The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-06-12
THE RAILROAD.

THE RAILROAD.
Our allen,ioa has been dirccl9l 40 an
article which appears ia the O.towa Free
Trader, ia respse. . = project tlns il is
thought has BEEN concoctsd 10 Chicago L.
divide tie forces and to delay the progress
r IL Rock Island and Ohicsgo Rail-
road. "The PLAN" says our authority. 'is
10 draw up bill, donating lands 70 several
o,her roads in this State (whsre those ia-
Isrestcd have not capital 10 build ihsm
without such sid,) in Iowa, Missouri, Wis.
consin, and other States, and ia that way,
by giving the members from Zach Of these
States good slice Of the public domain,
to carry votes enough il not to pass il
through, Il any rate to give il . resPecsa.
bic show in Congrsss."
The aciivs agent in the prosecution Of
this plan i said to b John Wentworth, Of
the Chicago De~ocras. Ia %. article re,
plying to the above accusation, which up.
pears in his paper Of : recent data, he Vi.
tssiy denies al connection with such \ par.
~ and protests his entire Ignorance Of the
existence Of such . scheme. He aifirms j.
to b bic opinion that the Road should Be
commenced It Rock Island and gives sew
eral reasons Why this should b done.
At the FIRST glance We cav nothing 10 his
recommendations but what W supposed 4
proceed from disinterested motives, buI
since, observing in our interior Illinois ex
changes statement Of Nj. Wentworth
peculiar views 10 relation to this Road
learning from them that he Is committed &
The Aurora Branch Road, tho object Of bis
suggestions is more apparent, and bis in.
consistent course ia relstjon TO the Rocl
Island Road is very satisfactorily explain.
ed.
Il has been found impossible to prose-
cute the Aurora Branch Read since the
intention of extending the Rock Island
Road to the State line has been declared, al
IN that case il Is evident the former Road
would not pay. All the freight and travel
going cas-, from Iowa would take the near
est route. Noting this fact, il is 70 the in-
I,.~,s .c Nf. IVon,-o,.h 81 IL. .1.:...
to check the prosecution Of the Rock Island
Road until donation Of land be- had, or
means be obtained in some way to build
the Aurora Road.
First, he strived to create division in
the Company by attacking those Directors
who reside outside the State. Finding the
transparency Of his mode Of attack had re-
vealed its object, be now seeks 10 have the
Road commence at Rock Island, hoping
that before il is completed to Peru means
will have been acquired to construct the
Aurora Branch Road.
But, j. may be asked, is il not to the inter
p
est Of those residing at this terminus Of the
Road to have il commenced at Rock Island
No, not altogether; il is to their interest
to have it commenced 1t three points, the
|,ermini and middle, at the same time, and
this we understand, to be the intention.
Why not adopt the Aurora Branch Road
and thus save to the Company the expense
Of building the Road from Peru TO Chica-
got Because the route to Chicago and
the State line, via Aurora, is forty miles
further than via Joliet a. surveyed.
We supposed that the determination to
construct the Rock Island Road first to the
State line would arouse soms opposition al
Chicago, but We did not expect it to take
the character il has assumed, and we are
pleased to SEQ other papers Of that city
come out in condemnation Of the hypocrit-
icaI course pursued by the editor Of The
Chicago Democrat.
The FERRy-We understa I'D thst Capt.
John Wilson, Of the Mississippi ferry is
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