New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-22
urgent from the profitable employment Of labor in

urgent from the profitable employment OF labor IN
every department. of industry.
Rock Islapd stands in such position as 70 be the
most convenient point OF supply for all these var
ious wants What it can produce, IT readily d's-
noses Of and finds the demand always IN advance
Of the supply in hand. Under such stimulus, ~
manufacturing industry enarges itself with grea'
energy. and gathers within its limits population
Increasing in the same extraordinary ratio. lou
will readily perceive that the growth OF poPulas'on
in the State of 80 per cent In fve years, ienoel'
inevitable propOrtionate growth OF 'oIn.
ated As this is and established upon suos'0niai
basis of manufacturing Industry eMPioyed upon
articles of absolute and pressing neccssi!. pg' g
the suggestion which have msde VI sIe Pfooaon
-. &c cotton manufactures being established here,
Irao,on'ena IN your consideration. There are here
aar.;DIr al the elements Of success for such an
en4ernrise Economy OF freights ana OF tfIns III
the transportation, chespness OF fuel, abundance
of water-power, and market already established
and exnsnding in every direction with singular
rsn;dity- all these would seem to promise GER
tanty of success to such enterprsing men as under
far less favorable circumstances built up the city
of Lowell. But il is by no means necessary for
the triumphant success Of this thrifty town, that
cotton fabrics should be manufactured here. 1t is
now at that stage in its history when any one can
see what a prosperous future is before it. The
people are aware of it. They have railroad char
tered from R0ck lsdnd 10 PeOrld. winch Will inter-
sect 1.-The Military Tract Road" about so miles
south. east, and thus establish another connection
with the East. That road is now under contract
l2 miles TO Coal Valley, and will be completed to
that point next September. From Coal Valley il
will have coal freights enough almost TO support it
without calculating upon flour, merchandise, lum-
Der, passengers, &c.
In order to secure the early completion Of this
part of the road, the city has subscribed s5O,OOO
10 its stock in 10 per cent bonds, being only the
second issue it has ever made. The first was sub
scribed to the Rock Island and Chicago Road.
Like that FIRST issue, which was guaranteed by the
Chicago Road, these bonds have the guaranty of
this road, with coupons payable in Wall street.
From Coal Valley, the road runs through fer
tile country, and will be built by subscriptions in
the various counties it crosses, together with
moderate amount of mortgage bonds. There is
road also to be bGilt from Galena to st. Louis,
which will pass through Rock Island in order TO
secure the advantages of connection with the
roads centering here. These roads, running north
and south though believed to be Improbable and
even uncalled for at the East, yet found to be
necessary to the business and wants Oftbe country,
in consequence Of the obstruction TO river Davga-
ton at low water. You will see, then, that in
time it is highly probable that Rock Island, on the
western border of the State will have railroad
interest approaching in Importance TO that OF Chi
ca0o ON its eastern edge. B. b.