The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-19


lion in your paper Of June l7th. conclude
tbs, your columns arc opss Tor the recep.
ten Of Communications discusslag the poll
cy Of changing the Subscription Of our city
from the Cedar Valley Railroad TO tina, Of
the n. 4 u. Railroad. wes, Of Iowa City.
Like many other things In the management
Of human affairs. thi, ssp think is prems
tore. But the question o. authorising the
City Council to subscribe the sum Of three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars TO aid IN
constructing Railroad from some point on
the N. 4 n. R. r.. not farther west than
Dursnt to Cedar Rapids or Marion, and
thence up the Cedar Valley, &c wss sub
mtted to the voters of the city of Daven.
port. Upon he vots IL appeared that
large mslority VI the votes cast were " for |
the subscription" The result was an.
nouneed in the papers Of our city, and in
the papers generally through The country.
The points mentioned in the resolution sub.
rn'i,ing this question we're necessarily
deeply Interested In this matter, 40 IL most
certainly shadowed Q future prosperity to
these plsces-and I have been informed
thst this vote has enlivened the whole
country through which there was a prospect
that this road would pass. am further in.
formed that meetings have been held along
the line Of the proposed route, and large
amousts subscribed by individuals for the
purpose OF building this road-and still
more. that the counties have voted. OF are
about 10 vote upon the question Of raising
| money or ioaning their credit for building
this road While oil these things are being
done, our City Council during its sttings
| have received communication IRON John
A. DIX, President Of the NJ. T. N r. r.
c., declining a subscription TO the stock
Of the company under the ssipulstons ind
conditions mentioned in the resolution sub
mtted TO the voters OF the city oil Daven.
pcr, for the purpose Of raising three hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, &c. After
declining this subscription, the suge estion
!. made tina, the subscription be diverted
ir,m It's proposed purpose. and applied to
the NJ. l. N. r. r. west Of lows City. II
this could BE- done, it would essentially aid
IN their pending negotiations. and enable
the.company To iuInl their obligations. For
one. would be glad 10 see the above named
company fulfil oil obligations they have
entered into. and make good oil contracts
they have made. but ! should be sorry to
see our city withdraw their proposed Sub.
scriptios from the purpose for which !, vas
evidently raised. This subscription never
encouraged the N. L N. r. r. to suppose
that u was for them more than for any other
company who should take the responsibility
OF organizing and completing company
whose purposes shall be those OF building .
road % 10 resolution before mentioned
| aud because the n. L. n. X. r. company
decline said subscription under said stipuls-
tons, 10 no reason Why the amount should
M, 20 Tor the purpo.e Of building . road
which was considered essential u the gel
Jare OF our city. Becsus. the company
'cjrc' this proposition makes the necessity
no lees important. This road is our open
'ne Into . section Of country which natural
y seeks an outlet At this point, and 90 long
ss we have no necessity Of breaking the
connecting link II communication for
freight ., the crossing Of the Mississippi. so
long our road would take the large majority
Of the Cedar Valley to and through our city
This obiec, can be accomplished in no other
way than To build this road. The applica-
Ton of three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars IN completing the road from Iowa
City To Council Bluff, 10 but drop in the
bucket. while = few such amounts would
build the proposed road 10 Cedar Rapids.
and give " an impetus which We hal lose
by Withdrawing this subscription. The
road To Council Blufs will undoubtedly be
tuilt without the assistance of funds from
the CITY OF Davenport, In fact 10 already
contracted tor. and the only tssson given
,has such change should take place 10 that
u will materially aid in utilizing obligations
and assist In negotiations. Nov, are these
considerations sutkcieati Are they sasisiac.
tosy' IL there any probability tha, the
n. 4 n. 4. 4. will be delayed one day by
the want Of the amour, Of three hundred
aud atty Thousand dollars subscribed By THE
city II. upon mature deliberation, IL 10
iound that tho resson why this road has no.
been built beyond Iowa City, arises from