The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-09
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Mr. Editor:
Dubuque. unlike all abe riv- 3
er towns or cities ia Iowa. has no comPe,'-
tors. Atpresent the interests OF this cily /
and Davenport do no, clash. but the time IS
coming when there will be mere feeling on
,hi. subject. The Railroad from your city
west will cut off much of your retail trade,
a. ,he produce waggoned to market Wall
stop where il first reaches the Railroad.
This therefore will particularly si!sy The
,ealouses between your city and Musea- /,
tine Ia fact much Of the business of both
places Will stop al Iowa City. The vast
increase of business. however. will be such
thu, you will never feelit But Davenport
mast look 10 The north " est Of her-u the
valleys Of the Wapsy and Cedar rivers -
There is q field worthy OF your a.tantion,
and il is time soa were looking to IT, Old
associations are hard 10 be sundered-old
paths, though thorny. are long followed. =
Once gaia he trade Of That region, and The
chaaaes OF commerce are more apt to be
made 10 the direction The people are accns-
toned to look Let not the trade OF that
region bs diverted from you the coming sea
sor, jof The want OF good Wagon road, or
lew good bridges We know that some
was driven round b, Iowa City 10 Musca'
tine last SIMMER because some sloughs
wefe not bridged A Jew hundred dollars
spent by your cit, in repairing the humber
! improvements, would be returned to them
an hundred fold
nsyenpes, .hoa.i no, contenl itself wi,h
/ the trade OF Scott, Clinton. Cedar and Jones
| counties, bat il should look 10 the counties
/ OF Linn, Bea,oa, Buchanan, Biackhawk,
| Grundy. etc Other towns are on making
efforts for their trade, sad it would be we'll
for your citizens not to rely too much on
their resent advantages. Cities never
bsid lhemselses--they are reared BY virtue
Of energy -by men of enlarged views, more
than BY large means Now is the time 10
move All cities ofany pretenSions should
have regular meetings of the business men
Of the town, where all these questions
should he presented, and concert OF seton
will do much with ANAL means.
Dubuque is place Of considerable bust
ness energy. Al first view We thought she
I was SO closely fenced 10 by hills, that il
could not easily extend its stakes. Your
readers are aware that il has heretofore
been located on bayou OF the Mississippi
there being an Island between the main
river and the town. Our government has
| spent thousands oil dollars 10 make this
bayou navigable--but it filled up faster than
I it could be dredged out Last summer the
city council determined TO fll up this bayou
and raise the island above high waller
| This they are now doing. I.ots on the is
land. which is some 10 feet below high wa.
ter, are selling for $500 per foot front. -
This vii! extend the city TO the main river
the water being ten or twelve feet deep al
the Lowest, stage. They have a plenty o.
eartF, in the abrupt hills back OF town 10 do
all this filing. And az they have the past
year dog out Of these same hills $500, 900
worth of lead. IL pays well for digging. -
There is life sna emery in Dubuque, and It's
future is 10 be city not TO be despised BY
the huntier places Of earh
Tell your people, and all its wayfarers
that they need come to Dubuque no longer
10 enter lands The land Office this week
is about closing out the last fragments
And one year will about end this vacant
iiad business in the Stale aud lucky is ,ha,
man who has his proportion Off.
II is cold here today The mercury
crawled down the tube 10 about Is or 20
below zero And happy is he who is at
home with a cheerful wife ana comfortable
fire Yours. 81
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