The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-04-28
Wrrkl4 COURTS.
WEDNESDAY NOR MING APRIL 70,
TAe samm.r and IL. Prospects.


WEDNESDAY MORNING 70.
The summer and its Prospects.
We have been waiting with patience which
has al length grown into anxiety, for the clear
ing away Of the rain and clouds, which have
continued to hang over us for the past month";
blot,ng out, as il were, the sun from our view,
and denying to Vegetation the genial warmth Oh
single invigorating ray.
Whilst We cannot but look forward 70 sea-
sen Of unexampled activity and hustle Tor our
young and fourishing community Is 'mpos'
sible to conceal the fact, that should the pres
ent condition of the weather continue much
LONGER. this activity will be more apparent than
real. Let the season be what it may, in point
Of inausp,ciousness, our city will carry with il
during the ensuing summer, an animation here
tofore unknown 10 it. But under the existing
state Of the weather, it will be superficial ami
nation. 1t will be the animation and hustle of
an immense and unusual amount of travel Be
the season what it may, we will have our hotels
full to constant overlooking. A vast amount of
public attention has been directed towards us
during the past twelve months, and especially
during the past winter. The action of the al.
linois Central Rail Road Company" and the
important, able and protracted debate, which
arose in the Senate the "lowa Land Bill,
have served to direct the attention of every part
of the Union towards us. A curiosity has been
awakened that must be satisfied The specu-
lators, the migrators and the capitals, will have
are and are to be. All these, will serve to give
to our city, during the approaching summer,
the appearance at least, Of unusual vitality But
whilst the exterior will be all right, we fear
that it may be far otherwise with the real ele-
ments OF our vitality, viz the agricultural in
terests The times are truly discouraging upon
the farmers. The period has already past,
when, all the spring grain ought to be in the /
ground, and yet, to say nothing of the sowing,
there is not one tenth, perhaps, of the ground
intended 10 be sown, that has been even pre-
pared for the reception If the seed. The re-
suits Of a much longer continuation of the pres
cnt state of seeming meteorological derange-
ment, will be a total absence of the usual har-
vests, and consequent disasters to our mercan-
tile and commercial interests. We say, then,
to both the farmer and the merchant, husband
your resources.
Whilst, however, we have reason thus to
complain, let US remember that we are not alone
in the causes Of our complaints. We CLEAN
from our exchanges that the same exists to an
equal extent rs with ourselves, in many Of the
eastern and middle States.
THE WORK Co.'s BRAvELY ON.-Our old
friend Thomas C. Fasstt, will, in few days,
commence the erection of large brick build
ing on the corner Of Main and Third streets
1t will be 40 feet front and running back some
81 feet, the whole to be three stories high
This is but one Of the MANY SUCH edi6ces to be |
erected here during this season.
Who says Dubuque is not or will not con-
tinue to be the largest city in lowa' The re-
Spouse from every candid man, is-'no one
And, yet, money brings higher interest. and
property is lower here, than any city of the
same size and prospects in the U. S. 1t is
strange that in city like Dubuque, money
should continually command 25 per cent interest,
and that real estate is sol W. This state of things
arises from the fac. that money has been made
scarce from the immense entries of land in this |
country Of late-more land having been sold
here by Government, during the last two years,
than was sold prior to that date from the first
opening Of our Land Office. But the s,rangest
of all is, that eastern men, who have money to
operate upon, do not come here with their CAPT.
tai.
We venture the prediction, that on the 26th
day Of April, 1853, real estate in this city, will
command DOUBLE the price that the owner
could realize from it to-day. Meantime, we
hope to see our men Of means, doing all in
their power in the way Of improvements, as
every new building increases the value of all
the real estate in the city.