The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-11

H10KUK A1D xT0 RAIl10ADo.
KEoKuK, July 10Th, 1858.
The two elements upon which theYknsper-
ity Of : road mainly depasds6 - + LOCI trade
and that arising ltoA it, coasecsS5us with
other lines Of rood. Some statistics showing
that the prospective Value of The lesal trads
upon the Estate Line'' il Of the most impor-
tant kind have already been given: 1llustra-
tons establishing to : still greater extent the
profitAbieness Of this trade might be muiti-
Piled islefnitely almost, but, leaving this for
the present, We wish, in pointing out some OF
the connections Of the Estate Line road, to
show the prospective value Of its profits from
this source. To realize to the fullest extent
the influence of important lines Of road upon
the commerce of the county, and as sequence
ofthis, 70 measure the profits Of their business,
We must carefully study their location in ref.
erence to the particular locality through
which they may pass, as well as trace their
most distant connections. In reference to
the system Of roads Of which it forms part,
any particular one holds the same relation to
the whole, as any wheel or other piece of ma
chinery sustains to the system Of which It
forms part. Without it the whole system
is incomplete, and fails to that extent Of ac-
compishing the results otherwise attainable.
As the link wanting is an important one, so
is its loss proportionally great, and on the
other hand, the profits following its compile
ton are CORRESPONDENCE increased.
Among the great and important systems OF
roads in our country, none holds higher
place in the estimation of the public, or IN
the prospective value of its business, than
that connected with the great Pacific line,
stretching across the continent from the
eastern to the western boundary of our coun-
try In this system the Estate Line constr
tutes an important and indispensable link
one which cannot be omitted and preserve
unimpaired the identity of the system
Standing upon the Atlantic shore at New
York, or Philadelphia, or Baltimore, the
traveller TO the far vest, together with the
merchant shipping his goods, sacks the most
eligible route to his point Of destination
And Just as naturally as the tributaries flow
into the channel OF the great river. will the
trade and travel Of the country between the
Atlantic and Pacific, How into the great cen
trail or midland route. 4 glance at the map
will show the location of this ronts}a more
careful study will reveal its importance to an
extent perhaps that has not been realized be-
fore. We have to-day continuous line from
New York and Philadelphia by the Pennsyl-
yania Central thro' Pittsburg and Steubenyille
and Columbus, OHIO, and the Peoris and Lo-
gansport road through Indiana and Illinois,
to the Mississippi at this point Continuing
westward by the "State Line" through Ne
braska City to For, Kearney, we connect With
the Pacific road, bringing US West to the
great cities of our Western coast. RetFac-
ing our course Eastward from Fort kearney,
We find ourselves, with slight detection at
Keokuk, following direct Eastern line for
over 100 miles in distance. Indeed the
whole line throughout partakes of the same
general directness of course. II is unneces
;ary here to enumerate the many particular
points of connection made BY the Eastern
ines. Suffice it to say they are numerous
ind important, being made. to all places East
md South, by means of the Toledo and PEG
.ia, the Great Western and st. Louis roads.
The direct Western connections Of the estate
Line road have been sufficiently indicated
lbove. The two important connections i
viii make with North and South roadside
North Missouri and Kansas City and Des
Aoines roads, upon each Of which large
AMOUNT of work has been done-will give it
Ill the desirable advantages that are to be had
rom local connections in this direction.
Such is a brief outline of the location OF this
'oad, of its relation TO the great central Pa.
life system Of the United States, and of its
Of other lines Of road In this
statement we have abundantly established
he principle, that no element in Railroad af-
airs is so directly essessial to the general and
ocai revenues as their frequent connections
md mutual interchanges Of freight and pas
'engers, who are seeking as many different
directions as the various lines can accommo-
late The Importance of the road when
built, then is unquestionable.
The practical question in connection with
thus matter, is simply, what will Keokuk do
TO help on the work, and secure the terminus
Of this great line at this point, where it nat
nraiiy and appropriately belongs, and thus
place keokuk on the Pacific route. the ma.
lions great thoroughfare from the East TO
the West. This cannot be done without An
effort. Other points, with energy and money,
are striving to their utmost to secure the loca.
lion. Soon the matter must be determined.
Surely, then, argument should not be neces-
sary to convince Keokuk Of the course to
pursue. J.
IOWA ITEMS.
A large number of emigrants from Nor
way have arrived in Alamakee county within
the mast NINTH