The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-06

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- tSFsAslssskwe think We can justify il by
-. already existing, without argument or
france, without drawing upon the prospects
80, NE future beyond the fair warranty from
slGh present.
iorx@A1Es have, from the East, the Wabash L
Irr1xors Road, which has been in operation
o. year and through lis connections, daily
on IA dirscs intercourse BY rsil with Chicago
ofiA SsbsLouis.
-" ySilroad directly East, through Bush
AiHtpeoria is progressing towards com
ION I'D 10 fixed fact upon which there
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is now but short one, will be extended TO
NE northern part of the State, without the
G0tlghtest doubt before long, either by way of
- Mt Pleasant or Burlington, or both.
~ And the Des Moines Valley Road, already
~ running to the capital of the State, and pro-
! tressing northwsrd beyond that, win eventu~
ally cross every East and West line in the
i State, And thus put Keokuk in connection
with e$ery railroad town in Iowa
, Aside from these four important roads, the
m~~ State Linz Road, between Iowa and Nilsson
ri, now under process Of construction, must
eventually terminate at this point, either by
~ the extension of its own road, or through the
b. Des Mones Valley Road.
We count that very fair beginning; but we
have 10 add that the project of the extension
- Of the North Missouri Road, either by main
track or branch, has many friends who are
devoting their energies to it, both in St. Louis
and along the route, and we doubt not they
-~-~iH ultimately secure it.
The recent session of the Illinois Lesisla-
ture granted two railroad charters, with their
western terminus the eastern bank of the
% o,dsr oD .hc,ppi, opposite Keckuk One Of these
Pana Illinois, by way Of Springfield,
call.
THERE was an of important lines running through
few days since. TIndiana.
issue, wherein suffer road incorporated BY the Legs
with the Democrat and running to the north
cess. We expect he pana to the south is an
nut Growing in tkroah Chicago to Keokuk. The im-
consequence % aud the significance of this road, is
found in the fact that the Company il
TO THE La aized in connection with, and in the in
TIL IS det'n a4he Grand Trunk road of Canada,
possible should De Extending its connection through
ing wednesday afterfwith Chicago. And it seeks a
or more garments toconnection, by way of Keokuk
needed by some son that all other routes, by which
by oroer oil frtend its connections further West,
monopolized by Eastern roads
n'hA'' NAM point the Des MONIES Valley road
~. a wa. give lent, and is neither owned in
'~. exclusively of any Eastern road
,o' e,ei' oen there is an admirable opening fol
"' o"e ~ ZION of this connection on q RICH
, Dr., = - - e. Sgh Missouri.
route through Illinois traverses
,ry, and passes through extensive
), and will have very rich anc
iaA "Asio ., sue local trade and transportation
PN,ios' ew of the character of the rout,
unto seou', dis, and the admirable extensions
"uenoe 'ice Is isa be open TO the Grand Trunk from
ahee So"eu"es pa northwest, west and south west
.e'su as soA eeA assured that the utmost energie
" "eei SC peral and wealthy Company viii
Doh to hasten the progress of the roac
uo no' ,nu,ue'' 10 cago.
ho' Ssesi uo uos ssA then, of the canal around thu
eas' ~ no'' nd the bridge across the Mississippi
@ oou' U,e Nu"' ;eted ard the projected railroads
D''e4' s"u oe Inducements held out By this point
we have fairly justified the heading
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