Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-23
o RAILROADS.

Since it became definitely settled that the
government would build a free railroad and
wagon bridge across the Mississippi at this
point, and now that the structure is nearlyeom-
pleted, Rock Island has assumed a national
Importance IS . railroad centre, old roads
have been pushed through, new roads com
pleted and other roads proposed, some of
which are already in process Of construo-
ton. These with the different lines of
packets and through boats between St.
Paul and st. Louis and intermediate points,
together with the proposed extension of the
Michigan and Illinois Canal TO the Missis-
sippi al this point, giving US a boat conneo-
ton to the Tlin&s River and to Lake Mich
gao, is destined to make Rock Island the
leading city of the Mississippi Valley, be.
tween St. Paul and St. Louis.
THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC R.. r.
from Chicago to Council Bluffs-a distance
Of FIVE hundred miles, ia one of the best
managed and most thoroughly equipped
roAdsi in the north west, and gives. US q
through conn ection to the east, in connec-
ton with the NJ. & L. s. r. R. & N. Y. Cen
trail R. R. to New York. 1t is the principal
line for fast passenger travel to the Pacific
coast.
THE ROCKFORD, R. I. & ST. L. r. r.
under the new management of Mr.. r. r:
Gable, gives Us complete connection with
St. Louis, and all roads in the State run.
ming east and west, between this point and
St. Louis. Satisfactory relations have Rlso
been established with the c. R. l. q P. r.
r., and the Northwestern, thus ensur-
ing a Chicago connection, as well as con-
n%ections with roads running north.
THE WESTERN UNION r. H.,
of which this city is ..shs southern terminus,
runs to Racine and Milwaukee, and does q
business that is assuming gigantic proper.
tions, and Is one of the important railroads
of the West. Its connections with roads
north are complete, and of great advantage
to business meR and the travelling public.
THE COAL VALLEY R. R.,
owned and operated by the Coal Valley
Mining Company, supplies us with all the
coal that is necessary for QUE numerous
manufactures by the boatlines and packets.
The Pesria Il R. l. R. R. which is being
built from Peoria to this city will be com
pleted in less than thirty days, and will
probably be run in connection with the T,
P. u r. K and the Penn. Central combiua.
ton, thus giving us a second through line to
the Eastern cities and the south. Another
importsnt branch Of our railroad systemis
the sonth western branch of the c. R. I. &
?. R. r: running to Leavenworth and the
southwest and to The guilt.
Besides these it is quite probable that the
Continental Railway, an air line 20 n. I.
will make this point to avai itself of the
government bridge and the advantages Of
the other railroads centering here, ard the
large amount of trade and business that
must seek this point in its transit across the
continent in either direction.
Such is q brief mention of the important
railroads that centre here, and must of q
necessity, have their influence in gathering
people here, from all parts of the world, to
make a trading and manufacturing city with
it's hundred thousand inhabitants.