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BLOOMINGTON, (lowa,) Aug. q, 1913
Ioica- Upper Misassippi Rive Improvement Of the
Navigation = Cheap Government Product Of To-
pa-Face Of the Co4ntvy-Hlino,s Election
Mormon Poiiics-New Revelation.
! J. G. BENNETT ESQ
! DEAR SIR
In my last | told you that had something more to
say OF this beautiful and majestic river, and Of the
future prospects Of Iowa
have frequently passed up this river, from the
mouth of the Ohio TO Bloomington, sometimes high
er-havc crossed II IN twenty places In summer
have bsthed and hshed IN il, or laid still in my little
walnut canoe, and Heated down the slye" To shoot
the ducks and geese; and In winter have taken
ny merry sleigh ride or chased the deer and wolf
upon It's zee, and cooled my parched tongue with the
same IN summer All this lsvery fine, and mere COM
mon place small talk. Think OF boat starting at
Pttsburg as they frequently do, on trip to the falls
OF ST. Anthony, two thousand miles! Compare this
with one hundred and sixty miles OF navigation
your Hudson. Aud this river, from the mouth Of the
Ohio thousand miles, tn the Falls, as fine
vigaton the Hudson, with the exception of the
rarlds one at the lower part OF the Territory, Just
above The mouth of the Desmoines, twelve miles
long-ihe other at Rock Island, above the mouth Of
Rock River, eighteen miles long Trey are over a
flat rock, with fall otrom oae 10 two feet per mile.
When the river is high, there is five or six feet wa
ter, and when low but two teet, The U, ). govern
ment have commenced improving the lower rapids.
by blasting the rock IN the channel to make It
deeper, and the work has already rendered much
assistance TO the navigation. But 1t has been the
policy of our government to suspend the work and
save her money. Our country suffers Immensely Tor
the want OF the proper appropriation oil funds to tact
late mails and our commerce and navigation
am not acquainted with many OF the lawmakers or
office holders of the government. | wonder II they
too sntfer for the want OF pay But let me resume
nv subject
Freight from St Louis here or to Gaena and Du-
buqne when the water is high, is from ten to twelve
aud ha cents per hundred; but when 1t is low, 1t
is from hfy to hundred Our government do
wrong tn withhold so rltng an expenditure, when
II can be OF such vast benefit to commsnity-to
The whole nauou. The number OF steamboats,
which crossed these rapids last year was 4l5--the
number this year, tour first months, Is 3O5 They
will average 200 IONS.
This rlv-r asa Ally closes ia December and opans
early in March It's rise and tall is very gradual be-
ing only about twelve feet Its highest Use Is usual
ly in June and /, frequently spins out its spring ude
| through halt the summer AT this dav " is four'eet
above low water, having fallen about "a feet In Tour
| weeks
| have been thus particular in speaking OF our ma
vigatlon, because the fret objects OF any coun-
| try are its commerce and agriculture Such are
our cOmmerci,i advantages, and now tor The
agricultural The richness # the soil 10 the
first and greatest object # the farmer. But &C
companyng this. he must have dry healthy
location, wood water. and market The exceed
ing richness Ct he soil have spoken OF IN my Tor
mer letter, which is wei adapted to wheat. corn.
hemp, oats, potatoes, tobacco, &c It's richness
varies but lutte wi h bottom and upland the t,rmer
beng more sandy and warm Is better adapted TO
corn, while the latter is more black, cldyey and
moist, better adap ed TO wheat and grass.
The country has very uniform tor nation, hav-
ing no hills. The highland or table lands ele-
waited about 200 feet above tue Mississippi and The
depth OF The valley, OF smaller stream Is generally
In proportion TO their I'VE. On reference to map,
II may be seen that our country Is we'll ntersper5ed
with rivers OF considerable magnitude, and the
smaller streams. rslng between hem, hbw with a
rapid current to their valleys, forming numerous
milseats, and leaving the country everywhere dry.
In tins RESPECT Iowa is far superior 10 that part OF
Illinois which lies between the Wabash and the Mis-
-lssppi, aad Illinois rivers; where, In many places,
the country is Hat and wet, and the streams slug
sish
This is natural grazing country; it would make
your Yankee farmers themselves tat 10 see the cat
tie and sheep, and horses, luxuriatipg In the hne
srass, with prairie breeze which keeps the flies In
the grove They get as tat as your stall fed. sheep
are now great object with the prairie farmers
They thrive equally well as the sheep on the hills.
at the east. Then, what a saving In freight, on
wool, over that OF beef and pork. In a few years,
Iowa will ship large quantities Of wool east.
Last Monday was The day Of election clio for mem.
they were sure Of three OF the seven, having some
advantage of men Of talent and popularity. In the
north-wt stern district, II was expectediha Walker,
the Wing candidate, would get the MOrmons But
the steamer Gaena. which came up last night, re-
ported Hoge, the D-mocrat, to have large major
ity there, which will surely defeat Walker. Walker
is an able attorney and has frequently pleaded Tor
10 Smith, when he was under arrest for his little
debts or big crimes, and thence he had found favor
in the sight of Joseph and his brethren But on the
DaOOatn Gay, which was the Gay DelOtt tie ccCuOH,
Hiram, the brother OF Joseph, had revelation
from Heaven, by which il was revealed 10 him that
It would not be altogether an holy and righteous
thing in the sight of God and the Church, tor the
brethren to give their votes to the Wings, they
being, IT possible, more the servants OF Mammon
than the Democrats were Joseph stated to the
day Saints, that "ths revelation, which by
Divine inspiration had been given his brother Hi
ram, was true beyond doubt for Hiram was man
OF truth But 1t had not been so revealed to him:
Now, Walker was good man, and he had found
favor in the law, by his power and wisdom, and re-
leased him from the hands Of his wicked per-
secutors. Therefore, let u counsel together We
wot not who would be ruler Let US give some OF
our votes to Walker and some to Hoge, and then
we shall always find favor in the law, whether
Wings or Democrats should be rulers"
The authorities OF Illinois will never dare en-
force the laws upon the Mormons, Tor they hold the
balance OF power by vote. Hence, 10 Smith has
never been brought to answer Tor the treason and
murders committed in the Mormon war and the
attempted assassination OF Governor Boggs
Respectu ly, yours, J. .. W. A.