Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-19
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certain off having ysur. work done in I'D
best manner. copner sd st near Perry d.
For tie State Democrat.
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A little more than . month ago msoj
Of our business men and capitalists wsrl
busity engaged 10 obtaioing subs srip|
sions for Cedar .-vsilsy r. r. Thes{
effort: we're :acssPful il .s.li!.iiqg.J bel
lieve, something near ono hundred thout
Vsahi 'doii.rs' pitits tsdbsctiptionn. ''""
Evcry ose ct Ahss time userhetf fully
impressed with tho importance Of the en1
terprise. The City Cosooil asked shd
votets Of the city to sanction, BY their
votes, . subscription BY. the city, Of
$500 49, - lid in posAisg fos~srdrtd
completion u The earliest prseticat P1
Rod, tho road which should open up ID
our city, ths'tfAde Of a'tas' region Of
The State, whose productss unlsss thus
invited TO our city. must Of. necessity I
seek other outlets. The people record
ID their solemn vote in favor Of said
subscription. .-i".
''loisss than thirty days from the tax.
Ing sfsid,vsss. this Dsmescisy ,CsuuAil
asks the people 70 vote egeip, anA to ssy|
whether THE $3.50, 900 subscription shslll
not be diverted from the orig,psl -pYr.I
poses. and applied to the N. 4 M. R. R.
to siI insils %ztsssiea .beyoadIswA City.
This proposition Of tho Council 10 view
Cd .l.h. sssonishmens by many Of our
eiti4ehs. II 10 asked, how is it comps.
saas for the Council, sitter lending iss in
auance to obtain fands BY q vote Of the
peapis TO - applied to specific pur'
pose, to turn INN edisteIy around and
propose smother vote authorizing some
OTHER application. OF saiddupds2 What
right bsve the Council to require shi.
second vote? The question wa refer,
red by the Council the people for SET
element. They settled it in due form as
provided. How Gan they be asked to
settle the question .sgsiuP
What reason can be assigned for chan
cling thu subscription from tie original
pNIpVaa ?t.."., k"" .s:., .".s 49,.
10 it any less important to the inter.
este Of the city Of Davenport that We
should have |. Railroad through Shs Ce-
dar Valley, than It was . month ago9-
Sincs the fsyorsbls action Of the city in
the premises, J haye seen the pQst ener-
9stio movements Of the people 10 favor OF
the project all along :hs line Of the road
to the Minnesota line. And besides all
THE, the Legislature Of Minnesota has
provided for s.hs election Of she great
road from the Valley ri the St., Peters
river, to meet this Cedar Valley Road A.
tho boundary ofth6 State.
In view Of this. 10 the City Of Daven-
port. nov prepared to turn the. cold
shoulder to the whole project, BY With
drawing the. proffered aid? Has she be-
come 90 independent that sbs can look
with indifference and behold the vast
bosine.sga ps tha .aress. .tbasaashissa,psss
by her to other marts?
But why should shis subscr .ption be
given to the NJ. &M. Company 2. Has
cot &s'ki.} .lSAdjxon) aajbesaf pad
=. to-, III !srs'ssl!t'f Aea .9 .. You'd
ton Of ne road p How much time void
be gained f'''-' ~
Suppose the N. q II. r. should be On
i.h'd 4 few moaths saopr6y this snbsesip
tion, would that repay the city for III
IlNssaksA 1kdSs tExae ssSSlSs e III,
vslleys But. Why lie sbty M sud N
~A.os 20 qIro!ssuts ,Es|r vSrl y TSs,
h.ye the great q. l.pds-,hs best haai'
in As vorld~ fas raisine fssds. Il il
ssid the ButliSssol rSute i in ) fail
v.v to resc6 tks Missoari river a .,
lear u perind... Ths-M..AN RsAdaess
more lands than .is Darlington and Me
souri, feM1rrsHs 4 aHaaHJH
| I'm, II kAsM. n. g., - A, IL
shat the mesos thsS Asvs for prose cutin.
khstaHeshh b paopar9 sppaisb; end De
Davsoposdm3Asssss hsf aHsasion I,
ststFsskths trsaa ,sft&S Cedar Valley
which II Ass.so~, 10 lossfossser.
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