The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-15


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MISSISSIPPI aivEa rxrRovsnErr.
Tam officially advissdby Msios General J.
II. Wiisos, snsisser in shazgs Of IL Missss
sppi River Improvement, that, il prosecu-
tine this enterprise, Il viii BE- necessary to
snfer upon and apprupfiate raj essate,
owDod by individuals, hordesins upcu the
river.
The only restriction, impossdby Constitu-
iioual proyisiOss, ppoa The taking Of priysls
properly ~ psblic ~, u the rsquirsnsat
that ius4 compsnseaion shau 81 nsde o. -
cared therefor 70 shs ownes. - saAbis 70
discover any law Of tAis 6tafs applicable 70
he CO, and ~itkost 6uas leen1 node beiag
provided, aushosiziDg tks acesslfted seesss 81
The United Stases TO 49, aud appropriate Tie
land required, snnscesaary delays may ocesr
10 the prosecution Of the work. In order,
therefore, TO avoid the likelihood OF any
hisAfAncs 10 he s1s2ace0eAt of this great
sssespsise, from she vans Of proper Btats
action, and ~ relieve these pGints from The
neceasity Of peTpIexins .e0Nlrdversies With
individuals, respectfully recommend the
essly enactment Of = isv, ssshorifing The
United States 70 appropriate private real e.
tate slong shs Missiaepi Rsyes, TO the ex-
tent OF 800 feet thereifom in width, when
required in aid OF ssid improvement, and ds-
termining the mode Of assessing the DANA
ges b. Jury, the United 6t.tes paying or se-
curing the compensstioa awarded 10 the
o.nsrs, before ssing the property condemned.
Impsosemeu3s des'Ensd y enlaFyp the ave
nses Of eommeres ana eqaalire ~ edvauts-
gef, ere, q al times. coSsidsrsesons o. such
vital AS snivefssi imposhace TO the country,
fnssa more extesded ana explanatory view
o. this trest enterprise nay nos be deemed
cet Of riaos ~ th's cmmnsieattop.
The only sefsoSs natural ippfamtpn in
terposfd 70 the nAsieasiou Of the Mississippi
River, between ~ Faui and New Ofleans,
exit along the bolde1 Of lllinRIs and lows
u the form u vhst 10 knovt - the Des
MONIES and the hock Island Rapids. These
rsrids, thongh quite eisslmiias Iin their for
mstion and general chsrxcteFtstifs sre 80 de-
velcped ~ 10 reader the navigation Of tbs
great stream, q certain seasons Iof the year,
sxcesdingly hAsardoes snd scsnstimes im-
pssiess for hosts 1t Ordinary. tonnage. 0y
reason 81 thees obstrnctsons The AOsthwsse.
err States especially, are deprivDd Of tie n.
estinabie Advantages which this Usat com
mercial highway would Otherwise AFFORD. BY
removing fsess eosefacfsoas safe snd sDi-
i FORM medium Of .,aa.is sos'd 3 opssed to
the connesce Of thess 61aees. frpn r. Psal
tiops of this yast sgricnituTat region, Is fss1e-
~ in exceSe Of local demands, kcaid thereby
secure cheap ard reliable mode Of trans-
portion TO the markets Of the Atlaatie sea-
Acsrd To What ext<at The agIicsltagsl H.
tesssts OF thu ensirs Northwest v4ald 10 pro-
NOTED by this inter slate achisveasest, need
not undertake 70 show Indeed. ~ real mas-
nitade, rewsd viii FsfeTsaes 10 the future,
sarpAsses al computations. In ny Judgment
the pared has arrived, whsu thesubsfaafial
interests Of this portion Of the coubtry require
Some system Of isansie-fAeiltiss, whereby thA
enornoss cast Of transporting Agricsltnrai
productions nay be essentially reduced The
ir3sdicioss sA5 DISTINGUISHING syNsm Of rail.
way tesias nor existipg. i q he Subjecl Of
universal complaint, aAd BY sone y regarded
- the most sdecsaal neans thai ingenious sell
6shness can devise, for ssbordinaaing he pro- |
O. eds Of industrial pursuits TO the interests Of
IN is1pe-iess monopoly. And tho people o.,
thsse producing States, unless bliad tptasis
own selfare, viii readily embrace that mode |
Of transmission which imposes the lishteat |
tax npen their producsions. The pro6s resi- |
iSee h7 the pfoapeef Is neaspred BY the diff |
ieScnce between lbs sctsat cpst pfpfoduelos, |
apd the price obtained Tor the commodity,
sltef dedHcting thertfrom the amount ex- |
1saded jn sst.ipg il - m.stel lis obvioas, |
therefore, Inst every dollar shiei Ne farmas |
pays in transport duties dimiaishes to ihA. |
sxtsnt. the real valseof his psodsce. and aug- |
m anita in llka proportion, The amoaat Of I'm |
lnsst capital. The aum expended in traas. |
p0etation, cpFtails the pro6ts Of the psoasees, |
md iaeFeAses the eost. without enhAncing the !
valns of The psodset, 70 the consumer. The |
different modes Of transportation being qaes. |
isans Of rslasIse ysAe o. |oss, Considerations |
Of economy require the adoption otthe cheap |
or and eQaslly available mode.