Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-17
RAILROAD MEETING AT the
CITY HALL.
Important Matters to be
Considered.


Important Matters to be
Considered.
The attention Of our business men and
oil ethsrs interested in the prosperity Of
Davenport, 10 called to the importance Of
attending the meeting this evening st the
City Hall, held In the interest Of The Dsvsn-
port L st. Paul Railroad.
So often and S, thoroughly has the i'm
portancs Of this road to Davenport been
discussed, that il hss become an old story.
Much of this discussion has been BASED up
on superstition and now. If our people will
come out to this meeting, they will see these
suppositions demonstrated.
The engineers, who now have their head
quarters in this city, have been over the
entire line, and can give some important in
formation in regard to their surveys. Pres
ident Holmes has also been over the route.
talking with the people. canvassiug the
other matters Of importance and bringing
order out of chaos, and new proposes to lay
the matter before those whom hs has rep
resented.
We knew il to be . fact that - soon %
you talk railroad to Davenporters, they i'm
med atsly tighten their purss-strings. This
is al right, if they don't bold on too long.
II
now irving to do. The Peoria Railroad
HUNTED us until man was afraid to At
tend meeting. Now that is out Of the way,
We arc already beginning to count up the
wealth that il 10 sure to bring.
Here 10 railroad Of vastly greater i'm
por,anes 10 Davenport, and our people .
simply ASKED to come out and see what has
been done. So leave your cash at homo
and come along-bs there at O'Clock
promptly. The company dent propose to
beg or even solicit subscriptions, they have
done With tbst KIND Of work. The people
have voted them meney, aud they are
spending it and propose to report progress
| tonight.
SrsEsr RAnaoAD.-Rock Island and
Moline have been united by horse rails
rod. The style Of track 10 like that on sr-
dinary railroads for tbs greater part, but
less pendsrsus. OF course The cars are
short, one-horss, double platform vehicles,
lightly gsarsd, capable Of carrying com
fortsbly about twenty persons but VIXEN
" saw them last Sunday evening, one
down car was getting along with between
forty and fifty aboard. There are six cars
upon the track, We were told, which ere 20
run as that they depart from either end Of
the track once n twenty minutes. There
a-e several tuinouts to allow the cars to
pass zach ether. Az to the success Of the
enterprise, there can probably be no doubt.
In fact ws think horse railroad on that
side, fer The present, will be . better in
vss,ment than It wsu,d be in Davenport.
II has the advantage OF having . town at
each end-sr W may say Moline at one end i,
and Rock Island and Davenport at the other.
Between Moline and these two cities ct this
end there 10 vast deal Of commercial in
ts-course. AID this VIII constantly increase.
Mo ne people do large amount Of trading
in this city. and this road greatly facilitates
this intercourse. The building OF the new
Government bridge across the river here
| W. bl ng the street railways on into per-
manent connection-for, a. . matter Of
course, there will be . track along it's car.
rage-way. This done, the interests Of
these three towns will become more than
ever cemented together. The long line
st etching fer fvs miles along Third
street in this city, and another Of
. nile or two over the bluff, will
connect directly, via the bridge, With
the Rock Island and Moline road thus Civ.
ing direct communication in va. ;ous direc-
iions, over ten miles Of street railway. The
business man Of Davenport may then have
his residence two miles up or down the ivsr
from the centre Of our city, Or may 1.-Two on
| tue other side, for that matter, and sice
rsrsa. The man living At the lower end Of
Third street, can 20 to Moline. Eve miles
away in three quarters Of IN hour at trivial
| expense. TIE business Of Davenport and
Roc. Island will be closely blended, being
separated only BY r.vsr over which people
can pass on dry land, ard, m . comfortable
| vehicle. That stretch Of vacant country
between Rock Island and Nelins will all bs
built, and the two cities will become inssp.
srably united in wedlock. In short, every
thing hsreabouts impressss the thoughtful
mind with the positive belief that right
here in this lscal.ty-hers within circle
the diameter Of which does not exceed five
niles, there 10 to be . mighty city. Its i'm
msnss water privileges. its ino.snse ressur-
css IN coal, ito mighty governments projects.
i.s supreme river and railroad advantages,
all affirm it. None now living may see the
sight, but in days to cems hundreds Of
theueands Of people will live hsre in glo-
rious inland city.
AxuslNs IscrDsNr WIN SERIors CoNsR-
aUEHcEs.-Last evening quite number Of
the young felix's Of the city had social hep
at the Opera House, which resulted in ssv.
srsl Of the ysung gents hopping at each
sthsr with strong intentions Of the dsstruc.
tion Of facial beauty. One set had some
dispute Is to which couple were At the
head, when enc OF the ysung fellows step
ped over to explain the matter. Mistaking
his intentions, another Of the disputants let
him have enc straight from the shoulder
but love was teek quick fer the blow, for
before il reached bis face and laid his curly
head on the hard Hoor, . pair Of lovely
arms sncirclsd bis neck, end in an exstacy
Of delight and conscious security he was
borne from the 6sld Of glory. -he clsnch-
Cd 6rs. went straight on closing enc Of the
eyslights Of an innocent party. This was
the sigaal Of general mix" and serious
chapter Of Misunderstanding. Those en-
dssvsring to make peace snesuntsrsd each
other, and became principals, aad were in
turn parted BY other psass-maksrs. One
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