The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-28
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which was addrs y VIM. Penn Clark, OF
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jsAsrsse 4 aAss sssnuAsnig. That's soAd will
70 fron 81 Louis across Iowa is certain. The
qnssy % interest our people is: shall Keo.
-kuk b he lows terminus OF the Northern
part q the road. Tho counties along the
line south Of a. to st.. Louis are waking up
10 "a lively interest in tho road from that city
to Keckuk, and St. Louis is not Indifferent
70 projsd which 50 greatly affects her ia
ture prosperity.
; fhs Ii. Pleasant free Press has this arts
N psgins the people Of Henry county to
con- RuckAhs road to this place:
The question - to whether we are to have
avuihood running north and south, with st.
Louis Is the southern and st. Paul as the
noseAern terminus, SCENE now to be assum-
ing N adkrmative answer. and the doubts
that once possessed mems minds are being
ject was set on foot for connecting link
with st. Louis the enthusiasm Of our people
has been intense, and they are nobly respond.
ing with their means now and are q anti q
that one point. The increasing wealth Ck1
productiveness of our county demands noBe
outlets, which always secures reduction IN
the charges Of monopolists. Our farmers
have long enough suffered q single carrier to
rob them Systematically by exorbitant charges,
and it is high time something was being done
to counterfeit Eastern capitalists in an effort
TO manage Western roads. They will, un-
doubtedly do their utmost to prevent the con.
struction of q road that il destined to create
revolution in freights. But while We may
build the road without their aid, and have
the wealth of Saint Louis 10 rely on, we
can and will act independent Of them and
consult our own interests. This project will,
as it deserves, receive the cooperation not
only of our business men, but all citizens
who ana, intesstsd il the prosperity of the
ely and The development of the county.
The qualitHpf our soil is unsurpassed. We
have an SS0hdRnce of excellent timber, ex>
tensive quarries Of valuable stone, and our
coal. fields, IN. point of extent and quality,
are nosequalled in he State. The portions
of our county that ~ Immediately north and
south of US, is known to be, in both instan>
ces, vast coal fields, and "a recent boring
within. the very limits of Salem has develop:
ed stratum of the finest quality of coal,
fhsee and half feet thick. But notwith.
standing our enormous mineral resources, the
absence of adequate facilities for transporta
ton renders it unavaiing as an element Of
wealth. except what is required to supply a
limited home demGad, We want the facili>
6es of transportati6auD make them valuable
to work. Horsepower A.aos sufficient to
supply. anything more than avnpty home
ldemand-Awith steam elocohotion Ne could
furnish the needful fuel in sufficient quanti-
ties to supply the whole State for all time
The benefits resulting to this county from the
construction of this road cannot be enumera
ted, but if the only result would be the de,
struction of monopoly, then it would prove Q
benefit indeed But IT would grow into favor
and eventually become the great highway
over which our productions would find their
way to market. Prompt and vigorous action
is required "just now Let the honest old
yeomanry of Henry county come out and Sc
cure new transit for their stock, &c, and
the wealth that will follow in the wake oil
progress viii only find a parallel in the . ad.
vance sheets Of civilization,