Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-04-07
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Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont anc
Delaware have no east and west railroads
Massachusetts has one finished and on
projected. New York has two, both o
which are com pleted. Indiana Eve com
pleted. Michigan three, two completed -
| Wisconsin three, two of which are com
pleted. Illinois seven, all completed. -
Missouri has three projected, one Of which
is completed Iowa has six lines proiec,
ed, stretching on an average 500 mile:
directly across The State, all Of which havs
their termini on the Mississippi AND Ms
souri, rivers.
Illinois stands first on the list of States
| in the number Of her east and west lines
amounting in miles 10 1850.
Iowa stands second on the list in nun
Der of roads, but first in the aggregate
length OF her lines, having in round nun,
bers 1900 miles.
A circumstance which adds greatly to
The value Of our system of railroads is
that ell The lines which cross the State
from east to west having their termin'
upon the great rivers which form sur boun
daries cause the location and building w
Of thriving cities at all those terrnini
which must eventually make Iowa more
generally populoas and prosperous than
any her Western State.
Again, this density of population will
be increased by the numerous rivers which
traverse the State. upon which at every
junction of railroad vii build up town
or city.
To reach the southern markets. the sa.
gacity of her citizens has projected four
lines cf railroads to traverse the State
from north to south, connecting every part
of the State with St. Louis, the (for all
time to comej metropolis Of the Missssip-
pi Valley.
These north aud south lines will, in a
few years, he to Iowa, Minnesota and 'he
Red River Of the North country what the
Illinois Central is TO Illinois and Wis
consin.
No description, however, will do justice
or give dehnte idea of our railroad sys-
ten, and We have, therefore, Pndeayored
to furnish our readers with the means Of
compry bending the position ami itnpar-
tsnce of the various Railroad lines pro-
jeeted in the State Of Iowa BY the map
which wiiI be fannd in anplhs4 part ur s!..-
paper.
THE DUBUQUE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
This read extends from the CITY Of Du.
huge, the argest city in the State Of Iowa,
situatei on TIE Mississippi river at the
northwest terminus Of the Illinois Con-
tral railroad through the conuiias Of Du-
buIae, Della ware, Buchanan. Blackhawk.
Grundy. Hardin, Hamilton, Webster. Cal.
Goun, Pochnhonfas. Baena Vista, Ch4ro.
ke", Plymouth, Woodbury. to the Missouri
at Sionx City.
1t is three hundred and twenty miles in
length. and traVerses a section of the West
unsurpassed for fertility or other na;urs al
advantages. It crosses the Maauoketa.
Wsbesipinicon, Cedar Iowa, Boone. Des
Moines, Boyer and Maple rivers, and
strikes the Missouri at q point 500 miles
above St Louis, 1900 miles below tho head
Of steamboat navigation on that river.
Both Dubuque aud Sioux City are in the
same latitude as the great South Pass
through which railroad 10 connect the
Atlantic with the Pacific States must
eventually be constructed. When that
time arrives, the Dubuque and Pacific
Railroad will become The great thorough
fare between the East aud the West-the
great highway of nations, us well as
States. Eighty miles are in operation
Whether this idea viii ever be realized
or not the road ia destined inevitably TO
hec,ma thu ro,ta of i,ta,can..o q
tho ola.r Stats. and ,bs v.,, ,ro. IL o,n
try along the Upper Missouri. embracing
Dscotah and two-thirds Of Nebraska.
The p,b,,ps and Pacific M, or,v tr.
verses a country f.,t;Ie in the s.tr.m, IN,
abaund;,y !, coal and ,thor n,;,.,l. .na
nosssssed of 8 vary l.r,a an,,,, .. v,,.r
p,rer mnch Of which !, already inn.o,s "A
Some or the important towns On the
line Of th. rond ara
DuLaqas - The LARGEST city in ;he State
copta;niay $4,000 ibh ,b;,ants
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