Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-20

to give out 10 The world thst II b her belief
that the n. and n. r. r. IL the great work
| be done for Davenport, aud that she
mean. TO waste no ssergiss % any other
project until that 10 10 fair way Of being
accomplished
Thi. work has been temporarily parslysed
bv the inactiou or the unfavourable action
Of the counties beyond Iowa City. through
which the road is expected to pass Our
good friends at the State capital are not only
opposed TO moving the State head quarter
further West but they want To keep the
railroad head quarters among them - long
as possible. They would be well pleased to
In this spirit they have sent emisssries
through Iowa, Pow eshiek, Jaspar, Polk and
Dallas counties, with the view Of inculcat-
ing the idea that those counties should not
aid the road, because the road Is bound to
he built any how through those counties. III
order TO secure the Grant Of land. This Is
not quite 50 sure II has appealed, howe
YER, 10 the seemingly selfish interests Of the
inhabitants Of those counties. and they have
withheld the assistance which l have no
donb; they will grant when they see Ia-
venport moving in the matter in earnest,
and when they begin to see that their true
interest is in helping the road rather than
retarding it, or holding back to see how
much Of something they can get for nothing
As they are To be benefited, by the road. it
is but fair and just that they should contri
butte to its prompt completion. and not trust
to others for improv ring their property with
out cost to themselves. What makes the
land between Davenport and Iowa City
more valuable than those between Iowa City
and Fort DesMoines The railroad alone.
The lands are ~ fertile and desirable on the
line last named as they are in Cedar county
or in Scott The moment the road is opened
they will command the same or higher pr
ces, for by that time. all the land in Scott
and Cedar counties will be In the hands OF
actual settlers, and not to be purchased Ut
less than $50 to $50 an acre. The longer
| the road is delayed the more remote Is the
time Of their appreciation; and therefore II
is the interest Of the land holders to push
forward the road, and to aid it by all the
means they can command.
By the same token it is in the interest Of
Davenport to push forward the road. W.
all know what her growth has been. since
Scott. Cedar and johnson have been opened
to settlement and to her trade by the rail
road How much more rapid will be thu
growth. how much more confirmed and ~
sure1 her business prosperity, when lows
and Benton, Poweshek and Tama. Jasper
and Marshall, Story, Boone and Dallas
Green, Guthrie, Audubon, Carroll. Craw
ford and shelby, Monona. Harrison and Pot
tawatamie-shall also be opened to settle
ment by the same means, and by the same
channel pour their productive and valuable
commerce into her lap. But the end Is no
Their. Nebraska will soon be the seat Of
thriving agriculture. and the proceeds 9
ther prosperous industry will seek mark
through the same channel, unless by GU
inconsiderate inactivity We suffer 1t TO b
directed in the first instance to some othe
current in which it will continue to flow
To the laboring men Of DAVENPORT, to tn
] bone and sinew of this community, woui
appeal in this question with perfect conf
dence that they will give favorable r.
Spouse They have no interest in petit
sauabbles about street improvements, or
cleaning up thoroughfare few monti
+ sooner or later Their interest is in II
steady and substantial gro'cth, progress al
prosperity Of tie ciiy Their interest is
maintaining the position which Davenp"'
has already occupied. Their interest is
bringing Harrison county on the Missou
. to trade with DAVENPORT on the Mississippi
and in tapping from time to time the rio
sources Of ira tiic along the line. This Is
be done 10y lending all our energies and d.
voting all our means to the one great worl
t. which we must look as the means OF wo.
ing out the manifest destiny Of our beautif,
city
Coop INTENT.