The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-28
OUR DES AOINS LETTER.


The capital Of our S.ats is very inheal.h,
this winter, or We judge so from the fact tina,
almost everybody is sick, has been, or i
just going 70 be, and We fear that ods State IL
going TO ruin her credit for being healthy
portion ef Au,r,;~., f.0ua tLe f.rs THAT gu,
Honorable members from both Houses ar.
almost daily askins for leave Of absence ou
account Of nsieknem in their families, :,
Wsft into dsye 'sgentle brseses'' ! ssffieiss,
quantity Of ''sisalized extract to enable as.
as State, to retain our health, Ut ieast while
the Twelfth General Assembly holds her
council. Daring the latter part Of khe week.
several bills Of an important chssaeler bsye
been presented; important becausd they are
questions of vital interest TO tho State q
large. Mr.. Craig Of Van Buren desms II 70
The interest of our State 70 regulate the fates
Of fre,ghts to be charged BY railroads, snd
Ne believe this bill has very mary advocates
among ths members Of the House but rot
viii remember similar bill waspresentee
nad passed By the House two yeara ago, and
was defeated in the Senate, and We tbinl
much opposition viii be raised towards il.
successor, from the Same 4aarter. To thu
eastern. part Of the State, who nov ressl ii
Inc advantages of competing lines of rail-
roads, this bill presents some merit, bnt TO the
west, Who are aaxioasly waiting for the ds,
TO come when they, too, will be pleased with
-
this mne privilege, il does Dot look like en-
eodra5ing foreign capitalists to invest IN
lows railroad stocks. We are in favor Of the
bill personally. with all issreddetionIof tariffs
d., tn. we are somewhat ike A Johusor
prof .sses to be, a htsls disposed to favor pol
icy shile longer. At present the North
west il exercised about the prospects of the
Dv'a,sns and Sioux City Railroad, and tbe
immediate conssructipnof il, ssd va believe
the matter is receiving m impartial inves,i-
CATION, and when the time for action on the
affairs Of this company arrives. they will, Ia
united body, ask for justice in the distribution
Of their lands, that they may the soones se-
cure an outlet Tor their agricultural products
and the Advantages Of cheaper building and
fencing material.
II the Senate, Mr.. Reed, Of Dallas, mem
Der Of the Railroad COMMITTEES, presented !
bilifor an act providing for the early couple
tion Of the Chiesso, Rock Island 1 Paci6c
Railroad through 70 Council Biusfs- So yoa
see that Railroads are getting attacked B,
stirlnishers all around, and pretty soon they
will get the FIRE Of the heavy guns.
The Governor ssnt 10 message Ia relation
70 the McGresor Western Railrosd company.
advising the resumption Of lands granted "a
said colnp&nJ; also, rsconmendins ! pore
eascsive Insurance law. This last recon-
incubation Ne hope will Be acted upon. Our
Stats viii soon be represented 81 its thous-
and-and-one Stock and Mutual Insurance
all of which, from little or no ,eb-
stastia basis, % the shapeof capital on hand.
There ars companies to-day il Iowa doing
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