Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-18
LOCAL MATTERS.

: 9, Louis Iatciiigencsr noticing the
o. :, the voters OF Henry county, one
80 .,s.,, and most populous counties
NY y ~; to vote subscription Of $780,
M U.s. .hs stock Of the Pacific Railroad
L.al ,.kes occasion to comment on
;" 'p 's'bosss Of their refusing assistance
,. ' a.. building road whic h will certain. ;.
"a NM and by which the people o.
"a :. county will be greatly benefited
g. pu Ute. ,ha. they will very gladly use
D' - q, the purpose Of enriching them
W, f'ia :, :, Lnowiny that ii VIII be built
20 !, :, their ud, they throw all the burden
.s w. '..s,ruc,ion upon others. Whatever
ta .,hs merits Of this particular case,
sn. 1.c;dedly Of the opinion that farm
y :. more Immediately and permanent.
-, .ne6,ed by Railroads than any other
= community. Our own farmers
~ :, oresen. and very pleasant proof Of
.'.c,ness of this opinion, 10 the fact
Il -. r ,ilroad now enables them to get
,heat within a few cents Of the
tot wb;eh rule in the Chicago market,
y" ii, memories will doubtless remind
100 different was the statc OF affairs
there was no such facility Tor trans
..,;oo to the East. Wheat and other
.,s raised SO far in the interior, that
i. =, If ordinary and old-fashoned tlans-
.,on would more than absorb the worth
!. .,,;eles, are SO enhanced in value
.u,..d. as TO be worth nearly as much
1, 4. same articles raised within few
: !. !, Of the principal markets. Railroads
Z now and then injure some OF the towns
their respective routes, but the pros.
1 which they bes,ow upon farmers is
j men, and without any exceptions
oold seem strange then that farmers
/. ia ever vote against contracting any
! able loans Tor building Railroads
! ,ogh sections Of country not yet bene-
~ their construction, nor do they
30 vote, when they are properly indu.
! nd BY such facts as those We have men
/ cd ,od which are patent TO the mos,
ual observation.
We crossed the river yesterday in
! soanv with fellow citizen who had
10 Rock Island TO contract with
mason for the erection of ,hree-story
ling this fall He had found il to be
o,,,bIe to get materials or the services
Mechanics here so late this season, but
rortunate enough 10. obtain both in |
ek Island.
On the 10th inst, by the fall OF halt /
enl per POUND on beef in the New York !
set, the beet-eaters of that city saved i
n ,selve 10 fifteen Thousand dollars in 1
meat bills The people Of this city 4
iorced 10 pay entirely too much for beef, /!
sn cents for choice aud eight cents
common cuts ID out Of all fair pro- |
t,i,o 10 the cast OF beef cattle. We |.
informed by butcher OF Rock 10
ina, the best stock is bought for
cents, all expenses OF tiaushtef"S
are more than met by the profits on
hide sad tailow, so that the butch
would be ding . first rate business
they cold their best meat at SIX and
Ven cents We wish the butchers to
IKE far profit, and have no DISPOSE
Ia to complain OF them unnecessarily,
We ,hns the present price ID
fong'ul imposition on community, and
ere ough, 10 be Q reformation.
Since writing the foregoing we
io.sed from Rock Island with several Of
b. citizens. who, with basket on arm, were
burning from market. They assured US
hu they purchased the very best oin roas's
b steaks Of beef at cts. and pork at
10. per N. Here We pay 10 cts. per b, Tor
hch-whcn we can get them.