Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-03-06
Exuenslon Of the Railroad to Wash
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Exuension OF the Railroad to WASH
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We understand that the citizens Of Wash
ington county are to vote on the first Monday
in April upon the proposition to take One
Hundred Thousand Dollars in the stock of
the Mississippi Il Missouri Railroad, giving
therefor their bonds. They have already
voted 10000, and Mr.. Farnam assured them
when there last week that if they would vote
this loan, he would have the cars running
into their town within ninety days.
We trust the citizens of that county will
respond to tie call, and thus secure the spe sdy
comp!etios of this portion of the road, which
is offered to them upon, MS we consider, sucl,
fair terms. The completion of the road will
add more than that amount to the value OF
their products in single year, to say moths
ing Of the increase in the value of real estate.
1t is also matter Of The greatest impor-
lance to them to get the road before it is
extended west from Iowa City, and the OPP.
por; unity is here offered of SO doing, which
if los.. cannot he regained. With the road
there this Summer, they will divert the travel
and trade from the capital of the State and
the extreme west to their place, and derive
an advantage from it which will tell greatly
in their favor for the future. We hope,
therefore, that they will Danish all sectional
feeling, and go in for the interest of the
whole county.
Muscatine has great interest in this mat
ter-almost as great as Washington-and We
shall wait with much anxiety for the resul,
Of this vote. Ii this vote carries, it W II Sc.
cure the road and connect us with Washing
ton by tail-an event we have long looked
forward to, and tor which we have freely
spent our money in the completion Of the
road thus far. Muscatine county has invested
in this road over Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars in getting it to our city and reaching
out to our friends in Washington, and we
now ask them to reach towards us and carry
this loan, and on the 4lh If July we will join
hands and visit our Washington friends by
Railroad. Every citizen of this city and
county has an interest in this much~to- be.
wished for extension of the road. Every
branch OF business here will be affected by it,
for it will bring US a trade we have never
had, and to the citizens Of Washington and
counties west it holds out every promise OF
encouragement. AT no time for the past five
years has the want of Railroad been so ap.
parent as during the past winter. When
prices for produce are high, the difference in
| expense of transportation is not SO severely
! felt by the producers at distance, but now
with all our staples at low prices, it simply
anniIlilates value for the time being
With Railroad to Washington, wheat
to-day would command 40 to As cts. cas-,
in her streets. Who, then, has an inte. est
greater than the farmers OF Washington
county ?-and with them the matter rests
Do you want a market for your produce near
your doors? If SO, vote for The loan. and on
the next anniversary of American Indeperd-
ence celebrate the opening Of the Railroad
into the heart Of your prosp rous county.