Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-03

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8O0D80 ne OtroctogD Of the Sterling
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The first neeting since the orssaization
Of the Board Of Directors for this Road was
held at Fulton. Ill, on Friday the goth ult
The requirements ofthe law Of the State
having been complied with, the first steps
to be taken by the Directors was 10 meet
and appoint an Executive. and other Com
mistees. in order to carry out the work un-
der consideration in the most expeditions
manner The Executive Committee there
appointed consists Of Mr.. Gates Of Port By
ron, VIM. Marshall Jr, of Cordova, l. Cham
berlaa, Of lie Claire, D. A. Smith. of Lyn
don and Mr. Mason Of Sterling, all men Of
experience and energy. and such as viii
move along in this important measure with
all possible dispatch. The Engineers are
already engaged in locating the line Of the
Road, and We are informed that within six
weeks the Road will be located. the right
Of way secured, and the whole route ready
TO put under contract.
The $. d r. l. X, K. is to many Of our
readers, an entirely new affair, and have
probably in many instances never heard
mention Of it before. 1t is, properly speak
ing, an Illinois Road but the paramount ben
ehts to be derived from its construction are
found in Iowa. 1t is the extension Of the
Warsaw d. Rockford Road. under another
name. This road forms junction with the
Chicago Il r. |. X. r., about four miles
above Moline and runs thence to Port By
ron, at the head Of the Rapids. Thus far
the Road is graded and ready for the ties
From Port Byron, it runs to Cordova. five
miles north, and directly opposite Princeton
in Iowa and from this point runs thirty
miles to Sterling, and there connects with
company have proposed to furnish and put
down the iron, as soon rs il shall be GRADED
and also furnish the entire rolling stock for
a term Of years The advantages to be gai
ned by the construction of this Road are too
many and Of two much importance to be
in SO brief an article but of the |
many We would speak Of one or two points |
which bear relative position with the Cd
r. |. r. X. BY building this road the PEG
pie Of Davenport are Is miles nearer Chca
20, which i'll these days when time is Of We
~ great Importance is not to be disrrgarded
by any means. Bat the more important
feature Is, we get two lines of travel from
Davenport to Chicago bv rail, which at
once Institutes a competition between the
two, the need Of which has long been felt
by our people. The stubhorness of the e.
4 X. !. K r.. company is and has been on
ly equaledA Ny similar monopolies-they
have literally had everything in their own
way, and neither asked nsr granted favors.
The great advantages secured to the towns
in whose vicinity the Sterling d. Rock Is
land Road runs, will be the subject of many
remarks in future, through these columns
In conclusion, we are authorized to say
that this road is now fairly under way, and
Is sure to be built and fully equipped by the
st Of September, 1888. The country through
which it is to be built is Of an easy grade,
and with the energy and means now enlist
ed in its favor, we look for early and
speedy completion of the same