Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-22
THREE RIVAL CITIES AND CON-
NEcTED COMPETITIONS.

as manifested by their leading Journals
are rival cities; all Boosting of greater
population and larger trade or better
present and prospective facilities lot
general business purposes. As centres
and radiating points for railroad com
m~unications the respective claims are
emphatic and incessant. The other
wise digni6ed st. Louis Democrat 'ano
Cincinnati Ga.ette and Chicago Tribune
adop, the ancient 0regouian style, not
infreouau,ly, in commenting upon the
alleged relative dement's of the 'metro-
polls" in which they are individually
not published. AS a mild illustration,
read the following from a recent number
Of the ST. Louis Democrats
nUyRIpE PoRx.-We stated recently,
in commenting upon the "blue beef "
Of Chicago, that Cincinnati did not en-
ioy that luxury. 1t is true. But we
Internationally did gross injustice to
the latter city. If Cincinnati cannot
boast azure steaks, il can and does pro-
duce immature pork, as the following
pleasant statement from one Of the pa
pers of that city shows:
In the meantime . well-known
butcher was slaughteriug breeding AMI
mails and disposing of the meat in the
daily market. He was discovered in
the &C, Of killing breeding swine, and
preparing not only their flesh, but that
Of the immature young for sale. The
fact was duly reported to the Board OF
Healsh, and still the duty Of approving
the instructions Of the health officer was
left unperformed, and the inspectors Of
meat could not get the case in such a
shape as to bring down merited punish
ment.'
"%Porkopolis deserves its name. In
no other city would this delicacy have
been discovered, for in no other have
the people such a peculiar fondness for
the iesh of swine that they like it sun
derdone." Between the blue beef Of
Chicago and the unripe pork Of Cinein-
natl, we really see little to choose.
Both are doubtless deemed e%Itraordin-
airy d~elicacies; both doubtless satisfy
the hopes of eu~terprising dealers. And
the enjoyment Of green pork, like that
Of cerulean beef, is spiced with the con-
sciousness of danger, especially in
cholera seasons. St. Louis must yield
the palm, we suppose, unless some OF
our dealers can contrive TO give US
spring chickens in the egg"
The rivalry Of these mammoth towns
-(uot one of the three, we may appro-
priately mention, having the solid quail
tiles OF Slippery Gulch)-is we'll dis
played in competing for the honor Of
iuaugura.ing and rapidly completing
grea. work, of internal improvement.
Beyond the absolute need Of such char
acter Of works, there undoubtedly ex-
lists the finer impulse and stimulans Of
commercial and what may be termed,
without ~tautology of definition, public
spirited jealousy.
As between St. Louis and Chicago,
at least, we Of the Pacific States are
deeply concerned. II is e~miuently for
our good that those communities have
a lively desire to ousstrip each other in
the race for controlling the "main
trade" from this side of the continent.
Something on this same plane Of COM
mon, popular benefit is to be anticipated
BY the trife of jealousy or dislike which
Sacramento has provoked against that
place, from San Francisco. Which city
St. Louis or Chicsgo-shall be the
grandest depot for the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad transportation? Hence
we may hope for a speedy completion
Of both the Northern" aud Southern"
as well as the central route railroad TO
our western ocean. We are glad to
note, 10 this immediate connection, the
late announcement Of az authorized re-
opening Of the Southern mail route,
through Arizona. Verify, it's a terribly
i'll zephyr that blows no M any benefit
but while the indicated city rivalry is
good for the competing cities themselves,
arousing energy and maintaining a
healthy envious energy, the Pacific
States are bound TO reap vast, priceless
but withous-prics advantages from the
antagonisms and raciugs suggested
advantages altogether due to the extra
ordinary efforts Of the Missouri and the
Illinois "hub" : car wheel ahead Of
each other on q swift, continental trans
p~ortation line. Hurrah for both St.
Louis and Chicago! May you both win
our sincere regard for favors bestowed
on US as a necessary incident in your
locomotive ~launchiugs.