The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-24

quooUous 10 "ot s"seU~ W ossSUse sue
Fifth street matter, which a., in nv joGg
men,, easily srrssgs( Gsr me inpor,ance
OF SECURING IheC sdss vallay ssSde to Dsv.
enpsrs. which 10 cheerfally admitted. Nor
do I intend to notice hi attack ON the
Sksy1 TAut tUsslsuaa hss - much in.
terest In Davenport, and - much reason 10
desire her prosperity, and - .nsch reason
49, PsssS 0f wAAl our beautiful city . and
may be. o. your correspondent can have
be he whom he may. He has no interest
Ia the M. Il N. K. R. beyond that Of
ssockholder ana cln have no interest IN
wild lands" which is not neutralized by
bis in,eres, in the property, the business,
an the prosperity OF Davenport. II 10 not
generally understood THAI he 10 particularly
"docile" withowt an object, Or that he
changes his opinion without good reason
If then ve concur In the recommc ton
that the Cedar Valley loan Of $3.50 600 BE-
transferred, let 10 see IL there 10 not sut6c.
ent iaducement to take that step.
That reason 10 apparent tn met speaks
indeed-wAen the fact is
perfectly clear that, without this movement,
the road from Davenport will BE- the las,
road Ia lows to reach the Missouri river.
The city Of Dubuque has loaned $780,,
600 10 the Dubuque and Pacific Road, and
the counties through which II passes are
extending liberal cid. Il has land grant
Of l.l3?, 800 acres. |. 10 now in operation
thirty miles. and In a few weeks will be
open fly miles. II will be pushed through
with similar dispatch to Sioux City.
The Lyons City road his land grant Of
l.2as. 900 acres. Il 10 in operation twenty
miles. and 10 rapidly overtaking US. no,with-
standing The grea, start that we have hsd
The Muscstine Rosd has rec ived city
and county aid to the amount OF $3.50 900.
snd will be extended to Oskaloosa, 100
miles, in the course Of the coming GUNNER.
The Burlington Rosd 10 in the hands o,
Eastern capitalists. who are interested In
Kansas and Nebraska lands. aud who have
the intention and the means to prosecute il
with dispatch 10 the Missouri river.
The Mississippi and Missouri Road hss .
grant cf not more than $4,000 scr . OF
land. The counties Of Johnson, Iowa, and
| Powesheik. with the most selfish and short
sighted policy. refuse to aid the work BY
which they are to be benefited, because
they think they can hold back and have j,
bull At the expense Of other people. I,
stops a, Iowa CITY fer the want Of funds.
Now, let Dubuque, or Lyons. or Musca.
tine. er Burlington. make the first connec.
ton with the Missouri let la<m sH do Il. -
the chances now are that they will.-and
rhs.e is Davenport Nowhere.
We shall have lost entirely the repu,a.
ton which we have gained from our enter
psse in attracting the Chicago road here
and extending !, 10 losa City. which enter
prise has brought capital hsrc, and con
u bu,ed so largely u the growth and proc
pc'ity OF our city. We shall lose travel
which Tor the next few years will be i'm
mense. We shall lose business. Tn
Western Counties will OIL with population
~ the other roads are extended through
them. and will send their CROPS to Dubuque
and Lyons, aud Musestine, aud Burlington
while the lsnds on our Tier OF coun,,e
will be the last to ill up, and Dsvenp,r
become the most Insignificant OF the large
markc,s on the river. Even Sabula ans
Princeton may then pretend To compel.
with her-for by their branch roads now :,
progress they will probably have . direc
communication with the n ssouri before
Davenport. A branch Of some ten mills
would place Princeton in connection will
. through road. A branch of little NOR,
than twenty miles would do the came b,
Sabula.
The great object 10 be kept in view, Q,
far a. the importance and prosperity Of
Davenport is concerned. 10 the early juno.
tion Of our interests with those Of the Me.
sour, and the regions beyond the Missouri.
To this point. in nv Judgment. oil osr
energies should be directed. We wan, TO
do more than one thing. and To build more
than ono road; but il 10 well enough TO do
one thing II time. and we are cure To do
Il sooner and better than IL We ritter
away our strength and resources on multi.
farious enterprises.
But IL 10 important that Davenport should
hesiir herself al once. unless she means 10
be leit behind entirely BY her rival sisters
on the river. We can take bend and se
euriiy from the n. & N. X. K. that If they
get their loan they will % on al once. this
very month. with the work beyona Iowa
City. The organisation 10 in exi ,tence and
can act (orthr,h. We shall have time
enough TO arrange Tor aid to the Cedar Val.
ley Road. when the company 10 for med, and
prepared to move. Meanwhile We have no
unfinished work on hand. Il 10 the worst
policy possible 10 sbandon il in this state
for work not begun. One Aias u ame.
When the u. e. d. K. r. 10 under way
again. then il will be time enough to extend
our aid to new projects.
New projects can wait. The n. 4 n.
Rsllresd. ia my Judgment. cannot rsat with.
out fatal blow being struck Al the pro-
gress snd prosperity Of Davenport.
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