Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-03

&oectaoa October 11ohs
soxE OF rwE RFFsCTs.
We have heard it estimated BY
msechsnts who are convensant with
The matter, and have taken pains to
past themselves correctly, that the
commercial interests Of the city Of
Davenport suffer monthly TO the ex-
tent of foil fifteen thousand dollars,
purely on account of the present
management Of the institution for
msrly known - the Mississippi and
Missouri Railroad. II during such
times - these the loss 10 fifteen thous-
and dollars monthly, what will it be in
tho fall whom everything 10 or should
Be activea II No lose fifteen or twcn-
~ thousand dollars per month who
gets it, 1.-The railroad thus robs
The pockets : our merchants thus
drive aseay the custom from our CITY,
where does it 'gotos That 10 easily
4hswered. About one half goes to
Chicago, about tbree-cights to Musca-
true, and one-eight to Iowa City. That
which goes to Chicago is the loss of
10 many dollars-nothing more That
part which goes to Muscatine or Iowa
City il loss Of so many dollars and
something more. We are not in COM
potion with Chicago, but we are with
Muscatine, and every dollar that pass
q from our trade to the trade of Mus
tine 10 loss to rs of two dollars, and
. gain to our rival Of like amount
Now are our merchants prepared for
this9 Will they willingly and cody
submit to such losses 2 Our neighbors
of Muscatine, fully aware of the supe-
rior advantages afforded them by the
present Railroad arrangement, are
throwing out inducements to their
new customers in order that the may
retain them, to our loss. In this they
are acting right. II is for their in
terest to do so-and they will contin-
tinue to. But while this continual
leakage Is goin on what steps will our
merchant take to ameliorate their con-
aition. Will they demonstrate They
have done 90 already. While they
protest against such outrages What
good will it do The individuals who
govern these affairs do not live in Da-
veuport, neither have they any inter
cat here, only to get the cars through
town ~ fast as possible, and leave us
with no profits therefrom. We are
truly unfortunate. We can see no
way that We can get out Of this bad
scrape but by building the Cedar Val
ley Road, and letting the NJ. Il M. r
Road look out for itself. Just 80 long
- there is no more Of it built, inst
20 long may We expect the presen,
state Of affairs to exist and suppose
it 10 extended to Des Moines under
such government "A now controls it,th,
trade which it should bring here woult
60 to Chicago or to some other plac,
--at al events it will not come here
By building the Cedar Valley road VI
shall soon not only regain a larg'
amount of trade We have lost, bu
much more with 1t. This will be tn,
case If. the Cedar Valley Road is bull
~ an independent affair. If not
it 10 to be incorporated with the M. 4
N. Road, it is better that it be no
touched at oil. If Davenport build
Railroads, Davenport wants the ad-
vantage derived from them. If Da-
vsnport grants right Of way through
the city tits expected that it will be
benefit. If our business men are tax
ed to pay for building Railroads, the
want to see the company which con
trolls it laboring for their .advantag,
II the Cecar Valley Road is to b
built At all, let it be an indepeudeu
affair independent track, independeu
stock, and Independent depots.
The fall trade will set in as soon .
the harvest 10 over. There is lare
amount Of trading to be done, and .
that portion west of US on the line {
the Railroad, and several miles fro,
it each way, il going te-well it is ne
coming to Davenport unless there
some change made in the timetable /.
the road, 20 that . psrson can com
here and get back In less than forty
ty eight hours. This il too true. L,
our merchants ponder upon it !,
them consider it effects upon thel
and If anything can be done to avel
tho trouble. let no time be Lost in q,
tending to it before it il too late.
~ Some Of the women in Kana,
ars signing petitions to the new Cor
nfitntional Coc,n..: -.