The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-10

II Is with pleasure We note the change
Of sentiment. in the st. Louis Inteliocaocr,
wfth regard 10 the construction Of a bridge
across the mississippi at Davenport We
always maintained that that city was bat
ting pgains her own interests when she
oppsssa tic building Of bridge a. this
poiut, that the Arguments he.ng used would
rebound upon her own head when she
caEe TO engage in the same enterpr se.--
The following are the views as now ex-
pressed by the lntslli2eacers--
We do not know whether s.St Louis" Is
Navigating the shove mentioned movement
at Rosk Island or not, We hope not
We are sorry that our Chamber ol Com
mere, or our City Council ever took any
part in the matter, and We hope they will
dron it immediately. We do net oppose
building bridges across the Mississippi or
any other river Ii is behind the age To
oppose such works. The wants OF overland
commerce. How last risaling The marine in
extent and value, demand concessions from
the rivers. The movement oil population
demands bridges, that il may pass cast and
west, in its predestined eitenit around the
earth. The railroad bridge can be built al
Rock Island without serious hindranee to
the navigation oflhe Mississippi. Andwhy
should il not be donea Why should not
Chicaro and Council Bluffs have as easy
and certain communication with each other
AS ST.. Louis aud ST. paull Are ihey net.
bv natural right, as much entitled % con-
veniences Of inteFoommunicaticn as wei
And are they not politically entitled TO be
on the same sloot4ag with u.s. Ne have tue
river made 10 our hands, te serve Us. How
mean, then, to wish TO deprive Other cities
ofthe ENJOYMENT Of benefits that il costs
them labor and money 10 acquire.
What is s.. Louis TO gain by this seilish
course, VIII She compel Iowa 10 trade
here instead Of al Chicsgo' Never ny such
means She viii, however, gain the lnia-
nous reputation of ERE, that would build
itself up BY imposing tax and a hinderanee
on tie reluctant tsala and travel OF the
country.
But there is another consideration, that
makes Il the wors, sort OF folly for St Lou
i herself Will need bridge, in less than
five wears, to accommodate the i've or more
railroads that will then be conveTging from
the South Eas; and North at illinoistown.
The ferrying system is nuisance 10 travel
and trade And now often is it. in the win
ter, that the ferry boats cannot run at al
opposite our city on account OF Floating ice!
What GOOD. then, would hundred railroads
do, coming ia at Iilinoistown, Il their hun
dreds and thousands Of passengers are 10
shiver in lliinoistaw in sight oteur city but
unable to reach IT'D One seek Of such an
embargo would hart as more than dozen
Abridues nj Rock Islam 4.
No, no. Let the bridges 60 up, so they
do not stop. or materially hinder steam
boats. Rivers have had their day. Rail
roads must now have some consideration
Rivers are "old Fogies." Railroads are
..praeressges. The rivers have to ylaid
something to their great rival power Let
it be dom gracefully Giye u bridge al
ST. Louis 10 bind our LeYee-maghlfieen
and matehless-to the broad pra5Fits q
Central liinois. and T. iAe hearts 81 Indiana
and Ohio. In a few years We will need it
il will be speGsabie 10 Us But with
what face can we ask il. ii we defeat. the
bridge at Rock. Island fail 400 miles Aorth
Of us, and which viii not interfere with .
steamboat navigation at all.
ST. Louis has siways preached mp free
trade. to Illinois, in public improvements =
Shall we now stultify ourselves by reneun-
cling that doctrine the instant it is supposed I
TO work against US, and when SO soon we
may need 10 preach X agaiai