The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-14
For the Gate City.

For the Gate City.
Kcokuk, Fort Dcs Moines aud mln.
McsoIa Railroad.
MEssRs. EDrroRs According to promise,
hand you a list Of the subscribers to the
Stock Of the keokuk, Fort Des Moines 4
Minnesota Railroad, obtained in ST. Louis
by the Committee who visited that city last
month.
You will notice that the sums subscribed
amount in the aggregate to the handsome sub
scription of S64, 900, whilst the list Of names
comprises many of the most influential and
wealthy bankers and merchants Of st. Louis,
from whom the Committee not only received
the 'smaterial aid" mentioned above, but
the three gentlemen composing said Com
mittee, were beyond all praise, and Iwould
in this public manner, for myself and my
associates, Messrs. Parsons and McGavic, re-
turn thanks to our subscribers, to the public
Press, which assisted us and strengthened
our hands materially, and to the citizens of
St. Louis generally, many of whom though
not now on our list, have promised to be,
and oil of whom thought we'll of our road
and wished it God-speed.
The Committee feel assured that the sub
scription to the road can yet be raised in st.
Louis to tho sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, Us the more the route is examined
and understood, the more and more impor-
tant to tho trade and commerce of St. Louis
must our road become in the eyes Of the sa
gacious and far seeing merchants and proper
ty holders of that commercial ind manufae-
turing emporium of the West.
Many of our own citizens are yet derelict
of duty to themselves, and to the city of
their adoption, as | find by examination of
our home list of subscribers, and / avail
myself of this occasion to call their attcn-
ton to the absolute nee essi!y Of lending q
helping hand to our public improvements, il
they desire to see Keokuk maintain her pres
ent proud position as the FIRST commercial
and manufacturing city of the State of Iowa.
| A committee has been appointed to can
yass the city anew, and hope to see our
home subscription list 'swelled TO an
amount worthy of us, and of the high destl-
nv Of keokuk aAlonst the cities of the Union.
/ The Directors have determined to have the
cars running as far us Pennington by the
month Of October next and If they nrc only
supported in an adequate manner by the
counties of Lee and Van Buren, and the citi-
zens Of Keokuk, the whistle of the Locomo-
tive will be heard at Bentonsport before the
first Of January next.
have already, Messrs. Editors, srespassed
on your time and space too much, and
stretched out INSTRUMENTATION to great
er length than originally intended, but the
Importance Of the subject must be my excuse,
and now close with the list of subscriber.
obtained in st. Louis, list which | hope
every newspaper up the valley OF the bcauti
fnl Des Moines will copy, that the friends OF
our road may take courage, and feel assured,
that though the General Government has not
given grant of lands to aid us, and though
many enemies, within and without, conspire
against us, syet we are not utterly cast dowr
and forsakcn," but trusting in our OWE
strength, trusting in our own energies, and
above all, trusting in the goodness Of oul
cause, the kcokuk and Fort Des Nome,
Railroad shall be built, and that speedily.
i Yours, &C.,