Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-12

Rallreaa Matters ana Other
News.
Dss NosHRs, lows, Nov. 8.
Railroads are Just now engaging large
share Of the attention Of the people Of this
State. They have discovered that every
county seat or thriving village Il not to Re
Of necessity great railroad centre. This
city has l.arn,d at last the same lesson
which the city OF Erie, in Pennsylvania
learned to her Immense cost, that manifest
destiny bss little to do with locating or
build,ng railroads. They have learned that
there may be . termini Of the road And It's
connections Of vastly more importance than
Q way station, although such way station
be the CAPITAL and political centre Of great |
and growing State.
Eric learned this few years since when |
an attempted to free the traffic Of the |
Esss asd wsst through her sqeallid streets.
ana 70 nav tributs % her little peanut |
stasd and begsasly city. | well rsmsmber
the hour ! sal pc rched on wood-pile. N
snow or rain, or secretcd in some BY place,
TO watch the workings Of IN infuriated
mob, to make note Of it. not daring to be
known or to show pencil or paper. knowing
foil veil the reception that awaited certain
newspapss correspondents. The policy
manifested by that city then has forever
turned the railroad interests oil the East
and West against her.
This city has learned. when 100 late, that
instead Of being q very important point on
the great overland route between the Pacific
and the Atlantic, boon . few years SIEGE
she could have had almost for ssxing, she
finds herself thirty miles to the southwark.
and the railroad builders and strangers
laughing at her folly.
The lesson has been good one, and now
there .eems to be disposition to give at>
testion TO the various 'allroad projccts a.
they are presented. They have learned
that to secure railroads they must help
build ttem-they must work for them !;
hence there is 10 be seen oil over the State
increasing zeal and enterprise in railroad
motessS.
The Chicago, Rock Islar j 4 Pacific Rail
road has now At york nearly 1900 hands,
and will soon have 1900. Bridges arc al
ready TO put up in place ~ fast 40 needed,
while iron has been secured to keep pace
with the advance. President Tracy and Su
perjnter dent KImball were in the city yes,
ierday, preparing for the completion Of thu
Rad TO this punt, and its extension west
ward. Every day men and teams pass thro
he, 20 Join the caravan Of workmcn o'
this line, From an acquaintance Of mani
wears with the President IL this road, fee
assured that I hazard nothing when | say
that what he cannot accomplish must be bc
yond the power aud scope Of indomitabl
will and ability. Himself! the embodiment
Of strength, force and will, he knows NJ
. such thing NJ fail. and, although late at tn
start, ne will make rapid strides toward tn
Missouri river.
The Des Moincs Valley Road is doing
D business altogether beyond expectation.
! | Tho shipment Of grain alone il nearly quit
, up to its capacity for transportation. III
location Of thia road 10 jefferson, Green
county, where it will intcrsect with the Chi
Q cago 4 Northwestern Railroad, is now 60
e ing on.
Work on the Iowa and Minnesota Road /
pro .ressing. Grading il not going on be
tween this city aud Indianola, and the con
= tractor for that section informs me that cal
n lv next year the work will he finished
n Ames Station.
The location Of the Iowa Central Roa
has beer secured from the State line Z
q Eldvvillc by the subscriptions alread
made.
|. From Sioux CITY 10 St Paul survey hs
been made and the constr uction Of tho roa,
. is being agitnted. from the former place I
: the Iowa State line.
. There il also now ovemcnt under va
J.. to connect this city with Chillic",he. Mo
:, ria Leon, Decatur county, instead OF Fol-
=" Dcs Moincs and Kansas City. tits claim
TO have many advantages over this latte
o route, and il is more than probable that Oh
n or the other will be successful.
!. There is one subject which the stool
growera Of this State are Just now looking
" quite seriously, viz: The coursc adopte
IN by the 1.-Two stock commission men Of Chic;
r 60. They will find their action to DC
m most suicidal one SO fsr - the trade Of III
State, tho Territories west, and Texas N
concerned. They cannot expect, with I
'c the facilities Of through trans ,ortation ollie
Of cd by the Atlantic 4 Great Western Al
Il Toledo & Wabash Roads, to force drove
-. to take their cattle TO Oh cago 10 become Il
prey # trcks.crs and cattle yard plundci
u crs. IL Chicago dealers are wise they Vi
n he cautious in these matters. The san
"a rule will apply to grain buyers. Centr
~ and Southern Iowa aud the great West ca
reach the great Eastern markets without
y dime Of tribute paid to Chicago. Lar
y quantities Of grain aud cattle are now MOI
n ing in this new channel. A glance at II
census returns Of this State will show !
% traffic Of no mean Importance.
Reports from Floyd county show TINT sc
tiers are coming in fast. II is said fArn
conveniently located to towns, and wi
fair improvcmc nis, sell at from &l2 to 8
9 per acre; those little more remote, vi
D less improvements, 1t from $40 to $40 p
~ acre; Wild prairie land, vel located u
convenient TO town. sells at from sc to {
T. per acre; good prairie land, lying with
= tive or ten miles Of town. can be bought
n. from 81 10 SO per acre ; more remotely Git
Al ated. prices range from 80 to So per acre
" q StcnsM boat % che laraad Cnns
q Of vcmlcr.
is a lively correspondent vi an English pr
~ per hus describes his voyage through Il