Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-04-15
The N.seatine, KeokulS, ST. Charles and
go st. Louis Railroad.

Tue keokt,s Dip,'ca paolislre The
", ilewitg Re nr ilen Mr.. W. j.. Ham OF
Sons. and aecnnrapies il with com
- i,tt's 81 warm e;,fursi advocacy o. the
81 " I, lie Rad: ..,|ss.ss -
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ss.ss L o. Ginning. L 80 fm II fhe
i Inns l,wa C,n',tl r. X Gu have
.aju / con: pi,.r,d survey Tor tranch
G sr.sd irc,u neiiii about mile urst o..
II ~Wit III ihi. fCiintnt) count, 10 the
rii, 81 Ma<catine. aud iiud i. Que Of thu
mos, feasible att easily graded hnes
yfi.i can h5foH,id IL This or any aitef
State OR Conpany ont, req ire, llal
J Mu-ctiil,. conntv sni city shDaiI sub
Scribe Que hundred ii,oasani doll, 10
III b,ansh u insure ,he buIIilng % i,
s within twel,e M ,llhsasie such sub
tcriptian Is made up
Nav. NV par lculai object is. In bring
yOnr !. irn'iun IA he inporIanc,.. of your
eiiizcns taxing hold OIL aud extending
this brunch RON Mu.caSnc 10 hrokuk
81 rs ear va day as pyHsibie. iaa'wi.T
readily ere the nrces.it, ot praanpt ac-
tics, aud Ire ininy great sd ,antages
Mhirh .onr city aud Muscaiine, as we'll
.s.rh- la esmrdiaie country, must gain
by building this road, anI ,!oin2 ii
promptly.
The dis,ancr from Lyons 10 the poin.
OF divergence, is - miles, AMI from
thence 10 Muscaiine SO miles. anl about
6Jto keokuk, making 40 miles from
Lyons o keukak. ~ 37J.f-om ktokuh
TO Chic, 60. 1h~re is % doubt, II this
road is once bu,ll, il will he pIomp ~
: extended IRON the point " here ii utter
aucts the Lyons Road, to Dubuque, III
.rect-and by an exaHiaalion ol Tie map
yun will fluid this 10 be very direct
fau,e. from Dubuque 10 your city, ard
\ no doubt the shortest and cheapest that
can be found IL will i'm my opinion,
ss.ake one OF The best paying roads in
4he STATE, particularly as large purtion
lying south ol Muscaliue, Ca. aud will
be used by the citizens along HE line,
rs an Eastern road. The Foyd as now
snsseytdstrom Muscaiiae 10 Chicago. is
l8S milrs aud from Muscatine via,
ID, rnpon. by The present su,veye ed
1uute. and upon which the Miss. and
Mo- Company urr NOW al work. is 223
miles. making difference in iayor OF
our road 0 70 miles. which will con
uots The ,aaj',r part Of the trade and
tSavel
Ah0ihef great advantage which the
shove proposed line will possess, is, in
lis being located near the Mississippi
tivss. Il cannot he tapped al very
insnF PORTS. by roads coming IN from
the east, on account OF the difficulty in
crossing the Mississippi river, and OF
course no TRADE OR TRAVEL can reach
The great Father Of Waters. from the
West 10 the Easlebetween Dubuque and
keokuk.swilhout crossing this road !;
besides all the advantages OF direc.
! North and Souh read. The Warsaw
I and Port Byron read mus, depend en-.
Grely upoii the North aud South travel
{ fptiiis support. besides i. is liabIe to be
tapped ., any point along its whole
.s3ide. from The east. The Lyons road is
stesdily progressing I've will com
spsnce In May 10 lay the track, aud bv
ihlfslSpect TO reach Upton.
s The AhaXe suggestions are hastily
drawn UP. sn&EQ, Intended for putlica-
I Gons but mersly tosp n, you in possess
xien Of some facts Shich you may rely
4pon. and use US may suit your purpose.
1 ~ csnnot close without giving il as
~ opinion that no road can be- built.
ths; will benefit keokuk more lhan this
sosd. With The highes. regard.
%as ! am your ob't. serv't.
w. &. HAUN.