Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-12

Now that the election has passed
and the people having recorded then
choice Of rulers, We can with proprlety
direct our attention 80 matters connect
"a with the business ibtcre Is OF this
community. The prosperity, present
and prospe ctve, OF this section of the
mon depends, IN IN eminent degree,
upon the facilities afforded for reaching
tho Atlantic sea board. II IL most
clearly our pohcy, 10 foster aud coun-
tcnAuce those improvements which
open up to US an easy commun:c cation
with the markets for our produce, and
when more than one channel Of trade
Is presented for our accommodation, to
discriminate in favor of that one which
snbseryes our wants the best.
At present, we have but single
railroad leading towards the east, un-
I'll We reach Chicago At that point
we may select between competing
lines. The shortness of the route, the
permanent character Of the superstruc-
ture, the completeness Of its rolling
stock, an1 the admirable management
Of its operations render the Pttsburg,
Fort Wayne d Chicago Railroad the
ia, orite road diverging from that great
railroad centre. 4. IIAskISs DU PuY,
Esq the President Of the road, is a
gentleman whose qualifications are
second to Int few As presiding officer
in the management Of railroad. We
have known him intimately a. Civil
Engineer and Railroad President, and
We can safely bear testimony TO mis- &C
knowledgsd efficiency in both pos'-
tions. Since his Inauguration as chief
officer upon this improvement, he has
established an enviablc reputation,
while he Las given to the line char
acter in pubic estimation, which it did
not possess prior 10 his selection as its
actirg President.
Once npon the Pittsburgh, IT.
Wayne and Chicago Road, you arc
necessarily led to the western terminus
Of the PENNSYLVANIA Central. Here
you have no cL DICE OF any other route
to Philadelphia, nor would you select
any other if YOU had. That model
railroad runs through the whole length
OF the keystone State, from the Ohio
to the Delaware. The Pennsylvania
Central needs no laudations from any
pen. Its reputation is established up.
on both sides of the ocean. Its distin.
culshed President, J. EDGAR THoMP-
soN, is known both in this country and
in Europe, as the most successful rail
road executive Of the age. So widely
extended is his fame, and so firmly
6..L :. a.. .~..I.".v vf the public 10
his skill and integrity, that the mere
announcement Of his name, IA the di.
rector OF the fortunes Of any railroad
enterprise, is efficient to breathe life
and energy into it.
In no particular has Mr.. Thompson
evidenced his exalted ability to q
greater extent, than in the admirable
election Of his subordinates. Col
Thomas A. ScoTr, the General Super
lntendeut OF the Road, has distinguish
ed himself in the discharge OF his oncr
Gus and lntricate'dn,ies. The Company
&C Id not have been moro fortunate il
the appointment of superintendent
lie has reached his present emincnc.
ly regular promotion, and, II we may
Judge the future from the past, We
may predict that a higher position il
in store for him.
The Pi,tsburg, TT. Wayne and Chi
cago Railroad au1 the Penns, lvanis
Central form consolidated line. The
same policy governs both. 1t is en-
phatica,y tie route to the East-the
one certainly most deserving OF tie
patronage Of the business men residing
in this section Of Iowa. The leading
considerations in selecting a railroad
line for travel or freight transportation
are speed, safety and a low tariff o.
rates. All these are offered to thu
public by the Pennsylvania Centra
and its Chicago connection.