Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-24
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N ora nEnCRANTs LIKE IL
Do our merchants like the present
timetable Of our only rai,road' 10
thew like 70 40 trade crowded-ye'
fairly crowded TO Iowa City and MUS
ca.ine, when BY right it should come
70 them. Why docs the residents al
W.lcott orDurant or Fulton not come
here TO trade - much a. forme"y
Because the time table Of the a. q A.
road will not permit it. q res'ueu' a.
either of tho stations set"een mere can
70 to Mu.c.tic-e or Iowa City-do
their tr.di-s-buy their small bills OF
uroc.-es, dry goods or what not, and
c>ne back in tho same day. Notso
with Davenport From Walcott to
Davenport it 10 l3 miles. 10 start
from Walcott and come TO Davenport
and return by railroad, takes the best
part of two days and oil of two nights
To 90 from WaIcott 10 Anscatine, a
distance of rs miles, or to Iowa City,
distance Of ~ miles, it requires only
portion Of one day, and gives a per-
con oil the time he wants at either
place to do his or her shopping. If .
person At any point west wishes to
purchase . large bill Of goods he can
take the Eastern bound train, 60 to
Chicago, do his business and come
back just ~ soon As he can come to
Davenport and back.
Without casting reflection upon any
one, We would 10 all sincerity ask if
this is right, and if our merchants like
it, We know they do not. Aud how
are they % help themselves That's
the question. We cannot blame the
officers Of the NJ. d NJ. Road who live
here--they have done all they could
to have . different arrangement, but
could not gam their point. Speaking
Of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
we deny that there is any such
thing now in existence. We had a
piece of one once, but it has been turn
ed to the Chicago and Rock Island
Road. The project once put on foot
70 build . road from Davenport to
Council Bluffs was grand affair" a
consumstion most devoutly to be wish
ed fora road which would do more
for the State at large-do more for this
city than all the other adjuncts CON-
bined- aud it is an enterprise which
We Of all things else most desire to sec
carried through but the way in which
matters now stand we are worse of
than if there Was not a rod of its track
laid down. Instead Of helping our
city by bringing in.trsde, it forces trade
from us-it compeis people who desire
to come here to trade to 90 to rival
cities, or to Chicago. Our merchants
are not prepared to stand this. 1t is
neither right nor just.
But when will it be better next
year Never, until the management,
Of the n. d. M. K. K. is in the hand.
Of men whose interest are in Iowa
never until the NJ. Il M. Il. X
is conducted Independently Of the
Chicago L. Rock Island Rail Roat
As the matter now stands everything
goes from this city. All the heavy re
pairs are done inChicago; all.the station
masters, instead Of depositing the re
ceipts in bank here, thus affording GU
business men what exchange Their.
might be derived from that quarter
make their returns at the head offic
at Chicago. Ia fact, Davenport don
have . show.
Our merchants are grooming uode
such management-audthe earnestl,
desire that something be done to re
lieve them from it. Shall they b
heard and if heard shall they be heed
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