Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-17
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE


~ tAO ptathc pIC1ouIUy EcCEch-
Ion and profit. Now none of these signs VI
IRE seen. The great U. P. R. R. takes the
raveler and hurries him over the long weary
niles = reducing the journey of months 10 Fl
hat of days. Leaving Rock Island after tea
1t the Harper, you take breakfast at Avoca,
he little pet metropolis of western Iowa, r
according to John P. Cook, of Davenport
and are in this young State at $50 A NJ t
Crossing the river the scene of changing !
and re-ehecking baggage is like going into 6
canada, and makes it apparent that bridge t
Is great necessity. The work of building
this bridge is too we'll understood, being
similar to that of the St. Louis bridge, to
need any explanation to the readers of the
ARGUS.
On the train we met an old friend of Col
Wood, the Agent of Robinson's Circus, Capt
q. a. Eastman, the San Francisco Sea Lion
hunter, who captured in Alaska the Seals
and other marine monsters which are on ex-
hibition in RObinson's Circus, and Barnum's
and Woods Museum. He is sthorough going
salt, as genial and jovial as the flower OF
jolly May. He gets inside of dead Seals and
lies in wait until others come smelling |
around, and then chloroforms them with q
sponge at the end of stick. This is excit- |
ing exercise, but not by any means safe. |
He was on his way west to capture more
! having agreed to furnish a few thousand
dollars worth Of marine MANN Ala to the
| gallant Colonel; and we would willingly take
q cruise with the brave old tar, whom We
found to be a rough diamond, possessing
the most sterling quslities.
Once in Omaha, the eastern traveller is
forcibly reminded that he is in a frontier
city. There ia that evidence OF rapid growth
aud future prospects so plainly to be seen.
There are several very fine public buildings
IN process Of erection, the principal of which
is probably the finest High School building
in the west. A large and magnificent hotel
building, which, when completed, will sur
pass anthing of the kind in the west. Be
sides these, we noticed several very fine
residences.
The principal Office of the T. P r R. IL
OF this place, and here we ex peeted to meet
our old friend, T, L. Kimball, Gen. Pssseu
ger Agent, formerly of Chicago, but so
( careful is he to watch everything connected
, with the interest of the road, that be had
just gone to Cheyenne to meet lot Of Ag-
- ricul,nral Editors frcm the East. We learn
that Mr. kimball is just as popular as he
: used to be in ChicAgo, which /:
), only another evidence of the fact ths
}. the Pennsylvania Central managers Away.
e put the right man in the right place, wher
;, they pick out a man to look after any o
= their business. Since coming to this plsc'
, We have met DR.. Miller, Of the Herald, VIII
is one of the best, as well as one of lht
! shrewdest democratic editors in the west
. somehow, having an eye to the CONVEX sioi
, of sinners, and for the welfare of the Re
H. publican party, which has been in bat
a wsy in this State since the senatorial fgh
between Thsyer and Hitchcock, We fell il
- with the managing editor and proprietor o
the Tribune and Republican, Mr.. Bslcomh
who is An intense radical and actually en-
joys a good, lovely political fight with q
= democrat, and doesn't mind taking "a hand
d 10 family mill, provided any OF the dis
q satisfied tread on the family toes. He il
also President of the Northwestern Asso
cisted Press Association concern tina
sends news to the western papers. Mr.. B
heard something about the Uni9n'S whining
over the ARGUS reports, and saws he think
we have imposed upon the Union boy. w
10 will say this much for Mr. B We wish ",
had as worthy al opponent in Rock Islsnd
We do like brave and fearless opponent
- who can give back good hard knocks.
- We are under obligations to both of thcs,
editors for very much information respecting
this new State, it's political aspect, az
eading issues before the people, and othe
topics, principal of which is the consutu
= tlonSl convention, now In session at La
coin, the capital Of the StAte-a city o
three years shading, built for the reception
OF the capital. Several knotty question
; are up before the convention, among whic
may be named the Sunday and Liquo
laws. On this topic there is considerab /
;, discussion at this time in shis city, aud ther
Is DO doubt but that lhe question will b
taken into the next State canvass.
We have met Gov. Saunders, who is
n, hne-lookiug gentleman, on whose bro
guoerustorIal cares seem TO have few trace
This forenoon, in company with Senate
Hitchcock, who defeated Thayer so bad
Il for the L. 5. Senate, and the Surveyor GeI
ersl OF the State, Mr.. Cunningham and NJ
Frost, an old resident of this city, former
'A' Commissioner of Supplies for the L. P
4, We took very pleasant ride abo
Omaha. This ride changed our opinion
- the city very much. Its situation is one
the finest on the river, the bluff are hIE
:. beautifully located, and covered with maj
a Gne residences, overlooking the high plate,
- above the city the river in its winding al
:. uncertain course aud in the distance Il
:. thriving city Of Council BlufTs.
II would net be at ell strange if the ne
- ten years should see population of hu
80 dred thousand people at this point The
"a are certainly chances for this poi Mt that d
al possessed by few cities. Its railway co
90 ueetious, its Missouri River trade. .ts wei
hat thy and snierprising citizens all mean
,ls great inland city, with miles of wal
:, houses on the river, millions invested
a,D railroad shops, and millions more in schc
nd houses, pubic institutions and palatial re
e licences All this is possible, just as it
~, with Rock Island, public enterprise
annal to the work.