, 1860-12-24

sim; at ar near Rock Island. complctcd
their work, and since then a noble
structure hns connected tha Rock Island
with the br;ssissinni and 1fieso,1r; Rail-
ro,d pr t1,;a ,ridoe the ncon1o If 1owa
,,,vo f1oi, .ccoss to the scahoard witbmt
~, 5.,.v,.a .,,o a~,o,eo .,d ,f,.,, ,to
d,r,-or ~ cross;or .tc af;sa;ee;n,; ,,v Tho
o,d methods II ;s hes,dca we'll m
dorstoo1 that thc br;;,cc ;s m r,sent;,1
1;n,, in Tho p,c;t;c Ra7,wav vh;c,, in a vorv
fsr reara 10 n CONNECT the Atlantic viii
the Psc;fc co,at and m which th~ com.
n,erce of the world will f1ow IN one cnd]css
and cycr increasing stream. Such arc thu
objects for which the bridge was built, and
if now. besides its value to it's owners, it is
mainly of importance 10 the commerce Of
the two creat states which it connects. its
,erm,nent maintenance mnst vrrv eoon
hecomc n matter of national necessity.
nrt .vh;1a ,u tia a,,tea rorth of fin
oouthc,, horrd,r or pennsv1ran;, hc.
tueen The Atlantic and the Pacific ami,
o,,,ec;,,1v al, tt,c nre,t e,st -nd west ,;nes
~ ro;,,rov n tboso st,tea arc doen1v in
,a,asta5 =, m,;rts;n;no the r;clt to hr;drc
,,,o nr;a.;ae;nn; aud ali ia t,;,uta7;es
.-o.,.or ;.t..ost .o,ona o,,,v;n ;nnort.nc.,
- tha e,.t o,an'ors v;t,, ,,nce,.;n1 en-rc,,
a. 4ho ,os,1,c,;on of Tho RoeF Islam,
h-;aao Fro,,, ~, fart th,t the c;t;a. ,,non
tho Tf;s.;.e;,n; b,vo orou,n r;ch hv ,,o1,i;n,,
= monono,r ~ y. ,,a,,c ther hova united
.-;,,, G, ~. =, t,,a;r ha.J :to c6,on,ss
.,,a -.,no7.., ~ ~. br;aos sna hundreds of
,,.ous.7>1s - ao1,.r. ,,.1. h.an .nent IN ri:
c..ts - .ooo,n.,;.h +hs,r so,e.h Mt n a,x
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na'' p.e" 'o1.oe - s1.4u ~ 49,. - r. 49,.
s onu ~" on opf 90
e = ~ - eoe ~ w.. Aa Sc., ~ -. |
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oNe ~ 'p.'.' ~ A1'e o~A Ao ~ :,
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o'A3s "~A >11 =. f'
e1Petle''eo Ano ~ 'e'tu'e, "a* s'uuee.'
anu 'ns uee's'on "1s lunue s'tonsv u
la''' o1 .ne o'.age company onc e'1e
was cat'Na pc4o1e .ne' oolaclue oou'. VI
~, ,1e oAl'eo o..' a.r -, ~ I' ~ =. 'e.
AcA''an sus'a'neu 'ue ~ a.en1 o. 'ne pt.oss
70 iet'aol "nste II u, 4ue l'o''l' uec4oeo
was N suoslAnee' 'nA' "ae'e '"o g.ea'
nnea o1 commerce e5oss eacn o'nst' ne.'l,e'
nas Tue 1'eh' ol way 10 tne e1c1osion u l'''
other' ou' each nut y'e'a somc'nms :"
convenience Ii ofu't '..a' tne puone "e4
lasc may oe Pro'1lo'oo IN 1ae '~'e'''
u'a'' 2ao pe!eeeut!oi'' ~ "a'ea eno "" l. :
~" u &llo ot'use n.'o ocea sa",
44a@ 'ssne sey : '@s A''
oppo'.''oa al''e'' NV tAo.N ~ 0 -" W
s"ue.'ch ~ n@'1sH1on' W. no'1l tno - ~, =,
.nA' IL - .e'' '1os - el' eoo.>o " =, -
Inc .'oa''e ~ oesuo,s w. rio.ot,o1'
"nen, iol nA,1 q on'q,' ~. 1: noa. ~.
He1a VI 'ne >iAao VI Wv opls1 -u4s'.pp
"na nenco Aet onan.os1 y, one1e' 10, na'
nos on? 'psns 'tas @ Nuen ~. a' o"n 1o.s ~
eoAnse IL .net euo,~ ~ ass''oy w
o'iuge' pu' 'ney ua.e uao er., "ken.s au'
ssool P,soun. ss 'sssHs: - n -. 'no es..e - =. =
'1' ..''1 wv ' ~ A"AN
" -" 'neA4 ~ su.. ee'''e'' '"'o s's' "1n'
tats gtea' 'aot'e highway
4h's mucn WAS nece,S0s.'5 " way u PIT
tae' ~ vi. el"1ou ~ e1-s ~. ~ ~: 80. 4a'l