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THURsDA Y::::::::::::::: 80 :::OCTOBER 4, 1880.
THE BEAUTIES OF KEOKUK.
Come, come. and sit you down; sou shall not bulge;
You 60 not, till set you up glass
Where ron may see the Utmost part Of yon.-SRAKs.
The Keokuk editors still persist in their war
upon Burlington. They are seized with sort of
hydrophobia and the late rains seem to aggravate
their disorder. They are dragging the people of
Keokuk into quarrel, for which they have no ap-
petite. So far ~ we know, there is perfect good
feeling between the citizens Of the two places
Keokuk 10 fine town and has considerable resour-
for building up and maintaining lis prosperity.
We desire to see it flourish, because the glory Of
Iowa is identified with the growth of her towns.
These editors may be excused for their indiscre-
ton by the people Of Kcokuk, for the reason that
they have but recently come from the interior, and
are not fully posted up rs to the resources Of the
town or the wishes of its citizens. So far as Bur-
lington is concerned, we are amused At their eff
forts: and lest they may overwork themselves with
anxiety and place their townsmen in 4 ridiculous
attitude by their mistaken zealand as they are
new corners and somewhat green-we will try to
furnish them some available information for the
future. The two towns are not and ought to be
jealous Of each other, for each has its own resour.
ces, and the efforts Of neither affect the other,
nor should eithef feel sensitive when its resources
and prospects are discussed.
The prosperity Of Burlington rests on broad
and enduring basis. She has country on the
north, south and west, and east, in Illinois, unsur
passed for fertility and progress in improvement,
BY any country in the Mississippi Valley. To all
Of Lower Iowa she is the nearest and most conve-
nient depot the river unless it be Fort Madison,
which is more accessible than this for the country
south of Skunk river, until we complete our Plank
Road to Oskaloosa-which will be done soon-and
even then Fort Madison will be the most accessible
port for the lower part of Henry, the north part of
Lee and the whole Of Van Buren, counties.
The lower rapids are temporary obstruction,
which induces some to go to Kcokuk with their
pork and wheat thinking that if they get few cents
more for their produce they doing well, altho'
they pay much more there for what they want 10
buy. These Rapids will shortly be improved, SO
as to give US perfect steam boat channel during
boating season; and then, being the nearest port to
the greater part Of the Des Moines Valley, shall,
with our Plank Roads, command its trade. In ad-
dition to this, the time is close at hand when the
surplus Of Iowa, especially wool, -four and wheat,
will seek the great eastern market BY the Galena
and Chicago rail road and the akes before the close
OF navigation each year. A ship Canal win soon
be completed from the st Lawrence to Lake Cham
plain, and then brig sloop laden at Chicago can
land At the wharf at New York, without breaking
bulk. canal or keel boat could do this now
When the Galena road is done-probably next year
the whole Of South Iowa win stream to the ports
above the Rapids, with their wool, wheat and other
articles, because the ultimate and best market is
the east. Most productions of the west would not
bear transportation to the east, all the way, by rail
road; but they will bear it from the Mississippi to
the Lakes; and Burlington will be able to pay better
prices than any town below the Rapids. Hence all
the surplus Of Lower Iowa, except pork, which ne
cessariy comes late to market, will seek eastern
market by the northern route. And when the rap
ids are improved--probably next year-even pork
will seek the nearest point and best market on the
Mississippi, and pork raisers know where that
will be.
The Keokuk editors speak OF Burlington as a
nice place for those Of her citizens who are over
burdened with cares to retire to and escape from
nd h,,etl LAT ,vo
can furnish you all the luxures and elegancies OF
ife-so you pay for them. but we do not include
in our invitation that portion of your population
described by you as vagabonds and thieves. and
whom you say are very numerous. Nor can we
harbor any who are running away from overdue or
maturing notes. Whether any others remain to
come, you can best judge. Presuming there may
be some, we will recommend an easier way Of get.
ting relief than coming to Burlington. AS you have
never had Ferry to the Illinois shore, but expect
to have one soon, IL you are overburdened with IL
inois customers, send them to your too neigh
bors, Nauvoo and Warsaw; If Missouri or Keosau.
qua are troublesome, send them to Alexandra ia
do their trade and shipping; if the up country an.
noys you, tell them OF Montrose, Fort Madison and
West Point; if the back country, point them to 81
Francisville, Pennington, Bonaparte, and the navi
gable Des Moines; il they clamor for food, point
them to the desert waste, called the Half Breed
Tract for your excuse, and send them to Burling.
ton.
Athey ask for political food You supply them-fo
in the dark herehayc distributing Office and
can't claim TO be the special opponents Of Adminstra
ton: nor have we ONE vou nth MORE NoN.PAYING SUE
scRlBeRs than any other paper Iowa! And besides
sEssIsLs MEN write to that prosper better By
pulling down our neshhoo stirring up local strife where
al should be harmonious.
As 10 Capt. Van SQun-we give him the title Of Capt
ON account of his services in the Mexcan war-he is too
we'll known throughout the whole rnse Of his paper 70
cause the least uneasiness in the minds Of the people Of
warn the other editors not to acquire similar notorety
We have been told there is a class OF people in
or near keokuk, who would be called on the sea
board wreckers. Their occupation is lighting over
the rapids and Of course theycat stand rise in the
river, and is said their faces are perfect barome
ters-when it rains they look down and in dry wca.
Their they look up. They remind us Of story We
have heard Of the people of Taunton, ON the sea.
board. They depend for living on fish, and it i.
said If you meet out Of fish season and ask him
where he is from, he will answer You with grea
humility ssFrom Taunton. Good Lord, but y,u
meet the same man in fish season and ask him hi.
whereabouts, he spnnks up to you and says with al