The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-12-14

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sscrsIry Or LOCATION.
By reference 10 the accompasine msr i
will be observed that the lslsnd 81 Rock
leland is most eligibly locatsd a to q eari.
y from insurrecsion Or frou fsreiga assach.
Surrounded By = popalasioa which i ss,ed
Tor 'ts intel'igence, energy and loyalty, uobs
which 20 frequently arse in orr larger cisiss
codansering sbe lives and property q eiss.
.ssas soeid never be crixssssed kess.s II
times OF great excitement, when the Wild
passions OF men cannot easily be restrained
an Armory or Arsenal containing large de.
posits Of instruments al warfare, il ssuslls
she 6rst object to which the mob Directs d.
attention. And a. to foreign attack, no
fear need ever be apprehendrd. The die.
tance from Chicago, the nearest point a
foreign foe CON possibly rsoch, is Isl miles.
In the presens complicated condition OF our
domestic and foreign relations, the security
OF location is subject which will doubtless
receive, as it deserves 10, the moss carefu!
atteotion OF Congress 10 locatins The Armo.
~. Your memoraIists respectfully submit
that no one eonsideration surmouuts this in
coScirsioN.
In connection with the advantages which
We think belong to Rock Island. asa site
Tor an Armory, because of its safety during
foreign wars and internal rebellion, it's posi-
tion as central point for the West and rap
idly increasing population Of the North " cst
should receive attention. By reference to
the map hereto attached, is will be seen
that Rock Island is in the vary heart Of tho
North West, both as to iss geographical pos.
ltion and population. Taking il (Roct Is.
land) asa centre and sweeping u circle
around it, with . radius OF three hundred
and thirty miles, and We take in tho whole
Of Indiana with population Of l, ,4O0, 900;
Illinois, l,7O0, 900; Missouri, l.lO0, 900;
Wisconsin. 500, 200; Iowa, $50, goo Min.
nesota. 10000 the western half Of NJ. CHI
igan, 800, 900; aud nearly thu entire set.
tied portions Of kansas aud Nebraska, leo,
600. Thus IL will be perceived, that IL is
the geographical centre for eight States and
one Territory, already containing over six
millions Of people ami rapidly increasing
On the direct route from New York TO Cal.
ifornia and Oregon via Council Bluffs,
Omaha City and Fort Kcarney, which has
been selected as the shortest and best one
practicable by the thousands who during the
last twelve years have sought homes upon
the Pacific const, the route over which the
great overland daily mail nov travels, and
and by which the teleyraphic wires are laid
wnich brings the Atlantic and Pacific toc eth.
er the only point on the Upper Mississipn;.
where by reason OF the rail roni1 bridrs
the interruption OF transit either by the Tor.
nation IN the fall, or the breaking 10 of the
Ice in the spring, is avoided. 5
These facts taken 10 connection with its
facllities for transports ion and manufac-
turing, the cheapness, abundance and 40. |
of motive power and the ,uateri.
ais essential 10 the construction Of the works
and the manufacture Of arms, the supply
aud skill Of labor, the chespness Of iiviae,
The healthfulness, spsciousness and general |
eligibility Of the site--its being owned By
The Government and reserved for public use
presents combination Of favorable cir.
substances which places il beyond compssi.
'ion. And although ws are aware that
lone Of the larger and wealthier cities Of
he West, arc urging claims to the location
II the Armory, with an amount Of local in
luence which Rock island does not possess,
Ne submit our claims, confidently relying
or an appreciation Of the great advantages
II this point, upon the wisdom and justice
II the Congress Of the Nation, whose desire
I will Be to promote the public intcres,s
y the selection Of tbs most suitable To-
|ation.