Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-01-15
A GfaNsg Project.

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recently held in tina, city. for the purpose
OF connecting Lake Michigan with the
Mississippi. They resolved that tho
project WAS feasible end necessary and
that il was deserving Of large share Of
public ansnuon. The route proposed
leads through all the growing towns
between Galena aud Chicago, embracing
s.seclion Of country Of unsurpassed ferii.
lily. promising, by the amount Of trans
por.ston and number Of passengers that
would pass over it, to equal if no, surPass
any similar improvement, in the West.
We have long anticipated movement
Of this kind. l. seems TO be ,he mos,
natural route for a rail road Of any with
which We are acquainted. IL will be a
desirable link in the chain which is even.
!ually TO connect the whole Upper Mis-
sissippi above the Lower Rapids with .he
Stale OF Maine. Tho people OF ST Louis
will now zee ,ha. they we're as much in
the Rapids as ourselves-a fact Of which
we long since tried to convince them. but
which they have lost sigh, Of in their at
Temps to secure \ good hsrbor. Their
harbor was the mos. prominent measure
and commanded more Of the attention OF
their delegates at Memphis than any other
project. We do not say tina, the clearing
out The Rapids would have forever pre-
vented the construction of a rail road
between Galcna and Chicago, but il
would have retarded it and given the trade
Of the Upper Mississippi TO S, Louis for
some time 10 CONE. As soon as rail
road is completed between the river and
the Lake. IS is proposed. most if not all
the Upper Mississippi trade will flow
through that channel to the east, instead
Of going to ST Louis and there waiting for
reshipment 10 New Orleans. There were
shipped from G.lena during the past
season seven hundred and ninety-eiah,
thousand pigs Of Lead, to say nothing Of
the vast amount shipped from Du Buque
Po.osi and other places. All this trade
will 60 east via the Lakes, instead Of by
the way Of New Orleans. Nosa pig will
find its way down stream to s. Louis,
after the contemplated road is finished,
excsp, by special order. This will be An
important branch Of trade LOST to ST Louis.
The produce, flour, whea. corn, oats,
potatoes, &C., generally commands a
higher price al Chicago than a, s. I.onis.
A large portion Of this trade, also, will 60
cas-, via this rail road. /, will also be
the most expeditions and desirable mode
Of travelling to the eastern cities. This
too will make gate an impor,an, item in
the loss ST Louis will sustain.
We believe if the trading commsni,y
of 81 Louis had been more active in CO.
operating with the oiizsns Of this portion
of the country, the rapids might have
been cleared GU, yesrs ago, and The evil
day might have been postponed. But il
is too late now. We believe that the
contemplated road will be constructed. -
Our position is about midway between
Galena and ST Louis and we are partial
to neither only so far as it may minister
10 the advantage Of our fellow citizens
We remember 81 Louis before it was as
large az Galenn is now; and we see no
reason why the latter city should not in a
few years become as poPulous as the
present city Of S, Louis, if i. is no fortu.
nate as to be the terminus Of such road
as the one contemplated.
The meeting at Gslena appointed forty
Of their most 'enterprising citizens as
Delegates 10 attend a Convention from all
the counties on tho route, which was to
have been held at Rockford on Wednesday
last. We shall be anxious 10 learn the
result, Of tina, Convention. Eastern capt.
,alists would no doub, be glad to invest
their funds in such an undertaking. The
| time may come when burlington will have
rail road. |, may not be 10 Chicago;
bu. it may be connected with the Michi
gan Canal, which will be the next thing
| to il. M
Joseph M Robertson. We have the