The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-18

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MEssss EDiT'K fad ~ this morn.
lng issue 81 TIE Gazette, ala article an 10,
ttenee to the contemplated change Of III,
0J5ptoO subscription 10 the Cedar WALTZ,
Railroad, - as 10 apply ,ha, umoun, on the
msin hue W st ~. love- CIV.
The writer treats The matter fairly. ana
:. obviously DESTROYS tina, tho hest intere,t a.
Of the cry shuuld ~ consulted. TIL. - i,
u should be, aid y ~ cut G rzrns want.
esre'aiy investigate those qt,- ions, WtA /
hetsrmlnaii N ~ aTpr oil ~. ruth, am \.
ses Tor The best, the star II vur prusperi,,
would always be in the ascendant.
There are however, one W Two items N
explanation, 10 re erence 10 Is,c action a, IN
railroad company west of th.s point winch
II Is but tair aud Just that they should hs.,
the benefit OIL Muscs,in. county, aud the
eena;ies west oi that, have sabs, ribed
the eapi.a stock Of the eonpruy s7soooo
And The company we've IN cot, aud IN honor
bound II Commence work uu ihat road a,
soon as those subscription ..-e made. aua
accordingly IL hos been d..
he subscriptions Of Sc,'i ,t,d Johns,,
counties nave been very n a az, COMPARE,
With the subscript .n ~, Nus.nti,,
branch, aud the counties 90 Iowa, Pow
shiek aud JASPER, through =, 4th the roa.
runs. vest Of Iowa City, re- BE- 10 suosct.b.
one dollar. II 10 true. a. ,hr writer II M.
article referred toasser,-, ,hat th.te i. n,of.
activity on the siusca,inc branch, than ~ !
the msia line; but Il is also pannlly ,,u.
Int the counties on that roal haze lurui.L.a
tie only means by which .roaa c.n,.
mis- can exhibi, activiiy-ta.at mater
aid Railroad companies msy be- soul,...
ass asserted. but whether iur, naV. s,,
souis or not. one thing 10 yefg cetlsi,, M.
70. In enc respect they srt Jost Ike an Ao,,.
ct individual. they esnho, 90 1T. To aayan
tsge without ,aous
II the same facilities are ,u.n.h,.d h,
those interested in the main line. tina, b.v.
seen by these Oh the Muscai,nc aud osk,
ioosa Road, aud the railroad com.,ny 4
noi exhibit like amount Of ao,,,,,v m
energy. then We will have good reason :,
oiame them. IL Is presumed that ths rnl.
VIII hold good in this, Us IN other ,h,n,
that What a man sow-th tina, ,hallbsst
reap" with this difference l,yeve, 49,.
We expen, te reap u quick a. 4 libersi r,,,.
oil railroads, We must not sos the n.nt.
srsnng.,. Nature has given u. the sey,n.
sage over afy other point IL Town. ANA a..
same ataaan, Of effort aud the sam. ex.
Pcnse 81 money tina, hss tcan used by M.
cstins snd Dubuque would plsca D.vs,,a,,
. long distance ahead of snr ci,v " II,
s:sie. Sui We must do sol ,i.ins ,ot NJ,
selYes. Nature has done much Tor q. -,
che cannot % everything. While we ~.
r.Po-ing confidently in our natural s,reny,t
and advs s.--ss, other point' less isyo,sd
nay eclipse us by superior labor and e,far,
] believe. with the writer Of IN, st,irie ..
fesred 10, "that If the Direc,c-s viii 90.
us something more reliable than p,n.,,
assurances 'emards it's PROMPT completion"
'ne "'sss' md bee, thing which our ei,,
could d. s7eaid o. to change dis subserip
uon 10 thu main line. Provided slwsy,
inst Inc = ark should L. cor nenced INN.
''s'ss' As e;'nsug Of Da export our in.
e''su are The 'alie, and y should, By /.
v'se and ief.eous policy, ,crc... ,,,h.,
'naa diminish our rs'ural st ln.ags.
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