Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-18

| Total. .235.JiI 40 b. 6OO, l00 about 4
The average Of tie road is better than
| exnec,ed. ! hsve cen.ersed with people
on the me, aud they oil sg-ss that Dsv
snpo is tao best place they know Of to
strike tho river. THIS feeling is unani-
nous, and the people seem anxious to
have the whole protected enterprise on .
nrm bass, and that speedily. The local
rate to Davenport We intend to make
low. We wish to get the full connection
| With the Chicago and st. Louis trade
There will be no interference with any
arrangement We may now have here.
A large portion of the line will furnish .
good market for coal = insuring 10 .
heavy transportation in that article.
With tnis in our favor We can deliver 10
other RAJ; :oads. ct their intsrsectrsn with
ours, all tho coal they want, aud cheaper,
too, than they can bring it from any other
point. The lumber business will also Be
extensive. Splendid building stsns is also
plenty oil along the route. There Is one
quarry in particular, which, think, stands
second only to the famed Jslist stone in
point Of elegance and durability. Thus it
will Be seen that the natural advant taees are
very gre,t. The business in coal, lumber,
aud grain, 10 probably greater than on any
other line that has ever besn projected
thasugh the State Of Iowa. The water pew
srs ere also extensive. believe We have
something like seven sites for water powers
at different place on tho route.
You will remember that some time ago
. resolution was paced BY this beard,
which said n substanc. that We would do
nothing further in this matter of tne build.
ing Of the road more than mere prsliminar
ice. We would arst thoroughly examiss tas
road and survey i!-in fact, see if il we're
possible to build . frst-elsss road. Ne
money was 70 b called for, except for pre-.
liminary purposes, until work was conn
mencsd. We Dc know that esed road
san now b built il the people Of Davsspsrt
want it. Merchants say il they do build
line to THE place it will not help businsss-
that trade will go of At the various inter
- :tious Of the road-at Wheathpd and
other towns-and that the bulk Of the trade
will not csme here after all. This il net the
case. We have nothing - risk in the build
ing Of the read - . paying invsstnsnt'
and all the trade that We get, bs il ever %
small, will be = gain,-and 10 worth try.
ing to get here.
This Company, ny fsilsw citizens, is not
made up Of spsculstors-thsrs is no land
grant to figure for, whereby there can arise
any dishoosst psculatisn. II 10 line for
The people, and every one Of 10. as bona iads
representatives Of ths psesls, are interested
10 its ultimate success. II Davenport don't
want this road, If shs dent think il will
pay, il she can't see any msnsy in it,-why
she sesda't have il. We snly ask The peo.
pie Of this city 10 lock at it In business
light.
No call has yst sesn made upon Dsvsn.
port for her share Of ths msnsy promised.
All the other towns With perhaps one or
two exceptions have without solicitation
advanced money. The time has now come
when We need the mensy to g ahead With
the estimates for work and to paw for work
already done. Furnish the means and
you shall have . road and good one
promise you. The grades will be uniform
y low thronghout the lins-as the read will
run through vallies. There will bs hardly
any sharp cofvaturss On the read.
In conclusion I merely wished to shew
you - bsst could what kind Of ceuassy
the work will run through. There can b
No doubt that il smbraess some ofths nest
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