The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-30
NUMBER IL.


honor for 1t, as also Tor The many benefits ht.
has conerrcdiupon our young state and flourish
ing City OF Dubuque and our claims up.
on him are even more substantial because
at the many fay rs which he has done us
But we are now Rail Roadng. and more than
ever, need his energetic mind To sustoin US
and guard Us against the encroachmentsof a mo
ncyed company, who are evidently seeking to
blight our fair City, by the location of our
Neste'n Road, on route so expensive as to
render Its co,nplet ont OF The question for a
long time, and above all TO fill up our harhor
by narrow embankment OF sufficient width
only tor the purpose Of single track Road to
the outer Island, where would be deposited into
X. Road Boats all the trade and commerce.
which now supports at least, ten thousand cli-
zen residents III this city. And say TO YOU as
an old friend. Look 10 it for the eyes of the
city are upon you is il possible that our Du.
buque Directors will hesitate for moment. in
rejecting this expensive and dangerous route
And now that we cannot 90 on with the road
until Spring opens, lwarn you not to endan
ger the interest of your numerous friends by
ialiing into The trap, and swallowing the pois
oned morsel, rendered 10 you by those Eastern
Irappers. Again what object had we in con-
meeting ourselves in any way with the Illinois
Central X Il. it was that we believed thew
once furnish some means to complete the Road
And what is the consequence, perfect failure
on their part to afford us their promisedaid and
now That they have dane US no good and much
harm, by preventing the progress of the South
ern Wisconsin r r and being at the same
time in the way of other narlies who would
have long since undertaken 10 build our West.
ern road, and have been in my opinion far ad
vanced towards lis c"mpl,ii II, ought they MT
then, iA'se Eisern Drec ors to resign their
places IN our comPanv, and leave us to enjoy at
least The hope OF receiving grant OF Land 10
AID constructing road under the guidance of
our own Directors, Residents within o, r own
State. We cannot possibly build road al the
cost OF $4,000 per mile, and if We could we
would not for the very reason that we can do
better. And should we get the grant OF land,
we viii need no he Up from strangers WHY do
you mol as Directors employ your own survey
ors, and control them aud locate such route as
VIII best subserve the permanent interest Of
stock holders and at the same time give durable
prosperity 10 our City and County.
Locate your ID, D,pot for the Western Road al
an elevation sufficiently high 10 get an easy
grade up some OF the rayines coming from thc
west into the city by this means you will saw
me enormously expensive rock excavations.
VIII oh Is the necessary cons quencc of heGin
eage This, Gents, the cause OF the imprac-
lcabll'iy OF other routes out Of the CITY, because
no other route would so well subserye The incr-
ea& OF the owners of DnnIeath, and the III. Cen.
II Co. Wha! think you can be the object
ol locating this Catfish route, now when il is
well known that it cannot be built? NV opin.
ion is this, that it is the determination of the
III. Cen. X. Co. TO locate this route now.
beyond the power of this community TO alter.
and then do nothing on it until a grant of land
appropriated TO aid in its construction and then
they will come in for all the benefits conferred
by the grant and appropriate the same together
with our own subscriptions to their own
use, and as the Road would hereafter be con-
trollcd by majority OF the stock, who cannot
forsee the disastrous consequences to us OF such
connection, and while We hold as we now do
nearly ali the stock in our own hands and have
majority OF the directory among us. Let us
manage our own affairs Independent, of any
foreign interest, then should we be so fortunate
as to. receive grant from the Government, we
viii not need the services Of any imported Fl
nancIers to- govern and CONTROL our Railroad on
pcralions. Respectfully, Yours,
ANTHONY