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Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad correspondence regarding connection with the Union Pacific Railroad, 1864-1865

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of said common line from its connection with your Pacific road to the junction & share in all its lands & benefits the same as ourselves & if on the other hand the M & M line shall be adopted as the common line of Pacific road connection, the friends of our Co, shall have the right to subscribe if they choose to any portion not exceeding one half of the stock of that portion of the line west of the junction of our line with theirs.
Fifth. Any & all questions on which we shall differ in regard to policy or interest in carrying out this proposition or any other basis on which we shall agree, with a view to unity, strength & harmony, shall be referred to parties or men on whom we will choose or agree, whose opinion we will cheerfully abide. I will add that if our line should be adopted & the M & M road connects with it east of Des Moines, we would unite in making a connection with that city if desired. You will observe by our Engineers Report of the cost and length of our line - we have but 128 miles of road to construct beyond the Des Moines to reach the Missouri, or 154 to reach the North Bend of the Platt & that of remarkable light grade & moderate cost that can be very soon constructed.
Yours Resptly
L.B. Crocker. Prest CR&MRRd
L.B. Crocker January 6- 1864

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of said common line from its connection with your Pacific road to the junction & share in all its lands & benefits the same as ourselves & if on the other hand the M & M line shall be adopted as the common line of Pacific road connection, the friends of our Co, shall have the right to subscribe if they choose to any portion not exceeding one half of the stock of that portion of the line west of the junction of our line with theirs. Fifth. Any & all questions on which we shall differ in regard to policy or interest in carrying out this proposition or any other basis on which we shall agree, with a view to unity, strength & harmony, shall be referred to parties or men on whom we will choose or agree, whose opinion we will cheerfully abide. I will add that if our line should be adopted & the M & M road connects with it east of Des Moines, we would unite in making a connection with that city if desired. You will observe by our Engineers Report of the cost and length of our line - we have but 128 miles of road to construct beyond the Des Moines to reach the Missouri, or 154 to reach the North Bend of the Platt & that of remarkable light grade & moderate cost that can be very soon constructed. Yours Resptly L.B. Crocker. Prest CR&MRRd L.B. Crocker January 6- 1864