Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-12-22
r. The Miners Express of the 18th inst.

trade 10 that place, and stating that large
number Of teams passed that Office. from the
appearance Of which, they Judge they came
they came from the upper counties, 1--WE use
It's precise language all Aeacily loaded UiM
produce Of curious kinds. and stating the price
Of pork, which is the same as paid in this
place, and of few other articles, which bring
a slight advance upon our prices, thus lets out
the jealousy which exists in the bosom of its
editors, towards its sister towns on the river:
Dubuque being the only Town in Iowa
where real good bargains are to be bad, the
great increase Of its trade is not to be wonder
ed'at. Nor is il surprising that such places as
Bloomington. Davenport, &c. (schere pscdv-
unes look as large as cart Uheels) should remain
IN st0tt: cgo-they are not sought for by any
rersoI who is in CUES: Of cash market. But
Dubuque, the great commercial emporium OF
Iowa, is the centre of attraction-to this point
the achole trade Of the country west OF bur'ing-
ton inclines Just as naturally as water seeks
its level, or as If guided and controlled by the
mighty power Of animal Magnetism =
That such feeling pervades in Dubuque,
to an extent wider than the bosom OF the VIII
ter of the above quotation. we are unwilling
to believe; and if we are mistaken. we are rea-
DIV 10 excuse those who have a similar feeling.
on the score of ignorance, for surely any one
possessed of common degree Of perception
must see that there is no cause for the exist
ence Of jealous feeling between the two pla-
ces, Bloomington and Dubuque, which, adj
hitting it TO be interest of citizens OF rival
places to uphold their own and decry the 9th
er, would justly the utterance Of such state
ments. We are at all times glad to hear Of
the prosperity Of Dubuque, or any other place
10 the territory. and would not knowingly. or
without knowledge of its truth, say word
calculated to blight the prospects Of any place.
But another spirit appears to actuate the edit
ors Of the Express. Not content with the
prosperity Of their adopted place, they desire
to create character for it abroad, not by its
own advantages alone, but by misrepresen'ine
the growth and business Of others.
That the distant reader may judgde 1--WE
have nothing to fear from those who are &C
quainted with the business Of the Territory,
with what degree of certainty the Express
is in the habit of speaking, we italicised few
of its statements in the introduction of its ar
,icle. From the appearance Of several teams
which passed that Office, they would judg'
they came from the upper counties, yet they
state, without qualification, that "'hey were
all heavily loaded with produce Of various
! kipds.r Ii would have been very easy, one
| where they were from at the same time they
were ascertaining the variety Of the load.
But, as we are content 10 rely upon facts a
lone, 10 sustain both.ihe growth and business
Of our place, we will give the Express an un.
vanished tale recently told US by gentleman
Of Dubuque, whose yeraci'y'. and ability to
Judge, the editors will not call in question.
and whose name we can and will give, should
the statement be denied by them. The. gen.
'leman alluded TO, upon a visit to this place.
remarked to US that he had frequently seen
aattering notices in the Herald of the pros
peritylof Bloomington, but supposed that we,
like others, put them forth fer the purpose of
giving,it name abroad--that it had been a.
bout year since he had last visited our town
that so rapid has been its growth since that
time, he was much astonished upon approach
ing it--that he had thought Dubuque flourish
ed at an encouraging rate, but he found that
Bloomington out. stripped it. We expressed
regret bis visit had not been in more favor.
able weather, that he might have seen the
throng CT Wagons in our streets, and dealers
In our business houses. He replied that that
was not necessary to convince him that this
is place Of business, and must from its geo.
graphical situation, soon reach station sec.
ond to no place in the western country, save
St. Louis-that within ten miles of town. he
had met as many as twenty wagons, which
had brought produce to market.
This is the statement of one who has his
all invested in and around Dubuque, owns not
foot of ground n Muscatine county, and
consequently could derive no benefi. from civ.
ing Bloomington name above its merts.--
We should never have made mention uf facts
so complimentary to our town, high as we es-
TEEN the judgment of the gentleman alluded
TO- but for the invidious comparison drawn by
the Express between the two places.
we are conscious that towards Dubuque, or
any other place In the Territory, there is not |
mite OF jealousy in our bosom; on the other
hand' we are pleased to hear of their prosper
''y; but we do feel little regret that the pros
pen'y OF our town, produced by the enter.
prize of its own citizens, should excite the
jealousy of her sister towns, such as has been