Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-05-25
The Demoine Improvement.

Is now the alta5sorbing theme Of con.
versation; and the first question we are
asked by our friends when they come in
from the country. is, shave you heard
any news in regard TO the River In
provemen,!" We always enlighten
them in regard to the matter, as far as
we are capable, and also publish all the
reliable news we can get possession Of.
Doubtless. ere this, all our readers in
the Valley. have heard the welcome news
that the $4,000 has been paid over
We can now assure them that i, has ar
rived safely at Oi,umwa, where all
claimants against the State, on account
of the River Improvement, can get their
dues. (rhe Keokuk Dispatch, some
time ago, announced that it was alDays
ahead Of all the res. of the Iowa press in
regard TO River Improvement news, but,
ever Sir ce their great swagger and Toast.
ing they have given their readers neither
late nor old news in regard to it. We
hope. however. that after the news is
carried throughout the Valley, tina. they
will give their readers, in other States,
some IDEA Of what lie doing for Iowa, i.
e. on the Demoine, not in Keokuk.)
But we are DEPRESSING. Wha, we
wished to say was, that we have been
favored with the names Of the capital
lists associated with Mr.. O'RIELLY, in the
"Demoine Navigation and Railroad
Company" and have no hesitancy in
saying that from their known character
for enterprise, and their wealth, that no
means will be spared TO carry on and
complete the River Improvement a, the
earlles. possible period. MIR. O'RIELLY
is host within himself, in carrying on
works Of this character, and will be
here in few days, probably before our
paper goes 10 press. to commence re-
survey of the River-which il is thought
highly necessary TO have-prepara,ory
10 speedy commencement, of the work.
In another colnmn. of to-day paper,
will be found the "Notice OF Incorpora.
tioE," and the reader will there ascef-
tain exactly what the Company propose
10, and will undoubtedly, accomplish:
tina, 1t is their intention not only to build
the River improvement, but also to build
Railroads TO- conneci with it, ard thus
concentrate upon the waters OF the De.
moline the commerce OF the richest por.
lions not only of Iowa, but Of Mime
sofa and Missouri also, with perhaps a
large proportion Of the commerce of The
embryo Territory Of Nebraska. And,
indeed, we should no, be 8, all astonish-
ed If the Demoine and Lake Superior
were linked together with Railroad, by
this company, at NO very distant day;
thus uniting the richest g,ain growing
and manufacturing interests with the
richest and most extensive mining re-
gion on the Western Continent.
1t will also be seen that ,fe principal
office of the Company is located q. OF
tumwa, though provision is made for Of
fees at other points, if found to be nec-
essary. Much business will be drawn
to Onumwa by The principal Office of the
Company being located here, and vast
amount Of money will find its way
throughout the Valley, from this point.
We congratulate Mr.. O'RIELLY on his
succession arranging his business SO sat.
isfactorily in the East, and also on the
fact that the hearts of our entire popu!a-
ton are, and have ever since his arrival
in the Valley, been with him in the mat.
ter Of the lmprovemen,-tha they re-
joice in the bright prospect ahead, not
only for the people Of the Valley, but
also for Mr.. OR. and his associates.
We also congratulate the people Of the
Valley generally; and the citizens Of
Wapello county and Oltunwa, in par
licular, on the ''good time coming"
SAD CAsUALTY.-On Tuesday of last
week, fatal accident occurred at Bush g
Saw Mill, on Lower Avery, resulting
in the immediate death of Mr.. Caleb
Myrick, of Chillico,he, in this county,
anc Mr.. Robert Vanscoy, the latter of
of whom worked in the mill. They
were III the mill, and gentlemen who
was on the far end of the log way gave