Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-11


received o. Saturday, 100 late for publica>
tion, should be carefully read BY al who
are interested in the welfare of our city. ID
10 q bold, plain statement Of facts, and will
be most heartily endorsed bv every citizen
Of Davenport AMI Moline, and also Of Rock
Island, with tbs exception Of perhaps .
route:
DAVENPORT, Jan. 9th, 1869.
EoIroRs DExocRAr Statements are
published this morning showing the al
lournm.nt Of the Peoria & Rock Island
Railroad Directors mseting withou, loca
ting the western end Of the line; but they
appointed committee Of three-the Pres
icent being one Of tho number with full
power to locate the road, 20 negotiate with
other parties for the completion OF the line,
for business, and 10 lease it if deemed
proper.
In view Of the great disturbance which
now exists in the relations Of several main
line 10 the east, this was doubtless jujicious
and is al We should Immediately ask, hcw
ever pnxious we may be to have the
location made somewhere, even Il where
it necessitatss . new combination of cur
| interests, in order to secure what all are
determined 10 have, an unirammeled road
to new coal fields and sure supply.
have no doubt the Director from Dav
snrort, knowing, rs be does our ipteres,s
and wishes, has done, and will do al in
his power to secure the ] calion by No
line, freeing US forever from the one
man power which-under the authority Of
| . charter originally procured for public
use-has for years, BY his ma row policy and
| sxho.bitan price Kept in cheek the manu-
featuring interest of Da-enpc.t ard Its
1 consequent growth but unfortunately for
/ US Mr.. French is not orc Of .e Committee,
and the past course Of the President justi-
| 6es the belief that he is simply tas agent
Of Mr. Cable. for precu lg VIA . lin.i,ed
| OUTLAY and the owne.s'ip Of enc end, the
control Of the whole 'ne,au inc. easing
instead Of lessening his present power.
The President having forfeited the
pledges publicly made 10 our citizens. we
can place ne reliance in receiving istice-
much less favor, IT his hsnds-and hs will
doubtless continue to use ali his influence
to procure the acceptance Of any proposal
Mr.. Gable has made, or will maze, regard.
less Of the true interest Of Peoria, Of the
line - . whole, or o. the interests o! the
three cities on the Nssissir2.
Ny knowledge of past transactions jnsti-
! nss me in Say ing, the President..w i'll decline
~ he has done all negotiations with those
| who might give his road mere strength and
more revenue than any possible alliance
with the Coal Valley Mining Co., and vet. !,
lose none Of the future business or present
help Of Moline, Rock Island 4 Da7sn-
port. lie will avoid, as hs has
done, anv attempt to 6ni ether
the shoItest, cheapest or best route
between Cambridge and Moline, or that
which will secure The greatest net revenue
when bu 1t bus viii have eli comparisons
between ,hs Cab e line and the Mo. ne rou.e
made between the former and one which is
asserted bv all but al interested few TO oe
longer more erotnsirs Gad 1rith sieeper
| grades, and whics runs in i'e most direct
line 10 Mr.. Cables road, but net torIrds
| Moline; and, after choosing tao most costly
route, compare, hlt roate, against the pro
| test Of the cnsf citizens Of Moline, with
the acknowledged easy grade from Coal
Valley via Csmbsridge, wals the same
| easy Crais can be carried q muc;i greater
distance towards Cambr .dgs via Moline, on
. route which IS psTsstenty lefs out G.
sight-who can tell why
Let it bs remembered tat no survey bss
ever been made between Cambridge end
Moline, whore requested by the latte.
that no sum has ever been off:islly stated
TO the people Of Moline. Rock Island and
Davenport, which would secure the location
they asked, nor ever a. issuance tia, any
sup. would insure success and ustf " the
efforts
| Under these circumstances, ii is ur ,ele
that any further subscription will he rDa lie
while tne present policy OF the B1ard-cr,
at least the Presiden;-.a pursued, isnor'
ing al. interests bat one.
lfaa authoritative assurar ce is c ven tlia;
the roIte indicated by IN. peope OF Moline
or committee ;her,o will be examin-
ed, and after fair comparison with the
present limo the one combining the most
advantages adopted, provided tue friends o.
the Moline route will raise sum sutfic srt
to prepare the road for the iron the 81 m. as
other portion Of tho line. | believe II vii
be raised within 80 days, ard would have
been SIX nauths ago, with the SANE assd--
ance..
have no wish to weary the public il
tbls matter, Out we haFe fncca AZ 'ae
and enlisted du-inc tkewIr. :" aud even
if We are de 1eated in thls ques ion of loca
lion, will change nv base, but not my pnr
pose; and as the means OF Moline are
Rock Island would be untouched and ouri
only slightly affected, We cou' d Immediate,
rsorganixs our forces and combine in secur
ing what Ddsenpsrt needs and must hars-
competition, cheaper coai and bette, sup
ply. W. II II.