The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-20
4 pA,l.a.lphis Connection

A PhilAdelphta Connection,
IL IL not time that the thoughts OF eur
people should be turned towards having
eom munication with Philadelphia by d.
secs sou,ei What better subject eoald en-.
gage iAe attention OF our Board Of Trade
We propose 10 open the subject in nut
shell kind Of style. prca'ssag ~ some H.
ture day to resume il more in detail We
have been stimulated 10 the consideration
OF the matter for the huadredth time, sy
seeinp in recent Chicago paper the fol.
lowing
We learn thai The business OF the Pitts.
burea, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
especially the through psssenger business,
10 largely increasing and taxing the passen.
res eQai pment OF the read TO the extent OF
us capacity. From sixteen 10 t~en;y-three
foil passenger cas- are passing over the roac
daily. The esrniags Of March sad APfi
will show q large increase ever The same
months oil the lsss years, notaiiassShu,n2
the Ohio river Is now in geod nas'sao'e
eoaditioh.
Taking the Great Bf.age' winch spans
the Mississippi al this place n 7 eeh"e,
aac with radius OF iafee masrs, tae sweep
viii Include = territory which contains very
little less than thirty thousand souls. Das'
enport. Rock Island and Moline are inciud.
ed and the population is divsGfd about
eoaal!y between ihe two banks 81 the riv.
or. The interest Of this community shoniu
De and is in reality n unit, Whatever tendi
to the prosperity OF any one Of Inc towns
has TO a certain extent lie in'iaeaee upon
ali However much local interests may 90
=, s.rsfe still this ra!e vii hold good. Ma
,ure has seemed 10 point on. this spot ~
the gree, crossing place, and advantage hsi
been taken Of the circumstance. The cities
81 Davenport and Rsck Isiand arc rqua'i!
indicated as poia,s OF concentration To-
railroads from the west and from iae east
Owing TO their peea!isr location oniihe n'er
the, must OF necessity at some ia'ate ia!
have the same influence upon roads from
the north and the south. Do our thinking
men know, or, IL they Know, do they re
memoe that an airline from II. Louis e
Dubuque strikes our bridge, and thai ihs
space can be uaversed By sb1ut three hun
bred miles OF travel. whereas now II takes
half as much more by steamboat!
AT present We are obliged to deaee' heav
liz to the northwest in making eastern
sonmuaication--slways to enter chieage
whether we will or not. In going to Ne~
York OF Boston THE 10 all well enough, eu,
in seeking Philadelphia, or Baltimore, o.
Washingt,n, il is NJ, 90 we'll. During the
winter season especially, The snow idaeFe'
10 the Lake region, when shade fusihei
Soa,h trains are not seriously inPedsd BY
iss presence. Nov at Fri WsyGs, Ind
ana, coming west heavy benz seFihSsrc
occurs II The road seoye aenuesee, BY
which Chicago is reached. By connecting
Rock Island with Fsrt Wayne, three han
dred miles If rAirosc would have 10 81
constructed but then, there would be
great saving, as compared with The circuit
Gus route through the Lake City. II on
friends in Illinois will complete heir ros
10 Peoeia and will then seek connection
with The Great Eastern Eouts eilhef q, r.
Wayne Or soms other spot the choice 9
t~o routes ~tii si least BE- presented 10 sc
to the Mississpp.-snd the Southern on
se viii venture 10 cay, vii oe Imaeasei
popular tof many reasons. L. tas Cheag'
and Rock leland Railroad Company vii
encourage branch from Their road al Per
ur La Sale IL connect dree s5tA For
Wayne. their Interests, We ptesaae w5aI
sc materially benefited.
At all eyeas we shag.e have road con
meeting the great eisy 81 PalaasiPaia q
.a.,v ,ss.ar,. .zn-.aa.s-ss,sa-a-zssa- ------s'Y'
DhS6ge Trade from this region saoald IA.
into her lap Her press should be wake
up TO the impprtsnss - this ma, er and o
our disposition y operate 10 producing
result so deslras- Le' the c1Hsrs al .ci
supplied tAe means - oulid ahat elegan
road, the P-ahsy issns CentTal, - the Ohir
b unioeked for the purpose U. seaing
river far pey3nd and greater fsd 40
~ n !uxu.sogs ease Ia yua- yzrlsrs /
Walnut VI Atea street.. u 10 s.s more re
Gently constructed msnssens u West En-
You who have plenty ts I've l2oa aad ST
being e1Gtent with six per gsAt--esnnc
Inc ides of promoting the interest Of Qua
aerdoH wake you up 10 action Dubuqu
and New York may frs,ernize T. their hesrl
eonteHt-boia are rather fast 9isees. b.
Davenport and PbilsdelpAts should b
bound together by bonds OF ir5H, as bel n
more conservative 10 Their hoIigas and be-
Ter calculated to advance mugaai interest
We rather expect 70 be The P1l.delphia c
The west. lei affairs 20 as they nay, and, "
would hike very murh 10 De 90 more iHtiH
ale terms with our beau ides! q magnif
cent city.