The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-17

ny RaHosHs abu Apply y W '"' a'o W Wv
Mississippi and Mis-our, Rose beyond Iowa
City. The directors oi the last named road
express the desire and intention Of psose.
cutting il with vigor, If they can receive the
contemplated assistance and are probably
prepared TO give us something more reliable
than general assurances towards ito promp,
completion. We have no, forgotten tina,
pres'den, DIX promised Ne, in the excite.
mcnt Of the Iowa City celebration a year
and hall ago, that the road sbou d be com.
pleted this year to Fort Des Moines; and
VIC know that the Company have no, stuck
! spade in the prosecution OF the work,
from that day 10 this. W. know, too. tina,
| II has been made the in terest Of the Com.
pany OF the Directors To extend meanw lille
another area OF the enterprise, from Muscs.
tine westward, 10 the neglect Vi the main
bod. and IN disregard in some measure OF
the exclusive interests OF Davenport W.
do not think that the Con pany has done
What We had q RICH, TO expect from their
promises. aud u the question et issue were
the advantage Of the Mississippi and Mis-.
.odri Railroad, We should say without hesi-
al on thai we would not vote a dollar OF
I'D 10 the Company. aud that they might
| eoiaplete their work IN their own time aud
IN their Nv way as they bes, could
Bnt the real question IL, what 10 for the
advantage OF DAvEaroRr DO the he,
interests OF our city require the immediate
prosecution oil the work beyond its presert
'erm'nus' And If they do. should we AZ
sensible men withhold the solicited aid. in
the apprehension last j. may incidentally
benefit an unyra,eful &C selfish corpora
lion. who are looking to their own interest.
rather than uurs
There is no doubt that the poipt an the
N -s.sippi frat connected by an ion road
with the Missouri viii derive an imm~dia .
aud important impulse IRON THE coup.c,,.n.
which will be felt ong after the road. ar,
all completed. Whether that poin, shall
b. Dubuque, Lyons. Davenport, Muscstine.
Burlington, or sumo OF the speculs,;v.
towns tho, have been started tor thi. eau.
petition. l. matter ot no email Importance.
u We can make the 6rst junction with the
Missouri. this fact taken in ,nnec,ioo with
the advantages we drive from our bridge.
ana The commanding position OF Davenport,
- place Ot rc-,dence aud bysin.s.. win
enable ~ to ou'stsip ell our r;yuis. or In
maintain at all events our pre.eot ye,.,iv.
position In reg fd TO them. Dubuooe I'm.
ie"t her credit 10 the amount of hall mill.
ion TO The Dubuque T. Pacific road: . road
which wil! derive fro a its land grant IN can.
ior IT, completion. compared with which Inc
rrant to the n. & N. X R., important and
salusoie as u may be, is after ali but incou.
s'd.rsoie. Dur Mu.cs,ine iriends infor nm
as that m'ir road To O.ksloosa (loo miles J
- all under Contract. and will be Completed
To 'has point next year and im ned ,.,cly
extended IN direct line westward 10 m,
Missouri River. Musca,ine too has il, =,
voted loa" Of $500 900 to the Mu.cs,,or
aud Gal.sburgh Railroad In Illinois. to- =
mors direct and nearer connection within
Eastern markets. The BURLINGTON ro.dh..
recently completed arrangements with
Eastern capitalists " ich insure the efT,s.,
I'VE prosecution Of that ille 10 the mouth
of the Platte river. at an early dsy. oa,u
sizes We zee movement. activity. enter ri,,e.
n pushing these gfes, works OF Internal
Improvement; and We confess that va 4 RI
exceedingly dissatisfied with the dorm, nj
condition oi our own greal line 10 the P's.
che. We waat To see first oar own br,dre
here Il Davenport, the key 10 tie prea, rail.
road 10 the Pacific and II Davenport 6 an
DO anything to bling about this great result
- want to see Il done. and not have IN.
great prize snaiehed from us b, ind fferen re,
negligence, OF disgust at the selfi.hue.. arr
'neii'e'eney OF railroad eorporaiion.
We want therefore to see this transfer Of
credit voted. snd then hate III. pro,eed. 80
managed that We shall! derive .ub~,a Mt ial
btnrht irom their exp. ndllur.. We ~m,,d
not have them paid over to the company ill
We have . substantial guaran.se that II ,ey
s'il go on a, once ~lih the work. and or ~.
ecu,e II With the desps' CHI aud viyor VII ich
The interests Of Davenport demasd. Tbi.
done, ~e msy then look for aid from The
Counties .oueh which the road is 10 RI N
aud which has hitherto been With rld
ihf"nRh tne 'na'rne. VI Iowa City and The
a"ldets ~ LAID IN Johnson aud Iows eo,,o-
Ice, who are well sstlsfed 10 have IN.
western terminus OF the road remain for
The prssen mt u here il is. Hut .uch i. M,
their true interest in The long run-snd Ger
tsinly such is not the interest Of D.,..n.
port. We van, III. trade Of The whole !, ie,
vi our central counties 10 the Missouri. md
then the trade OF Nebraska 90 far .s i, can
be reached, and ws want no Western Tor.
mines To the road iiil II reaches the P,ei f;c.
10 lev mon he. BY the comp le,,oa Of "A
auburn and Allentown Railroad in p.,,n.
sywahis, we shall have an uub,ol.o ,...
tom Iowa Cry 10 New York. M...xh',.
's' We hsse The road diligently pro.ecu,.d 10
fo'' Dee Mo'nes- ard IN eiphis en- mon n.
fo" this 'iTe We may have a pss.e.ns,
car running on The sane unbroken p.u %
from The center Of Iowa to the conme,c ri
metropolis OF the Western World.
when the road Is completed the eoui,a
lent Which the city receives from the co M.
perry my be readily cs.hed At favorable
p''ees' and restored to i,s original Object
E be completion OF the Cedar vs,le, Road
The man otj Ct viii then have teen ~.
emphasized. while We do not lose .,,h, -,
ths secondary and les. important. W,
esnfess that We ere anxious ior bo,h- =.
se have unlimited isnh IN the growth . nd
PROGRESS Of our lesutiful and prosp. 70 -
city. We have watched il with in,cr,.,
almost iron the day ihst the old Sac ch lei
struck his loot VI ON the soil and mark nd
he sP.' ier tie honest VI our 6rst ! :,
te' Ii CLAIRE. ss the condition Of the . m
oi domain which has made him hr
"eaithisst proprietor West Of the Mai. |