The daily Gate City., 1855-06-21

uiA > 1dS IL VI tt+iu ls BI1%fH " eulf NCttt-
ment. but Ter nose would be pulled, and
tbat is not 3 very pleasant idea fer ben
dutiful childycn.
rowa Railroads their Imporfacc 10
ST, Aouls
Tie late Convention III Hannibal, held
Is cons ider tie feasibility of connecting ST
Louis with heokuk Ly rail,oad, might
suggest to our business community the i'm
porlance ~ Our CITY Of those roads which
are al present beng CONSTRUCTED IN tie
State oi Iowa
oaRmerohonts well know thai our niegh-
Dor EeqluA. has grown 10 be h0ufi>hiae
oity OF seven or eight thousand iahabi-
tants within the last i've years. Notwllh
standing <he curious facs ttat - was
omitted entirely from late railroad m ID
constructed in this city, there is not doubt
ihat ketkuk Il the commercial emporium
Of Iowa. and that her future pr grcss viii
be quite ny rapid Us her past increase has
been. Her position is one u grca natur-
al advantage. 81 iuate III tie foot et tie
Lower Rapids, at the junction Of the DIS
mones with tie Mississippi, the lreitl
mate caufse of IT, iiic must ~ ke lcr a IT.
Letting d. POI for Northern pr, duets, and
dis rbulng reservoir Uf Southern stapis~
for Iowa. Already or W hocsale trade
is n4iierable; her manufactures arr
rapidly increasing; and her VII patel
streets and lofty ware houses gise Asr
The appearance Of CITY indeed.
But lie people ot Aeokuh have net
rested content with the advantages oi tier
natural position. Iaey have projected
and actually conmercel two railroads
which cannot tail tQ@pour lilo tie c Il :
Ian The large and rapidly Increasing redc
of Iowa, and thas place this trade III the
easy reaeh 4 81, Louis Ihe ff.tof csc
roads runs dsfectls rorthwarl from keo.
ktk, along the Mississippi, anl is design
ed 70 reacA poia' above The Upper Rap
IDS, and eventually u lie continued to
Minnesota. Il IS des gre9 10 briie down
to TIC South The trate oi Iowa ana We
tern " i3eoasio, n6ics is uow tea9 +
lied Etstaafa by the ro0as @h III samty
from Chicago. Il tais dssent will be
successful If tie morcians If So. Louis
Will but assist It and take advantage ef
il. The 0 her Yoad runs tso,n Keokuk II
a Northwestern d,rec ion through the
Valley Of the les MoineS. TIE sun
hardly shines upon a richer region thaA
this valley. Upon is pFaries nature has
SIS her choicest seal Of be4uiy, and en-
dowed them with fabulous fertility
They are well timberad and well wa;ered
The coal mines are absolutely inexhausti-
Bile Iron ore has been discovered in con
siderable quantities, and sal cYpsnp, and
marble exist III profuson. A tract like
tits must become most wealthy aud popH-
ious. and must flrnisA an enormous trace.
! Il has already been setlled with amazing
rapi4ity-its commerce Is also already
well worth striving fer
Through this fine country, the De-
Moines Valley Railroad is shortly q run.
/ he advantages Of this road 10 ST. Louis.
lit is plain TO sec, are immense. Il vii
bring tie wealth of the Valley to Keokuk
and there we may taLe ii without strug
gle Chicago can stand no chance in ths
contest, for during eleven months IF tho
year. navigation between this city an6
keoauA is unoas'ructed Moreover, il
j the proposed railroad from ST Louis (
the latter city is bu 1t, the business Of IoAa
is secure TO US at all times. Il becomes
therefore, question of moment with oui
business men and capitalist, whether tley
can assist these Two Iowa Railroads.
Tie roads are evidently Of tie creates
Importance to st. Louis. Unless they ar,
bulll speedily. Chicago will strech hel
iron arms across the Mississippi, ant
snatch from us the prize of Norhefl
commerce She has already filched thre,
millions dollars worth OF IT. Shall sh,
take any more ? Lei but the roads from
keokuk be built and Chicago is drivel
from the field by q better and nearer mer
ket. Then let keohuk be connected wit
St. Lous by railroad, and Chicago stand
10 chance whatever The inseress q
keokuk and ST. Louis, in This regard, ar,
indenticai. Ii We can help The "Gat,
City, build heriwo roads. which spead Oh
/ ike funnel. and must collect and pou
/ down 10 us tie wealth OF Iowa, we ough
10 do it Immediately. The roads will b
built, undoubtedly il is for cur interes
that they be built speedily.
We learn that MIR. Il. HoRsIsu, D
Keoknk, who is deeply interested in thes'
i two routes, will visit II. Louis during lh
present season, and vii endeayor 10 engag
/ the attention Of our business men to Iii,
/ importance of the Desmoines Valley anc
Northern Iowa Railroads. We wish lin
success IN his labors. for we helipse tina
his eucctss nIl hc advantageous 10 ~
L4nis. - .Sf. Louls AepaJtiean.
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