The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-05-22

company is good, composed of such peo-
pie of known merit as Jamison, Farren
and lady, T. G. Booth, Clifford and 9TH
erS.
Manufactures. All over the city we
hear them driving away. Cincinnati and
the Ohio valley can soon go TO other mar
kets for the sale Of their wares. This
people have set up for themselves, and
right are they in doing so. Here is
Belcher's sugar refinery, which, extern
sive as tits, can't begin 10 supply lis Or
ders for weeks after they are handed in.
The Iron Mountain Rolling Mill and Nail
Factory, one of the very largest establish
ments of the kind in the Union. Mar
lows bedstead and table mandatory,
very extensive, where better article of
this kind of furniture is turned out than
at similar establishments in Cincinnati,
and at as cheap rates. Numerous chair
and furniture manufactures in different
parts Of the city, among which we must
not forget that of our young friends, Bird
& Armstrong, at the corner of Vine
and Second Streets. The St. Louis Type
Foundry and Printers Warehouse, A.
P. Ladew s. Co., 81 Locust street, where
printers ''most do congregate," and where
they can well be suited if they are rea-
sonable men. We found it SO at least.
And then you find iron foundries, ma
chine shops, Touring and sawmills in
every direction-all engaged in adding
wealth to this great emporium. and giving
employment to honest thousands of indus
trious men, and bread to their families.
These are the elements Of true greatness
in city, and with them St. Louis is truly
great. But the end is not yet.
Imperfect as is our mere outline
sketch, here we must bid good bye to this
fair and prosperous city-justly styled
the Empire city Of the West" Up the
river swiftly and pleasantly we glide,
homeward bound, on board the good
steamer Golden Era, "whereof Bersie is
master,' as the shipping bills have it.
Alton next, a fine and growing little city,
with the Illinois penitcntiary prominent
in the foreground. The railroad to
Springfield is going ahead rapidly and will
soon be completed. Hannibal looks well
and prosperous, and Quincy beautiful as
a sylvan goddess-nice, clean and tidy.
The cholera has perhaps learned her
something. Keokuk-selfsh, exclusive,
"big and little you'' Keokuk-we passed
in the night; SO did we the ruins of an
cient Nauvoo. Burlington is going ahead
finely, stretching out her arms of plank
and railroad, and sweeping into her lap
the wealth of the vast agricultural region
that surrounds her on both sides the riv-
ers. She has editors-Bur!ington has.
The Telegraph may take the compliment.
Muscatine-Sunday here; church time
at that, and we can't tell what was going
on. Davenport and Rock Island-the
handsomest locations, save St. Paul and
Fort Smelling, this side Cape Horn-bu-
siness must be brisk here week days, and
the towns growing. Up to Galena early
Monday morning, where we will stop
and breathe a day, and wait for the St.
Paul to get her load of freight and pas
sengers.
No "one-horsc town. this, even with
the picture of driving, bustling St. Louis,
with all its bright colors the while glaring
in our eyes. The secret-Galena has
men and steamboats,. Her merchants are
enterprising, liberal business men, and
her boats bring them customers from all
the way up along this river above. Good
for Galena! st. Paul will never forget
that she was her nursing mother in the
days of infancy. Perhaps the day may
conceive think it will--when St. Paul
can repay her doubly for her kindness.
But let us be sure and never forget Gale
ma. Always give her passing call as
we go down the river, and stay as long as
we can.
DAILY RIVER MAILS.
The Burlington Gazette says that ''the
contract of the Department with McCune
& Co., for the transmission of daily
mail between St onis and Calona L.