Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-12-31
RAILROADS.

The financial crash of 1851 clearly
demonstrated to the Western people that
most manufacturing and all speculative
enterprises would not produce and main
tain s-althy public prosperity, and COM
PEELED them to turn their attention to more
legitimate occupations, that of the produe.
ton of commodities for which there 10 .
public demand aud necessity. and which
result in mutual advantage to the produc-
or and consumer. Daring the past two
years large tracts Of land, ,ha. previously
had been looked upon as useful only in
furnishing medium for speculation, have
bssn converted into we'll titled and pro-
ductive farms, and the consequence is
that wheat, corn, potatoes, &c, have SUI
psrceded corner lots in business transac,
TONS. This state of things tends to the
full development of the resources of the
country, cuts of ruinous necessity Of
importin: the staple articles Of -four and
pork, aud portends the return Of substan-
sial and permanent prosperity. e'a' E
Bat before the full benefit Of our indus
try can be esjoysd We must have railroads
to bring US within reach Of remunera,ive
markets, and further stimulate the settle
ment and cultivation Of the lands Of our
State. And until we have railroads We
will look in vain for that degree Of pros
perisy which 10 necessary for the develop.
mont Of our resources.
The good effects Of the construction of
railroads are fully portrayed in the annex
ed extract from an editorial article in the
Independence Cicitian Of the 18th inst,
few days after the completion Of the Du.
bsqus and Pacific railroad to that place !:
Now comes the cars and even in an
ticipstion, Is the probability gradually
gave place to the certainty, business made
long and rapid strides forwards; cash
paid for wheat" was an era in our county.
It was satisfaction to know that at some
rate produce might be turned into cash.
But the new eras Of prices succeeded each
Other snd extended to oil kinds of produce
% rapidly that it 10 hard to mark the
transitions, though the change has been
constant and always for the better. Com
potion has, changed sides not long ago il
was among the sellers, now il Is altogether
among the buyers. Produce does not now
10 begging through our streets for pur-
nkaa hns "a IN
place and whom load Of produce once
stops in tswn. it is soon surrounded and
covered with those anxious to buy. We
venture to say that Independence never
did . larger and healthier trade in her
whole history, than the last week before
the arrival Of the cars" 49, mass. s,
This degree Of prosperity will mark the
advance Of the road westward settlements
will increase, farms multiply, and lsgiti-
mate industry ia oil its branches be sti-
mulsted by success. With these facts be.
fore ", and the kno Wedge that the degree
Of prosperity enjoyed BY our neighbors Of
Independence, ~ indicated in the above
extract, can only be attained BY the com
e. - n -
PISTON Of . railroad 70 our city, is il no,
our duty 70 extend every assistance and
encouragement in our power to the com.
pany thai can at the earliest day supply
" with the great dssideratum-a railruad
II the time for he completion TO our city
Of the Dubuque and Pacific road is too
far distant, ard any assistance which we
may be able 10 extend fail to facilitate its
construction 80 - TO meet our wants, 10,
IA turn our attention 10 the Council Bluffs
and Sioux City road. The Counties thro'
which the road will pass have the mean,
within thsir power TO secure its compile.
ton with comparatively little personal Of
fort. The Swamp Land Fund " the sew
sral counties would pay for the grading