The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-08

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1lliag bask hat Sthss may have like opportu.
nisio q distngsiaAine themselves. We hope
a vAs havs any quarrel with ~, political, per-
ssaal q ef any other ssst vim snhsaes the
present. opportunity and seek satisfaction ct the
Dsiats Of their steel pens and grey goose quilts.
The Iowa Otissa 10 ssill hasping upon The
snsuns II the city and county Indebtedness Of
Oss Aeiaes county and Barlinston - compared
Win seots county and Davenport, and attempts
eeahev thas 10 have nisssassd the amount 1t
eays Ne give the amount Of The indebssdnsss Of
Dssilngtoa ct os0o, 900, while The Gazette makes
y esss. 900. This IL not true. Our statement
sosssspondsd with that Of the Gazette. II she
Qeissa editor had sxanined the Gaxette's' ex-
ysss be would have seen that our figures were
within tvs OF three thousand dollars Of those Of
ths 0asstts.
The Citissn says after the number Of mistakes
and @isstass1snts We have made in what we
havs ssid about the \. 1 u. Road We ought not
y raise any question Of veracity with it. Now
he Citizen viii in the FIRST place bear in mind
that it is extremely difficult 10 get at the real
condition Of q Railroad Company, from the fact
chat the public have but little chance Of know
ing, except from its statements. what islits con-
dition and how II is managed. Now, after say
Ing thus much, We here reitsrate oil we have
before said in regard to this corporation Is true
and might add considerable more. We repeat
thae che n. 4 n. road has according to the -
ssrtion Of it, attorney, J. Scott Richman, made
at Oskaleosa, obtained certificates from the
Gevernos Of oil the lands to which it was entitled
under the land grant and has mortgaged the
same. although Sir .OracleSof the Davenport Ga.
sette gravely asserted some time since that the
Company could not touch these lands except as
Il built lie road MrossA them! And this shows
also another fact, viz: that this sharp company
obtained certificates, a. they must have done 10
gst al the lands BY something akin to fraud,
upon both their roads, Ito Washington and Iowa |
City, What does the Citizen think now about |
the question Of veracity! 1t is proper, however,
to say that Nr. Richman asserts that these
mortgages have not been sold. Az the public
have no means Of knowing this to be true ex-
cept from The Company itself, without question
ing Mr.. Richman's veracity, because be may
himself be misinformed, we shall not give the
fullest credence to this statement.
Will the Citizen tell US wherein we have mis-
represented the affairs or management Of this
roads Has it not cost just as large sum $780,.
900 per mile in an unfinished condition. as we
stated? Is it not ''fat broke" so far as ability
70 90 ON is concerned? Does it not nov owe .
large floating debt in Washington county which,
10 the great Inconvenience Of ito creditors, it is
Unable to pay?
We disclaim any desire to injure Mr.. Fsrnam
md deny that We have misstated the condition
IF the road at the head Of which he stands.
Lastly, and We only notice it because friend
Howell would feel slighted if we did not, the
leokuk Gate City relieves itself BY airing all its
grievances recent and remote at the hands of
he Hswk.Eye and Of the citizens Of Burlington,
md perpetrstes the richest joke of the season in
aying We are trying to injure the credit Of
leokuk. 1t is q narrowing story Of outrages
nd wrongs almost equal to those of Kansas.-
burlington mer, Burlington papers, and Bur
ngton influence have killed off many lovely
Iailroad projects, according to the Gate, one Of
hs most lovely Of which was the Rams Horn,
'hich "fadsd and went" some years since.
The Gate says Gen. Reid and not Sanford J.
mith wrote the resolutions adopted at the late
skaloosa Convention. When Mr.. Smith denies
10 authorship Of those resolutions We shall have
,mething to say about this matter, aad will
hem inform the Gate how we came to know who
rots them. Will it inform the public who
ommtted the fraud upon that Convention BY
tering the resolutions, in Q material point,
Tier their adoption.
The Gate says we have thrown discredit upon
10 statement of Gen. Reid ia regard to the con.
tion of the K. Fl. ID. 4 n. Railroad Company.
en-. Reid asserted at Oskaloosa that with the
reception Of floating debt of $20O, 900 and
~ unencumbsred, when it is notorious that
10 read 10 endorser of the bonds of the repu-
ating city Of Keokuk to large amount, and
otherwise so much encountered and involved
to DO to all intents and purpose bankrupt !.
aable 70 move peg, ard therefore unwilling
70 road s6ould be built from Ottumwa to Des
Dimes City because it cannot get even As far as
70 former place 70 connect with il, and secure
0 share of business. Did not his statement
.serve to be discredted:
Il 10 proper to say one word in regard to the G
linus Of those who are now engaged in de- q
,uncing Burlington and the Hawk.Eye as the i
'ponent Of Burlington policy. Rivalry Of cities G
ID Of railroads led M. Farnham to desert his {
'ntral land grant read and diverting lands and I
Fans intended for the Davenport, Des Aoines,
d Council Bluffs road, build parallel rival
I'd side by ide with ours, approaching At
veral points within ten or fifteen miles, for
. express purpose Of ipjuring Burlington and :
: western road, and divsrting trade and travel
IN its natural legitimate channel. Mr.. Farm. p
N has his reward. Instead Of crippling us hs p
. crippled himself. He went out with -four v
! Of trumpsts and display Of bags and returns
prn.
How is 1t with Keokukp II IL much worse -
spirit Of rivalry and desire to pull others
wn rather thaa to elevate and build up her. a.
{ has utterly prostrated her and brought her a
bankruptcy and repuaiation, to the shame E,
disgraoe Of our State. What has bees her
ilroad policyl Not 70 construct such roads
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