The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-05-11

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Since | left Davenport we have had yer,
disagreable weather, raining ard showing
almost without intermission. The snow
opposite to where am sitting has drifted Il
about an inch in thickness, which throw.
Iowa in the shade as regards cold weather
Vegetation is not SO far advanced in thi.
part of the state as it is in Iowa Our eli
mate is far superior to this and the soil for
agricultural purposes much better, and il
fact 50 far as have been enabled to abserve
from Chicago passing through a portion OF
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and a portion ol
Ohio to this point, have seen no soil st
rich and prolific as that OF Iowa.
| This is my native state, and feel prid.
| in her unbounded resources and her onward
progress, and the time is not far distant
when she will BE- ranked as the first stat /,
in population and wealth in the union
Greely says" Ohio is probably at this mo-
ment better supplied with railroads than
any other st te west of Lake Champlain
and the Housatonic, and is growing rapidly
in consequence. Cincinnati will have a
quarter Of million inhabitants al the next
censils-more than New York had at any
census before that of ISIo-Cleyeland will
have over $4,000, Columbus and Dayton
some 10000 each and 50 on. You may
| leave almost any town in the state in the
morning and be in Buffalo by evening, ant
in New York for early dinner the mex
| day So you will perceive with all these
advantages her course is onward aud up
ward.
This brings to mind the bearing that oul
projected railroads will have upon our young
and thriving state in the development OF
her future greatness. Davenport is bound
ITO be the radiating point of railroads il
Iowa, from the fact that that is the only
point where the Mississippi can b. bridged
and which is being done with promptness
and energy and secondly, it is the centre
of the state, and the Mississippi and the
Missouri Railroad, the great trunk that is
going to connect the Atlantic with the
Pacific, will have branches dverging in
every direction and opening new means Of
trade, commerce and travel, all of which is
bound to centre at Davenport
1t does not require very great stretch
of the imagination into the future to see
that young Iowa will occupy prominent
position among her older sisters in wealth
ard influence.
The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad
| is doing an immense business and will be
one Of the most profitable roads in the west
There is constant flood of emigration
pouripg in upon Us from this road that
would have ~ .--
been built, and their is no estimating the
advantages that will accrue from it. Too
much praise cannot b. bestowed upon those
wholc-souled men--such as Farnam, Shelf
field. Grant, Cook & Sargent, &c.-tor
the energy and perseverance, which they
manifested in the building of the Chicago
& R. |. Railroad.
A day later writing from Plymouth, o.,
h SAYS 1t is showing very hard, and ap-
pears quite dreary out doors. \ little blue
bird is perched on limb looking very sober
at the prospects before it. This isqute a
pretty little town, with population
should Judge Of about 500. There are
some fine buildings, and neat cottages with
shrubbery adorning the yards, indicating
refinement and taste. This is great
wheat growing country. ! am informed
that the crops do not look SO well as they
did last year. Wheat commands Sl.5o per
bushcl Very little corn raised here.
should presume there is poor prospect ioF
fruit in this locality, especially early fruit,