The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-11

IHE srArr or IowA-Irs IyrrsyAL RssoUsors A~p
lnrso,rM,rTs-A steady, wholesome, invigorstiDg
State Every part Of II seems to be- thriving CON
dtion Its mineral wealth Is very great Its agrieu
Union Its population Is of an induftrious sntsrpr
cling and go-shead kind The towns, as we'll a. the
country, present the same Indications OF prosperity
ana OF steady growth In wealth. comfort and popu.
ation We are peased to the evidences Of the rs
pid strides TO greatness which presented by every
paper which We receive from young sister State and
still better pleased to learn that Intelligent
ipdustrions population are producing this state Of
thof IL could not well be otherwise where nature
herself has bestowed SO many gifts upon the land and
invited such population to avail themselves Of these
advantages. The last number Of the Keosuk Dspatch
contains very Interesting article the
making In that pscethe number of houses built AMI
other Indications ofrea prosperity We had Intended
nisaid and ws must postpone it The forsion Of ~
town must always make Il o place Of great business
and its eonmerc. will increase With the settlement and
improvement OF the beautiful country which surrounds
h-and more particularly the ttle to much OF the
land likely soon to be settled determined forever
Nothing else has prevented greater
ment than h nov visible The BurIinston Hsrs. f.,
contains an article upon the I'm progress
IN that city which Is Of very gratifying kind OF the
buildings recently completed tso churches-the Ger
nsn methodist Episcopal and the Protestant Episco-
pai-sre m. ntioped and seme twenty brick houses,
the property OF different persons Who named, aud
between ffty and one hundred brick and some frame
houses, vhoee owners ere unknown. Among the build
Ds' progress- some Of th, m very fine residences
and others Intended for stores and places OF business
are twenty odd houses and South uri g,on the i'm
prevenebt IL said TO be than In any other part
OF the city New steam works and additional
Nendfie and Foote's exts nsivs Iron foundry aud
chine estsbshDent. Smiths steam mill and the
posseries indicate the permanent character OF these
impro,.msnu In addition 70 all these buildings actu-
ally eompleted or In progress there many othcrs
contemplated, and which will DO soon under way
among them Daptist church. The corporate author.
es are doing their duty In the paving Of streets. aud
grading and preparing others for paving and good
parts Of the rich and fertile country which surrounds
u The Hart-Ets speaks of plank road, upon which
large number Of hsrds are at work, IS one OF the
most imporfsnt snterprizes going forward In
nsben with the advancement Of Burlington The
comrleuon Of this road IL IL said viii open the way to
es 10 settle In that city In the Des Moines valley
too % We arm from the Ottumva Cspfer great and
valuable improvements meet the In
Tie old settlers building substantial barns and
oeenink ho~sss, sowing meadows, planting ercbasds
end enlsrgps their farms and every where nev set.
be followed By substsntsl buildings tbs results
dwell applied isdustry-Fort Des Moinss, tbs county
feet OF Polk county, Is crossing rapidly Red Rock
snd Ptiia IN Marion county thrifty villages De.
tsiooss the county seat Of Of Mshssks IL beautiful
place aud is fast growing into notice and iecr nee
led, Vile situated on the Des Moines las VI the
best aneines on the river and has good steam 80
end Grist mill In operation, and good mspy houses
are goipg mp Agency city II already tosn u eonsid
srsbis butiuess and the location cannot be beaten
Dsblcp~ss, four miles back Of Otumws In the midst
svssy nns country thickly settled 18th industrious
ana thinty farmers. 10 Ottumva, itself some twenty
bvhd'pes, mo~ty Of brick. Of large aimen.lons are
oss steam sac and grist mills put In req uition
N every direction and excelsat proofs OF the GO
ahead character Of the people u Ioss-s Lea.s (sl
Republican, .sug 20.