Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-04-23
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the following extract from = letter w'itten
to that paper. in refsrsuce 20 the Bridge
which i soon q esoss the Mississippi at THU
point: K
n The crest bsiage across The Mississippi
is not yel sempleted, nor likely to be very
soon The bridge Al. Sav rs the Island iron
the Illinois side, is ready for the timoess
two piers in the other channel have TO be
completed besides the middle pier. which
has not "a yet been begun. This pier Is e
be built in the middle ofthe channel, and IL
proposed to be the base of the movable por'
ton Of the bridge The width of the chan
mel At that point said to be 240 feet, who
would make about 100 feet on either side o.
the pier. The inhabitants OF Rock Island
and Davenport are now quite lukewarii
about the bridge. anticipating vi b much
truth that its immediate effect will be - IN
lure the twin cities. The track from the
river to Town City is said to be nearly ready
for the rails. and our up-river friends are
afraid that instead OF being depots for the
vast interior trade of Iowa they will become
mere dinner stations for the passenger
trains. Besides, there is tightness in thf
monetary matters Of Davenport and Rock
leland as elias at other points; SO that
am satisfied that if the folks ell had thei'
money back, the bridge would have to loos
to some other point for assistance
By giving place to such misrepresenfa
tions as the above, We can assure the Ne
publican that il takes poor way 10 regain
any portion of the Iowa trade which St
Louis my have lost, er to retainssme which
it vet possesses. Whether its ccrrespon
dent wrete in ignorance or was prompted
by malice, is MINISTERIAL; there is scareel,
sentence in the extract we have made
that does not contain mis-statemept.
We have already referred to the tact tha
work had been recommended both on the
bridge and the road 1t is not true tha
the citizens OF Davenport and Rock lslane
are now quite lukewarm about the bridge
and what object the Republican expects tt
accomplish by circulating so foolish false
hood is beyond our comprehension; here
i, excites only ridicule, and We do not see
how the Republicans readers would be ben
Gifted even if they took it for truth. The
people on both sides Of the river are willing
to risk any injurious consequences that may
result from the completion Of the bridge
They desire to test its influence upon thei
prosperity as soon as possible, and if the.
find themselves mistaken in their calcula
lions, they will ask none Of the Republican
coInniseration.
As to tishtness in the money market
that has been general fact over the coun
try, but it is rapidly giving place, il it ha'
not already given place to better state Q
things. Had the tightness been confines
to this locality, it would have been ungen
erous in the Republican to publish our pecu
liar misfortune but the ullusion comes
with an exceeding bad grace from pupe
which has whistled itself cut of breath Il
keep up St. Louis credit, and even then di'
not accomplish its object. Tae closin!
statement, that the people had their none,
back. the bridge would have to look to SOM
other point for assistance,-- Ills also Of
piece with the whole series of misrepresen
tations which compose the extract. Their
is not the leas, doubt that the bridge is
good investment. Very few roads in thu
country pay SO well as the R.. /. and Chca
60 road does, and the bridge, with the con
tinuation ofthe road westward, will doubt
less pay as we'll as the eastern portion.-
We presume that on that point stockholder
entertain no fears.
We have written the foregoing on tn
suppostion that the Republican endorse
the statements of It's correspondent. Tina
il does SO is to be presumed from varou
dePreca,ofy remarks, ating to the sam
subject, which it has heretofore contained
II it choose to correct these ms- statement.
it will only be telling the truth and doin.
justice If il prefer continuing to bea
false witness, we are in no fear Of suffering
any injury IRON it's malice or its lni-repre
seniatioEh.