Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21
Tus NrscAr,xR CEDAR VALLEY RAILROAD

THR MrsCAriSB CsDAK VALLEY RAILROAD
TINS RoxE CONVENTION is probably
well understood that the work upon the Mus.
catine Railroad from Wilton Junction to Tip
ton is slowly progressing. Iessrs. Carmi
ehasl and Curtis are at work between tn.
junction and Upton with about ore hundred
men, while above Upton some SEVENTH
men are engaged in grading-nearly two
thirds Of which work on that section i, com.
pletsd. It's, however. reported that there il
but little cash in the treasury, and it requires
but little penetration to predict that contin.
uation OF such state of affairs will soon put
stop to the work. These facts, however, do
not seem to discourage our friends of Musca-
tine; but before they have found the means
to complete their present project, and while,
indeed, the prospects are more than dubious,
they 60 on dcvising others more extensive
and more expensive.
On the twelfth of the present month con-
vention was called by Muscatinc schemers at
Rome, in Jones county, for the purpose of
devising means to extend the road to Ana
rnosa, the county-seat Of Jones county, where
1t was desired to form connection with the
DUBUQUE road 4" ++
The project, Of course, looks remarkably
vel upon paper but before we get excited
regarding the rapid strides of Muscatine, in
securing the trade of the interior, it will be
well to remember that the projecting of rail-
road BY the people of a bankrupt town is one
hing, and the raising Of three hundred thous-
and dollars to build it is another Davenport
Democrat, 1874. ...-.....
We have had examples heretofore of the
bitter feeling and unjust dealing Of the DEM
ecsst towards Muscatine, and the above is
only in keeping with the deep-seated jealousy
and hostility in that e6ste community against
any and all enterprises favorable to the inter-
ssts Of this city. The charge that Muscat;ne
IS . bankrupt city" which the Democrat
has rung in our ears so frequently Of late, is
maliciously false, and comes with bad grace
from city which in reality is on the verge, if
not quite involved, in bankruptcy, and whose
business men and laborers, tired of waiting
for something to do, are preparing almost on
0'dsse, to emigrate to the gold region of the
West. "Those who live in glass houses
should not throw tones." A city whose
business and whose prospects for the future
have become SO completely 1aattened as those
Of Davenport should not talk so glibly about
bankruptcy" among its neighbors.
As to the probability of the work on the
Upton R. R. stopping for the want Of funds
the Democratic wish is father to its thought
Our people have the ability and the determi-
nation to complete the work and if the citi-
sens of Davenport are really laying the aatter-
ing JUNCTION to their souls that it is to fail, we
assure them Of certain disappointment again.
The Rome Convention was not called by
''Auscatine schemcrs," nor docs this city
expect to construct itself the Anamosa Branch.
The people of Jones county have taken hold
Of the project themselves, and are sbundanly
able and willing to secure its completion. 1t
is unnecessary for Davenport to "get excited
regarding the rapid strides of Muscatine, in
securing the trade Of the interior" for such
excitement will do no good, and will only
increase the virulence of the "gold fever"
which is now rapidly carrying off its inhab.
itants.