, 1873-04-02

freighta both ways FREQ Of tax.
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ANOTHER GREAT "CUT.OFF."
Thoro aro periodical occasions whom son1o Of
the newspapers to the west OF us have aovoro
attsok of Chicago, and do not rocovor until thoy
have vented thoir spleen in a column or 90 Of
Wholesale abuse. >gometimoB thoy aro Inflicted
by tho criminal record OF tho oity and warn tlolr
rural frionds' against coming hero. 8ometimos
thoy preach long homilioa on tho irroligious con-
dltion Of tho peoplo horo. Sometimes 1t Ia tho
political depravty Of Chicago, or tho dangor that
man may DO divorced without knowing It, but
Usually 1t is question connected with trans-
portation to tho Boabuard TINT arouscB thoir iro,
and upon which theyprodicato thospoody downfall
Of this modern Carthage, tho ruin Of her business,
the transformation Of hor commercial structures
into haunts for bats and owls, and tho convor-
sion Of hor busy streota into bowling wilder
uese. There wae timo whom tliis sort OF pro-
photlo bosh was confined to st. Louis, A1ilwau-
koo, and CINCINNATI but thoso three cities hnve
gradually quit their joromiads and rologated the
business to tho provincial critics. Among tho
hitter ia tho Clinton (Iowa) Age, which has
connections with tho aoaboard. 1t dovotes much
argument and moro space to the consid-
Grafton Of ao1no method Of getting
from tho Mississippi to the eoaboard
without going through Chicago. In tho pre-
Bontation Of this argument, we are informed that
tho great Valley Of tho MissIseippi is no longer
TO romain In tho clutches Of Chicago; that
Eastern grain-buyors havo discovered TINT they
Gun buy grain at points beyond Chicago Qhat lis
IN old discovery; that Chicago treats with
ailont contempt any proposal to build railroads
whicl, do not run through that city; that Chi
cago has no right to lay claim to tho whole tradc
Of the Mississippi basin that she hns got to let
go Of it; TINT the route Is already projected
only question Of time, and two millions Of
capital, md so on.
This ia q sufficiently dismal picture Of what iB
to happen to uB, and its horrors arc by no means
mitigatod by tho faot that the Clinton Gowa)
Age knows tho vory hour ut which tho two mill
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holds thom ovor our heads In terrorena. It ia
vory doubtful, however, whether the equanimity
Of Chicago will DO very materially disturbed by
this bugaboo, or whether our merchants and
grain-ahippora will commence putting up thoir
shutters and moving westward on tlat account.
There arc already no less than aoycn lines Of
railroads. in thia State alone, from tho
Mississippi to the aoaboard, Which do
not go through Chicago, and yot To
aro not avaro that Chicago has stopped
growing on that account. Haying alroady not
on1y endured acvon lines but prosporad, Chi-
caeo Gun afford to regard ono more limo with on
tire complaconoy, especially as that line ia pro-
3ectod from the Upper h1isalBslppi, and must
make largo dotour around Chicago to avoid
going through 1t. Whom Chicago, by virtuo Of
her position on the 1akeB, finds herself unable to
handle the grim crop Of tho Wost On tho terms
of free trade abe will quit gracefully but at
present sho is inclined to regard the construc.
ton Of my now road, whether 1t goeF
benefit, provided, it helps develop the TO-
aorrces Of tho Wost. Whatever benefits the
WcBt, benefits Chicago. Therefore, we arc In
clinad to congratulate the Clinton Age upon itf
assurances that "two millions can name tht
| hour when new route from tho mississippi tt
the seaboard will DO constructed. Wo have nj
doubt, il tho two millions are in q hurry, tim
Chicago will shorten tho time by holping along
tie subscriptions. provided that she il not calet
upon to vote city or county bonds to help built
1t. Tho Clinton Age, as we'll as oil tho othc
periodical growlors and carpera at Chicago, ma.
POSSESS thoir souls in patience with tue reloc
ton that this city is heartily In favor of any pro
ject which promises to still further opcn up th
RESOURCES Of tho WoBt, to help moyo it's cnor
nous products to tho soaboard, to chenpon til
ratos OF freight, and mako the farmorB' toll NOR
romunerative. The growth Of Chicago md th
growth Of tho Wost ore synonymous. What help
tho West helps Chicago, and uice uersa: Til
Clinton Age may therefore bo assured tint Chi
cago llas no objection to forty routes to the ecu
board, but on tho other hand will gladly wolcom
them, and do what sho can to encourage thoi
construction. This fact may sayo tho Clinic
paper any furthor exhibitions Of its spleen.