The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-01-02
Correspondence.
BRADFonD, Iowa,
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December goth, sc.
FRIEND RICHARDSON:
A distinguished Ancient, travelling
through strange country, was asked
what, Of all things he had seen. surpris-
ed him most. he replied: ITO find my
self here"
1t is precisely so with me. Upon look
ing around and enquiring, like Webster in
the campaign of 1852, "Where am l to
go?" l am the most surprised to find my
self here, at Bradford-a locality so COM
paratively new, and yet possessing so many
elements of rapid growth and immediate
prosperity.
The Cedar Valley, for its pure water,
abundance of timber, and fertile soil, is
certainly unsurpassed in the whole
West.
Unlike the surface on either side Of
many of the Rivers of Iowa, it is not bro
ken by insurmountable bluffs, but slopes
down to the waters edge in a gradual de-
clivity, which extends back until it finally
leads away into the gently undulating
prairie. r ..~.
Bradford-tho County Seat of Chicka-
saw County, is situated upon the margin
of the prairie, at the tlower end of the
"Big Woods" on the Cedar. 1t contains
at present population of six or eight
hundred, which is rapidly increasing.
The following is a synopsis of some OF
its business: " ill.,. t''/".
Hotels 2. Saloon 1. Dry Good Stores
s. Hard Ware l.. Drug Store !. Har.
ness Maker l. Wagon Maker /. Steam
Saw Mills 8. Water Saw Mills2. Black
Smiths 2. Physicians 1. Constitutional
Lawyers 4 Mechanics, ct cetera, too nu
merous to mention. A Steam FIGURING
Mill is to be built next Spring which vii
add much to the business of the place.
There is good opening here for all kinds
of mechanics. e"
AT a recent election the people voted I
Bond of 100000 stock in the McGre
gor, St. Peters and Missouri River Raj
Road, running across the County to Brad
ford, thence West to Clear Lake. Tn
Counties of Floyd and Cerro Gordo eacl
gave to the Company the same encourage
ment.
Bradford being about seventy. five mile
from McGregor, and about the same dis
lance from Cedar Rapids, is to be the juno
ton of the Cedar Valley Railroad wit
the McGregor, St. Peters d Missouri R
R. R. Possessing the advantages of tn
best water power above the Falls, heav
body of timber, and farming countr
unequalled, makes it, in my opinion,
point destined at no distant day to be
come, what present prospects indicate
the great Commercial Metropolis of Nor
thern Iowa.
!, FREDERICKsBURGH
= is the name of town which is beginnin
to attrack considerable attention. 1t
i. located sixteen miles East of Bradford an
= twenty West of West Union, in til
if midst of well settled farming countr
: and quantities ofchoice timber.
r The town was started last Spring an
now has one good Hotel, one 80 horse
power Steam Saw Mill, Store. Churc
and some Thirty buildings, and as man
more under contract, to be built in til
Spring. 1t is beautiful town site an
bids fair to continue in the future, VIII;
=, it has been and is now, ''fast town.
1t is the very embodiment OF enterprise.
- A love for all that is new, and an indi
;. ference for all that is old-a spirit of PR
. gressive revolutionary enterprise. seems
. be implanted within the very veins of o,
society. Railroads. Printing Presses
Seminaries of Learning, Churches an
all enterprises of social and political az
s vancemcnt are taken hold of by the PEI
!" pie of this community and prosecute
d with Herculean power.
- We prophecy that one year of the Fl
!. ture will increase the population of o.
p towns and county more than three fold.
Truly Yours.