The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-18
-t,,cAco & RccK ISLAND RAILROAD

Very quiet, vet very c'HC'eo'
they who have ia hand the hnlia,n9 "n'
eouipm.nt of The Chicago and Rock islano
| ( ,iIroud. Here, for example, forty sn'le,
ii Il arc completed, and Two regular 'fA'a'
awe been running daily between 1n'c"e'
aud Joliet, during tho whole OF tue Pfess".
week. averaging passenger business =
some two hundred each way every 90
land vet The pablic are hardly aware q she
tact. The mon Engaged upon tue WON
nave not taken breathing spell ~ thf
closing up Of this iirst section ai tue foao-
thay have LOST no time IN blowing run
peis. firing BIG guns, or eating inc dtnnefs
hut putting trains upon the completed per
lion, leaving the public to make Inc o's
.royery al what has been already accom-
pished, nj their leisure. We admire boh
The modesty and energy which nave oeet
.4.inced RI this natter. and by way ol sho"
inn oar appreciation have Determined :
hing them, together with their inpof'an'
results, prominently before the pubic.
On Thursday morning last, We toos ihf
cars fer Joliet and are thereby prepared |.
s9eak ol Gle road and the country through
which it passes, from personal observation
For new road, we NAV SAY, u certalns
y remarkable tor its smaothness ard so'idl
Nh. Those portions Of il which are a'readN
haIlasled are equal, IN these respects, 7
The hes, constructed eastern roads. sew.
eral uanss 81 hands are actively engaged
in tic work of bailasfina, and vii have y
completed in a very few days. The err
~ .ke he distance, easily, 10 two hours
and when the new and powerful iocaln :
lives. purchased fer the road, shall he pa
anon il, ibis time will be materially shart
auel ffaesirable We found Mr.. Gilmore
The efficient superintendent. passing over
lie road ana giving personal attention e
those interests confiled IN him. We are
satis fled that, in the selection 81 tbs officer
lie company could Mt have made q wiser
choice. We need say ba, a iew words
touching tho countrp through winch tn
road passes. From Cbicaga = B3ae !
land, il Is quite level, aud beyond th4i
point It's aspect Is but slightly varied, nntl
within mile or two ot Bremen, when W
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~ through il, il IS destined g improve raP
idlY. Mss ot the dj.iancc the road p SEES
through prairie, though now mad thon I
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