The work went on vepy slowly however, and was pooi'ly done. finally, a little more than a year ago, the house failed and no printing has been done since. Investigation proved that the stereotype plates (between 700 and 800) that iiad been made were in a very bad condition, and unfit to print fromi. I cannot comipel anybody to miake them right, nor ctn anyone compel n^e to take then.', and I think they will have to be abandoned. Meantime, the re presentatives of the failed firm are holding on to my securities, (a part of wl.ioh are not now valuable) and will probably contin'je to do so until they lose hope of my recognizing the job in any way. My wish is, to maice without delay a contract with another iiouse for my printing. For a'oout ,'3,500 cash and guarantee, I can obtain a good job, and have 1,000 copies of the history delivered to nie, ready for sale, with 60 days tine in which to pay the indebtedness to the printer. I can use :J)2,000 of guarantee in this way, and I want to raise it from lowans living outside of Dubuque, I have thought over tl^e men to whom I can with seeming propriety and likelihood of success miake applicatim in this con.ection. They r.umber only eight. You are one of that numiber, and to you I now submit the question whether you will give your nan.e in severality, as a guarantor to the printer for $250.00 of the debt to be created, I to have 60 days in which to sell books, anl make the money to pay it. A less amount would be accepted; but we absolutely need tl;', an.ount asked for. As a security to all, I shall put the His tory into a ti'ust, wit}-. Hon. 0. R. Shiras of this city as trusteeand possibly son,eone moi-e faviliar tlian he with tlie printing business associated with };irn. But tlie s :bstaniiol control of the matter would rest with the Judge. He has been intimately coniiected witl^. the past efforts to get the history into print and is till willing to be help ful in securing that object. The 1,000 copies of the "istory to he received under the pro posed arrangement will produce enough money over costs of selling to pay our debt and 60 days is time enough in which to sell them. Kore than one-fifth of the number will be sold in Dubuque, as we know by actual canvass. I have met uany former li.wa soldiers in Chicago, some of whom have giyen me their names as subscribers. Wherever Iowa soldiers are found, or those interested in them,.the book is . wanted. Alrost any Iowa town will average as well as Dubuque in sub scriptions, and I think some will do better. That our guarantors will have no call made on them for mioney I hold to be certain. Any call that might be miade would first cocie to the trustees, and they would use all mieans in their power to satisfy it, without passing it on to the guarantors. I wish you would write to Judge Shiras on this point, and also on any other concerning which you would like to have explanations. he will cheeri'ully answer questions, I trust you will not refuse to be of service in this Hiatter. I think it has claims on you. v Very respectfully yours, A. P. Wood. .'t . j ' ' i ; v'-iV '""v • I ' 145 New York, Feburary 8, 1885, N, C. Reldenour, Des Moines, Iowa, Dear Sir;- T am in receipt of yours of the 4th Inst. I neglected to state in my last letter that if your expenses were any more than the amount of the check therein enclosed you could either draw on me for the balance or adv'se me of the amount due upon your return, I enclose with this a joint letter to Messrs. Hayes and Talmage ®ho are the representatives of our roads in St. Lou-i s adirtfeiing them as to whom you are and what your mission is so that in case you should have' any trouble or desire to make any change in your route on returning say to Council Bluffs instead of to Des Moines, you can arrange to do so. T am perfectly willing that Col. Kinsmans body should be buried shere he desired that it sliould be but th^nk that his request should settled the qrostion. Still T hhink there should be snme more definite information as to what that request was. .Didn't he say that he wanted to be buried at his home? If my own feel'ngs were consulted I should say and I think his soldiers would say that he should be buried at his own home w..ere people would have some local and social pride in the matter. At Des Moines he would soon be lost sight of but at CounCl Bluffs he would be the most prominent soldier buried there, T do not know that it is best for us to be around begging the Legis ature for a monument, T think ^t more than probable that money enough to purchase such a one as would be suitable could be readily raisBfl by subscription among his old comrades. T know this could be done were he buried at Coundl Bluffs but the 23d and 4th Towa regfldiBnts would be the best judge of that matter. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge< 147 February, 1885. Evinston Alaclina Co., Fla Gem. G. M. Dodge; Or would it beguile us into believing Old Time had had a lapse of memory and was turning the leaves of his Calender backward if I wei'e to address you as "Friend Ocean?" I have lately been applied to for Gelecte Fifield's address but as I have heard nothing of her for many years, when she was teach ing in Columbus, Neb., I thought possibly you may know where she can be found. If you know her address or can trace her will you kindly inform her th t by con.munieating with her German friends in Columbus, Ohio she v.ill hear of some property which has been left her. Hoping the past thirty three*, (can it be'.) years have brought to you as many sunny days as to Your ancient friend, Ella Richardson Whittemore. Feb. 16, 1885. 149 Ofiice of Thfc Texas & Colorado Railway Improvement Co. No. B'way. New York. Karch 2, 1885. To the Stockholders of The Texas & Colorado Railway Improvement Company.- Gantiemen: At a meeting of the Board of Directors held at the ofiice of the Company on Feb'y. 20, 1885, the following Preamble and Resolution was unanimously adopted subject to the approval of two-thirds of the Stockholders: Whereas- The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. entered into a contract of date April 29, 1881, with the Texas & Colorado Railway Improvement Co., by which said Improvement , Co. agreed to construct on the terms therein shown, the road of said Railway Co. from Fort Worth to the Canadian River, and has constructed the same from at or near Fort Worth to Wichita Falls its present terminus, a distance of about 110 miles: and. Whereas- The said Railway Vorapany desires to construct and equip a portion of its said line of road, to wit- from Wich ita Falls to Vernon in Wilbarger County Texas, a distance of about 50 miles, or so much of the said 50 miles as the said Railway Com pany may conclude to construct and equip; and has asked this Com pany as respecting the said road between Wichita Falls and Ver non, to waive and relinquish its right to construct the same under the said contract- Now ThereforeResolved- That this Company assents to the request of said Railway Company, and hereby consents to waive and relinquish its right to construct and equip under said contract, so much of the Railw ay of said Railway Cou.pany as lies between Wichita Falls and Vernon, or so much thereof between said points, as the sai3 Railway Company may construct under this waiver; but, upon the express condition that the said contract shall except as to the said road between said Wichita Falls and Vernon or so much there of as the said Railway Company may construct and equip hereunder, remain in full force and effect. The purpose of the Railway Company as expressed in the Resolution, is to build anuequip its line of road from .Vichita Falls to Vernon or so much thereof as may be deemed best, without call ing upon the Stock holders of the Improveir.ent Company for any fur ther assessments. The Railway Company has a surplus of bonds now in its Treasury, the proceeds of which can be applied to the construction of this extension, and which, together with the surplus earnings of the road not needed for payment of interest and operating expenses, it is believed will be sufficient to complete the work. Kence the Railway Company sees no necessity for calling upon the Stocriholders of this Company for assistance. 150 The effect of this Resolution is only to u'aive this contract as respects this lioiited distance, and the construction will obviously increase the value of the outstanding secur ities of the Company, both stock and bonds, as it increases the mileage of the road and therefore its business and earning:, capacity, without a corresponding increase of its obligations. As a resident StoCiiholder of this Company you are requested to assent in writing, to the purport of thei forego ing Resolution. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, President. 151 March, 1885. 159-163 La Salle Street. Room 95. Chicago, 3/31/l885. Genl. Mi. Dodge, F. W. Texas . Dear Sir: I wrote you several days ago at Lew Orleans. will A V.'e have given the Machine a trial and it is more than satis factory. We desire however to give it a more severe test in a-few days when the weather will be warmer as it promises now to be. I wil! keep you advised of all the tests and hope to see you here soon. A partie from New Orleans who is building a Brewery has been here and is desirous of purchasing a machine as he is much pleased with the prin cipal. I may have to go to New Orleans before the contract can be closed. Can you do anything for me in the way of transportation? It is going to be a important contract and I would like to take one of my men with me. If you can send me passes for myself and one, you will oblige. Yours respectfully. E. G. '.Vheeler. litK [Ci_ A 153 April, 1885. WABASH, ST. LOUIS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY CCIiiPANY, 195 Broadway, Solon numphrays and New York, Apr. 6th, 1885. Thomas E. Tutt, Receivei's. Gen'1 G. M. Dodge, Fort Worth, Tex. Dear Sir: I have received your letter ol' the 31st" ult., and I am very sorry to learn that you have been sick. V.r. Humphreys brought me the contract you referred to, and I have examined and i.andeu it back to him with such suggestions as occurred to me. The contract requires IVr . Wilson to pay only ;ji3,000 a year, for the use of all our property and plant; in other words, he pays six per cent on $50,000 valuation. This property has cost us about $400,000 and he has just as much use of it as we have. I do not think the iVabash will agree to this. There are several other reasons why the contract should not be accepted. It gives them the use of the property for 50 years, at the same time gives them the right to discontinue its use on notice. The basis of such an arrangement of course, would be a rental which should be determined by the value ot the property, and as its value constantly changes, in case so long a contract was nade, it should pro vide for revaluation about every five years. I would advise this Company to accept a lease from him, if he would pay us six i-er cent a jear on $100,000 and give us the right to have the property revalued, even once in ten years; but, if we are to be.subject to his withdrawal, we should have the same privilege. I believe the directors of the Texas Pacific have arranged to go down over the line next month. I think it would be a good thing for you to meet them and go over the matters to which you refer. There is such a prejudice here now, in connection with every thing connected with Texas, that I think we shall be free from any new competition in ..he way oi' new railroads, for some time to come. Yours truly, A .L . Hopkins. 155 April, 1885. COMPMIA LIiaTADA DEL FERROCAP.RIL CENTRAL MEXIGANO Mexico, April 10, 1885. Gen. G. M. Dodge, New York. My dear General: I enclose copy of a letter to Mr. Gould for your information, I was away from this City quite a while, scouring the Interior for Business, and with great success. Will write you and Mr. J. T. Granger at length the first chance I have. Thus far have been the busiest of mortals. Very respectfully. T. Masac P. 0. Box 177. 157 April, 1885. The f'issouri Pacific Railway Co., Executive Pepartruent. St. Louis, April 11th, 1885. Personal Gen. G. . Dodge, Fort Worth, Texas. Ky dear General: Your personal letter of the 1st is received. "Am glad to know that you are better but sorry to see you are not yet on your feet. Mr. McKair of St. Louis made a trip to New York to meet Mr. Gould at the suggestion of Mr,. Hunter offering to compromise Hunter's 'Claims for :j50,000. in cash, which I understand M'r. Gould did not accept but made a counter offer to pay $50,000. in G. H. & K. First Mlortgage Five per cent Ponds at par which Hunter of course refused, I do not think anything more, can be done in that direction. Cannot you do something to have this natter settled, as I believe it should be settled and think it would be greatly to our interest .to have it done, V/athen has started on his surveys and I will keep you advised from time to time as I get his reports. Am glad to hear progress of your construction and about the cattle business and also that the change in the methods of the Locomotive and Gar Departments suit your ideas. The T. & P. Directors will leave Philadelphia on the 25th inst. for a trip over the line reaci.ing Marshall on M.ay 25th., and I trust you will be able to join them. Yours truly, R. S . Hayes . 159 t New York, April 16, 1885, dear General:- - _ ■ I am in receipt of your telegram of yesterday directing me to ask Mr. Hopkins to outline sucl; a contract between the Northwestern Ry. Co. and the Terminal Co. as he would be willing to approve, and send the same to you. In answer to the telegram, I sent Mr. Meek, at Mr. Hopkin's request, asking if he was dealing with M. Hughitt and if so on what termas. I have the following: "Am dealing with Hughitt indirectly and expect to be able to get him to use Des Moines terminals and take Boone road before long. I will be in New York Tuesday morning t talk to Mr. Hopkins in regard • to terminals. C. E Meek," Mr, Meek also telegraphed Mr, Hopkins that he had received a telegram from me informing him that Mr Hopkins would not approve of the contract witli the Diagonal in its present shape and that if the agreement with the Diagonal was now renudiated, it would alienate strong friends who were working with him to effect the sale of the Boone road to the Northwestern; and further saying that there were reasons why the contract should be signed which he could only explain in person, and that in order to do this he would at once come cn to New York, arriv ing here on Tuesdya morning. Mr. Hopkins replied to this telegram that if it could be shown that there were good reasons outside of the contract why it should be signed, he would approve it,provided a clause was inserted under which either party should have the option of terminating it on six months* notic instead of one year's :otice, as it now fetands. To this we have no reply, Mr. Hopkins further says th t before beginning to draw up such a contract between the Northwester Co. and the terminal company, as lie would approve, he prefers to await the arrival of Mr. Meek ad learn from him exactly the he would at once give me tl. willing to approve. It seems to md that the Northwestern corId far better afford to purchase the Boone road on the basis of a half million valuation than to pay the nine or t«n th usand dollars a year which the terminal comnany would charge thorn for an entrance into Des Moines, because, b the purchase of the road at an outlay that would represent an expenditure of interest of •^3h,000 per annum, tl ey wouli sa- e that $10,000 per year tlicy would pay the toi'minals company and a very large amoimg ot money, far greater than the remaining $20,000 of interest charge, in increased rates and freight on the tonnage they would take out of Boone anc Des Moines. It seems to mo that if Hughitt has any real irbent-ion of going into Des ' oinos, tnis is the far preferable mai ner and if it was properly represented to iiim, I should think as a business ma. he .vould prefer to pui'^chase rathoi' than loasc. These questions, however, will be thoroughly discussed with Mr, Meek on his arrival i.^ro. Mr, Hopkins further says that when ti.G Northwestern before made for the purchase of tiiis road, Mr. Hughitt told him in so many words that It was liis intention to purchase it, and made Hopkins promise that at least for the present he would not sign a contrac allowing the Dia';'onal to enter Des Moines over our road, and this I believe is one ol' tho lituation; and thr t if then th'^ught desirable, outline of sue! a contract as he would be consiciGTcit'lons thcxt hcivs xnducsd hi^i to wlthhoXd liis q. -prcval ox tho contract; and my belief is further strenethened by the late telegram from Mr. Meek intimating that the Northv/estern is Jigp/in- endep-voring to obtain entrance ihte. De-s Moines. ■ t -i :] I After Mr. Meek's arrival hare, I will write/ fully.-pf )inm dissensions and conclusions.' . i -V ■ ,oO .V* Yours truly, . ^ ' Pi.J • ; fi ' . . Jnon J , J. T. Granger. r, nl an o;. 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Jal c- » r.. *r-a! j' ' t tfnrlb \ftil' t/ntChU --f .a * J bl': dfi I , Vi <.J riqo'i ■1 ;e.,» .r, .ia *0" . f iJ ^ 1. ► ' ■ i ' vl IIP ; J I nc .'!• iiJ iul r.iUJii ; ».Tt • 111 mill tiiol 1114*^1? ,1] • I oj lik iri|.i->i, t ,r In c. hj t '■ * Ir fsggj 1 ;. , J. . . nj .1 1 ,1 . UPff , i bluov oa 1ri.f.0-4q iol . anr,' ni».J ■'••i|/ , - ■ r.c'j •> ff) ipvo, .uttrtlu^l 'IfJ Ki o. April, 1885. M. Y. April 21, 1885. Dear General: ' I enclose the kind of letter you sug£;ested that I should send you which I hope is all right. I suppose Granger has given you the result of the meeting the other day. Ivr. 'A'alters told me about it and that he had proposed a 20^ call. I believe that v/ould have been a good thing for while but very few would probably have paid up, it would have given them the chance and let the company out. V/ith all the talk they made not a soul has been to see me since I got back and only one; lot of the stubs sent here for transfer and that by J. A. Kohn ^ Go. who sent it up by a boy. I think there wont be anything more done or said and the thing will die out and 'meanwhile the 4 ten will be finished. Felsenheld made a splendid report about the Road which was very satisfactory to all. I think the way '^alters talked to them at the meeting did a great deal of good. A party told me that 'Wallace who used to be in 'office had been rather thick with that Com mittee but that is all that I have i;eard. Now I am more afraid about our Land Grant than anything else just now. f.r. G. does not seeu. to remember about the contracts and all the resolutions that were passed and I am looking for Iv^r. '''dieelock daily who I hope can get the matter in better shape. It would be a shame after all -the fights to lose it now and we will get the whole of it in time. I was in V'ashington with Judge Dillon and Barnum when Tiller signed there. If you were only here it would help matters particularly when Wiieelock is here. i^-very stockholder in America has been building on this D^ant and if anything presented the issue of B--as later it would make an awful hurt and suits and trouble from the whole of th.em. Judge Dillon is very much an noyed about the shape it is in and I suppose has written you or Granger has about it. The Barnum side would also make a fuss about it. Salterter and all the Philadelphia Directors of the Texas Pac. will be over there next week. They leave Saturday night and will go over the whole road. ^'e have settled the.Cowdrey and K arie Sanison suits so now the Mo. Pac. is free from all litigation and the stock and Consolid ated Bonds beyond any question. The !•'. K. & T. works are closed for the election and no trouble anttei anticipated from any one and the foreign holders are all quiet. I believe the big deal of the future is going to be in Union Pac. but whether to go down or up I dont know. I believe it was a bad move letting Kr. Gould and Sage out. They close the office here on the first of B/iUy discharge all the force but Ham and he is to get a su.all office to attend to loans and look after their niatter on a small salary. The Union Trust Go. will i^ay coupons and transfer stock. I think K'r. Gould and Ir; Hopkins will soon niake a trip west but whether they will go to Texas or not I dont know but they probably will. W'ill telegraph you when they go if you should wish to meet them anywhere. The Bond niarket i§ getting very strong and the stock market will feel it soon. Perhpas you will have seen Whcelock on his- way up. He ought to be here tonight or tomorrow morning. Very truly, A. H. Calef. 163 April, 1885. Council Bluffs, 4/26/85. Dear Gran: Friday and ^'r. Galloway sent me word that Ivr. Adams would like to see G. P. "I'right and myself at Transfer at 9 l/2 o'clock. We went down and met him there in his car and by appointment Mess. Dey and Coffin ol' the ■'■owa Commission were there. Mr. Adams read Chapman's letters and referred to passage of Resolution. Mr. D. said the latter went thro so quick he knew nothing of it until it was passed. After talking with "^r. Bey some time the conversation be came somiewhat general and ^ave me a chance to say that 1 did not approve of Mr. Chapman's course neither did the majority of our people and while Mr. Chapman had worked himself up to the belief that C. Bluffs was being greatly injured. I as^ed M:r. Adams to wave the spirit and unkind tone iianifested and the blow struck at Des t-oines and hold an interview with Mr. Chapman and his friends. Mr. Adams at first said he did not see how he could to and see a man who had attacked-him so uanecessarily but Vvright and myself finally obtained his consent to meet I-r. Chapman at 9 l/2 next day. Our next mission was to see Mr. C. and consumriicte the arrangement. He thought it strange Mr. Adams should come and send for n;e instead oi' the Mayor. I explained that by saying that 1 presun.ed I was sent for because I was a brother of one of the Dii-ectors and we mollified him as far as possible-and worked for nearly an hour to have himi decide upon some plan of meeting IviT. Adams and every tinie we remindegl him of the necessity of this he would branch off on some general statement of grievance and I then realized for tiie first time that Ivr. Chapman was a sick man. This matter had so absorbed his thoughts and been dwelt upon so much he could not take a reasonable view of it. He finally said I will call my committee together and send for me and some plan would be agreed upon. I met them in the afternoon. Chapman, Haas, Stewart, Shugart, Merian^ and Loomis of Bradley Imp. Co., Sclioutgen, Hill of Empkie Hardware Co. and half dozen others who represented firms who ship goods from this point. None except those I name our old or representa tive citizens. TI.ese men claimed to have grievances as shippers and have been Mr. Chapirian's supi^orters in h.is course toward U. P. I found Stewart, as it always is, anxious to fight and he seemed to he the leader of tie party. -I stated to them that ^r. Adams was grieved at the uncalled for treatment he had received. After promising to come and give his personal attention to your grievances you have struck him another blow. I said "Gentleinen when you want favors of an individual or corporation or even when you want to obtain what you , think is properly due you, is it not ti;e gentlemanly way to approach them by a committee in an amicable manner, and have you ever done this7" Ctewart answered 1 always begin by pounding. I answered that lie by that course would do this city irreparable injury. I battled with them for two hours and think made some change in their feelings as Haas cane and said to me i think now tiiree fourths of our men would be for peace« 1G4 They agreed that Chapman and Kaas would accompany '."right and myself to. meet h'r. Adams party and bring theiii to Board of 'i'rade rooms where a committee appointed by Nr. Ohapmian would meet them. vVe carried out this prograirime and Saturday- A. 1. at 10 the meeting was held. hr. Chapman, Stewart, Haas, Tom Evans one or two men froni the Bradley Inip. firm, Sl:ugart, J. J. Brown, N'.r. . H. K. Pusey and several others. N:r. Everett was also i)resent, he and a nuuber of others present were there in addition to tl.e iiien selected by N'.r. Chapman. , VPnile these men were presenting their grievances I stepped around and requested soii.e of our citizens to come around and meet Wr. Adams alter he was through with the "shippers"- Casady, Blooii:er, Biersheim, Phillips, "allace and others were introduced by me to Mr. Adams and Nr. Calloway, and they returned to the Broadway Depot where their car.was waiting. No time to drive them about the city as I had planned . Mr. Adams and Mr. Calloway and Mr. Ames-all treated me very cordially and said they should be glad to communicate with nie relative to any matters that cone up which effect interests of City. After they left C-eo . "right went to Chapmans and I to see Spencer Smith to try and turn iiiatters into a .more peaceful channel. Smith said the "Shippers" grievances which Mr. Chapman made so miuch of and talked about so miuch fell flat. The River filling they found had been abandoned and other matters Mr. Adams proposed to leave to the iowa Commissions and be governed by their decisions. These men who had worked themselves into a rage over ijetty annoyances or agravations occasioned by the ill,feeling of subordinate officers realized when they camie to talk with Mr. Adams that it was asking too much of him to investigate personally all these matters. He told them the local management would correct any wrong. He made a good impression, so did Mr. Calloway who said but little. Mr. Adams said you are favored in having a director, why dont you con sult him about these m.atters? other one of the board. counsel ?/ith. hini miore than with any This interview was a decided defeat of Mr. Chapman and his war party and V/right says they met again that evening to kick themselves because of the unsatisfactory result and have decided to put their .griev ances on paper and submit them, to Mr. Calloway as suggested by Mr. Wright. They no doubt realize now that they began at the wrong end. In convei'sing with Spencer Sndth I found he had a .grievance and it seemed to nie a real one and which if corrected would turn all the other niatters of difference into a peaceful channel. . The Non pareil gets very little work from U. P.* Their monthly bills will not average f^lQC while those of Rep. & Ferald are four or five thousand each and these papers are being built up by U. P. and their prosperity is crushing him out. Many of his presses are idle and his bindery only partly in use. lie has h.an as.surances from Mr. Calloway and your self that it should be corrected and the Nonpareil have, at least ^1000 per month but he thinks the Omaha papers have such a hold through clerks in the offices and other ways that orders from those in authority, if given are not obeyed. This is a wrong that ought to be righted and it is so much of a snag in the way that 1 have addressed a personal letter to Mr. C. today, giving amt. of Nonpareilbills each month this year and put the n.atter before i.im so I think he will give it his p)ersonal attention. 1G5 Sheet rf 2 ^11^ April 26, 1885. G. . Dodge In exacilning into this niatter I see as never before how much injury is done us thro the prejudice and ill will of those in minor positions and cherkships . For instance an order will be made out to Fonpareil for a job of printing by the proper officer.; and in passing thro the proper channel is changed to another paper. Storekeeper and Stationery Agt. seem friendly to Nonp. and say they ought to have more work and promise they shall but for some unaccountable reason they get but a pittance and then generally that which is bid for and prices of last job run about thus. Reb. 2B5,Herald$2£5- Konp. 75^,E. City times 70^^. The Nonp. got it and made about .-1:8 out of the whole job. When any work is given Nonp. the Oimaha papers know it before the order reaches Nonp. office and when any bidding is .done the differences in prices is much as indicated above. Carrie came thro safely arriving this morning Very truly, N. ?. Dodge ; '.vt 167 On the .morning of April 27, 1885, I received a disp^itch from Wt. lucGregor stating that General Grant had.died that morning at 8 A."., It fell to my lot to taRe an important part in the arrange ments for the funeral. There was a great contest as to wherGeneral Grant should be buried. Many wanted him.buried in Washington, others wanted him buried in Galena, Illinois, but it was finally decided tijat*he should be.buried.in Riverside . Park* in New York, and a temporary tomb was erected there to receive the remains. The funeral was.a very large and impressive one,' the military and other organizations turning.out. ' The streets were, lined with people, wliO had gathered from all the. States. In a letter to the. Boston Journal, I gave this short tribute to General Grant: "Geh. Grant is measured from two standpoints. First, as a soldier and commander; second, as a civilian and statesman. As a soldier Gen. Grant was modest, retiring, unassuming and easy of approach, seldom, if ever, si-owing «gager; standing by and. supporting tho.ie in whom he tmsted, or upon vrhom'he liad placed responsibilities, even in their failures, if he believed that,they carried out his commond to t e besi of t':eir ability'and "with the full strength of tl-e forcesunder them. He had no use or sympathy for an officer wiio in battle or holding nny position did'not use to the utmost limit and fight to the utmost strength every person under liira. Witi. Gen. Grant suci. action on the part'of an officer covered a multitude of omissions. His strength of ch-racter is well illustrated by his reply when asked what he cldiraed f6r the Battle ^f tlie Wilderness. It is well known that Confederate officers maintain the opinion that if this battle had been fouglit unc er any other comiPand,' the results ensuing would have caused a retreat ■ instead-of a.n advance. Gen. Grant ans'wered .tliat all he Maimed was that after the battle the Army of the Potomac would never fear Lee, and that Lee's losses could never be replaced, and thai the Union troops would have a much smaller force'to meet in the rest of the campaign-than they encountered at the be;'inning of the Wilderness fight. General Grant's fame came from tl.c fact that he was generally victorious, and finished successfully the CJrtil War, but the vital question is. Why did fc-e people, , with unerr" g instinct, lick to tliis Tinhnown man when thefq were inany others more prominent in the field. ■vlio wore gaining, wnil^t he was under a ban, even after his first great victories? What led them to so fir;.;ly support l.im-through all the time ho was in the mist of a storm of abuse? My ansv;er is that'Grant ^as the first commander who cave the North to understand that he would use the force placed under him for al it was worth. They said: "here at last is a General who will not temporixe, who will not compromise, and who will fight at.every opportunity, regardless of numbers, and -will attempt to capture every strongl:old of the enemy and beat dovm ..is armies by main force. Gen. Grant believed tht the North had superior numbers and stronger sinews of war, which, if properly used, vmuld cause the victory to finally rest with liim. Superiority of numbers and equipment would not succeed unless used with a determination and continued force commensuaate with their strength. Grant saw this; saw that the nation demanded action, and saw it and demanded -lis services, no matter whot the'critics, strategists or officials said of him or of his acts, and today the world admits that his methods in war are- the only ones to bring quick and sure success. It was Grant's determination in.every battle to use against the enemy every gun at his command, and when liis battles are studied it is wonderful to see how he marshaled his forces. They prove t.,at he had the genius for concentrating and fighting his command upon a givsna point; therefore, it was mathematically certain that in the end he would win. He tied to'hiraself with hooks of steel all those who served under him, from the fact that h.e sunk his own personality ..in liis endeavors to give credit and nonor to everyone who successfully took part in any battle under hin.. Gen. Grant as a statesman: As the years pass by and his acts are measured by the results of his administration, it is being m generally admitted that he was equally as great a statesman as he ^ was a soldier," * I Years after before the Loyal Legion of New York, I delivered an address upon General Grant, which appears later. " ' Soon after General Grant's funeral, the Grant Birthday Association of"General Grant was organized, of which I was made President and up to the time of the death of Mrs. Grant, on April 27th, we had a banquet; generally five or six hundred people attended these banquets. Statesmen, diplomats and distinguished citizens from all over'the United States attended it and the finest orators of the country delivered speeches on General Grant, The Mexican Government was represented at these banquets bixt its ambassaiJor,to this country, Mr, official staff. The plates-at the banquet coat $20--the souvenirs given generally cost about .,$10 each and were very remarkable. Many attended the dinner for the purpose of getting one of the souvenirs. 169 In the meantime other organizations had taken this matter up, the Republican Club, the Union League Club of Brooklyn and others, so that on the death of l.Irs. Grant we turned our work over to the Republica Club of New York and discontinued our Association. In later years the attendance at the banquets grew less on account of the number of clubs that took the matter up, whose members naturally v/ould attend instead of going to our banquet. Then they made tiie price of ti:e and banquet much smaller, generally held them in their club rooms. NOTE: Page 5, scrap-book 24 see Anecddtes of General Grajit. 1 /i May, 1885. N A. Rosefl, Auditor, New York. May 6, 1885. Ft. Worth, Texas. Dear Sir:- Af^er the Ft. Worth & Denver City Baord of Directors act upon the resolutions which lave Been sent, the Construction Account which you have heretofore carried in rny name can be carried in the name of the Ft. W. & D. 0. Ry. Co. All you will have to do is to Chang'- your heading in the books. I want this account kept entirely separate as though it was done with another Compny and a settlement made between the Construction Account and the Operating Department the same as though they were two separate concerns. For instance. When ever freight bills for which the Construction Account ewes the Railway Co. proper, are turned over, the amount should be charged up to Cost of Constn;! ction and be offset by a credit to the Treasurer for ^he amount of money necessary to pay them. That is to say, the T.easurer will be charged with them just as though the money had been collected and returned to him, and he can be given credit as though he had sent you a check for the amount, although it is not necessary to make the exchange of ftinds. The material which v/ill be turned over by the Texas & Colorado to the Railway Co. can be accounted for in the same manner. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge, G(n.'l. Manager. The followin resolutions were sent enclosed in letters to Morgan Jones, President, copied on pp 16 and 17 this book. Resolved--That the Treasurer of this Company is hereby authorized and instructed to issue and deliver to G, M. Dodge, $340,000 of the Stock of this Company, to be used in payment for the construction of the saia road from whichita Falls to Harrold, an d to fulfil the contracts made in the sale of securities by direction of the Company. 173 May, 1885. New York. . ■' > 'i May 6, 1885 Morgan Jones, President, Port worlh & Denver City R'y, Ft Worth, Texas. Dear Sir: I enclose herewith a report of the action of the Texas and Colorado Railway ImproveraentCompany, making a proposition to your Company for a full settlement forsll work done, and for the cancella tion of the Contract between them. I also enclose the necessary resolutions to be passed and acted upon by your Board of Direcotrs. Please be careful to have the Board act upon them without changing them, as they have been acted upon by the Texas & Colorado Board here, and I don't want to be obliged to again call them together. It will be necessary for the Stockholders to act upon and ratify this settlement, and I wired you today to publish a call for a meeting of Stockholders to be held on the 20th inst, for that purpost=. Hoave as many of your Baord of Directors present as possible, and see that your call for the meeting is perfectly legal. I will send you from here a written notice of acceptance of the call for the meeting from the New York Directors. I will send instzuctions to Mr. Montgomery to turn over to your Company all the Town Sites from Fort Worth to Wichita Palls, and such bills receivable as he nay have on hand and will direct him to follow out your instructions in relation thereto. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. ' President. P.S. On reflection I have concluded to have the pnoposition submitted to your Company in the form of of the resolution of the Texas ^ Colorado Improvement Co s. Directors, and sent by the Ass.'t. Secc'y. of that Co. to your meeting^^ proper person to bring it before the G. M. D. 175 May, 1885. C. L. Frost, Sup't, New York. May 7, 1885. Ft . Worth, Texas, Dear Sir:- You will have to send us so as to be here by the 1st of June, $42,000 out of your earnings. If it does not come in you will have to get it out of the banks there. In addition to this you will have to send us out of the construction fund in your hands $16,671.36 being the amount Mr. Grangerpaid out to you from the funds on hand here, which now stands on the construction books to my credit. On returning it here, it will be charged up to me and leave the Treasurer's account all right, I don't know whether or not you have money enough to do this and pay all your construction expenses, but if you have not I will try and help you out in some way. This money should be sent so as to reach us by the 1st of June. Start it in ample time, so that there will be no delays. Whatever money you have on hand you had better send at once and keep on sending it along as you get it in. While in St . Louis I saw Dr. Smith, Treasurer of the Misouri Pacific Co., and he said that he could allow the freight accounts for freight over their system to stand for the present; of course whatever back charges they have paid out for us in cahs, we will have to repay. i'ours truly, G. M. Dodge. 177.,.. Now York, May 9,1885. Gen. John W. F;ller, Toledo, Ohio. My dear General;- I am in receipt of yours of Februory 11th. I have been sick in the south foi? bhe past three months and only returned here a few days ago; hence my delay in writing you. If you sent me your official report of the Battle of Atlante, it . is among my otiier records in Council Bluffs. I have with me only my army letter book, and find nothing in it giving a separate account of the losses in your division at that battle. Referring to the battle, I find the following: "I cannot speak too highly of officers and men during the engage ment. It was a critical moment f r our armies and any fal lure on our part to have checked the advance of the enemy in our rear would have proved fatal. With three brigades disposed in single line, numbering some 4500 men, over one-half of Hardee's Corps, viz: Walker's, Bates' and a portion of Clebourne's divisions, was met and driven back with great slaughter, leaving the dead and severely woiinde in our hands. During the engagement on my front, prisoners were taken from 49th different regiments, 8 brigades and 3 divisions. 351 prisoners were captured, not including those taken by General Mersey's Brigade on the line of the 15th Army Corps, 8 battle-flags and some 1300 muskets were captured and turned over. 322 of the enemy's dead were buried in ray front. Where all did so well it is hard to part44ularize. General Fuller had a critical position and he handled his conmrrd with great skill and good judgment. The Brigade commanders. Col. Rice, Merrill, Mersey and Sprague v.'ere everywhere duty demanded, and by their personal exertions and presence gave their officers and men that advice and encouragement that enabled them so well and bravely to hold their lines. Batty. !'. 1st Mo, Arty, and the 14th Ohio Battery massed in the center of the 2nd division, by l.olding fast and working their guns, even when the enemy were 150 feet distant and were pouring upon them a terrible fire, aided effecturlly in driving back i.is advancing columes, more especially division upon which they had a direct and point-blank range,* I am. Truly, G. M. Dodge, May, 1885. MADISON CITY RAI]-WAY COMPANY James H. Zearing, Superintendent. Madison, Wisconsin, May 13th, 1885 Dear Gen'l: I received your note of 3d inst. and was very glad to hear from you. I had felt anxious to know how you endured the .trip to N. Y. and glad to learn from your letter that you arrived feeling as well as you did and that since your arrival you had no bad attack. I hope you will continue to improve until I hear of your perfect recov ery. I should be glad to kno- that your indigestion was being re moved as it has niuch to do in causing a tendency to attacks of the gout . It would be well whenever symptoms of it appears to take freely of-the dalycilate of soda which will neutralize the acid formed by tb.e indigestion, which parsing into the blood disposes of the gout. It is of very much importance to guard against over eating and eating too rapidly. It is best now not to crowd the appetite as by this time you have made considerable blood and you will gain strength faster to just eat as much ac the stomach will easily digest. It is possible the tincture of Golchicum may affect the stomach, if you think so it might be well to take it in smaller doses but not suspend it entirely. It should be continued for several weeks. Ithink it would be of much benefit to drink freely of the Wankesha water. I corresponded with the proprietor of the springs and he reconmiended it should be procured from his agent in New York. The agent is P. Scherer & ^o., No. 11 Barclay St. I wish you would bet some and use it. I hope you are getting regular warm weather which will be in your favor. The weather is good here now, though it held very cold up to a few days past. If the weather holds rough on the sea-coast I think it would agree with you to spend a month here. The lakes at Madison are beautiful now and you would be delighted with the yachting and fishing. I was out an hour last evening and caught fourteen fine bass, a few of them the gamy black bas.;. They take the hook now very quick and it is fun to land them. Ihc fish here are as good as I ever ate. I could make you quite comfortable here and the s.ring Waters here are the same as Wankesha. Be sides this I have picked up some new points in Bazique. I had an interview with Mr. Pusey at Chicago, I gave hin, a fair state ment of the business at the Brazos, with what in my opinion could be done there if he took an interest. He seemed quite favorably dis posed toward the enterprise and decided to go down and look it dver. Gen'l. I would be-very glad to hear from you soon again. I hope you found Granger much improved so that you will not be compelled to overtax yourself with business. Give Granger my best wislies. ^ P.ei pectfully yours, j|l J. R. Zearing. 181 Uv'a«qunX •iiiliU'vfSir 10 . ci.iJ T ■ f r.n. ■ Broadway New York, Hay 18, 1885, ?. Tl I ,«idiiir.D answered takinf^ care P. S. Bond, Esq., • 26 West 22nd St., New York. Tr Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of April 24t., which I have not answered on account of my absence. The mofst successful system of maintaining and taking care of bridges on a completed road; I have found to be as follows; The bridges on tne entire system are under the Chief engineer or some competent head who is a judge of bridges and knows all about them; he appoints an inspector for each division of the road, say 800 miles or thereabouts to a division. This inspector is a practical bridge man or bridge builder, it is not necessary that he should be a scientific one, but he should be, a practical workman vrho knows all about timber and all abou the strains on a bridge, and who can test it and examine it in all its parts and report upon it. • Next oome the btidge foremen, who have bridge gangs uncer them on each division of th-> road,and who do the actual work. This- bridge gang generally works under the Superintendent of the road or the Division Superintendent who gets his plans, orders, Scc. directly from the Chief Engineer or Chief of Bridges not from the inspector. The division inspector exam nes every bridges or. his division carefully once a month, or it may be it takes him longer. Where the bridge needs any imaediate repairs or immediate attention of any kind, he at once notifies the foreman of the local bridge gang, who goes to the bridge end makes sueh repairs as are necessary to make it safe, and generally if there is nothing more needed than a stick of timber or somethinf- of that kind, he puts the bridge in good shape without waiting for superior orders. But, whether the bridge needs general reprairing or a general overliaulingj or there is need for any large expenditure upon it, the course .^ursued is flifferent. The inspector in his monthly report to the Chief engineer makes a report of the condition of every bridge by its number. If any local repairs have been ordered ypon it, he so states. If a bridge did not need any immediate local repairs, but would soon he so states. He gives a careful detailed report of the bridge and its condition throughout. If the bridge needs any general repairs, he states the fact. The chief engineer in order that he may see whether the inspector's report is right, send s acopy of uis report to each of the foremen of the local gangs who give the points mention ed in his report•immediate•attention and send in another report or take such action as is necessary. When general repairs of any kind are needed, the chief engineer the inspector and the foreman go together and examine the bridge and decide what is to be done, on the ground. It takes about a year when you start this system to get the bridges in proper shape, especially the minor ones so that the inspector's report on them can be checked up before the repairs are made, butwthen in operation, it will be found that from his reports, the bridge gangs almost entirely maintain the bridges; and you will find that when you get to this point the cost of repairs will be about the same each n.onth, and you can almost determine the percentage it requires to ke/p the bridges in repair and maintain them properly. S There is another great advantage in this monthly inspection, in the case of iron and stone bridges; if a wash-out or anything of that kind takes place, it is soon detected. If the bridge is out of carabre, if any rods are loose, or if its strains are unequal it is detected immediately, because as a general thing an inspector will wait till a train passes over it and from his levels will find out where the strain falls. Mr. Garvey of the Texas & Pacific has adopted this sytem partially or fully, and I think has blanks for reports, "■cc. When I was in Texas last he told me that the bridges on tliat entire line were in good order and needed no overhauling. He had got them in hand so that he coufid repair them with the regular bridge gangs without any extra force at any time. In this system you have got to eliminate you r bridge inspection and bridge repairs and maintainance from your roadmaster or superintendent, because the system once entered upon must be followe d out completely except in the case of extraordinary floods when the active direction of the supei-intendent and chief engineer is required and the Resident Engineer acts under the direction of the General Manager or Superintendent. . There is a complete check, you will notice, in ^his system. The road-mastep watches the foreman, the foreman watches the inspector, and the inspector watches both. I have always been_in the hatit of taking for inspectors some first-class bridge foremen; practical bridge men who understand repair ing a bridge economically, know the quality of timber, and understand all kinds of "patching up" as we call it. I have found that this syten. of reports and checks is a very economical.onel if your inspectors are competent men you have one invariable system oi repairing your bricges. Whereas, if all repairs are made as the foremen of the local gangs dictate, they often pull your bridges to pieces, take out good timbers and leave poor ones,, and do a great deal of unnecessary wor; , and are'not systematic, and as you know lose and waste a great deal of timber. Your inspectors in their reports make A statement of jafet the quantity of timber needed, and you have a perfect check upon the local foremen, stopping waste and loss. . t The local foremen also soon work into tlie system of repairing or putting in temporary bridges, &c. under one plan, and in case of any great washout or injury of any large bridge which forces you to bring them all together, they can work under any one chief and accomplish almost twice the work they do when in the habit of working separately. Truly, ,G. M. Dodg-. . ^. 1 r ; f I " ; q J r'li- of* .6til,! lo t Xfl.|or!03 >n» a:i iHa ffW htta nn ra-io i o.u lojpeGhrtl eh.' . . . wihf iio ,enofc Acf at 4ehw j-r} oj aieJuv/ aiaj rroq cuf - i^f ^ r juorfu aeHmJ jt eerto totila ei.' aecyMij ni nesblttf /Hd wrij »|(l hnuoJ w* lUv j| nl _ „ .ill; hi'w % . I ' artlthni .tl a- r>,tj eaiMieJel) trnmta rwr wo* . 1x7 * ' Jt'otlJ .lie.' .i 'w^ ilriQei iii ■ ' ' 11 1885. 183 Chicago, May 25, 1885. 3600 Michigan Avenue, Dear Gen'l: I was about writing you this morning in relation to Wheeler and his enterprise and have this moment received your letter of 23rd inst. I was much interested in the perusal of your letter and can see from it that you still have a fight on hand with the rebel gout. But I have confidence, based on my knowledge of your past history, that you will beat the enemy if it takes all summer. It is a fight with guerillas and you know what they are, they are more liable to attack the outposts (as the great toe) than the main body. But by hammering away at them and cutting off their supplies, they can be cleaned out. I feel confident that as soon as summer weather is well on the improve ment will be more rapid. I would continue the colchicum regularly, but in small doses, so that it will not affect digestion. I think your diet is all that can be desired; this together with your strict adherence to temperance principles, will bring good results. I am looking forward to your becoming eminent as an Apostle of temperance. To attack the enemy in his entrencr.ed camp, towit: The Union League Club, will require the utmost courage and skill. I would suggest that if they make an obstinate resistance you should fling in a few double baziques at them, they will soon surrender. I had an interview with Wheeler last Saturday. He had started his machinery the week before, but as I was out of the City, I did not see it at work, he proposes starting it next week when I will see it work. I found from the interview, that in consequence of a patent having been obtained several years ago on his principal im provement, by another party, it cut him off from the use of it and he could do nothing. The parties here who had furnished hirn some funds had shut down on him in consequence oi the older patent. He repre sented that he had made a contract with the owner of the patent to assign to hin. for a consideration in stock and that he now wanted to go to Cincinnati to close the matter up, but that he had no money to pay his expenses. I let him have enough for that purpose and he started. I saw at once that if tiiere was any value in the thing at all, it all depended on that patent. It covers the use of the cold spray. Wheeler claims two improvements, one the perfect exhaustion of gases from his cylinder and the other the cold spray. The first is only a question of a few more pounds of fuel the last is of great im portance and the only thing that gives it superiority over other machines. If he gets control of that I would say that a good amount of money can be realized out of it. Wheeler is extravagant and spends money uselessly if he has it. In the condition of things he should not have spent that iJSOO. in three weeks. Now if his statements are correct there is no need of using but very little more money. It is this, 1st - A party agrees to build the machines at cost and 25^' payable 184 " when sold - 2nd - Parties agree to take three machines as soon as they can be built, at an agreed price that will yield a profit of 50^. No money needed in these transactions. It will require ninety days to build them. Wheeler must be supported for ninety days, then money is in the treasury. Wheeler makes these statements positively and says he knows he can carry them out, he should be held to them. It is probably he will go to New York from Gincinnatti to see you. Mrs. Montgomery called and informed us Mrs. Dodge aid Annie are in the city and will call. I hope to see them. We gave Gen'l Logan a magnifi cent reception Saturday night. His fight at Springfield was well managed. Yours.etc., ' In yl J. R. Zearing, I. I ,.U.v .. . »(<" . 'l'. I V,' ■ . . t.i. I' 1 r, a. . ' -■ v' • • ' W.' / •■ r ' ; J, ■. .. I. '/ C i ^ I J- V '1, "i . d: ; .n r , : . ■ J J . ■ .:d • »' ■ . ■ '.yr • . ' J '.l'w,.' . M , -vj / ;; j ; rr . . ■ /> ./ . • ■'•J l i'i't ■ f n i. ' 1 0 . ,'1' \ I' '(« J ■ ■ «>- : ' :>u ■ '■J i> t nvt.: . ;f ' '**1 i. f -'o p y i- ) ■' ¥ ■ .1 i- it "i y #«•'? .■ » ' I* ."J . r. ■ 'I • ; ' . ■ I ^ . >.■ ■ i' ;,i <■ •' ■ ■> - . J , ' c: I ' '*'.1 .V . . I > . \.i . r • 185 ^ -i'J New York, May 28, 1885. R. S. Haye§, Vice-President, New York City. Dear Sir:- I think tt important that Bonn should provide to spend say three hundred thousand dollars in bringing up the grade and ballasting the New Orleans Pacific as I suggested in my letter. If they do this, it will save more than that amount in wear of irona nd equipment in two years. If they could give the Texas and Pacific fifty miles of steel west of Fort Worth and fifty on the north line and east of Marshall, it would put that road in excellent condition. The bridges on the eT tire road are in good condition. The road-bed of the T. p . proper is in fair condition and steel as suggested will put it in excelent dondition and ought to bring the expenses below 65 per cent. The New Orleans Division if ballasted and brought to original grade will more than pay for these improvements in two years. West of the Atchafalaya you may have to rajase the banks but I woulc fight now. Floods and balast the road; also if the river and harbor bill fail to pass, I would complete the work begun by the government so as to protect our front, and if v/e could use the stone the government has on our ground, thi.s can be dene for $25,000. The road is well in hand and the discipline good and now is the time to put it squarely on its feet. Unless you take radical measures to put the New Orleans Division in good condition by October, it will cripple the earnings of the entire line. Yours truly, G.M. Dodge. June, 1885. C. L. Frost, Sup't., New York. June 9, 1885. Fort Yorth, Texas. Dear Sir:- I notice the great falling off in our May earnings caused by the lack of movement of cattle. Of course you appreciate the necerfity of keeping our expenses down to the very lowest point. We now have no surplus to keep back us and no bonds in the Treas ury, and the road has got to take care of itself or go under. You must not hesitate to cut down your expenditures at any and all points. I wish you would send me a list of the bills you owe on account of the road proper. As soon as I hear from Mr. Ross and get a strtement of what is owing for transportation of construction material, I will try to arrange some way by which we can get it into the Tr asury. You will probably have to take it in bonds which can be sold in the future. You must do everything you possibly can to build up this country into which we have lately gone, for I am satisfied that we shall have to depend on the growth of the country for our support. The earnings will not justify us in attempting to build any more road for at least one or two years, and we will have to wait until we can raise the price of our securities before we go forward. On this account I want everything done that is possible to build up our terminus and get the country round it settled up. It seems to me that the press of Texas ought to work up that ou try for agricultural purposes. If we get a good crop out of it this season it will be a great advertisement for it. I find tha the Fort Worth papers have considerable circulation, but think that you ought to make some arrangement to have somebody up in that country write something for almost every issue of the Giveston News. Whatever that paper says about Texas is widely copied, and every judi«t. clous article in it is worth a great deal to us. Yours truly G. M. Dodge. % 189 June, 1885 X4.49 Lexington Avenue, N. Y. City, June 18. Mr. J. T. Granger. My dear Siri have Gen'l Dodges note from you regarding a photo, front face, of Gen .*1 1Blair that Gen'lD. suggested me writing Mr. Boyles about the loan ol' one he has. I called down yesterday at No. 1 Bdway, taking with me a large bearded front face photo of Genl. Blair in uniform, and also two new positions, photos, of McPherson, that Genl. . E. Strong sent me, thinking that Genl. D. was in the city, but it seems he is not, so I will go on and copy off these as also a new Howard. During my my house to inspect place pretty well e been at home at the picture and stated I ought to make him photo Genl. Strong also and will copy trip down town yesterday Genl. Sherman called at my war relics and photograph's. Mother filled my xplaining what she could. I regret not having time. The Genl. once more examined the "Generals" that he liked the McPherson very well except that more smiling, but I will make a new head from the sent. I have borrowed an excellent Genl. Howard it in place of the other face. I could not find Mr. Boyles address in the Brooklyn directory and I am not acquainted with him but if the Blair I have just borrowed is n:t satisfactory after copying it I will try to hunt up Boyles and secure the loan of the photo he has. I guess his B. is off the same negative as the one I have just secured. You might if you think best send this note to Genl. Badge. By Saturday next Mr. Anderson will have the U. P. R. R. Ft. Sanders photo in a shape to be examined. Will the Genl. be in the city soon? As Mr. A. would like the Genl. to inspect it. Please advise me and oblige. I ani. Triiy yours. ^ James E. Taylor. m 191 June, 1885. D. T. Gorbin, Attorney and Counselor at Law, 520 First National Bank Building. Chicago, 111., June 25, 1885 Wy derr Sir; The machine and process is a perfect success. Owing to an accident to some of the Packing House Machinery we did not get started until this week. This is a small machine which I estimated would cool 100 hogs in 36 hours. ".'e put in 200 and closed our doors at noon, Monday and at 8. A. N'. Tuesday morning our room was 28° and we had to open the doors--20 hours and 4° below 32° which is 6° lower than any other process ever has or can go. The meat was in splendid con dition and every one is surprised as well as delighted. I an. surprised myself as I would have been satisfied if I reach 30 in 36 hours. The dry air I get is a very great advantage both for Packing House and Brewers. You will I think hear of tliis process very soon now, and I hope to get your money out very soon that is if you desire to go out. Yours truly. Genl. G. U. Dodge. E. G. Wheeler. *■1 t * V 193 June, 1885. Chicago, June 29th, 1885. 3600 Iiachigan Avenue, Dear Gen'.l: I had' opportunity last week of seeing Wheeler's cooling process in operation and presuming you .vould like to know about it, I write you. The machine was at work all last week and worked well. IV^eat was hung in two rooms side by side, one room being cooled by '"heeler's process and the other by the old process. The meat in Wheeler's room was uniformly cooled in one fourth less tii e and the temperature reduced five degrees lower than by the old process. The cost of cooling is somewhat in .favor of Wheeler 's process, but would be miuch more so in localities where ice is more expensive tl-ian in Chicago. I would think the process adopted in the k. Worth establishment would make it a success. The parties handling the mieat cooled by this process admit it comes out of the room in better condition for cutting up and curing than by cooling with ice. Wheeler secured from the patentee of the salt spray exclusive use of the process, so that I believe now there is some real value in his system, if it is so, I do not aeewhy he should I believe now there is not aeevfhy he should not commence realizing some inccane fromi it at once. I hope Gen'l you have been improving in your health so that at present you are in a comfortable condition. Yours etc.. J. R. Zearing. K Vn1i'-' J ■ I ■"<'/" '• .m, 1 ■ ' ,»h., . 1S5 July, 1885. Headquarters I^'ilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1885. 1. At a stated meeting of the -Acting Commandery-in-Chief of the Order, held in the city of Philadelphia, ^'ay 6th, 1885, a Charter for the Gommandery of the State of Oregon, to be stationed at Portland,was issiied to Gompahionsr-- Of the Comn.andery of the State of Pennsylvania: First Lieutenant . Kapus; Firet Lieutenant Wm. Ralph Abercrombie". Of the Gommandery of the State of ^-ass: chusetts: Brigadier-General Nelson A. Miles; Captain Franck E. Taylor. Of the Gommandery of the State of California: Brevet Brifadier-General Lewis G. Hunt; Second Lieutenant Stephen J. Mulhall; Major Dewitt G. Poole; Brevet Major J. W. McMurray; Lieutenahb-Golonel Rodney Smith; Captain Gavin E. Gaukin; Captain Benjamin B. Tuttle; Colonel Granville 0. Haller; Captain George D. ^^ill; Brevet Brigadi'-r-General Thomas R. Taunatt; Captain Eli Lundy Huggins; First Lieutenant Medorem Crawford, jr.; Brevet Major-General John >. Sprague; Major iilliam A. Jones. II. In pursuance of the Constitution, the Acting Coihmander-in-Chief directs that the Gommandery of the State of Oregon be organized in the city of Portland, at such time as may be selected by the petitioners III. Transfers of the Companions named as Charter Members will be dated May 6th, 1885, and forwarded to the Head-quarters of the Order. IV. Official con.munications sliould be addressed to Captain Gavin E. Caukin, Recorder, pro-tern, Portland, Oregon. V. The Co. mandery of the ■^tate of Minnesota was organized in the city of St. Paul, June 5th, 1885, and in accordance with the Constituti n, the Acting Commandery-in-Chief directs that the Commanderies of the Order tender greetings to the new Commandery. VI. Official coii.munlcations should be addressed to Bvt. Ma jor-General John B. Sanborn, U. S. V., Cor.mander, or Bvt. Major Geo. Q. White, U. S, A., Recorder, St. Paul, Minnesota. By con.Miand of Major-General Winfield S. Hancock, U. S. Army, Acting Commander-in-Chief. ' John P. Nicholson, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. V., Official. Recorder. Recorder. 1S7 July, 1885. HEADQUARTERS SOCIETY OF THE ARI/Y OF THE TENNESSEE. St. Louis No., July 20, 1885. To the Members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee: The Eighteenth Annual Reunion of our Society will be held at Chicago, 111., Wednesday and Thursdry, September 9th and 10th, 1885. The Annurl Address will be delivered by General John B. Sanborn. All the arrangements for the meeting will be under the charge and (21*' rection ofthe following Local Executive Committee. ' Who will give due and timely notice of the details of their arrangements. .Gen'l A. L. Chetlain, Cha Gen'l W. Q. Gresham Gen'l Wm. E. Strong, Capt. Gen'I.Jos. Stockton, Capt. Gen'l J, B. Leake, Capt. Gen'l Rob't W. Smith, Capt. Col. Wm. H. Bolton, Capt. Capt. Rich's S. Tuthill,Gen' Gen'l A. C. Ducat, Gen'l C.'l. August Jacobson, Maj . Capt. Martin Beem, Capt. Col. J. Mason Loomis, Capt. ,Col. W. B. Keeler, Gen'l Capt. Martin Beem, Col. J. Mason Loomii ,Col. W. B. Keeler, Maj . Capt. Capt. Gen'l -Capt. J. C. Neeley, Capt. irman. Capt. W. 3. Capt. F. A. Bragg. J. W. Rumsey. C. i'. Matteson, Jno. F. M.cAuley, A. N. Reece. P. Iv'cGrath, 1 John. McArthur, Jolin A. Logan, Geo. Mason, J. G. Everest, A. T. Andreas. R. N. Pearson, D. H. Gile, Scribner, Becretary. Dr. 6. W. Nixon. Maj. G. L. Paddock. H-aj . J. A. Fitch. Gen'l J. E. Smith. Col. J . A. Sexton . Col. M. L. Barnum. Capt. J. B. Rumsey. Dr. E. Powell, Capt. R. liV. Pike. Capt. B. W. Underwood Capt. G. A. Busse. Capt. J. W. Letton. Gen'l Sam'l Fallows. Officers who have at any tin.e served in the Army or Departm.ent of the Tennessee, are, by our constitution, entitled to membership and are especially requested to attend. L. M. Dayton, Recording Secretary. ) A. Hickenlooper, Corresponding Secretary) W. T. Sherman, President, 198 01 fice of Corresponding Secretary, . Society Army Tennessee. .Cincinnati, July 20th, 1885. I have the honor to enclose herewith tl.e official notification of the tine and place of our next re-union; and inconnection with which, desire to call your special attention to Article 3rd of our Constitution: "The Society shall meet ones in every year, and those officers -who, for any cause, are unable to attend its n.eetings, v.-ill be expect ed to v/rite to the Corresponding Secretary of the Society, and im part such information in regard to themselves as they may desire, and which may be of interest to their brother officers." And also to request, that if, since the date of oun last meeting, the death of any member has come to your knowledge, you will at once advise me of the fact, and, if practicable, obtaii and .forward a sketch of the.life and military services of such member. , In accordance with instructions of the Society Reports of our Annual Meetings from September, 1677 to Octobex-, 1883, Nos, 14 to 16 inclusive have been re-printed in two handsomely bound Volumes of about 500 pages each, and are now ready for gratuitous distribution to paid-up members. About 400 Volumes will be sent to Chicago for deliver^^ .to members attending that meeting. To other paid -up members they will be sent either by mail or express, but as they are too valuable to be lost by misdirection, you are requested to advvse the undersigned to what address and by what .express .company you desire to have .them forwarded expressage C. 0. D. New members or others, who have never received the first two .VolumesNos. 1 to 13 inclusive, are requested to so state. Deliveries can be made by mail, but is is not advisable, as the regulations require a separation of the volumes and an iinsealed wrapper, thus greatly increasing the liability to loss or damage; if, however, this is the only chanrxel'of communication with your pl-ace, you will plaese so .state, and transmit forty-four cents in stamps with which to prepay postage. A. Hickenlooper, Corresponding Secretary, Cincinnati, 0. July 31 1885 199 Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Headquarters Local Executive Committee, Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, July 31, 1885. The following Comiiiittees are appointed .in charge of the Society of the Arrny of the Tennessee at its eighteenth annual re union at Chicago, Wednesday and Thursday, September 9th and 10th, 1885. . . ■ . . Committee on Invitation and Reception. General J. B. Leake, Chairman. General Robt. W. Smith. General W. Q. Gresham. General Samuel Fallows. Colonel J. H:ason Loomis. General B. Hancock. Colonel Owne Stuart. Captain J. W. Rumsey. Captain B. K. Callender. Captain D. H. Gile. General John E, Smith. General John A. Logan. General John t'.cArthur. General Arthur C. Ducat. Dr. E. Powell. Hajor S. C. Barrett. Captain J. T. McAuley. Lieutenant W. S. Scribner. Captain K. L. Lutz, Committee on Finance. Colonel J. A. Sexton, Chairman. Captain Isreal P. Rumsey. Hajor C. H. Dyer. Captain F. A. Bragg. Lieutenant J. W. Porter. Captain J. C. Neeley. Captain B. W, Underwood, Captain J. E. White. Lieutenant W. G. Mead. Committee on Transportation. General Joseph Stockton, Chairman, Captain J. G. Everest. Captain C. T. Matteson. r. a jor . J. A. Fitch . Lieutenant A. N. Keece General W, Colonel W, General A Committee on Banquet and Toasts. Captain R. S. Tuthill, Chairman. E. Strong. L, Barnum N. Pearson. Colonel Aug. Jacobson. Dr . 0 . W. Nixon. Major W. L. B. Jenney, Coii ir.ittee on Hall and Excursions. Major George Mason, Chairman. Colonel W fv a jor Geo General J, Captain W Bolton, Paddock. Reynolds. Ruff. Captain G. A. Bussee. Colonel . B. Keeler. Ca.Aain P. McGrath. Captain R. W. Pike. Captain G, A, Emerson. Lieutenant C. L. Pratt 200 Con:niittee on Decoration. Captain Martin Beem, Chairman Captain E. P. Tobey Captain C . V'". Laing. Lieutenant E. P. Fisher. Capatin Holmes Hoge. Captain C. H. Cooley. Lieutenant. C. L. punting. Gomrnittee on Printing and Badges. Captain A. T. Andreas, Chairman. Captain A. J. Harding. Captain J. L. Bennett. Lieutenant-Colonel B. T. Wright. Lieutenant T. '!!. Setton. Dr. J. K. Zearing. Lieutenant F. C, Wilson. The several Comiilttees will obtain their badges at the rooms of the Executive Coumittee, at the Grand Pacific Hotel, on the morn ing of the 9th of .September. The tickets for. the Banquet can be obtained of tP:e Committee on Banquet on and after the morning of the 9th of .September. Ladies of the families of members.can participate at the Banquet. Officers who have served y/ith the ftrpiy of the .ennessee, and who wish to join the Society, will apply to Colonel L. Dayton, Re cording Secretary, at the rooms of the Executive Committee, on the 9th of Septem.ber. Kembers desiring .information in relation to hotel accommo dations, transportation, etc., will address the Chairmen of the respective committees. The Committee on Transportation will in due time issue a circular-letter to the members, giving the reduced rates of transpor tation on all railroads running into Chicago. A. .L. CHETLAIN, Cahirman Local Executive Gomudttee. W. S. SCRIBKER, Secretary. •»> -/r «•. * -;{■ -;f p- • -v; Ait 203 August, 1885. OMi.F.A BELT RAILWAY GO. Ofi'ice, Rooms 25 & 26, Kebraska National Bank Building Omaha, Neb., Aug. 1st, 1885.. Dear Genl: I am in receipt of your favor 24th inst. earnings etc. Your ques^icns are hard to answer are so many contingincies aside from the fact that learned out here concerning the L. P. except from the earnings this fall will be less than last year at same time the volume of traffic is greater with To thoroughly understand and appreciate tlie situat the ground, it can't be explained .at least I am sa in regard to U. P. sati.sfactory there nothing can be observation. That there is no doubt, few except ions . ion, one must be on tisfied I cannot. Through business froui and to Colorado and California has be sides the southern route the D. & R. G. ( Denver to Bel.t Lake) with its east and west connection, this covers Gal. New Iv^exico, Utah, Nevada and California. The Northern Pac. competes for Nontana and Oregon. The G. B. & Q. in southern Nebraska and the C. & 11. W. in northern and north west Nebraska get their full siiare of local business out a,nd in the state. The C. & K. are pushing towards the Black Hills via Shadron, so that Deedwood and other points in tlie Black F.ills along with Butte ,Iv ontana, are the saniO as eternally lost, to the Union Pac. The local traxfic along the short Line n.ust be created whibh under the present traffic manageiuent of the Co. will develope very slowly. The policy seems to be to turn all attention to Competing points, and let the local or new competitive points take, care of themselves until some other line gets into that vicinity, and then its always too late. I tell you that the Oregon Short Line is not a mistake it has business resources which if properly fostered and developed by the U. P. R. K* will make it as important a line for revenue, as they have in the system. The movement of grain, flour, stone, fruit, stock, lumber, coal, ore and other local products will be immense providing the Co. will give the subject,which is vita], ordinary attention and proper encouragement. The people in Oregon want Mdse.,all kinds of agricultural iinplements, furniture, machinery etc. in fact every-thing that is manufactured. Including Wyoming Coal, and in return give for ship ment lumber, grain, flour, stock, gold, and silver ore and bullion, fruit, etc. Not a car should go east over the short line empty. There is no end to the lumbei' in Eastern Oregon and as you well know, there is no other lumber timber on the U. P. from Huntington to Omaha, but there is no necessity for hauling it east of Cheyenne, but the lum.ber 204 for all points west of Cheyenne should he supplied from Oregon. There is scarcely a lumber yard between Granger and Huntington. A country cannot develop and become prosperous without markets, and ^ markets cannot be established without towns and towns cannot be built Wi without lumber. One of the first things for a Ry. Co. to do, should be -to help build up the towns by supplying material and encourage capital to invest in the local towns, and stop squeezing them to death in their infancy-. The Oregon short Line and Utah Northern interests are simply neglected, left to run themselves as far as the traffic is concerned, and while the operating expenses must be kept up whether earning any money or not, there is but one resutl. The Colorado traffic history of the U. p. has been repeated •in Montana and is today being repeated in Idaho and Oregon. You mark my words. Simply burnishing up old muskets and having dress parades, never yet won a battle and attending Pool meetings and printing tariffs will never create business for a Ry. or even hold what they already have. Both proper and necessary, but only preliminary to the real object to be attained. The U. P. interests in Utah, Idaho, Montana and Oregon are great enough to require the undivided personal attention of the Broadest man they have in the entire traffic Dept. instead of being represented by one or two clerks with out experience or brains or authority to use them even if they poss essed those qualities. The business is there the question is will they ever discover it before its too late. The crop prospect in Neb. is very flattering and the tonnage to be hauled to market greater^ than any previo'us year. This is true also along the system in Kan- ^ sas . The increased milage of B. & M. and C. N. W. in Neb. on both sides of the U. p. strikes country heretofore tributary to U. P. and will at least divide the business, which is another contingency effect ing earnings. So that taking it all in all. I should not consider it safe to expect increased earnings on any part of the system as com pared with last year, and I am satisfied the expenses (actual operating) are greater. Yours very truly, J. M. Eddy, , .'ti' i' /■ . ■ \i.>i 2C5 August, 1885. Au^st 'IBBS • Morgan Jones, President, Port Worth, Texas. Desr SirtI am in receipt of your favors of 23d and 27th of August. I wired Mr. Frost to get all the bids he could on ties and make con tracts for them , extending payments over as long a time as possible. I have not yet received from him any statement of his action. I am in favor of hard pine ties for Texas roads. We have contracted for two locomotives, but it will be the middle of October before they will be ready for shipment. Wo could have bought locomotives weighing 79,000 lbs. for prompt delivery ani for less money than the contract price of the engines we have ordered, which weigh 86,000 lbs. I think it is a mistake to use such heavy engines, but they wanted them and insisted upon them so I ordered them. In all these matters you must look after the finances. We have now no bonds to sell and nothing from which we can expect any revenue except the net earning,s and you are a better judge than I of what vve can do in the way of renewals and ballasting. we must first take care of the interest on our bonds. I don't think it is wise for us to talk of or think of any further extension at present, or at least until we get movement of our securities, which I intend to have some time in the fall, if I can make the arrangements. In regard to inducing emigration to the Panhandle I think it would be well for you to get up in our office a neat, well printed and well-worded circular calling attention to that pary of the country, and have them distributed in the States you mention. Put in this circular a clause explaining how the State lands of Texas are to be obtained by new settlers. This last I consider a very important point. The circular r^ould be made up with a very little expense, and I think with you that the results would be good. The trouble about getting the a sistance of the Houston & Texas Central people in such cases seems to be that nobody there is captain. There are two par ties and both are in court. In my opinion you are the only person who can do anything towards getting their lands put on the market. It must be done there. There is nobody here who wi]l take the necessary action. Please keep me fully posted. I Isa e here for the west the latter part of this week and shall be gone some time. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. 207 September, 1885. The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company, Fort Worth, Texas. 1 Sept. 4th, 1885. Gen'l. Dodge, Dear Sir: I expect Ross back todcy, and I will have papers attended to immediately. Rumors are about that G. C. & S. F. Ry. expect to con trol our Road next election. Prom what I learned while in New York, I am inclined to believe an effort will be made on their part to get control of the stock. I want to say that I want you to protect me, or put my stock in the same trade as your own. Should anything be done aa you are on the ground and know what is best to be done. If anything should happen that the S. Fee Ry. should get control I want to get rid of all my interest in it. I do not intend to say that I am acared. I only write this to provide against accidents. Carey wants to sell his interest, please issue balance to of $18,000.00 to me, or keep it in your name and give me a due bill or receipt for it. Britton told me yesterday that Gordon says he is going to build the white Oaks Road. If the coal is as good as represented that is the best opening in this country I wish you would see about it. If you think best I will go up and make an investigation oi the coal there. When I was there over a year ago the coal was not developed sufiiciently to judge oi it. I can get about four good men from St. Louis to go into it. Howard and Harrison, and I think Nicholls will join, arid Kerns if we want them. Howard and Harrison s.>oke to me about it when I came through St. Louis. Things on the Road are running fairly smooth. Earnings for Aug. are a little better, about $44,000,00 I think, Harrold is dull we want more settlers in that country. Kind regards. Yours truly. Morgan Jones. 209 Septercber, 1885. Sept, 7, 1885 New York. G. P. Huatin^ton, Esq., K'lills Bldg., City. I have tried to sec you several times in the past two weeks but have never been able to meet you. I am going away to night and send my Secretary, Kr. Granger to hand you this letter and talk with you in regard to the lands in the Fanhaf^iltLe of Texas owned by your Company. I want to know if some arrangenient cannot be made by which these lands will be put into the market on some terms. There is now a large immigration tending in that directio.i from the North-west, and the Fort Worth & Denver is going to make a great effort to increase it, and if you would put any price or terms on your lands there we wo Id state it in our circulars, and I believe it would help very materially in bringing go^d citizens into that country. There is a great growing demand for- lands in that vicinity and in my opinion this is a splendid time to put them in the market and sell, and ^ hope there is soiiie arrangement that can be made by which your lands will be offered to settlers. Yours truly, G . M . Bodge ., 211 September, 1885. The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company, Treasurer's Office. J. T. Granger, Treasurer, 1 Broadway, New York, P. 0. Box 1763. Sept. 8, 1885. Genl. G. M. Dodge, Dear Sir: I today succeeded in seeing Mr. Huntington and had quite a talk with him in regard to putting into the market the lands in the Panhandle belonging to his Co. He says it is their desire and inten tion to put these lands on the market, b.^t they cannot do it until the lands have be n examined and graded by their land experts, who have already been ordered frOto SanlFrancisco'into that country. He thiiiks they may be even now on the ground, but if not they soon will be. As soon as they make a report on the lands the Co. will be ready to sell them and willing to join you in any advertising which may be thought mutually advantageous. Mr. Huntington expressed himself as very favorably impressed with that country and the value ol the Ft. W. & D. as an outlet from it. . He asked a great many quest ions about the road its length, equipment, debt, earnings, physical condition and management, and seemed to take considerable interest in it, and was of course pleased with the good showing it makes. He made a memorandum to write to Texas at once and hasten the classifying and grading, and I believe he will soon be ready to sell the lands. A. J. Kohn & Co. No. 19 Broad St. the same parties who made such a kick against the T. & c. Settlemen have published a call asking the stockholders of the American to meet at their office this after noon at 3:30. I have consulted Judge Dillon about this and he advises that I send an unknown man there to ascertain "hat their grievance is and what they want. The Judge believes and so do I, that were I to go myself I would come away no wiser than before. I will let you know the result of the meeting as soon as I have anything from it. Wessrs. Hill, Wing & Shoudy, Attorneys for the Plffs in the suit against the Pacific, are after Mr. Humphreys, demanding fziom him an affidavit in regard to his connection with the Co., his resignation and all the circumstances attending it. Mr. Humphreys is very much exercised in regard to tnis and has consulted me about it, and I have advised him to consult Judge Dillon before he makes any answers to their interrogatories. I have sent all mail of interest to you in a separate package by Express care Meek, Des.Moines. Yours respectfully, J. T. Granger. September 16, 1885. 213 Fairfleld, Iowa'. .Sept. 16, 1885 ' Gen. G.M.Dodge, New York City, N.Y. My Esteemed Friend & Sir; I I want to sincerely thank you for your recent letter, I hope you will pardon any seeming delay in acknowledging , arising out of re peated calls av/ay from home since its receipt. I am asked to allow the publication of your letter entire in the Midland Monthly, or would you authorize me, the occasion arising, to otherwise giwe it publicity? ^ The family are in fair health and were likewise greatly pleased at what you said and in the way you said it. It would be great pleasure to us to have you stop and see us, if anytime, you may be jja^sitig throu^.thou^ we are not unmindfull however of the pressing demands on your time. I am. Yours truly. Rollin J. Wilson, 217 r roJ.'. oO «owol Council Bluffs, Iowa, OctolDer 10, 1885. S. R. Callaway, Esq., * vX tmrno"' Genl. Mgr. U.P.Ry., Omaha, Neb. ' Dear Sir:- I visited Omaha and founc you were absent, lut I saw I'r. Blickensderfer and "explained some things to him. When you build the new bridge, it will cover the table lands bordering the river on this side witi. settlers. The lands are mostly above high water and have been laid out in lots every since 1861. -They are known as the Brown's Addition to the City of Council Bluffs. As soon as occupied, the city will want communication through this addition to the soath side of our approach to the bridge. V/hen we built that approach we agreed to give the city this communication,- north or south as they should require it; and the city would probably wait until your bridge was built and people had settled on the lands and demanded it, before calling on you. I wish to suggest to you that before widening your approach, you put in one or two passages- say one on^4th St. Brown's Addition. This could be uti ized for the passage of our road and street car traffic to the South track of your road bridge, and thus save one passage. I also think that by taking a little trouble at the beginning, you could at the same time you arranged with the City for the passage under your tfack, also arrange for the city to open ICth Avenue through to the river, thus giving yov a street for your street car line that would go directly to the transfer. If you desire to obtain the earth to fill your approach where we obtained it before, I believe it can be done at little expense..Mr. Wright, your old 'attorney, and my brother Mr. N. P. Dodge control m-^st of the property "and could be of aid to you in procuring it. Either of them will be glad to aid you in the matter, I make these suggestions, as I am the -only one now,, 'who das a full knowledge of our old agreements, right of way. &c. connected with the building of the old bridge. It will be an easy matter -as soon as you make your plans, to meet the city authorities and arrange with them what shall be done so as to avoid trouble hereafter. • . I regret that I could not see you, but I will have to go east/ My sickness here has detained me longer than I expected. I have explained pretty fully to Mr. Blickensderfer, whiit in my opinio;i should be done to protect us in the future. Yours truly, • . ' ' j 0 ^ M. Dodge # V' ■ {'. Uv a. r- * "■ ?'■ ' ' '' " e JKrJ TVtlftoi' iTj'il r.s oi me • I .."In. .jlex vm no .. nliqai fvo .vir% JnaS r.i-7 nl.u' begfoeio en n* . oon «« alif bSoi I ..ijlhr 'Iv oJ euiiafiff *>(1® aiufw|t , .'ft dllLfhinoor. u(,j Cnrno' saw Mr. Blickensi' - St '■ J r . , ife'il p.s oi wfn4 aj tmiio ) <f0a bXuo9 w(i eei nl.i* I t bne , 10 .♦ vj ee nnfiR 'iJ oJ zlqn-' . 'i • wlwX \>a (TP kW.j# e.'J S0HS ^ Ktmwf i r'A.Air beofoeio en n* coon «« alif bSoJ a tp wbiriiiff (*no u%u4 blif> . i-^Xffrt .|Xw^ o<7 (.« or. tUbbin o,|® wiurw^ i*»iii/t Xiio«k/ieS . !i 218 r , JI I'srfoJoO ,n\/rl J" " Council Bluffs, Iowa, Octo"ber 10, 1385. General E. Strong";, v r ^ „ Dear General: ' *■ ' While in Chicago at our late 'Reunion,' I re'ad your very interesting paper on the death of General McPherso; . As I stated to you then, it is the clearest and most accurate I have ever seen. It agreed with my reoailection. On my arrival home, I referred to my official data relating to the battle of July 22rid and to my notes on the death of General McPherson. ,I find that "your account in all the principal points coincides with my data, and I thank you for putting in such admirable form so full and interesting an account of the events of the 22nd and the sad loss of our great commander. I also thank you for your truthful description of the fitting of the 16t.. A.C._ on that day. Although only three Brigades of it were on that part of the 'field, ye^., by their gallant fightin , they that day save(4 our army from great loos and defeat, repulsing Hood's well planned attack in our rear. As Blair well said, "The Lord placed Dodge (meajiing the 16th A.C.) in the right place that day." The loss of McPhe.rson was such a shock that I think all failed to placed the victory where' it properly belonged. Especially unfortunate was his .loss to my Corps, for he was the devoted friend both of it and myself, and ho saw the onslaught of the enemy, .and the magnificent fighting with which my corps met ti.ree times its number and drove them back to the .woods. KcPherson was killed, without doubt, after one o'clock P. D. I find in my entry of that date, that I opened the battle at two minutes after twelve hi. I immediately sent Capt. Edward Jonas, A.Dw/ to General Giles A Smith, requesting him to refuse his left and cover the ground between General ^'uller's right and his (Smith's) lihe, informing him that the enemy were far in his rear. He said he would do so. As the battle progressed, and I saw no movement on the part of Genei'al Smith, .1 sent, I think. Col., Tichenor, a.d.'c. to Smith, to inform him that the enemy mere passing my .rlgl^t flank, whicli was opposite ; is center and rear, and requested him to refuse his left Immediately or he would be cut off. Col. Tichenor returned to me at 1 P.H, saying that Smith was ju.st being engaged, that he had received orders to hold his line, .and that troops would be thrown into the gap. My Aide returned over the same road McPherson waxs killed upon close to 1 P.M. and 'evidently after you had taken the order, to General Smith to hold firm. General McPherson was not aware as I was that the enemy were passing around Fuller's riftht and swarming into the Vroods between the IGth arid 17th A.C. Nor was I aware that General McPixerson was on the field. I was watching my right flank, knowing its exposed condition, and also seeing that the enemy overlapped Fuller on the right as well as Sweeny on my extreme left. Soon after 1 o'clock, reports came to me from both flanks that the enemy were overlapping them. General Blair came in person for aid while I was heatily engaged, and said he could not get to General Smith. I told him that as soon as we chocked this (the second) attack, that I would turn one Brigade of Fuller's on them, and I request^^ ed him to try and reach Smith so as to help Fuller. As soon as he check^^ the second attack. General Puller swung one Brigade sharply to the right 221 October, 1885. The Fort Worth & ^^enver City Railway Company, Fort Worth, Texas Oct., 1885. Gen'l G. M. Dodge, Dear Sir: I have just returned from Elpaso. I did not go any further than the organ mountains. I met several persons who had spent some time in the White Oak coal fields among them was P. F. Barr who was sent them by the Sante Fee folks; from what I can learn of the coal fields it will be best to spend not less than several thousand dolbrs to prove up the coal before building a Railway. Gordon has bought and paid for what is known as the Williams mine which is badly broken up, the coal cropings is very extensive, extending many miles. There is a new charter gotten out by some Elpaso parties and right of way obtained through town in the name of the Chicago, St. Louis and Elpaso Railway Go, their plan is to build from ElPaso to a pass in the mountains about 130 miles from Elpaso and 35 miles from White Cakes where they think they can get plenty of coal. Then across the Pecos valley in a N. E. course through the corner of the Pan handle of Texas, and into Kansas, they claim that parties Interested in the Chicago B. Quincy are encouraging them and will help them to build. They want me to join them, but I dont like their plan, dont think they will accomplish anything. No subsidy of any a/c can be gotten just now, on a/c of this new project, I find that the tlexican G. Ry. is paying $7.00 per ton to the Sante Fee for their fuel. The T. & P. ought to build this road. Of course it is still more important to Huntington. I will wait developments for the present. What do you think best to do? Please write me. Our business is not as good as I expected. Oct. so far is not much better than last year. There is about $6000. on hand, $5000 of which will be sent to New York today. Orr & Mail owe $4300., Rayden owes 11 or $1200.00 for freight. Frost has some private arrangement with him. There should be nearly $20,000 net for Oct. I have still 20 Bonds on hand, 60 was paid for grading 30 for Building Tanks and Depots etc, 72 sent to New York. Deduce out this 10 Bonds paid to Kerns by Granger total 172 Bonds. Expenses on maintainance of way, cannot be cut, with safety, other expenses can. Round House and a host of snail expenses is what counts. Cattle loading outfit at Harrold is an expensive outfit grass burning is a heavy item which can be lessened. Killing of Stock is another if the money spent on Frosts can the last three months was put in fencing, and protection against fire, it would do more good. In making out the Statement of the cost of construction how do you want the securities to appear? How would it do to charge everything as cash and paid for in bonds and stock, or charge Grad ing and Bridging with so much bonds and stock? Please write me in regard to this. How do you want the two miles of renewals with steel to appear and Cars charged to stock cars, also Rolling •^tock Hoping you have got entirely well. Yours respectfully, Morgan Jones. . • ■•h . ■ o,/i (. ' ■ r rm-' 4 V -jC ■'/[ . . ',iT^ ■ ■ <jn • • , • i ' •' ■ "A ■ ^ • i'K • : V ^ ' • ' I ' -'i... /■ '■7. . ■ '!! • ■ 1. ,. ♦♦<4'' ,/ ; .. - i .. ... 'j ' ' : •/ iff . . i.Tti. .,, 'A' ,1/5 .' ; 4 ' ' ' ' ,1 "" i- ''' ' ' ' ' ' ".irf,'- j •»••• ■ /a - r . r • ' . . ? : •• ■ ■ ,I ! :c ' ■ •r'-'V. , • ^ • ■ . . .1 ^ ^ • . . I*'.' ' , ,> '■ ; - .U^ , ■ . v;-v * V, ' • i • V ^1' ^ ■ • .•.4: ■. V. . ■ . - ■ • ■ ' ' ' ■ '"j vrf. li V ■ 'c, ' ■' ;-i ,r ' ■ r ' ir r. . ' • : 't.- . ' 1 n.. f r > •; ^ J •' i) '• %• i: . f-' '■ 1-: "■ ■' T' . .♦♦V L'V : yf ;TC- ; .VJT, I C 'U r.'; J i;i ■ V 1;-. ?.'■ ' , ■ .;rr II I 'v '< ; > (.'l . . .•^3- October, 1885. Chicago Oct. 17th, 1885 3600 Iviichigan Avenue. Dear Gen'l: In reply to yours of 12th Inst would say that I applied to V/heeler fora view of contracts. He was unable to find any but the Supplemental contract, of which i took a copy and enclose the same. He says the original contract'was written on a small piece of paper the back of a telegraph blank and in an informal manner,, but as this contract refers to the original as still being in force it might become of importance to have it. I have urged him to look further for it. t'.atters are getting badly mixed up. I have been working to get Hately Bros to close up their contract for a machine in con nection with the adjoining packers. As soon as this was accomplished I saw a way to get your money out. We had hoped to close it up this week, but in the fore part of the week some lawyers came around with an old judgement against Wheeler, trying to attach '^'heeler's stock in the company. They went to Hatelyswith the matter, and it so disgustdd them that they kicked back on closing the contract. We are ncv; trying to get an extension on the collection, but it will be hard v.-ork to get the Hateleys up again but as it is of the utmost importance it must bedone. The stock oi the company is $300,000. Wheeler has been holding all of it until this week, the company made hiiii turn over ftl38,00^ ol' it as property of the company. Corbin has issued to him !;fl2,100 this makes a little over half of the stock out of his hands, the balance he is liable to dispose of in any way to raise money for his personal expenses. I think the best way i^to have him issue to you enough stock to represent your half interest which as I understand the con tract is one half of all the stock of the company and then give some one here your power of Attor'ney to receive the samie and use it for you. It will require close and promipt work to save your interests. Yours etc.. J. h. Zearing. 225 October, 1885. • St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 21st, /85. My dear General: Thanks for your good letter of 15th inst. which duly reached We all regretted to hear of the illness cf Mrs. Pusey and Miss Annie, and trust they are improving rapidly; it was the first intimation we had of their sickness. I expect to remain in the west until near Christmas so as to close the various little matters, which need attention, intermixed with some quail shooting. Hoxie looks better and is in better health and spirits than I have known for some years, and after the experience we have had, he does no carry his business from his office. The reasons of my resignation were many, but principally I was sick, tired and weary and having enough money to keep me in funds for six months or a year, with sul'ficient friends to borrow from, in case I was short, I determined to try a rest with freedom from re sponsibility. Ever^'thing was in good shape for the change, the or ganization complete, labor troubles about over, the proper-ties in good condition and bright prospects ahead, so that I could well be spared with I'oxie to tumble into my vacancy. I have not yet "made my pile" to retire with to my satisfaction, and so expect to get to work again in some way or other in six months or a year, with full vigor and vitality and with the experience of the past. I have hardly yet started on my career as a loafer and am a little uncertain about its success, but as soon as I get to liew York I will hunt you up to show myself and get some "points." I hope you have recovered from your attack oi' last winter and can enjoy your self in the rising marAet in 'Aali St. I am only afraid tliat the "boom" will be rushed too quickly, and consequently the greater reaction. There seem.s every reason for a good healthy reaction from the stagnation of the past few years, but not enough reasons for a sudden inflation. If you should come west before Christmas, I hope you wil come to St. Louis and give us a day or so. "Ve will all enjoy it, and endeavor to make you also do so. I have no definite plans for next year except to enjoy myself as I best can, either in this country or across the waters, until next summer or fail, when I hope to again find some harness to get into. Gov Brown and his family are of course much "broken up" by t];elr affliction, but the Governor seems, and I know he will tale pleasure in reading your letter, when I next see him. Both Iv'rs. rioxie and the Doctor join me in kind regards to yourself and family. Yours very sincerely, R. S. Hayes. ■< . 1 , ,, A. * k * I T ' t" '•'u f -l- -:.. • .1V. , 7h/- -i» ^ ^ i^l ^ y ' ^^-T'-^^Sunday, ^'^Sundav. Ontobar October 25,. 1885. Rflb ^ I met Gen. Hohn A. Logan this irorning at 5th Av. f^otel, " Loom 41; his son was with him, and we discussed the Atlanta Cam paign. I had informed him on the 21st of the reason he was not appointed to the command of the Army of the Tennessee when McPherson was killed. The conversation drifted into the reports of the Battle of the 22nd. He said that Sherman was all wrong in his ac count of the recapture of fiercer and Smiith's line and DeGress' Bat tery; that he came to me in person and got forcer's Brigade and led it into the fight, and it retook the line. He also said that the troops that I sent him on the 28th saved his right, when Buckley's Brigade had given away. In speaking of the capture of Snake Creek Gap, he said he was present at my interview with McPherson in of Resacca, and took part in the conversation when I proposed to at tack and carry Resacca; he also said he had always been under the be lief that it was Sherman's own desire in appointing him to the CoiTimand of the Army of the Tennessee, and therefore he was greatly as tonished to know Thomas' part^^n the matter,- that he had the power afterwards to have reL.j^'^^d Nashville and won that Battle himself; but he liked lre*i«4j*^and wouldnot interfere in the matter. Logan told me he was writing a history of the cause of the Rebellion and should take it from the Comimencement of the Government to the close of the Rebellion; also that he was writing a history of the UrtVu l^teSpwas personal to him and his comrades. ■ iyr\ 229 October, 1685. THE WHEELER REFRIGERATING MACHINE GO. First National Bank Building. Romm 520. Ghicato, Oct. 27, 1885. Dear Gen'l: I had interview with Wheeler to day and told him I had bought your interest, and wished to know what that interest was. He replied that it would be one half of his interest after the debts were paid and all contracts complied with. That is he had 150,000 of the stock of the company and he wa^ owing over .^20,000 after the indebtedness was paid out of the stock one half of the remainder would belong to you. I then asked him how much stock he was silling to transfer to cancel your claim. He replied that he did not want to transfer any afe it might take the whole of it to pay the debts, tha t he would make the stock pay the debts if it took the whole of it. Ke then said he would be willing to sign over :j|;45,000 of the stock to satisfy your claim. This is a pretty small coirpensation for what you have done. The question to decide is, had we better take it. It is very small but in addition to its own value it would carry with it a fourth interest in the 150,000 of stock that the company hold. Unless you can persuade him to a better offer, my opinion is, from what I can see, that it would be best to take it, it is probably that or nothing. He is getting deeper in financial difficulties every day, new executions coming^'out. I think l:e has assigned all his took to keep it from attachment. But he could probably now release the 45,000 stock, after a while he will not be able to do it. The prospect for a contract with the packers at stock yards for building them a machine, has been looking very favorable the last . few days . If you approve of settling on the above basis and send on the assignment I will attend to it. I will await reply to this letter. Yours, J. R. Zearing. 231 October, 1885. The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company, Fort Worth, Texas October 27th, 1885. Dear General: I have just returned from Auston and San Antone, The Santa Fee folks tak a good deal about extentions, but from what ^ hear they are divided as to the points to extend from. I hear that most of them want to extend from Coleman County north, follow from Ft. Worth to Gainville . I hope they will not extend from Coleman County north, it will be a serious matter for us. If they extend from here to Gainsville it will not hurt us much. It will be a competition of the M. K. & T. I wil try and keep posted on their plans, and let you know as to Round House expenses. It is about the same as usual. We went over it when you were here, but did not suceed in making much changes. The only reason why I called attention to it, was a pile driver and wrecker we are now making why Frost should build or experiment on things he knows so little about, I never could under stand. The only reasonable thing is an engine bought of Cowan, and the Flat car. The other part is a good deal of money spent for very little use. It was this and changes on his private car, that caused the trouble between us a month ago. It is no use suggesting anything to him, he knows it all. The new engines got 'here a week ago. They look good and strong, we have not used them yet. I hope they will be as good as No. 1 & 2. I will quietly see what the right of way would cost to get in here. It will add greatly to our opperating expenses etc, etc to build our own line here, it should ohly be done as a last resort. The T, & P. & M. P. should be our allies and I hope you will succeed in making satisfactory arrangements with them. I will try and see Thugmorton and Wellborn and I will write to Culbertson who is a friend of mine. I will get Van Zaudt to see or write Coke and Maxey, I have no influence with them. In regard to our line in Indian Ter, I am a little bothered about the Santa Fee western extention. I do not think it wise to extend into the Pan Handle unless we can get some connection, but we cannot afford to lay up a let the St. Fee head us off. If I understand your instructions, Kr. Ross will send you rough statements to morrow, that you require. Yours very respectfully, Morgan Jones. 233 October, 1885. The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company, Fort Worth, Texas. October 29th, 1885. Dear Genera}.: Are the statements forwarded by Ross what you want? Mr. Hoxie wrote me yesterday in regard to expences of Engr. hurt last spring. I think it policy to pay it, what do you say. We are a little short of stock cars at present. I wrote Newman to get some from St. Fee, I also wrote him to see if anything can be done to com plete with the H. & T. C. at Albany. They are getting the trade be longing to our Road on a/c of low lumber. I think I can compromise a goose bunny, a big one, for a annual pass with Tom Wagner. I wish you would give specific orders to have the right of way plowed. I am tired talking about it, and there is some fencing that ought to be done, instead of paying $200.00 apiece for bulls. Please write me what line of policy you wish defined in annual report, in view of uncertain developments, we had better say nothing, only speak of reports. A party here is working up the Brownwood Ry.scheme. This scheme will be a benefit to us, and the system. They have got bonds for considerable right of way. I am not sure but what we can do worse than taking it in, as the route is through a paying and settled county. This will put us in a more independent position in the cattle trade. I think it will undoubtedly pay fix charges on say $15,000. 6^ bonds per mile. I looked up an entrance for F. W. & D, Ry. today, and think most practical thing to do is to get the city to let us come in on Elm St. which will bring us from Trunty bluff to our Yard. This will take a very high trestle and Bridge across Trusty bottom, but I believe it will be the best and cheapest. I would at least like to have a line run, to get the levels. This would cross the St. Fee grade on Elm St. at an angle of 43^. We would only have to buy a few hundred ft. near the River. The only expense this side of the River, would be damage to lots and small houses on the St. I think most of them can be settled very reasonable and I think the City Council will give us the right on that Street. At least I can try them if you think best, write me what you think best to do. Yours very respectfully, Morgan Jones. 235 October, 1885. Jas. A. Evans, Consulting Engineer, Office, Room 390 - 20th ^t. Denver, Colorado-, Oct. 30th, 1885 To Genl. G . M. Dodge . . I ^ Dear Sir: In answer to your telegram of yesterday asking "What kind of a line would it be from Colorado City thro Ute Pass up the Platte through.Weston Pass to Leadville through Quebec pass to Headwaters of the Grand River, down the Grand to the Coal basin, across White River to the Colorado." I think it would be an extremeiiy;^.rough one. As a means of setting forth with some attempt at clearness this opinion, the attempt will be made to look the matter over in some sort of detail. • Starting from Coloi'ado Springs, the first thing to do is to get into the South Park; the only way to do this is found by means of the Ute Pass by way of the Fontaine-que Boulle and Manitan Greek. The elevation of Col. Springs 6100 Ute Pass 9500. I am in formed by parties connected, with surveys lately made over this ground that a gradient of Z% can be had here but from a close aquaintance with these mointains I should think it would be at the expense of pretty heavy work in grading and considerable development of line, always a costly process in these and all other similar mountain countries. From the Summit of this pass, a descent will have to be made into the Park ard the drainage of the Platte. The Elevation of the Platte where the line would probably strike it about 8800. Starting from this crossing a considerable stretch of favorable ground can be had. I should think 40 miles at least, which favorable condition would continue until the necessity for making the ascent out of the Park by the Weston Pass becane necessary. This Weston Pass is not in the Main range but in the Mosquite spur more formidable if any thing than the main backbone of the Continent. The Weston Pass has an altitude of 12000. All the passes north of it in this spur are still higher, as Horse shoe Pass, Mosquito Pass, the latter 13200 ft. The Weston is a flat topped pass, so that there is no good way of reducing its altitude by tunneling. • I am of the opinion that a gradient of about Z% (by pushing the line up the Park Northerly and then doubling back) can be had over this pass, with moderate grading for mountain work. 236 tie had Objective point a much better line can pasa whiov^^T ,® coming of the very considerable elevation of this Shall refer to further on. ^PProach to 1+ return for the present to the ^'eston Pass. The itseir^^®' due South Park as before intimated is conparatively irici^ epn ^ great measure to the Superior altitude of the Park feet and also the facility for the development of line dls.tance,. ^2? be .The Shall "'S-de the\LProb« ^'^ation of Leadville is lO^iOO. Idont think the distance h ^han 11 miles and the worst broken country of any we ^ to notice. The slope being cut to great denth bv Iowa, Illinois, Empire and California., jhis section ^ Wece Of line. ^hrt ^h Pw at Leadville. dij.Py bp I am sure that i CuV® Waston Pass there ^ summit. If this is a fixed point iv, anv t can be reached in a much better is no necessity for making this r^' tK Weston Pass tnere xs n.. necessity for makin' thir Tt. ^ summit. 'S this ^ould be to preserve as much as possible tho bp Of b Oupboss the D. & S. Park at Divide, altitude to ?lth '■bf! l-eol!'- of tl-e Park) maintain my elevation ! "bere Proi;®aa, cut off (an old and abandoneri'„.®®P to the right, °^ll^nii|raaJnion until the country in the ArCsari»d°>»'-e) still "ohbh^t and then parallel the p. 4 R. valla, caught ah is plenty of room in this valie, fo°\®bout 10 Slles ^ thuss:. tn a The + nr/^ two U te Pass ^ tern Pass ^3, 1/2% \ ..J^sadVille ^la-ftrte. Un!'>0Srv^®<^nardi line would prove to be the rk K,. "^^What longer. "^®^test altho in a "P ^ Rc\ fun ^ money has been spent by a Qq ^Uch ®^Uch over this country in plain sight or the the to from 20.,000 to 25,000 dollars and i om very visible y Of valuable facts to show for it. Afraid not «y old boys are on this survey in suhnR./n ^^ken, ^^ve taljtced freely to them about it, thinkir. cap- the hint might there'^^i^f^^^S to Leadville, and in view of your messap-e as eettin«^ hea^i Headwaters of the Grand through Quebec pals |®ttinj^ This much ? P®^haps it is not of great importance. ^ thfi mouth Of certain however you cannot strike the Grand river above the Eagle river, to do that, it would be necessary to par- Sheet •I h:< October 30, 1885. Gen. G. M. Dodge. allel the D. & R. G. as far as Red Cliff to which point their line is operated at present. The next important feeder of the Grand R, is Roaring Fork to reach this drainage from Leadville will be found a matter of con siderable difficulty outside of the Tennessee Pass occupied by the D. & R. G. the summits are high and the country very much broken. The grand river between mourth of Eagle R. and Roaring Fork is somewhat close although it is believed to afford sufficient room for a line. Up the Grand R. from mouth of Eagle River are several close and difficult canons but as these are outside of the discussion they deserve but a passing notice. From Leadville to drainage of Roading Fork, I should regard as the most formidabel country to be found in these mountains the most ■ costly and most continuous. The valley of Roaring Fork would be a most desirable drainage to occupy the best mining activity is found at Aspen. Some 18 miles below, coal of the best quality in great abundance, the valley from its altitude susceptible of cultivation. Considerable business is done to and from Aspen to Granite on the D. & R. G. and St. Elmo on the D. & S. Park and no doubt much more would be, if facilities for trans portation were available for low grade ores now effectually embargoed by the cost of wagon haul. Froiii the mouth of Roaring fork the Grand is an open valley as far as it would be desirable to occupy it by the line you indicate which would be to the mouth of Rifle creek a tributary coming in from the north and cutting through a valuable coal field for its almost entire length naking a summit at the head of the creek. Altitude 7800fD. (altitude of Grand R. at mouth 5500) you can take the drainage of Pi-ceance Cr. and reach White river with easy Gradients and light work indeed once within the drainage of Roaring Fork the line to White R. |190)miles) would be a cheap line to build. The valley of White River is wide and open as far as to Col. line (95 miles) beyond that it be comes closer but not so as to prevent a cheap line being laid down it clear to its mouth. White river empties into the Green but a short distance below the mouth of the Uintah a tributary coming from the V/est follow ing this up to the mouth of an affluent (Strawberry I think) we shall strike a line run by Mr. Reed in 1864 for the U. P. R. which Affluent heads with the Tunparagos and affording access to the Salt Lake Valley. Coal. You will have gathered from what has been said that the first coal field on this route is that in the drainage of Roaring Fork, this is a coking coal of excellent quality and the smelters of Aspen draw their supply of coke from there. 238' It is visible on the Grand at mouth of Elk creek all along Rifle creek, or White River below the mouth of Ri-ce ance Gr. and again on the White River near the Colorado, Utah line. I cannot give reliable information as to quality and character of the coals outside of the Roaring Fork Coal but from the comparatively small amount of geolo gical disturbance should expect to find them lignites of variable quality such as Rock Springs and Gou.o Coal of the U. P. system. Being on this subject I will now indicate a line from Col. Springs to mouth of Roaring Fork that may be of use sometime. The line via Leadville that I have already referred to as avoiding the Weston Pass, you, by referring back find in the Valley of the Arkansas via the Leonard! cut off as it is locally called. I would cross the D. & R. G. Ry. at Granite follow:the Twin Creek to Hunters Pass all. 11700 ft. on the other side of this pass and clooc by, we will .find the upper waters of the Roaring Eork follow it down via Aspen to its mouth. This would avoid Leadville which might be considered a dis advantage but more in seeming than reality but 1/3 of the business of that place would .be no compensation for the Cul-de-sac in which we would find ourselves in these mountains. -CautionAs I have stated elsewhere there has been considerable money spent over some of this ground and I am told that an expert was here during the season whose .name I have forgotten, but a New Yorker, who has given a favorable report of the country without seeing it. If this report should fall into your hands you will take it cum-granasalis. to you. Hoping these hastily compiled notes will be of some use I am. Very truly yours, Jas. A. Evans. . ,1 1. I .'',,1 i I'IT 't ? ■It.: .* ■ ■ \ . i-in 'X .f « • » . ■ ■.a, Nov. 1885. Morgan Jones, Esq. , President, 239 New York. Nov. 4, 1885. Port worth, Texas. Dear 8ir:- I am in receipt of your two letters of recent date, and I agree with you in what you say about the extension North. As I wrote you yesterday I had a-long talk with Mr. Frost regarding the policy I wanted him to pursue in Texas. I instructed him to consult with you fully about everything and he promises to do so. .1 think if you bring up the question of ploughing and fenceing he will agree with you, though he seems to thiric we are in no danger from the lack of it. I should not hesitate to compromise a grass suit with an annual Pass, unless it would bring trouble in some other way; if it did would prefer to psy money. Are they bringing in any more grass suits against us? Mr. Frost wanted to fence a long time ago, saying that he could save the cost of the fince in the reduction of the amount paid out for cattle killed. I gave him authority to go ahead with his fencing and supposed he was doing it. I have written him in regard to the' fencing and ploughing on the right-of-way, We will send you some black proxies for the yearly meeting. I am going to a sk for them in the names of Frost and yourself, so that one or the other of you will be there to vote them. Of cours^if you are there they will be voted in your name. Write all your .personal friends as soon as you receive the blanks and get their nroxies. Mr. Mayer and his party here want two Directors. I sunnose however they will be satisfied with one. I think I would not raise the question of the change in relation to the election of Directors. ■Ljet that meeting go. In regard to the Annual Report, all I should say in it fast Sas the country is demands that the it, policy and as of is the necessary Company to ia protect to extend our interests in the Panhandle. I should show clearly the necessity ^h^ch whit''warbullt°^a°d it was built, and the increase extension, in our revenue the difficulties from it. I under ^ notwithstanding the year had been a poor one. the Company had done remarkably well. I would also mention the development of the Panhandle and what the future promises for the country and the Conoany. I would also state in it ^hafwe werf orking harmoni ously with all our connections, and that the Comnanv to to harbor all ini'avor our resources of the Brownwood for the purpose road, but of going is it ahead not best In onr for usr>w« direction if we are obliged to do sci ?f you c?n d? ^nrthing t'o^ar^ 240 ■ encouraging them or aiding them in the construction, I should be glad to have you do so. Or if.you feel,disposed to go in and build it your self, or take an interest in it, it would be agreeable to us. The ' Texas Sc Pacific people I think woul'.' like to see the road built, as it would be a feeder for them and would enter a territory that the St. Pe is now virtually taking away from them. Notwithstanding that financial matters have stnrted up here, it is very hard to float such things just now, and to get good men to ppt their money into them. There would be very little profit in the contruction for $15,000 per mile in bonds, taking into consideration the price at which they would sell. You will note that our own bonds sell at only a few points above 80, and we have a road which earns and pays its interest. It may be possible that they will get the road partially built and then get into trouble, and if they did we might find some way of stepping and taking it. How would it do for them to build it and then to "enter into a traffic agreement with us, allowing us to run it and pay them 40^ of its gross earnings'? I would not want to guarantee any interest; I should rather build it than do that. • My idea in secxaring our right to go through the Indian Territory, is in order to carry out an agreement I have alrea-iy made, giving us the right to use it. if necessary, keeping in the Panhandle until after we pass Mobeetie. TherOTore i want the right to cross through the Territory keeping to the west of the westerly line of Montague County the same as provided in the bill which was introduced into Congress last session.. Mell'ourne and •^hrockmorton ■both understand the matter fully. In regard to the right of way through Ft. Worth'allowing us to come into the city over an independent line, when Mr. Frost was here I told him to have nissell rxxn such a line without attracting any public attention. My idea is that we better get the right of way throug h the City before we commence surveying, around there, so a;j not to alarm the St. Pe people, or raise any opposition. If we once get through the city we can work ourselves through the country beyond. I told Frost to consult with you freely unon these matters anb whatever conclusion you two came to, to act upon it through the city under McLaughlin, but probably Rissell can see where it could be improved upon. I think in putLing any line through there or surveying for one, we should question of stock yards as I have heretofore wribLon you-e yours truly, ' G. M. Dodge. . j.' .b-b ■ / ' 241 November, 1885. BARR'S PATENT, .V.T?ODGHT-IRON RAIL BRACE. James A. Evans, Civil Engineer. Denvei', Colo., Nov. 8, 1885. To G. M. Dodge, Wy dear Sir: I send you hereirith map of Col. with the line I think the best marked thereon. You will notice two lines to White River from the Grand River divide. One by the Agency the other by the draifiage mentioned in my former letter. The one via Agency being shorter will have a steeper grade but will reach a better country and tap the most extensive coal field. The descent by the shorter line can be made v/ell enough. The characteristics of the line will be as thus: From Col. Springs to crossing of D. & S. P. at Hill top, moderately heavy work, say |:17,000 per M. From Hill top to Granite same. From Granite to Asper same as all' other crossings of Continental divide what may be called heavy, say at present prives ( which are low) $25,000 per mile for grading bridging and superstructure. If done in favorable season of year. From Aspen to Western line of Col., Cheap line; should think 11.000 per mile would cover cost including some expensive bridging which of course would have to be done. Very truly yours. 125 miles @ $17,000 50 " " 25,000 205 " " 11,000 380 " " Jas. A. Evans. $2,125,000. 1,250,000. 2,255.000. 5,630,000.= $14,816 per M If there is occasion would like to demonstrate this. The line for Grades would be better to Salt Lake than present D. & R. G road. J. A. E. As to reaching Leadville. You will see that all the passes above the crossing of C. & S. P. at Hill top are high, more so than at Main Range, c nsequentl^' best way of reaching there with this line is to follow Arkansas Valley. The distance being too short from top to Leadville. All passes in main range below or south of "Hunters" drop you into "Taylor Park" where you are in a pocket between Mairo Range and Elk mountains another spur more formidable than the range itself. In main range North of Hunters are a Higher and more, difficult of access from either side. J. A. Dont know Saquache Pass. y . "t V ^ . Hv■1 1 : ' ■ o;.- i J »..■>' 1 , 'J: . i . . . .. : ■ .,i ■■ ' , f 1 i, . It) ■ .t ' ■ ; ' .. ; ! .*#1. yj i . I , i ■ ; ' 'in t , '•» ■ Ln. j ■ * ' ■ '1 ' . / < ' ■ w ' n' . 1.1 ti ' t. r. »J ■ • ■ - t . 1 V. • ■ ' '.mil . J , .r.^. 'V,. ■» 'r n ■ , ) -< . . ji • • : .) 'h; ( t 'l './J. . o ' i .i 'X<' '■> ■ . ■ •h U' CJ t ■ -A'Tl" JOC < vx. tj.y V,''" ' '' ». * I ^ 1 ■ ■ ■' . ' *J! t . i"' ■■ ■ ■ ■ ' "> " ) ,<( ■. . . t : i: /,j*. . , ^V.;. • i - > ' '■«/ ' : i t ,1 ■ 1 . . l-'i. \ ''ft-i- 'v ?»; : > ■K-' nW'./:. ■ ' . -1 . , 1- • .w¥J ¥ii3!' , i J ■ ■ 1 . ■ ■ -1 17 '■ V.-.I !,»u * M ' 7 ', <Ai 243 (New York, November 16, 18 ;5, Col, F. D. Grant, ' ' 3 East G6th St., New York, • ■ " ,'v?«" " My dear Sir:- ' . Referrinjt to General Baldy Smith's letter in the November "Century" if you will turn to page 127 of Fol, 7 of the Reports on- the conduct of the War, you will find General Grant's Ifetter of Nov. 18, 1863, and you will also find it in„Van Horn's "Life of General Thomas', page 168, Van Horn in "s^a¥ihg this battle takes the ground and tries to prove by quotations from letters and labored criticisms,■that the battle was not fought out as originally planned and he evidently was inspired in most of his criticisms by General Baldy Smith tl.ough he does not quote him upon the order of November 18th, bu does upon other orders. The order to Sherman of Nov. 18th, I don't see published. It may appear in his "Memoirs" What I suggest after reading General Thomas' official report and General Bal^y Smith's letter, and Van Homo's labored attempt to prove what Smith asserts in his letter, is, a foot-note in addition to the orders of November 18th to Thomas and Sherman, if you can find it in the Generals' book - something definite as to the order of attack upon the center, to prove that it was the original intention of Slierman's attack at the north end of the Ridge to weaken Bragg's Center, so tha. Thomas could attack the center with every probability of success. There must be some such order o- note from General Grant written on the 18th or sent on that date, in which he distinctly sets fortl: that fact, for it was all the time in his mind and in his conversation and it was known to Sherman and o'.hers as shown in their reports. This fact published with the two letters of Nov. 8th shows conclusively that the battle was fought substantially as Dlanned, Referring to the map of the campagin of 1863, sent by Comstock to Sherman, which yoi^ asked me about, I find that Sherman refers to it in a letter to Corastcok dated April 5, 1864, printed in "Sherman's Historical Raid," by Boynton, p 148, in which letter Sherman says: "That map sent to me contains more information and ideas than a volume of printed matter," and "from that map I seo all," It seems to me It is very im ortant to obtain a copy of that map or else a copy of a similar one which you say is in General Grant's official report. It etidontly is the key to the campaign of 1863 or shows the plan which governed their movements. In the "Memoirs" a person could look at it and see the whole thing much clearer than it could be shown by the text of the book. Yours truly, G, M. Dodge. % 244 .fmev r) . New York, November 15, 1835. from B. S. Wathen, Esq., - , .C ."S . Henderson, Texas. r ' . . ' . " Dear Sir;- \ ' ' ■ Is your health sue]; as to' permit you to make a trip for me, from Harrold, Texas, north to Dodge?. If it is, I should be glad to have" you make the journey, stating at your earliest convenience, making a careful, yet confidential examination- of the country. V/hat I want to ■ ascertain is the character of the oi-^ntry from both an engineering and commercial point of view,, starting say from a point near Grostock, travelin north to Mobeetic; thence tl.rough the country which -ives us the best outlet to Dodge City, I am told that the country above Grosbeck, say at a place called Quana is very rough and it is possible you will have to sweep so as to get into the river valley there; but what I would like is to have some person travel over it, as far north as you thir.k would be necessary to determine what the country would be and to ascertain'the probable expense of building in that country. My idea is to keep in Texas just'as far as possible before crossing into.the Indian territory; keeping ain view the object of mutiny the roads running west in Kansas; for instance, the Gouffld system or the A.T.- -S.F, system '7hen you make a report, send me a map, making it as full as you can and also tell me what you "tihink of the prospects for business through that country. Of course I do not confine you to the points or limits ~ _ mentioned, but you understand the general direction I am seeking to A cover, ™ I want you to go without saying anytx:iing to anyone, or allowing any person to knov/ what your business is, or at any rate, do not allow anyone to know that you are looking at the country for me. If you want anyone to accopany you, take them along and" pay them and whatever you think the service is worth I will pay you, I enclose passes over the Fort Worth ana Denver and Texas 'and Pacific roads, ' ' i » 2 ' H-'O r il ifolttr rmt ' ]. Very truly yours, . ■ e . • ;" n G. • ■fe in *1 ,-,y nil-.! Irtoillo r* r.-zy-'io'* ill o! '.r J kjavoi.rwon 10 'Ai\J n.ayjir'lmrytMO "dJ -aj M.; . ] oj . WO Dodge. iq lo mj/IoY .1 f'.t H oi\o inn Ir .tI.U aXorfv -J . . 'xfaiU '>o narhn on» AO'ii bluoo noairn a oM nl 10 .Ufi Oiii y.f 9d h'rno ncd* nrgBn/o dowtt n ,»3b<y uoT 0 245 frZI- , IMW^'XXJXWCi^w No,- I.Broadway, ca..Y ■ i\ New ^ w York, J. Wi ax« ix Nov^. v •-18, • J-W 1885. .iJnno In oJttmlcUie rt-^.on'X n ■■: ■ * . * i r. ,,. iT , •nt ,'r'>|au. -j..oo mtUo X- nJrvJ'i'; r • ■r-iJ rj -jn- . j,vir I l-'.- nr •■ •; ,; f -^n/o ' UO'^ ^MiiJ ItfOY 0^ Oi • ; :iiqn ,'^nAj c<;^r~: "r- r'rro!Jrnfi.iJWt» .IJ 'Ir;Ini B. S. Wathen, Esq., , '»• f't i- '-' Henderson, Texas, Dear Sir:- In my letter yesterday I gave you instructions in relation ■' ' ViJ rJ jC i; I0OY 0^ n r'rro!Jrnfi.iJWt» Oi. It; Inl vour trip from Harrold to Mobeetie and the that vicinity. When you get up there crossing of the Canadian river in and ascertain the crossing of the river, take up the line which you ran for the IQssourl Pacific where it would cross the river, near the 100th meridian. You have heretofore written of the methods of getting from Ford to Comanche counties to that point, with a vie.v of going south into the Panhandle to meet the F!.. Worth & B.C. After crossing the Canadian on this line, strike west, keeping south of the Canadian River in a south-westerly direction to the Pecos, then pass T/est of the Pecos, cross the Sacramento Range into White Oaks Valley working toward White Oaks, making a co'nection there with the surveys we have run from El Paso to White Oaks. My idea is that in taking the line you recommended from Anthony West, we should carry that line as far west as Comanche or Ford County, then turn south, so as to avoid the ^ndiav territory as muchi as possible, and get in.o the Panhandle of Texas, south of the Canadian in the vicinity of Mobeetie, west of ir or east of it was it may be easier, then work to the westward, passing over the West portion of the Panhandle, passin'' through, as good country as you can find, getting into the mineral country around White Oaks. We have a regular survey from ElPaso to White Oaks, so you need not look thiUt country over, '^'his would giye the shortest and most direct line from El Paso to St. Louis via the Mo. Pac. Railway and is nearl all tlie way through a country which i^ susceptible'^of cultivation and away from the Indian territory, as we would cross through hut a small strip of it, I want you to look carefully at the country anr report what it is capable of in the way of mineral and agricultural products, coal and everything which goes to support a railro-d. I su^^pose you will have to get guides along '.he route, and if you should happen to want any money you can draw on me and I will see that the draft is paid. Work through tJie country as rapidly as you can and when you are through make two reports, one on the Ft. Worth & Denver line, and one on the Missouri Pacific line. In looking at a map of this country it would seem as though after crossing the Canadian river you would mak-'toward Fort Sumner, then seeking a pass tnrough the mountains either north or south of that country get into ti.e White Oaks valley. How far north that valley extends I do not know, but I suepose a considerable distance North of White Oaks Springs. B suppos" you will have to give the country between White Oaks Springs and the Peco - a pretty careful examination so as to find a feasible pass through there. That is really the key to this lino, as I do not believe that there is any country along ST^uth oi the Canadian R, but what is easy to get over until you reach the Sacramento Ra ge. It is possible you may be forced south to the Rio Honda, thence up seek ing get into ST^uth oi the Canadian R, but what Sacramento Ra ge, south to the Rio Honda, thence up that stream and down the Ellarpsa^ but you have a better knowledge of that country than I have. in your reports' pive distances and a rough estimate of cost. I wrote you to treat as private my other communication. There is no objection to your saying that you are going into that grountry to finish the examinations you made last spring. Yours very truly, , . , . . ' G. M. Dodge. - ; : i G a irr >0 rtoUf'/p-f ;:t » a" I irJJ \ .;I al ipvl t -ai riinriO •iW "nlrnnit e fin" oj blon-iaH m-iJ « 4J lo priCiioTO niaitf»o«« >fHi fnatW qir i/o^ nm*W •f'tnlolv »)c»w Jt a-t a.'" )!'♦ l iUAarlM rrf.t aaif ur>\\ jloidw anTX n ^ ru arfaJ • ruilbliaiR oiOOf •dJ jnri oiU luoin tluov ■J ban* aot'i 16 abOrhtf^w mtiJ 16 •loloJmful avoii ijoY etij o.tftt 1© #!▼ » (.Jlw ^Jr.lnq dMiU oJ Cfi.iituoo prionrmoO . >• iio rtPibanaD iJ nltiiOKO "oJlA ^ itfioW .1 fiJ rlb.taiUia*! L o ni lorlf* naXbaraO ".U lo HJuno ilqaajl aHla.t ,f>rtiX o.tn©n?*<ioa.'' PifJ . ono ,i"oa1 oiU lo iaair uaaq ntniJ »jl.f BtlJ- oS oS noX-c-Mlb noX-c-<yilb d< ^ Of m niAr^ |rjC«0 o%'taV. 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''aoaii: I uofum fiimroo " ti-jtn-li ^aw tfih' fl liaaa « in' . not .i .r,. tftroa aw ta , -af fit odi aotl • 1 il i"at itO'01 no v.iim»o Oai ia >'''0X oi i/O" Jitm I . : ■ bfiA Xaoo ,nioi/uotrf faiaifnaltna fina tMoril/ir lo x** octJ tti lo a; « oi lit ifox acoq iffc X .b otffat n itoflhdi ot ««o;S iloMw * aJ i . cgi niV! Y» X"* '^i rtw«h bXnolin 110% IJt r ,rijL/-n nrV nofa aoGlij- ie • tfaq o| ilattb a i iryiJ of-'i fllw t ''fW na ita rta rir g >rai nae 'S9% r.a \ri "lii . - iHot !,f trtff r. ' . ■* , lavo vtJmuno ia..i ioor ion brort .jo ^t.ip • ] '' o y -rv -r i''. If -inw. '>'* I#, ditot ,if aft4 no a,10 ,aiior;At owi a^laat lir-txit ' ♦arrlt nfllnal tttmaiUt! oui ' rt?5»o,h' fa maaa Mwit it yt.'nioo at ii Ic qr.a n ia -iilrfooX ill 'Todi ^tonwr itAf bta»of iTae bfnwr iioy trrli '"ibiifiaO odi nrlfaoio • i " itimroo i-ili 10 tUwna to diion taiijlo anXainifo p.ii .. w^x .i tiar^ a . ' iott o-' f f b raiifrt Y^ffaa ui i14lori tal tor .y^'Xhv ailal oilffT a i t*» :;iliqn r4«o ailrtW lo liiirl aoOAiflft a/dotoM nnoo a '' :o«''^ua X in' •alaO oitdr r!*aw#ad xiifW^o arfi oi owo4jr|F^' not ' noqqua • X finaol 0 brill ri nO oa ir»lir.ih atp flatno 0 oool ' .j bun in iitof ir»o -f, t RP , . u j -.p/l Pdi cllnot a! ionr •otadi nuotili ac- .1 n ,* ,7 iiB? n.rrr) P(ii o iKi/t f (oXr 'jt.'frtioo vria a| .V avalf o,'m,:3niaac r.,i (cnmt wo; Xiim* lovo ri %»n . 'r. ' r "!• rtinof baf>T^': td yom noY oX^farop el il .i n .oX:to r -to.fiarf a ^rni i/oy ind ,p-TiaXXf c..." .r-of, mcmi u crwo i oii <100 , »*• j PI 247.r.,- November, 1685. Law Offices of HENDERSON, KURD & DANIELS, 606 & 608 Main St Specialties; Mercantile Collections and Practice in Federal Goufcts. Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 19th, 1885. Genl. G. M. Dodge, New York. Dear General; Your kind letter of the 16th received. You invite me ideas as to probably action of our Legislature on the liquor question. I can do so in a few weeks. While we have a strong majority in each House still we do not yet know the intention of the elected in the liquor question. It is well known that the personal views of ExCongressmen W. G. Thompson (Line Co.) and T. W. Eurdick ( Co.) are anti-prohibition but it is not known whether or not they will vote their own views or stand by the platform promises of their party. It is possible that there are enough anti-prohibition Republicans elected who with the Dem. can change in some degree present law but I very much doubt it. Some of our public men are for a modification, at coming session, to this extent I. E. let probihition stand as the rule but let of 5,000 and upward have local option to regulate, etc., A mutual friend of no mean power and sagacity leans to this co\u?se. I would be benefited by such legislation in my Dist. but do not favor it at this session for the reasons; 1st In our State platform this year we promised to give present law a fair trial. 2nd If we violate that promise we will be in hot water with the extreme temperance element to hold which we have lost so much. I see nothing to be done but to hold to present statue for two years more, when, at present rate of change of views, there will be but few who will oppose a change. In brief; I admit the possibility of a modification this session but do not look for it and doubt its wisdom. I shall hope to see you often during the winter. I see no radical legislation coming from our legislature this winter unless it be. 1st, The selection of R, R. Commissioners is likely to be left to a vote of the people. 248 2nd. Arbitration Board for miners and other laborers may be provided for. Very truly yours, D. B. Henderson. u ' 'lO.'.' » I f I I V . liV< . . V' b't< '■ :v: -V- 'i . V,- - . • I ' • ■ . ; 1 ' . , • # . I ■ . .1 ' ') .u: : I ' ..I, ' « ill ' ,. ■ . •. ■' '1 .1 . -Ol: . . 'no : . ' 1 I idri(i 1 ; M(vob,' ■ 'X' \k . ■ . 1 i • J"* T I ' . ■ . ..t .J . - I '.I 4 . ; . 'v; u : 1} ' it' •' ■ »t .. . i ' ?■'. ! - vbi ' ■'■''t.irf ■«• , i , ■! , V . •> f \ 'j t /i v : fk' -- . , "■ > , 'unr. :-, 'r.i'i • >■ wf > ' • Hi' ■ ^ ' I ■ ' 1 r„ . »• f f. ; r. ■ ■ 'ii.i 249 November, 1885. Daily Globe Office, Council Bluffs, la, ¥ov. 24, 1885, My dear General; t I owe you an apology, but press of essential matters after theOlose of the campaign induced the apparent neglect of your very kind letters. I thank you most heartily for your very kind words cf congratulation. My only hope is to deserve the confidence of the people and do my full duty, as I can understand it. The editorial which resulted from your first letter I think will bear some fruit. I find this so far, quite a barren soil, but am in hopes that a little more digging will resutl in something definite in the way you suggest. I believe a letter from you that I could publish, over your own sign ature, would have a splendid effect; and do more than any one thing else in arousing a proper spirit. I intend to give the question of re-organization of our military system in this state some special attention, if I can get a hearing at Des Moines. It is practically useless now, either as to mobilization, or a nucleus for the mobili zation of the population fit for military duty in the state. I think any one who can assist in breaking through this indifference in any of t the states will render a public service. I have been trying for two years, to editorially impress upon the people of Western Iowa, the necessity of more liberality and intelligence by Congress of the de fensive affairs of the general government, in the hope that if a public opinion was prperly directed Congress might muster courage sufficient to deal patjrioticaily with this whole neglected subject. We are not very fortunate now,in our representation in this quarter at Washington, so far as the initiative oi such measures is concerned, but I think that the vote of this district Aill be in the right military direction. Ivy dear General, I shall be gliid to co-operate with you in any way you deem most advisable to review the "Old Giuttrd." We have now a new post made up of the best material here, and as soon as they get into proper working order, they will co-operate in this matter. I have no news, and hope you are entierly well agan. I have read the Grant Chattanooga Artidb, and have been studying it with the view of making some editorial comments, but have not reached that point. The death of Gen. McClellan was a severe blow, to me, for the reason, that he condescended to be my friend when I was a boy in the service; and among the last letters written was one to me, speaking of matters in con tinuation of the friendship of intervening years. Do you meet Gen. S. W. Crawford at your club? He was formerly commander of the brigade to which I was attached. I met him at Antietum dedication Sept. 17, 1880. Yours sincerely, Jno. H. Keatlfy. 251 November, 1885. Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nov. 25, 1885. Ky dear General: I wrote you pretty fully yesterday, I found time today, to give Gen. Grant's "Chattanooga," another reading; and have selected the portion in which he refers to your services in that period, for reproduction in the Globe of Friday. We issue no paper tomorrow. There are not many magazine readers here compared with the population, and I thought it right and proper that our people your old neighbors and friends should know exactly how Gen. Grant regarded you. That is the reason I took the liberty I did with the article. The record we made in the service, whether in exalted rank and responsibility, or in the humblest stations is a legacy worth preserving. Sincerely your friend, Jn6. H. Keatley, n7 '•X 1 Broadway, New Yorl:, Nov. 25, 1885. C. F. Meek, Esq , Des Moines, Iowa. Dear Sir:- , - : 'T K' j'.S Ti" ro r ' : ^ t ■ ' • T I understand that Mr. Stickney who built the railroad from St. Paul to Mona, has gone into a 99 year agreement with t.;e Central of Iowa to dd their business int- St. Paul, the building across from Mona to Maniy Junction. Now it seems to me it w^uld be a good scneme for us to build from Boonsboro to ."Webster City and on up to Mona Junction,- and thus get a straight line from St. Paul to Des Moines, and then by a connection with the Ocaola branch, get, a line ti.rough to Kansas City. " ' Mr. Stickney represents goqd parties in St. Paul, and if you have 0.^ ■ "time you might go up there and see hi , and see if we could not work up this scheme turning our line arid the Oceola line, into a standard guage t ' * '■ I and cominblng the three. I He now some kind of a roundabout way into Des Moines over the Diagonal, but the line I suggest would give the best possible route for Kansas City or from St, Paul to Des Moines. Whitehead who has the Ft. Dodge road has been anxious to lease the narrow guage running to Rockville City and offers to take in our little line to Boon-^. What do you think of such a scheme? I suy^pose be would lease it to the Ft. Dodge road. I think during these times, we ought to get up some combination by which we could either extend our line or sel] it out. Let me hear from you upon this subject fully. Yours truly, Cr. M. Dodge. 254 t'.riTvtNIOM New York, Nov. 25, 1885, , pas: ,vr«0M .r> . Frank V/. Palmer, ^sq., . .. - . oT ,r a ' js'^f My dear Sir:- I am sorry I failed to -ee you when you were here. -I met Mr.' Ingham this morning and he told me why you wanted to see me. I believe the best newspaper property that can be bought today is the Council Bluffs "Nonpareil." It has the best field, and the least opposition of any newspaper I know of, and it, can be made into a valmble property if properly edited and would become a power in western Iowa for Council BluffTj would also be a very good location for you politically. There is no one in We -tern Iowa how stands head and shoulders above everybody else in political matters, and tliey need someone of that kind, I look upon the Oma o RepuMiftan as also a first class property but it has never been a successful newspaper. The trouble is that the HeToald and the Bee are too enterprising, and have the run of that country Of course with you in charge of the Republican, it might be different, and Omaha is growin- city and a good distributing poin;, but not in my opinion as -b-od a point as Council Bluffs. You, however, are the best judge of the field in that country. At the Bluffs you would haveto make a hard and long fight for business. I believe, however, thqt in either place you would be successful, and I would be glad to see you take hold ou t there, I think at the Bluffs you could get the stron support pf M all the railroads, and have no doubt tlist nt On i >. you could .ibt_i.iu aid and assistance from the Union Pacific if you wanted it, though t];ey, I thi k, are a good deal tied to the Herlad, If I mistake not, Kimball is an owner in the Republican, but I .don't know. Yours very truly, ; , •. G, M. Dodge. . ■ , "■ T vZ 9cKT o.' I au I aOHl 10 • ffflO'Oq •arirp w'vtiArt flWMKf kBOw •'hoG r.Bd o w od §nti 0S40tr luo ffi Ojikf rj melio boB \4tO eliirriBrn •t Pi t a itin: lo jtita.t inii* • rieoil .bfni >ofl n*>Mnr(MiJwp nime (|ti ncpiij niwufc itnliW 1 ,.bfn :f rlap luo -i'> 4|r, bfiroo «»« hoMff xrf , irwl J0i»X4ixii I l .i rmgy ur>x inotl inprt on ,8 uf ,8 i<Kfir.9oa<I » New York, December 4, 1885, Theo, R. Davis, Esq., Asbury Jfark, F.J. Q«t»T .oD •feiJNrU ,lit.'AO*! • mie tMCt >cDear Sir:-.' O' kioih nM«f ^rMi Jo; .oO MS#t MlJ nan fUno ■ J This morning IIreceived'ft letter that I have no doubt'will be of data • interest and adldtto yoqranu X therefore enclose a copy of it. It gives a detailed and distinct accoxint of the part of,Mersey's brigade in recap turing the De Gress Battery, and the position of the regiments. As I understand it, you intend .to place Mersey's Brigade in this position in your panorama, and I therefore enclose a copy of the entire letter, with a copy of the statement of Mr.. Jonas who forwarded the letter to me, and who, as you say, and as I informed you, let that Brigade to the attack. .. i tot ».ii I J ml I ii'i JJ 1 r Truly, G., M. Dodge. • yo^ T : Oii J ilnj J'lvab I .rxtttlJ . -*■. ai* \ r. i.r.i'i JcuJ n ar-'ii o"' J 1 iw(J fOJr*sitqr*fi o- Btifiijinr r> ^rtr won fs J find iii.iU ' 10. . >■ .1; . 1 « / .lolh .. . ii'iiJ -.'iKMi o., ' hly .V, T i o-Jaoh Jeo® . .J 'ji* Xi,h T 'v •n-PW ..n.jkt' 256 ,J".OnX New York, December 5, 1865. J. W, Jennings, Esq., Monuell, Uvalde Co, Texas. Dear Sir;- .utrdi •Hi «09ifr .'..T Has tbe Texas Pacific Co. got any lands around you tberd, agric ultural lands, which it would pay to purchase with some Land Grant bond? I means something that you can recommend, and that you Could sell, I don't want to hold the lands, but I want to use the securities and get lands that I .Can sell out I think you wrote me .once 3bout lands on the West side of the river thatj were'a. good purcihase. Please write me about them .imraediateiy^" la Y«l"0 » proton® I >nn .nnfTKniiwi x nl oj I . I received'youcT lettey today.i Aiflnglad .to' liarar y)ou raije'doing .igtar; well, e tfut rry y.ou . had sudh ,a' si 9®e. I don't, expect, to build raryr railroad jus^^ now. If you sell any stone laiy^^Dpiff a good price for it. Granger has gone.'rt,Q'Oirexas,,rbnd I have vvritten him to try and hunt you up a compass ancchain and send it to you there. I don't think we have any compasses separate, but I believe we have a transit that has a compass in it. I am laiG up more than half ti.e time now with rheiamatism. Am bent most double today. I would like to come down there and spend part of the winter- with you, if I dared to. Yours truly. G. M. Dodge. r 3V New York, Dedember 6, 1865. Col. J. H, Keatley, Dear Keatley:- I enclose an article 1 cut out from tiie "Globe" ; I suppose you wrote it. I have no objections to your letting Sparks down as easly as possible, but he is a crank, and I think nearly all the Democratic papers are begin ning to see it. Ih nearly all the cases you cite he was over-ruled or had his orders withdrawn. But what I want to call your attention to are his orders in relat. ion "to the pre -empstead, homestead and timber claims. His suspension of the issue of patents in these cases is working great injry to the settlement of the country and to innocent people. Of course there may be rascals who employ fraudulent means in obtaining lands under the pre-emption, homestaed and timber claim laws, but you and I know that 99-lOOths of these claims are made by poor people who are on their places. The best evidence of this is the settlement west of the Missouri River- and I think that the best way to show ilr. sparks that he is injuring himself and everybody else is for the people out there who know the facts, to present them in a proper liglt. I notice that the N.Y. "Sun", tie Omaha "Herald" and I believe a good many papers in the Territories have taken the case up. It has been brought to my notice by the people writing me - old soldiers and others who are on the gro\md. In short, I don't think r:e should ruin thirty or forty thousand people for thepurpose of punishing one thousand. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. 259 . (P -O'.o'* , 'inY • New York, December 8, 1885. R. E. i:ontgomery, Esq., Ft, Worth, Texas. ... v: , . n • K'Y v.Ait - J'i J? 'I Dear Sir:- • |h rriiim^ooo n 3nl}laai .il . . i ..'.JA niiJ {?.) . i'- , i J.I. iJCi t\. • t . It. I Won't you send me a description of the lands I own along t-he • • • t • line of the Texas & Pacific-Ry. ,• which stand s in ynui name as Trustee » , • I believe, describing section, parts of sections, towns, counties, etc These lands are in V n.' n'fi ll/'"' . 0b»H Iff ow LSinJ ( Jli.' •1st,' Lambert-, quoted at- IOC acres. * w *i« i a. 2nd, Millsap " " 260 " , • t 3rd. Clyde " " 160- "• * : • * A-' 4th.' Hermosa- " " 640 " * ' •''flf!! f? inviil •Oh.-. 5th, Toyah and lands surrounding it. ^ , - Give a little history of each town, so that I can file it in my* book, showing what lots have been sold, what the prospects of the country and what yoii recommend concerning the lands. If you have a town plot of r each of the towns, send thsm here, marking the portions that have been sold. If I have missed any of the lands I own on the line of theT Jc P • I in the fordgoing statement, just tell me what they are and describe as before mentioiled. There may be 'some small pieces Which I have omitted. Of course I have a list of all the bodies of lands, which list you sent previously but although I have a list of these towns along tie T 3c P I have no description of ti.em dhowing how they ahe located. « Please inform me irl whose name all these lands stand, and whether the taxes have been paid for 1804, and when the taxes for 1885 are due. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. ^60 ,.,4 New York, December 9, 1885. 514 miles. 125 miles. 125 miles. on i X 150 miles. •oXlotf miles., miles. 150 miles. ,244. • 288 1157 miles miles. Jay Gould, Esq., p'.;/ r ■, .E .c New York City. De-r Sir:- In making a comparison of distances from Stl Louis' to El Paso, via (l) your lin , and (2) the Atchison on Topeka & St. Ee, I estimate as follows: 1. . . • St. Louis to Anthony, Mo. Pac. 514 miles. Anthony to Crooked Creek, Clark- Co, Kas. 125 miles. ^ on^x Croo]-;ed Ck. to Mobeetie, "J/heeler, Cb'.Tex. 125 miles. Mobeetie to New Mexican line. Deaf Smith ovoXlotf t Co, Texas 150 miles. New Mexican line to Ft. Sumner, N.M. 90 miles... Ft. Sumner to IVhite Oaks 90 miles. IThite Oaks to El Paso 150 miles. 1,244. 2. ' ■ ^ ^ ^ St. Louis to Kansas City, Mo. Pac.' y. • 288 miles ' Kansas City to El Paso, Atch. Top &^St.P\ 1157 miles. 1,440. Difference favor Missouri Pacific"! 196 We have had this line examined in detail, either for the" Mo. Pac. or the Ft. Worth & Denver City Co. from Anthony bo the Mew Mexican line; we knov; what the country is from New Mexican line to Ft. Slimner, and also from White Oaks to El Paso, because we have had a detailed sur-^fc vey of it, which leaves a distance" of 90 miles that We do not know from actual examination. I judy^^e that the only piece of what, you may call heavy work, on the entire line, will be probably the 25 miles across the Guadaloupe Range, between Ft. Sumner and "IThite Oaks Springs; the rest of the line over the entire distance from Antiiony' througl-, is similar to what we would find in Kansas or the Indian territory. Crossing the Canadian might cause some little heavy worl;, but not much. The couiitry fran Crooked Creek to El Paso is very sparsely settled, but it is all a fine agri i Itural cbuntry, and as soon as you strike the Cuadaloupe Mts. you find minerals, coal and timber., I ain in hopes in the course of 30 or 60 days, to have a reconnoisance from the Caradian river through to White Caks, and this in connection with ITathen's surveys of last s\iinmdr, will give us a detailed report of what the cost of a line will be. I eniklose a rough map with points and distances marked on it - the line in blue, distances in red. t ,« r. Yours truly, - . • - . . .Dodge. , line rr Mil 3 ai iol •Hi Mlw hnm i 1 blaq xHmd aMUld »ll vniioT 261 December, 1885. THE FORT WORTH & DENVER CITY RAILWAY COMPANY. Fort Worth, Dec. 9th, 1885. Gen. G. M. Dodge., New York. Dear Sir: In accordance with your instructions I came here to attend the annuaJl meeting of the stockholders of this Company, held yesterday, and report the following result thereof. There were represented in person or by proxy 26,349 shares of stock of which Messrs Carter & Winn, Attorneys, of this City voted 7,715 shares, in opposition to the votes of the other stockholders. There were present at the meeting Messrs. Jones, Frost, Eddy, Smith Felsenheld, Brown, Carter, Wynne, Granger, Ross and our Attorney O'Neil, in whose name I put 1300 shares ol proxy'sin order to give him standing in the meeting. On Monday morning, soon after reaching here I held a council with our friends and Attorney and wired you result ther-eof referring yoj to specilied articles in statutes of Texas which seamed to indi cate that our new by-laws were not properly adapted and suggesting com promise aluding also to provision in Texas laws by which a minority by piling all their votes on one or two directors can obtain repre sentation in the Board. Receiving no answer to my telegrams I could only adhere to and act upon my original instructions which were, in three words, "keep, Meyer out . Not knowing how many proxies they had we could not figure them out, and if it came to an election they would certainly have put him in, .so we had to make up a program and stick to it and it could only be take ground that by-laws are legal and we are bound by them and there can be no election. And having once made this stand in the meeting we could not go back even had we could not go back even had we wished to do so but all our friends stood up and voted solid and we carried all our resolutions and voted down theirs. After they found they were beaten they were"going off mad" as they had threatened if we declined to hold an election, but I asked them to stay and hear one more resolution which was the one authorising amend ment to Charter for extension etc. I explained to them what a benefit such a through connection would be to the city the State ana the Road and asked them to vote for it. They replied that their instructions did not extend that far• I asked them to waive instructions and vote for it on principles of general good, and after consultation they said that Mr. Wynne would assume the responsibility and vote all their proxy's for it. This carried it by a handsome majority. Mr. Garter is aaid to be quite angry at this action of his Colleague. 0 9 Mr. Ross will soon send you full report or c-copy of records of the meeting. Whether or not it will stand I cannot say, but if it dont we are no worse off tlra n before. Mr. Pelsenheld declared he would not sit in any board with Mr. Meyer and the opposition to Mr. Carter (our director here)is just as decided . % He is not a popular man and is represented as very pug nacious. Their instructions were to elect A. J. M. Carter and if possible, Wynne and they would not deviate from them.. You have doubtless conferred with Judge Dillon and read the revised statutes bearing upon this subject, providing that direct ors shall be elected annually and that by-laws shall not be changed except at annual meetings and by a vote of 2/3 in value of all stock outstanding. On this they claim that our by-laws were illegally adopted and any action taken under them would be illegal and any refused to elect directors would be in direct violation of the laws of the State. Our answer to this is that our charter, which antidates the statute law, gives us the right to change by-laws at any special or annual meeting etc. but I fear there is not much force in it so on the principle of "act firstand fight afterwards," we stuck to our by laws and let the election go over The election of the Texas men they wanted would have been as bad here as letting in Meyer in New York. If you compromise, as sug gested in my telegrams a airector can resign at next meeting and one of their men be put in. o'^'^eil says he can keep it in court for two years. The questicns to be considered are, what will be the effect of such a fight upon the securities and future of the road; and will actions of this stockholders meeting and present Board Directors be perfectly legal and stand the text of the hard legal fight these Jews will undoubtedly give us. All your dispatches about figuring on proxies and Directors came too late to be of service. I will write you of any further developments. Yours truly, J. T. Granger. Vl-.j .'-•■J J J ^ J December, 1885. Geo. D. Chester, D.D,, L.L.D., Pres. Judge Henry Jerningham, VicePres* Ben. v;. Austin, Secretary. NORTHl"ESTERN LITERARY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Sioux City, Iowa. Original Poems, Essays, Opinijns and Sketches from the Literary, Political and Artistic 'Vorld Solicited. Also Autograph letters and Documents of Distinguished People. Secretary's Office, Dec. 15, 1885. Gen. Grenville iV-. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Sir: As a slight expression of their esteem, and in token of their appreciation of your ability and of your destinguished services in the various honorable positions you have filled, the members of this society have unannimously elected you an honorary member. Very respectfully yours, Ben. W. Austin, Secty. 265 December, 1885. TREASURY DE PART^'-EN T, Office of the secretary. Washington, D. G., Dec. 16th, 1885. Personal. I/.y dear General: Replying to your of the 14th inst. I regret to say I have no records or papers available which show what officers were serving on your staff at the battle of July 22d, 1864 in front of Atlanta. All my army records are in Germany in care of my son Harry Dodge Tichenor. According to my recollection the following officers were serving on your staff at the time named: Lt. Col. Jesse J.-Phillips, 9th Ills. Infty., Chief of Outposts. Capt. J. 'f. Barnes, Asst. Adjt . General. Kajr Norman Gay, Surgeon Ha jr. Caniobell, 64th Ills. Inf y. (Killed in battle July 22d) Ha jr. Ross, 1st Hich Artillry, Chief of Artillery Capt. Geo. E. Ford, 4th Iowa Infy, Aide-de-Camp. Capt Teideman, 9th Ills. Infy, Chief of Pioneer Corps. Capt. Thos C. Fullerton, 04th Ills. Ipfty., Inspector General. Capt. C. C. Carpenter, A. C. ^.,Chief Commissary. Capt J. K. "'ing, A. 0. K. , Chief Quartermaster. Lieut. Geo. C. Ti-chenor, 39th Iowa Infty. , (Aide-de-Camp and Acting (Judge Advocate. Lieut. Edward Jonas, 50th Ills. Infty. Aide-de-Camp. I regret my inability to give you more definite information. Will you kindly give me your opinion of Mutual Union Telegraph bonds (6*®). They are I believe sinking fund bonds. Guaranteed by the Western Union. I have a few thousand dollars to invest. I am, Trusting you are in good health and attended by prosperity. Sincerely yours, Genl. Tichenor. Gen . G . M. Dodge, New York. 267 New York, Decmpber 17, 1885, Chas, TiVheeler, Esq., Secy. Denver & N.O.Ry. Co., Denver, Colo, Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yovrs of December 5th. I suppose the paper's you refer to came during my absence, as I have been away from the city during the s ring, summer and most of the fall. I will sign the papers when they get here, as requested. As to the Ft. Worth & Denver, it is still in our control, and whenever the Denver & NEW Orleans see fit to come towards us we will meet them, as agreed. Cur business during the year shows a surplus of about $43,000. over and above all interest and expenses.We built during the year 93 miles, so that we have now nearly 150 miles of road. We have got the right of way virtually secured from where we are to the crossing of the Canadian river, and are only waiting for somebody to come towards us from the north, to go toward the:.. I only v;rite this to you for yo" r ow information and not for publication, because I don't want to have any idea get out that we are going to ewkend until we can see our way to a connection. We will, of course, push along through the Panhandle as fast as the country demands it. The papers are full of all kinds of stories about extending our line which have no truth in them. Truly, 0. M. Dodge. New York, December 17, 1885. Spencer Smith, Esq., Editor The Nonpareil, Counci' Bluffs, low-^. Dear Sir:- On my visit to Boston yesterday I met our people, especially Ur. Galloway, with v/hom I had a talk concerning the matters you wrote me about. He says that he will give it attention. The trou^le seems t to be that there are a great many people wanti- g the same thing, but I impres ed upon him the importance of giving our side of the river a portion of this work. I think the administration there at present are disposed to everything for us on that side of the river that they can. They aee what is true economy in the management of the road, but like other matters, what they want done can't be accomplished in a moment. I also impressed upon him the necessity of running our street cars there every five minutes, and I think on his return he will be over there and will look into matters of that kind. What I write you in this connection is strictly confidential and not to be made use of in any way or published. I prefer that the people out there should make known what they are doing or propose doing in their own way. It is impossible to do anything with the Mexican Central road. They are so poor and in such a condition that it is useless for me to ask them. Truly, G. M. Dodge. 271.,•, December, 1865. KEW CRLEAIIS PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. E. B. Wheelock, President's Office. President. New Orleans, La. Dec. 22, 1885. Gen' 1. G . Iv.. Dod^^e, New York. Dear Sir: You ask me about Gov. Sheldon. Ithink him a good man and have no doubt but he and Gov. Brown will achieve perfect accord. Sheldon was once a law partner of Juuge Pardus and once a member of Congress liom La. and lately Governor of New ^'exico. He no doubt represents the court. In regard to the lands you wrote me about, I have been waiting from day to day foi- six m nths to hear the lands appraised. I will do all I can to protect your interests and so will Capt. Greene in helping you to locate your bonds as soon as possible I am without a dollar in money with whieh to do anything and will be until an appraiser is appointed. In the mean time I have reason to be lieve that some of our backbone friends are not idle. Very truly youi-s, E. B. Wheelock. r< ' V New York, December 26, 1885. Mr. Theo. R. Davis, Asbury Park, N.J. Dear Sir:- I send you herewith photographs of Maj. Barnes and Lieut. Tichenor, of my Staff, and of Col. Mersey and Col. Rice, who commanded the two bridges of the IGth A.C. on the Battle of the 22nd, and also a photograph of myself. When youare through with these please return them to me. I enclose a copy of a letter from Jonas, that came since you were here, which gives pretty near the exact facts as to what part Mersey's Brigade took in the re-capture of De Gress' Battery, and I enclose a correct list of my Staff at that time. Lieut. Col. Phillips and my personal staff were all with me that ddy, and a portion of the general staff, but who these latter were it is impossible for me to say. If I receive a photograph of Jonas I wil"! send it to you. I have no doubt that what Jonas says in regard to Mersey's brigade is true, and if I understood you rightly he in his statement agrees with what Logan said as to leadin Martin's Brigade; but there is no question about Mersey's Brigade having captured DeGress* battery^ and one of his soidiers having burst one of the guns while trying to turn it on the enemy. If there is anything more you need, please let me know. You will notice I have marked the names on the backs of the photograptB Truly, F. M. Dodge. 275 December,"1885 360C Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111, Dec. 25, 1885. Dear Genl: Yours of the 23rd inst. received. I have hoped to bring matters in the IVheeler case to a "point before this, where I could write you something definite. As yet there is nothing decided. I will however give you statement as to what has been done and in prospect o~f doing. Our work her tofroe has been to close a contract v/ith a certain number of packers, to put up a machine and cool their hogs at a certain price. The contract was closed'and signed. " The contract was a favorable one and v;ould have netted the comiJany v40,000 a year. A condition of the contract was that the company must shov/,' on or before the fifteenth of December, that they had the money "to put up the plant. It would require $100,000 to build it. The Company were unable to raise the money or make any showing of thei'r ability to get it in tine to put up the plant for next summer use. That con tract consequently failed. About a week ago riegotiatioris were opened up with the Farwells to furnish the money. This is now being worked will know in a few days the result. Their proposition is a very arbitrary one and will leave but little for ".'heeler. But I think it is the last chance for getting anything and I think it best to urge '."heeler into it. They offer to furnish :j;;i00,000 to put up the plant to carry out the first contract with the packers. They ..ant the 'company bo issue to them 100,000 in Bonds, 5 years, 6 % and give them a majority of the stock. They will then elect themselves Directors and take full control. This propositicn would give '//heeler 60,000 in stock. Its value would depend entirely on the fair dealing of the Farwells. They would have it in their p'ower to manipulate things so as to make the stock worthless or if fairly dealt with, it could be made of par value. They say they will" make the stock good. They know all about the value of* ".'heelers interest in the patent and claim rather than pay much for his interest they will go and negotiate with Holden the original owner of the patent for the use of the salt spray. This spray is the only thing that is of any value. '.Vhen Hdden sold to Wheeler the license to manufacture machines under his patent, he reserved the right to manufacture for hiniself, so that there is nothing to prevent him from forming another company at any tine and competing with the Wheeler Co. Then a provision in the contract required the Wheeler Co. to have sufficient capital at all times to build all the Machines required or the contract could be revolted by Holden giving written notice. Parties here claim that Holden can declare forfieture for reason that the "/heeler Co. Failed to raise maney to carry out contract with packers. The only value '/.'heeler has is the difference between his con tract with Holden and any lew contract that might be made with HcMen. Now that by the exijeriments nade here with the machine, it has proven to be of great value, Holden would be very stiff on a new deal. -l^S 276 I asked '.''heeler if he closed a deal with the ^arwells, what amount of the stock he would turn over to satisfy the claim from you. He replied he could not give any as it wouH take it all to pay the indebt edness. ' He still claims that you should pay half of all the debts he l.as contracted. 't'y opinion is that we cannot depend on getting any thing out of him except under couipulsion. I have taken legal advice, which says, That when Theeler sold his interests to the Company for 300,000 of stock and the stocic passed to v.'heeler, that your claim under the contract entitled you to one half the stock, and can be taken whereever found. Now Theeler turned one ,half of tl:at stock back to the company and is now held by tiie com.pany." If the Farwells put in money and build the plant at stockyards, this stock would have value and could be attached. To attach it now would drive parties from putting money in and leave the stock worthless. The matter is so Important that to morrow I will gel the opinion of Judge Dent, who is considered very high as a corporation lawyer. If son.e of your companies have Attorneys in steady employ if convenient it would be well to get an opinion on the* contract. I wish you would as soon as you receive this give me your views of. th.e case. At present the policy seems to be to wait and watch. If however on further legal advice to-morrow I get encourage ment to do so. I wi'll step in and open independent negotiations with the Farwells, turning over to them the power to obtain a majority of the stock under the contract. As yet I h.ave been afraid to suggest any thing that, way, as seeing conflicting claims would scare them a way. I will write'you fully in two or three days results. Genl. We have been building and operating some railway v/ith the Van Deywell Electric N;otor. '//e have a street car line in operation at South Bend Ind. and 1 have built and have now in operation on the Exposition Irounds, New Orleans, three fourths of a mile of track carry ing passengers. Everything works with ease and without interruption. I ani satisfied it is the best rco'tor that has been invented, it has great power and easily operated. If we could get the '•'ew York Elevated roads to adopt it, it would give then ^.ood satisfaction. 'I understand they have" tried the Daft t.otor and is not perfectly satisfactory". I know our" t.otor is far superior to the faft. The company is so situated that for influence in getting t..eir motor on those roads they could afford to give an interest that would be satisfactory. If you could give the matter some attention yo'u would be well pleased with results. Yours etc.. J. A,' Zearing. A. ferry Christmas. 277 December, 1885 D. T. Corbin, Attorney & Counselor at Law, 520 First Nc.tional Bank Bid. Chicago, 111, Dec. 28th, 1885 Dear Gen'l: I write to let you know the result of interview with Judge Dent. His opinion is, the contract is not very strong as against Vheeler, and it is very doubtful if the stock issued to ""'heeler could be attached. If there is a deal got up by vdiich V,'heeler is likely to make anything, then Dent advises to be ready to interpose obstacles to prevent its consumriiation, unless "'heeler will give a fair division. Tliis he thinj^s can be done. Dent wishes me to get from you your best ''recollection of the first contract, if you have not a copy of it. Also an itemized statement of the amounts of money you let I'heeler have since tl.e last contract. Also copies of any correspondence between you and V.'heeler r-elating to the business. Also if any quarterly or other report ixis been made by '.Vheeler to youaccording to terms of contract, if so, send copy of same. • Also amount of interest accrued on payments to Wheeler. I think Wheeler is anxious to u.ake the deal, I mentioned in my last letter with the Farwelis. By threatening to break it up I think will bring '«heeler to terms. He yet refuses to say that he will turn over any of the stock to satisfy my interest. Dent says if upon further investigation he concludes th^at the stock in the Treasury can be held under the contract then we will negotiate direct with the Farwelis for its delivery and supplant Wheeler. Anything will be justifiable a.n the case. Yours, ,J. R. Zearing, 279 December 1885. Council Bluffs, Iowa, Deer. 28th, 1885. Dear Gren: Mother wants lue to exi^ress to you her thanks for the Christ mas present you sent to lier. I have been hoping she would feel able to write you herself but she says sh.e is too feeble. Of late she has been growing more homesick and when she had poor nights the thought that she was not in her own home worried her and I have thought best to let her return and today being warm I took her down and tpnight she will rest in her accustomed place. I have a good"girl from one of m.y farms who will be kind and attentive to her and with Rasmus and L'rs. ".'atson in the house at night she will be well cared for. I ex pected Julia down today to.stay with her a few days but she cannot come conveniently just now. I wish you could get a permdt for her to use your family pass as if mother grows feeble and weak as she has been doing she will need to be here considerable and is so situated she cannot leave her fariiily long at a tine. I rather expect their refusal to perndt her to use it came about from others using it and the conductors must have been instructed to confine its use to members of your own family. Mothers noi-mal condition is more feeble now than ever before and I qannot but feel it is the beginning of the end and yet when I think Mow many more years her mother lived I think it possible for her to live sometime. Old people die so often near their birth days I shall have more courage if mother pulls thro January. Christmas passed off pleasantly mother and Phil were particularily favored. I will write Annie miore about it if I can find timie. The business men of the City have shown considerable interest in reorganizing the old Board of Trade. Held several public meetings which resulted in obtaining nearly 100 names and an entire new set of Hien put in to control it. Spencer Bmith, Frest., L. Everett, V. Prest. and I was put in as Prest. of Executive Committee. If we do not accomplish rr.uch, one thing is certain, it will not be used to poind any one for private ends. In form.ing our Conimittees we put Geo. Wright at h.ead of Fx. R, Com. and I also had Frank Pusey put on. The Union Pacific has a man over here feeling ai'ter the lands and lots they want to increase width of their Eight of '^ay. I con trol considerable of the ground and its far better for them to let me know just what they want instead of approaching mie in a blind way and then leave it with some land Agt. here. They would save money if they would put it in the hands of Geo. Wright. He is the best man for that purpose I ever saw. Today this Ri^ht of man was over and stirred up tne Real Estate men by getting a price on lots in a tier of blocks just east of Reservoir, rerry Add. and sought out the owners and agents of bluff land where earth was taken for cr^^sent rrsde. I desire to see U. P. get what they want at a fair price but to stir up the Real Extate Agts. is the worst way of going about it. I shall do what I can to influence economical managment at house but the bills sent to you I knew nothing about until they come in and those that were for refitting and refurnishing house had to be paid. If you have ordered a halt it will probably check it until it breaks out somewhere else. The house is elegantly furnished and you ought never let a thing which belongs to it be taken away to furnish elsewhere. Very truly, N. P. D. f'' ..Nim Gen. G. M, Dodge, yj New York, N. Y. General: In late nuii:bers of the "National Tribune," many correspondents of the 1st and 2d div. 15th A. G. assert tl.at no portion of the 16th A. C. assisted in regaining the line lost by Smiths iid Div. 15th A. G. and De Grasses Battery of 20 pd Farr®^ts along the Decatur N. N, in front of Atlanta, Ga., July 22d, 1864'. I am positive that ct the time of the break in Smith's 2d Div. 15th A. C., Gen Logan was at Sweenys 2d Div. 16th A. G. and led in person, the 2d Brig - Nerseys - or at least the 66th 111. and 81st Chio, to re-enforce Smith, and formed it on the right of his Div. immediately nortli of the R. R. charging with that Div. and coming- to the lost work at the Battery. I would respectfully ask, if you remen.ber of any portion of Sweeny's Div. being sent as re-enforcements to the 15th Corps at that time? looping Deneral, that I have not intruded upon your tiii.e, I remain very respectfully. Your Obdt. Servt., A . E . NcGreary, (Late Co.# ) (81st O.V.I.) Emporia, Lyon Go., Kansas. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/cc32411e60bdf1aefc5adfb09f4f96da.pdf bfc43acffacdb6bd6a34f0f9ecc9cb3d PDF Text Text 283 S"!" 1886. After the.Civil War, Qeneral Logan and his familj- were very close griends of mine and whenever I went to Washington, I v;as generally a guest at his hp^se. General Logan.had gathered a very large and attractive collec tion of souvenirs of the war, one of the best I have seen. I think w . . . ^ ](Jrs, Logan has placed them in some rausexim. His house was always full of guests, especially of old soldiers who had served 7^ith him. .After the War General Logan retiirned to Congress and was a United States Senator from Illinois. Dui-ing the time he v;as Senator t I had a great many bills before Congress in the interest of the different railroads I was connected with and whenever Logan vould see • • t me he v/ould ask what I \yanted and would, help me except one time when i ■ . ' ' • ■ . I had a very important bill, I forget now which one it was, and I went '' ' • - • . s to see him in relation to it. Logan turned on me very sharply and wanted to know why I had not let him knov that I was going to ask for this legislation. He said he had made known in the Senate his opinion on this bill and the people who were opposed to it wore friends of and he would have to oppose me. I safid to him, "Well, alright. General, I am sorry but I can't, ask you to change your views on the matter, but I think if you should look into the question thoroughly, you would change your mind." I said nothing more to him about the bill but when it caae up in the Senate, Logan got up in support of it. After it had passed the Senate, I went to thank him and said I was surprised to see that he had changed l^iis views. He turned on me and said, "Well, Dodge, you know I couldn't fight you. We have been friends too long," and then he said, "I looked into the matter after you spoke to me and while I did not become fully convinced that you were right, with ray wi/-.h to serve you, I changed my mind." Wlien General Logan '.7as a candldatfor President • at the time Harrison was nominated as VI ; President, lowas was presenting the name of All'ison for President. I happened to go tAto the Pacific hotel and saw General Logan and I'rs. Logan sitting together and Logan called me over to them and said, "Just as I expected; whenever I wanted anything, Iowa turns up*against me. and went after me very sh&rply, Mrs. Logan trying to smooth the matter over but I told'him that he was mistaken; that Allison was not a candidate then as against h-'m or and that lo'wa would be for him but, as you know, Harrison was nominated and Logan was made Vice President and both of them were defeated. Since the death of General Logan, Mrs. Lo.-^an and her family have been very close friends of mine and I have seen a great deal of . them. Whenever it is possible Mrs. Logan attends the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and takes a great interest in them. 3hef is very popular with that army. The fact is Logan was an idol of the Army ; his action on the battle-field and his magnetism always captured the soldiers. Mrs, Logan never lost-an opportunity , . . to stand up and defend her husband and promote his interests--no • j j 1: 1 ; i a more devoted wife elrer lived, . ' ' ' . . : 11 T .'U(J <c i •: ' ; t.ift; I ".b.'lf. UiO „ a- jitiri', hXuOV « /h J !i "1 rju efteo ^'1 "tir Jiuf XfL' a.1 ' 'i , f. S,;.! -,.1 J ran oj T Met b ' T ■ ■ , , r* .ti», im bet '. t** , I' ;! , '. .an V, ' h -"I oeJ r r 1 !"♦ ,ice I T i : I : ''J •f-iav. ^tc»' 285 January, 1886 Austin, Texas, 2nd Jan., 1886 Genl. G. M. Dodge, , New York. Dear Sir: Enclosed please find map of Texas with outline of proposed R. R. from Red River to Padre Island to a pier and Breakwater on Padre Island where 30 ft. of water is found less than 250 yards from the shore The breakwater would be made of marine Rock distant some ten miles from the ' work. As regards the Breakwater, I propose to make on the plan of dumping loose rock six hundred yards in front of the Pier to protect shipr.ing at the Pier. The Breakwater would be put down in 45 ft. of water on a clay bottom. The Breakwater in Deleware Bay is made in this manner. The marine insects in the Gulf of Mexico would soon knit the wbole together in a solid mass. This Rock wall would be 1000 yards long, 150 ft. at base, 50 ft. at surface, sunk in 45 or 50 ft of w water. My friend the Ron. John Hancock, has spoken to me of you and I wish to attract tlje attention of men who would assist me in promoting this great work. The importance of a proper sea port on the coast of Texas needs no comment. texas alone with her 1500,000 B/o immense Cattle interests, wool and various products, the share oi this trade which would go over the pier at Galveston wharf rates with tonage dues and port charges, ported to the Gomp. would pay on an investment of two million of Dollars, cost of pier and breakwater you will see a short line of R. R. from the pier will coniiect with S. P. R. R. at or near Uvalde, Texas. This line across the Continent is some 1100 miles shorter than to New York. The S. P. R. R. could only have been built through arid deserts and unsettled country without local trafic. The object and purpose of this road must have been to compete with the Gape Horn Route for the carrying of grain from California to few York and Liverpool. It can only do this by going across the Continent on the shortest line to Connect with the Atlantic. My object is to run the R. Rail to the end of the Pier whe;e cars will discharge. Cars along side of the ships. This is quick route for new crop of teas which seek the English and American markets. This route would place Tea in Liverpool several days in advance of the Suez Route by fast steamers. With six states of Morthern Mexico the Pier would be the natural outlet and call your attention to the map of the Continent the Upper Rio Grande Valley at in mines of low grade silver with from 30 to 70 $ of lead, which with transportation and proper facilities for moving it together with coal mines good Goolez oohl is made on the Mexican Side of the River. The salt in the Laguna Madre is made annually by solar eva..oraticn sufficient to supply Texas and Kansas. The largest class of refridgerating ships could come to the pier and save an iniportant item of marine riSK, known to commerce as Bor risk 1/4 of one per cent on all ships and cargo would be a very considerable item from its In case of *ar with Mexico it and Coolez station for U. S. ships of war. 286 The possibilities of the Trafic incident to the pier cannot be shown in this letter together with the cost of construction in finding em ployment for our over stocked labor market is of very considerable import. I beg to refer you to Clias. Mac Donald of 52 Wall and to E. N. Smith &. Bros., 180 Wm. St., New York. Trusting I m.ay be able to attract your consideration to this important work not only in the interest of Texas and also a stride towards -a transportation for the Commerce of a part of the British liast Indies and Australia trade. I am. Very truly yours, John Wiiiett The charter for Pier and Breadwater would only cone from Congress and propose to raise the money from private sources asking no aid from Govt. State and T •» a certain guarantee against competition in the future. W. ^ . i' : ,1 ' -i , • i ' . t , i f.. •_e ■ •i . ■f 1 ■yy ' ' ' ' ' t' , •*' ; ■ , , , 1 f ' : , ' y * r . ' • ' , ■i ' ' 'A* . ' i ■ ■■I ; V' ' !■ i t ' i- ■ 1. I i ,v J . ■ '' ■ ' '''"i 1 - ■ ■ ' 1 , ji. i : *1 . J , • - ■ . .5'. , ■f. • ' .V 'i i." ■ 'i'^5 ' . I I- c I'l ' /:I ■. ■ ; . ■ I' -i;-' ,U ■ ■ : 1 h; ■ . . S 'vf ' It '■V ' V New York, January 2nd, 1886. S. R. Callaway, Esq., eneral Mgr. U.P.R.RY., Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir;- You will doubtless remember what I said to you at Boston in relation to obtaining Right of "''ay &:c. for the Union Pacific on the Council Bluffs side of the River, I have today a letter from my brother at Council Bluffs in which occurs the following: "The Union Pacific Co, has a man over here feeling after the lands and lots they want, to increase the width of their right of way. I control considerable of the ground and it is far better for them to let me know just v/hat they want instead of approaci.ing me in a blinpd way and then leave it with some Land Agent here. They would save money if they would put it in the hands of George T7right; he is the best man for that business I ever saw. Today this right of way v/as over and stirred up the Real Estate men by getting a price on lots in a tier of blocks just east of Reservoir, Perry addition and sought out the owners and agents of bluff lands where earth was taken for present grade. I desire to see U.P. get what they want at a fair price but to stir up the Real Esfclifee Agents is the worst way of going about it." I think as I have said to you before that whatever you wish to accoiplish on that side of the River could best be done through your Attorney, Mr. Uright, far better than by having a stranger looking around among these people. Mr brother also writes that there has been formed at the Bluffs a new Board of Trade with good men at the head of it and in any policy that you might want to adopt there or in anything you might wish to accomplish on that side of the river, which would need the aid of the city or the citizens of Council Bluffs, I believe it would be well foD you to consult them. Very truly yours, 0. M. Dodge. 289 January, 1686. New York. January 3rd, 1886. Hon. E. John Ellis, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of yesterday and in complicance with your request, send you such maps of the road as we have on hand. The line laid down to Dodge City is an imaginary one, put on by the people in the Panhandle. We have not yet made an examination close enough to enable us to say exactly when our line should go and we cannot fiilly determine this point until we ascertain what connection., we can make v/ith the roads going West, and for that reason we v;ant as much latitude as we can get, west of the mouth of Beaver Creek for one line throug h the Indian Nation. If the foads which are projected through Kansas should start 'in West of Coffeeville and go southwest we would have to bear more to the east for a connection but if they should enter Southern Kansas and then turn south after' they approachthe Western Boundary of the Indian Territory then we would ourselves have to bear more to tiie West. The amendment I sent you covers this ground. I send you copies of our Annual Reports for the years 1882-3 and as soon as our report for 1885 is ready, say in the course of ten dayr will send y u that also. These are the only official records we have and I trust they will serve your purpose. During the year 1885 we built 34 additional miles of road so that our terminus is now at Harrold 145 miles from Port Worth. Very truly yours. G. M, Dodge. January, 1886. 281 New York. m January 9, 1886. D. Pelsenheld, Esq., San Francisco, Cal. Care Schoole Bros. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of your let'er in relation to your resignation as a Director of this com any. We got into a peculiar complication and we had either to holv. another election and allow them to elect three directors or compromise with them and give them two through resignations. Declining this we ran the risk of having a receiver put onto us. They clearly had the law with them, and I thought it better to allow them to elect Mr. Mayer in New York and Mr. Dahlman in Ft. w. Before wiring you I consulted Mr. Walters thinking probably he would be willing to go out, but I soon ascertained that if he went out he would sell all his interest in the securities of the Company, and I thought you would rather go out than have us lo. e such a man as Mr Walters, especially after your letter Mr. Granger in which you indicated your willingness to resign in case we found it necessary to make any chang*., to maintain harmony among the stockholders and Directors; so I wired you and am very much obliged to you for your'prompt action in the matter. I want you however, to take just as much interest in the roau as formerly, and you can do just as much good as though you were in the Board. I am told that Mr. Mayer is going to Europe in the Spring, and if so he will probably then want to resign. I am glad you wrote to Mr. Huntington. We are not getting the amount of immigration into the Panhandle that we ought to have. I think it comes from not properly advertising it. i wish you woul write Mr. H, Tell him that you learn there is an immense emigratior out West over the T. & P. a great deal of which could be turned into t lO Panhandle if they had some live man in Ft. Worth to repres nu them. I would go and see him but I don't appear to make much head way with him. He seems to hold old ideas about me. I would like to hear from you and learn what is going on in Railway Circles in California. There are half a dozen Companies apparently reaching for that country. What ever became of the Bridges Syndicate out there? and their rights? Who owns them now? Earnings are keeping up fairly well as you will see by the enclosed copy of statements presently reported to us. There is a heavy cold snap in that coiintry now and I would not be surprised to see our earnings drop off for January. Let me hear from you when you have time. Truly, C. M. Dodge. 293 January, 1886. Fort ".orth, Texas, Jan. 16/86. (Personal) ^iy deer General: Absence in Austin has prevented ce frori; answering your favor of 7 th inst. sooner. I send you here-with a list of the property owned in fee simple and also that loaned together with data and book and page where the sari;e is recorded. i The deed to the Brown 4f): acres (in litigation) Mh. Morgan has and also the deed to the 40 acres imn.ediately north. We own the coal under Lat 4 Sec. 1 Town. 83 R. 27 and upon this the Town of Coal Valley is situated. We also own a large inter est in the Town of Coal Valley itself and 1 paid for am abstract of the same instructing to examine into it carefully, but lave iiiislaid the abstract . When I go north J- can easily get a copy and will look into the matter carefuly, and straighten it up. We are safe on these lots as we have occupied them with, out little dwellings since 1866, and while I have never placed any particular value on this pro perty it is rising in value. I return you your map, and have marked the leased land in blue and the fee simple land in yellow, and you will see that I hi ve included some land in Section 5, that ^ had forgotten. The yellow and blue marks on the bottom are where I was experimenting with colors, having to do the work myself. Wherever I have marked the acreage on the list it is accurate, but 1 have loot my map that had which show ed the acr-eage accurately and give you .the inforination in my possession. And now answering your inquiries. The N. | of S. W, ^ Sec. 2, 84, 27. 1 have marked on outside property, because the coal has really all been mided on it, and we had to abandon the shaft on account of water, but it can go with the mine if you wish and let the land in Sec. 5 go with the outside property. I have narked the . line correctly through Section 2, and marked with an X the location of the shafts, the western one havinc been abandoned. + tla 1 t + Lat. T * ko. 8 described further as to the your 40acres letter. imuiediately You are west right of in Lat. stating 4 Section 1 is the same as Lat. No. 5, which I properly described ad and descriptions A ^ ^ unintentionally as ^-I 27. had no I nap duplicated with me these to guide tractsme + V, + V, Lave never claii:ed a^y particular value to the 20 year leases that have expired or will expire this year, but you are mistaLn as to the value of the 30 year leases, which have 10 years yet to run. S f list I send you now) and you will see that it adjoins the shaft we are now working, and as a matter of fact we will be using the coal next winter. Sease No. 8 (not shown on this map) may prove valuable. Lease No. 6 I cant locate, but if it is on this side of the River it is valuable, but the one next to our present 294 sha:-ft is good. You understand, of course, tfat our present shaft is on N. E. i of S. E. I Sec. 2, Town. 83 R. 27. My proposition is and what I meant was to give you ny interest in all the leased land and the mine and property in fee simple in Sections 1 & 2 Town. 84 R. 27 for your town sites on the Tex. ^ Pac. Ry. (excei^ting, of course. Camp Rice and the Rio Grande Property) you to take the mine just as it is with all debts and assets but 1 want my I interest in that Brown suit if we win it, and this wil] leave you and ^ still to own together the land in Sees. 5, 32, 26,&22, colored yellow . • • This is exactly the proposition made before except that i give you the 40 acres in Sec. 2, while we retain together the property omitted in Sec 5. i Please give this matter your earliest attention, so 1 will know your decision and greatly oblige. Very truly. R. E. Montgomery. P. S, I have also finished Frank a list of the property but not as full as this, so I will have letter press copy of this letter mailed him, and he can easily get maps there. If the winter continues the way it has been lately there should be some money made this winter. In reading over my letter I miean that the property I wanted from you in Texas was the town sites at Lambert, MiHsap, Toyah, Hermona and the'McLaughlin Section at San Martin. I believe this is the same as my former proposition, but am not sure •' >' ■ •t. 4 , t , >1; . ^ » January, 1886, THE TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY, Dallas, Tex., January 21st, 1886, Genl. G. M. Dodge, No, 1 Broadway, Ner York ^ity. Dear Sir: Yours of the 15th inst. reached me to-day. i shall return to St. Louis in a day or two and get the stated account under the con tract with the Southern Pacific people,.and shall open a correspond ence at once. directe kr. Warner to make it out for me, as soon as possible. I have only been waiting to ascertain the result to open the correspondence and I intend to press it with vigqr, and if I do not'get it voluntarily adjusted, shall try the Courts. I n.ote what you say about the scheme presented for re-organ ization. 1 have not seen it. I agree, with you that the people who own the stock and bonds should get together and have a voice in re organization. i have great faith in the outcome of the Texas and Pacific, and I assure you that so far as within me lies, I shall contribute everything I can to bring it out of its present difficulties. I think, perhaps, there is some misapprehension about the authority conferred upon the Receivers. We are authorized to apply all the earn ings to the improvement of the property, but by existing orders are limited to one thousand tons of steel rails pei'month, and we are not permitted to purchase that many unless we can pay for them out of the earnings. There should be a millinn and a half of dollars spent upon the proprty during this current year. have not seen my way clear to purchase but one thousand tons of steel rails as yet, one-half of which is delivered, and the other hall' will be delivered within a v/eek Now that the weather is improving we will put them in the track as fast as they arrive, and put down the sound rails taken out of the old track at such points as they are most netded. The earnings are holding up well thus far; the earnings for January decided Improvement on the corresponding weeks in last one who u is believe going to we give have his an undivided excellent attention, General Superintendent backed bv greatand energy, to the improvement of the track. oacmea oy great operauJi'Sf the fTrtt";? Sntht^' Yours truly, Jno . G . Brown, Receive r. January, 1886. W. B Strong, Ea 297.. New York. January 21, 1886, Prest. A, T, & St. Ry.Co., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir:- I regret that I was not at my office when you called yester'(\ay I have heard from our people in Texas that you were making surveys from some point upon your line into the Panhandle of Texar, with a view of building in that direction. I desired to ta?.k with you upon this subject and to ascertain how much foundation there was for these rumors and if you were at liberty to tell me confidentially what are your plans in that direction I am prepared to go North to meet any road coming into the Panhandle and desire to do so, but there is no necessity of building, or adding to our present line until there is an opportunity to work in connection with some road coming into or through the Northern portion of the Panhandle, If you are at liberty to give me confidentially, your views upon this subject I shall treat the information so and be very dad to hear from you . Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 89, Januai-'y, 1886. New York. January 22, 1886. Morgan Jones, Es q., President, Fort worth. Dear Sir:- I want to know from you, confidentially, and fully how matters are moving along down there since I wrote you about the duties of the Auditor and Cashier. Does Ross now act as Auditor subject only to the. orders of the Preaident or is he still under the orders of the Auditor's Department entirely divorced from the operating department so that he audits accounts and keeps his books under instructions you give him? Does the Cashier fully imderstand that he has no right to pay out money except upon regul:'rly approved and audited vouchers, and that no officer of the company has a right to go to him and draw money upon a memorandum receipt and that paying it out in any other way than upon such audited vouchers and payrolls, except upon a direct order of the President would render him personally liable for the amount? Of course the cashier has the right under certain restrictions and directions to place money in the hands of an Agent properly authorized to transact business for the company, such as the settlemen. of claims for cattle killed, for loss and damage to property, but such officer or agent would have to account for such money with proper vouchers in a reasonable length of time. From what I learn I judge that Mr. Frost has been in the habit of drawing money whenever he wanted it and putting in no vouchers until he got ready, I want the cashier to understand fully that he is personally responsible for money put out in such manner and his bondsm-n would be held liable unless it was applied to the legitimate uses of the road. These ma ters want to be held close and not allowed to run loosely. I suppose there are exceptional cases where the superintend ent has to order money paid with ut getting an immediate voucher for it or possibly where a bill has not been credited but in 999 cases out of 1000, a bill can be vouchered and audited before payment and in the general course of business nothing should be paid on a bill until it has been through the auditor's hands. I want to hear from you laiy in relation to these matters. I write you about them in order to get at the facts, not because I have heard anything about them. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 301 . V - I I » - i • i January, 1886. Dear Gren: Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jany. 25th, 1886. Do you think the U. P. R. R. will extend their Albion branch up Beaver? The engineer party has been at work this winter staking out the line about 20 miles and stopped near the Lockwood family's home stead and if I thought it probable U. P. would extend that branch I will help thm hold their lands awhile longer. What do you think of a boy of 18 being left with six brothers and sisters all under 13 (and the youngest one year old) to take care of. Kis father died Jany. 4/S5. Last baby borne 11th same month. R'.other died Jany. 17th, '86. I'is father and grandfather marched with Shermans Army from Miss. River to sea, also two Uncles, one now an inmate soldierfe home Washington. This boy has no near relatives able to aid him and I having rendered the family some assistance he naturally turns to me for further aid and advice. They have several tracts of land which I am procuring an order to sell to pay debts to myself and others contracted during their sickness. The Eastern Roads centering here are ready to give us better passenger depots at least soii© of tbem and we are about to make a move for a Union Depot that will answer for both local and Transfer business. We think the Eastern Roads are ready for it. Do you think the U. P. would run to it for their passengers? We want the location as near business as we can get all the roads to agree upon. The most convenient point for them to meet would be some where north East of the old Power Building. Write me what you think about it. If U. P. would not join would a Union Local Depot be of any benefit to City over Separate Depots? We nust have from the R. R. better passenger Depots. Yours, N. P. Dodge. 303 February, 1886 Fort Worth & j^enver City Railway Company. Fort Worth, Texas. Feby. 6th, 1886. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Dear Sir: I am glad to find that our securities are looking up. I hear that the A. T, & S. Fee Ry. will be extended to the Canadian River without a doubt, but ^ have not learned to what point, or their crossing place. I would like to have a horse back survey made through Green County,from what I can learn without going over the ground, I think a better route can be got by crossing Red River a little beyond Vernon, thence up a valley through the Greer and into the Pan Handle in Collingsworth Co. from them I learn a better route can be got to the v/est than our old survey. I have asked IV'.ontgomery not to spend much money on the old surveys untill we look up the county a little more. I would suggest that we get Wathen to look it up, or Murrell may do if I can go with him. The Fort W, & New Orleans boys say they will finish to Waxahatcha by the 1st. of April. I am not very intimate with Oscar I».urray. I do not think he feels any particular friendship to our Company. I judge this from his actions with Frost last year. I expect to have a talk with him, but 1 would prefer to reach him through Newman, he will do what Newman wants him. 1 will watch cattle matters. I have just returned from Seymouy Bailee County where I brought 65,000 acres of a Pasture at Sheriff sale cheap or about |l.50 per acre, fine land. I intend to form a syndicate to colonize it as fast as possible. Write me what you think about the route through Greer Goiuity. Oo you want to make any contract with the W. U. Telegraph Co.? It is to our interest to keep it as it is. Yours truly, Morgan Jones. m 305 February, 1886. New York. February 10th, 1886. Morgan Jones, Esq., President. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of the 6th in regard to a reconnoisance into the Panhandle of Texas and through Green Coiinty. If you could get Walker to make such a survey I should be glad to have him do so. I tried to get him some time ago but he said that his health was such as to prevent hie going but since then he has been at work for the Texas & Pacific and if he is at liberty maybe able and willing to undertake the work. As to going through Green County, I do not want to consider, that Unless we are certain of being allov/ed the Right of Way through it. Do you underst .,d that we could ru n our. line through Green County without permission of the General Government? If so, we should, of course, examine that line. - Evans is making a strong effort to build down to the Canadian Paeifte River from Denver, and I think he is getting a good deal of encouragement from people who can furnish him money if they want to do so. If he should be able to come there, we would have to meet him • Our people here do not believe that the G. C.N. S. will build to Paris, and say that if they do they will fight them, not only them + in 4 the South from Dallas west from right Ft. along worth side and of Brownwood. them, but also by attacking I should like to have your news immediately upon the aurstion of our going through Green County without spe cial Lgislation. There seems to be a great squabble in Washington over the bills prantinnget mpt through though we are Territory, pusing hard.and 1 doubt whether any of them soon ]aiow fully all that these companies are goin-' to do from the North toward Texas, and you must keep fully posted as to the intentions of the Santa Fe people. poszea as to Wathen cannot make the trip you speak of I could get Mr George walcott to do it. He is an old N. P. and T. & P. engineer and very good on reconnoisance but if any one goes up there it should be done confidentially without allowing anyone to know ^ what he is going for. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 3€7 Feb. 1886. New York. Peb'y. 11, 1886. Morgan Jones, Esq.,Prest. Fort Worth, Texas. Dear Sir;- I think you had better start Mr. Murrell up North and let him make a reconnoisance on horse-back, passing through Greer Co. as you say, on the way up, and proceeding to a crossing of the Canadian River, having in view first the meeting of the Gan Francisco rbad that is building west■ throiigh the Territory and second the meeting of the A.T (Sc G. road which has the right to cross into the Ian handle where Wolf Cr ek Crosses the boundary line between the Territory and Texas. You will have to decide the question yourself about our right to go through Greer County. But whether we have this right or not, Mr. Murrell wants to examine a line, on his return, that would leave our line somewhere near where the Town of Quanah is or where our main line crossed the Red River, so that if we were going to meet the Denver & New Orleans road as well as the road directly North, we would have to build but one bridge across the Red River. Mr. Murrell will understand this knowing where our objective point.is. I want him to make a thorough reconnoisance of the line, and give an estimate of quantities and cost. This latter he would do approximately of course. I also want him to state what the rrades would be. . . o He wants to be instructed to say nothing to anyone . To none of our employees nor to anybody where he travels. If we parsed through Greer County I suppose we would come back on the line that starts from Quanah or somewheres in Collingsworth Co., and the line would be common from there up. It is impor tant in going up to pass by Mobeetie and Ft. Elliott and get into goa af^rlcultural country# He wants to sond on with his roport^ a good map.jof the country showing streams and distances, so that I can make up my mind as to just, what we can build road up through there for. Mr. Murrell wants to look at the line not only from an engineer ing, but from a commercial point of view, because when we build up there we wart to control the business. 'Vhile he is up there he want to ascertain where tbe engineers of the Southern Kansas ( which is t". line that & is S. being F. ) ertended are coming Vest in, from and Red also Rock where will the enter San Francisco the Panhan_Je Murrell was at Mobeetie with Montgomery once, and I have letters• from Montgomery indicnting that there was a very feasible line through u f 1GG # We want a line if possible, on which we can hold our grades down to one per cent, even if we have to give distances on it. 3G8 ■Jv.C- f , i Mr. Murrell wants to examine the streams carefully and indicate exactly what kind of bridging it would take to cross them. Also the kind of bridging we would need to get to the Canadian River region and out of it, and what kind of bridge would take us across that stream . I send him (per you) a map and copy of part of Mr. V/athen's letter which was sent with the map, which shows what country Mr. wathen has examined. I want thir map of 'Vathen's returned as soon as Mr. Murrell is through with it. On this map Mr. -Vathen's reconnoisance is marked in white dashes on the blue and you can follow it, commencing at Anthony and going West ot Trinidad, and also diverging and going down tlirough the Panhandle. Y^u will notice that they are continuous, and that he covered most of the country North of the Canadian R. It seems to me that in going North from Mobeetie he would have to follow almost the stage road that runs from Ft. Elliott to Ft. Dodge and get across the Canadian somewheres near the road. You will notice on the map that Wolf Creek crosses into the Panhandle in Lipscomb County, and the Southern Kansas R'y. has the right to build to that point through the Territory from Kiowa Kas. or some point near there, and as 1 understand it they are making a survye on that line, and I think they are pointing for Mobeetie, What ■ ■ " . I want examined Is beyond the Canadian to the divide North of it; Wathen settles the line from there North and Northeast. ^ Of course if you had time it would be a good thing for you to accompany Mr. Murrell, I am. Truly, 309 February, 1886. The. Fort Worth & Denver ^ity Railway Company, i'ort Worth, Texas. Feby. 11th, 1886 ^en. Dodge: I have been thinking about a plan to build our road to the Canadian River. I notice our Bonds is quoted at 87 l/2 G. C. S. F. 2nd 96. How wotLd it do to issue a circular offering all stockholders of record 2,000,000 of our bonds and 2,000,000.00 of our stock coupons cut of for 1 1/2 i/ears at 1.01 to be paid in installments of 10^ in evehy 30 days with 10^ to be paid on application. When ttls is done the stockholders cannot complain that they had no show. Wljere this is not taken, we can form a syndicate with better grace to take the securities and build the road. I would be willing to do all work for securities, if it is thought best for me to resign the Presidency. There is going to be a great deal of work done this year. I am.goin^ to *^t. Louis to bid on a road there in a few days, will leave here Saturday night. Please write me there for a few days, say untill the middle of next week. Very respectfully, Wiorgan Jones. 311 j||||^ Febrviaryj 1886 'Ilie Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company, Fort Worth, Texas. ieby. 13th, 1886. Gen. Dodge, Dear Sir* I think it is a mistake to send our light net earnings over the wire for Jan. This come from putting off payments so as to pay Nov. interest also from the hahit:.of not voucling and accounting for monies paid out, as for instance legal expences paid out last fall and never vouchered untill January. There is a party here working :iuietly in the interest of the A. T, & S. Fee Ey.,they are looking up the Corsicunn and Sabine Pass and the Ft. W. & N. 0. I am sorry to see this as I had my eye on these for the ^'t. W. & Ry. Our present inactive policy is bad for us all round. IVe have no money nor are we likely to get any unless we put ourselves in different shape. I suppose you know that the Frisco is going to commense work from Fort Smith to Paris and the . C. and S. P'ee is going to extend to Paris or Red River. The Contrail has an Enge. Co. between Roberts and Paris. I start for Dt. Louis to-night. Yours truly, korgan Jones. 313 February 15, 1886 Council Bluffs, Iowa. February 15, 1886, H. Esq., Mason City, Iowa. Dear Sir:- T am in receipt of yours of February 9th for which please accept my thanks. We have been trying to make a comb'nation with a view of building from Mason City to Des Uoines and thence obtaining a route south to Kansas G^ty, This In connection with the route to St, Paul and It Is the li'ne for your people to advocate. I have no doubt that during the coming summer we shall extend our line to Mason City. I do not know anything about the line from Ft. Dodge but It seems to me that the Interests of your people lie with the direct connection with Des Moines. T suppose th-1 the line from Ft. Dodge is to cover the old line that was partially graded through there by Duncomb and others. K am not prepared to state positively what we will do unt^l we conclude some negotiations now under way but as I waid above T have no doubt that we shallbe able to bu^ld this summer. T write this to you confidentially as I do not want to set forth our plans nor do I want to Jlace myself in the attnude of antagonizing anyone, Very truly yours, G. M. ' 'odge. t- ■ ' t . 'y 315 Feb. 1886. New York. February 16, 1886, •' John Evans, Esq., Denver, Colo. Dear 8ir:- I am in receipt of your letter of recent date and should have answered it before this, but I have been awaiting developments here. We are ready to build to a connection with you at any time you see proper to go ahead. If any of the Northern Companies come into the Panhandle I shall push right alon ; with my line so as to connect wherever they cross one. I am in hopes you can arrange to build to the C-nadian during the coming season. If times grow better it se^ms as though we ought to be able to do so. If these cattle people would themselves take hold and do something, instead of talking so much the could help us, but notwithstanding the fact that I have built a road into the Panhandle for the purpose of doing their business they give me very little and want that at very low rat.,, yhey drive from Southern Te xas, all the way up, and last year more than ever before, whilst we gave them just as good rates from Ft. Worth to Ilarrold as we gave to Wichita Falls before we built our 34. mile extension. The cattle business will support a Railro d but a very short time and it is not a paying business. One car load of cattle pays as much as three car loads of cattle. '-Vhen we go into this, if we do, we want to be sure that we have funds enough on hand to make the connection for if either of us were to stop it would leave both roads where they could not pay their interest. I would like to hear from you upon the subject and know what your prospects are. Very truly. G. M. Dodge. 317 Feb. 1886. HfeWr Yorkr ^ w Februarj'- 17, 1886, Morgan Jones, Esq., President. Dear Sir:- You appear to be somewhat nervvus as to what other roads are going to do in our vicini'.y in Texas, but under the present railroad laws of the state of Texas and the present earnings shown by roads there, I do not think you will see very much building during the coming year. I am in confidential communication with the Presidents of the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Co. and of the St Louis (?-: San Francisco Line and know exactly what they are going to do. Neither of these compan ies are in accord wiPh the G. C. & S. F. Co. but when either makes up its mind to strike the Panhandle I will know it first and will be ready to go forv/ard to meet it. I have a friend in Topeka and one in Chicago who keeps me fully po ted as to any demonstrations toward our Territory, The great trouble with these companies is going to be in getting through the Territory, whilst they have the right from Congress they cannot build until they get permission from the Indian:- and this I do not believe they are going to get. We can go ahead and build up into that country if you think it would pay us to do so, but I am afraid that if we did we would not be able to pay our interest. You want to keep watch down there and I will be on the lookout here. Our affairs here are now all in good shape so that we can strike North whenever it is necessary, but this you want to keep to yourself. What I would like to do is to -tap some of these roads on our main line, going toward Denver instead of building two branches. The Gould in erest will only bull:: in self defense and if the G. C. 8c F. build Some of the lines people attribute to them they will be antagonized by both the Gould and Huntington interest and a lively fight they will make of it, and I would not give much for the G. C. & SF. after they get through with it. The Gould interest thinks that the Fort Worth & New Orleans is being built in the interest of Huntington but the latter denys it. If the A, T. 8c S. P. should get the line you designate, they ^SG our lino to connGct with thGm unlGss they got a. connection by going through by Denison. Yours truly, G.M. Dodge. February, 1686. 319 Council Bluffs, Feby, 17/86 Dear Gren: I aiii glad to hear so favorable report of your health as Kr. Wright brings, he was pleased at the atteiition you showed him, said he was beginning to get acquainted with you. For a few weeks past I have been suffering with my head, the back part of it seems tender and the muscles extending down the neck. Not painful but that depressed and uncomfortable feeling which keeps me from getting over four or five hours sleep, and I cannot apply my mind to business matters without tlus uncomfortable feeling being increased and while I have been troubled with my head before off and on yet it never located itself so as to make the muscles tender so I feel it when I turn my head. I speak of it particularly because you have had more or less trouble with your head in the past and may be able to make some suggestion. During the cold weather I had my hair cut and folhwing that came the stiff neck and this tenderness of the back of head an(i I have thought I took cold and it would go away but it seems to effect my head more now then at first. I have taken no advice becuase I have so little confidence in ability of physicians here to deal with such troubles. Neither can I leave here now if I can avoid it, and being well otherwise I hope by keeping out of doors to get rid of it. Very truly, N. P. Dodge. 321 February, 1886. THE FORT WORTH & DENVER CITY RAILWAY COMPANY. Private Feby. 22nd, 1886 General: I am glad to hear of yours of 17th inst. that you are in communication with the A. . I'ee and San Frisco folks. It is true I was getting nervous over our prospects with the G. C. & S. Eee threatening the west from the South. The San Frisco from the N. B. and the A. T. S: S. Fee from the North and the Gainsvill extension from the East. They would leave us pretty dry. The Henrietta folks are crasy, they offer ^50,000. to have connection with Gainsville. Dr. Lewis is about the worst agitator. I think he will stop. I gave him a talking to. He did not seem to realize how it would hurt us. Mr. O'Niel thinks we would not run much risk in running through t-he Territory.if it was decidec to belong to Texas our right is all right. Should it be decided in favor of the Government it would in validate the bonds on that portion oi the road in the Territory, but a right got by Dongress afterwards would cover the case as fully as if it was got before the road was built. I should think if we find a much more favorable route through the corner of.the Territory it would not affect our bonds to build a few miles through the Territory. My opinion is that our extension would not pay us at first but that we should make some provision topay our interest for a short time. Still I believe it will be policy for us to extend on account of the danger of G. C. & Fee and the Ca±ral. I think it safest to occupy that territory. If we intend to hold on to this road I would like to extend or controll a line into the long leaf pine. Hurley of the Ft. W. and New Orleans is now in Houston having a consultation with the Central folks. The Central is making some advances to them, whether with the knowledge of Mr. Huntington I cannot say, but I an- certain that Huntington is not to blame for tte commencement of the enterprise, it was not encouraged by him, but now it will be completed as far as Warahatchie. What do you think of it? This is as far as these parties can build it. Do you consid er it policy to controll it? If not, it will drop in the hands of the Centrall. I would not want to own it, unless I coulu tiei it onto the Ft. W. & ^enver. You know best about this. Yours truly, Morgan Jones. P. L. Excuse this hurried scribble as it is done in a hurry. M. J. .. - . - February 1886. 323 New York. Pebruarj^. 26, 1886. Morgan Jones, Esq., President, Port Worth. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 22nd inst. I do not see anv great advantage to ds by obtaining the Pt Worth & New Orleans road but I do think that is would be an advantage to us to have the H. & T. C. come into Port Worth. It seems to me that when the proper'time comes we should expend all our energies in pushing North. Pt. Worth is a distributing point and a short line to any other point will not materially aid us. I have no doubt that, in time, the Denver and New Orleans Co. will get into such shape that they can come s outh when we can connect with them and that line, with one running toward ' Dodge city would give us all the control we would want. I have no ioea that the G. 0. & S. P. will get into our Territory. I think their whole fight is toward Paris and the North west from San Angelo. I think a good many of these Ry. schemes will die out. Thev have sprung up on the principle that it was easy to raise money, but I have not yet seen a single new scheme which could raise anv unless it had some great turnk line behind it. uxixt.t>b It is yet an open question whether the A. T. & S. P. or anv long line of road to carry which would earn us nothing. and «nH . see where ^ we would anxious have for to is go, to provided get a report we should of those maLsurvevs up our minds to build north. snoura make to people have only been allowed, as yet, tL'paJhaidl'ef and ^oul^dl^t help us^'i'n'^.^"?,e^v .cner?rbun'I Very truly yours. G,. M. Dodge, 325 March, 1886. John Evans Esq., Pres't, D. T. & G. Ry., New York. March,3, 1886. Denver, Col. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of your favor of Feb'y. 27th. We are willinrr to renew our contract for using the entire road as one line, or for a joint traffic arrangement if it is though best to do so. I very much doubt, however, our ability to get the South west roads to come in under the present circumstances, and I also doubt the advisability or the policy of our trying to do so. In the first place, the Texas & Pacific, a very important link in the line, is now in the hands of a Receiver; and in the next place, since these agree ments were made five competing lines are concentrated in Ft. Worth read^ to take our business from there, a d the question is whether or not it would not be best for us to be independent and free, rather than tied up to any one of these lines under an agieement ot prorate with them. In my opinion we should be able to get a great deal more than a pro rate from them. The Texas & Pacific, Mo. Kansas & Texas, Mo. Pacific and the Gulf Colorado Y St. Fe, are now at Ft. Worth and the Houston Y Texas Central will be there by the 1st of April, so you see the advantage of our standing there with an independent line. If we do not do this, our ture policy would be to make an arrangement with the Texas & Pacific and get the rest of the roads to come in also if possible, as this would give us a through road to New Orleans, Galveston and all points in Texas. I donUt know that Mr. Gould would be willing to come in and agree to pro rate after the concentration of the competing lines, and it is saic that the A* T. & gt. Fe have obtianed or will obtain the control of the Gulf Colorado Y St. Fe road, with a view of extending their line from a point near Denison to a connec'ion. However, all these are points for af er consideration; the great question for us is to la^^ the basis for obtaining the money to complete the two roads, ".'e will have to get it upon two separate charters and our separate issu' » of bonds, although we can do it as one continuous line if the parties who furnish the funds would so prefer. I can raise the money to consti'uct my end of the line any time that I know you have made your arrangements to meet me either at the Canadian River or at the Texas State I.ine. You don't say anything about how far the coal fields lie north of the Canadian River: that is to say , who far south of Denver do you find merchantable coal? You speak of coal south of the mountain^ but you donit give the distances. Can't your man there send me a map of that country with distances marked upon it? I don't care about seeix.^, your special maps of location, all I want is for him to take a State map and mark the line upon It with distances to the Canadian River and the Coal fields. 326 In presenting this question we would have to give an estimate of what the gross earnings of the road would be, and to do -that the coal question would be of very considerable importance. I would like to know from your people the lowest price at which they think this coal could be mined: I could then estimate how long a haul it would stand to compete with other coal coming .into Texas. ^ Please write me fully in regard to these points at your early convenience. I am. Truly, G. M. Dodge, 327 No 1 Broadway N.Y. March 6, 1886. George P. Tyler, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa, Dear Sir:- I see that you attended the meeting of the Texas Sc Pacific Bond holders yesterday. May T ask what is your idea as to the policy of the Wister people? How do they propose to raise money for the repairs and equipment of the road? There is nothing plainer than the fact that the road has got to have money, It has been allowed to run down for the past five years, not a single dollar be^ng spent on -t, except what was actually necessary to keep the trains upon the track. It cannot rema^'n in that condition much longer and do business, and as they vote against Receivers' certficates, I should likn to know their plan for raising the necessary f\inds. Of coiu'se every day that the road is allowed to run as it is, the less ability it has to make any net earnings. It looks to me as though they 'ntended to spend the net earni'ngs in fixing up the Eastern Division of the road allowing the other two divisions to be wrecked. I may be mistaken in ths, but as my interests are In the other two divisions, T should like to have your opinion of the situation. I certainly am in favor of issu'ng Receivers' certificates in a reasonable amount and at a fair rate of Interest, and hav^'ng the pro ceeds expended upon the two divisions. The N.O.P, and Rio Grande divisions, if they were cut loose from other (the Eastern) division would get from other roads an allowance of two miles to one for all business they did, wh'lst now thsy only get a pro rate from them, which is all wr-^ng. The Eastern d^'vision could not earn its interest except for the new business wh^ch the Rio Grande Dlv-s^on takes to it, and for which that division gets nothing. In my opinion that is not ra-? Iroadlng, T think the Eastern div^s^on should give the Rio Grande at least two m^le haul for one, for everything which originates upon or comes from the Rio Grande division. Moreover, it "s thmu-^h the Rio Granc e div^*sion that the road gets all its money from the pools in New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico and California, I write this to you confidentially and don't want to be quoted upon the subject, but I am very anx^'ous to have your views on it. Truly, G. M. Dodge. 329 No. 1 Broadway N. Y. City, "arch 8, 1886. Gov. John 0. Brown, Receiver, Dallas, Texas. My dear Governor:- I sent Mr. Granger to the bondholders meeting in Philadelphia yesterday, as T wanted to know exactly what was done there, and he made a verbatim report of the proceedings, a copy of which T enclose herewith tor your information; please read and return it to me. There was nothing whatever said in relation to the scheme or manner of raising money without the Issuance of Receivers' certifi cates, but you will notice that they sat down upon the Receivers certificates. Some of the bondholders claimed th't they were to be put out at a per cent. 4. I don't know nor can T find out what their ideas are, but it seems to me that if you are going to handle these roads you have got to take active steps and raise some money at once. I don t think it is necessary to put out an 9 per cent certificate. I tiiink one bearing 6 per cent per annum could readily be floated here. I believe it is true economy to repair the road immediately but it is possible the bondholders prefer to come in and contribute the funds themselves instead of issuing Receivers' certificates. You will notice that a statement was made at the meeting trat it represented very nearly the entire bonded Qebt of the road. I do not understand that, because they certainly are v-ry small owners; it is possible they may have proxies. The opposition to the issuance of certificates seemed to be led by Gen. VJistar and his followers. They took entire control of the meetin'" and carried it through to suit themselves. You may know how they expect to raise money and if you do T would like to hear from you what it is, because it appears to me to be a critical time in the affairs of the Texas k Pacific Co. Please inform me also if you think the Court will ^ssue the Recevers' certificates in the face of such action ma was taken at this meet-ng. If you are not permitted to issue certificates, how are you to get money to bu'ld up the Rio Grande and the New Orleans divisions? What you wsmt to guard against is this: the Eastern division, whilst ifc is earning net money from the business which comes from and originates on the Rio Grande and N.h.P. divisions seems disposed to allow those divi ions to go to pieces, whilst the net earnings of the Eastern division will take care of it. Now there Is no question but what any railroad expert would givethe N.O.P. and Rio Grande divisions, for all business originating upon them, two for one. There are so many reasons for thi s that T do not care to enter into an argument upon it; tut there is one very potent one that T will mentionthat is, that it is through the Rio Grande division that the road gets all the money out of the pools, T think the receivers sliould take into consideration the fact that whilst the road is earning net money from the business given it by the N.O.P. and Rio Grande dlvis'ons, it Is all being used on the Eastern division. Truly, G. M. Do ge. 331 Inarch, 1886 . THE PORT WORTH & DENVER CITY RAILWAY COMPANY March 13th, 1886. Gen. Dodge, Dear Sir: In answer to yours of 8th inst. I. do not think an extension of 50 miles would add to our earnings very much, and it will be a question whether it will pay interest on the extension. Still I think we ought to accupy that Territory and it would be policy to ex tend, I could build and equip for $15,000. in Bonds or build with out equipment for $13,500. per mile, but I would think it best to put in some stock so as to provide for the first 12 months interest it is better to have a surplus in the treasury than be cramped. My idea would be to build slow for the present and not let construction material interfere with the business traffic of the Road. The fact of being at work will tend to draw business and keep it. The business north commences in June or July and keeps up untill Oct. or 1st of Nov. I means beef shipments. We are likely to get all the early beef at Harrold and if we get to Quanah by 1st of §ept. we will get all the trade we would get by going there earlier. • But to get there by 1st of Lept . it will be necessary to commense at once, Bissell and Granger will be back to-morrow and will report to you as early as possible, Our business is very light now on account of the strike. Yours truly. Morgan Jones. 333 New York^; March 13, 1886. Gov. J. C, Brown, Receiver, Dallas, Texas. Dear Governor: T am today in rece^'pji of your favor of March 8th, with enclos ures of your statement and petition to the court, a skinc auti.ority to issue Receivers' Certificates. T notice by the papers that you are getting ahead of the strike, of which T am very glad, for you want to settle these questions and are now in a position to do so once for all. Tt seems to me that this is a ver"' good time to make some changes in the employees of the company who have been on the road for a long time, especially in the Department of Motive Power. The Motive Power of the road in my opinion is worse off than any other part of it, from the fact that the men who were in charge of it have not had the right nor authority to control their men. The -master mechanics have virtually been under the orders of their employees. T have had a long talk with Mr. Geo. F. Tyler of Philadelphia who is a very heavy holder of N.O.P. bonds. He fully agrees with me in holding that you ought to be allowed to put out Receivers' Certificates for an amount equal to that asked for in your petition. T understand that Gen. V/i tar has been or is down there witii you. You want to understand fully that the whole Philadelphia interest is looking out for but one object, and that is the protection of the h-^lders of the Consolidated and First Mortgage bonds. There is nothing more certain than this. They never yet have taken anyone into the Committee to represent the Rio Grande d^v^sion. The holders of the Rio Grande Div. and the N.O.P. Div. bodds want the road put in order this year, and it can be done as economically t>y issuing Receivers' Certificates as in any other way. T think Mr. Sheldon asks for entirely too much, but the aount you ask for seems reasonable, and w'ti.; it the road can be put in shape to earn consider able net earnings, and then w^th these earnings and what you ask for you can do the rest of the work; but you must take the position with the courts that the Eastern Division rau-.t pay for the use of the Rio Grande Ry. eve if it does not pay for the New Orleans Div. The Rio Grande bonds are very firm and are being bought by people who seem to think that no matter wh&t is done on the road, they will br^ng what they are selling for now. There is a large English Syndicate buying them as well as one or two heavy syndicates in the Street and T don't expect to see them much below 50. They hold up veil in this depressed market. T would like to know what Gen. IVistar's views are as to the stock and the N.O.P. ad R.G. bonds. I don't know *hat the court will be disposed to act against the bondholders,but you have as yet had no voice or action on the part of the bondholders. T understand that Judge Pardee Isas been over the road and if so he of course can see the exact pos^t-'on of it and act upon his ^vm Judgment. Truly G. M. Dodge. 835 . karch, 1886. THE FORT WORTH & DENVER CITY RAILWAY COMPANY March 18th, 1886. Dear General: I sent you Bissell's report by Pacific express yesterday. The maps will be sent as soon as they are finished. I had a long talk with Merrill today; he says that a practical route cannot be got north from Donley County, but that we would have to go as far west as Arm strong County. This wouIj. make a circuitous route to the north. He claims to have been over that Country so much that he knows what he is talking about. I rather think the best thing to do, is to build to Quanah and stop for the present, untill we can make some connection. "West of Hardeman is all in large pastures," and the country west would not give us much business. Nothing new in strikers circles. There are two assemblys here, 101 and 78 . From what I can learn 78 is very dissatisfied and blame 101 for precipitating the strike without suffi cient cause. Do you remember the Hendricks property -joining that bought a year ago7 The Compress has bought it. It is 4.60/l00 acres for $10,000. We can get 2 acres of it by taking it now, at same price, as the Compress Co. can get along with 2 6/l0 acres. I think we ought to take it, "Write or wire me what to do. Yours very truly, Morgan Jones. oS7 March, 1886. The Forth Worth &■ ^enver ^ity Railway Company, Fort Worth, I'exas, March 21st, 1886. Gen. Dodge, Dear Sir*. I sent you the maps last night by Pacific Express. I dont know if the horse back trips has quite covered the ground you wish. I understand that the old surveys have pretty well tested the ground north of the old survey to the Canadian River. I am told that Mr. »«ashburn's instructions were to cross the Canadian at a point much further N. E. than the line adopted. I do not think much more information will be gained by sending Granger there again, what do you think? The new coal shaft shows up very satisfactory. It has about 16 inches and 22 inches of coal separated by 6 inches of slag or slate in the middle and the quantity is much better, now they want a branch built out to the mines. I want them to sink one more shaft in another direction. I think Mr. Gould's policy will sin this tine. It will be better in the long run to fight this thing out now. It is only a matter of time untill they will give in. Most of them would now if they had any excuse to get out of the order. I believe the order is nearly ripe for a bust up, if there was a leader that they had confidence in who would make the first break. I enclose you some clippings out of the Gaxette which will give you an idea of public opinion. Yours very truly, Morgan Jones. P. S. A'e are having an early Si;ring beef carrle is going to come out earlier than last year, and I think more of tuem. I dont know what to think of stock cattle, there are no sales. Ne^T York, March 22, 1886. W. H. Abrame, Esq., Land Co;:j:u ., Dallas, Texas. . Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of 17th inst; with enclosures as therein stated, and thank you for your kind and prompt attention to my applica tion for the purchase of lands, as well as for the concession made in the price. The location is very satisfactory. I have advised Mr. Sage to send in his securities and t,ake up land with them. I told him to send them direct to you and take your judcment upon location. I suggested to him that perhaps the .balance of th lands north of Big Springs would be a good entry for him to make, but your know better than I do. No doubt Mr. Sage has written you before this. I aide advised Mr. Connor to send in his securities and you will probably hear from him soon. If you do please do the best you can for Hern both. It is important that we get in enought securities to take up our quota of lands before August. Very truly yours, n. M. Dodge. . 341 March, 1686. THE FORT 'VORTH & DENVER CITY RAILWAY COMPANY. March 24th, 1886. Dear General: I wired you yesterday that Merrill says that no practical route can be got from The Texas line, north to the Canadian until we go west of Donley county. I had a talk with Merrill again this morning at this office with Bissell and Granger present. Merrill says he run several lines, and that the notes should be in our office of that country. I have changed my mind about sending Mr. Granger out there, until I hear from you further. The ravines and hills etc. are running East and West end it will be difficult to get a line due north. I thought best to run a line through the Woods place into town to see what it will cost. I spoke to the owner about it. I told him we drily wanted to see what it cost to get into Town but dont expect to do anything more. I want to look up some interests I have in New Mexico and Colorado, it will take 10 or 12 days, and if you dont want me here for that length of time please write me by return mail. Your letters in regard to 'Pown Sites to hand and I hope will accomplish result desired, iis soon as Montgomery returns I will consult with him about it. Have written Eddy to day. Business is very light, otherwise things moving smoothly. Yours very truly, Morgan Jones. P. I enclose you C 's report of coal, which is correct as far as thickness of coal is stated. 343 March, 1886, New York. March 26, 1886. Morgan Jones, Esq., President, Fort Worth, Texas. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of the maps and report of Mr. Bissell. It is about as I supposed it would be from my knowledge of that country. I have marked upon the map in red the lines which I conside* the most feasible, one running up Spiner's Creek and another turning North West near Clhrendon. It seems to me that these lines should be carefully examined^ they keep us in Texas and run in the right direction. If we could use the one going up Spil].er's Creek we would not lose much distance because we could use the divide between Pra irie Dog and Salt Creeks for our. line going iVest. If we have to use the old line until we get to Clarendon it would be a very long distance out of our way. There is in my mind no question but what we will have to meet some of these roads near Wheeler or Hemphill County, but we don'o want to run too far out of our way to do it, so as to make our line so long from the Canadian to Ft. Worth that they would be induced to put a line in to the East of us. I wish" you would talk freely with Bissell and Murrell about the lines I have marked in red. You ought to look up all the maps and Mr. Murell's prelim inary surveys through that country. They are with you or Mr. Law, They would show what country has been thoroughly developed. Then I want those lines .put upon this map and their report and statement of your ideas upon it, returned with the mpa, to me. I would also like to have placed upon this map the distances between important points, especially upon the lines I have marked. There is no objection to keeping a ood bright man up in that country thoroughly developing it. It is a question in my mind, however, whether Granger has had enough experience in this preliminary work to undertake this alone. Of course Murrell has and so has Bissell, but I suppose you don't think you could spare Bissell again. How woiid it do to send Murrell with Granger and let them make a trip up there together. There is another point that needs consideration. Whom have you in Texas able to take charge of the construction of this extention. My inclination would be to send Mr. Wolcott from '^.uincy. 111. Whatever work is undertaken hereafter in way of construction, I want kept entirely separate from the running department, so there wil be no friction whatever. Yours truly. G. M. Dodg - • 345 March, 1886 Charles P. Adams Jr., Pres. Elisha Atkins, Vice Pres. Henry McParland, Sec. & Treas,. Oliver W. Mink, Comptroller. (Post Office Box No. 5287.) THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, Equitable Building. Boston, March 26, 1886. Gen . G. M . Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York. My dear Sir: I have to acknowledge receipt of your favor of yesterday, , which I have read with interest. As you say, there are indeed indications of trouble among our employes. I do not know how I can better set forth the policy that I have indicated to Mr. Callaway, and have iterated and reiterated until I am weary, than by sending you the enclosed copy of a letter which I sent to him this morning. I wholly concur in your views. You say that half of our employes could be discharged without hurting the road. I do not htink you appreciate the condition in which the Union Pacific came into my hands. As a trivial contribution to your better information on this point, I enclose you a copy of some special reports which I recently had printed. I believe I have not sent you copy before. The simple fact is, as I have at last ascertain ed to my great cost, S. H. H. Clark did not know what a railroad was. He thought he did, and Mr. Gould thought he did; but the man was utterly incompetent, and not over honest. His weakness with our employes was soraetiiing incredible. He turned over the orad with its force in a wholly demoralized condition and materially in a condition which could not stand six months hard work. Why the thing did not tumble to pieces of itself is now incredible to me. It will take years to get it into good shape. I should be willing to pay you a handsome compensation if you would go out and pass two months on the line of the Union Pacific quietly taking notes and sending me reports. I do not believe as yet I have got to the bottom oi the rottenness. I remain. Very truly yours, Enclosure Nos. 5 & 6. Charles F. Adams, Jr., President. 347 Ilew York, March 26, 1886 < Gen, W. T. Clark, Matt Morgan Stuflio, Burnett "!7ood Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dear General: I enclose herewith photographs of Col, Mersey, Gen, Rice, Maj, Barnes and Col, Ti^henor. The first two were Brigade Commanders whom you win remember, and tJie other two were on my staff, I also enclose a photograph of myself in uniform and one without uniform (as I am now), TThen you have used these please- retrun them to me as they are all I have. I have no otj.er photograpi.s of any of my staff. I may get a photograpn of Capt, Jonas who was my Aide at the time. I enclose a list of my staff from 'whici. you can obtain the addresses and get photographs from them. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge U''' ■ ■> ■r^ ' ' >' r.- ^ . f 349, April, 1886. New York, April 1, 1886. W, T. Walters, Esq., Baltimore, Md. Dear Sir:- I have been ov- r to Boston and met there Mr. Strong , President of the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Co. His company is about to construct an extention of their road from Kiona, Kansas, to some point in the PanHandle of Texas crossing the Canadian River just above Mobeita and I have arranged with them that we shall build an extension of our ^'rom our present terminus to connect with them at some point, to be hereafter agreed upon, so as to give us a continuous line through the Panhandle, into Kansas, which of course would be very beneficial to our road, but for the present it is a confidential matter. I shall first build 50 miles with the oroceeds of the bonds we can issue upon our recent 34 mile extension, and which are alreadj'^ authorized by the Executive Committee but what I want to ask of you is your opinion as to the better way of negotiating these Bonds • ye propose to issue but vl5,000 per mile upon, the 50 miles to be billt and this would bring down the rate per mile on the entire road to say vl6,000, which, I ihink will be an easy matter fdr us to take care of. I have, as yet, said nothing to anyone about this. as I am in such a position that it is not prudent for me to do so and I write you this because I think you are entitled to know just what IS ping on, and what my plans are. I have no doubt that the end of th^ matter will be that the A. T. & s. P. will get our Road. I would like to hear from you about this. w"uj.u j.iKe Yours truly. G. M. Dodge. Nevf York, April 5, 1886. Hon. JoiiH Chapman, Counlcil Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Sir:- I saw your inaugural yesterday for the first time and noticed in it your recommendations in relation to the high water anc the hest method of relieving the bottom lands from it. Having had a great deal of experience in thaLbottom, I believe I know as much about high water as any one and I desire to suggest to y.ou that in my opinion the proper way to overcome the difficulties mentioned by you is to complete the levee once commenced up near the grounds of the C. & N.7/.Ry. Co. and carry it around to the embankment leading to the bridge, following the hightable right around. That would keep dry all the space inside of the embankment unless it was from back water coming in from below the bridge. Also allc-.v me to suggest that it would be a great mistake to make any waterways through the embani-onent. All such passage ways as are necessary should be above extreme high water. You and I would not agree as to v/hat high water is but tlicre is no question but what the high water of which you speak \7as comparatively lower at Council Bluff than at any other point on the river from Sioux City to Kansas City; that is , the extreme rise above any other higi. water ever known was not as much there. Tnoever has tried to make you believe that the water below the bridge was three feet lower than that above it is mistaken. If there was a difference of three inches I am much mistaken. It is possible that the water may have piled against our banks there and so'have risen a little higher there than below the bank, but the ridge running clear ar-ound the Brov/n track was above high water all during the great flood and I think this is true also of the ground around where the water works machinei-y stands but of this I will not be certain. What Council Bluffs needs is to- protect the levve against the River so as to throw the entire river through the space under the bridgeg then all the ground soutn of the levee, between there and the railroad tracks will only be subject to overflow from the water which backs up between the grade and the very small local drainage could be very easily taken care of when once the streets of the city are graded. I do not write this to antagonize anyone or open any discussion in relation to the theories hold by others. My only desire is to suggest to you the only practical means of keeping the water off of the city. Of course it does not require any Juore water way to pass the Missouri river at Council Bluffs than at Bellevue and if I mistake not, the water way given by the new bridge at C.B. is much larger than that at Bollevue, or at Blair. I hooe you will meet the Union Pacific people and come to some agreement wltii them so that the levee can bo compieteu and made permanent. At points whore the low water slougiis strike it, it should be rip-rapped on tiie outside. I should think it could be ttid up to the old North-west grade and ran along uyon tha t until it strikes wliat is known as the Brown addition table; then follow that around, A sufficient protection at first could be made by riprapping with willow 352 slios, that- it v;ould billow and in a yea. or tv^o it v;ould come so matted that it -.vould protect itself. Across the low sloughs it wants heavy work on tliO high table it doesn t re^^ii^e veyy muCy. The heavy work Si-ould be put in where the levee runs paralle. with Lhe river east and v/est. The attack on the levee from north of the water-works down to the old grade on ti.e Brov/n tract would be very slight but from this point,, say where the levee would turn south to the'point where a connection would be made with ti.e- present levee, heavy work would be' required and very careful construction across tie high Vater sloiigiis would be necessary. ■ Very truly yours, • - . r . 11. Dodges, w - , • . . i i f. • - Jk. A A y • »-' # • m « ■ # W 0' • ^ - t ^ ^i , i • * /* oV - . . X• • kid. j. 1' I'''VX■ i • ^ Ou . - ' . iiv . . Iwili ot rj IJ.:; ^ 'j C. , ■ ■ • . ..nl j.i . :i. . -r. . . V * w (4*k 0 ■ »!' * • • XX'' 0*t. A t ^ • ■ «. #. 1 / iJ' Xi^v ^Xl 1 O. I Hi » ' - . I '» ik« om iAiigo ov 'p 0.4 kjj .yons ^iPSi*coori ; i. s- o.i f*'i I i .. mii.: cl aum'w. ;l li, J' '41 ' '.v r o(''C' '.' ■•Oi' .V • Jr«xh'lcai uo.. ^ 'i S " ii lii .Ji? ' . 1 -tC'x' . 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' ■ •' '■ • ViX.. - u- 1. -. -r" iC V .■ i J ' .1 • • • . _ , ' i" '.ri J t."*') I .1.1 '■J.W au- , I .; t. i . i ".'r- I . ' . IIi"" .i. ' 'vl .d I' ll' . V ' 4 vMv- New York, April 6, 1886. Hon. Jams: TTileon, U.S.Senate, Uaskincton, D.C. I'y dear Sir:- I enclose herewith a dispatch from my personal friend Mr. E.B. IVheelock of Marshall",. Texas. Confidentially, I suppose that he fears some opposition will be made to the confirmation of Mr. Regan on account of his action in protecting the Texas & Pacific Railway property from the strikers. If there are none but political objection to Mr. Regan's confirmation, I will take it as a personal favor if you will have him confirmed. I am well acquainted with Mr. Regan and know him to be a very competent officer and I know that during our troubles in the south, hd has shown himself to be a brave, active, careful and considerate man and I do not t.,ink he has gone oulside the instructions of the court. He has, of course, been placed in a very difficult position. Please show this letter to Allison if it is necessary, and, if consistent for you to do so, drop me a lino in reply. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 355, i'Sf Ilevf York, April 9, 1886. II, P. Dodge, Esq., ' . " Coui'.cil Bluff3y lo.va. ■ T • - Dear Sir:- '. , . I am in receipt of yours of recent date in regard to U.P.Ry. Co. and have forwarded it to 'ir. Ames. We were all very much surprised at the actior of the Legislature as I.'r. Chapman had written to Mr. Adams and LIr. Adams had replied to his letter, telling him he expected to be in the west very soon, and would take up and consider all these matters. I know that the present management of thq IT.P. has no loca feeling, either for or a ainst any town and it must be evident to Council Bluffs that thing;s ha,ve been .tending towar.d tnem. Of course if the citizens of C.B. desire to antagonize and fight the IT.P. it is an easy matter for them to do so. We all knov/ that such a fight would result only in an injury to C.B. I took up this matter witl^ Kr. Ad.ams some time ago and laid before hi;., the grievances of the people of Council Bluffs and he then assured me that when ..e went west he v/ould see our citizens there. It seems t me that the Board of Trade should take up this, matter and when Mr. Adams arrives there, if they have any grievances let them lay them before him. There is no use of going into ancient history bu let them show just wherein the Bluffs fias been discrimi nated against and what the present management is doing that is detrimental to the city. They should also, tkke up with him the question of protecting the city from the floods of the Missouri River. It loo" s as though the Government and Cong'ess were both determined 6o make a settlement with ti.e U.P«Co. and it is all non sense to talk about the company not paying its debt fn full. If i-t can float a 3f< bond, I do not see, where th're is any, harm to anyone; 3'f. and 4'^- bonds are now being floated all over the country by railroads of standing equal t-^ the U.P. Of course a settjLement between the U.P. and the Gcv ernment would put the Ry. Co. in a p.oiition wli'-re it could do a great many things -wliich it ow cannot; no-matter how much it mi:-int desire to do for C.B. txiey could not spend any money there so long as it is held as it now is under the Thurman bill and every act of the legislature, sucl. as the rece t one, will further prevent its doing anyt..ing for tiie city. T wrote an article for the Des Moines Register in reply to an editorial published in its issue of April 2nd, but T do not know whetho or not they will print it. In my opinion, if the citizens of Council Bluffs had shown half the interest or the industry in taking caref of the roads entering there from the east as they have in attacking the U.P. they would have accomplished a groat deal more th n they have. It is well known to tiie citizens of C.B. (or if it is not it ought to be) that every road ending in C.B* would today be in Omaha if it had not been for the stand' taken by the U.P. on allowin them to cross the bridge and meet ing them at its eastern terminus in C.B* Tvro roads have already gone int o Omaha one north and one south of C.B. because of the position the U.P. has taken, and I now see no reason why the U.P. should stand in the way of all the other roads 'oinr there, if C.B. takes no interest in the defense the corapnny has made for it. The trouble about all 356 these matters is,that there has never been any decided, concerted M action of the business men of Council Bluffs. Their effort has ^ generally been to accomplisi; their desires in some other such as building another bridge, instead of '~oing directly to the manage ment and la;/lng their compla nts before them., Witliin on'y the last few days, parties vhio are b"' ilding a railroad in Nebraska or contemp- •lating extnnsions there have been negotiating with the U.P. for the right to cross the bridge when it is completed into C.B. and the. Company has given them a ssurances that they were considering' the matter, and that in all probability they would be allowed to come in over, thje bridge I submit their statements and I think the Board of Tradq. -^nd tVe city officials should take .them up and when 1!e. Adams arrives there abouththe 20th of this mont; , they should meet him and h<ave prepared what they want to lay before him and discuss the (Juestions as business men. I want Ur, Chapman, Mf. Carson, L!r. Pusey and llr. Keatley in this matter. It seems almost a .fatality that wiienever anyone undertakes to do anything for the. Bluffs andgets matters in shape, it .rls.es. up and - stops it. • • Very truly yours, G. 11. Dodge. P.B. Since writing the above, I. have received the following dispatch from Mr. Adams at Kansas City: "Poppleton wires me that Resolution has passed both houses of • iowa Legislature. Will you at once see about it. and d-^ what you can as this foolishly precipitates action and will make it most difficiilt ^ for me to adjust matters. It forces tl.e Company into ,a position of ^ antagonism whether we wish to occupy it or not." . ^ You see from this what his disposition was. Mr. Carsop -^ired me that the resolut-ion's onuld be held off until an interview was had with Mr>. Adams. I think that the business men of the city should take up this matter. I can say to you, in the strongest terms .tiiat in my opinion this is a crises in the -ffairs of Council Bluffs. Mr. Cotteway today sent, me the following telegram: "Mr. Kimball telegrai-hs in reply to your message that he knows of no case in w. ich a higher rate is charged from San Francisco toCouncil Bluffs than to Cmaha, upon the same class of freight." This ought to sottle the charge of discrimination against C.P. . G. M • • • •' g.i?..; 1V '; » ■ , :o.thi y,- ni ■ ' ^ * Ufc i ' lil '■t.J 111 ,1. 10 .hifj'if Jr.! oiu' .1 . i ■ Y fU'l f J ^ u.. ... < iT. ,,t • • . i J I. ( 4i.' ' . , ; , 11'' ' •*- ^ ' J L . 0 [ H t i 'li i: > ^ . , -h; • • " . ' . ■ 1 ' rt . «j ■ 'i' '; ' ' . ' * '• i •' I t?v . . ." , rv.- I . r: j 'I ■ - .r 'I' .' - "J " , ' f . r 'fc • , , ^ ■ ' ' ' * • •' t- ' , f> '-J uh . ti.. .' . ■. 4 . aj > . < I T ■ . i t. i J ...JJ . : ' '1 .» M . , ■Vt.' . . . »'f 4 . . ... >- '.i O.., lyo I York, April 10, 1886. John T. Baldv/in, Esq., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Bear Sir:- I am in receipt of your letter and one from Mr. Pusey upon U.P. affairs. IVhen I wired, I was under the impression that the Resolution had only passed one branch of the Legislature. Of course if the citizen of Council Bluffs propose to strike first and place the companay where it is impossible for the to negotiate witli them, I have nothing to say. That is a qLiestion for them to decide. I can only say that in the end they will find that they have made a very great, mistake. I know what the feelings of Mr. Adams and of Mr. Calaway have been upon this matter. IThen you talk about stockyards, you kno./ how impossible it would be for the U.'-. or for any other company to refuse to give trackage to such yards, no matter where they might be located and especially is this the case where private capital has been put into stockyards, as was done in Omaha. Our people were never in favor of the yards there. I still think that the leading citizens of C.E. ought to meet Mr. Adams upon his arrival there and lay their grievances before him, and, if possible, undo what has been done, and get into friendly relations with the U.P. If it is, as you say, the cesire of Mr. Chapman to drive the U.P* out of Iowa, i is the greatest mistake he ever made in his life and I think sue., a statement must come from i.is temper rather than his judgement. As to high water that is only a question of fact and one easily ascertained. The new bridge at C.B. whdn it is completed will certainly afford passage way for a great deal more water than the bridge at Bellevue or the one at Blair. TOiat should be done is to protect the table-land, as I suggested to you and Mr. ilright when you were here, but I don't suppose they would listen to me in the matter. Very tru ly yours, G.M. Dodge. 361 New York, April 13, 1886, Wra, T. V/alters:- I think we are to escape a flood in Lower Mississippi so that we will have a good season to repair road. The Rio Grande people will get together and reconunend an issue of certificates say 350,000 or as much as is needed on that division for the year. The N.O.P. should do the same, say issue 500,000 for that division and put it up. In the meantime we can reorganize on a fair basis. Wistar wrote to Kidder & Co, that the eastern division had an offer in writing for their bends and were disposed to take in. Do you know who mads it and what it is? I consider tliat the :Gastern division for the futtire is the weakest and most vulnerable point and is rot entitled to over 4 percent on the consols. Mr. TIewcombp should advocate some such, propositions as this. Rgduce the bonded debt of the Rio Division to $20,000 per mile the same as the New Orleans Pacific, issue a mortgage to cover the whole road, give the Eastern division 4 per cent bond on full face of consa»ls; On the Rio and N.O.P. divisions 3 per cent B. bonds for $20,000 per mile and make say a 6 or 8 per cent assessment on the stock. This would in time give all parties the full face value of their investment, fix the fixed charges on the entire road under 61,500,000 and give us plenty of money to put it in shape. Preliminary to this, issue certificates to do this year's work, and let each, division have an expert to see that the money is properly spent on permanent improvements. Ballast on N.O.P., steel on Rio and bal last and steel on the Western. Bondholders will accept a three per cent bond for face of bond rather than a 5 per cent for 5C to 60 per cent of face and an income for balance. Can you not present this to your friend, Mr. May who represented the Rios, who is favorable to It? Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. is properly on Rio and balof bond 363 New York, April 13, 1B86. George F. Tyler, Esq., Philadelpl.ia, Pa. Dear Sir:- I sawy today a letter from General Wistar, to Kidder Co. of this city in whicli he states that they have had a written offer for the T. °-P. Consols, which they are disposed to take. Do you kno'w who made that offer and what it is, or is it a "bluff"? I am satisfied that neither the Rio Grande nor N.O.P. bond-holders will accept any such proposition as they have put forth. The fact is that the Eastern division ts the most vulnerable division of the road, and least likely to earn its iinterest, every point on it being competitive or likely to he so withint the year, I wrote llr. Walters and suggested to him a basis upon which I thought th.e company could be re-organized and it ./as presented to the representatives here of the Rio Grande Division, who are favorable to it. I do not want to put out ray opinion is this. Resume the Rio Grande Division bonds to (>20,000 per mile and issue a mortgage, as they propose, upon the whole road. Issue Series A at 45^, for ti-e consols and Series B. at 5" % for the Rios N.O.P. D'vis'ion. If thdy were based on (20,000 per mile the 4,>*s woulr of course be for the consols at their face. This, in time, would "ive everyone par for his bonds and would keep the fixed charges so low that tl.e road would always be able to meet ther... Then, assess the stock 6 or Qf,, What I want to more particularly suggest to you is the necessity of' the N.O.P. Division bondholders petitioning the court to authorize the issue of say (500,000 of Receiver's certificates upon that division for the pu pose of putting it up in good shape. I am satisfied that we are to have no high water this season and that amount of money spent there this year in ballasting and raising the banks would put it in condition to take care of itself, and that amount is about all that could be economically spent upon that division for the present. The holders of Rio Trande Division bonds should do the same . 1.350,000 should be spent upon that dtvisio-', and, if the eastern division needs it, spend a like amount there this year, (l,500,000 should put the road in fair running order and next ydar, if it is necessary we could spend that much more upon it. aut the court will not do anyti.ing until the bond-holders appear. Therefore the holders of Rio and N.O.P. Division bonds should apply to the court to do this. I understand that Kidder ^ Co. are gettlnr- a very large response from Rio Grande rdivision bond-helders, and this will le their disposition. If something is not soon done to put these two divi3ion3 into better con dition, then we think the road will soon get into such bad order th^t it cannot be operated. Let them raise the money, separately or eac^ divi sion if they wish, and appoint some one to see that it is properly and economically expended in permanent improvements but I would have no fe«r but that tho receiv-^rs -culd expend it wisely and "rell for Garvey, their engineer, is an ablo men. The ro-^d needs steel and ballast; its bridr^os, equipment '-c. are in fair condition. I write this to you confidentially T +V1Q+. tho n.n. P.bondliolders should move as the holders of Rio s amount of would put about all present. economically but that tho engineer, is equipment '*c an al , are for I tj.ink that the N.O.P.bondholders should move as the holders of Rio s have done and have their respr^sentative pppsent It to the court. I would like to know what you think of t!:is mode of reorganization. Truly, C. N, Bodge. Denver Colo, April 19, 1886. Gen'l. G.M. Dodge, Pres. Ft. Worth & Denver City R.R. Dear Sir: I have been awaiting an answer to my last letter to you. But in the meantime have been busy closing up our business and getting my contract with the Denver and Texas Railway Construction and Improvement Company in shape. I have also been at work upon closing up a traffic contract with the Colorado Midland Railway Co. which will give us a through line by standard guage track to Manitou Springs, Leadville, Aspen and GlenwoodSprings, four of the most important business points in Colorado, not on our line already. The contract has been agreed upon and is now being put in shape for ratification, about which there seems to be no doubt. The Midland people have the money and have let contract s to build from Leadville to Aspen and now propose to build from Colorado Springs, where they will connect with us, to Leadville, so as to haul their material for their whole line, over their owp road. My advices f:om the money men in New vork are that when the labor difficulties in the Soutlw est are settled we can raise the money for the through line, i.e. for yours and our ends of it together. Have you done anything sincejou wrote me last? By the way, as to the coal on the south side of Emory's Gap. I had a call a day or two ago from a reliable man, who is now sinking upon the outcrop, near our land. He thinks there is a good vein, has already spent $1000 and is going ahead. It is about 100 miles from the Canadian River. Please write and let me know if it is worth while for me to come to New York to raise money now. We have a clean sheet upon which to raise it and a comparatively cheapline to build. Very truly yours, etc.. Jolin Evans. 367 New York, April 19, 1886, Chas. Adams, E sq., Pres. U.P.Ry. Co., Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir; I have received a letter from my brothei' in Council Bluffs, written after he had had an interview witl. Chapman. He says the resolutions passed by the legislature are held in such shape that if I.'r. Adams corrects the abuses existinr; r.t the Bluffs, they -.vill not injure him in Congress. Mr. Chapman says that Mr. Calloway has never visited Council Bluffs and he expresses the desire that if Hr. Adams comes to Omaha he will come over and se'^ the people of C.B.. He says a visit of this kind woi^.ld Inspire yood feeling. The citizens th.ere, as a general thing, are friendly to the company but there is no questi-n but that they have a great mdny judt grievances w}:io]. have been caused more by negative rather than positive acts of the company and a full understanding should be had in relation 'to them, end, if the actions of the citizens of C.B. are incorrect, it should be so kliown. They say positively th.rt there has been discrimino tion against Council Bluffs, i" not from San Francisco east, certainly from C. B. West. I have had letters from people in ""ashington who are very friendly to us and th.ey are very much exercised over these resolutions, and do not see their way clear to act under them, but if the people of the BPuffs were satisfied, there woulr be no' further trouble in the matter. Very truly yours, G. I'h Bodge. 369 New York, April 22, 1886. Mr. B. S. Wathen, $ Mo. Pac. By. Co., rrreenfllle, Texas. Dear Sir:- The trial of the case of Hunter, Sanpson "• Wells, vs. the International Railway IiTiprovement Co, is set down for early in the month of June. We will hereafter get notice of t'e exact date. It will be neces.sary for you to be there and testify on the trial and I write thrs early so that you may let us know if it is possible for i^ou to core, and mako whatever personal arrangements that may be necessary. If your health is such that yor- can miake the trip, there is no qiiestion as to gettin- authority for you to leave pout work there as tlio people wl o '^mploy you are thr ones who are mo^tlj' intereste in the outcome of this suit. If for anjt reason it is absolutely impossible for you to come here, I will send our attorney, who has cJ.arge of the case here and is thoroughly familiar witli it, to take your deposition, but we prefer of course to have you come here and go upon the stand. Please advise me fully in regard to this. Yours truly G. M. Dodge .'"i s ■'» . .t.«w . .. • ,o ■ . 4 '•V . ■, t'. ft ■h. . 371 April 1886. New York. April 24, 1886. Mr. 52i50. p. Tyler, Philadelphia. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter and am a good deal surprised at your statement. You all seem to run before you are hurt. Ho., you can accept any such terms on the only division earnings its fuxl interest is more than I can comprehend. Before you do anything, or come to any of these conclusions let us wait and see what Gov. Brown has to say. Judge Pardee will issue these certificates and hold the whole road responsible. Hp is thoroughly opposed to any disintegration and it will be a hard matter for the eastern divi ion or any other divisions to bring it so that without the aid of the stockholders, the other division... and finally the^ court. I beg to say, and I think we can prove it, that without the New Orleans Division and the Rio Grande Division, the Eastern division would not earn anywhere near its interest, and the moment it is out way from these two divisions it would have to go at 1^ to two miles for one. This would pay interest alone. I think I understand this bid of the Iron Mountain fives, whibh don't worry me in the least. If they will only sell that division to Mr. Gould, it is all I will ask. In my opinion he will give you a 2^ bond at par, very quicily for the New Orleans division. Yours very truly, G. M .Dodge. 075 April, 1886. The JWJ Ranch, Edwards County, Texas. Post Office Address: IV'ontell, Uvalde Co., Texas, Apl. 27 th, 1886 Dear Gen'l: Today the rain is coming down in torents. I think we have had a full inch of rain in the last six hours but I am delighted as we wanted it for crops and grass. My corn is knee high and oats and soraghun. look fine also garden. We have been cattle gathering for a month with vei'y good results, although our cattle were badly scattered and our horse stock very thin. Gould not rush them,it will take us all of next month to get them all in as the rains have miade plenty of water on the mountains and the stock will not seek the streams as the grass is splendid on the mountains and we have to htint both the valleys and mountains,;which makes very hard work for horses, uses them up rapidly. I am not getting as good a crop of calves as I expected owing I think to lack of bulls. We have not half enough for the Ho.of dows we have. We have branded 21 calves and they are all doing nice ly. The jfirst six heifers but sad to say the next six are all bulls, and I am now only one heifer ahead, 10 bulls and 11 heifers. I am not through _plowing or sowing yet I can put in sorghum until July and make a good crop. I only got in about five acres of corn but expect to get in 15 of sorghum and millet for roughness.With this I can keep my horse stock in good condition. I shall in the fall cut out all my old cows and beaf cattle and turn them on the field as soon as crop is off.in a few weeks they will be fat when I will market them and fill their place with young cattle. I think Jones must be mistaken about the movement of cattle for yearlings are selling here now at :ij8.50, one dollar better than last year and 2500 have passed out of this canon north bound in tie last week. They are driving. I presume the strike has something to do with the offers of stock to the roads. Stock men are most tiidd when there is any fear of interuption in transportation. I am afraid this strike is not over for its a fixed fact if Mr. Gould succeed now the Knights of Labor organization is doomed and he must succeed or the arbitrary power of this organization will exert such dictatorial influence that the whole fabric of popular Government will be menaced and the strong arm of the General Government will have to put it down by force of arms and a deal of blood shedding. I trust he may be successful. Were I unimployed, I would volunteer to run one of his engines and I would do it or bust. I wrote you in my last that I was sorely in want of money. I have not a cent, am running my ranch on my face. Dont know how long it will last, but hope you will send me some soon. I expect todays mail to bring it. I am kidding goats,now have 50 of the finest kid I ever saw. Rave haa an offer for my culls of old goat stock. Think I will sell keeping nothing but the finest in this way with the two iine bucks I have I will have a very fine flock in a year or two more. 376 I shall let them leave about 150 nanies for fall kidding. • I must get some nore bulls they help keep stock together and the per cent of increase is enhanced. This section that I have improved is very fine land and the improvements are good. It's worth ^30 an acre to day as a farming section. I have a field of 40 acres nearly cleaned up whicl^i is as pretty and good a piece of land as you ever saw in Iowa. I think l/2 of it 320 acres is susceptible to agriculture and the balance to fruit and grass. I have l/2 an acre of as fine a stand of alfalfa as was Peter Smith's we saw on Trinity bottoms, l/2 an acre set with Bermuda, which this rain will bring out, and the place looks splendidly. I cant see that I have done so much, but everybody says they never saw sucn a change in one year. Had I not have broken down in health I would have accomplished a deal more but I have had to work against every kind of embarassment, having so many old squatters and thieves, murderers and Mexican labor with bad health nearly knocked the stuffing out of me, but I am daily getting health and strength, but my Dr. says I must not overheat my blood nor work to hard or I will have a set back. The 7th of this m.cmth I had to go into San Antonio to see my Dr. thought I was going to pass in my ci.ecks, caused by over heating my blood and hard work. One of my white laborers got on his ear because I asked him to help push a wagon over to the field to save time in getting up a yoke of cattle. He replied he did not propose to make a mule of himself. I told him his skin was too fine for this kind of work. He had better take his pay and find a softer job. This broke up my fencing gang ^ so I had to take his place and as it was a very hot day and I was deter- PP mined to show my men that I could get along without them if it became necessary as he was the oldest hand on the place. I kept my end of the work up but at night you would have thought I was just out of the river, every thread of clothing was dripping with perspiration that night and the next day I had to pay for it, but I forced discipline on the ranch and no one has questioned my right to have things done my way since. I expect the Walker Co. men here this week to look at the Stone Lands. Gold fever here still high, they are finding it all over. I doubt whether in paying quantities. California rilners-in here prospecting. One of them Ross and old employee of Browers at Las Vegas. Genl. there is an honest old settler on your Section 79, which is your S. E. Section. He wants to buy; he supposed he had settled on a state section. Has made some very fair iniprovements, its a good Section, farming and range land. I have notified him that if he stays he must pay rent he has a few cattle and flock of goats, does not in terfere with me.much though if he was off I would put my herddr over there with the goats and a 100 head of cattle as its a fine valley with plenty of water. lie wants to know if he goes off if you will pay him something for his improvements he has a very fair log house 10 acres cleared and w611 fenced with cedar rails. Its a section you cant afford to sell now at any price you can get. When you sell you want to sell all of your twenty a:., one ranch improved and stocked. This place will catch sonisbody for big money, if we can get it consolid ated which will be do e I think this winter. I can get 20 sections ^ down in the south line which will maxe a dandy ranch and easily fenced. M My own judgment would be to pay old man Lee something for his improvements, it would not be much to you but a deal to him, as is been done by his own labor and he located in good faith, is not a bulldosing squatter. Please let me hear from you soon. Yours truly, J. W. Jennings. 877 May, 1886 UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. Construction Department. Chief Engineer's Office. J. Blickensderfer, Chief Engineer Omaha, Neb. May 5, 1886. Genl. G . Mi. Dodge , Nol. Broadway, N. Y. Dear Sir; Some time ago I received from your daughter Mrs. Pusey, a copy of Genl. Die's report on organization etc., of U. P. R. R. being one of the papei s I inquired for of you, in an earlier letter. M.rs .■ Pusey in sending the fceport, said: "This is the only copy of this particular report he (you) has, so in case you wish to keep this one in your possession please consult him, as I do nbt know but that he wishes to own it himself." As I desired the report in order to bind it with others and thus complete for myself a full set, I wish thus particularly to ask whether you wish it returned to you, or whether I mah keep it and have it bound for myself. The second copy which could not be found among your papers, being the report for 1865, I have had the good fortune to obtain since I wrote you, from Saml. B. Reed, Esq, and thus I have if I may be permitted to kc-ep the one from you, a complete set. What do you think by this time, of the prospect of Oongressional Legislation regarding the extension of time to U. P. and other Pacific Roads, for the payment of government subsidy. I should be glad to know your views. Very truly yours. J. Blickensderfer. ■ ,.vV»' ' V' . s Ne-i7 York, L'ay 11, 1886. LIr. Morgan Jones, President, Ft. ^.7orth, Texas. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your fasror of May 6th in relation to the visit of Messrs. Strong, Snyder and Seeley to Ft. 'Jorth. I l.ope you v^ill be able to make a trade with th' Texas ?c Pacific at once, so tiiat we can be free there; then in my opinio , we will have to make arrange ments -with the Santa Fe read, for if the Texas & Pacific persists in making sucj. a charge against us it will be impossible for us to meet it. Anyhow, I am disposed to get independent of them if possible. Three or four parties to deal with, and all of them quarreling, makes a very unpleasant state of affairs. I have talked ibo the M. K. T. people about our payments there, and they think -.vo are now paying -bout itwhat is ISri'^ht. ri'^ht. I would' be -willing to leave th-^ whole matter to Mr. Hayes if the T.-'c P would agree to it and abi^:e by ' is decision, but I do not suppose they "Tvould be willing t o do any such tl.ing. Evans is here and has got his project into such shape that I think he will be able to come to meet us, and I also think Mr. Gould will build his Southern Kansas line to a junctior with u :. I wantto put an engineer party in that country from Quanah north, as son- as you can find a man fit to do the work. I want-to run a line up to the point where the Santa Fe comes i - or, the south of the Canadian, and see 1"" we con find a good crossing of the Canadian in Hutchlnson County, running up to the Junction of the Rabbit Ear and Beaver Creeks, or to a point somewhat west of that in Sherman county on Beaver I will, in a few days send you a map giving some idea of where this line should be run. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. 383 New York, May 11, 1886. Mr. N. P. Dodi3e, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Sir: I ..otice that the Union Pacific bill is coming up in Congress. The citizens of Council Bluffs should in some manner make knov:n to their representatives and senators in Wasliington the facts in relation to the passage of these resolutions, or tlicir delegatior in Congress will be controlled by the billas it now stands. The leading citizens ,of Council Bluffs should send a letter to the senators and members, or the Board of Trade shou ld take some action which -would break the force of these resolutions, and show exactly -why and i.ow they wore passed. George Carson and Col. Keatly, as Senator and member should -write to Washington in regard to these resolutions, that is, of course, provided they have changed their views. As I understand it the resolutions were simply passed because they h-d a spite against the Union • Pacific--not because they were opposed to theii' metnods and settlemotxts. I am. Yours truly,G. M. Dodge. 385 New York, Hay 14, 18G6, Hessrs. Dillon & Swayne, 195 Broadway, Rew York. Gentlen-en; - Referring to your favor of yesterday I hand you nerevvith two old contracts between the International Railway Improvenient Co., and other parties. One you will notice is made and executed by Henry HcLaughlin,. Acting chief engineer. The other is unsigned on behalf of the company but you will recollect that these are only copies, and therefore not necessarily signed by both parties. You will notice, too, that each of these copies bears in the lower left hand corner the words,"Approved. G. H. ^odge. President." The printed form was first made to be used by J. H. Sddy, Superintendent of Constrauction wh-^ was I'r. TJashbuxn's predecessor or directly in charge of that work while Washburn had charge of the Pacific and Texas Colorado Railway Improvement companies in addition to his general supervision of the work of the International Railway Improvement company. Hr. Edd:? was afterward proiuoted to be General Superintendent of the H. K. "r T. Ry. Co., and ^--r. 'Yashburn then signed contracts as chief engineer of International Railway Improve ment company, but I am not certain that he had any new contracts printed for that company and bearing his printed title as chief engineer You will notice that the one I send you was originally a Texas ?= Colorado c-ntract changed for the use of the International Railway Improvement Go. Trusting that these wi 1 prove of service to ycu, I am. Very truly yours. 389 New York, May 17, 188C, B. "TTlieelcck, Esq., New Orleans, La. My dear Sir:- I have been away ever since you sent me tiie dispatch about iexas and I wired you to draw upon me. As soon as I received your dispatch about the Taxes on the land, I want to the N.O.P. office and saw Lr. Gould and Judg e Dillon and others there and laid the facts before them in the plainest terms, and the result of the interview was that Mr. Gould advanced the money to pay the taxes in full. He claims that he did not fully understand the matters. As I understand, it h- agrees to take land at $2.00 per acre in payment of the amount ad vanced but that is a matter between him and tiie Trustees, 'Vliat I want to tell you in relation to the matter is ho'w it came about. The Judge was very much pleased at getting the money but you are going to have up hill work all the time to get money to run ; cur concern down there wh re you have ob tbtain it from the !,'Missouri Pacific^ or from Mr. Gould. It always takes a personal appeal. 1 should like to know a little more about the lands you have settled for me. Cannot Greene or some one write me about them? I v7ould like to know if they are a choice selection end also In v/hose hands I shall put them in order to have them properl y cared for,trespassers kept off of them, taxes paid and the lands put properly upon the market when I am ready to sell the..:. I suppose you are very, busy but I would like to hear from you in this subject. I suppose you are posted as to matters in 7/ashington. 17e are in liopes of getting the patents of the rest of the land but you know how uncertain all these things are. If there are any choice selections of land in Louisiana to be covered by these bonds, I thir.k I am entitled to them for the 7/hole fight and woi-k has virtually fallen upon my shoulders, even to having to raise every cent wi.ic.. is raised, although my interests, compared with others is now very light. I would like to know what you tliink Parder is goiing to do ./ith the Texas ^ Pacific. '.Tliv don't he authorize the issue of Receiver's certificates and put that down there wh re from Mr. Gould. 1 should settled for me. liopes of getting the patents of uncertain all these tilings are. land in Louisiana to be covered '.Tliy don't he authorize the issue oi Receiver s certificates and put that road in order? I would like to hear from you occasionally Ycurs truly]; G. M. ce 391': May, 1886 Charles F. Adams, Jr., Pres. Elisha Atkins, Vice Pres. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. Henry Mc^'arland, Leo. and Treas. Oliver Mink, Comptroller. Equitable Building. (Post Office Box No. 5287) Boston, May 18, 1886 Cen. G. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York. My dear General: In your reply please refer to No. 8-58. I have to acknowledge receipt of your note from the Union • League club, of yesterday. As you will see by the papers to-day, the consideration of the bnion Pacific funding bill has been specially assigned for June 5th and 8th. I am informed from Washington that the feeling is very friendly towards it, and unless some radical change occurs not now ahticipated the bill will pass the House by a large majority. My informant, who is quite well informed, further states, that, "Could a vote on the bill have been reached this morning, my judg raent is not twentyfive votes would have been cast against it. Cool headed members concur with me in this opinion." Under these circuustances, the game would seem to have reached the stage at whrh no point must be lost. The action of the Iowa delegation may be of importance. I wish, therefore, that you would give such time and attention to the matter as is desirable. My own feeling is that things are going so well that it is very dangerour to interfere with them. Accordingly, I propose to keep perfectly quiet, and hands off. It will riot do to have it suggested that we have a lobby on the spot. Nevertheless, you are discreet and well acquainted with many of the western members. I am sure anything you can do to aid us I shall be greatly obliged for. I remain. Very truly yours. Charles F. Adams, Jr., President. V't 3S3 May, 1886. York. . ' ,« - May 18, 1886. Mr. Morgan Jones, President, Port Worth, Texas. Dear Sir:- I enclose a tracing of the Pan Handle of Texas, showing the lines which I wish you to have examined. The proposition is that the Wichita road, (Mr. Gould's line) , the Denver & New Orleans and the Ft , Worth & Denver shall all meet somewhere on the Rabbit Ear or the Beaver. To do that we must start from some feasible point on our line as far west as Clarendon, and try all the crossings of the Canadian river on the lines I ha ve indicated in pencil. I only indicate these lines as being about the ones I desire to have examineu but I particularly desire to have the crossings in Potter and Hutchinson Counties thoroughly e xamined, especially in the latter county. It seems to me that we made some preliminary examinations and had at tacked the Canadian in these counties unsuccessfully. Mr. Murrill will know abou this. The maps and surveys of these examinations should be with you in Ft. Worth. It seems to me that these lines could be sufficiently examined by reconnoisance, instead of biy instru mental sur-^^s. I think from a care ful reconnoisance we could tell pretty nearly what could be done I want information about this line just as soon as possible. Gov. Evans is very an ious to have us keep as near our old and original line as possible, but it seems to me if we are to connect with roads coming from the east it would be better for us to make the connection furt^'er east. I would like to hear your views upon this this subject at once. If the Missouri Pacific will give to the Denver & New Orleans and to us the traffic contracts they talk about there w 11 be no trouble in negotiating the securities to build the ' line through to Denver, but I have my doubts about their doing all they talk about. Mr. Gould will push west on some one of Wathens' lines which are marked upon this tracing in black dashes, to some point in the public lands, or in the northern part of Texas, which Evans anu myself may agree upon as a connecting noint for the three roads. What I write you about this is of course confidential, and for your information only. It does not at all interfere with anv arrangement we may have made or will make with the Atchison road. Yours truly. G. U. Dodge. 395 Nev^ York, l.Iay 18, 1886, Mr. David Keene, Care Dillon Swayr.e, City. Dear Sir: I return herewith Mr. Law's deposition. I have r-ad it care fully and in my opinion the answer to all his statements is that in it he swears that he was nothing but an assistant engineer and therefore would naturally knov; nothing about the orders sent to Mr. 7/ashburn, nor what contracts nor agreements were made by him, nor the tei'-ms nor con ditions on whicl] sucu contracts were or could be made. I do not suppose anyboj^y will claim tiint Mr. '.Vashburn could make contracts dov/n there, and go on and do the work without authority from sonobody, and the question which will come up is wiiat authority did he have? and nobody but myself can tell what orders were given him. I tiilnk that if the testimony of any of our sub-rdinates if offered the str ngest will be that of Mr. Wathen, who was chief engineer, a: d received orders from me, as did Mr. TTashburi , ai.d v/ho preceded iiim in charge of the work in Mexico. I have a letter from Mcrgan Jones, the President, who saw Law in Port ^orth.' Mr. Jones says that Sa:..psell was there with Law ano that they expected to bring him to New York as their witness. Law told Jones that he would sear to notning that would injure me personally, but evi dently Sampsell is trying to get out of him whatever he can that will be benelicial to himself or his case. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. SG9 New York, Llay 25, 1' 8G. LTr. E. B. W^eelock, New Orleans, La. Dear Sir: I received your dispatch and also your' letter enclosing one fro Capt. Greene, and I wired you to make selections of land to cover •*•1 Cir0,000 rn nnn or nr> 5200,00c OOnn nnn of nf •hnnr'a bonds. Tou say in your letter you can reserve 75,COO00 acres. Do you mean that many more in addit'on to those ^ have already applied for, or is it inclusive of the former applications? Nhen must the lands be paid for? I see they have been appraised. In making select!-ns for me, attertion sl-ould be given not only to t2ie quality of the land, but its location sl.orld be such that it can be readily gotten to market. This should be kept constant-- ly in viev;. I look to you to -.vatci. tiiose mttters for me, because you are on the ground and know exactly vh.at shoi-ld be done. . I notice Green says that he has made additional applications for me. I suppose that i'r. Brakenridge will have tiie benefit of what selections have been made for me, and t.,ot he will loch at t2:ose as well as any others. *I think that matters in Washington are in good shape if we can get action. The trouble is to get opportunity for a report, or to get time in the lyouse. The w .'^le temper of the house has" clminged relative to land grant roads, as you will see by the report of ti:e Committee on the Pacific Railroad. I am told the Pacific Railroad bills \Yill pass the house, with very little opposition. You Icno'w that for years they iave bee: pounding that company but the company has not been near Washington and the chonge in the rrttitude of result of the oommitt ee's investigations. I have matters in Wasiilngton as closely as I could and I wi.y we s..ould not succeed there. Let me hear from you about tlxese matters. Yours very truly. been looking after can see no reason G. M. Dodge. 403 May, 1886. The American Telegraph and Cable Company. 195 Broadway, New York, May 28th, 1886. G . M . Dodge, Esq., New York. Dear "^ir; At an Annual meeting of the American Telegraph and Cable Company, held May 26th, you were elected a director of the company for the ensuing year. Yours truly. Thos F. Clark, Secretary. f ' 405 . ■' Kew York, June 8, 188G, Mr. •/. T. ^Valters, Baltimore, I'd. Dear Sir: I think that the New Orleans & Pacific bond holders should have a committee to look after their interests in the re-organization of the road. I haveno faith In tne scheme of ti.e lYistar committeo going through. Tt is sue., an iinjust one that I do not kno-v of aybody e: cept the holders of the consolidated bo; ;ds who will submit to it, and nov?, since the decisions of the courts in these matters, and since the receivers have received authority to buy steel for putting the road in perfect order, I think th.e matter is liable to remain in the Receiver's hands until it can be seen wi.at the road can be made to do, and it seems to me that t is is tlie best policy for all concerned. The stockiiolders will certainly nevnr submit t^o any suci; agremenet as the Wistar committee has put out, and they can keep the road in the courts a long time if they see proper to do so. I hope, therefore, you will not turn in your New ; rleans Pacific bonds. Let us have time and more daylight in these matters. There are a great many things I could tell you personally which I cannot write you, and .vhic.. I think, would induce you to keep quiet Tor the present. Please trout ti.is as confidential, and let me hear what you think of it. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. 407 June, 1886. rOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S., Washington, D. C., June 8, 1886 Dear General: Yours 7th received. Under the instructinns of our ^tate Legislature our delegation (Reps) agreed on Saturday,when the bill was up, that we would follow the said instructions, although the opinion of all the Republicans, I believe, is that the bill is the best that can be done for all concerned. Ma jr. Holmes, of the Com. wiU vote for the bill, but Hepburn, Lyman, Congar, Fuller, Struble and I all agreed as stated above, although I have expressed freely my own judgement. All agree that to vote for the bill will put us in the defensive and in close distr. like my own, Fullers will be dangerous. .Ve agreed however to pass on the first call so as not to influence any vote against the bill. On receiving your letter this A. K. I showed it to Col. Hep burn and suggested a re-consideration of our plans, but he stands firm. The same as to Lyman. Now a vote will not be taken until the Legislature bill is disposed of and I suggest 1st that you write to Col. Hepburn, or come 6n here. 2nd That you get Senator Allison to see him. 3rd If you can get the writer of the resolution, the State Natl. Legislature, Clayton I believe, or Carson, (dont remember which) to telegraph tia t he acted on rumor , it would help. In your letter you say that the writer now knows that he was mistaken. 4th It will not be safe new , after the agreement, for one of us to shoot off. If we could get the bulk of the delegation to pull to gether we could do so with greater safety. It is proper to sbate in this connection, that the indications were, Saturday, that the bill would carry by a good majority. ^hile some claimed that its fate being upon the action of our delegation. Judge Cary of Wyoming is one ol the latter class. I do not know who the roads have here looking after the matter, and, until I got your letter did not know that you took any interest in it. Indeed some of the members noted that the roads would not be content with less ti:^n a ninety year extension. In haste , Genl. G. M. Dodge, New York. Yours truly, D. B. Henderson. UNITED STATES POST OFFICE Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 J .r, . June 9th, 1886. Dear Sir: In conversation with your brother about business matters this morning, the subject of my confirn^ation was mentioned. It seems the situation of the case is about this: hr. Vaughan and his friends have tried in every possible manner to prevent my confIrri.ation and have endeavored in various ways, to black-mail me, and 1 ha.ve taken th.e position that I would rather lose the postoffice than to contri bute to him in any manner. He has been persistent in his efiorts to defeat uy confirniation, but se far as I know, has but little aid or encouragen.ent from any responsible parties. When my petition for the office was circulated, it was signed by about 1600 persons, patrons of the office--ffiostly democrats. I was also endorsed by our entire democratic delegation of this state in congress, and many other prominent democrats. Since taking the office, my republican friends have endorsed me very strongly, by addressing a joint letter to Senator Wilson, asking him to report favorably on my nomination. This letter was signed by such men as John Beresheim, N. P. Dffiidge, J. W. Chapman, Horace Everett, N. D. Lawrence, W. F. Sapp, S. Farnsworth, E. L. Shugart, John T. Baldwin, George F. Wright and others. I received a letter to-day fron, a friend of mine living in Des Moines, in which he enclosed a letter he received from Senator Wilson, under date of the oth inst., containing the following, in reference to the action of the Senate Conmittee: "That case has not yet been taken up by the Committee for definite examination as correspondence relative to it on both sides has been somewhat voluminous and extended and seems not yet to be over, but the case will be considered within a short time, and I have no doubt that a just result will be reached when the Coimrittee gets at the case in its order; and I can assure you there is no disposition on my part or that of any member of the Committee to do other than justice, in accordance with the rules of equity and fair paly, to persons whose cases come under our supervision." 410 This indicates to nie that Vaughan and his followei-s are still afterusii and if you can conscientiously drop the Senator a line, in niy behalf, am of the opinion it will do much toward giving him a more favorable opinion of me than he now has, and I assure you I will appreciate anything you do, for I would rather almost anything would happen, than to have this man Vaughan, who has cost us all so much to squelch, recognized as having influence enough to secure anybody's defeat by the United States Senate. Acting upon the suggestion of your brother, and knowing that you are somewhat acquainted with our local affairs, I write this letter, and if you see proper to drop the Senator a line, I assure you I shall take pleasure in reciprocating the kindness whenever an opportunity presents itself. Very truly yours. Theo. Bowman, Gen. G. U. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New Vgrk. ' ,,.s. ' ^ • - fi . / ^ X • " fj '' ■v-'j \ ' ' .t'' V / . •' *■ 'ilr 1. *" ■ _ 'v , , , , t I. . . v: / •; '• : . 1 1 . June, 1886. 411 House of Representatives U. S., Washington, D. G., June 10th, 1886, Personal. Hon. G. M. Dodge, Washington Building, New York. My dear General: Your letter of May 24th was upon my table for some days. I have improved the time by examining the subject discussed by you and agree with you in both propositions. 1st the the bill reported by the Com. on Pacific roads is the best present disposition of the Union Pacific indebtedness and 2nd that the joint resolutions of the Iowa Legislature are probably the result of very inconsiderate action. I think the entire Iowa delegation so regard the matter, with the exception perhaps of Mr. Maver. But my republican colleagues have carefully considered the matter of our instructions am; have concluded that it is our duty to obey the instructions of the Legislature, If the matter should not be disposed of at session, I .think all of us would during the coming campaign discuss the matter with our people, and I have no doubt find such a condition of sentiment, after they learn the facts, as would justify us in voting for the proposition. I have conversed with Maj. Lyman, Mr. Conger, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Holmes and Col. Henderson who have each expressed the opinion above expressed by me. Your friend, W. P. Hepburn. 413 June, 1886. Council Bluffs, lo^-a. June 16, 1886 Dear Gren: . On receiving your telegrams asking for Keatly and Carson to wire delegation in Washington, I went to Mr. Pusey who has been acting as Prest of Citizen's Com. and handed it to him knowing it would be useless for me to apply to them to sign such a telegram without some favorable action on part of this Com. Mr. Pusey called the Com, together and in eve they handed me a telegram to send you in reply but it asked you to come here and seemed so foolish and impracticable that I declined to send it. Later I went, down arid saw Mr. Pusey and •found that the action of the Com. was not in harmony with his views but rather those of Stewart who is a most difficult man to handle. He promised to wire you personally and after I laid before him the situation as I saw it he seemed very desirous that all opposition to U. P'. should be withdrawn and 1 left him feeling that he would not let matters rest as they are. Monday A. M. Mr. Galloway sent Mr. Burns for me to go to Omaha and see him or to appoint a tin.e and he would corne and see me, I of course went right over and saw him and advised with him and Mr. Burns the best course to pursue to win this Committee over to the sup^^ort of U. P. and get them to destroy so far as possible the effect of the resolutions. We arranged for Mir. Calloway to go over and meet Mr. Pusey, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Evans and inform them something of what he proposed doing on this side River in event the Co. got the legislation they soiight. We thought his simple statement to them in confidence would be sufficient to have them turn about and work for the Co. He met them yesterday P. M. and Mr. Pusey and Mr. Evans seemed satisfied but Stewart want to bargain with Mr. Galloway which he could not do. Mr. C. would make no bargain but told them that a Round House was to be erected and the switching across bridge of the through trains to be stopped and he would favor a track up Ikth Ave. to the Ag'l. Ware houses. Said the interests of the road demanded these and he would favor joining with the Iowa roads in a Union Depot this side of the old Power building which we learn the other roads are desirous to do. After this interview they (Mr. Galloway and Mr. Burns) came to me house and we talked the matter over and I requested Mr. Burns to come up this A. M. and see Mr. Pusey and see what more could be done. He came and saw him and also had a private conversation with Mr. Stewart and a meeting of the whole committee was held this alternoon at which Mr. Burns was to be present. The result of which I have not heard but shall feel like moving out of the city if they do not withdraw their opposition and send Mr. Pusey to Washington to undo the mischief they have done. I had Mr. Beresheira go and see Mir. Stewart this afternoon. H&as and most of these men are so favorably impressed with Mr. Calloway that they would be willing to put the interests of C. Bluffs in his hands and it would be a burning shame if Stewarts opposition should prevent our being placed agin on friendly terms with Union Pacific. 414 I have not felt so blue for a year as when Mr. Galloway failed to convince Mr. Stewart that the interests of G. Bluffs lie in our help ing them in Congress. It is fortunate for us that the U. P. has two such level headed men as Galloway and Burns in whom the people have great confidence and this opposition of a few removed and it is so practi cally, as I understand Stewart is the only man who stands out. There will be but one feeling and that of friendliness and hopefulness as regards our interests. Knowing that the U. P. officials in control ere not men who will sacrifice the interests of the road to favor any point. I hope before this reaches you G. Bluffs will be working as one man for the interest of U. P. and thus for the interests of our city for they are in a large measure identical. Yours, N. P. D. - • , 1 ■ ■ 'i \ ^ iiA ' .■ .i , iv '-y f* ji's • * •' ' /' • j LA, /■' J..U June I7th, 1886. 415 Washington D.C. June 17, 1886. Gem. G.M.Dodge, N.Y.Gity. Dear Sir: Yours of the I5th Inst., relative to the nomination of Thos. Bowamn to be postmaster at Council Bluffs, is at hand. I think that matter will be settled within a short time in accordance with your suggestion. The President has withdravm the first nomination of Bowman, which was in place of Armour, suspended, and renewed it in place of Armour, whose term will expire of the 1st of July. This takes out of the case the consideration of the questions involved in' the matter of the suspension and leaves it standing merely on the fitness of Bowman | and now see no reason, why there may not be a favorable report Yours truly. James F. Wilson. 417 June, 1886 Council Bluffs, Iowa, G/ib/SS. Dear Gren: Mr. Burns stuck to that Citizens Com. until he got a favor able action withdrawing all opposition to U. P. and I suppose a tele gram signed by Keatly, Carson and others has been sent to our delegation at Washington asking them to vote for the bill and possibly some one may go on from here. Mr. Pusey cannot leave(Officer is away). If he could go he would be the man. I aii. glad this action has been taken before the bill came up and have no doubt our people will work for U. P. interests here after and there will be no more foolish moves to injire them. Very truly, N. P. Dodge. 419 Hew York, June 21, 1886, Hon, D. 3. Henderson, House of Representatives, Washington. Dear Sir: I am informed by letters received from Council Bluffs, that the Citizen's Committee, ;vJ.o have had the matter in charge there, have finally concluded to appeal to tiie members of the legislature to vote for the U.P, bill, and that Keatly, Carson and others vill send requests for the members of congress from Iowa to support the bill before the House. Till you be kind enough v/hen this comes befor the House, to do what you can to get the delegation to work in harmony with this action While it was the action of the state, you.will understand it was really the action of Council Bluffs. Yours very truly, C. LI. Dodge. V T IT f"'TTTTTT ^ "^4 421 June, 1886. The Denver & New Orleans Railway Construction Go. Operating TIIE DENVER & NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD. Office of the Auditor. Chas. Wheeler, Auditor. Denver, Colo., June 22nd, 1886 Gen'l. G. Dodge, Fields Building, No. 1. Broadway, New York City. Dear General: I have been here fixing up the ^^idland traffic contract ever since I left. Did not get home until after Clark, Geo. Gould and I/r. Kerrigan had passed over our road and gone East. I have been expecting a letter or dispatch from you as soon as they report, but hear nothing yet. The ti'affic contract between The Denver, Texas & Gulf R. R. and The Colorado Midland Ry . has been ratified. It gives us a line to Leadville, Aspen and Glenwood Springs, via Colorado Springs, They have a large force of men at work on the line and are said to have plenty of money to build it through without delay. This will help our through line to the Gulf very much. Have you any suggestions to n.ake in regard to our matters. Have you any idea of what we can do with the Mo. Pacific Co.?- I have a correspondence with the Gen. itanager of the Rock Island extensions. They propsoe to build to the Ban Handle of lexas. Please drop me a line and say if we can do anything in our matters if I come to New York now. Very truly yours etc., John Evans. 423 June, 1886. House of Representatives U. S., Washington, June 22, 1886. Gen'l. G. lii. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, N. Y, Dear General: Yours of yesterday at hand. I shall be very glad to receive such expression of opinion from the people of my district as will justify me in disregarding the resolutions of the Iowa Legislature in relation to the U. P. extension and leaving me to act on my own judg ment. I, in co;:mon with my Colleagues, have felt bound by those resolu tions, and yet our judgments have all leaned to the opinion that the resolution was ill advised, and hasty. I hope no vote will be passed at tills session, but that it goes over until Dec. when, in my judgment. it will be better understood, and the Iowa delegation all feel justi fied in foting for the bill. Yours truly, J. Lyman. a j <f 427 June, 1886. June 28, 1886. Toperville, Washington Co., Utah. Dear Friend and Relative: You will excuse me forwriting to you at this time. I have thought you would have written to me before this but never mind I am only a self-made man of over 50 years, on the frontiers, an Invincible defender of the same. I prize much the name of our self-made men and their achievements in peace or war. I have long been acquainted with Henry Dodge of Wisconsin and A. C. Dodge of Iowa and many others of our self-made men. I have got a fine group of their likenesses now before me. .1 send one of mine to you. I will give you a kind in vitation to call and see me in my mountain home where I am altays ready to welcome niy friends. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain. Yours truly, Capt. A. E. Dodge. The great weslern explorer. I have done a few things in ray life. 429 June, 1886. Colon, U. S. 0., Jvine 30th, 1886 General G. M. Dodge, 195 B'way, N. Y. ■ Dear Gen'l: Having heard of you interesting yourself in the construction of a railroad running from Buenozeras and extending into Paraguay, I now write to fender my services as contractor or otherwise profitably located, as I am thoroughly aclimated to these climates and speak their language somewhat, having been in Peru and Botivia for eightt.en months and have been here on the Isthmas ot Panama for over two years a part of the time with the Panan.a Railroad and the balance of the time con tracting on the Canal. I had two of my old foremen from the Texas & Pacific with me. Now since I am settling up with the Canal, I would like to make a change and get in a little healthier country than this, as I can assure you it almost depopulates itself annually, although up to the present my health has been quite good. If your Southt,American scheme does not go on I would like to get something from you in the states. You will very much oblige if you will favor me with an answer Yours very resp'y., C. Christopher. 431 July, 1886. J. I. Polk F. M. Hubbell Office of POLK & HUBBELL. Des Moines, Iowa, July 2nd, 1886. G. M. Dodge, Esq., New York City, N. Y. Dear Sir: Our Kr. Hubbell has been to Ut. Paul since we saw you and had an interview with ¥r. Merriam and his associates, Nr. Livingston and Mr. Oakes of the Northern Pacific Railway. They say they have a written proposition from Mr. Whitehead, to consolidate with them, which they have under consideration. They are willing to entertain a proposition from us to con solidate and say they prefer to trade with us than with Mr. Whitehead. They proposed some terms for a consolidation which they want us to submit to our friends, and let them toow whether we desire any modifibation, and if so what. One of our firm will go to New York just as soon as we can learn that Mr. Joy is there with a view of closing the transaction with the Wabash folks. We could not get a promise from the St. Paul gentlemen to trade with us, but they said at various timessduring the Interview that they preferred to trade with us upon the terms there talked, than to accept Ivr. Whiteheads proposition. Yours truly. Polk & Hubbell. Dictated by E. M. H. ■ . .•.v..!".. 433 July, 1886. Office of R. E. Montgomery, Fort Worth, Texas. Camp Supply, I. T. July 3/86. Gen. G. M. Dodge, New York, Dear Sir: I have been up in Southern Kansas for two (2) weeks on a little prospecting tour, and think that I can perhaps give you some information that may prove of interest. The Southern Kansas has located its line definitely about 12 miles south of here so as to enter Texas in the Southern or SouthEastern portion of Lipscomb County in the Ban Handle of Texas, but beyond there nothing definite is known. They have graded from new Kiowa to the Salt Fork and are now on the heavy work this side of the Cimanon where they have some that runs 70,000 yds. to mile, but they will keep a 1 grade (52 8/l0 to mile) at least up to the Texas line. They were stopped for a few days on account ol some right of way trouble, but I heard before I left Kiowa that it had been settled and ithey would go ahead, and I know the Contractor has orders to push the work, and they expect to comii.ence laying track about the 1st of September, and they will have or rather expect to have 175 miles from Kiowa built by the 1st of June next. I think they will keep on the old Survey of the -ktlantic and Pacific R. R. on the north side of the Canadian and go to Alburquerque, branching at the most convenient crossing of the River to El Paso, but this you probably know more of than I do. I expect to be in Tascosa about one week from today and shall then return either back through thi°^^"®^^8^^the Pan Handle or eise follow the line across the Staxed Plains to 'Clarendon. The Northern portion of the Pan Handle is being quite rapidly settled, and it would seem to me necessary to protect your interests to push forward and occupy the Territory before it is taken from you. Very truly, R. E. Montgomery. 435 July, 1886 OMAHA BELT RAILWAY CO. Office', Rooms 25 & 26, Nebraska National Bank Building, Omaha, Nebr., July 4th, 1886. Dear Genl: ■ I have your favor 26th ult. and we are very glad to hear such good news from Annie, and hope she may continue to improve until entirely recovered and herself again. I presume the suit you mention is the Hunter Sampsell(?) case but the amount of Judgement seems out of all reason, as far as I know the case. Think you had better taken the case to a "Cross Timber" Jury in Texas. Mrs. Eddy is in excellent health, weighs 153 pounds and cant no more pass a pair of scales without getting weighed than she could an ice cream parlor twenty years ago. She is anxious to know your new name, thinks its hard to improve on some of the old ones of 1873 and 74. I send you the report of Gov. i^'arren of Wyoming, which if you have not seen may interest you. Warren is an old personal friend of mine and I think the best Gov. Wyoming ever had. ' Business in the west seems good in every branch. Neb. es pecially filling up rapidly and crops throughout the state fully up to the average with a greatly increased acreage. The Railraods in the west generally seem to be doing a fair and satisfactory business, but the North Western seems to be picking out. the best territory and occupying it rapidly, today they command the best cattle shipping in Neb. and when they are established in the vicinity of Fetterman they will have the cream of the stock business for the present at least or until Some other line gets into that Country. I cant understand why By.Capitol does not pick up this *.>maha &■ Northern Ry. scheme, build from Omaha to the North west and establish a local system with t^maha for an eastern terminus, buiid branches as required but push the main line northwest at least 200 miles at once. It can be built for say not to exceed |;14,000, and will pay 6^ on ^20,000 Bonds the first season, and in two yet.rs pay dividend 2 to 4/o on same amount of stock. Omaha (Douglas Co.) will vote $200,000. in 5^ Bonds, and local subsidies can be outained all along. The Town Lot Dept. is worth $500,000. on first 200 miles. We made a survey two years ago but the matter has hung along ever since. Mr. Gould has had it under consideration, also the old Nickel Plate Construction Co. and now Fairbanks, Kent and other Chicago parties are discussing it. Clark has really been at the head of it and we have been waiting for him. He thinks the Mo. Pac. should or will bui d it when they get ready, but in the meantime some one else is bound to get the line and subsidies unless action is taken soon. I have sold out my interest in the Pac. Hotel Co. in order to give attention to putting this scheme through and if possible getting some of my friends interested in it. There is big money in building it and excellent returns for the cost in operating it. It will cover ground unoccupied by other lines and do more local traffic than any road in the state. The Omah?i Belt Go. can furnish ample terminal facilities in Omaha under a contract which does away with the most expensive part of construction. I presume that $250,000. subscrip tion can be secured in Omaha and no question about the subsidy being carried provided it is built by a separate organization. I dont think the Mo. Pac. can secure the Douglas Go. subsidy. The people are afraid business would be carried direct to St. Louis without touching Omaha etc. This Gity is improving wonderfully this year, increasing in population faster and more building going on in shape of first class business blocks than any town of its size in the west. Jobbers are locating here from Ghicago, Peoria, ^t. Louis, Milwaukee, Pittsburg, etc. Two new Packing houses going up at the stock yards which makes that industry give great future expectations. Will you taxe hold of the Omaha iM Northern Ry. and form a syndicate to build it. Clark says Mr. Gould and Dillon.will, or offered to furnish half the capitol. Its .a prize to whoever picks it up. If I could do any good by going to New York with maps, pro files and estimates etc. I would do so. If you could be in Omaha one day you would find that you could submit any proposition you desired to our Omaha people and by giving assurance the line would be built could ^^et all you asked for. The matter is hanging fire here now and I will be glad to get an expression from you by wire on receipt of this. ^ery truly,yours, J. M. Eddy. ■ ■ ■ };• gv , .V , .u:t 't U'.... • • • S' " ..u f.':. .urV.ul v; 'I . » 'i iiy; : PL 437 July, 1886, T. I. McKenny, Dealer in Drugs;-, and Medicines McKenny's Block. Olympia, W. T., July 17, 1886 Gen. G. M. Dodge. Dear Sir : Presuming on old acquaintance, I again write you, althou^ I am rather sensitive about writing a second letter when my first is unanswered. But as you had a great deal to attend to about that^ time I will pass the seeming slight over. I wrote in regard to this as a future objective point, in J<ly Gould's railroad system. I sent you charts of Puget Sound; also advertisements etc. made by the agents of the N. P. R. an.I the time they contracted to bring their road to this place (Olyrnpia) and I wrote you in regard to their subsequent bad faith. The principle points I aimed to make in my letter were 1st. The Union Pacific have and Uninterruped outlet the year round with the Pacific Ocean to compete for the .Chinese and Japan trade. This she can only have by coming to Puget sound. Sho\ild the road go to Portland or even to Astoria, at the mouth of the Columbia still there is the bar that can never be passed by the China and Japan Steamers. Besides should the roads stop at Portland, the Columbia River is frequently frozen between that place and Astoria for weeks every or nearly every winter. 2nd. If your directors should elect to come to or near this place where the N. P. R. R. Agreed to come there can be secured one and a half miles frontage on the Bay(where the great eastern could anchor) with fifteen hundred acres joining the frontage. I know whereof I speak. Your friend, T. I. McKenny. N. B. I trust my explaination was sufficient to relieve you of the « July, 1886 441 Petaluma, July 28, 1886. Gen. Dodge. Dear ^Ir* Excuse me for troubling you, but I would like to know if you are the same gentleman at whose house I stopped at Port Leavenworth, Kansas, a good many years ago when a child, as I came from New Mexico to my Uncle Caleb Baldwin in Council Bluffs, Iowa. I am his wife's brother's daughter, and would like to know if you can give me any information about my father's military course or if you can tell me who father married. I have learned -.she was governess in a family by the name of Marten who was quarter master stationed at Fort Leavenworth but he is long since dead. Do you know where any of the family can be foimd as I would like to corre spond with them in regard to my mother of whom I know nothing and I am longing to know something about her. Father's folks dont know anything about her. Can you give me the chaplain's name or Adjt. who probably married them? Can you tell me when father enlisted? I have found two gentlemen wi;o were, in the army with father; one is Senator Lowe and Major ITiittlesey. If you can give me any inform ation, it will be thankfully received, asdl want to learn all I can of either of tnem. Hoping this wont put you to any trouble and you willanswer at the earliest possible date, I remain. Yours respectfully, Mrs. Anna StClair. Which was Anna Barr.' 443 July, 1886. THE FORT WORTH & DEmHilR CITY RAILWAY COJ.IPA^IY. Fort Worth, July 19th, 1886. Genl. G. 'h Dodge, New York City. Dear Sir: Imagining that some information and ondits about the Cattle busi ness in Texas and its tributaries might be of interest to you - I send the most reliable of what I have gathered. In the extreme South of Texas and in most of the coast countries, rain has been abundant, grass good and cattle in fair condition. The notable exceptions when it has been verjr dry are the Counties of Neucfies, part of Cameron and Duval, and some parts of others farther North rain has fallen in spots apparently, a stretch of country along the Ri© Grande running tisv/ards San Antonio down to Victoria and over to Buville, with the exceptions named, has been the favored country. The lov/ price of stock cattle and dull market has driven Southern owners" to fattening beef for market and many have been sending calves for veal to Chicago and St. Louis. Their success has been siich that they will prbbably begin shipping direct -to market instead of as here tofore, breeding stock to be sold to Northern Ranges; some few are sparing their heifers, claiming that they take on more and better flesh, on the principal of a Capon; v^hile fattening and marketing has only been tried by a few their success is knoHn, and all of theabove will obtain more largely next year. The calf crop was large, and the Cattle men, while not making mon ey, are holding their own and are safe, financially. Coming farther North-and towards the center of the State, the drowth has been ruinous in Erath and some adjoining counties; families are moving back to Missouri and Kansas, coming up to Brownwood and Angelo, and that Section parties are offering yearlings at :''3.50 per head; there is neaither water' or grass, and the mortality has been fully 50^ and over. The crops are burnt up and the reports are so bad that I can not fail to believe they are exaggerated, and now coming up towards the Tex. & Pac. and up into the Panhandle, the condition of things are bad. In the first plaae I have heard it rumored that the Francklyn Cattle Co. was going' to liquidate.;; and the stock men are generally in very bad con dition; they have spent all their money and have a great deal of paper out, and many of their cattle are dead and dying;the Ranges were over stocked last year, the cattle did not get in good condition to pass thro' the winter, which was a hard one- and when the northers came and they drifted down against the line fences and walked up and down and as the weak ones fell, the strong tramped them to death, in places cattle were piled so high they were even with the tops of fences; it is not too much to say that 7bf. of the *- cattle died and 25f:' of the range cattle up to this time. When Spring came they were all so poor and weak that they could not be worked and before they gained strength, hot weather and the drowth came. 444 One man put in 7000 head of cattle and rounded up less than 1300; another, 5000 and got less than 600; another 2500 and every ond dead, and again another the sane. These are all facts, but they are kept as qiiiet as possible for various reasons. ■ IToich of the winter trouble is due to the fences, as when cattle drift against them they don't turn back and face the storm; in the ol d days, cattle might drift 300 or 400 miles in a storm i'f a long one, or 100 or less miles, but whatever it was the tellings would drop out in the sheltered places and live, and when the storm was over, their owners could ride after them, turn them and bring them back. Now even with the scarcity of v/ater, men are stopping driving their cattle to it and prefer waiting for rain, as when the cattle come in sight of the water, they make a great rush, many are trampled, others drink too much, are weak, get mired, and die there, and the loss has been so great, men are deterred from it. Ahd now I must make another division, along and adjoining the line of the T. & P. 'Vest, crops and grass are in a much worse condi tion, or comparatively worse so far as heard from, than thej'- are in the Pan Handle. East of the r. I.' extension to Red River, crops and the country generally are in much better condition than 'Vest of it. The Grain crop is very small. Corn is poor, but there is still chance of a large cotton crop. In some counties 'Vest on T. & P., Stockmen claim that now rain would do no good as the grass has been completely burned out roots and all.' Other' parties claim that it can not be so as it never has happened and never can. Murrain is rumored to have appeared in places in the Indian Tery- and on the border of Texas amongst the cattle; and fired are sweeping over the prairie. I look for a great business' next year with the North Tex. Rang es thinly stocked and the Southern ''Ganges over 'stocked- thein will be a great early movement of cattle, and certain precautions will be taken that will lensen losses should this occur again. The cattle business will also be pretty well cleaned out by next year- the weak ones will be dropped, and those strong enough to re main in, can get money and credit; and stock Tzattle will show strength and some advance and maybe something of a boom. ' The above is as near as I can give you the condition of thin^^s in Texas. In the Territories, the holding of cattle and general con ditions are so different from what they are here, that only an approx imation of the physical and financial conditions can be made, and that would take an even longer letter than this if you care to hear about the matter. I am, Yer:; respectfully, John Adamsen. The Thermometer has been standing at 106 to 112 Pahr.for the past weekiI 1 445 Hew York, July 28, 1886. C. F. Lleek, Es4.» DSs Lloines, Iowa. Dear Sir: I had negotiations for purchase of Des I'oines and Northwestern in good shape, but As..ley kicked on the ground that he had learned from you and Reynolds that the .road could be sold to otj.ers for more than to us, finally ti.e committee referred the matter to Wells and Ashley; the former will go out to examine it. V/hat I desire to caution you about is to let Wells draw hid own conclusions as to the value of the road, if he comes back with the idea that it is worth more than my offer-, the road will be tied up indefinitely but if he accepts my offer, I can get it free, widen the guage and e.:tond it to Sioux City and thus help me out. The Wabash is in no condition to do anything with the road, but no title can be given except the Wabash and Polk and Hubbel agree. I want Wells to come back believin; my offer of $459,000 in bonds is all the Wabash interest in the road is worth, the earnings of the road, its condition and the disadvantages it labors under will make him see this, unless ho is made to believe t.at it has a great future So please be careful and do all you can to help me out. Very truly youis. G. V.D-^dge. irU U ' ^ I w J. ?J. Eddy, Esq., IIe".7 York, July 29, 1885. . .. * ' . X V k i Omaha, IT.eb. Dear Sir: ' W W • I .. 4 w , t*. - » ■ .tji. lit Jt 4 y • * J i-i ■ ■ . t , . ■ V i_ r. t '1 I.A,' -V L'V." tl a ().i I ,u' .1.; i ii I am in receipt of your recent favor encloslnc description, eGtiiuates and maps of the proposed road of tho Omaha- Northern Rail-ay Company and have riven the same veiy careful examinati-n. Tbe estimates seem to. me to be out« of the way in this, you - estimate steel 8F. tons, 52 lbs to tl.o yard at "^35 per ton at Cmaiia, maki ing no allo'.vance for sidiny:. On such o road as that it ivoulo be nec essary to use 56<or 58 lb-Steel, and it would require at least ien per cent for sigins •ohich would make about 100 tons por mile and that steel could not be laid down in Cmaiia for less than ^40 or :*:42 per ton and steel is wortii at the mills ^35 per ton and in the west -30 cash. Again there is no mention in this estimate of an allov/ance for freight ci.arges, which could not be less than ^-1,000 per mile and you make no estimate at all for equipment wh.ich would be anywhere from vl,500 to 152,000 per mile, 00 tiiat it would make the 'Wi:Ole cost of your line so reat that to meet it you would have to issue bonds to the amount of at least ^20,000 per mils, provided that the material and labor could be kept within the figures of your estimate. The question which arises in my mind is tnis; now can an agric ultural country pay interest on a bonded debt of v20,l00 per mile where there are ti;roo roads running through the same territory within a wid h of eighteen miles for t;.e entii-e distance? I can see very ."lanly how tlio original propositioii would have paid, but now that the northwes tern has occupied the country from Scribner to Humphrey, it seems to me that it forces you into so small c ompass that there is not business enough out of a purely agricultural country to make earnings sufficient to meet the interest on ti;eir bond. There would be no difficulty in my making the arrangements Jrere if I c-uld convince the people that the road under the restrictions named, could earn tuis interest. The next best move in the m tter in my opinion would be to«get road under the restrictions named. The next best move in the m some traffic arrangement there out of tho Rock Island, C. 0 or the 3t. Paul by whici. tiiey would give us say fifty per cent thS same as tliey give me at Des koines for all business -we brought them and all business that came from them to us, that is all busines originating or received upon our line. A traffic arrangement of this kind would be very valuable and float the bonus and the road could be built. Out side of tliat I cannot see any profit in building the road unless it would be to sell it after it was completed as you suggest, but in such Cases as that I am always afraid of the combination of these roads not to buy it, the 3a...e kind of a combination as they made against the sale of my 3t. Louis, Des N.oines and Northern road; where they were all very anxious to have me build tho road and t..en ki.en I got it built went into an agreement to squeeze me to death, and there were more interests went into this Deo Woines than there are at Omaha. 448 Again I 'do not vaifderstand vdiere you can get 25,COO cubic ^ yards of earth -.vork per mile in that country, it must be very heavy \7ork, because if my judgment of that country is Torth anything the Ian running up the Pappillion or up the I'aple iTOuld not exceedmore than te or twelve thousand cubic yards to the mile, I suppose it oomes 'fi?om the heavy country ou have to take in getting to^ these streams. If I take hold of this road, it would be' with' people wl-o are independent of all Railroad interests anu it would be -well for you to ascertain from the Chicago people with whom you and l-r. Clark have been negotirting wiiether or not they would go into a deal on such a basis. 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Madison, Iowa, July 25, 1886. Dear General G. M. Dodge: Please pardon me if I am too hasty in writing to you as I cant get dates that will help me in my claim for rheumatism on my pen sion. I want, if you please, to give me the time you was wounded. I was then suffering much with rheumatism. I was laying at the head of the little ditch that run from the main line out to the outer works that was used as skirmish line. The wright wing of the 7th Iowa was out at the outer line and as you and Capt. Ratter came of the little ditch into the ditch of the front works you patted me with your sword and said to get down into the ditch that I would get hurt if not killed. Then you went to pull a chunk out of the works,we told you that we had just stopped it up that the Rebs was firing thru it then you took a glass and was looking over the works when you wao struck square in the fore-head. Ratter sent for a stretcher and I helped to place you on it, then stepped back to where I had been lying,got my coat and gave it to Capt Ratter to put it under your head. In a few minutes Capt. Ratter brought back the coat and said that the General was not dead only slightly hurt. Had Atlanta of fallen the boys would not of cheered any more than just then. There was quite a lot of blood on the back of n.y coat and no chance to wash it out. I wore that coat thru the entire campaign and when mustered out at Louisville, Ky. left it hanging on one of the beech trees in our camp. Therewas lots of the boys that called me Capt. Dodge after that. I have the corporal strips of from it yet, gave to me for volunteering to help work the guns of battery First.Mo. on the 22nd of July and volunteered to advance the line where you was wounded at front works yet I get no arears tho all my affidavit that got my pension on varicose veins is proven since Sept. 1862. The little ditch I spoke of was dug in the shape of a rail lence. I am doing Guard Duty here at the Prison, which is about all I am able to do tho I look to be very able bodied. I weigh 220 and am proud of the service I gave to my Country and if they dont give me any more pensionall right. I only have nine in family, my wife and six children and old aged mother who gave four boys to the war. Now you see from this poorly written scrap that your blood that started with old Billy, or a part of it, did reach the Sea and the one who carried it reached the Sea and home but not until he gave a part of his own blood on two different occasions. Now please give me the date cf your wound and let me remain youf Comrade Forever, G. W. Yeocum, Co. D. 7th Iowa. To Maj. General G. M. Dodge. ' ;} 451 Omah, July 27, 1886, Genl. G.M. Dodge, New York. Dear Sir:- During past three days I have been riding the country to find a line that would herd the Little Papi]lion, and get into the Big Papillion valley, cutting off about six or seven miles distanceSuch a location can be made but at the expense of heavy work,sharp alignment and using 125 grade both ways. Mr. House has run preliminary lines all over the ground trying to get from Mo. Valley to the Big Papio valley, and thinks his location ds sliown on the tracing I sent you the best route. He has been over the ground as shown on the map in blue line, and says there will be no engineering difficulty or heavy work except in crossing the Elkhorn near Pontanelle, and that the Maple Creek Valley in Dodge & Coifax Counties and projected line through Stanton County also through Platte and Atelope Counties as shown on the map I sent you is the finest and most productive in the State and give a large local business etc. The three inportant features are: first money can be made in Construction; second money can be made in operating it; third: Its geographical location makes it very desirable property for the follow ing roads to own or contr^:- Mo. Pac. Ry. Wabash System. B. &. M. Ry. C.R.I & P. Ry. U. Pac. Ry. Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. It will be good property to sell 6r keep, a combination not always attain able. Each of the above named Ry. Companies wouldbe soliciting agents for west bound business, and always stand ready to protest against any through rates from competing points made by U.P. or C. & N.W. and thus place the Omaha Northern in better shape than if it ovmed a line to Chicago or St. Louis, or was owned by siny single Chicago or St Louis line while it would supply and control all of the Omaha business. I h ve talked with Sage of the C.p. I & P., Smith of the Wabash, J. T. Clark of the C. If. £.St P., Holdridge of the B. &. M. and they are all of the same opinion. Such a line would be a good thing for the Union Pacific because the territory is bound to be occupied by some one and it is be ter to by by a friendly than an unfriendly & competitive interest besides the fact that it will give business tothe Bridge at Omaha instead of at Plattsmouth or Blair. Yours truly, J. M. Eddy. July, 1886 St. Louis, Des Molnes & Northern Riilway Company. 0. F. Meek, Superintendent. Des Moines, Iowa, July 31st, 1886^ Genl. G. M. Dodge, Prest., New York. Dear Sir: I have your favor of 28th inst, When in New York Mr. Ashley asked me if the D. M. N. W. would pay interest if it was standard gauge and I told him it would. I did not say anything to him about what couid be done with the road in the way of selling. I dont see what Runnells could mean by telling him that. R. knew the C. B. & Q. wanted it, but they have not 'indicated to him or any one that I know of how much they wpuld pay for it and when I saw Fitter I drew his attention only to the Boone road. Runnells could not have understood the situation. All I care to do in this matter is to help you, and I will go to any extent to do that. I understand what you want as to Wells, and will carry out your wished. Patter has not been here yet. I suppose whatever you do with D. M. N. W. you would be willing to sell the Boone road to the C. B.& Q,? As I telegraphed you the outlook for crop in this state is very slim. We had general showers yesterday which will bring out all the late corn if it shall mature before frost. A very safe estimate is one half a crop for the state, or, 20 bushels per acre. I travelled 125 miles in bug ies ins.-ecting fields, and this is a very liberal estimate for the ground I went over. We have carried the tax in all but six townships on the Qlear lake and Mason City line and are working those up to vote in a few days We may only get 2 l/2^ in first two townships north of Boone; which are yet to be voted. As soon as we get through will give you amount of subsidy voted etc. Yours respectfully, C. F. Meek, Supt. 455 1886 To the Investors of the Colorado Midland Railway Company, Gentlemen: The purpose of the writer is to give you information in regard to the project known as the Colorado Midland Railway. He undertakes to do this of his own free will. There has been no influence brought to bear upon your informant to take this co\irse, either by any party connected with The Colorado Midland Railway nor by any outside Railway influence. Your informant has been in the railway service for nearly twenty years . In that time he has seen numerous railway projects commenced and finally abandoned; some on account of the dishonesty of the projectors; others on iaccount of the dishonesty of the officials employed to carry out the project. It is with the latter that he proposes to deal. Operations were commenced upon the Midland Railway in the spring of 1883 by engaging a corps of Engineers, with your present Chief Engineer in charge of the party. For two years a corps of Engineers had been kept in the field almost continuously, and in the spring of 1886 the expenses of the Company amounted to almost $100,OOj. How much had been accomplished in these two years is a question quickly answered. It has been said by one of the best known Engineers in this western country, and one who is most thoroughly acquainted with the section of country over which your line passes, that the information collected in those two years could have been obtained in thirty days, and without the expense of employing a corps of Engineers. The reason for the expenditure of so much time and money is easily found and is embodied in the Pay-Rolls and Vouchers on file in the office of The Colorado 456 Midland Railway for those two yeahs, When the spring of 1886 arrived ^ what had been accomplished? There was not one foot of located line ^ from Leadville west, and but a very short piece from Hayden's Divide to Manitcu. This was about all there was to show for the expenditure of the §100,000. In the spring of 1886, just passed, the Colorado Midland Rail way sprang into life and activity. Three Million Dollars had been raised and deposited for the purpose of building what is called, The Western Division. A Construction Company had been organized with H. D. Fisher as its President, and as soon as the snow should disappear active operations were to begin from Leadville west. A corps of En gineers was organized and sent to Leadville, and preparations were being made to commence locating the line as soon as possible. A number of well-known Contractors were requested to hand in bids for the work, name- ^ ly: Orman, Crook & Company; J. A. McMurtrie; Clark, Lipe & Company; A. Douglass & Company, and Smith & Ripley, of New York, Prominent in all the operations of the company up to this time was your present Chief Engineer. One of the present firm of Orman, Crook & Company was a former partner of that Engineer in railway construc tion in Kentucky. J, A. McMurtries was the lowest bidder for your work from Leadville to the mouth of the Frying Pan. There was no question raised as to his ability to perform the work, but he did not get it. Your Chief Engineer's former partner was on the ground, and it was your Chief Engineer's determination that Mr. Myers should be interested in the contract. Mr. McMurtrie as the lowest bidder was approached and requested to take Mr. Myers in with him as his partner, and Mr. Mc Murtrie refused. Orman, Crook & Comipany were requested to do the same ^ thing, and they yielded in order to secure the contract; and now Mr. 457 1886 Sheet # 2. To the Invesors of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Myers stands out prominently as one of the firm of Orman, Crook & Company. Your informant is prepared to state, and can produce evidence in confirnation of the statement, that Mr. Orman has said he wo\ald retire from active business as soun as he finished this contract. The majority of railway Contractors are not in the habit of predicting their retirement at the beginning of a contract. A great many uncertain elements enter into a contract such as Orman, Crook & Company have imdertaken, and nothing short of the light of revelation or the keys of the treasury box of the Railway Company could induce Mr. Orman to make such a prediction. Mr. Orman is a young man, and it may be said that young men do not easily retire from active business. The average Railway Contractor is ambittious, as well as the average business man; and so long as money-making is t e all-absorbing object among the people of this country you will always find the Railway Contractor in the ^van. Permit me now to call your attention to the Engineering ex ploits performed on the Colorado Midland Railway up to the present writing. Your Chief Engineer takes to himself the credit of having accomplished what little has been done, and if he is satisfied with his exploits, and you do" not demur, all that remains for you to do is to put your hands in your pockets and pay the fiddler, perhaps a great deal more than the music is worth. The line your Chief Engineer is most in love with is that which will cost tne mo.t money to construct, and in the future, be the most difficult to operate. The writer is prepared to prove that your Chief Engineer stated last October, in Leadville, in the course of a J ■ 458 ' ■ conversEtion (whether he was drunk or sober I know not), that he did not care a damn what the wor.. would cost, as that matter could be easily explained after the work was completed. And, further, to show that he intended just what he said, allow me to call your attention to the main proofs, which any Engineer of ability may be able to discover on an examination of the routes he proposes to take. From Colorado Springs to Hayden Divide the only way west is through the Ute Pass; and the only Engineering difficulty encountered between Colorado Springs and the Mosquito Range is through the Ute Canyon; and even here it cannot be said that there is any very difficult engineering obstacles. You will find a line upon paper in the office at Colorado Springs surveyed last September by your Chief Engineer, from Cascade Canyon to Manitou, a dis tance of four miles. Upon examination of the profile of this line you may be able to count thirteen tunnels, the total length of which is about^j^ one mile. This line was surveyed on the south side of the canyon. Taking into account the great amount of curvature, complete circles, half circles, and tunnels one on top of another it became ; Alarming as to the difficulties involved in operating such a line in the future, to say nothing of the great expense of its construction. While such a line presented numerous difficulties to a successful operation your Chief Engineer proceeded to make an estimate of its cost. The writer of this made a suggestion that it might be well to examine the north side of the canyon, and he gave it as his opinion that at least one-half of the tunnels might be dispensed with, unless they desire to retain them as ornaments to their line. Your Chief Engineer took charge of a party this sprirg to make a survey on the north side of the canyon. What the result of ^ 459 1886 Sheet # 3 To the Investors of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. such a survey was I have not been able to know. Your Chief Engineer did not wish anybody else to have charge of such a survey. In the Ute Canyon survey you will find mystery enough to rriake one comfortable for a life-time. Prom the head of the Ute Can yon to the Hayden Divide there are no Engineering difficulties. It is, what may be called, an undulating country presenting no difficulties in alignment, and no serious expense in construction. From Hayden Divide to South Park there is a choice of routes. You may descend from the Hayden Divide into the Platte River,--something over a thousand feet, go through the eleven mile canyon with an ascending grade and finally emerge into the South Park. This was your Chief Engineer's route, and your Consulting Engineer, Mr. Hutton, agreed .with him. Why this route should have been taken when a better one was at hand may be difficult for people living at a distance to conjecture. The other route is a natural divide between the Arkansas River and the Platte, with no ascending or descending grades to carry your line into South Park, and which is still more desirable as a question of expense from the fact that tnere are no eleven mile canyons nn this route. An Engineer looking for difficult and expensive route in this country may easily find them while hundreds of thousand of dollars may be thrown away in the gulches and canyons of Colorado. They are almost bottom less. Through the South Park there are no difficulties, but in leaving the Park your Chief Engineer seems to have fallen very much in lovewith the Mosquito Range, and especially with that part of it which presents the greatest difficulties. From a common point in the South Park there are two routes to Leadville, but your Chief Engineer has discovered a third one. Let us look a little into the merits of these routes: 460 Route No. one lies south of the principal range, a low divide between the Arkansas Valley and South Park. South Park Railroad runs ^ over this divide to Leadvilie andGunnison. This divide is so far be low the snow-line that the South Park Railroad Company never find any difficulty in operating their line all the year round. From this divide a light descending grade will carry you into the valley of the Arkansas, and then you have a water grade to Leadvilie. Any Engin eer in the State who happens to be acquainted with this section of the country will say that this is the route that the South Park Railroad should have taken to Leadvilie, Route No. two is by way of Western Pass, and is a snowline route. The route by way of Weston Pass would probably be some five or six miles shorter than route No. 1. For ten miles on each side of Weston Pass it is a country of canyons, gulches and snow, I Route No. three is your Chief Engineer's favorite one. This goes through the most difficult part of Mosquito Range, with a four per cent ascending and descending grade. On this route would be a tunnel which it would take two years to complete, with perhaps some ten miles of snow-sheds. This I understand has been abandoned. This was the route recoajnended by your Chief Engineer. There are no engineering difficulties between Ute Pass and Leadvilie, on route No. 1. You have no tunnels and it is clear of snow, while on either of the other two routes you have tunnels, can yons, gulches and snow. As stated before, route No. 1 may be some five or six miles the longest, but it has everything else in its favor. It may be worth while to uake a comparison between the two lines al ready operating between Denver and Leadvilie. The distance on the South Park Railroad between Denver and Leadvilie is 151 miles, while 461 1886 Sheet # 4 To the Investors of the Colorado Midland Railway Company, the Denver & Rio Grande Railway is 277 miles,-- a difference of 126 miles in favor of the South Park Railroad. The South Park has three summits to make between Denver and Leadville,--Kenosha Hill, over 10,000 feet; main range north of Corao, over 11, 000 feet; main range Freemont Pass, 11,320 feet. Except the divide between Denver and Colorado Springs, the Denver & Rio Grande Railway has a water grade to Leadville. The South Park Railway gets only 40 per cent of the Pool earnings, yet it has 126 miles the shortest line between Denver and Leadville. It cannot haul freight or passengers between Denver and Leadville, or Leadville and Denver as cheaply as the Rio Grande Rail way can, notwithstanding the great distance in its favor. The inference is plain; avoid summits, gulches, tunnels', and snow; even shouM it have a tendency to increase the distance. I will now call your attention to the line from Leadville west. That part of the line is now under construction, and it will soon be too late to remedy its defects. The Contractors are now at work on both the approaches of your tunnel. They enter the range with an elevation of 11,,520 feet, and at that part of it, which is the storm center of the surroiinding country. An axiom among Engineers in this country is, if you get into the snow, get out of it as soon as you can. Your Chief Engineer has taken the opposite course. As stated above he goes into the mountains at an elevation of 11,520 feet above sea level. At this elevation you have aiow in your neighborhood all the year round. From the eastern approach of the tunnel (to a point about three miles distant) going east you will find about eight miles of line all in the snow. Your Chief Engineer has accomplished this feat in 462 oi?der to keep within the limits of his report as to the dista:-!ce be tween Leadville and the main range, which is about 17 miles, as your line is now located. A direct line from the tunnel on a three per cent grade would increase this distance perhaps one and one-half miles. Such a line would carry you out oi the snow limits. Such a line as you now have cannot be operated on both sides of the range without between 15 and 20 miles of snow-sheds. Your Engineer has four or five loops in the Immediate vicinity of the tunnel right in the snow. You will find also that he has a few more tunnel sites on the west side of the main ran.ge, even as far as the mouth of the Frying Pan; 40 miles from the main range he had a tunnel, an unlucky Engineer made the location there this spring and threw out that tunnel. The tunnel was in red sand-stone, and a very pretty thing for the Contractor. Your Chief Engineer did not seem to understand how it was abandoned. Gentlemen, the above facts are for your information. These facts have not been comm\micated to any person in Colorado, and if they are not sufficient to move you to action you may find that while you may gain in experience some of your friends in Colorado will have your money. If you find the above statements suificiently important to call for an examination or an investigation you are at liberty to use the writer's name. But I would request that my name be kept out of such an investigation until you are compelled to produce it. Fred ^:ack 463 August, 1886 - PRESIDENT'S OFFICE Frank S. Bond, Pres. The Associate Railways. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry. Go. Charles Schiff, Vice-Pres.(Lessees of Cincinnati Southern Ry) 336 K. Alabama Great Southern R. R. 295 M. New Orleans & North-Eastem R. R. 196 M. Vicksburg & Meridian R. R. 142 l/2 M Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific R'. R. 189 M. (St. Paul Building, Cincinnati, 0. 1158 l/2 M Executive Office:(34 St. Charles Street, New Orleans, La. (51 William Street, New York, N. Y. Cinninnati, 0., Aug. 2nd, 1886. My dear General: I have your note of July 2ond which has been forward to me here I regret not seeing you when I was last in New York, as I do not expect to return there before the last of this month or early in September, till then I shall remain here unless it be to take a trip over the Road, which is as far as I shall go from our headquarters. What about Texas & Pacific? I am glad that the Wistar plan has apparently failed. In my opinion, it was unjust to every interest; the Rio Grande, New Orleans Pacific, Income and Land Grant Bonds, and the Shareholders. While I am not familiar with the details of the Stockholders' agreement that I see referred to in the papers, I have read, hastily, the reorganization agreement submitted by Messr-s. Fry, Lehman, Kill, Rice & Greenough, and this seems to me the fairest of all the plans of which I have any know ledge. The new Committee of which Mr. Olcott, of the Central Trust Company is Chairman will I hope, formulate some plan that will be fair and just towards all interests, although I do not think there need be any hurry about carrying out such an arrangement as I think the true in terest of all parties will be pronioted by continuing the property in the hands of the Receivers ior at least a year longer, for the purpose of ascertaining what its earning capacity is; meanwhile permitting the Receivers to issue Receivers' Certificates to put the Road in good order, I am going to taxe up these different plans, and look them over so soon as I can get the time, and may the perhaps have a word to say in reference to them. Yours very truly, Frank S. Bond, Gen . G . M. Dodge, No. L. Broadway, New York. President. August, 1886. Society of the ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. '' ' • ; Headquarters Local Executive Committee,) Harper House, ) Rock Island, 111., August 2d, 1886 ) The following Coii.iriittees are appointed in charge of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee,•at its nineteenth annual reunion, at Rock Island, Wednesday and Thursday, September 15th and 16th, 1886. Local Executive Committee. General Ad( Colonel H. Major L. M Captain H. Colonel D. Major Geo. Add F H. B. Dr. S. C. Plummer, Sanders, Burgh Buford 3. Sudlow ). Reid McCleiland Captain John Peetz Captain W. c. Bennett Captain A. Weingartner Dr. J. B. Morgan Chas. H. Reese, Esq. Alonzo Grout, Esq. Chairman. Major H. C. Connelly. Dr . Pi Gregg. Colonel Henry Egbert. • Captain J. W. Brackett. Colonel Wm. Clendennin. Capt D. Fillier. Captain D. b. Moorehouse Colonel W. E. Btevens Captain J. B, Fidlar Hon. P. O'Mara Major M. L. Marks. A. L. Carson. Invitatiou and Reception Dr. S, C. Plummer, Captain T. J. Robinson, General A. C. Litchfield Colonel P. W. McManus Major R. C. Connelly Captain J. W. Brackett Major L. M. Buford Colonel T. J. Baylor Captain J. G. Butler Captain A. L. Varney John P. Van Patten C . H . Deere Chairman. Major Geo. P. MicClelland Morris Rocefield. Math Rogers W. B. Ferguson, Esq. Hon. Thos. Murdock. D. T. Robinson C. H. Reese C. S. Ells Hon. Geo. H. French Howard Bubtis Amos Altemus. Finance . Captain John Peetz, Chairman. Captain J. M. Beardsley Martin W. Burgh. Captain W. C. Bennett Captain August Reimers A. . Willienis, Esq., C ♦ F. Ilemenway. .. ^ Transportation. Capt. H. B. Sudlow, Chairman H. D. Mack. Banquet and Toasts Dr. P. Gregg, Chairman lajor J. M. Beardsley Colonel Henry Egbert Colonel H. E. Brugh. General add K. Sanders Dr . F . L . McKinnice . Hall and Excursions. Major C. W. Hawesj 'Chairm^ Colonel W. Clendennin. Ca:.tain D. B. Moorehouse. Captain J. W. Blaisdell Captain J. E. Fidlar IV. S, Knowlton. Music and Decoration. E. H. Eown.an, Chairman. Captaion Robert Fbdiler ' Phil Mitchell Captain D. Killier E. W. Spencer Colonel Henry Curtis ' 3. J. Keator Lieutenant A. . Williamson J. R. Mills Captain H. C. Cleaveland ' ' J. M. Reticke Keator Mills Reticker, Esq.. Badges"and.Printing . Dr. S. C. Plummer, Chariman Captain J. MontgOD:ery ' Hon. P. O'Mara MI. M.. Sturgeon, Esq. The several Committees will obtain their badges at the rooms of the Local Executive CoraHiittee, at the Harper House, on the morning of the 15th of September. The tickest for the Banquet can be obtained of the Committee on Banquet on and after the morning of the 15th of September. Ladies of the families of members can participate at the Ea.nquet. Officers who have served with the Army of the Tennessee, and who wish to Join the Society, will apply to the Recording Secretary, at the rooms of the Local Executive Committee, on the 15th of September. Members desiring information in relation to hotel accommodaticns, transportation, etc., will address the Chairmen of the respective committees. The Committee on Transportation will arrange with railroads for reduced rates. The meiiibers of the Society of the Xrmy of the Tennessee are respectfully requested to inform Major L. M. Buford, the Secretary cf the Local Executive Committee Rock Island, Illinois, by the 3d prox. whether they will attend the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society in * order that provision may be made for their entertainment. S. C. PLUMMiER, Chairman Local Executive Committee. 4G7 August, 1886. All Official Letter to this Office must be .addressed to the "Second Auditor of the Treasury and in replying to Letters frou. this Office the initials on the upper left-hand corner should be referred to. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Second Audito]^s 01 fice, R • Washington, D. G., August 2nd, 1886. v General Grenville K. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. I have the honor to inform you that there is a charge of $17,099.95 standing against you on the books of this office on account of Secret Service funds placed in your hands during the late war, as follows: On March 18, 1865 the sum of $5,000 was advanced to you on the requisition of the Secretary of War,- and in April 1870, on the settlement of the Secret Service accounts of General W. S. Rosecrans, you were charged with $12,099.95 received from him December 9, 1864. The Secretary of War reports that you filed vouchers in his office for $14,190.30, which leaves $2,909.65 to be accounted for. Before making a formal settlement and certifying a balance of $2,909.65 against you, I think it proper to ask for such informatior as you may be able to furnish in relation to this matter. If you have any vouchers or papers please forward them to the War Depratraent for proper action. Although so long a time has elapsed since the charges herein n;entioned were raised on the books of this office I do not find that your attention has ever been invited to them. In explanation of this apparent remissness I am informed that it was always understood tint your accounts were duly rendered to the War Department and that, owing to the peculiar character of Secret Service accounts in general, it was deemed advisable that ti.ey siiould remain in the custody of that department. It is only recently that the Secretary has reported the amount of your disbursements--hence this late call upon you. Very respectfully, Wm. A. Day, Auditor. 471 August, 1886 St. Louis, Des Moines & Northern, Railway Company. G. F. Meek, Superintendent Personal. Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 4th, 1886. Gen'l G. M. Dodge, Prest., New York City Dear Sir: Gen'l Swayne, Mr. Wells, Cols. Row and Blodgett came up yesterday from St. Louis, and I took them over Des Moines Northwestern. It may be well tor you to know that General Swayne looked more closely into the matter than Mr. Wells. The General asked me a great many questions and I tried to answer them all to your purpose. He wanted to know what I thought the road would do as a standard Gauge. I told him it was hard to tell, it might earn interest and might not. He wanted to know what Polk & Hubbell had in view and where they were going to raise money and how they expected to make it pay. I replied I did not know. I showed them that the com crop is practically a failure, and the disadvantages we were under being in a country in which older r'oads had built up good towns end had control of the trade etc., etc. They were pleased with the looks of the country, but the record of the four years just past offset it. Mr. Wells did not express himself at all. My judgement is that you had better have a talk with General Swayne as soon as he .returns. He will be there by the time you re ceive this letter. Col. How and Col. Blodgett talued in my presence of the matter of selling. Col. Blodgett said he thought 5000 per mile would be about right. Col. How said he thought that if sold he thought the Wabash ought to have a traffic arrangement as favorable as could be made. They asked me what I thought of your proposition, I told them I didn't know v.hat it was. When they told me I said "On the basis on the past four years that is as much as it is worth. I think the scheme for Central Iowa to ta^ze Des Moines and St. Louis should be worked, as that woula relieve them from any embarrassnient whatever in parting with the Des Moines Northwestern. Yours respectfully, C. F. Meek, 473 Hew York, August 11, 188' lilr. E. B. Wheelock, New Orleans, La. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of your two telegrams, the first asking what action we intend to take now that th.e Senate had declined to vote upon the hili granting us our additional lands in Louisiana. The reason this bill did not pass t/.e Senate was the position position take'" by Eustis and Van 'Jyck. Berry will also sign the minority report with. Van V^yck. If -'re cor.ld get proper attention to this bill early next session, I do not believe there -.Tould be any troij.ble in passing it, but it is necessary to appeal to all the Senators you know in the matter so when it comes up it sliall have prompt attention. Ly only fear is th.at it will not receive this proper attention. You are in a position to have inf^.uence with all the Senators and you know, of cours'^, that I shall do my part. So far it has been managed very "ell but as soon as I can see some of our friends who are no'./'"'Ut of the city, I shall suggest to thnn Ihe idea of going direct to Lamar and tryin^ to get him to '^ivo us the balance of the lands for '■:'hich "re have paid the entrance fee. Lamer I think is disposed to aid us but Busits may be able to keep him from it. Cannot you se-"^ Busits there and have him look at this matter as he might to? It is a great outrage upon us thht after all v/e have done to build that ro^-d and rut value into tliat country thoj'" should try to take from us wl.at was giver us for compensatio'-- for doirg this. Van Wyck'3 position will have very little weigl't in Washington but Eustis coming fro," the Btate w].ere the land grant lies will carry a great deal of force and it is very important that h'"' slould be set right upon it wh'lst he is at home and all of your friends irho V« 4 ma ^ 14 rrt ^ ^' +1 l-i4 mimht to? It is build that r take from us but Eustis coming fro," the Btate w].ere the land grant lies will carry a great deal of force and it is very important that h'"' should be set right upon it wh'lst he is at home and all of your friends '.rho know him and should go to him and see H tl ey cannot influence him to do what is right by us in the matter. I feel convinced that if he thoroughly understood the facts in this matter he would not be against us. Cod knows that I have had trouble '^nough 'with this business and they are now fighting me and leaving me b'^cause I did not give them the whole land ';'rant Instead of only the entire portion that we received. Referring to "our second telegram about making deed to Sands, and bonds, therefore, I am waitin" to hear fr-^m some of my friends who ut bonds in with and as soon as I "et word from them, will advise you and c^nd you "^ist of memibers, Verj' truly y-tirs, G. M. Dodge. 475 Nev; York, August 14, 1886. To the Board of Trustees of tie Soldiers and Sailor's Homo, Quinjty, 111. Gentleaen:- I understand that Col. M. Lh Bane is a candidate for the position of Supt. of the new soldiers and Sailor's Home, now being erected at Quincy. Col. Bane was a physician and practiced his profession until the breaking out of the T7ar. But during l.is services in the army l.e lost his arm whicii disqualified him from further efforts in that direction. He served in my commiand for three years and I can speak of him and his qualifications for tne position he now seeks from personal knowledge--of his ability and qualifications, as well as of his record as a soldier. He possesses in a high degree all the qualifications that .vould naturally fit i.im to fill such a position as that for which he applies His record and comiuunds in Lhe army, and his life since the close of the TTar have eminently fitted hiia to discharge the duties of the sit uation he seeks, and I wish to say thai I can endorse him in every way, and in Liie highest terms, with great satisfaction, and trust that you vfill see proper to give him the appointment. I knov/ that if you do you will never gret it. Very respectfully. G. n. Bodge. 477 ITevV York, Aurrust 14, 1886. Gen. . W. Belknap, TTashincton, D.C. Tly dear General' I enclose cppy of a letter I received from the T/ar Department relating to my secret service accounts and which you kindly offered to investigate. I have a distincl recollection of this mattei' being called to my attention several years ago and it seems to me that it ^ was during the time that you were Secretary of '.Var, and at that lime I made a full stateme t of the matter to the 77ar Department nnd received a reply stating that my explanation of the apparent dis crepancy V7as perfectly satisfactory. I have not the original papers by me now, but they are probably among my army records in Council BluJ'fs; but if the papers I sent to the "fer Dept. are on file there, I should like to get a copy of them. It seems to me that they should have been forwarded 6o the Treasury Department with the account. I shall be very much obliged to you for your aid in looking up the mattei'S. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 479 New York, Auf;^st 18, 1086. examined, William A. Day, 2nd Auditor Treasury Dept., Washington. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of AuyiTst 2nd in reyard to balance which appears to ny debit on the accounts of the secret service fund in your department. If you will have the records of the War Donartmert, examined, y you will find that this matter was called to my attention several years a^o, and that I the -.vrote to the Department . showin- how this money v/as spent, and made affidavits or in some way, I do not exactly remom.ber hov;, explained the apparent discrepency, and T received a Ifetter from, the War Dept. statiny that my explanation was satisfactory I do not kno ; that I have now any records relating to th'^se accounts as th.ere is one box of my army papers missiny and I think that these papers would naturally have been stored in that box. However, when i go home to Council Pluffs, I v/ili endeavor to look the papers up, and will advise you if I find anything bearing upon the case. 1 do kno./, however, that I made a satisfactory statement to the "Tar Department in relation to this debit again t me. I suppose you understand that it was impossible to always take vouchers for expenditures on secret service account. Such vouchers were never required i>'§ us by tiie 77ar Department; all they re>-iuired was tiiat v/e siiould make a pi'oper statement of our expendi tures. Where it was possible to take vouchers w3 always did so and when we received such vouchers we always returned them to the Depart ment but where we received no vouc..ers v/e sim|jly sent a statement of the account to tiie Department. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 481 Ke.v Y6rk, August 20, 1886, Morgan Jones, Esq., Fot?t Wortii, Texas. Dear 3ir:- I have ueen in ""oston for a v/eek past and met there Mr. Seeley and Mp. Strong, end I have found thad they are ready t,o go in v/iti: us at any iimc I say the v/ox-d. I made an arrangement, -ith them for a meeting point sonie'.vhere soutii of the Canadian river, as soon as they get a report from their engineer, stating ;7here they desire the meeting point to be, and I am to be notified of it and to send some one up there to see if the point selected is satisfactory to us. They hawe agreed to bear as far '.vest as a point nc I'th of Clarendon and to build to that pfliint by the first of July next year. They calculate that this siill requaire 90 miles of road moi'o than they had intended to build, bu . tney provided for this additional distanc whilst I was there. Therefore we siio. ld be arranging our mattei'S so as to keep right on to'waj d them. But I don't want to do anything on this extension until I get some other affairs fixed up. I write you this confidentially, and dent want you to say anytning about it to any one. You want to keep in harmony with the Santa Fe people, although I did not tie myself u- with theis in any way, I positively refused to do this, and they do understand it. I am in iiopes that our eaiviings will siiow up better for the x'emainder of this year as at present they are certainly discouraging. About 1400 tons of steel wil be on the way to you by the end of this week, part of it by steamer. This will give you the 16 miles you will need to build into Ver..on, by the first cf October. Vie will push an additional amount of 120C tons as rspidly as ^ possible, commencing next week. Ue i-ave ..ad a great deal of trouble in getting this steel started, first by two break downs at the mill and tien by being obliged to send it to New Orleans. It has been almost impossible for us to get vessels to go to TTev/ Orleans, and we are now paying $4 p ton for its transportation from Jersey City to New Orleans. Hovve«rer, you can depend upon our doing everything possible to have it go forv/ard and reac.. you in time. Very truly youis, G, M. Dodge. 483 New York, August 20, 1086. J. R, Carlton, Post Adjutant, G. M. Dodge, Post G.A.P.. Beresford, D.T. Dear Sir:- In th early part of the current year I sent you, as a present to your post, a crayon portrait of myself, in the nifdrm of a Llajor General of the U.S.Volunteers. I have never received any ackno-vledgement of the receipt of this picture, and I wiite to ask if it came safely to hand, Tlie clerk ;vho -was with iae when the portrait was shipped has gone abroad and I am unable to find in my letter book any record of the letter of transmittle, or any receipt of the S^apress Company taking it. My ippression is, however, that it was sent via Adama Express Co, and I will be very much obliged to you if ycu will at once make inquiiry and advise wiietlier or not it ever reacned your Post. With kindest regards to yourself and comi'ades, of the G.A.R, T^uly yours. C. LI. Dodge, 48-5 August, 1886, All Official Letter to this Office must be addressed to the "Second Auditor of the Treasury," and in replying to Letter from this Office the initials on the upper left hand corner should be referred to. TREASURY DEPART^'ENT . TR Second Auditor's Office, Washington, D. G., August 21, 1886 General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, Sir: New York City. I have the honor to inform you that your letter of the 13th inst. in relation to your Secret Service accounts has been referred to the Secretary of War. If you have settled those accounts to the satisfaction of the '"ar Department all that the Accounting officers re« quire is a statement from the Secretary of War to that effect. Very respectfully, Wm. A. Day, Auditor, by TR. 487 Nev^ York, August 31, 1G66. Morgan Jones, Esq., Port T7orth, Texas. Dear Sir:- In flrawing up contract for the completion of our road from Quanah to the junction with the Atchison, Topeka 5: Santa Fe, we make it a condition that each 1-8th owner shall control and hold 2000 shares of the capital stock of the Railway company, and put the proxies in your hands, as President otf the Company to vote at all elections, un til such time as the road is completed, oi^ until some future fixed date to he hereafter agreed upon. Therefore I have sat aside l-8th of this construction stock for-youi friends in the south, and I want you to designate who is to ta' e it, and you want to place in their hands or have them ret together a sufficient amount of stock to control 2 7.00 shares. The contract will he made on a hasis of ^1500 on honds and J20,G00 in stock, per mile of completed road, and they will be given an additional camount of one million dollars in stock for the purchase of equipment. This stock will he part of th.at wzvich we can issue on the first extensio' , You, of course, can take no direct interest in the construction company on account of your position as President of the Railway company The parties who will go in will probably he Mr. Walters, of Baltimore, Mr. lv!ayer and tho Itutten interest in New York, Connor, Dodge and two interests in Boston if they want the... If they do .ot, taei-e are other parties here vfho stand ready to hack them. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. Lv't*. 489 New York, August 31, 1886. Solon Humphries, Esq., Dear Sir: As I had only a few minutes talk with you, I will make a memo randum of what I think is important to look at; First: The position of lir. Joy on the Polk-Hubhell proposition, that he will accept it, provided Polk and Hubhell will endorse tiie bond s individually. Polk and Hubell notified them that the whole matter was in my hands. The Purchasing Committee should accept that proposition now before I ~o west so that I can make the arrangement with the Sioux City road. Second: You remember tnat the 7/abaoh railroad, the St. Louis, Des Moines and Northern and the St. Louis, Des lloines and Northwestern have entered into agreements to place the terminal property in Des Lloines into a sei-p. rate company. That terminal company was organised, all the papers dravm and the Trustees of tiiO property, L'essrs. Howe, Dodge and others, were instructed to deed the property to the terminal company, each of the company's holding there interest in the terminal property. This nevei was done on account of the Tabash going into the hands of a Receiver. The time is no.v ready i . seems to me when that proposition should be carried out and L!r. Llonroe should be instructed to deed o ver the property to the terminal company. T he other companyds all stand ready to make the deed as soon as the 77abash does. I think this matter was delayed if I remember rightly by Polk and Hubbell on account of tiie idea tljat the T7abash would receive the pay of the one quarter interest that belongs to t..e ot. Louis, Des Lloines and Northwestern; but tliat matter, it seems to m , could be arranged, at any rate it seems to me this terminal property should be put in slmpe, whilst the-people who control the Tabash understand the matter. Very truly yours. .G. M. Dodge. 491 August, 1886, Aug. 31, 1886. My dear General: I have been sick in bed nearly ever since your noble gift of a crayon portrait of yourself came. I did not expect to receive a picture so superbly set, but treasure it all the more and have hung it in the place of honor in my oflice over my desk and am prouder of it than any picture I have ever had. Hundreds of your old friends have seen it, and are delighted with it, especially those who fought under you as soldiers. They say it is a magnificent likeness and they talk by the hour of it. I assure you General, I am grateful beyond expression for this token of your friendship and I shall prize it as I do very few things. You have been one of the strong and true friends of my life, one of those who have helped me most. I have loved the-best. Your counsel and friendship have been invaluable to me and your person al liking for me one of the proundest things in my life. I /wish I could do something for you. I would do it as willingly and as loveingly as I would for my father. If ever I can serve you or any of yours, believe, it will be a pleasure uncommon for me to do so. True stead fast friendship is rare in this world. Strong and steadfast friend ship like yours is rarer still. I want you to know how thoroughly I appreciate it, how grateful I am for it, and how proudal am of it. This my first day out of bed. I start to-day with Mrs. Clarkson to take our two boys, Coker and Harold, aged 16 and 14, to put them in Philiips Academy, at Exeter, U. 11. to prepare for Harvard. We will be at Exeter ftom the 4th to the 8th or 10th. We will be in New York the 10th or Ikth. Hope to see you. I hope you are well. Gratefully yours, J. S. Clarkson. 495 lieiT York, September 7, 1886, E. B. Wheelock, Land Commissinner. New Orleans, La. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of your favor of August 27th informing me that you have fonvarded to Judge Dillon deed of lands in Louisian, imrchased by Genei-al Dodge, to be paid for v.'itn 167 bonds. I have been obliged to take tv/o bonds o different numbers from the ones I gave you and must therefore ask you to kingly make the follov/ing change. Instead of turning in to the Trustees bonds niimbers 3821 @ 3822, I vrill deliver bonds nxambered 3672 3 3675. I trust this v/ill not materially interfere with your record or prove any incenvenien ce to you. Judge Dillon is still out of town and I have thex-efore been unable to receive the deeds which have probably be-n in his possession for*- some Lime. I enclose herewitvi Gen. Dodge's check for 054.06 covering Lhe balance due your office as per statement of account, in your favor of August 25th, receipt of whici, please acknov^ledge. SometUae ago you v;rote us recommending a party to take charge of these lands, tosee th-at the timber was not stolen from th m and that the taxes v/ere regularly paid and assessments 'ept d~v;n as iovx as possible, and by direction of General Dodge, I wrote you asking what this party would cJnrge for his services and wh; L kind of a contract , in your oplniong, it woul bo v/ise for us to make witl him. To this letter I have received no reply and will thank you to advise rao on these points. Very txnily yours, J. T. Granger, Private Secty. i'<e-.7 York, Septemter 7, 1886. Hon. John Dillon, Trustee New Orleans Pacific Land ("rant, bonds, 195 Broadway, New York. Dear Sir:- General Dod^e has purchased an amount of j!60,235.93 acres of land in Louisiana, covered by the New Or'leans Pacific Land Grant for which he agrees to pay in first mortgage land grant bonds of the New Orleans Pacific Railway Co., in accordance with terms made by I.Ir. B. !7heelock. Land Commissioner at New Orleans; who writes us that he has made deed for these lands in my name and has fohWarded the same to you for delivery. I therefore hand you herewith the above named bonds, numbered as follo'ws: 3811 to 3820 3672 to 3675 2571 to 2630 3001 to 3030 3709 to 3724 3633 to 3634 3615 to 3618 2794 to 2800 2727 to 2933 3783 to 3789 3913 to 3914 2888, 2"50, 2546 - 2781, 2010, 2782 - 2780, 3794 to 3806 10 bonds. 2 bonds. 60 bonds. 30 bonds. 16 bonds, 2 bonds, 4 bonds. 7 bonds. 7 bonds. ^ bonds. 2 bonds. 3 bonds. 3 bonds. 1 bond. 13 bonds. 167 bonds and ask that you will deliver the deeds. Very truly yours, John T. Granger. New York, Sept, 10, I086, S. R. Galloway, Esq., General Llanager U.P.Ry. Co., Omaiia, Neb. Dear Sir: I leave here Saturday night for the west and my time will be taken up in Illinois and Iowa unfl about the 20th and between the 20th and 30th I want to make my arrangements to make a trip over the U.P. and some of its branches. I shall have with me my daughter and two or tiiree other people. I would like, if it is convenient, to arrange so as to take a car in v/hiCii we could live, so that I can stop at the different points at suci. time as I vrisn, so as to get posted thereon. I would like to have'you write me at Des moines, Iowa, care of C, P. Meek if it will be convenient for you to fit me out. I s..all want to spend quite a time on the road and I write thus early in this matter so as to put you to as little inconvenience as possible. Very truly yours, C-. !!. Dodge. 'JUrX'.*'" 501 New York, Sep .. 10, 1886. Samual Carr, Jr. 47 Eqiiitable Blclg., Boston, IJass. Bear Sir: Referring to the circular of the Intei'national Railway Improve ment Company, sent you a fev; days ago, the other Boston subscribers are as follows: - George B. Clapp C. B. Lancaster, Baker & Morrell F. L. Ames 0, Ame s F. G. Dexter, Elisha Athins. 500 shares 500 shares 500 chares 2000 shares 750 shares 500 shares 500 shares 05O,OCO. 50,000. 50,000 200,000. 75,000. 50,000. 50,000 They should eacii sign the Circular for 2.% of these amounts. We sincerely hope that you ;v*ill be able to get them all to sign, as it apoears to be the best way to unite and fight this judgment collectively rather than at extraordinary expense individually. Veyy truly yours, J. T. Granger, Private Secretary to President, Seotember 11th. 1886. 5G3 New York City, September lltli, 1886. Dillon & Swayne, 195 Droadway, N. Y. Dear Sir:- we have made up a detailed statement of the organization a. d operations of the Oriental Construction Co., and hand you the same herewith. The Scrapboo]: sent you yesterday shows the original documents as made up and put out from our office in the Western Union'Building. And the letter book herewith contains many letters and telegrams relating to the transfer of this work from the Inter national to the Oriental. Any further papers or documents that we may have relating ttiCreto are at your disposal . Very tiaily yours. C. M. Dodge 505 September, 1886 WAR DEPARTIv'iENT, Washington,City. 3852 September 11, 1886. General W. W. Belknap, No. 1420 New York Avenue, City. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communication of August 18, 1886, forwarding a letter from General G. M. Dodge concej'ning his secret service accounts and I have also received General Dodge's letter of August 13, 1886 to the Second Auditor of the Treasury upon the same subject. In reply, I have to inform you that General Dodge stands charged on the books of this department with secret service funds to the amount of |2,909.65. A copy of all the correspondence upon the-subject found on the files is herewith; no record having been found of any communication from the department informing General Dodge that his explanation of the discrepancy was satisfactory. General Dodge should file receipts from the parties to whom the funds were paid, and if he cannot file receipts, he should submit a sworn statement of the disposition of the funds including therein the circumstances which necessitated the expenditures. It will be noticed that the amount charged against him is $2,909.65 and in his letter of January 6, 1868, a check of $2,809.65 is mentioned, which is $100.00 less than the balance reported by General Dodge in his account current for January 1, 1866, copy here with. Very respectfully, L. G. Orcun. Acting Secretary of War. Enclos. Copy of account current of Januaryl, 1866. Genl. Dodge to Chief Clerk War Dept. January 6, 1868 Chief Clerk War Dept. to Gen. ^odge March 6, 1868 Genl. Dodge to Chief Cler War Dept. March 8, 1868. Genl. Dodge to Chief Clerk War Dept Feb. 26, 1879, Nevr York, September 13, 1886. Llorgan Jones, Esq. , Port Wor th, Texas. Dear Sir:- I have your favors of Sept, 8, 1 G86;when Mr. Montgomery was here he spoke to him about the lack of notification, that one subsi y In Vernon depended up^n our reaching there upon any specified day, and he distinctly dis"claimed any instructions or intimation tliat he should notify this office and stated, thit, of his own volition, he changed t^.e limit of time from August 1st, (as per your instructions) to October 1st, I Very much fear this misunderstanding is going to cost us either serious litigation or loss of the subsidy. Your judgment as to the best method of using the second class steel is all right, and put it just where you think it will do the most good. General Dotq '.vest out of immediate reaci.. so that we could not consult .vith him upon thi^, but I knovr that he wants you to do just vrhat you think best about it. The purchase of the steel was an after thought and rather forced upon us by lack of sufficient frei. fill a vessell which chartered agreeing to give her a certain amount and therefore we will do the best we can witii^ it. Ill have carefully read your letter of September 9th to General Dodg e in regard to local rate on cattle from Texarkana to Cairo as charged us by tiie Missouri Pacific and will do what I can to straigh ten it out here but I fear it is beyond us to effect any change of importance. Very truly yours, J. T. Granger. 511 Sept. 1886. Broadway, N. Y. Sept. 19, 1886, J. M. Eddy, Esq., President, Port Worth, Texas.. Dear Sir:- I have just wired you a dispatch as follows: "Jud^re Dillon says Section thirteen limits issue of first mortgage bonds to sixteen thousand per mile. Take steps to amend section thriteen of charter under article forty on hundred and eight and following, so as to give t'e right to make a mortgage not exceeding twenty five thousand per mile. As the charter gives ho privileges which a new companj'^ could not secure under the general law, the attorney General should have time in perfecting this amend ment, if it canrot be done let me know so i can take next best course, Bee Pet6r smith imiriediately on this matter. How much right of v;ay has actufally been obtained under this chnrterV Call notice of meeting of stockholders under article four thousand two hundred and twenty as soon as amendemer.t is affected. Suggest next best course instead of taking it. Answer quick," I write this to coi;firm the above , If the Attorney Geneial will consent to this amendment, i and I have no doubt he will) there should be no delay a out it as the bonds are in the hands of the engraver. While we are getting this amendment we might make any others that are really essential. None however occur to me just now. The counsel here say that if no right of way has act ually been procured they see no advantage in this charter over a new one obtained under the general laws of the state; and if a new uharter was obtained we would be free from the 3 ye.-^rs objection, hence my inquiry as to how much right of way has been obtained. Do not let these inquiries interfere with the speedy pro curing of this amendment authorizing a mortgage not exceeding twentyfive thousand dollars per mile. Very truly yours. Dodge, President, 513 September, 1886. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company, Fort Worth, Texas. Sept, 22nd, 1886 Gen. Dodge, Dear General; Your favors of 18th inst. just to hand. I have been to Dallas and saw Gallraith and Gurner, they are very nice to me person ally but they want us to change our shipments when Frosts returns. Frost has been to the City of Ikhxico the last three or four weeks, he left his car and t^rs . Frost down there . I explained to them that we could not dictate to these cattle men, which way they shall ship, and if we attempted to do so, we would only drive them to Worth and the Frisco. If I had time I would go and see New man, but I cannot leave here now, we laid over two miles of track to day, and we will get into Vernon before the 1st of Oct. If we dont get delayed on the schooner of steel which has come to hand at New Orleans. The Vernon folks do not want us to get into Vernon. I am.rather expecting an injunction from crossing two sections of school land. They have served notice on me not to go on these school lands. I am satisfied they would like to get some excuse not to pay this subsidy. Webster Snyder very kindly oifered to lend us four n.iles of steel if ours did n not get' in in time. Frost has never treated Nr. Hoxie right. However,Hoxie treats me pretty mean, I think Cowen is making mischief between me and Hoxie . Cowen tr-ied to get out of the Galveston water contract. I paid near $30,000. for him, now he is mad at me for press ing him for a settlement. When you return to New York I would like to meet you in St, Louis or Chicago if you will let me know in time. I have some matters I would like to talk over. Our business is still light. Hoping you will have a pleasant trip. Yours very truly, Morgan Jones. 517 October, 1886. Kaj . Genl. G. . Dodge, Council Bluffs Charleston, 111., Oct. 14, 1886. Dear Genl.: I have been trying to find out your adaress for several years but could never get it until this fall at the reunion of the 66th 111. at Paris, 111. You gave me a coiiaiiission in the 1st Ala. Gav. at Decatur, Ala. and being in the field was ordered to duty by you without being mustered. When I was mustered out I was mustered out as a Segt. be cause I could never get to a mustering officer. 1 am in a fair way to get my pay now, but may need a certificate from you. Do you re- \ member anything about It? Before my commission I was acting as I orderly Sergt. of your escort under Gapt. Conkling. Please write n.e for- I may need your identification of your signature, that is to my coDimission. Hoping to hear from you soon I am yours, Sincerely, J. C. Brooks, Drd Lieut. 1st. Ala. Cav. 519 Ne-.y York, October .20, 18SG, S. P. Prackenridge, Esq., 34 3t. Charles St., New Orlenas, La. Dear Cir:- I have just returned from a long trip to the TIest and find time to reply to your esteemed favors of September 28th and Octobei' 21st. X am favorably impressed with tlie idea of purchasing a considorable amount (6f Louisiana lands you refer to vn.icii would advantageously fill up the vacancies in the selections of New Orleans Pacific lands selected by you xor oho synoica e represented by I.!r. Cranger, but can ot ..rite you anything definite in regard oO it until I have fully ccnsulted all parties izi interest.. The lands deeded to L'r. Granger are owned by foui* or five different paroles and while some of them are willing to go in and furnish sufficient capital to purchase tiiese intermediate sections, I cannoo answer for all of ohem, but I will consult t^-om at oioce and write -you furthe^- upon tii- subject as soon as practicable. ^ I should be very glad to have you send us a map shewing just v/hich ^ , t^sse lands you 7culd reco.iimend us to purchase, .vith the lowest price tiiey could be obtained foi* and on what tei'ms we could purchase them. Some of these people might go in if they did not iiave to pay all cash but c uld allow part of the purchase money stand for a long oil .e at a low rate of inoere.it. I'y inea would be to select one particular portion of these lands and buy up all the intermediate sections or as mnch as the amount of money we could raise would p y foiw Then if we could raise more money later on, we could go on buying alternate sections and work witxi the intention of getting one large solid body. Please consider this and write me which portion of the tract would bo in y.our opinion the best to first start on. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 521 Now York, Octo'ber 29, IGSG, lir. Ucrgan Jonoo, Pre . , Port Worth, Texas. Dear Sir:- , . . I have i.ad an interview with J.C. tiils morning and tnere is not a word of truti. about the stories which ycu have heard down there in relation to the Missouri Pacific building west of our road. They intend to build only to Ilenriette and if we want that road from Henriette to Gainesville we can get it and ext-^nd it ourselves. These stories are coning, I think from people whose imaginations are greit or whose wishes are with their imagination. I have been up to see Mr. Hoxie twice. He is a very sick man. He had a relapse on Tuesday but this morning is better. This is confidential, I believe he is going to get, well l;ut they are greatly worried. Matters I'lere are getting along all riglit. Very truly, G. Dodge. 523 Kev; York, November 1, 188G, I.Ir, I'organ Jones, Pres., Fott Wort-L, Texoo. Dear Sir: I have got evorything in s..ape here anc. I am ready oo go to v:ork.. Svans thinks he i.ao succeeded in i-is negotiations to m^'et us at the Canadian River. Pearsall vritiidraws his resignation and .vill remain as Vice President. He takes $1000^0 of the stock in the i ev/ coastruction company. You should continue to send i.im copies of the .;"eekly report of earnings. The feeling among every one here is tli the success oi Evans puts our i''oad beyond any harm. Kimball of the Union Pacific told me if ue v/ould complete it through he would guarantee us 1000 cars of freig.-t per .uonth to tide water from the U.P. alone. I think you make a'mistake in putting all the increased earnings into the month of October. They should be distributed through Septem ber and October, the time the material was carried so as not to make so great an increase iic November. If it is not l," o late have it done. It is easy enough for the... to rectify their September earnings so as to include a portion of this increase in it.' If y-)U close your trade with Montgomery, the right of way wants to be obtained to the Canadian as quickly as possible. As soon as I get my construction ocompany legally organized, I will appoint Bissel to take charge of it. I -vish you would see wha'. he is willing to do it for. He will have to have somebody, there to keep his accounts but I want them very simple--not elaborate. I want to Icnow ".'ho it is going to be before the ap;"ointment is made. Of course he wants to be a tho - oughly responsible party as he will be a check on the expenditures. Very truly yours, G. !I. Dodge, 525 Ne.v York, November 3, 1S83, 3 . T. Smith, Esq., Omaha, Neb, I.!y > ear Sir:- I would like to have your experience on the use of a 52 lb. rail v/ith a 36 inch splice bar. Does it make a track over which you can nm your heavy cars and locomotives, say a 45 ton engine? What I vvish to get at is on branch roads -with present grades, do you consider that track as strong a track as would be made by using 56 lb, rail, v/ith the old common short splices? These new splices you knov/ rest upon three ties and the old ones rested the joint on one tie only, I will be very much obliged to you if you will v;rite me fully your opinion on all these points. Very truly yours, n. 1!. Dodge, 527 Hew York, Iloveraber 3, 18G6, LIr, Yorgan Jones, Pres., Port Worth, Texas. Dear Sir:- I wish you to ask for bids iuaiiediately on ties, the two sizes, 6x8 and 7 x 8, 8 ft. long,- delivery to commence the lit of January at the rate of 50,0CC per month for the first IOC miles; also on bridge timber, piles and telegraph poles, also obtain from the different companies tlieir best rates from Hew Orleans, St. Louis and Galveston on aterial outside of the state, besides their rates on timber, ties and other material obtained in Louisiana arid Texas. Get the lorrest cash price so we ca figure down close. Then we can determine liO'.v to lay out tr.e v/ork. You can divide up your ties, ' timber, kc. Get some in the East part of the state and some in the south-west. You also want to see to the repairs of the cars on hand i as to get them on their feet if possible before January Ist; also \7rit? me vrhen you think the steel sh"^uld commence to arrive so we won't be delayed again as were were before. I wisr you to give t^.is matter prompt attention and if" you have not time to do it yourself, a trusty man sh-uld be sent around to look up this matter provided you cannot do it. Very truly, G. hi. Dodge. 531 November, 1886. Gen. G. M. Dodge Sheet #2, I should be glad to have the letter of introduction to Painter as soon as convenient. Also, I told Col. Eddy that I would speak to you in reference to your correspondence with him and let him know if you are willing for him to forward the letter to me. I did. not go back to Cincinatti from 1\/,arietta to see Col. Chamberlain and Gen'l. Noyes, for the reoson that it will be more con venient to see them when I go out to see lv.r. Seed, Mr. Blickensderfer, Captain Smith, Maj. Barnes, etc., all of whom I found it impracticable, for one reason or another, to see on this trip. If you have any directions to give or suggestions to make, please be free and frank about it as I wish to consult your interests and wishes to the letter, as far as it is in my power. Very truly yours, N. E. Dawson. 533 Ft. 'Vorth & Denver City Railway CoHipany. Treasurer's Office J. T. Granger, Treasurer. 1 B'way, New York. November 11, 1885 Mr. Morgan Jones, President, Ft. '.Vorth, Texas. Dear Sir: I notice from your recent letters that you want to delay getting into Quanah as long as possible. I have no desire to reach there, except for the purpose of landing our material there. My plans are to make a connection with the Atchison T. & St, F. about the first of July and then to build beyond their to the crossing of the Canadian, no matter whether Evans gets there or not, because our reaching there will control all the business in the North Test and give us an out let to the East via Atchison, Then again Mr. Gould is build ing down in this direction and is going to cross over near our crossing on the Canauian and the Rock Island is going to do the same. Both of their crossings will be right where we cross the Canadian. Goulds Road is to go down through Kansas from Fingsman, to Luka thence to Commanche County then through Clarke and Meada Center into the No Mans lands on the Beaver and follow that Route down to the crossing of the Canadian about towards the in there of trade where we cross it. The building of these Roads towards the Northern part of the Pan Handle will put an immense emigration in there and if we are at the Canadian we can catch a good deal of trade. As I now understand it, you have about ten miles of steel on hand there and we should make that steel build 50 miles of miain line. That would be six miles beyond Quanah as I understand it so that our nev, contract would really commence six miles beyond Quanah. '.Ve will have to have on these two hundred ndles at least ten miles of sidings and for that you should take the iron out of the old track. It seems to me that now would be a good time to make that deal from Decatur to the coal mines. However it may not be as imiportant as we thought It would be for if Evans gets down we will get coal from the North inside of the year. With that line out there 12 miles it would be a good protector to our line. You must press the question of our independent line into Ft. Worth. It will not do to let that line alone entirely. If they are not going to let us come in, then we must arrange to build our own line. Very truly yours, G. Ml. Dodge . 535 Pan Handle Construction Co. New York City, November 12, 1886. C. F. Meek, Esq., Des Moines, la. Dear Sir: I have organized a Construction Co. for the exten sion of the Ft. 7/. & D. C. R.R. from Quanah to the Canadian River a distance of about 200 miles, and have organized it under the laws of Iowa and made you Secretary. I enclose with this Articles of Incorporation and copy of instructions for the proper course for you to pursue in putting them on record, also copy of notice which is to be published as soon as filed and recorded as stated in this paper. You will have to have a small sign which you can put up near your present office and that will be all that will be required of you except to put up such statem.ents as we may hereafter send you and are required by laws of the state of Iowa. Please be very careful in carrying out the instruct ions as noted herewith and to attend to it immediately. Please wire us as soon as the articles are filed, and mail notice published so that we may proceed to business. Very truly, G. M . Dodge, President. 537 November, 1886. UNION PACIFIC RAILV/AY GOiyiPANY. Construction Department. Shief Enf^ineer's Office, Personal. Omaha, Nebraska, Nov. 13, 1886. Genl. G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, N. Y. Dear Sir: Your note of the 9th inst. asking for extra copies of certain reports received. I am sorry to say I have not an extra copy, outside of those in my bound volume, of either; but S am not without hope that I can find them, and if I can, will most cheerfully supply you. You are do^ibtless advised of the proposition to reorganize the engineering department of this road by appointing Nr. Bogue as Chief Engineer, and myself as Consixlting Engineer. To this, I have no obje'ction in itself considered, altho' I do not admit yet that I can not do fine work, or can not organize the service as well as most men. Yet if this Company chooses to relieve me of responsibility and place it upon other and younger shoulders, I shall make no objection. But I do object to that other part of the arrangement, which proposes to pay me but ^4000 per annum for retaining my services. Instead of diminishing my pay they ought rather to increase it, not because my responsibility is changed, but because I think I have served this Company for much less than is usually paid; and I have no idea they can ever get another man to do for them what I have done at anything like the same pay. You are yourself aware that I held out a long time when I v/as appointed Chief Engineer for larger pay, and only yielded under a sort of tacit understanding that the rate should be the beginning rate. Had it not been for the financial embarrassment of the Company, I should long ago have asked for an increase of pay. I should be glad to hear from you on this subject at any time; But to be placed on a par with an ordinary Division Engineer, or at best, but little better, and for such a ra^e to give the benefit of my thorough luiov/ledge of the country and matured experience, seems to me exceedingly humiliating, especially when I could no doubt many times in five minutes save them the whole of a satisfactory salary many times over. Very truly yours, J. Blickensderfer, m 539 New York City, Nov. 17th, 1886 ^',r. W. B. Strong, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir; I am in receipt of your favor of the 15th. I have instructed my engineer to run to pretty near the centre of Carson Co. that is to the centre of the lands bought by your people. We have to rise the plains from Clarendon to get there and I have instructed my Engineer to make the run. As soon as that is done. I will have him go and see Robinson so he can talk intellignetly of what he can do. I have no doubt but what we can reach the plains on the new line, but I want to be sure, before I send him there. Possibly I amy go to see Robinson myself, as I go west. Cannot you send me, or have Robinson send me a map showing about your line and the proposed extension west if you have it from Kiowa? I am printing a map of the Ft. W. i D. C. R.R. taking in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana , etc. to show the different connections and I would like to put your line from Kiowa through Barson Co. as nearly correct as possible. Very truly, G. M. Dodge. 545 New Yor'k, November 15, 188G. iilr. 3. n. Galloway, Gen. I'gr. U.P.Ry. Co., Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your favors of the 11th and 12th:j There is no great harm done through the loss of the photograph. T can probably have it replaced. I return herewiti. the letter relating to Mr. Tright. Of cours I did not need this to convince me where the trouble was. I think Mr. TTright makes a great mistake. He will make up some morning and find tiiat these people whom he thinks behind him "not there." Please accept my thaiiks for your prompt' com'-liance with my request to furnish me a sample of the new splice bar. I presented my views in relation to the roads "exkenso" to Mr. Adams. It was my intention to shov/ the report to you before you left but the day I was to meet you I was called away by a tele gram on accounk of the sevei'e illness of Mr. Houie. I know you v/ill be glad to hear about Mr. Hoxie. I have been there twice a day for a week or ten days. He is a very sick man but he seems a little better tnis morning. He has great nerve and great vitality and I hope they will be able to pull him through; but he is a skeleton. What I write you about him is for yourself ohly because no matter what is said, it is exaggerated. He has the very best medical advice and his friends aroxmd him and if r'ood attention, care and prayers will biilng him through, ho will fetch it. Very truly yours, r. M. Dodge. 547 New York City, Nov. 17, 1886 Mr. Morgan Jones, Prest., Ft. Worth, Texas, Dear Sir: If I get down to Ft. Worth by the first of December and remain there until after the annual meeting, .do you suppose our Hcatters will be so far advanced that .ve can let the contracts Pqp everything needed for the lirst 100 miles say for grading, ties bridging, etc., etc. You have no doubt received my dispatches today in relation to examining and accepting the road and sending a statement to us here and I have today sent to Mr. Ross, Secty., one million dollars of these bonds for executinn. Please have them signed sealed and returned here as soon as possible, cutting off the Decem.ber Coupons leaving on that for June 1887 . This is necessary because if I close negotiations now pending I will have to deliver one million dollars of these bonds immediately, or along in Dec. and with the bonds on the 20 miles and the bonds in the hands of the Treasurer of the Com pany I can borrow, I can get along until we get track laid to Quanah. It is possible I may have to borrow what bonds you have also Mr. Walters will let me have his. The Railway Co. of course will not have totake care of the interest on these bonds until a year from now. Very truly, G.M. Dodge. 549 New York City, Nov. 18, 1886 I enclose confidentially my understanding of the conditional sale of the securities I have made to the N. Y. Syndicate and copy of the supplemental mortgage reducing the bonded debt. Mr. Beamon will no doubt come to see you about the mortgages etc. and will want to draw up the agreement between the syndicate and the Company. I tried to see you today but you were out and it is possible I may be ingaged all day toDiorrow. Will you therefore drop a note to Beamon and tell hini when you can see him? I wish you would see him immediately if you possibly can so as to close the matter up. As I understand it the only thing he wants to see you about is that the t^ortgage and charter are all right. If he wants to go on and draw up the agreement you can go ahead, being governed by the enclosed memoranda.. Please do not allow anybody to see this memo. or know anything about it because for the present it is entirely confidential. Very truly, G . M . ^odge . Conditions of Sale. One million Dollare ($1,000,000) of Bonds to be on or before January 15th, 1887. All of this one million dellver-ed on or befoi-e December 1st, 1886 to be at a price of 81% and interest and all delivered after that date, flat. The option on vl,250,000. of Bonds, or so much there of as are earned to be delivered on or before July 1st, 1887, at a price of 89% and interest. If the above option is accepted, a further option is to be given on ^1)750,000 of Bonds, or so much there of as may be earned by the construction Co., to be delivered on or before Dec. 31, 1887 at a price of 89% and interest. Tiie amounts named are approjiimate, the intention being to sell to the Syndicate all bonds issued for the Construction of the Road from the 200th mile post to the Canadian River at tie rate of splSjOOO per mile. It being impossible now to determine the exact distance which is shown on the map to be about 190 miles. 550 The Company agrees to limit, by a supplemental Mort gage, the issue of bonds from Quanah north to $16,000 per mile The Company also agrees that by Resolution of the Board of Directors, the entire issue of bonds from Fort Worth to the Canadian River, when the Road is completed to that point shall not exceed $18,000 per mile. Exchange The Bonds issued to be listed on the New York Btock -I- 551 New York City, November 18, 1886 Mr. F. E. Bissell, Ft. Worth, Texas Dear Sir: I hand you herewith your appointment as Chief Engin eer of the Pan Handle Construction Co. to take effect the first of December which is about the time that we will get in running order. I want you however to look after all our matters td that'time.. This appointment does not interfire with your clos ing the work of construction to the 200th mile post. The con tract for the work to be done by the Construction Co. will coiiimence at that point and the work up to tha"t point will be done by the Railway Co. The most important thing for us todo now is for us to get our suryeys completed so we will know exactly where we are to go. As I understand from your letter there will be no material change this side of Clarendon. The thing to look after now is Lo see what changes are necessary to be made from Clarendon on to reach the point suggested in my letter to Mr. Jones. I am in hopes of getting,to Texas in December, but in the meantime I wish, you would consult Jones in relation to all matters and be governed as far as consistent by his advice and keep me posted on all question of importance. I enclose with this Telegraph Frank No. Q. 170. which please use for Pan Handle Construction Co. business only. I suppooe you fully understand that our great desire is to build this Road with the greatest possible economy as our means are limited and we must not let our expenditure go beyond them. Very truly yours. G . M,. ^odge, 559 November, 1886. The Iowa State Register November 24, 1886, Wednesday, Morning Edition. Death of Mr. Hoxie. H. M. Hoxie, the Great Railroad Manager, Died in New York Yesterday, After a Severe and Painful" Illness of Qver^ix Months. The Long, Hard St|iitin in His Contest With the Labor Riots Doubtless the Fatal Cause ♦ He Will Be Brought to Des Moines for Interment. And Will Be Buried by His Son in Woodland next Friday Afternoon. The News of His Death Received here by His Old-time Friends with Great Sorrow . , A Useful Ended. For months the public has known of the serious illness of Mr. H. M. Hoxie, First Vice-President and General Manager of the Missouri Pacific Railway. Never of robust health, his hard work, under the stress of remarkably duties for the past ten or twelve years, and fin ally the strain of his great fight with the labor riots last winter, proved too much for him, and his indomitable will was finally so broken that the physical system yielded, and he became an invalid,giever to re cover. He went to New York to gain the best of medical aid, and made a brave fight for life, but against hope.. Friends here in his old hOrae, where he lived for twenty years, and was known and admired for his true worth, watched for news from his sick bed with anxious solicitude for the last two weeks, ^:hardly daring to hope, as message after message came, telling of the heroic and yet unavailing effort. Yesterday forenoon came the following dispatch from Gen. Dodge, one of the nearest and best friends of his life, telling of the end; New York, Nov. 23--J,. 3. Clarkson, Des Moines: - Mr. Hoxie died this morning about 2 o'clock. lie passed away quite concious and brave to the last moment. For six months his sufferings have been beyond conception. Twice under the surgeon^ knife, hie bravery, his vitality bore him when all else failed. History will pldce him as having accomplished a great work and having died in defense of a principle. G. M. Dodge. At the same time Judge John Mitchell, who is a couuoin of Mrs. Hoxie, received a dispatch frou the bereaved wife teliiair oi her areat ioes, saying that according to his request and her own desire, he would be brought to Des Moines and buried by the side of their little son, Seward, their only child, who was born while they lived here, and who died at three years of age and was buried here. The news spread over the city, and everywhere it was received with regret, while to the esrly settlers, those who knew Mr. Hoxie, when as boy and man he lived twenty years here, it came like a personal grief. For no one ever lived in Des Moines who attached to him more or mor. lasting friends than Mr. Hoxie did of the best people in Des Moines and Polk County while he spent his boyhood and early manhood here. 560 These friends had all followed his upward career in life with pride, and with undiminished affection, and his frequent visits back to Des M Moines, to visit the Plom. Thomas Mitchell, with whom he lived for sev- " eral years, arid to whom he was as dear as a son, and to ffudge Mitchell, and all old friends, kept the bond of friendship constantly strong. Mrs. Hoxie, wi.o was known-here as well as her husband, and to whom he was married here, was also spoken of on everyhand with the tenderest sympathy. The Hoxie's - Mr. Hoxie, his wife, and his mother - was for years known and loved in Des Moines as few people ever have been. So the news of this death of yesterday came into many homes in this city like the news of the death of a loved kinsman. In all such homes he had been with his wife and mother a loved and cherished guest, and the tidings of his death, in the prime of his power, fell on all such hearth stones as a shadow of sorrow of their own. Strong men who had braved with Mr. Hoxie in his youthful days the hardships of pioneer life, and who had learned the true gold of his worth in such times, talked of him with tears in their eyes, as one man among hundreds of thousands to be accredited with rare integrity and nobility. The death brought lip vividly the young Mr. and Mrs. Hoxie, the days before he was married, when he was a mere boy, and when she was Miss Patrick,- and the days when they were married, and went to housekeeping in the house he built - and which is still standing on the South side of Cherry street, between Tenth and Eleventh- where their only child, little Seward, was born, and where three years later he died, and the days when Mr. Hoxie was known to everybody, and liked by everybody, and by everybody called "Hub." The good old days came back very vividly, and eyes grot! moist as they talked with endearing terms of the young man, his young wife, M and their little boy, and what a cruel loss to them the death ol the " latter was, and how they left with him in his little grave in '.Voodland much of the joy and nearly all the hope of their lives. One could see how strong and tender the bonds of friendship still remained, the bonds that drew the dying man, turning from all, his myriad of new friends in later years, to ask that he be brought here to be buried among liis old friends,, and to sleep by his little son. It was plain that a man who could form such friendship, and hold, it with increasing tenderness, through twenty years of absence, was of more than common strength and more than common worth. To Be Buried In Des Moines. In the afternoon Judge Mitchell received the follwoing dis patch from Gapt. Hays, wno so long served with Mr. Hoxie in late years and was one of his closest and dearest friends, telling of the arrange ment for the funeral: New York, Nov. 23. - Hon. John Mitchell, Des Moines: Mrs. Hoxie and party will leave New York with the remains of Mr. Hoxie, Wednesday night at 6 p. m., via New York Central, and will be in Chicago Thursday at 9:30 p. m., and will arrive in Des M^oines via Rock Island on Friday noon, the 26th inst. It is desired to have the body taken to the Episcopal Church for services, on the arrival of the train, and the interment to be made in.the Hoxie lot alongside of his son. Will yori please arrange for the luneral and services, and notify his family? i It was Mr. Hoxie's wish to have a quiet funeral. It is also Mrs. " Hoxie*8 desire. R. 0. Hays. £G1 Sheet # 2 November, 1886. The Iowa State Register, Wednesday, November 24, 1886, Morning Edition. Judge Mitchell will make the arrar^ements as desired, today and to-morrow. The Hoxie lot is in the old part of Woodland Cemetery. Expressions of Friends. The leading friends of Mr. hoxie in this region are the Hon. Thomas Mitchell and Judge Mitchell. The former is the uncle and the latter the cousin of I>-rs. Hoxie. Mr. Thomas Mitchell, wto lives near Mitchellville, could not -be seen yesterday. Judge Mitchell expressed the sense of deep affliction and grief it w&s to him and his family, and said it was like a death in their own home, so near and dear had Mr. Hoxie been to them all. He told, with much tenderness, of miany things in the life of Mr. Hoxie, but did not feel that they should go into public print. He gave in main the particulars of Mr. Hoxie and his life, •printed in another place. Other old-time friends were seen, and the views of some of them are given below: Major Hoyt Sherman. "I knew and admired Mr. Hoxie and the news of his death was a great blow -to me, though not so unexpected as to many of his friends, as I saw him while in New York recently. .Yes, I knew Mr. Hoxie when he was with Mr. Thomas Mitchell, and they togeth.er were running a way-side inn and entertaining the pioneers of this portion of Iowa. I knew him when he became clerk of this county, discharging those duties with a fidelity that was a part of his nature. I khbw him during the trying times of the war, '/hen his invincible courage made hin^ respected and lov ed by all honorable men and feared by traitors and desperadoes. After ward, when he was engaged in the mighty task of constructing the Union Pacific, I knew him and knew of the obstacles he had to overcome in carrying out that project. When all the material had to-be shipped from St. Joe, Missouri, either by land or water, and when hostile In dians were threatening the lives of the workmen. Then came the more prosperous tines when his abilities had won him deserved place and honor, and in no single instance did he fail in the full and exact performance of his duty. In every situation to which was called through life, no matter what the responsibilities nor what the dangers, he proved more than equal to all and won by successive steps the high honors that crown ed his life. He was one of the strongest, purest men our country has ever produced, and his death leaves a vacancy that will be long in fill ing both in the hearts of friends and in the affairs of the nation." Mr. Thomas Hatton. Yes, Sir; I was a-warm frined and admirer of Mr. Hoxie, though perhaps not so intimate with him as some others were. When I first came to this city it was during the progress of the war and he was at time United States Marshal for this district. Times were lively even so far north as this and 'the position was no sinecure, requiring a man of iron nerve to fill it adequately. This Mr. Hoxie possessed to an unusual degree, it being a common saying that "Hub" Hoxie feared neither man nor devil, and he proved that to be the case in many an instante where a weaker man would have failed signally. 5G2 It was the custom of Copperheads to send out challenges, to the Federal officers in those days, and in many instances it was all aman s life was worth to take thern in charge, but Mr. Hoxie never failed to bring ^ his man. He was also a man of unbounded energy as his after life £ amply testified, never hesitating when once he had undertaken to do anything until it had been accomplished. He had a happy faculty of holding friends when once made, and it was act all faculty as he poss essed those qualities best calculated to draw true men to him. Few men could die leaving more warm friends, all of whom will sincerely re gret him." Judge P. Ml. Casady, , . • upon being interviewed last evening, iriated the story of Mr. H. M. Hoxie s career in Polk county, from a long personal acquaintance with Ijim and his family. "I first knew Mr. Hoxieysaid the Judge, "when he was a boy of 16. That was when I came to Des Moines,' in June , 1846, was young Hoxie was living here with his parents. His father and brother were both living here at the time, and Mr. Hoxie was engaged in mercantile life. H. M. was the oldest of a family of. three boys and two girls. The family remained here for two or three years afterwards, ana then remov ed to Van Buren county, where Mr. Hoxie purchased a farm, having sold out his business in this city. Soon afterwards he died there and "Hub," as we called him, came back to Des Moines. His mother returned with hia and then went to California .wher-e on of the daughters was living. "Hub" went out to Thomas Mitchell's and began work there. I have seen it stated that he was a hostle.r but that hardly expresses his position. Re superintended the business and looked after the guests in many ways, ^ was in fact .clerk of the tavern which was quite popular and sometimes ^ had many arrivals. He had the entire confidence of Mr. Mitchell and and was highly prized about the house. He continued inthat capacity and made many friends until in 1856 he began his political career by being elected clerk. He had taken no active part in politics before that time but had become known and liked ail over the county. He was re-clected without trouble . When he was elected he built him a house in the city. He had the native lumber sawed and put up a house down on Cherry street, west of the Wabash depot. Before his term was out as Clerk he ,had begun to take an active interest in State politics and was Secretary of the Republican committee and afterwards was made chair man. In a short time after the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln he was re warded by the appointn.ent to the office of U, s. Marshal for •'■owa which was one district. It was at a time when that office presented many duties, for during war times he was called uponto make many arrests. It was a trying position, too, for he had to deal so often with men whom he personally knew but he never flinched from duty. As County Clerk he .possessed the entire confidence of all who knew him. He was pop ular. He always was well liked by the oppsition party, for he was just as good to one man as, to another. He was not much of a politi cian until he csme into State natters, and then he was very strong. He knew almost everybody in the State and was at home with the farmers as well as with the politicians. He married a niece of Thonas Mitchell and the influence of Mr. Mitchell had much to do in putting him for ward. I know little of his career from the time he was Marshal, but I next heard of him when he was engaged on the Union Pacific railroad, He was Superintendent, and actively engaged in the work of construction. Here he made quite a reputation and won his great honors in railroad work. Sheet # 3 November, 1886. The Iowa State Register, Wednesday, November 24, 1886, Morning Edition. "He was of an executive turn of mind, always ready and willing to work. I never icnew him to be idle and he had a will that knew no obstacles to the accomplishment of what he undertook. He was married during the time he was county clerk. His mother went to California to live with Dr. Fagen and his wife, and then came back here on the death of her daughter. ■ She lived with us a short time and then went to Texas where her don was and she died there. The oldest daughter married Dr. P. B. Fagen, whom all the old settlers remember, in 1846 and afterwards went to California, where she died, leaving two children. Melvin B. Hoxie is now in the land office at Grand Island, Nebraska, or was a short time ago, and the other brother, Capt. Wm. H., is at Corning. I think H. M. Eoxie will long be remembered by the people of Polk county for his visit here in il82, when he attended the Old Settlers* meeting at Thomias Mitchell's coming with his wife in his special car from St. Louis. He was then thS same genial man that he had been Hany years before when he worked for Mr. Mitchell at the hotel. Mr. L. H . Bush. Mr. Koxie was considerably older than I, having been born December 18th, 1830, and having and having come to Iowa in 1845, if I remeitber rightly. Our family came to Iowa in 1849, and amiong my •earliest recollections of the place is that of seeing Mr. Hoxie on the streets. The title "Hub" was on abreviation of his name, Plerbert, and was given him by his more intimate friends and afterwards he was better knc;wn by that than any other. He was a mian of great executive ability and whatever orders were given him were always carried out to the letter. As Clerk of the Courts, as United States Marshal and indeed in all po sitions of trust with which he was honored he was distinguished by this characteristic making himi a moat valuable public servant. Another great trait of his character which always drew me to him was hie faith fulness to those whom he felt to be friends, nothing being withheld from them, while on the other hand he was just as firm against those he knew to be treacherous. This trait of his character brought him many life-long friends, from whom he never turned in his allegiance to take up with the new, and who will mourn him to-day as a brother lost . Mr. Koxie was an ardent Republican, and always took an active interest in the doings of his party. Both from his wonderful personal strength and from his wide acqu;intance through the district, almost every ac quaintance was a friend. He was a power in these matter, and most of the old politicians will remember him .through them. Many of the best traits of his character can be traced directly to his mother who was one of the most lovely women I have ever known and whose influence for good was not bounded by the circle of her acquaintance. He had two sisters, the elder of whom, Mrs. Dr. Fagan, died at an early day in the history of the plac.e, the younger, Mrs. fioyt, being now a resident of Portland, Oregon. Both the sisters were beautiful and accomplished •ladies and were general favorites wherever known. His two brothers, M. B. and W. H. Hoxie still survive him. Mr. Hoxie left Des Moines shortly after the close of the war, but he never lost the warm regard he had felt for the friends lie had made while here, and any of them were always sure of a warm welcome wherever he was found. 5G4 He was one of the strongest men I have ever known and his death "brings much more than a mere local loss. To his friends he was always more \ than an acquaintance of the hour, and not one of them but will feel .that his is far more than an ordinary bereavement. Mr, Hoxie's Career. H. M. Hoxie was born December 18, 1830, in Wayne county. New York. .He came with his father and family to the State of Iowa in March, 1840, and settled at Montrose in Lee county, and came to Polk county in November, 18:45. His father, for a time, kept a store in what is now East Des Moines, and young Hoxie, sptent his tine in the same as a clerk. After his father quit mercantile pursuits, and removed from Polk county back to lee, Mr. Hoxie lived for several years with the honorable.Thomas Mitchell, and took charge and assisted him in the transaction of his business. In the year 1855 he was elected clerk of the district court of Polk county, and served in that capacity for two terms. Shortly after the expiration of his term of office as Clerk, he was appointed by President Lincoln United States Marshal for Iowa, which office he filled during a large portion of the Civil War, and managed and conducted the affairs of his office with great dis cretion and ability. He was a terrible foe to secret traitors, and exposed and arrested large numbers of the Knights Golden Circle in iowa. He wrs also Chairman oi the ^tate Central Committee of the Republican Party, and displayed great talent and executive ability in the organization and conduct of the political campaigns during his terms of office. Shortly after this he determined to quit politics j and embark in railroad pursuits; and about this time he became interest ed in tlie great project then formost in the minds of the public - the construction of the Union Pacific Railway. He continued his connection with that road ;intil the completion of the same, and the junction with the Central Pacific. After the completion of the road he filled the office of Division or Assistant Superintendent, for a time, with n,arked success and ability. After serving in this cap acity for a time, he resigned, and severed his connection with the road. He then came to Des Moines, remained for a while; and then em barked in railroad pursuits in the state of Texas, where he was con tinually engaged in the management and construction of the road until what is known as the Southwestern Combination was completed, when it became necessary to remove his headquarters to St. Louis. He became connected with the great Gould system. At one time the Wabash road was connected with it, and Mr. Hoxie was made meinager of the vast con solidated system, with over ten thousand miles of road to operate. It was a Herculean task, but Mr. Hoxie proved equal to it, and for a long time it, the largest mileage ever operated by one man. After wards the Wabash was taken from the system, and Mr. Hoxie made First vice-President .and General Manager of the Missouri Pacific system. It was on this system that the great strike of last winter occurred, and Mr. Hoxie was called to meet and settle it. It lasted for two months or more and never had a man a more gigantic task. It was a fight more than against some fifteen thousand desperate strickers, although that was a very great contest in itself. It was a fight , ' as Gen. Dodge expresses it, for a great principle, a fight made for the right of property to be pro tected, a fight for the safety of all property in the Rei)ublic, and he knew it and knew what a great struggle it would be. 565 Sheet # 4. November, 1886. The.Iowa State Register, Wednesday, November 24, 1886, Morning Edition. He gave to it all the power of a will which has now become historic, and his struggle and his victory will stand for time as a land mark in the adjustment of difficulties between capital and labor. He made the fight practically alone, and the victory was all his own, But it cost him dearly. Never,robust, it sapped his strength, and left him an easy prey to a lurking and insidious disease, which speedily developed itself and gradually completed its fatal result. He had had a great deal of kidney disease and now there appeared the added trouble of biliary calculus, commonly known as gall stones, for which he had to go twice under the surgeons knife, and suffer from the exhausting pain of so extreme a resort. For months it has been a fight for life, but attended by his.faithful wife, a woman whose devotion to her husband^ and whose good heart so largely the achitect of his career, are the admiration and praise of all who her, and by Capt. Rays a friend like a brother, he fought it off day by day, and night by night, trying and hoping for the best , but as bravely prepared for the worst. The great struggle in the fight had cost him too much strength. Even a will so indomitable could not rally against so desperate disease, and he had to die. Between him and Capt, Hays and Dr. D. F. H. Smith, both for a long time high officials in the Union Pacific System,there had form ed and ardent and steadfast friendship. It began in Texas when Mr. and Mrs. Hoxie offered their home as the home of these gentlemen. When the headquarters were removed to St. Louis, the friendship and the home under one roof kept up. The three men were brothers, and their friendship continued to the last, and only to prove stronger. Mr. Hoxie's Marriage. Mr. Hoxie was married to Anna M. Patrick, a niece of the HOii. Thomas Mitchell, at the latter's house,in thds county, in October, 1875. Of this marriage there was born a son - Seward Hoxiewho died at the age of about three years and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. The/ Fatal Disease. Calculi are stone-like concretions that form in different parts of the body, often about some undisolved particle in the fluid, which holds the matter of the concretion in solution, or as a deposit upon some hard surface, as, for instance, the tartar which collects upon the teeth. The fluids of the body may deposit concretions in most of the vessels, organs and tissues. They are left by the blood in the arteries and valves about the heart; by the saliva in the mouth and by the bile in the gall-bladder. Calculi deposited by the bile in the gall-bladder, the liver and its ducts, are known as biliary concertions and gall-stones. They are generally of a round or oval form, and of various col ors, as white, yellow, brcwn and dark green. Usually they are soft, and sometimes brittle and easily pub/erized to an unctious powder; their size, in some cases, reaching that of a wall-nut. Biliary calculus, which is commonly known as gall-stones may generally be presumed to exist when successively severe pain suddenly arises.in the right side beneath the border of the ribs:^. and when in a few hours jaundice comes on, showing that some ob struction has existed to the outward flow of the bile. It may be relieved by large doses of opium; but this treatment is attended by much danger, for oftefPthe most expert medical hands the results are fatal. Gall-stones, when impacted in the ducts, are sometimes fatal, but frequently find their way into the intestines. The Associated Report. New York, November 23, - H. M. Hoxie died at two-thirty this morning at his rooms in the Metropolitan Opera House. The cause of his death was exhaustion, consequent on the operation preformed on him June last by removing gall-stones from his system. He has also suffered kidney disease for' g the last thirty five years. He has been very week for the last seven days, but the doctors had great hopes of his recovery. There.will be no funeral service in this city. The body will be embalmed and taken to Oes Moines, Iowa tomorrow, and the fimeral services will be held there on Friday afternoon. Mr. Hoxie had a son who is buried in the plot in the Cemetery in Des Mo.ines and before he died he expressed a wish that he shoiM be buried by the side of his child. f . H ■ J, . 'I. ! ♦ I * 1 ) • ■' ■ J 1 . ' ■ r.'V 1 -A t}? 'ia *■ t'- ■ •, *,uj. 567 November, 1886. The Iowa State Register, Saturday, November 27, 1886, Morning Edition. Mr. Hoxie's Burial. The Funeral Yesterday of the Late Mr. H. M. Hoxie. Laid at Rest in His Old Home by the Side of His Child. A special Train from Chicago, Accompanied by Many Friends, Brings the Body from Chicago. Another Special from St. Louis Brings all the Leading Railway Men of the Southwest. And Many Leading Business Men and Other Friends to Join in the Loving Tribute. A Remarkable Group of Noted Men about the Grave. A Sorrowing Concourse of Old Neighbors Join Tenderly in the Last Sad Rites His Final Rest. Few men of this nation have been honored in death as was Mr. H. M. Hoxie, on the oaccasion of his burial in. this city yesterday. From all parts of the Union there came men who represented not only the wonderful system of railroads in which Mr. Hoxie had won the clief honors of his life, but ministers, merchants, bankers, lawyers and laboring men alike were .there to pay the last sad tribute of respect to the honor ed dead. No great class was without.its representation, and that from its best blood and brain. The interpid courage and clear-headed sag acity of this man had won for hlDi a distinguished place among his fellows, but his great heart left him no room for the envy that so often pursues eminence. ?;herever the path of life had led him he went with a stern ness of purpose that knew no failure, but with a generosity and kindli ness that made friends of all encountered. The fruits of this life could be seen In yesterday's gathering, where had gathered many of the most noted men in the land to tv.stify to the high esteem in which they held their deceased friend. The Scene on the Platform. Here at Des Moines, where were jet many of the friends and com panions of Mr. Hoxie's boyhood and early manhood, the feeling was es pecially strong, and long before the arrival of the expected trains the crowd began to gather at the Rock Island depot. Seldom have the best classes of the city been so thoroughly represented and in such numbers. They crowded the long platform waiting patiently for more than an hour in the bitter cold that they too might be permitted to pay this slight honor to the menory cfa departed friend and townsman, who had honored his friends, all his town in the great struggle of life. Hundreds were gathered there and the depth of the sorrow that had come upon them and was testified in every word and action, no light word being spoken or laugh heard from that assembly during all of the long wait. The larger part of the gathering was furnished by the old settlers, who were out iniforce to receive all that was left to them of their old companion in the struggles that redeemed Iowa from a wilderness. The tender ness of the ties which bind these heroes of frontier life together is something more than mere friendship, and to them the loss bore more than ordinary weight. 5G8 Marshal BotKln was present with a squad of police, and rendered most efficient service in the handling of the crowd. The Arrangements, ^ •for Des Moines had been placed in the hands of Mr. H. C. Townsend of St. Louis, ai'id Mr. C. F. Meek, Superintendent of the Wabash Railroad of this city, and the excellence of this choice was shown in the admir able manner in which everything was provided for. No detail seemed to have been omitted, and, notwithstanding the size of the crowd,no confusion was noticed, save for a short time just before the arrival of the first train. The Special From Chicago, bearing the remians and nearest relatives and friends was delayed some little time at Altoona awaiting the arrival of the Wabash special from ^t. Louis, which had been delay ed by breakages in the engine. The train bearing the funeral party proper had been kindly tendered Mrs. Hoxie by the C. R. I. & P. road and had left Chicago at 10:45 the previous evening, arriving here at 11:40 yesterday, making a quick run. The Missouir Pacific special from St. Louis preceded it by a few minutes and was palced upon the pass ing track south of the main line, while the party helped to swell the crwod upon the platfcm. Arrangements were then made for the process ion to form on third St. a double line of old sbttlers forming from the track to the hearse to receive the deceased in due form. All the hacks and landaus in the city had been secured for the occasion, and were in waiting for the reception of the funeral party. The Arrival of the Fvinerai Cortege ^ was heralded by a hush that swept over that vast assemblage, leaving them silent and motionless. The engine had been tastefully draped in mourning and the nximber board beneath the headlight bore initial "H" worked in black upon a white ground and surrounded by a circle of deep biack. Instinctively every head was uncovered as the casket containing all.that was mortal of H. M. Hoxie was lifted from its resting place within the car and handed reverently to the pall bearers, Messrs. D. K. Fergusson, H. C. Eaastick, W. H. Newman, and B. W. McCullough of St. Louis; Thomas F. Withrow and C. H. Chappel of Chicago; and P. M Casady and Hoyt Sher man of Des Koines, all old and trusted friends of the deceased. The Funeral Procession was then formed on Third street, headed by a platoon of policemen under command of Marshal Burns, directly behind whom came the old settlers fully one-hundred in number. Next came the carriages containing the pall bearers, then the hearse, folEwed by carriages containing Mrs. Hoxie, K. B. Hoxie of Schuyler, Nebraska, and W. H. Hoxie of Corning, Iowa, brothers of deceased; Hon. Thomas Ivitchell and wife; John H. Hoxie and wife; Mark Iloxie; Chester Thorne and Wife; Judge Mitchell and wife; and Mr. Ira Mitchell and wife. Following them was a long train of representative railroad men from all the important roads of the West and Southwest, and a large number of Missouri Pacific employees by each of whom Mr. Hoxie had been loved and admired. A long line of ^ carriages bearing citizens, closed one of the most imposing funeral ^ processions ever given a Western man. The walks all along the line of march were thronged with citizens, who silently added reverential honor to the man who had so honored them and their city. 569 Sheet H 2 November, 1886. The Iowa State Register, Saturday, November 27, 1886, morning edition. At The Church the crowd had begun to gather some tine before the tine set apart.for the services, the side aisles being filled as the nave would have been had it not been held in reserve. The altar and pulpit were crowned with the most beautiful and elaborate floral decorations ever seen in the city. Upon the altar were two pillows of Easter lilies and whote roaes, bearing the inscriptions, "In Memoriam" and "Not Forgotten." In front of the chancel rail were four large crosses of beautiful flowers, and flanking a most elaborate centerpiece, tastefully combining the cross, crown and anchor, and bearing the inscrijition, "H . M. Hoxie, from Em ployees." The crosses were made of Easter lilies, white roaes and im mortelles, artistically arranged with moss and evergreens, and were,the tribute of the employes of the Missouri Pacific. The procession was met at the door by Rev. Dr. W. H. Van Antwerp, who preceded it down the center aisle, read ing the opening of the Episcopal service. The cas ket was of rich black velvet, bearing upon a plain silver tablet the inscription, "Herbert M. Hoxie, aged 55 years and 9 months. Died New York November 23, 1886," and was literally loaded down with the choic est cut-flowers Chicago could produce, the loving tributerof the gentle men friends in that city. The service was that of the Episcopal Church, simple but beautiful, and read in an impressive manner by Ur. Van Antwerp. ThB sermon was omitted at the request of Mrs. Hoxie, as it had been her husband's wish that the service be as quiet as possible. The choir consisting of Mr. and Mrs. MI. L. Eartlett, MUss Tillie Cooper and Mr. John McCauley, with Miss Fannie Crowley at the organ, added:much to the beauty of the service by the exquisitis manner , in which they rendered its solemn music. , The procession was then reformed and proceeded to Woodland Cemetery, where the remains of H. M. Hoxie were lovingly laid to reat in the beautiful lot where sleeps the loved son whose death so nearly broke a father's heart. The wall of the grave was lined with evergreens, and the freah earth from the vault covered with the same material. The grave is under the shelter of beautiful evergreen.trees, and with the profus ion of green, much that is dreaded in burial, was avoided. . It is a pretty spot of ground, and over twenty years before Mr. and.Mrs. Hoxie had buried there their little three year old boy Seward, and so.sanctified with that which was but sweetest and mo.t sacred in their lives. Often afterwards had their feet come lovingly to the place, the shrine of their parental love. The grave of the father had been made by the side of the son. The grave of the child had been decorated with flowers by lov ing hands, and about the name Seward was a wreath of beautiful roses. The body of the father was lowered by tender hands into the green leaves, and, with the words of the sympathetic rector and the tears of many eyes unused to weeping, left to its final rest. 570 The scenes ahout the grave were notable. The distinguished . visitors from abroad mingled close about the vault with the earlier t friends of J/ir. Hoxie among the Des Moines people. All heads were uncov ered and all faces showed personal grief. Grey heads were plenteous, and the presence of so many noted men made a scene of dignity and pathos never seen except at the graves of heroes, rulers and the most famous men. Nearly all the cities of the West and Southwest had contributed from their noblest men to the group, and it was a gathering such as is seldom seen in any community or about any.grave. There was the tenderest sympathy for the stricken wife^ and there was hardly a face in the group not touched with tears. It was a loving burial, and proved again how sweet and noble are the rewards of a true and useful life. Among the kindred present were H/'r. Hoxie *s two brothers--Mr. M. R. Hoxie, of Nebraska, and Mr. W. H. Hoxie, editor of the Gaxeete, Corning, Iowa. The Visiting Delegations comprised many of the most prominent railroad men of the nation, besides men who occupy exalted positions in almost every walk of life. Those upon the Chicago special were A. Kimball, Vice-President Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, Chicago, 111.^^ Thos. F. Withrow and wife. Gen. Solicitor, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, Chicago. H. F. Royce, Gen. Supt., and wife, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, Chicago. H. B. Stone, Gen. Man, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway, Chicago. C. H. Chappel, Cen. Man. Chicago & Alton Railway, Chicago. J. W. Midgley, Commissioner South-Western R'y. Association, Chicago. Geo. Schiver, Traffic Manager Southern Pacific Co., San Francisco. T. H. Wickes, Gen. Supt. Pullman Palace Car Co., Chicago, Illinois. C. A. Garcelor, Supt. Pullman Palace Car Co., St. Louis, Mo. Dr. D. S. H. Smith, Treasurer Missouir Pacific Railway, St. Louis. W. H. Newman, Gen. Traffic Manager Missouri Pacific Railway, ^t. Louis. Orson G. Murray, Freight Fraffic Manager Missouri Pacific Railway, St. Douis. H. C. Townsend, G. P. & T. A., Missouri Pacific Railway, ^t. Louis. L. A. Emerson, General ^astern Agent, Mtissouri Pacific Railway, St. Louis. A. T. Lemist, Coal Agent, Missouri Pacific Railway, St. Louis. Frank Ferris, Commercial Agent, Missouri Pacific Railway, Chicago, Illinois . W. W. Pinley, G. P. A., lines in Texas, Dallas, Texas. B. W. M.cCullough, G. P. & F. A., lines in Texas, Dallas, Texas. Col.-Fisher, Live Stock Agent, lines in Texas, Dallas Texas. H. C. Logan, Pacific Coast Agent, San Francisco. The Missouri Pacific Railway private car on this train was occupi ed by Mrs. H. M. Hoxie, John H. Hoxie and wife, Mark Hoxie, and Chester Thorn and wife. The special from St. Louis bore the following: 571 Sheet # 3 November, 1886. The -^owa State Register, Saturday, November 27, 1886, Morning Edition. Missouri Pacific Officers and Employes. A. W. Dickinson, Supertendent Terminal Facilities, St. Louis G. Mesliex, Assistant General Passenger and Ticket Agent, J. J. Portis, General Attorney. C. G. Warner, General Auditor. Geo. C. Smith, Assistant Secretary. D. W. E. Outten, Chief Surgeon. 0. A. Kaynes, Inspector Locomotive, Car Car and and Machinery, Machinery, ^ Abram Gould, Purchasing Agent Wm, E. Jones, General Claim Agent, . S, L, Iligglyman, Tax Commissinnei? Samuel Irwin, Master Car Builder.- ■ • '' ' ' • Clarence Howard, General Foremian Locomiotive Department, • « J, C. Nicholas, General Baggage Agent. < ' i'' , J. E. Clemments, Assistant Engineer. • . . ■ J, C^Connor, Com'l Agent. Col, Thos. Essex, Land Commissioner, S. Ford, Private Secretary Mr. Loxie. W. A. Drips, Voucher ^lerk, R, S, McAllister, Central Agent American Refrigerator Transit Company, E. S. Barrievas, Clerk and Local Treasurer. M. Roberts, traveling engineer. R. B. Coodel, Brakemian. • . . . L, D. Hopkins, passenger conductor. Mr, Healey, locomotive engineer. • ' ' G. H, Harrison, locomotive engineer. - ' H, D. Wilson, special traveling passenger agent, • W, H. Morton, Passenger agent, J. Daley, paasengei- department. P, McGlynn, clerk. General Traffic Department, • '■ » ■ L, Wemmer, clerk. General' Audi tor' s office. , _ < . Thos, Furlong, special agent. T • » ' ■ W, K, Bixby, station agent. < ' • V. R, Sqmler, Transportation Department. ' * J, H, Dowland, Secretary S.L., F. S.&W, Ry, • • ' W, H. Newman,- General Traffic Manager. ' I " Thos , VI. K. V. R, J, H, S, H. Smith, Local Treasurer. 0. G. Murray, Freight Traffic Manager H, C. Townsend, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. J. Herrin, Superintendent, S. L., I. Mi, & S. Ry., V.'esley Campbell, private attendant of H-. k, Hoxie, B, W, McCollough, General P. and T. Agent, Texas lines Dr, J, E. Ennis, General Agent, Chicago, • C. A, Guinochio, Marshall, Texas, Frank Mosby, porter. Wm. Mosby, porter. Special Committee of Employes. G. Murlier, Ass't General P. and T, Agent chairman, 0, A. Hayes, Machinery department Samuel Irwin, Transportation department. ji,.. 572 James Denyvan, Auditing department J. B. Clements, •'Engineering department Delegation from other Railways. C. M, Hays, ^sst. Gen. Mgr. W., St. L. & P. Railway. James F. Hpw, Agt. Receivers, Wabash Ry. K. H. Wade, Gen. Supt. Wabash Ry. Geo. W. Parker, Gen. Mgr. Cairo Short Line. S. W. Fordye, Pres, St. S., A. & T. Ry , L. A. Fuller, Supt. Pacific Express. H. W. Hibbard, Gen. Frt Agt. Vandalia line. Z' D. Wishart, Gen'l. P. A. St. L. & S. F. Ry. ''•luyli'f F. D. Barnes, Conductor Pullman Car Co. , .U*, M.S. Wasson, Gen'l Agt. I & St. L. Ry. incl.-i/' J. W. Branch, Pres. I & St. L. Ry. .n, C. K. Sherman, Gen'l. Mgr. I. & St. L.'Ry. y * J. W. Maas, D. P.. A., L. & N . R. R. ^ M. Sweeney, Supt. Trans., Mobile & Ohio Ry. Wells H. Blodgett, Gen'l Sol., W. St.^,. & P. Citizens of St. Louis. M. M. McDonald, Attorney. ' Dwight Treadway. ' i V,. P. '^reely, B ..rnham Grocery Co. " . 0. P. Greeley, Burnham Grocery Co., J. M. Gilkerson, Gilkerson Grocery Co. . W. H. Cook, Cotton Factory. Rev. H. A. Stimpson, Pastor Pilgrim Con. Ch. D. K. Ferguson, Pres't Mechanics Bank. Wm. Nichols, Pres't Com'l Bank Hon. E. 0. Stannerd, Pres't Stannerd Milling Company. M. M. Buck. J. H. Knox, Pres't Nat. Stock Yards. ' ' W. P. Nelson, Citizen. Webb M. Samuels, President St. Louis elevator. D. P. SI attery. President Merchants' Elevator. J. IT. Maxon, .President Lindell Railway company. Capt. H. C. Haarstick. President St. Louis and Mississippi Transfer Company. A. A. Mosher, General Agent Travelers' Insurance company. J. N. Buffinger, capitalist. Jas. S. Manson, comraissi n merchant. A. Seigel Gas P'ixture company. C. E. Ware, Woodward &. Tieman Printing company. R. Bagnall, railroad contractor. , E. 0. Kannard, ex-Governor of Missouri. , G. M. Dilly, Palestine, Texas, i- ^ W. P. Coleman, Rich Hill. Mo. ' E. P. Cowan, lumber merchant. C. A. Ginnoccio, Marshall, Tex. ' ' J. M W. H C. E R. B E. 0 G. M W. P % ■ • R - . .r. , I 1, . Valley Of the St. Louis delegation in Chicago, Mr. Gaston was made chairman of the committee on arrangements, while, as stated before, Messrs. Townsend and Meek had charge of the arrangements in Des Moines. 573 November, 1886. The Iowa State Register, Satiirday, November 27, 1886, Morning Edition, A Notable Funeral. The burial of the late Vice President Hoxie of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, in Des Moines yesterday, had many things about it to prove the great esteem in which he was held throughout the country. Two large special trains of six or seven cars each came to P>es Moines, carrying a large number of the leading railway managers of the Western States, and of the leading business men of St. Louis and Chicago. There were striking features about this whiii will bear witness to the country of the value that Mr. Hoxie was to the public, as attested by those best qualified to judge. There is no rivalry so sharp in business, producing more jealousies or rival ambitions, than that of the railroad world. Mr. Hoxie represented on of the most powerful and-one of the most aggressive of railway corporations. He represented it in its most enterprising and aggressive form; yet that he did so in a manner which -retained all his manliness, and inspired even his competitors with be lief in and admiration for his manhood, was shown by the fact that near ly all of those with whom he was brought in conipetition stopped from their busy work and came four hundred miles to attend his funeral, and to pay their tribute of respect and esteem to one whom they knew to be unusually worthy. The large company of men who stood around Mr. Hoxie*s grave in Woodland Cemetery yesterday represented the controlling powers of the business interests of the West; represented hundreds of millions of dollars of capital; represented the life of Western trade. Such a group of men; such a lot of faces and heads of strong men, seldom appear about any grave except that of Presidents and men highest in power in the Government. But here was a man who, in the business world, made a wonderfully aggressive record; made a fight for a great principle affecting the rights of property; who represented in his activity the sharpest rivalries of business and trade, and yet who had, with it all, such a nobility as to challenge the admiration and gain the affection of those who were naturally his rivals. It was a tribute such as few men are ever paid, and such as few have proved the worthiness to have paid them. It is not only a striking tribute to the great worth of Mr. Hoxie, and a striking and conclusive evidence of the gratitude in which he is held for the great and successful struggle that he made for the maintenance of the rights of property, but it is also a pleasing evidence of the good heart that is in the breasts of the men who control the cor porations popularly pronounced to be soulless and heartless. It showed to the public how good after all are the hearts of the strongest and most aggressive of men. Those who could have seen his burial yesterday, and seen the large group ol strong and famous men gathered about the grave, and seen how deeply affected they were by the death of one they had learn ed to respect and value so highly, would have seen how safe is the rep utation of Mr. Hoxie for time, for the good work that he did. They would have seen, too, the evidence in this, that the man who made the great con-test and won the great victory for law and order, as against the menacing elements of socialism and anarchy, was not stronger in his 574- great ability in compelling and holding public admiration than he was ^ in drawing to him the best and strongest men as his friends. The death and burial of r/r. Hoxie both teach lessons of great value. He gave his life .to discharge his trust. He knew the cost, and yet did not falter. In doing this, he showed that heriosm is not found alone on the martial field, but that it is developed when it is needed, in every time of turbulence or danger. The tribute paid to him by those who came suhh a long distance to his funeral, the tribute which is being paid to him in almost every American newspaper, show that while he gave his life as a sacrifice for principle, the sacrifice is appreciated and will be remembered. Not alone the leading railway men of the West, but the leading business men of St. Louis, coming from the scene of his conflict and victory, gave, in this evidence of yesterday, a token of their appreciation of such Service as he rendered, and of the gratitude in which they will remember it. . , . I, ■■ I. .- e ■ t • , ' • j vt ' i' M t , . i ' . ' • . / * I , i f • '' ' ' J : -VisJrj 1 ' -f# f V , v ' • ' i :](" Ai i'r.i. ■ . ■ ' It J J ' .1. ^ ^ • • • ■ -"■K -.'fi.' * Iv. , ."t I 1 .»■ . ■ { ■ / • i. ,1 '*r, ■ • ■ ; i :' : : - T , ■ n I • ; , . I ! ■ ' • I ' • ■ • V t, ) ' I ' A t* M * t ' I, . p. ' ■■c.'"' L - I.. .. . . ii ' ■ P, , . I n ' ;'(v' , ■ , i ; n. !- , ■ ■ 575 Sheet # 4 November, 1886. / The Iowa State Register, Satiarday, November 27, 1886, Morning Edition. Everything was arranged for with the moi;t exacting care, and nothing happened to add a discord to the entire ceremony. This was no easy matter but was managed with that ability foresight and execution which must always mark the successful railroad man, and the result reflected much of credit upon those who bore the burden of management. But a short time was taken for rJest and the different parties started on their homeward journey. Mrs, Hoxie accompanied the St. Louis party, which was increased b^v the addition of the genetlmen from that city who had com on from Chicago. The Chicago party return ed directly home. Mr. Jay Gould Not Present. It was reported that Mr. Jay Gould was cf the party, and some of the evening papers last night said he was with the party. But he was not. His brother, Mr. Abraham Gould, was with the St. Louis party. Captain F.. S-. Hays, Mr. Hoxie's great friend, was not able to C' me. He had watcheu with Mr. Hoxie through his long illness while really sich himself, and was so worn down that he was unable to come. Dr. Smith, of St. Louis, who with Captain Rays formed a part of Mr. Hoxie's family for over twelve years, was with the St. Louis party. The Friend of Forty-five Ye ars. Among the most honored guests of the day was Hon. Thomas Mitchell, of Mitchellville, who had been a second father to Mr, Hoxie ever since his boyhood, and who mourned his loss as though he had been his won flesh and blood. Tribute from Bt;one County. On yesterday Judge Casady received the following letter from a committee of the Old Settlers* Association of Boone county expressing their grief at the common loss; Boone, Iowa, Nov. 26, 1886.--Judge Casady, Des Moines, Iowa:--The pioneers of Boone county send condolence to the family and friends of the lamented dead. Hub Hoxie, which they cannot express in words. We all knew him as you did, noble, mr;gnanimous, robust, honest, wholesouled, warm-hearted man. We have partaken of the hospitality of the old Mitchell homestead when Hub was chief, and we have hatthis volunteer aid with ox teams in getting out of the interminable sloughs and deep snow drifts of the prairie waste, miles away from that ever open shelter and home for all who come, whether they had money or not. We also knew him in public life and have watched his career since manhood and have been proud of his achievements. Bury him tenderly beside his dead boy, with whom the father's heart was buried in the by gone days. He has an enduring monument in the hearts of all the survivors of pioneer times. Peace and rest to his ashes. Will you personally express our tenderest sympathies to Mrs. Hoxie. John H. Hull, G. W. Crooks, A. L. Speer, Gommi ttee. 576 Outside Expressions. ' M Where Mr. Hoxie's Parents Are Buried. * The Keosauqua Republican has the following paragraph: Mr. Clark, in the Gate City of Tuesday, mentions the recovery from a severe attack of sickness of H. m Hoxie, one of the great railroad men of this country, and in speaking of his early history says,"HoKie*s father was one of the Iowa pioneers. He got so far ahead of civilization that his was the first white family to cross the river at Des Moines, and he waited with his wife and children on one side while negotiations for treaty were going forward on the other side, when it was signed old man Koxie hurried across and H. M. Hoxie,. the boy was along." Mr. Clark's history should have concluded "with the removal of old Mr. Hoxie from Oes Moines to near Kilbourne in Van Buren county, where he died, was buried and where his body remained until a few years ago when his son came ani had it taken up and re-interred hear H. M. Hoxie's Des Moines home. Mr. Geo. C. Duffied of Pittsburg, assisted the son in the removal of the remains. We are informed by Mr. Melville R. Hoxie, now in the city, that ■-the body of his father was removed to Chicago and buried by his'wife, and not brought to Des Moines, as stated above. Mr. H. M. Hoxie at that time expected to remove his son, buried here, to Chicago also, and intend ed to make it his own burial place. But as he grew older his love for his old home returned with so much force that he decided to be burfed here, and left a request to that effect. A Ridiculous Rumor Contradicted. ^ The St. Louis Globe-Democrat in its sketch of the life of Mr. Hoxie had the following timely contradiction of the absurd story that Mr. Hoxie was at one time a hostler: An .Early Lesson. Mr. Hoxie was always averse to notoriety and could rarely be drawn into conversation with reference to himself, and the story of his life is known to very few people, even those with whom he was closely associated and who came in daily contact with him, having only an out line of it. During the great strike in the Southwest a great many stories and anecdotes, with tr. Hoxie as the central figure, were given wide circulation, and among them were many at which he laughted heartily the one with reference to his experience as a hostler in Des Moines, seeming to afford him the greatest amusement. A Globe-Democrat reporter who saw Mr. Hoxie daily during the strike, once asked him if there was any thuth in the hostler story. "Not a bit," he replied laughing heartily. "The facts are that while with Mr. Mitchell on his Iowa P'arm, I acted in the capacity of aanager for him, his interest being quite large for those days, and it was my duty to ride over the place and see that the work was done, and the only rebuke I ever received from him, which was a mild one was for dismounting from my horse and doing some work myself which*1 properly dene. While engaged inthe task Mr. ^itchell road up, and I could readily that he was displeased, thouo-h and sight f of 7? the men, he turned to me together, and said: and 'I when do not out expect of hearing vou to do the work. It is your duty to see that it is don^- t^at is^aU.' Sheet #5. 577 November, 1886. The Iowa State Register, Saturday, November 27, 1886, Morning Edition. "I made no reply, but ever afterward followed his instructions to the letter. It has also been stated that when I went to Mr. Mitchell's I walked, and the inference was th)t I had no money with which to ride. This I have never denied, either," continued Mr. Hoxie, again laughing heaikily, "but the fact is that I had been very successful in the West, and when I went to Mitchellville had over $2500., which I then considered a fortune. And.in addition to saving this sum I had regularly remitted to my Mother, ray Father having died when I was quite a lad. No, I never served as a hostler, but if it had been necessary I would have done so, and endeavored to do it well." Gave His Life The Globe Democrat says event deeply to be regretted, not long the field of labor of the de There were elements of martyrdom where will recognize. The fatal charge of duties imposed upon him under his charge from the rage of The seeds of death came while he defense of law and right." To Duty. : "The death of H, M. Hoxie is an only in St. Louis, which had been so ceased,but throughout the country, in it which true and brave men everydecease was contracted in the disby his efforts to rpotect "property organized vandalism and roughianism. stood bravely at his post of duty in Missouri Pacific, The Resolutions of Regret and Gratitude Adopted by The Company. On the day of Mr. Hoxie^s death a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Pacific Railway was held. The President brought tb the notice of the Board the recent death of the First VicePresident and General Manager, Mr. Hoxie, and therefore it was, upon his motion. Resolved, That the death of H. M. Hoxie, First Vice-President of the Company, and General Manager of its railways, is deplored by us not leas from his great -value to the business interests in our charge than from affectionate respect inspired by the manliness and integrity of his whole personal life. That his death is recognized as in a large measure due to his faithful maintenance of private right against anarchist passion during the organized attack upon the property and business of this Company which was made early this year. .That his firmness in that crisis did more perhaps than any single cause to preserve results of industry in the United ^^tates from a wave of spoilation and disorder which no other interests could pro bably have withstood if the rights of this company had at that time been overthrown. 578. That we share the sorrow of his family and those who are cherished by him with a feeling of sympathy for them which is enhanced by our knowledge of his worth. That a copy of these minutes be sent to Mrs. Hoxie as a token of personal regard. The Days Before Death. A New York Letter telling of Mr. Hoxie's last days Says: "After a faithful trial of the ordinary remedies for this trouble,Mr. Hoxie submitted.to an operation not long ago. For a time this seemed to have been productive of good results. Soon, however, the symptoms of the disorder again appeared, this time much more virulently than at first. The poisonous matter generated by the disease found its way to all parts of his body, and it was not long before his skin bedame of a dark brown color. He was almost unrecognizable, and friends who had not been with him steadily during the stages of his sickness were greatly shocked at seeing him, he himself gave up hope of recovery and prepared for the end inthis he was methodical 'and business like, as in any of the transactions that had made hi:ij well known. His only anxiety was for his family. He took every precaution possible to secure the comfort of those dependentupon him. .His niece, in whom he took a great Interest, was engaged to be married, but the event was not.to take place until winter period. Mr. Hoxie was very desirous that she should be married before he died, and fearful that the end might be near, he requested that the ceremony might be performed at once. His wishes were obeyed a little over a week ago, the marriage cccunlng at the Broadway flats apartments in the Metropolitan Opera Hou$e, where he had taken up his residence. After this his strength began to fail rapidly. It seemed as if he had been sustaining himself upon nervous force alone until he should have accomplished the projects nearest his.heart. His condition was so low at seven oblock last evening that the physicians announced that death was near, and the members of his family sat up with him through the night. He expired just before 3 o'clock a. m., but his death was announced until long after noon." Mr. Hoxie's Successor. From a New York Special. One of a party of railroad men at the Windsor Hotel tonight said; " It is quite likely that A. A. Talmage, of St. Louis, will be Mr. Hoxie's successor. Mr. Gould is always on the lookout to advance clever men to posts of responsibility in the management of his railroad system; and Mr. Talmage, it is well known, possesses marked executive ability, and his ideas and methods of managing rail road affairs are entirely in accord with those of Mr. Gould. Yet nobody can tell with the faintest degree of certainty who Mr. Hoxie's successor will be, because in regard to those things Mr. Gould is extremely reticent and non-committal. It is quite possible that some M of his young lieutenants whom he has marked for advancement because ^ of his ability will be selected for the post. The royal road to favor in Mr. Gould's eyes is only through hard and persevering work. After all, the death of Mr. Hoxie does not leave any difficulty in the management of the M. P. systom, he had placed the subordinate administration in trust worthy hands, for nobody better than he knew how to select men, and so his successors will find no reforms necessary." 583 (1^ November, 1886. Newspaper clipping. The iowa ^tate Register Saturday, Nov. 27, 1886. Tlie Tribute of a Friend. We print today a letter from General Grenville M. i^odge, in which he pays the tribute of a long-time friend to the late Mr. Hoxie . The letter will be read with interest everywhere, both because of the fact that the tribute is paid by so distinguished a man as General Dodge, and because of the fact that he perhaps better than any other, knew of the great vork of Mr. i^oxie in the political and railroad fields. The two gentlemen, who had been acriuainted previously in political and social life, became thoroughly identified with each other in railroad work in the building of the Union Pacific road. General Dodge was then chief engineer of the great enterprise, and by his skill and engineering that great enterprise found a path across the mountains to the Pacific Ocean. When the future history of that great enterprise shall be truly written. General Dodge will be given credit for a great ' - work to last for time. While he wj'S in this position Mr. ^oxie became connected with the road. The two served together there in .very im portant trusts, and doing so demonstrated the remarkable ability of each of them. After the Union Pacific was built General ^odge and M.r. h Hoxie became connected with railroad enterprises in the Soulth, and were the first nien to take up the work of railway development in Texas. •They pioneered together there in very dangerous and ticklish times. Northerners in a State ol' the South directly' after the i-e bellion, with savage Indian tribes to the west of them to deal with; with yellow fever in suiririier to right, and with many other disadvantages and ob stacles which would have appalled the hearts of any men less indomit able than theniselves. Their companionship in railway building and operation scarcely ever had an end. When Mr. Gould elaborated his great system in the Southwest he found these two strong men of great service to him, and they remained very prominently identified with him and his railroads constantly afterwards. They had demonstrated genius in railroad building and operation; and Mr. Gould, with his genius for financiering and railroad building, was quick to utilize their ability. A very large part of his phenomenal success in railway en terprises may doubtless be traced to. them. In tne light of these facts, so well known to everyone ac quainted with the two gentlemen, or with their operations in railway work, the letter of Gen. Dodge, paying a 1st tribute of friendship to his devoted friend, will be of especial interest to the public. Gen. Dodge is too busy a man to write n.ucJi for the press, and the fact that he stopped in his busy career to give to the public, through a newspaper, this article in regard to Mr^ Hoxie, is but another evidence of how highly and constantly he r^-garded him. The estimate of Gen. Dodge, who, as a soldier and a corps commander, n.ade his name famous by his own bravery and great generalship; who was the trusted comrade •and counselor in war of Gen. Grant and Gen. Sherman; and who displayed aftcjr the war, equal genius in creating great enterprises in internal improvement; and who is noted as a judge of men, and who has had re markable opportunites for exex'Cising his jaugment, is an estimate sece ond to no one who could write of Mr. Eojcie. It is of peculiar value to the public, coming froii, such a source, ana ail wl:o know of the 584..- great heart of Gen. Dodge, as well as of his illustrious.career in military and civil life, will treasure this letter as one peculiarly worthy to be preserved. '* • • * : . t- . -V "■t ■ . . .. ' > < ■<H' i r .'V' ,- ^ -K " November, 1886. IOWA STATE REGISTER, DES MOINES . Nov. 28, 1886. My dear General: I received your letter on Friday and published it in Saturday's p?)er, giving it conspicuous place on the editorial page. But the funeral was at day earlier, or on Friday, instead of Saturday as you expected. We accomplished your desire, however, in getting it before the railway men attending the funeral by mailing a copy to the address of every one who was here. Mr. Meek attended to procuring the list of names and had his desks carefully address, a copy to each gentleman, the list you have doubtless seen as it was printed in our report of the funeral. I had 30 copies of the paper sent to you. Your letter was a noble one. It came from a great heart's affection for a dear friend. It pleased the general public to see a leading reailroad man showing appreciation of Mr. Hoxie's great work and sacrifice. It also greatly delighted Mr. H's. personal friends. Mrs. Hoxie ordered a hundred copies of the i?sue containing it to send to her immediate friends. It was remarkably well expressed. Many have spoken to me about it in this regard. It was condensed about as much as the average writer would get into ■5^ column. Mr. Rennells(?) who is so excellent a judge, says it is one of the finest tributes one friend ever paid another and that the closing part of it is as eloquent and delicate a thi.ig as he ever read. It all comes from your heart and so could not fail to be strong and tender. It makes death a real and vivid thing to all of us when such strong men as Hoxie lie down never to rise up again. I feel I am getting old when men who have most great reputations in my own tin.e are dying off on every hand. The new generation is here and soon all of us who were young in 1860 will be gone. But how good it is to have true friendships to turn to and true friends to bury us when we die. Cordially yours, J. S. Glarkson. 587- New York, Mover-lDer 27, 1SG6. Mes srs. Polk ?c Hubbell, Des I.!olnes, lo'ja. Dear Sirs: I have just retumed from an interview with the Purchasing Committee, Mr. Ilubbard and Mr. Swayne who have our matters in charge are favorable to turning the road over to us, but withint the last week a difficulty has arisen between the first mortgage bond folders and the purchasing coojnittee and tnoy say tliey will take no further action in any matter until ti.ey know exactly what ground they are standing on. Wnat I gathered confidentially is that if things do not go to suit them, they propose to step down and out. However, Oenl. Swayne says that the differences are foolish ones and will no doubt be raada all riglit in time, for there is no doubt w will get the order. I have worked at this every day and got to this place whore I am stopped. It is a good tliing we got the order out on the foreclosure at the time we did. I -.Till be in Chicago about next Thursday. My address will be the Grand Pacific Hotel. Very truly yours. G. M. Dodge. 589 Nobember, 1886. IOWA STATE REGISTER DES MOIRES. Nov. 28, 1886. Dear General: I see you have had your man appointed as Mr. Hoxie's successor, thus again demonstrating your power in high places, and also your capacity and inclination to take care of your friends. I have no doubt Mr. Clark is the man for the trying place. I now want to suggest to you that this opens the door of oppartunity for a good and faithful friend of yours and mine- Mr. Meek- one who has served us both with rare devotion and ability. Mr. Clark couid get no better man for his assistant as General Manager than Mr. Meek. You know he has the railroad and the executive ability, that he has remarkable skill in the manage ment of men, and as remarkable skill in dealing satisfactorily with the public and that he has unexcelled ability so far as I know, to care for railroad interests in politics and legislation. He has the rare quality of being strong at every point in practical rail road operation and in popularizing and protecting railroads with the people. He has saved the railroads crossing Iowa millicns of dollars by his skill and duration in preventing adverse legislation in the last two Legislations of this state. I have never known a man his equal in this work. In the practical railroad work and management as you know he is equally competent. He is a man capable of managing any rail way and only needs an opportunity like that which would be afforded as Mr. Clerk's assistant to send him to the front. M;r. Hoxie told me twice that he wanted Mr. Meek for his assistant and he said once he had desided to offer him theplace. Afterwards he told me that he found others - Mr. Gould, I suppose and probably yourself wanted him kept here. Can you not help him to this place? You know his great capacity as well as I and his great personal merit and know how admirably he would fit into the work as assistant Gen'l Mgr. I should greatly dislike to have him leave Des Molnes . But I am so much his friend as you are also, that I want to see him gaining the promotions he so richly deserves. He only needs your active and powerful help to get him into a place where he can show his great ability. 590 You and I can help him to the front. Let us do it to help such men and such friends. Cordially yours, J. S. Clarkson. November, 1886. Iowa State Register. Des Wioines . Nov. 30, 1886. Dear General: I wrote and telegraphed you at New York last Sunday suggest ing if Mr. Clark, Mr. Hoxie's successor, could not be induced to appoint Mr. Meek as his assistant. It is the very place in which Meek can show his ability and gain promotion. Mr. Hoxie told me twice he wanted Mr. Meek for Ass't. Gen'l Mgr. and once he told me he had decided to appoint him. He said afterwards that he learned that others - probably Mr. Gould, and possibly yourself - did not want Meek taken from Des Moines. Now that the chance has come again I feel that Meek is the man for it. You know of his ability. He is thorough in his practical knowledge of railroad operations and also in the management of men, while in meeting the people and in popularizing railways with them I do not know his equal. He has the ability to manage a large road and only needs opportunity to demonstrate the fact. He has another great value and capacity to railroads in his rare ability in public affairs and in representing and defending them before Legislatures. You know I have been in position to judge as to this sort of work. I know of no one who can equal the wdrk that he did in this line in the last two Legislatures in Iowa. He did more than any dozen others to prevent adverse legislation. He has remarkable ability in this line and such a man will be needed in this position. The St. Louis Globe Democrat of last Saturday had the following paragraph: "To 1 ill the position properly, Mr. Hoxie's successor on the Gould system must be more of a politician than a railroad man. The Legislatures of Missouri, Kansas, Texas and other States will be disposed to quarrel with the railroads during the com ing winter, and the chief man of the Missouri Pacific will Inve to do a great deal of fine work to keep the law-miakers from doing their worst." Of course this is a wrong view in part but that a man who can do that sort of work is needed in those states there is not the least doubt. Mr. teek is the very man for it. He is for it , and excellent for every duty that would be required of him. As to his fidelity, you and I will know. He has served both of us with rare devotion and ability. We should help him up and I hope you will be able to do it in this instance, as I know you are powerful with Gould Railroad. Can't it be done? Cordially yours. (Over) J. S. Glarkson. 593 December, 1886. Barrett Bouse, Long Acre Square, Broadway and 43d Street, Barrett Bros, Proprietors. (Personal) New York, Dec. 7th, 1886, My dear General. My heart is overflowing with gratitude to you for your kind telegram of the 4th inst. a^ivising me that you have kindly arranged for a situation for my son ^rank Clarence, with an engineering party under your Mr. Bissell. I have sent your telegram to my son, at St. Louis and he will no doubt start within a few days for it. Worth and on his arrival 'there will present a letter from me introducing him to you. If he does, I beg you, dear General, to say to him in a kind but firm way that you have given him this opportunity on account of your friendship for me; that you know I am in failing health and am most anxious on his account as I have had great hOj-.es of his success in life, and that if he will be industrious, studious, earnest and .faithful he will achieve success and comiriend himself to your favorable consideration otherwise you will have no use for him; that above all things he must not drink nor associate with vicious pers ns of either sex. I have faith that he will do well. Mrs. Tichenor and our other son, Harry Dodge, are in Europe and if my health improves so I can make the trip I shall join them after a while. If Frank (my son who goes to you) shall conduct hiniself well he will in due tine inherit some means, if however he shall act badly the share intended for him will go to his brother who is a model boy. health continues very poor but I hope to be able to see you here on your return from Texas and express to you in person my deep gratitude. I have read your beautiful letter respecting poor Hoxie. It does you great credit and is being extensively copied and commented upon. Whenever I can render you any service at Washington or else where please let me know. Faithfully your friend, Genl. Tichenor. Genl. G. M, ^odge, Ft. 'Aorth, Texas. 595 December, 1886. Omaha, Decer. 9, 1886. Gen'l. G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, 1^. Y. Dear Sir: and 18th obligations to you for your two letters of 17th date excent they would have been answered at an earlier of one of mv ^ business and the occunence of the sad death in Oregon. * accidently while in the service on the I'^alheur river retirement^t make of ^"r. ^^dams designs in regard to my desip-ns to kppn . ""^^'thy of consideration. If t>be company are entitled tn retained for an indefinite time at 2/3 pay, they pornosition tairpf out consideration for what they propose, but if that ?esiSe ii Smphf requirement that I must permanently lonf Lo will be of no material benefit to mL I had "to chanpe mv Pvno°^+ mind that unless unforeseen circuiristances occur close of IShR T ^ that I should not remain in Omaha beyond the in J^.issourl whPr>o ^^"^e contracted for and am now building me a residen®e make mroSnlnPn? children are located which I expect to fore tha? I o- 1888. You will see theretirr.e and thnt Hpq? retire from the service of the Company at that of some caoahi p tr Sn was one reason why I wished to secure the services succeed me UnriP^"+i! would become acquainted with "the work and then coSSro? Cear^ circumstances the idea of retirem.ent in a solicited contimip terrors for me, and I could not, if ever so much beyond that tinp imip ®®rye the Company even as consulting Engineer irSssouJl ^111' Ihe privilege of retiding bush " is e<-'nppi-ii° udage that a "bird in hand is worth two in the step'down and rm+ + upplicable here. I will cheerfully agree to salarv for thp ut the end of 1888, if they will continue my present allhoL? is What I would much prefer, that t ?np cri VP y would allow me to reside in ii'issouri I would after sation. ' them such service as I could, at a reasonable compen- + npp + pd n,p^ regard for Mr. Adams, and feel that he has nnt cpp +V, ^^i^s^'^lsly» but not knowing my personal designs, he could +?npi L proposal however well intended would be of no pracregard np^-nd ior all the gentlemen connected Bccount, with the and Union on account Pacifid of Railway my high Shall endeavor to accommodate rriyself to their wishes even if they C8ri2iot Q.Ccoiiiniocl&t© thGUiSGlvcs to my circ\injSt8ncGs # A'ith many thanks for your good will I am. Yours very truly, J. Blickensderfer. 597 December, 1886. Union Pacific Railway Company, Office of the General Superintendent. Omaha, Nebr. Dec. 13th, 1886 Gen. G. M. I^odge, My dear ^ir: There has been a desire expressed to get a small history of the Union Pacific and its auxiliary branches in its early days and I have been assigned to look the matter up, being employed in the General Superintendents office. I have been referred to you as a gentleman likely to be thoroughly posted in the subject. If you could give me any assistance in the way of dates etc, I should be great ly obliged. If you will let me know when you are to be at home, and when I may see you, I shall be very glad to come and get anything in the way of information you may be so good as to give me. Perchance if you wexe connected with the Gnion Pacific in its early days and construction you may remember my father, General James H. Ledlie. It Was, of course, before the time when I was old enough to remember anything about it. We want this little history for reference here at the office is the early records are so very incomplete. Yours, George H. LeSlie 5C9 ITevr Yr^rk, December 13, IBS'!. Mr, Chas. Francin Adams, President Union Pacific Ry. Co., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir;- I have no doubt that the Inter State Commerce Bill is to become a law in about the shape it i.as been reported upon by tlie Conferencfee Committee, but whether it is a burden upon the railroads, ''will in my opinion, depend a '^reat deal upon the construction put upon it. All that the railroads want in it is a man of exp'^rience, ability and intecrity, and I know of no better man fitted for the position of Commissioner undwr the provisions of the bill than Peter A. Dey of Iowa Cty, Iowa. His ability, his experence and his integ rity would questioned by no one who has any knowledge of his work. He is a Democrat, and it seems to me the'. ,if the President -as fully informed about him, he would appoint him. I would bery mucl like to have your views unon this subject. I do not suppose that anybody connected witii the railroads advocating his appointment would be very much In his favor, >ut it is really only that class of men who know who are peculiarly fitted for this position. Very trr^y yours, G. K. Dodwe. 601 December, 1886. - V , . A r ■.?/ <•? Mr. J. M. Phillips Requests your presence At the marriage of his daughter Emma, Frederick W. Voswinkel Wednesday afternoon December Fifteenth, Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Six, At two o'clock. One Hundred and Five Bluff Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa. is 1.1-. ' f ■m-j G03 Ne;7 York, Decem'ber 27, 1S86. I'r. George H. Leslie^ U.P.Ry. Co., Omaha, Neh. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours Becemher 13. I have a complete his tory of the Union Pacific Railroad and everything connected uith it from the date of m^y first work upon it, 1851 or 52, up to the completion of the x^oad in 18GG, or when I left it in 1S70. These papers are all boxed up here in New York and if I Icner/ exactly what you required, I would have ray secretary look through them and pick out what you want, if I have it. I don't expect to be in the Bluffs again for a long time. lir. Blickensderfer has a comnlete set of the reports of the engineers connected with the foad.from 1862 onward. I presume you could get a good deal of information from them if that is the class of information you desire. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. 605 New York, December 31, 188G. l.Ir. Peter A. Day, Iowa Cit-y, lova. Bear Sir:- I have no doubt but what the Inter State Commerce bill will pass in about the shape ti;e Conference Conmiittee has reported it, T have not as much fear of the result of it, as have a -reat many people, especially if it is properly administered. I have for tiie past ten years been of the '~>pinior. that the National Government would finally have to take the supervision of the railroads in the United States, more to protect the capital invested in them than to get justice for the pu>-lic; for the people are certainly not at present sufferin:^ fro railroad discrimination against them. There will be a flood of applicants for the positions under the bill and I think the success of the measure depends entirely upon the class of men wi.o are made commissioners. They s/iould be men of experience, ability and intecrity and you possess all those qualities in an eminent decree and every one who knows of the manner in which you performed your duties in ti.e Iowa^ Commission would^not hesitate to recommend you; but the question -hich rises in my mind is, what policy should be pursued to secure your appointment, if you will accept it? '.Vhehter great pressure v/ould bring it about, or whotiier a si;:.ple statement of facts by your own state officers and by united application of our congressmen, would not have mere effect. You have a great many friodds in the East who would be glad tc reco mend you and I write this to you, to ask you confidentially what efforts if any you propsoe to make and if I can do anything to aid you. I expect to be i; Washington during the latter part of next week and the first of tlie wee' afterward and would like to hear from you uoon this subject if you have any plans or have done anything, It is possible I might be able to sbmeti.ing to forward them. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 607 General John A. Logn died at Washington in Decemher 1886. During the Civil War, and ever since. General Logan and his family .have heen close, devoted friends of mine. I :vas ti.e youngest of the three corps commanders of the Army of t}:e Tennessee and Logan was apt to criticise his brother officers. I knew he often criticised me but at the same time he did not fall to give us all credit for what we did. He had a magnetic presence on the field that you very I seldom saw in any other officers. Men who stood on the firing line. when he rode by would turn and cheer him and lie was considered the most representative of the Volunteer officers in the Army. He had been a very prominent character in I"!.linois and in Washington and from the time he entered the service until the end of the war, he had a great personal friend in General Grant. While General Sherman appreciated Blair and Logan for their loyalty to the country and for what they had done in arousin • the country in the beginning of the war, he did not look upon them v;ith the same favor that General Grant did, though he never failed to praise them for their services. Sherman leaned more to educated officers, and Logan used to compliin because he thought Sherman was more friendly to me than he was to him. The fact that Sherman did not piaCe'^ Logan at the head of the Army of the Tennessee when McPherson was killed showed more plainly than anyt ing else his views in the matter, tlough tl.ere is no question in my imind but what Sherman would have placed General Logan at the head of the Army of tl.e Tennessee if it had not been for the protest of Thomas _ , X, * , , X . X., and the personal quarrel between Slie^siaSMv-and Logan during Sherman's absence in the campaign from Vicksburg to Meridian in the winter of 1803-4. ' „.(T General Logan had a great help-mate In his wife, who was a veiy able, cultivated lady and who was an excellent advisor for him . She had just the dispositi n that General Logan needed to steer him straight T • . . . . and he leaned greatly upon her. She was devoted to him and to his work. In scrap-book 10, pages 61 to 70 inclusive can be found accounts of Logan, and Sherman's statement in relation to his difficulty with Logan and hov/ it was made up. After the war, Sherman and Logan both being friends of mine, I endeavored to bring about a settlement of the difficulties between them. Knowing the real reason why Sherman did not put Logan in command of the Army, I felt that it was due him io make it known to Logan and see if it could not make a difference in his feeling in the matter. g It was a great disappointment to Logan, of course, and to all the Army of the Tennessee tl.at he did not take command, I'y correspondence with Logan and Sliermar. did not seem to result in any settlement tl.ough both of them expressed high opinions of each other. It was a great satisfactirn to mb that Sherman brought the conciliation about himself , ■ I. ' ♦ • and on December 20, 1886, General Shorma in a letter to T^iitelaw • ' Reed set forth fully tlie circumstances of that conciliation and is found in scrap-book IC page 65, There was no officer in the field who was more prompt than Logan to respond to any call upon him to help id battle. The tliree Corps commanders of the Army of Ihe Tennessee all responded promptly to any call upon the other wit out waiting for orders, especially Logan. He would not only, send us troops, if his line was not fighting,| but would come with them himself. Blalr was the same way. At the great battle on the 22nd at the request of Logan and Blair, I sent troops to ti.reo parts of that fiold. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/87fa207bc993caf2e902e5b4097adca2.pdf 8a5813b5d0af0e5e3251c71860f5c388 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/85f8bf9cf22c9a755edb7f8298ff4708.pdf c693146dc7826fd9e12bff95004f31aa https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/b75fea98e227414dad7fab90ebabb8b6.pdf ab04ce7f5498df8be6c126cc9e02edb4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Correspondence, diaries, business papers, speeches, and miscellaneous notes related to Dodge's family history, Civil War activities, railroad construction, life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and travels in Europe. 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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - Southwest System Railroads - 1884-1887, Book 11 Building of Southwest System of Railways and other Railroads. Legislation Relating to Iowa Railroads. Union Pacific Bridge. Settlement of Secret Service Account with G. M. Dodge and Government. Death of H. M. Hoxie. General John A. Logan. N. E. Dawson Report on General Logan. Report on Battle of Atlanta. Presidential Campaign Blaine & Cleveland. Index for Book 11 included. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. 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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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1884 1885 1886 1887 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge railroads Union Pacific Railroad https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/ac069c407033f0fb98d8e38f00d4ef70.tif 83c20837299d319c25b3b68bda0da7cd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Subject The topic of the resource Council Bluffs local history Description An account of the resource Photographs and documents of the Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections. 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