Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-07
yPORT, IOWA. FRIDAY. JUNE I. l8(

LA v LxNI On i Z
RAILROAD CONVENTION AT
PEOOaA.
The question of direct saiissad csnnsclion
between this point and Peoria, Il!iseis. and
thence Esst to the sea- -bossa-shough not
By any means . nsw ens-i receiving 40
email skssq ef sasetisa. Peoria sspscss
to gain much by such ~ entsspeise. Rsek
Island and Davenport fesl eonhdsat. Of The
same result, and the business men asd
farmers I'll along the line base great expsc>
tations upon the Psssia and Rock Island
Railsssd. The. pscjsst was 6aGtsd ssns
twelve yesrs ago-shs roats surveyed, tAs
estimates made b Engineer whsatsn, cod
q 10 known, twelve miles Of The road-ex>
tending from Rock Island b Coal Tswn ,snd
nov known a the Coal Valley road was con
strueted. II was estimated thas The rosd
could De graded. ready for ties and bridges
for shout $1,000 per mile; that the csss per
nile. including entire equipment, ready 'of
business would BE- 81, 800, o. very nearly
two million Of dollars for The 80 miles.
There now remains 10 be built 6s miles o.
road to complete the road, but let it be borne
in mind that is would net only give W .
line to Pscria, but With tho Atlantic sea-
board In line leading dirssaly East. which
is the great end in view. All that now
stands in the way Of this vast competing
line. backed principally By The pennsylvs-
nia Central R. r.. il 60 miles Of rail between
Coal Town and Peoria. That il the obsts
Gle to be overcome
Al instructed BY the people Of this ay
in convention assembled on Monday evening
last, dslseatisn, ssnsiseisg os- Mayer Doo-
ahue, Geo. II. Frsnch: Lsvi Davis and DIN.
Richardssn, proceeded to Peoria to attend .
csovsntion callsd in thAt place for Thurstny
evening. A. Rsck Island our dsls9asisn
vas Joined by delegation seot frsn that
city, consisting Of Mayer Egslsston, Capt
Robinson, Milo Lee, Capt Allen and DR..
rruesdale. Thsee delegations attended the
meeting At the Court House 10 Peoria last
evening, and il is gratifying 70 Be able to
report that large nsnber sf the wealthy
and vide.awake business men Of that city
are dstsvmined that shs plan shall b carried
out.
The convention was organized BY calling
DR.. Hammond 10 the chair and appointing
II. Wells. Esq, Secretary; and Upon The
subject to be considered there was free in
terchange Of opinion al around-whict
seemed 20 bs unanimously in favor Of ths
plan, and also Of raising mems to carry i
forward. The convention was addressed
BY Messrs. Dewsin, Capt Robinson, Geo
II. French, DIR. Hammond, Mr.. Page o
Henry county, II Wells, Messrs. Morton
Emery, Bailey, and others; and resolution
favoring the subscription Of the sum Of ont
hundred Thousand dollars on the part .
the city Of Peoria to the capital stock Of tn
road was unanimously adopted.
Whether the plan will be acted upon i'm
medistely and sffcetually depends entire',
upon ths promptness and energy will
which the cities at the ends Of the line, ao'
the towns along the lias act. II the read
is I, be built, and al admit that il ought t
be, money must be raissd-a half . m'llio'
dollars at least. This would place it in suel
shape IS would induce reliable railroad mel
to take il fully il hsnd. Frem converse
tisn with V. Dewein, Esq.-whe is uodoobt
edly the best posted and most ensrgeti
railroad man in Psosia-and other gentle
men Of che place whs have deep iatsees
in this work, w are inclined to The belle
that the city Of Peoria and the towns Of Pc
oria county through which the road vii
pass, will subscribe $500, 900 enough t
grade and bridge the road TO Stark count!
line-some thirty miles.
Remarks before the convention Of MI
Page. from Henry county, Indicated tha
the people OF that county were excsedingl
anxious for the success Of the road, an'
willing to do theis share to put it through
Davenport and Rock Island ere expecte'
to join haads in pushing forward the inter
prise and there 10 no doubt whatever,
all these parties interested put their shoul
dsrs fairly to the wheel the road will 8
through in short order.
The Davenport delegation will report
through its chairman, Mr.. French, u tn
adjourned meeting at City Hall te>morrov
evening.
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