Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-08

~ was moved tDat the roau be located by
princeville. Toulon and Galya, and carried
unanimously, in accordance with the above
figures. The following series Of resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
LIST. Resolred, That tho President Of the
Company be, and he 10 hereby authorized
and instructed to cause the line Of this road
10 be definitely located between Peoria and
Cambridge ct the earliest DAY practicable,
and to have prepared = detailed estimate Of
the cost Of grading, bridging. and right Of
way.
ID. That an Executive Committee, con.
sisting Of three Directors, the President BE-
ing one (ths other two were afterwards
elected. and are w. II. Cruger, and A.
Gould) shall be appointed with full power
and authority to place the grading, bridg-
ing and ties under contract, and also to g.
cure the right Of way a. soon as they are
satisfied that they can negotiate the sub
scribtion 81 the company to meet the neees-
saYy expenditures.
Sd. That the Engineer of the company
proceed 10 make definite locations between
cambridge and Rock Island-ons location
BY Coal Valley and one by Moline, with de-
tailed estimates Of the cost 81 such lines, In.
tthHtuk thV Coot Va W0ys
The delegates from Moline. Rock Island
and Davenport, appeared before the Direct
ors, and made tho following statement 10 re-
gard to the line:
Mr.. Atkinson, of Moline, said-ln pur-
suance of the notice OF the meeting Of the
Board, and Of invitation to all localities in.
tsrested in the permanent location Of the
read, and in behalf of the delegations re-
presenting The interests OF Davenport,
Rock Island 4 Moline, he took the oppor-
tuniiy Of resenting some Of the reasons,
which, in their judgment made it fer the
interest Of the stockholders OF the CON-
| pany. that the route known as the moline
route should BE- adopted rather than that
by Coal Valley, and by running the level
over this route by a competent engineer it
is ascertained the grades are quite as IA
vorlbe as by Coal Valley. Tho point Of
crossing Rock river in Rock Island
county, is solid rock, and is Immediately
adjoining an extensive quarry, where the
rock was obtained for building the railroad
across Rock river, and tho Mississippi
bridge al Rock Island. That by adopting
| this route it is known that favorable
connection can 10 made with the Western
Union railroad, whereby both roads may
share in the expense of bridging Rock river.
and one road bed subservs the interests Of
both companies in getting into Rock
Island. This connection would open the
road to the upper country bordering on
tho Mississippi, which. while it gives them
an inlet to the Goa! fields Of Illinois.
makes also an important feeder to tho Pc
ORA 4 Rock Island, by furnishing the
| pnfstavp no 0nly N aNAitionn
road to the scaboard, but also the shortest
and most direct route TO Peoria, thence to
| 81 Louis.
| As steehh1,ders in the road, il would
seem that tho city Of Peoria especially
| would have n direct interest in the con-
necte of the W. L. railroad, as it would
evidently tend to increase and enlarge the
wholesale trade nov developing in tho city
Of Peoria. The coal fields through which
the read would pass are as extensive and
as osily developed as any in Northern
lllinole. which woull form no unimportant
feature in the traffic and business of the
read. This route passes through the town
Of Moline, already fsyorably known for its
manufacturing interests, and which pos
sesses simple water power facilities for in
definite growth and extension az the wants
Of the West shall require. and which will
IA all time furnish an amount OF business
that will DC an oblec, for any road TO share
The p ople of Davenport, Rock Island
and Moline, with population Of not less
than forty thousand, arc saying that for
them this is the best route, and they accept
the suggestion made by seine Of the direct
ors Z" that they were in favor Of the route,
and that, il . fair subscription could Be
made, it would probably DO adopted" lie
stated that tho three towns above named
named were ready to guarantee the pay
ment Of $4,000, conditioned that the
road should Be built through Moline.
1t seemed to him that to secure She CO..
operation, good will and business Of these
places was IN object Of no mean importance,
and which should enter largely into the
calculations in estimating the advantages 10
the stockholders in selecting permanent
location. He said IL might not Be known
to oil the directors that . road, running
northwestwssdly from Davenport vas being
agitatsd with fair prospect Of suesess, and
BY securing the cooperation Of Davenport
in the location Of this read would more
naturally 90 cure business connection with
that. He said there were many additional
reasons why this route should be selected,
hut - il WAS not their purpose to locate
that portion between Cambridge and Rock
Island now. it was unnecessary to speak
further on the subject. He closed by ex.
tending = cordial invitation to the Dirsst.
ers to make personal examination Of the
route, before finally determining upon the
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