Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-05-19

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thorough l. efficient organization of their par
/ AS The editor 81 he Gszstte i disposed 70
!. crow" . little because we were longer gni'
led with the story about Bill Jonson than ne
was himself, and jokes US pretty hard Tor nc'
knowing that which it was Impossible Tor US
TO ascertain, we give him fair warning that we
shall :. crows little over him at the next Oc-
tober election, for being quilted with the idea
,ba, the Wings, If fully united. could carry ihe
election in Iowa. We say they canaot, wh''e'
he, with all tho light previous elections aii'fd
him, is Of opinion they can. Now neighbor
Sanders. will see which Of US is most deficient |
in perception.
Wool &C To ST. PErERs.--The pleasant |
passenger boat. St. Louis Oak. will leave TINS
place this evening or Tomorrow morning Tor
St. Peters or the Falls Of St. Anthony. on
pleasure excursion. TO any one who has
never bel.eId that suttime scene, an excellent
opportunity is now offered. as the price OF pas
sage has been reduced greatly below what Il
UdS cVCI uCCU uCIOsCs uO oNN''e'J ~ 49,
upper Mississippi, aside from The falls. is well
worth the cost Of the trip to the man Of leisure,
provided he has the 'pew,er" to spare.
"WHrAr AND FLoua.- Wheat has taken a
rise north Of us. A, Massillon and other p'a
ces il is selling at 63 cents. Flour is a's"
looking rp. and has sold in Cincinnati at So
and S. IL l.2 per bbl.''-Ohio Statesman. Of
May 2.
Observe the difference between that country
| and ours. With US, wheat varies at from %
| 10 81 cents per bushel. which is about half The
price j, commands in Ohio, while the price Of
-four is about The same. Why is this the case !!
Is it becau Sc the natural facilities Of Ohio, for
manufacturing flour SO greatly excel =
| Far from it. We confess that from the low
price at v hich the best Of farming lands can
ne cD,a,nen III Iowa, ~ 20 per acre, all siiia-
BILE, our farmers can afford 10 sell their wheat
at lower rate than the farmers Of Ohio, who
have to pay from sa5 to $50 per acre for land
convenient, to market, bu, it is not this fac. ha.
makes the difference-t is the lack Of facii-
ties for the manufacture Of flour. Situated as
| our country is at present, the St. Louis mer-
chant can purchase our wheat. ship it down 10
their mills, manufacture it, and reship it to us
al handsome profit to themselves, without
an advance upon the price al which cur coun-
| try -four is sold. II this be the fact, and il is
proven by the shipment Of wheat down and
flour up stream, what is our loss for the lack
Of good Touring mills equal to the wants Of
the country! 1t is equal to at least one half
the entire value Of the wheat crop OF Iowa !!
| - aa------.~. pay s III.
~ per cent. advance to the southern dealer,
while our farmer is not benefited by the high
price -four bears. And further. we are depri-
we'd of all advantage arising from the labor Of
| those engaged in the manufacture Of -FOUR
The capitalist invests his money in merchant
mill, located at ST. Louis--there his capital is
spread, adding TO the circulating medium Of
that country. as also. by the capital required TO
keep it operation by the hire Of aborers.-
1t may be thought by some. that these items
are TOO small 10 seriously afrec, the prosperity
of a country. but as "large streams from little
fountains fow," so does our weaIu, and pros
per'ty vanish by variety Of little founts ,ha,
centre In the capitalist Or manufacturer. We
should recollect that " a penny saved is two
pence made." SO by our tribute 10 distant man
ufacturers and traders, we enrich them, and
through them another section Of the country.
at the expense Of our own. Then, is it moi
time that We should take some steps for our
own protection! We are aware that our coun.
try IS not possessed Of the capital and enter
prize snfficien, at present to place it it, its mos,
desirable position. as regards this matter, We,
there is more in its grasp than it has yet avail
ed itself Of. Let US then unite, concentrate
our means, in the encouragement of mills and
other manufactures, and IN short time we
shall pay no tax or tariff to our more entespri.
zing neighbcrs. .s.z@
Facts showing that double the quantity Of
wheat is here required for the purchase of a
| barrel OF -four that is required in Ohio, we see
The necessity Of mills. There are manv ex
cellent mill streams in our Territory, aud ad-
vantageous locations for steam mills. so we
| hope that We shall, in the course of few
years. find remedy for present evils. We
know Of no enterprise Offering greater ind uce-
menss than the erection Of good Touring mills
on the Mississippi.
IL The river has fallen about two feet. and
Is yet slowly on tie decline. Boats are ply
Ing rapidly upon the river, generally pretty
| we'll laden. although We understand freiuh,s
ara becoming rather scarce below. W. A..
gra'l'ied to see that couple OF good steamers.