Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-05-20

WED1ESDAY NORM NJ, SAY 20, W;7
DAvENP0RT 4 sT. PAUL r. H.
Davenport has achieved q triumph
IN the late Loan election, that will b,
hsraldsd from one end Of the Union l.
the other. The passage Of the 100000
loan for permanent improvements wa
the expression Of a determination Of
the part Of the people, never to b.
distanced by any rival city in the
State, in presenting to the world in
duccments for strangers to make Dav
export their home and the emporium
Of their personal success. This spirit
Of improvement ia enkindled at thu
right time, and should not be allowed
% sbate in zeal or effectiveness. II
should not be satisfied with the begin
ming Of good works. but plunge deep
o. and deeper into these enterprise
and improvements, that will make u
the admired Of all men.
w need more Rail Roads. Now
We have no other advantage over 9th
or cities along the route Of the Allan
tic and California Railroad, except tho
Commerce Of the Mississippi River,
which is by no means an uncomfortable
auxiliary. But Lyons, Muscatine, Bur
lington and Dubuque have each Of them
owe railroad leading thence Eastward.
Except the magnificent railroad bridge
they have equal advantages with us III
rail road facilities. True it is, that the
magic Of our unrivalled landscape see
merry presents a charm Of the most ia
scinating character, to persons of a
poetic temperament; yet this alone will
never secure US that commercial AS.
ccndancy for which VIC ought to labor.
We must have more Railroads, for
experience has shown how %indispensa
BILE they are to the growth Of Western
Cities. In casting our eyes about us
with . view Of selecting the most dcsi
rable route for The next railroad to b,
built interiorly, We know of none tina,
will prove more invaluable that .
Northern road fom this City, due
north TO St. Paul. 1t might be made
to defect from a straight line "a little
westward SO a. to touch Mt Cedar
Rapids, and sweep through that i'm
mensely fertile valley, thence due north
TO st. Paul. Such q road would open
for Davenport a trade that would max,
u Wholesale jobbcrs, merchant prin
ccs. The millions of bushels of grain.
and the enormous amount of beef ano
pork which the farmers OF that region
would pour into Davenport could hard
~ be estimated. Our Jobbing House,
would be %thronged with country deal
ers and bonds OF union be fora. ed i,
business circles that would never l.
broken. The surveys have shown thai
n en. ra~ Ia l., ia a., a.. l.
remarkably cheap. The Railroad o
building from Southern Illinois to
Rock Island will thus tc e%xtcnic.
north IN THIS SIDE Of tie Rnccr, and
make Davenport the highway Of a
trade that will extend the cntirc length
Of the Mississippi Valley. During tn
entire winter, when the River is scale.
up with ice, our intercourse northwar
and southw ard is essentially stoppe!.
At other seasons Of the year when the
water Of the River is quite low, steam
boats cannot pass the rapids above tli
place. Thus Dubuque, during sucl
seasons Of blockade, rcaps a golden har
vest. During such seasons she also
forms commercial relations that are II o
easily broken. A Northern railroad
would remove all these serious obs,a-
clss to . perpetual commercial a%ctivi,,
and intercourse with those places 9th
srwi.e unapproachable one half Of the
year. Our City q aid such a project
BY losning . substantial X. X. Com
pany ito bonds for 100000 without
feeling any loss, or increasing the tax
stiou after the first two years. The
interest upon the Bonds given by the
r. r. Co. would meet the interest due
on the City bonds and thus relieve us
Aom increased taxation. Let our men
Of enterprise consider well this enter.
prise, and let the Board Of Trade take
the subject under immediate advise.
Denl