The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-10-31
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Of what We have before noted-mostly adj
vertisements Of business firms in St Louis md
ST. Joseph. The change in this respect,
which eight years have brought about, is on
" equalled by that which has taken place
with the city and the surrounding country.
Kanesville, at that time, consisted Of small
log-huts, with here and there, . "huge
Frame" These relics of former times-log-
houses may yet been seen here and there,
but they have been mostly superseded by
buildings Of better character. Where
once the business men of Kanesyille operat-
ed in small way, in rudely constructed tene-'
ments, commodious brick blocks now rear
their magnificent proportions. Where, in
l849, tho inhabitants of Kanesville domi-
ciled in uncomfortable and ill-constructed
houses, now stand comfortable and elegant
residences, surrounded with many of the
conveniences and sppurtenances of an OIL
der and more favored section of country
More favored, did we say?-we mean only
so far as regards our facilities for procur-
ing tho materials for building purposes. A
country could not be more favored in all
that is necessary for great and continued
prosperity. Our soil and climate, the chief
elements of prosperity and productiveness,
cannot be excellsd. pl- ,7sssas ,.ss-
The ground which in lS49, and even as late
as 1853, was one vast cornfeld, is now thick
ly dotted with large and commodious dwell
lings, many Of them vieing in point Of d.
mansions and construction, with those Of
larger. cities. The country, too, North,
East, South and West Of US, has undergone
like change. What was then one vast un-
broken expanse of prairie, dotted here and
there with groves Of timber, has under the
hand of the sturdy farmer, been brought, to
q great extent, to state of cultivation, and
made to ssbloom and blossom like the rose,"
supplying sustenance to thousands Of the
human family, and rewarding the toll of the
husbandman in measure never dreamed of
by the hardy toilers of the stony and bar
rem hill-sides of the New England States.
This contrast is plainly Swallowed forth,
by comparison of the journals now pub
lished in Council Bluffs, with the Guard,an
published in Kanesville in lS49. There are
now three papers, one of them daily, pub
lished in this city, and glance at their col
umns, shows, too plainly to be mistaken,
that Council Bluffs has made rapid strides,
in business point of view. Where, eight
years ago one and half columns were all that
were required to detail the business of the
place, nor from ten to fifteen columns, in
each of the papers respectively, are filed
with the announcements of the business
carried on here. This speaks well for the
enterprise and business character Of our
business community. In view of oil the
disadvantages we have labored under, being
situated here on the confines Of civilization,
having for many years no suitable commu-
nication with the business world, either by
land or water, We think that Council Bluffs
has made wonderful progress in improve
ments and business. Besides, this change
has been consummated almost wholly in the
past four years. During the sojourn Of the
Mormons, there we're but few "gcntiles'
here, and consequently, but little improve
ment made. From these facts, it cannot
but be apparent to the most casual observ-
er, that the destiny of Council Bluffs is yet
onward and upward. Thus far, it has been
no mushroom growth-houscs and shanties
have not been erected for the purpose Of
shou, and with the intention of quilting spec
ulators, as has been the case in several
towns hereabouts We might mention-but
only rs the necessities Of the case demanded,
and yet the supply has not been equal to
the demand--one cause of our not number
ing greater population at this date. We
have no dwellings without tenants-they
are all occapied--a fact that speaks louder
than words, and this has ever been the case
here, notwithstanding the large amount of
building done every season for the past
four years. From the past, We argur a
brilliant future for Council Bluffs. So mote
it be. .-.-... gg'