Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-25
WGTsEgs T>Ios r. r We received

call to.day from Hon T. J. Turner, the
Attorney 6r the Western Union r. r who
IS IN our city on the business connected
with the extension Of their road into Rock
lsisnd. This road nov ruas from Port
Byron to Savanna, and thence to Racine,
the whole distance being lso milee,-and
that, too, Of as good road a. can be found
any ywhers 10 the West. New it 10 proposed
to complete ths:r road from Port Byron to
Rock Island, . distance Of II miles, provid-
ed the people of this vicinity are sufficient
" inter sstsd to aid 10 the matter. They
do n t ask any charity. but simply present
the mat er as business. and ask the people
OF Moline. Rock Island and Davenport, and
vicinity, 10 purchase $4,000 worth Of
their bonds, which, with the advants sgss to
the pc pie Of comp ion II the road, ard
tha ter eiits to accrue therefrsm, and the
sound financial condition that 10 claimed
Tor 1t, they consider 10 a good Investment
TIE cos, of the 80 mics Of road fron
Racine to Port Byron, was 81 BOO 900, of
which $500 600 VAS from subscription TO
the sto k,and 81 600 COO covered by bonds
on the rad. The charter calls for :oad
to Rock Island, and the hmi. to the
amount Of bonds is IS, 900 600 Of this
amount, 81 ,0o0. 900 stlll remains unsold.
They werc issued last year, and the inter
est has been paid up. Thee bonds bear I
per cent. in crest, and run 20 years. or
his 81 ,000,0 600 worth Of bonds, they wish
to sell enough to raise $3.50, 900 to con.
plete the road TO Rock Island. Another
consideration that makes this . good in
vestment, is tho condition Of the road
now, and the advantages to be derived from
it when it shall be completed to Reck
Island aud to this city vie. the Government
Bridge.
At Racine, the company own 40 acres
of depot grounds, and have three qnsrters
OF mile Of lake front, where they have
erected slsvat rs, docks, ETC., and can
trsnsfer grain and bulk freight direct to
and from propellsrs and boats, BY means ef
which eonnsc,ions are secured At Grand Ha-
ven with roads running East. At Racine.
connections can also bs made with l,hs road
North to Milwaukee and South to Chicago
At Bsleit other connections still arc sscur-
ed North and South. At Savanna the com.
pany own . $ls0.O00 elevator, own the
ferry and the ferry privilege for term OF
years. With these advantages the cons
pany have sent their Attorney here to see
II our people want the road. There is now
Some talk Of this road. and the Sterling
read coming into Rock Island On the same
track, - We announced in our last issue
10 settle this question, - it 10 one Of some
importance to the people here, Mr.. Tur-
ner returns to consult the company, and
will probably return in . day Or two. In
the meantims, cur people should seriously
consider the Importance Of this road to the
business ofthe city. 1t Will give US oem
petition in freights TO Chicago, and from
the lake shore to the Eastern cities BY rail,
or BY water, . result very desirable fer csn>
veying the Immense smount Of freight, that
of necessity passes between the two points.
1t will open communication with the i'm.
menss hard wood and pine forests that
abound in Northern Wisconsin and aleng
the shores Of Lake Superior. Thus max
ing it Of importance 10 manufacturers, IS
we'll IS business men, and produce dealers
Iron, ,ssait, lumber, and oil heavy frsights,
can thus be laid down in Davenport as
cheap as they can i'm Chicago. Let the
three cities consider this subject carefully
aud SEQ if what We have lost in the Peoria
r. r., cannot be regained in this and the
Sterling roal. riz. competitioa in treiehts
and cheap coal.
Tar BILLIARD MATcH-AN INrEsEsriNG
CANE The matched game for the CHAINS
p'on cue and 800 side, between Messrs.
A. L. Mossman and Hank Wider, came of
At the Newcomb House Billiard Hall on
Saturday evening, and was one of the most
interesting and exciting games ever played
in this city. The challenging party, Mr..
Wider, had his choice of excluding tn
push shot and playing 900 points even.
Or Of giving 200 points in the l 900 and
including it. He chose the latter, and the
money was put up accordingly. The hal
WAS well filled, and. previous to the com
mencement Of the game considerable money
be-. on the game. some betting - high .,
$50 and SO, even up. No odds were asked
by the friends Of either side, 40 the gam
vas considered = very fair and even ore
Each nartv was confident q! v winninr and