The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-25
OUR CITY.


best Efforts for its establishment; and fos sue
men to desire is to ill,-and when they vii
the object tley have in view is more than ha
accomplished. Under the influence Of tn
movement the various commercial interests
our cty-embracing her manufacturing, mer
camille, and all other business departments, wi
present unbroken, unanimous front Fac
class will Be represented, and its voice heard il
l furtherance OF the objects for the promotion o
which the Association is designed. Jointly
they will act as a Unit, thereby producing re
suits conclusive to the prosperity of the whole
community, that could not reasonably be expec
ted from the isolated individual action Of unas-
sociated minds. The subjects proper for dis
,ssion before such body will undoubtedly
ad1o free interchange Of ofsentimentson every
thing connected with the commercial require.
mcnts of the city. The tramneis that have
hitherto impeded her progress will have been
removed, and she will stride onward in her
march to that high position her geographical
location entities her TO occupy. No longer
herself divided house, she will do her devor
to wipe out stian@-rsr1cred to her name
and fame by those who have seen and proited
by the discussions and jealous r;valries hereto-
fore prevalent amons: her distractions
that, whilst they have retarded her progress as
city, have yielded no solid benefit, iodividual-
~, TO those who have INDUCED them. Yes-it
istrue that while we have been cripp'ingaach
other, our neishbors-ou stepped
forward, and by masterly policy, borne off the
fruits that should have been plucked by oVr
own hands. Blu, better day is about to dawn
upon US. Taught by experience the direction
Of the path Of duty, lei US pursue il, ard in SO
doing, achieve The destiny that has been visibly
marked out for Dubuque,-and the accomplish
ment Of which has been, not forfeited, but only
postponed by the temporary blindness with
which we have afflicted ourselvs, and the
supineness and lethargy consequent on such
I condition. In conclusion, we would ear
nestly and ferven,ly urge on every business
man in Dubuque to come forward, connect him
sslf with the Board Of Trade, and put forth his
whole strength to carry the good work forward
TO I victorious accomplishment Remember,
il is not alone the merchant to whom properly
this matter appertains: the manufacturer is no
less Interested, and so, also, is every other
. citizen who has stake here, either in property,
$or By vistne of his connection with any Of the
Business enterprises Of the place. Atall events
aff you do not now seesad feel the importance
spf the question, attend, in mass, The next meet,
hg, hear the subject discussed, and We doubt
tot you will take that course that will place
1ou in unison with those who have put this en-
serprise on foot
q AZ soon as we are further advised on the
matter, We shall take pleasure and pride in re-
curing to it, and in leading OUT humble ef'rts
in its behalf.
Never before the present has Dubuque pre-
scented so many substantial Indications Of visor
ops, healthy activity, in all respects, as now dis
play themselves, daily, throughout her busy
strees. Ii. every quarter Of the city, buildings
are going up-many Of them cf style and ca
pacity that would make them ornamen's to any
I place. The large secession 10 our population
during the past six months, has created de-
mand for sesidences and business houses vastly !
beyond the RECOMMENDATIONS os ths-ci,y, as
they were 1t the opening Of the last spring
But great a. has been the improvement -nu.
our dwellings and store houses-Dubuque has
not kept pace, in these respects, with the large
! influx Of newcomers into her precincts, This
has been owing wholly 10 the difficulty Of OBJ
aining the necessary supplies os lunber and
other building materials,-and to the inability
2of Master Workmen TO secure the services Of a
sufficient force Of mechanics to enable them to
harry forward their respective contracts, though
hey have been paying the highest rates Of wa
kes throughout the whole season. Bot for the
operations Of these causes, that have so mate
rally retarded the apparent growth Of the city,
she would exhibit At least one third more of
new buiidings than are now in process Of erec-
tion. And, instead Of newly arrived families
being under the necessity of be,aking them
selves to our densely packed hotels and board
ing houses, and being subjected to the heavy
expenses and manifold discomforls inciden,
thereto, they would each have been comfortably
settled st Aoms. We hope that hereafter ample
preparation will be made 70 ct this state of
things. We feel that such will be the case
for here, unlike the grea, majority of other pla-
ees, to which immigration is tending, there is
disposition on the part Of eli Immediately con-
eerned, 10 display and carry into execution that
liberal spirit of policy which conduces in so
marked manner 10 the progress Of the CON-
munity.
Our Real Estate owners, instead of holding
on to their lots, wisely consult their own inter
ests, by selling them now At prices that justify
the new conner in purchasing: we say, wisely,
for % general rule to which there are but. few
exceptions. = lot, ON which dwelling or other
building has been erected, largely enhances
The value Of the contiguous property, and cor
respondngly increases the chances for effecting
its sale. II 10 tl.is course that has contributed
% efficiently to the growth Of Dubuque, and
which persevered in, superadded to her incal-
culabiy estimable natural advantages. will speed
her ON her high career Of prosperity at such a
pace - viii soon cause her to distance all rivals
snd leave them 90 far behind in the dim obscur-
ity Of backward view a. to render them in
visible.
but, thsush all paris Of the City exhibit the
refreshing evidences Of progress alluded 10. i,
3 Chiefly in Main street that they are to be OBJ
served in greatest force. We have heard the
remark frequently made by gentlemen who
! have recently arrived, that in no place Of the
sise u Dubuque, and in few that contained
double ~ population, had they seen SO stirring
spectscle a. offen itself TO the eye in our
bssiarss street. What with the splendid.
eapacioes and substantial budings-wnich we
have not time nor space to particularly enumer-
-elaeady fnished and occupied, and others
xes4lof fDwards completion, ,-and the ceaseless
pFooesoion Of movers, from morn Ill dewy
eve'' tAst are vending their way into the in,e-
sioE, thers 70 reap that harvest which awaits
i indusisy and which il more certain and richer
than ever greeted tie eye Of the digger in the