The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-25

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= psr,ipgsoa ed DAvsspsss, sasludisg ths
....siee ID vAlsA tAsy aFs each dsnated, abesl
..,.i - es7s,0oo Fscensly vessd By eeoss
..,-., includsdl TAls uesld have no heoriag
49, Bss Il y net trss. Thseisy Of Burling-
...vss about 600, 600 e1ss 900 Of which 10
:. p.ilrosda he Csaasy ewes, In The shaps
.rp.,,road bonds olso. ooo-tosAl 1lso, oo0.-
a.. d.bt vss all created 10 1850 and prior 70
49,, dps. Everybody regards The es75. 900
-.,.a bv The city and county 70 our Eastern
.awes.ern roads . 50 much money given
-, Tho only equivalent for which 10 the con-
80. If these Railroads. We have some.
.hov for the balance ofeur debt.
'', ns.M, r insinuates that IL the debt Of Dav-
-, and Scot. county should prove The lar.
=. !, !. not so large in proportion - popula ]
ma having ability ~ eurs. NJ. Tsssdals
~ s".,a ,.member that the large population Of
r:..,o,, IA one Of the principle sources Of
=. poverty. 1t 10, in large psoporsies. like
~. - xsokxk and Dubuque, pAupsr pop0la-
' u,a. IN sflabcring men NO longer en-
w. :, likely TO be employed, and therefore
~ Va -.,h.. AZ to paying ability. Burling-
TON CITY Scrip, County Orders aad the general
$500. Of our town and county has been kept
"a n. cash s..ndArd-up to par, during the
.,,;r. ye.rs of 1875 Can a. much be said
.rn.,.nnert or any other town in Iowa. Neas
...,.;,lv Of any size. unless it be Nuscasins.
Ro, re remarked upon the folly Of the recent
.,,,;mous vote Of $s75,ooo BY Davenport
q, railroads, because the vote was taken at
dim. Of extreme depression-at time when city
.,d county bonds we're selling at extremely low
,,;c.s and when everybody was finding out
a., =. had all over done this thing Of voting
.,,o;e, to Railroads. 1t shows clearly feel.
Inc Of desperation on the part Of an entire COM
....,,v. or q. any rate that whole community
|. .on,ro,!sd and governed BY Get Of specu.
,.,.,. u,..r,y bankrupt and willing to sink the
..-, !, vbicA sssy live 70 increase the value of
lands and Isss elsewhere
Rat NJ. I. says that the credit Of the N. l.
n Road is - good and its stock a valuable
= tia. of the B. n, and that it will this year
seustrucs more miles of Road and be the FIRST
"a reach Des Noines and the Missouri river
The Council Bluffs Bugls will bet on it! Very
sood. gentlemen. But II either could give .
reason for such belief it would help smazing-
N to build the road and accomplish the very
shject desired. We have shown that Mr.. Farm
ham builds roads which cost "a, 900 per mile
IN an imperfect and unfinished condition, and
have vainly asked to know where the 81, oO0, 900
o. &, 900, 900 is to come from for the construc-
ion of the 100 miles of Road from Iowa City to !
D,s Nones.
Instss Of its being "wanton," "gross,"
l.,trsordiu..ry and " embttered attack for
. to as,emp. to show the true condition of
Railroad Company, we are thus in the discharge p
4 our legitimate duties as Journalist and
rendering an important service to the people =
in the interior. Ii he N. 4 M. Com
pany is so rich, so powerful and DING to 10 so
much, they can easily make it all ma oifest and :
slsar. If they cannot make it appear tl'ey will =
not be trusted, however ingenious their A. tor
'srDeys and Editors. y