New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-24

Co.-.rpondence Of The " Tribune.
D.yryPoRT Iowa. "Wednesday, March -, 1884
"A the last Ten days passed from Chicago west to
Rock Island over the new road Of iron which links the At
snte and the Mississippi That union was celebrated on
Wa,hnsons birth day by joyous company OF thousands
al rot without reason The CONTRACTOR Farnham and
Shs field laid the track than year before their
tine limitation and their energy and the large sums made
cane them be styled Railroad Kings The trains are
in charge of Of and experience and the road is
doing an immense business 70 be greatly increased the
present season
Ihave looked country in twenty States and have
the present month rode 200 miles in Iowa There maybe
reason in the complaint of the people here who by the thou
rs are readers Of THE TRBUsE that you do not give
full credit to this State and only answer that you have
passed through it, but il safe to premise mat you
VIII perhaps the present year when the CAPITOL Is
Inc people az have met them, and as they are repre-
se,.ed allied to the intelligence Of the eastern states
with smart sprinklng from ONO ana Indiana VINO
out money The eastern people along the towns by the
river and in the groves have in few years risen to po
On of Peeuniay ndeBsndenee ndiSstng men te'e oy
sorning the country. Passing along the rver staying
for nights in the log house and in the best hotel here and
a. the Capita have not yet seen drunken man nor
even crop If liquor exposed for sale II is not sold pub
icly either in Davenport Iowa City and but Tor GER
tain politicians and prospective whisky interest ~ tae
use Of corn far in the interior, there would not be
shadow of doubt in regard prohibtory law the next
winter. The people are for IT,
The counry far surpases the most coored pictures OF
letter writers PAPER cities il Is true are made and by
tie larger there viii be ague beyond question Tor
q lew years to But real towns are going up and
the sickness only that in ailder form winch was Known
in New York and is sill the portion OF every western
State stagIant wafer almost unknown such - the IN
dnaing character Of the country springs are ndaerout
aud almost every Section loiO acres which ha''
p1ssed over in i've Counties there clear running water
Corn and the best grains raised ana ,prg "s
s certain crop The country, am confident Is best
adopted the grasses vaich VIII make tn,s one OF tie
be, stock growing counties IN The world Inc past van
ter has been one OF the coolest known but during me
whole the blue grass has kept green Shh IoI
week past spring IDS nave been .nsns, me eass
,urpgng up about ne and farmers blowing and the ROADS
are so hard that make eight miles al hou CASING
the present 20 seem Ike May rather than hareh Inc
atmosphere is dry and nc: damp Oniy ie" eaes OF
Stow fs the pa. writer and there Ias hO pesn 'ah vi
three hours IN four rs0Etss.
ferries the last sesson 70 make ho3 in this state, bet
,bev are nv srrau q rtion compared 70 hoss who
10 ceme this il railroad ride - preferred 70 oae
in stage coach nd the tide already get 10 Inccatss aay
thing re-. =,
autumn and the road direct through 70 Council BaS, BY
the company OF which Mr. Farnhaza is Chief Engineer
Will be pu.hel to early eomp3ton' ans reap tie hrs
fIits of the Missouri trade.
John A Dir Is President and A. C. Fiagg Treasurer o..
this company and theirs viii BE- by far the cheapest bulk
road in the state and near 70 WHICH .wa' Of psoPe ere
Low preparing 70 FAKE hons. OILez roads Of which
know but iitle VII DC bus ali prese sng Invitations TO
The peopls to como here whge land - Jet 70 be bad OF
Government and Of those Who viii call al rom g 70 $40
the acre and gTe long pay day Coal "a found y aoI
OF the csunies and If the amber ia yell taken care o. the
plenty in sny section Of country nave JET been In and
that Of the b. = quality. -. %.
Asrice. Those who wish for cheap land Winln my
miles from tie Mississippi, sear railroad sure ID be
built .oep should make has.s. lie; few persons com
bre their means AID send say tao or three persons to
explore and alter ,he yGIehsse get IN readiness for IAN
lies IL cattle raising ana wool ziowns iney cAiio. Wei
f orv do NOD bring on sheep before the second year
most kinds OF s.ock are higher here tan in Ohio i will
uct always be 90 but il viii be safe to estimate wool here
a. near IL value east. and cutie sure at L eaa be
Gown AZ one half its cost in New England New York
The Land Agents Of this place vii give inormalion
and the settlers 1suni the groves viii show the aaas 10
their vicinity TO thoSs who ars - b. sssrs su pot