The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-02-12

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FoR PAEslDENr,
MILLARD FILLMORE.
suassstss - Dseisisa q he Essisaal cea,sssisa.
ROCK lslAN}& CHICAGO RAILROAD
Our Contemporary of the Dixon (lIi.) r.
serapa, 10 his zeal for ! newly Prcjscsed
Railroad from Jauesvills 10 Rock Island, =
distance Of 100 miles, mikes sons asser.
lions which are II varisacs with facts. i
i entirely too late in the day for any man,
q associated body of men. TO think they
can chsck tho progress Of the Rock Island
and Chicago Railroad. We will copy bic
sxceptionabls remarks and make few
commsass upon them for the benefit Of our
coasmporary aud any oshers Who may Be-
imprssssd With the esme erroneous ideas:
aws suppose our friends a Rock Island have
pretty mseh rslinqaishsd the idea Of seeing ihsir
road built 70 Chicago sis. Peru. The managers
Of that rad undoubtedly intend building - far
west o Peru; bat tho indications Of any inten-
,ioa on her psrt 70 extend il any further wes,,
ssems 10 % very slight. It i notorious fact,
that she surveys heretofore made for it are utter
II imprscticable: the route being now, At this
moment for miles, q least fifteen feet under wa
ssr and leo. Il runs too, through country,
which though in some places good, can never
command the business which must IN the nature
Of things BE- done in the many villages building
and 70 b built on the banks Of Rock Rver"
The Road 10 already under contract io|
lodian Town, some miles this side Of Peru.
Mr.. Jesvis Is expected daily =, Rock Island
to les the contract for building : bridge
across Rock River. The building Of This
brsdSs and fiIing up Tor the track acrossihe
low bottom Of that river, tho portion nov
inundated BY the breaking up and gorsins
Of Tho ice, i the most stupendous underta.
king on the whole route and will require
two years to accomplish il. This is what
our contemporary terms the .utterly i'm.
praciicsble" portion Of Tho route. The
bridge to BE- thrown across this email but
unruIy stream will be one Of the largest
and most substantial sDPerstruciures IN
our country. Il will b q span Of fourteen
hsadrcd feet-just the distance required
TO bridge the great Father Of Waters ~
this, The only practicable point south Of
Fort Snslling. We're it not for this abom.
inablo Rock River. Of which our co,empo-
rary speaks, The Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad would b completed q twelve
mooih sooner than it Otherwise will be.
Il i not the little villages that make the
Railroad, but il 10 the Railroad that makes
lhe villages, and though our coaemPorsr,
cernmsnf 70 believe differently, OF b new
q would b The strong advocate. that We
have reason 10 believe be il, Of Railroads.
With regard to the people Of Rock Island
arelinquishiag the idea Of seeing their
Road built to Chicago via Peru" such :
whimsical fancy, if it ever entered the
shallowsst mind there, encountered too ma
ny overwhelming Acts TO be permitted 10
remain. Even now, Ne understand. they
arc purchasing The right Of way along the
bank Of the Mississippi from Moline to
Rock leland, TO tho great squirming Of ma
ny Of The propsrty-holders, who end their
lasds haived BY the track along which the
iron hoess viii soon speed bis course.
Az the Rock River bridge aud embark
msnS cssnot s. completed with all the
force that can Be spilled much under two
years, the Directors are 10 no haste 10 con.
struct the Road this side Of Indian Town,
still they offer that il any Of the heavy
stockholders st this terminus wish 10 work
out their stock, or il any contractor will
take pay 10 stock Of The Road, they can
have contract 1t this end Of The route.
By tho spring Of next year tbs. portion
Of the Road east Of Peru now under con.
struction viii b completed, when the on
tire lorce there employed will be transfer
red 10 this end Of The route and il will be |
flushed in time for the completion Of the
Rock River bridge. Friends of the Road
will not fsel any fears OF its construction
within the time specified, while its enc.
mics, If any il have, need not trouble them. |
selves q this stage Of The work with the
fruitIess endeavor to Illustrate i,s progress.
TEMPERANCE LECTURE.
Ths Court House was thronged on Mon
day evening les. 10 hear the lecture of
Prof. Bailss. He gave plain practical
discourse veil suited to the occasion