Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
Ii
For Commissioner Of the Demoine Rirer
IupTorement.
END OF THE VOLUME.


then appeared to be rather. dl~scouraging
circumstances Our subscription list
amounted to 23O names all told. and our
advertising patronage to but small sum,
and from this we and our then partner
(Mr. Siree.,) had to support ourselves
and keep the Press agoing. The chan.
ces looked slim, indeed. But we knew
that no better county existed on earth;
and though the Demoine Valley was
eparsely settled, and the Indian war cry
had scarcely ceased echoing back from
hill 10 hill on the beautiful Demolne;
and though Wapello county and its
county seat were yet in their infancy,
we confidently believed that it would
require but a short ,ime-through the
aid of tina. mighty herald of Intelligence,
tho Presto spread far and wide a
knowledge of its beauties and ndvanta-
ges. and induce a, an early day a heavy
influx Of population, and the speedy
building up Of a rich agricultural, me-
chanical and commercial interest.
And have not our most ssnguine ex.
peciaiions been realized What sec.
ton of country on the habitable globe,
where shining beds of gold ore were moi,
the attractive feauture, has been peopled
with SO great rapicity and made such
rapid strides towards true greatness and
wealth! None, within the limits Of our
knowledge. At this day, and this hour.
the Demoine Valley stands out pre- emf
nently as one of the richest valleys in
the world. AS an agricultural country
+ is unrivalled, and no country can boas.
of more advantages combined than il
can. Its beds OF stone coal and gyp
sum, its quarries of marble, free and
limestone are inexhaus;i5le.
Six years ago Wapel'o county on.
tanned a population of, perhaps 5000.
I, can now boast of at least $4,000, and
as intelligent and industrious a class of
citizens as can be found in our Union.
Ottum wa six years ago had perhaps 300
citizens, and it now numbers over a
thousand. and the same ratio of gain
is true Of other villages in our county,
There has been an onward and upward
progress in population, wealth and intel
ligence. Amid this great advancement,
We are happy 10 say tina, the Press, the
great regulator of society and the dis
seminator of intelligence, has not been
entirely overlooked. Our people are de-
c;dedly a reading and thinking people,
and in the mul,i,udinous variety of pa
pers, that circulate among them, the
Courier has not been entirely discarded.
Our subscription gradually increased
from the first, until it placed the paper
on q sure ~IoupuanOn.
TO our firm and faithful friends. who
have stood by ~ from the beginning,
we shall always feel under deep and last.
ing obligations; and when we look at the
sunny side of the picture, we feel like
we have renewed strength to 60 on and
battle for the right, and do whatever we
can TO promote the interest OF our beau.
tiful valley. But there are always two
sides to everything. While we have
thus labored for the public good, and
hence, for the good Of our patrons, there
are many of them-and those, too,
whom the world call good men-who
have neglected to even so much as think
Of our wants and necessities, and though
they have enjoyed the privilege of recei-
wing and reading our paper FROM week
to week and year to year (some as long
as we have published a paper.) they have
never deemed it their duty to pay us a
red cent If such men call this right,
and the proper way to patronize a pa
per. ave say God ave their co%nsciences!
W. have q large amount due us on sub.
scription, Job Work and advertising, and
among the rest a good deal for ticket
printing (which has doubtless been for.
gotten by those whom we labored to
elevate 10 ofice,) tina. would be very &C.
acceptable 10 us ai'this time, and would
enable US to 60 on our way rejoicing