Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-29
IssPORTANT RAILROAD Gov.
NECTaON.
A Road from 1Dabaqae to -. louis

From the Dubuque Herald.
A thing much needed. and long desired in
Dsibu1ne. and i,.sieed by all Northern Iowa.
il direct railroad communication, west OF
the Mississippi river, with 81. Louis. Chi>
cago Is in some rcspecisa very good market.
CHICAGO wou.a be much be,scr market for
Iowa farmers and merchants. il st. Louis
could be made competing market by the
opening of re liable and speedy lines Of CON-
mu,ic@tion wholly out of the discriminating
control Of Chicago nonopolists.
Various projects have been placed before
the public attention. We have frequently.
been promised the prompt execution Of
some Of them. and doubtless long sse ,h,s,
Northern lowe would have had . direct
line OF railroad eommuuication With 81 Louis
n The businoas men II that city had talkss
osliassy sass Of the's Interests BY lending
aid to The project.
Al last Il wsSld seem that something y
to be done. The lows Central read, Of
which We have taken frequent occasion to
make favorable mentisn, IL 6eisg voshed
with vigor. That rosd, when built. will be
o, no small value 70 the people Of the ints-
rior Of the State, and whatever other Sosds
may be built win ai~ays be useful Is sffol d.
ing competing route southwark. But the
road whish, tom its prospects Of early
c,mpls Ion sad direct correction, Is OF the
greatest importance 10 Dubuque, and TO the
counties nearer tie eastern line Vi The State
is one projected from Cedar Rapids to Bur
liugton. We learn from the Cedar Rapid
Times that this enterprise Is now fully ant
fairly in motion. The Times thus speaks 0
the advantages Of the route:
at is over one hundred miles less dis
lance from Cedar Rapids to ST. Louis thar
by any other proposed route, Of which Their
ia any immediate prospect Of construction
under one organization; whereas, the route
by Iowa City, would embrace two, il no
three different organisations. Tho road
completed from here TO Burlington, and
from Burlington 10 Carthage-a distance Of
27 miles, upon which work is now progress
ing-we have communication with st. LOUIS
st distance Of less than three hundred
mi!es. The distance from Cedar Rapids to
burlington. over the route surveyed Is only
ninety seight miles. or should il 90 by Wsst
Liberty, point which has subscribed $40,
900 in order TO secure ito location there, IL
will be but one hundred miles, over route
which, according 20 the engineers report.
is peculiarly favorable to che easy and
cheap construction Of the track"
Wha'sver 10 here said Of the advantages
to Cedar Rapids will apply to Dobuqss, for
10 that place We have via the d. q S. @. X.
H.. aud the D. 8. w. r. r., direct railroad
communication. When the gaps in the
route indicated are built up Dubuque will
DO not much beyond 800 miles BY rallsoad
travelling from 81. Louis, and what 10 mose
import ant than the matter Of distance - the
fact that the route will DO through loss.
and not compelled % pay the sxactons Of
the State Of Illinois.
We understand that towns and counties
Immediately on the line Of the proposed
road, arc working actively for it, constsuc--
ton, and paying literally towards the ex>
! pensos. Burlington viii raise $3.50 900
Louisa county, 100000; the townships
along tho limo IN Moscatinc, Cedar and John
son counties, 100000. and Linn county,
$4,000.