Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-18
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speech of Judge Green,
President Of the Road.
before the Rock
Island Board
Of Trade.
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At the meeting Of the Rock Island Beard
efTrsds. last evening. Judge Grsss. Pres
idsnt Of the R., Z. l. 4 st. L. R. R. Co.
was present and made the following r.
marks, a. ws learn frcn the Onion. in rs.
gard to tho history, prospects and impor.
tance Of this read, which, considering the
import tancs Of the road to this city. We give
in full. The Judge said that he did not
come to make . speech. but to converse
with the citizens Of Rock Islsnd and Mo-
line in reference to the Rockford, Rock
Island L 81. Louis read, and to learn in
what degree they wsuld be willing TO a.
sist In its construction. The company has
been in existence but shsrt time, bat dur
ing that time they have net With consid.
srabls opposition frsm sthsr roads. chief
among which Vas The Chicago, Rsek Island
and Pasins Railroad. Nstvithstandine
this railroad influence which hss been sx.
srtsd asAihst then, they have progressed
rapidly, and intend T. lay ct least 100 Or
$50 miles Of irsn in very short time, and
sssssually stretching fre0 Nsnosuth 70
Haosmb, and thence onward through
Bssrdstewa 10 st. Louis. This may readily
and sffsctuaily b accemplished if The
people Of Rock Island i Nsliss and Davsns
port will raise tl2s, 900 Subscription In
bonds. What the people Of Rock Island
most need 10 southern outlet. This road
h oss which will effect The desired result.
One hundred AMI thirteen miles Of The
grading On tAis read are already dsns. and
the ready assistance efihis city will rapidly
extend Il 10 this point. BY aRsrding -.
sistancs = this read you will secure this
desirable result.
This 10 essentially manufacturing rsgien
and easy and shsap esansctisa with the
mercantile center 10 absolutely necessary.
This route brings Rock Island ct least
twenty miles nearer Chicago than The q.
listing route. The easy grades aod curva.
turss rsndee it al0oot direct ais line to
Chicago, and censidering the impsdimeats
thus svereems, almest forty milss are saved
besides the immense advantsgs Of . con-
peting line. sesalting In the reduction Of
freight tariffs, etc., and 10 The advantage Of
passengers Of saving foil I've hours Of time.
II yeu were 10 absolutely denste the amount
mentioned, you would more than save IL
in one year in the item Of frsights alsns.
Ths advantage Of this cempsting line
ramify to every commercial and maoutacs
turing interest in the county, and 10 Of i'm
mediate and absolute necessity. Fifty miles
Of iron will be laid to Beardstewa early in
Jaly. and from thsnes through - fast -
men and money can carry It, We feel en-
tirely friendly to the Western Union, and
we shall most cordially co operate with them
10 every effort to come int this city. Bot
We feel that no lsss amount than el25, 900
will sulRes to bring % to this point. An
additional bridge 10 to be built at Rock
River, snd various other i0psdimsnts are
te bs overcome. We can reseh this place
in four months il the spring 10 mild enc,
but if the grade 10 evsrdowed, and il the
spring is rainy, the grading will Be pre-.
vented. and we will b six months in aeee0.
piishing II.
There 10 no lav but the general Law q the
state. hsving reference 70 cooperate appre-
priatisns. They are now trying 70 obtain
special legislation alleving towns 10 vets
stock 10 their corporate capacity. A their
charter now stands, towns can issue beads
only 10 the amount Of 100000. In refer
snes to The settlement Of the manner 10
with The Western Union and The Sterling
shall cooe int the place, We ere willing TO
leave Il to the arbitration Of . committee,
they selecting one and the Sterling ons, and
these two third. desired to eee Nj.
Thompson aud consult With him upoa the
matter, but found hs had gone to Scotland.
whittier Mr. Alexander had preceded him
some months since. Iapprshsnd ne difi
Guilty in coming 10 sn amicsbls settlement
With either Of these TIVE gentlemen on this
matter, il either one should be chosen
President. There has been ne definite set.
Element with regard - transportation with
the Nor y westsrn line. There are none OF
the Sterling company who havs any stock
in the North sstsrn. be thinks, except Mr..
Boedy, the treasurer, and Mr. J. r. ysung.
They weuld ct once make arrangsmsnts so
there weuld b no interruption. There 10
A.~-Aank a auah aepa Onsnamk -
Their interests are mutual and they are
sash dependent on the ether. They ere
dependent on the Sterling for ceal. snd the
Sterling on then Tor direct connsetien
with Chicago. The right sf way through
The tswa must bs obtained By the town,
fer which il will receive stesk ia sonsidss-
| alton. They viii agree = obtain the right
Of way absvs Aelias, end The tewns OF
A>ek lsisnd and Moline osst psoviae il fos
then through their limits. The company
he'd uads It . rule that this shsuld b dsns
| in oil instases, fse their expsrispcs in pur.
shasinG riehts u Wy through towns was
that tHsy he'd % Ay 1vs q dx. times -
much as they Wsro Westh. Tbs .ight Of
! way, Of course, covers the necessary depot
grousds sn1 lsvss privileges. We desire
70 interest leeaaN'se IN the enterprise i'm.
msdiatsly. bY sStsising tsws spd cesaty
eu6seriplisn5, iassussh - ~ mainly Do.
pesd - lssd paGsesaOs. 'Asd II b gGoer.
ally conceded t1oo loeal pG1ssaaGs u IL
aers rsossssaeivs thoa tAseef6 tsanss
tsvelaiee, - was illuslsae6e' y ~ -.
cSipts ef ~ OAieAop sad NsslAwsstssa,
Who realised eS0olee pos eealage -
their capital steek than tAs Chieage,
DuslisGo6a snd Qnlsey, ed The lllis0ie
Csntsdl, thsueh Siehty.twe pse sent. u
their tsads Wes q lecA chaeaetes. Ths
rsasen vas thst through bosiasss eostG
oese tios - lsssele g ebtaia u aed
H. Sas6dsotoa e1psnse vas ersoeeg.
Jades Green thea made 3 stats0ent sf
the imnenss prsats rssultisg ffea the eoal
aslds aleae The liae Of the Saeelioe rod,
sayiae that they bed already eots5sd iote
| negotiations with the WeeloSn Unioa 4
furnish them thrs hundred tsss ~. and
thst they vesld eventually furnish I'll ths
reads connecting alsng Ne liee q thl
Nesthvsstssn - veil e The Norshveeesrs
itssIf. Cssl weeld, ossssvss, ~ sAsapsa,
u In Rsek Islssa. Compstitiea weuli
bring about the result.
Altar several other intsrssiing Aets il
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