The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-30

We have had an opportunity Of learning
something Of the feelings OF cur leading
business men-of our merchant, The men
who ere most interested ia the objects TO
b. affected b, ih,s lean, and upon whom the
prosperity Of the city probably more de-
psnds. than any ether single class Yester.
day, IN advocating this laan, we .aiG We
SPOKE but from the limited M r,nation We
{ rnviciion thai il j. the duH4 " very cli.
lea sho properly understands a ta' i. best
t0r tbs welfare % Da,eH#Il vote ia
~ loan Of $3.50 600, . asst- he tuiid
ing OF a railroad to connect Slh Cedar
Valley. The merchsnts understand the
importance OF immediso uttg "a this SUD
,eci. Much :! the ,fs- o; Cedar Valley
which formerly came - It's c,'y, - nov
gong IL other poihts. II ii rN important
TRACE. and cur merchants seriously feel is
loss or the lose Of any portion OF 'ha, wh,c5
they have had heretofore. The are ANXIOUS
to regain it, snd by road, Auou ss is pro.
posed. ~ bring 10 Us large increase ov3r
any amount Of trade NJ have =. Z had from,
the Cedar Valley. They believe ,b.s road
will accomplish the object, aud - strongly
do they believe IL, 80 con6de., they that
it will have the effect 10 lnefs- e bushes.
Of oil kinds in Davenport. 90 that ior
SnSoors business which the recent .1an s
INTENDED 90 accomplish Tor out de appesr.
anees anu benehts--that thct are deeply
interested in The passage of tn. lusn W.
now csndidly declare Il rs our opinion, tina,
/, would be the moot suicial policy .
w.srh q busihe ss community was ever gull,
~. Tor " TO vote down this insn. We
need not repeat the argnmeH'. We nave
already advanced in reference % the "s,ond
still" policy, while all The town and cite.
abou, We are actively engaged in ever,
effort that energy and liberali'y can devise
and carry through, to secure ,nc trade they
have, end grasp all within Their reach-but
1e may state ~ as n fact bes'tng directly
upon this question, that the C.dar Valley
railroad enterprise il actually ,adispens16l.
to our future prosperity. WIFE closing
this last sentence. two Of oar merchant.
eame in, who have been travelling through
portion Of the interior Of thu country. and
have returned full OF enthusiasm ior ,his
loan, on just the ground we had taken as
they appesied---thnt the work ia indispen.
sble to our future prosperity They inform
u that today the Lyons road will De- com.
pletsl 10 De Witi-that hereafter we shsl
have but few wagons II whea, from Tim,
region. Heretofore W. have enjoyed almos,
= monopoly VI the trade ~ me rountr,
about Dewitt We may now /, i yood.by.
to great portion oil that which We have
had. ill our new road j. ana hradway.
The people OF Clinton cousty Nant I, trade
here. and i is TO their interests 10 do 40:
but they aos have road u her awn.
making other points more accesslble.-
They will oson b. "a direct connection with
Chicago; but here our fridge steps in as an
important consideration. Wien our road
Is built, the bridge win mase the road o
continuous linz iron Cedar Valley T. Chi.
csgo. AT Lyons there Is M bridge, spJ
business men will feel Ia. dT renee be.
tween two lines 81 railroad ard Jerry, and
that which - Literally one rsad for all prac
ncai purposes, with no intervening river
Al certain seasons Of the yea. The differ.
snce vii! be most important
Another Ia, Eruption Has O., rrsd IN our
srgumsnt. NJ. u. l.. IA. ea- Isl handea
" Communication, which ~ DC found In
s,.dsys paper. We ask .1r Il a careful
Psrussl rs entirely answering "a objection,
reply TO which We mad intend "a giving in
shis article. This is loan for which
We Certainly expect 10 receive an equva.
lent, What has our Roc island Rail
road loan amounted tol We have nc.
tualiy speeuiated On it. Gu bonds have
been transferred u stock, md ~ dividends
more ihsn pay tie intcr~si. ~ anticipate
that The Cedar Valley X III a sill be
. paying rad. In TINS Il shall r..
Seise the equivalent VI vur ieah, and IN any
case exper,sacc but lit.e i9sr
We are astonishei alta 20 "a aiken by
conc Of The t.. Nh oppose u. loan-ihat
~ We have any money ~ "a \ should be
gwen TO the n. aud D. R4reli. We are
- warm frienss OF this rsaa d, any 9th.
citizens. but ~e beg leave - say our county
has n 40 ,.tn.l.
probably done lis shate toward pui,dnr II
For lie extension to@acss II Missouri, 4
should expect. a.d hs- the t4zht % dematd
valuable aid rom the courlses beyond John
son, to someaha eiualxs gAd y. have
rendered. We learned ~ that POI
towsioInIe county, the cxtrem county A.
the Missouri river tefmina- Fl tie ronteu,
plated line Of this roaI. had {atei S30o,OOo
subscription 20 the NJ. 4 NJ Railroad tn.
intervening counties are rapidly filling ",
and will soon be lble to lend their aid. 4
oil events this Cedar Valley Railreai is an
sxsslss'y mol al opposition - uur own IA
vofiie road, and We think thu friend, OF !,
have no reason 10 complain thai many )
10 are advocating the Cedar Valley enter
prise. We sse quite sure thai the aarme.f
friends OF the one are lab,t4ug 10 secuse
this loan TO assist the other.
Nov We sre sick o, ths 5acreas. ~ ,n..
alton" talk. Old citizen. ard who ar.
large property holders, ws5k abou, our
streets pslaserng about .e,ea.- Of fare,
wherever the people sugges, The LAYING on,
efs dollar FOR imProvemen and endeayof
% create opposition 10 what child mi,b,
- 10 our true lPolicy. tn Is bug bear
stsrnslly frightening then. ou, Of ,be,
proper senses. While their property eye,y
year sveragss an increase Of about as per
est, they are terribly troubled a, the pro..
psst Of hall per cent. increase Of taxation
although this taxation will bring ito in,er.s,
q ha0dsed per cent ultimately in the ain
ssstheF increase In the vslu- OF their p,o,.
ssy. Why there 10 no young CITY in IN.
great Mississippi Valley ter d lees than NC
ere. There 10 no city Of esen hall our si,. |