Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-09-26

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portane rsiirosd lines sfIows are now ande'
the management Of the Chicago and North
western Rsilrsad Company. By its conscli'
da.ioas snd ssstsrn cennsstiens, this Com
pany has become ciossal power IN she
trade oreAnisatisns ssf this section Of ths
Union. In order to strengthen the secure
hold which il aew hes upon the comnerrs
Of the West, it is fast obtaining the control
Of all .Ihe connections rtals Of Iowa. and
Minnesota. 1t is now the literal controller
Of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad,
starting from Burlington; Of the Mississip-
pi and Missouri Railroad, starting from this
fpointi Of the Cedar RApids apd Aissosri
Isailfoad, ss&ktMg ltosf Clinton; of the Dd'
buque and Sioux City Railroad, starting
I'fsom Dubuque; the AcGregor Western
Railroad, starting from McGregor; and the
Winoda, asd St. RsAH's Rallread,s starting
from Winona. The most forward Of these
roads have reached lssgtht Of two hundred
miles, while the least forward have reached
ailength Of forty miles. All are progress
ing rapidly. mainly relying on the aid Of
this great monopoly company. Soon the
Missouri river and the great Pacific Railroad
connection will be reached, and for its gisan-
tic enterprise, the Chicago and Northwest
ern Company will have the whole trade Of
Iowa and Minnesota in its grasp.
The manner in which it conducts business
with these inferior lines, may be Judged by
its dealings with the Iowa and Nebraska
road. 1t runs and squips this road from
Clinton to Cedar Rapids, and pays to its
stosk holders, 47& per- cent Of its earnings,
and agrees to equip and run the road on
the same terms a. 1t extends from Cedar
Rapids, every ten miles. There is little f.
nancial difficulty or delay in this arrange
ment, - the road costs but 4l2,0O0 PER
mile, including the cost Of stations, and Is It
rs immediately equipped aud put to run.
ming order as II advances into the interior,
and half the earnings placed in the Treas.
Ory of its builders. OF course, having
Everything ii its own hands, its tatiif Il ex.
tortionary at many points ef' the lines, and
hence arisos the necessity Of road from
Central Iowa, to connect with the North
Missouri Railroad, and the city of St. Louis.
As the matter now stands, the merchants Of
that metropolis may seek in vain for por
ton oftne trade Of this region. So long ss
no thoroughfare exists but that Of the Mis-.
issippi river, they never can secure the trade
which is justly due them. They have taken
active aasxS6res, however, 70 meet TIN de-
sires Of our people, and we hope and believe
that they will bs successful. Great excrtions
are being made by the citizens Of Minnesota
and our own State, to commence . connec-
ton from St. Paul, ria Central Iowa, to St.
LOUIS What is being done may be briefly
stated thus:
From St. Paul or Minneapolis, due south,
road is making to Waterloo, near Cedar
Falls, about rs miles; and from Waterloo
to Cedar Rapids, about 80 miles; road Is
projecting from Cedar Rapids to -Ottumwa,
about 70 miles; and from Ottumwa to the
Missouri State line, ,s % miles; and from
the State line to Macon City, is 6s miles ;
and the fosd is built from Macon City to st.
Louis. l7O rniles,-makins . total distance
kof. say, 576 Or 600 mites by land from st.
Paul. against 500 by river, 900 BY the Hi.
nois CentuAl and tivkr. 1sffkd 4L3ai
OF this ine, some 1pr 4ilss are. built out
from St. Paul, epenirgto Farlbault shorsavs
fand 30 miles northward from Wattfloo,
it is pfsgsssisig. Erom CsAr Falls u O.
dAr Rapids, it is also progressing, and the
spirit may be judged ofih tfiis, that l bonus
Of $4,000 was given by one county, t.
|help<his sonneltion tfop Cedar R.ptAs
to Ottumwa AnA she State Ahe Is nj sub
ject Of = convention to be held at Cedar
Rapids tho 1stA inst. al 1 ~ "a
The Importance Of this line, both to st.
Louis and our own Stats is immense.
Among its highest reoommendstions, will =
certain guarantee sssi,st on iosssatB Nv
water, and = ssiaag .trAnstprlation kod b
an open water comaamsskiod; Ahis II ever
demandiAs market. -nk'ie
u = teHs ? L-----. o.
Gov. SroNs.-Gov. Stone has adscidsd
inclination TO please everybody fIe must
be very agreeable man to converse with.
l;If We are tp believe .many -reljahle persous,
he can blow hot and cold with the greatest
ease imaginable. IN prodAth9 ibwa re
publicans ~hs gratefully xulpbssn she'to
tations which his Majesty, the fevsraqe
prepares for him, assures the editor Of th,
/ West Usion Rseosd, that Stone is opposed
70 negro suffrage in towa. and that he ha,
declared the fourth resolution Of the repub
lican platform to b unwiss, impolitc ant
uncalled for. ~ = tss.s - a4'g..
At Fort Madison, in June, Gov. stoa.s,
addressed Z large msstiag - the Ooat.
Honie, and 'disGnctiy aha uneqaaivocilj
ststsd that'hs ssss in tassr cfaeysv swtts5'
il lo,ea. 10 the esuth, and in every Stat,
in the Union. He thanked God that vsf
mont ~ cd Qrysp Aasntaia; State: ld
placed itself side BY side with Iowa, in th'
great st,ugeafos the fishis SfnegosAA
That wiz do. Ne. Stone, xaks fen
MORE Assurances and speeches in favor O
bpth sides Of the question, snd We viii gai
aperfect insight into your pritate .visws an.
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