Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-02
DAVENPORT. IOWA. TUESDAY,


RAILROAD MEETING
IN TEE INTEREST OF
D. / St. r. and p. 1 3. !. B. R's.
The People IN Favor Of the
Road via Moline.
Resolutions Passed and Coms
nietee Appointed 20
visit Peoria.
In view Of the limited notice II the Rail
read meeting ss the City Hall last svsnise,
the attendance was such - - shsw that
our people are fully impressed with the i'm
portancs Of definite action on their part in
securing railroad communieation east and
north. The business. manufacturing and
landed interests were fully represented and
. lively interest taken in The various sub
jccts under discussion.
Ats o'clock the meeting came to order
with His Honor, Mayor Donahue, in the
Chair; and VIM. Renwiek and J. 8. Dfsks
seting Secretaries.
The Chairman stated, in . very brief and
pointed manner. the objects Of the meeting
giving preference 70 the consideration OF
matters psrtaining 70 the Davenport : st.
Pasl Reed, - hs tbssght that read was Of
more importance to this city than any other
that could b. built Hssheushs there wss
necessity Of more definite action On the pad
citizens in securing Subscriptions for both
roads and Of working for the success Of the
vote fsr the Township subscription. Hs
further stated some ef the benefits 70 Be- de-
rived iron The building and csmplstion Of
these roads.
Geo. II. French was called . give his
opinion % the Peoria read. He briefly
fsviswsd the work that hsc been sxpsnd
Cd On the road thus far, and then turned
his attention 10 NJ. Cables proposition end
the different phases il had assumed, - the
people began ts ssdssstasd the willy &C.
ton Of that gentleman. How that hs had
proissssd great interest IN the Peoria road,
for the purpose Of selling bic read to Coal
Valley to il, and still rsssrving it for his
own private use 10 the coal trade. thus BE-
| ing able y cestinus bic menspoly. Hsw
that Mr. @. had bssstsd, that hs would in
the end control the road, and beat this
whels community and that, whom hs saw
the people were using their utmost to
ssccss The location Of the road sjs. Mslins,
hs bad come down, and wss willing to sell
his road without reservation. He further
stated that, beyond oil question, It was for
the interest Of this whole section Of country
to have the proposed road 60 BY way Of
Moline. Aud, that in srdsr 70 have this
done At once, our subscri ption' should BE-
raised to e5o, 900, that Mslius should give
. private subscription Of ee5.O00, which
would probably b done, and that Rock Isl.
and should also vote $50. 900. and this also
wsuld, beyond oil question, bs done. Hs
reported that the subscription from this
place was only about $c7, 900, and thought
the matter should bs more. strongly urged.
Mr.. W. b. Holmes followed With aome
very forobls arguments In favor Of the
Davenport : 81. Paul road, - On the CON-
plstion Of that depended the success Of the
Pseria road. Some thought that the Penn
sylvania Central would build the read, but,
- hs knew something about that company,
hs could assure the people Of Davenport that
they would do nothing Of the sort, unless
they took hold and help the matter forward
by increased subscriptions. He thought
that the present subscription Was very
small, and that even $50, 900 was very small
for city Of this size. considering the great
advantages to be derived. He reviewed
somewhat the manner of building roads
and gave the meeting to understand that If
they wanted the road they must work for
it. He wss OF the opinisn that the feeling
Of the people Of al this surrounding eoun-
try would have some weight with the di.
rsctors Of the road in locating their line ' 10
Moline, ~ no company wanted The whole
people down on them. especially whore
there WAS competing line to the Eastern
market
From what be knew Of President Hem
ilton and the directors. and in viewing
their promises to the people Of this vicinity,
be thought they would not sacrifice the in-
terest Of this section for anything Mr.. Ca
bic could offer. He further spoke Of the
importance Of the d. 4 st. P. read - .
means Of securing the other, with ito manner
Gus advantages.
A. G. Fulton followed with some we'll
chosen arguments in favor Of the Daven-
port 4 81. Paul road, showing its vast i'm.
portancs to the trade, wealth aad influence
Of this city. Hsrsviswsd briefly TIE 'sim-
msrsd down" propositions Of Nr. Gable, in
which there lurksd the same old "niegsr
in the fence" that Of preventing eompsti-
ton in the oesl trade.
Undsrstanding the eject Of locating this
road on NJ. Gables line, - veil - The pse-
pie Of the cities Of Moline, Rssk Islasd and
Davenport do, Il will b y their disgrace
aud lasting regret ifthsy. thrsush inaction,
permit Il. NJ. Fulten kasw The visit in
portancs se the Davenport I 81. Paul road,
and should give bic time to securing it 10
this place. lie reported thus fas eS7, 900
private subscription, aad, that nearly oil
the people we're in favor Of the township
tax.
]. 8. Drake offered the following rsselu-
tioss, and supported them % the grounds
that they would show the directors Of The
read how our people looked upsa oil Of Nr.
Cables propositions, and that BY gsing viz
Nslins Tie interests Of the road, - we'll q
these Of The people, would b. much en-
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