The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-07
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A hssty ride by rail or buggy up and
down the lower Levee viii scarcely suffice to
impress one with the full extent Of the
change which has come over the scene ia .
very few months. To do this, ono must sur.
vey the ground deliberately and in detail,
walk from Lumber yard to Coal yard, from
Mill to Factory, and from Quarry to Lime
kiln. And while he examines tho railroad.
with its cars, locomotives, trucks and build
ings,--a road flushed forty odd miles into
the country and doing business beyond I'll
expectation, while he visits and looks into
tho Sash Factories, Griss Mills, Saw Mills,
Pork Houses, and other industrial Inssitu-
lions, which have sprung up here ~ il by
the wand OF enchantment, and while he
makes note of the busy multitude Of the
sons Of toll who are cutting out s.illegant"
stone from the bluif, leveling the hills, filing
the sloughs, and Shaking the paths straight 2,
let him recall, il he can, the scene which was
presented here even two years ago. Then
there might have been sort Of path or
wagon road under the bluff and down the
river. But there was no human habitation
to be seen, and the view Of distant civilixa.
tion was 80 entirely shut out BY the almost
unbroken forest and craggy bluff, that one
could easily fancy the presence Of the abo.
riginal red man with his dasky squaws and
uncomfortable wigwams.
How changed the scene! And, strangest
feature Of all, even while our supposed Wis.
itor is making his survey and indulgins his
medisations, the scene changes again. Tho
grounds are measured and staked, furrow
isplowed, and soma Of Erin are here with
shovels and picks, wheelbarrows and the
everlasting carts. Almost before you leave,
the foundation stone is put in for Foundry,
Machine and Boiler Shop, Fifty by one hun
dred and Fifty feet, which in few short
months or weeks viii be duplicated and
trebled by RrsSxa, WIckKasnAn L WYKory.
Down by Paul 4 Humes' saw mill another
large building is begun, and still another By
the side Of Capt. Whites pork house, in.
tended for m extensive warehouse. And
while you are inquiring about these you hear
Of still more being projected-a warehouse
BY Jonas Houghton, = dwelling or boarding
house BY the railroad depot, an addition to
the Grist Mill OF Carver 4 Co., and 90 on.
But our special objec. in this trip was to
look at the Sash, Blind and Door Factory Of
Fasrar 4 Haines. This We found working
busily and ia successful operation, applied
with IAN iengine Of about s0-horsc power,
and with all the machinery Of the best pat.
tsrss necessary for turning out sash, blinds
and doors. They have also one Of the best
planning machines ir use, and pump borsr,
which il no small curiosity, ~ it puts the
daylight through twelve foot scsnslinx in
: remarkably short space Of time. The
Factory u nov giving employment to some
1ftssu. or twenty workmsn, has ON hand 8
good supply Of IT. productions, and Is ons
OF those institutions which ~ hope will
ssap sssirs success, because il deserves 10
snecssd.
We could not but notice, and We sgain
nsse urge The great need Of COED
soed from Main street 10 the Depot, and
fron the Depot to Holloway I Evans Boil
q Factory. There il ~ immense sight Of
hsuliag and travelling below the Depot,
which - present il done over very rough
ord crooked trscks. We think thsre IL buai-
ness ssongh dows there, and Iron the city
70 shs Depot, 70 justify NE making Of one
good AeAdanissd shofonghfsrc. Even II
DE- railroad track can brought up into the
city, II any direction, before muddy roads
800, Il esanet supply I'll Tie dsnAads Of
1noioeoe.