The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-13

they cannot raise upon their farms. Blu
like all other countries, whose home mar
ket for produce ceases when surplus j.
raised beyond the home consumption
this country from its prosperity and flu
Etnre wealth, will depend on expectation
Without this their corn would rot il
the cribs, and their wheat in stacks. And
if the farmers for their own interest are
compelled to bring their produce to the
Mississippi River in order to find mark.
ct, when at the same time they can obtain
their supplies, then / will ask whethe,
Burlington will not be the point where
every farmer will most frequently be cal.
led. Suppose a county seat established
20 miles from the river; no man would ev.
er think Of finding market there for his
produce after a surplus shall be raised;
hence he would go to the River for all bu-
slness transactions, except now and then
he might be led by some official business
to the country county seat. But if the
seat remain on the river. all business witt,
the county officers would be done without
going expressly for it.
would remind every farmer that the
time is close at hand when he cannot sell
busiel Of corn or wheat, or pound Of
pork at his residence; but will have to
bring every article Of produce to the river
in order tofad a market. The reason is
very obvious. as it is we'll known that
this will soon become an extensive OK.
porting country, and the river is the only
outlet to all the distant markets.
IMpARr1AL1TY.
Mr. Editor of the Hawk-Eye:-Sir,
through your valuable paper please make
the enquiries for the benefit of the pub
lie, why the city treasurer has not render
ed an account of the receipts and expen-
ditures for the year 1899, andif the same
has been rendered, why has it not been
published!
| think it would be gratifying to those
that pay taxes, fines, licences, &C., to see
what has become Of the public funds
since the city has been incorporated.
have for the first time to see all exposition
Of what has become Of the public funds
collected.
Our city is prosperous enough to Gre
ate considerable revenue, and if judicious-
ly expended, perhaps it might enable us
to improve our streets, &c. / know of
no place in the west of the population
of Burlington but what has made more
public improvement than Burlington. It
is dangerous for citizen, much more a
stranger to walk orr streets after candle.
light, for fear Of tumbling in ditch or
over a stump. If our present
Board of officers does not take some steps
in improving our streets, think it would I
be advisable for those that pay license and
lakes to ask the next General Assembly
10 repeal the charter. CATO.
1t will be seen by the following inter-
esting letter that our old and tall friend,
The Rev. A. NJ. ScoTr, has relocated him
self in Arkansas. and is now principal of
The Evansville Academy in that State
The outside of his letter evinces him to
oe the same clever. eccentric A. NJ. Scott
hat he was while here. To show that
lis letter was not double, we find written
IN the outside in his hand, "single as a
Nuid.'
Almost every body will recognize in
ne writer of this communication the same
Individual whom we introduced to them
ONE time ago, as
A. M. Scott. Attorney -at.Law,
/ The tallest man in Arkansaw
: According to promise, we hope he will
write TO us often, and we have no doubt
e will give such descriptions of men and
hings, in the vicinity of his whereabouts,
$ will be interesting to the readers Of the
iawk-Eye.
correspondence Of the Hawk Eye and Patriot
TIMES IN ARKANSAS.
Evansville, .4rk. Jan. 2, 1910.
MR.. Ed ToR:--Perhaps you of the cold
nd snow clad north, would not be un-
'illing to know the truth relative to those
erious difficulties which the people of
,rkansas have, and to some extent, are
till suffering. Rumor with her hundred ]
'ngues has circulated many false state.
tents relative to the murder of the fright /
lmily at Cane Hill, in June last, and {