, 1859-07-18

As phasdelphia mud New York. Each has its |
mission to perform. and both Of them will ever |
.naintain leading positions among tho cities of |
the West
Tho Chicsgo Ind kn<th-westera, Railway
will be completed carly this ill bctxesn Jxnes.
vile and tue Lacrosse junction, and thaf a
part Of tho trade which now goes to Kllwantse
will come to this city, there can hc 10 question
whatever. In scuc branches Of trade it will
be impossible for the merchants Of Milwaukee
to compete With thosc f Chtcago, vhi!e in
Others it will he for the advantage Of the people
Of Central Wisconsin to get their supplies ut
Milwaukee. It Is true, as the Wiscoas;a says'
that this great line runs directly tehihsl them.
Kre many years It will b. extended to Lake
superior Attor tho hity-si1 miles now rapidly
approaching completion is finished il VIII over {
remain one Of the most Important roads leading
into tho city. 1t will in fact be grand trunk
line, with which many western roads will con-
nect and the trade Of Central md Western
WISCONSIN will be best accommodated BY COZ
oentrating in this citl Let us take railroad
map and examine the connections Of this road
At Harvard it connects with the Kcnosha
aud Rockford road. This road is making fair
progress, and rs soon as completed, Rock
ford car will be put On the regular trains from
this city, which Will be switched of ut Ear
ward, and new line will thus he opened to
one Of the finest cities iu otir bwn State. At
Clinton it connects with the Racine and Mis-
sisslppi road. This road is to be opened to
Freeport in about two months, and a-regular
car for FreepoH will leave With the passenger
trains With the Racine and Mississippi and
the Illinois Central, another direct through
route will b. opened by the Northwestern
Railway to the Mississippi. At Milton this
road connects directly wit the Milwaukee
and Mississippi road, and by this line,
passengers for tho Inst year hare
been taken without change Of cars from Chi
rago to Psairie du Chen on the Mississippi.
ninety miles above Galena At.Watestown it
will Connect With tho Milwaukee and Water
town road forming direct line between.
Columbus and this city. Three miles west Of
Horizon it will connect with the Milwaukee
aud Mississippi road Trains will be made up
in this city for the Mississippi reaching tic
Father Of Waters over the Lacrosse road ut
rcrosAe one hundred and eighty miles above
Galena-
1t will be seen at onco that all central and
western Wisconsin will have every needed
AGILITY to choose between Milwaukee and
Chicago as market and her merchants
aud farmers will certainly sell where they
can get the best price, and buy where they
can purchase the cheapest Chicago is per
| Eectly content to rest the matter here, loay-
ing tho result to be worked out by the in
:nutab1e laws Of trade.
All that the Hssoonsin advises in the way
of advertising and Offering Inducements to
Trade, is very well. The merchants Of hoth
cities should avail themselves Of every means
in their power to mako their business known
to the public. Chicago invites her sister down
| lae lake to an earnest honorable competition.
Each will secure the trade to which she is en-.
Titled, aud that will be ample, for all time to
come to secure for them leading position
anong the great central cities Of the continent