Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-21
Pike Con ntv Railroad

Ihe Quincy Herald man is letting wh, a
drove ol cats out Of the bag. We ca III
begin to present so many arguments Sc
favor OF the Road as he does in The ioIlofa
ing extracts. A short time ago our Quinye
ne'ghoors got out map showing th.ed
city on straight line from st. joseph ad
the Atlantic. OF course such a ron al
would take all the trade. Now The Heral lei
announces that the building of the Piav.
County Read would blast Quincy's horme
forever He does not rely upon me to
assertion to sustain this position. He go rye
further; he produces the proof. He sa,t,a, a
When the capitalists received intelligent, en-
OF the passage Of the Hannibal charley,
through the Senate, they refused at on Fhe
to aid you Quincy in your enterprises iOit
What do they Want? or %
People Of Quincy why have you mar
Tested SO much concern and interest, +,
several years past in the matter of ra
roads Why have you subscribed hberalrar-
to the stock Of your roads projected ca F.
and north Why have vou held pubIcky
meetings. and appointed committees fire
VISIT Springfield and work against the paine
sage OF rival charters! Have you done apne
this and are you now prepared to weld u'ed
without struggle the advantages YOU hay y'od
gained Are you now prepared 10 sa res
that you want no roads, and throw all youon
present advantages into the lap of a riyaen-
,lty.in the State of Missouri You knovtht
hat the passage Of the Hannibal char,e
would blast your hopes forever You know
nat John Wood has supported the charte are
or Two years pnst,- you know that his inere
luence passed it through the Senate aboupre.
year ago, while Messrs. Bushnell, Rogers REQ
IndBull were in New York, where ihev vth'
lad already negotiated sale of your bonds I
nd insured a speedy completion of your on
DAD; and you know that when the capi-
alIsts received intelligence OF the passage
t the Haiinibal charter through the Sen. pa
tie, they refused at once to aid you in yourpen
nterprlse knowing all this, are you1ur
repaired TO say ''ameL" 20 the course of
our Senator! Capt. Pitman was in the
'gISlature and defeated the Hannibal char.
'r IN the House. Are you prepared 20 lnd
~, BY voting for Wood, that Pitman did lile
,rong Whose policy are you 1u'
Wood passed the Hannibal charter, apdkee
ilman defeated it, Which did right loi
What do you wanti Do you want rail. sio
1ad4 do you want the Hannibal charter 70
asssd' or do you want 1t beaten II vow pm
Ian1 It passed, vote for Wood. and az The rao
cry next session you'll get precisely what att
ou subscribe for If you want it defeated b'
ote for Pitman, who has beaten il hereto. S.
TeS ahd, with your aHprObstion, wii cnD. si'
nue to bea; il Elect John Wood and hg'
ou condemn the course OF Ptman upon pa
lis question, and he will be driven bV your pol
"n verdict to change his course 20 90 tu'
Ick to Springfield the friend and suppor. kooc
e nt,18s ,HIRpi.h5l rNnh'UUSN, u,l,v.6 r., !,
ng takes his stand with white hag and wave
as it TO the approaching train a. 4 signal
"come on"-ahd come on IL does, at ID
i, speed. Vi there is anything wrong,
n ,iwaves red flag, or at night red lamp, al
ST the engineer on seeing il, promptly shu
N OF the steam, and soands The whistle
is. I"put down the brakes" Every inch Of Il
up road is carefully examined after the paSsal
m of each train. Austrian espionage is bar
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