Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-26

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Gun COMm1INncAT6ON WITH
To- RA08.,
Nhe. mAtSss q - saall istsssse % %
hsW " Shall now Ne iemenss burden of
ft4Shl . the Eastern markets, and through
wiIsk. channels 70 are 10 receive our freighss
ftesA, ths EasA xinussota. Wisconsin,
I.ywu. Illinois, end Missouri are the great
sr,au krswise States u tse Northwest, and
thsy depend upon the East for market.-
Ths rapidly increasing products Of this Sec
tie6 nakss 4 = matter Of vast Importance "
ssAow " afs 70 dispose Of thso.
We hsvs The choice Of two nstae6s, eth
q BY rail, overland, or by vaassss vie he
sasals, great lakes end rivsFs. 1sJeshuy
ths quickest and cheapest msthsd nest b
our choice, and in this respect water com
municatioa has the preferences. Taking
psfhapss little longer, but bsing enough
cheaper 70 compensate us,as the diseossioos
In rsfsrsncs to rsiIrosd monopoliss has fully
demonstrated. Shipping by rail to Chicago
and from there by water does not better the
matter, a. the rates charged from points
along the Mississippi 10 Chicago compare
With those charged from Chicago eastward
- three to two on fourth class freight ; on
pork - nine to FIVE and on grain a. two
70 one.
The increasing demands for ffeighting,
taken in connection with this, calls upon US
impssativsly for some astion in this mat
ter.
The computation BY way Of New Or
lssss 10 attended With some objections on
sccoust Of the length Of the route, delays,
etc.. which might oc :ur. Our only feasible
route seems to be by way Of the Great
Lakes and the st. Lawrence, thence to Bos
ton and New York, thus giving US a late
fall market, and an early spring market
and by making use Of the Erie Canal, from
Badalo. We can supply Eastern cities nd
vone"8VVuoty W tuCL ~ wei 10 W '"'
selves, provided that We can open direc
communication with the Lakes at reasona'
bic ratss. That this may be done ther
must b competition Should the people O
Milwaukee succeed in establishing con
nsction with the Western Union Road a
Darlington, Wisconsin, it will give US acces
IN 0f TIM larU RI NJ in th
West; one that pays higher prices, froi
the fact thu. her facilities for ansportin
are better than those Of Chicago, from tn
fact mat she is nearer the market md hi
her own line Of boats. There are alread
two competing lines Of boats from Milwau
kee to Buffalo, and there soon will be anotl
Or. The New York Central Road has a lir
Of first class propsllors running to Miwar
kes in connection with their road so h;
the New York and Erie road running fro
Dunkirk to Milwaukee, and the Pennsylv
MIA Central are now building number
lArgs propellors to run in connection wi
their road which strikes the lake ut Erie
Chicago people appreciate this fact, and a
making efforts to secure connection wi
the Western Union Road, as soon as t
connection between Davenport and Sava
M, . distance Of % miles, making
whole distance to Milwaukee 1874 mil
only IL miles farther than to Chical
can be completed, grain can be placed
the elevators here, at Port Byron, or
Savanna, and thence carried direct to
waukee.
The advantages to accrue to all points
The river above; and below, to within
reasonable distance of st. Louis, cannot
over estimated, both in the matter of sh
ping produce East, and freight West.
will not only benefit the river towns,
the whole of Central Iowa. This seems
be moro sensible way of regulating I
road tariffs than by legislation. With tn
competing lines of boats from Milwaukee,
Buffalo, and the Chicago trade, acting
the same general line, market monopo
must cease.