New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-12
HOW THEY PAY IN THE VEST
Extracts from Letters offs New.York MerchsSA
STEAMBOAT Greenwood, Mississippi Rlyds,
E.lcx- Mo4,trosa III Nov II 1851

S1yAnHOlT GRgBSWOOD MISSISSIPPI RIyQS
Below Montrose, Ill, Nov. H. 1871
You viii probably rot fad or the mao the MAINS OF
the place above tioued. How got here You would
not be likely to guess. took passage at Dubuque on
a steam.packet advertised to leave that place at
O'Clock last Monday morning. Had my baggage con-
viewed on board the boat as did msny others The
i'm for starting came when the cspaio informed Us,
with perfect sang fod that he had made up his mind
10 haul off, IL was then too late for the railroad, 10
We tCok paesage on the boat from which this lie dated
which, in respect TO accomm dstion, IL about equal TO
a common tow. boat on the Hudson-;ha fare on board
Of which WAS, however, put up some %uO pei CENT
beyond the o. binary price, So We have been penIed
I'D for three days in the cOuIee OF which tune We ave
II ade only 80 miles One convenience there h~ been
from this rate OF travel, vz that have been able 70
Transact all the business / had TO attend to At any
points on the river, the stoppsges ahoroing
ample time for that purpOes; bat agaiDst this u
20 be set of stopos OF twelve nouns Al tune
at small places where nobody had any ous aess-
that TO say Il the passenger so far as know
We have been favored with fine weather, which has
made cur condition more toerabie than It would ON,
eIwse have beer, IA we have been 30 coee quarered
a. night that our only wss 20 take turns In
sleeping, somewhat the principle OF riding sud ty
IN nben there ale general equestrLns s.d oIy one
hose In fact il impossible to stay 10 the cabin
long; il indispensable to go outside at short inter-
vals for air. could only stsnd it about IS long
the al does under water, and had 10 pop out OF the
CABIN cuor az often the aforesaid long breathed
ual must come to An sir hole fom under the ice.
Our company, however, mas been agreeable, and
lie preposerous character of our accommodations in
this steam.tug, compared with the prcs we had TO
cay for the same, has produced barity akin, sup
pose, to what is SAID TO DE exhibited by men when
their affairs almost, but not quite desperate
such as was seen in Wall street on the day that the
bank were forced 70 stop payment.
Ample opportunity has been afforded for observation
and refe and to this YOU indebted for the de-
tails which shsll BOW give you Of tbs state of things
in the places that have visited since last wrote
Gsens in Western LIMOS ia place OF some IL 900
inhabitants II is Of the Oldest cities in the West
-was built up gradually, aud has more solid basis
for i,s growth tban most We stern towns, viz its lead
Mines As it was gradual in Its gro~h SO il hiss mo-,
been hurried into 80 great an excess IN business
been exhibited in the West generally, and it, present
CO ndtion is therefore not as desperate might
been.
the largest city in Iowa -Four years ago the people Of
that place claimed population OF 5000; no the
actual 10 ulation ia Lot fax from - 00O tits DE Of
Western cities suddenly grown up. Real estate ia IS
high as ~ the City Of NewYork; rents are double
whatta are Brooklyn. Loog blocks of -four story
stores NAV be seen the main streets as far "a the
ere can reach ard il prospr tunes the oxs Of
team pipes sicrg the leveA resemble forest; lines OK
titles on the river, and Dorthsa.j to St. Psu
ST Anthony ard other cities IN that direction
The hotels are numerous, but OF a second or third
rate osss STILL tbs nearest Of them hold on 10 the
Gay, WIKI ~ 20 dutltlon IN petty
6les and extras vhls all the principal hot, AXE the
rsme charge es the Asor House in Nev-York. And
sll are ,rowded ron VIXEN the travelling commu
nify is so mucn dimristed. 80
Davenport il by Iatursl position one Of the finest
cities of the West. large psr. Of is population
consists Of speculators the stores ore few asa ex.s,
,ye: the business OF the place large and were il no,
for the wildcat currency shich has 20. itto general
Ut II ould be tho mos. prosperous city cf tAs West
Rock Iss1t immediately opposite, ca the ILLINOIS
side. has also been thllviOg place. Tho railro.i
bridge spsrs the river ~ this point, ans Is baeys
the only bridge On the rver.
hires in the place. have vfit th8a saticpa:sd
Most Of the mcrcharts y - hsye deslt with s;s so
v,rt-resrly oil have paid 10 P.--of in geld
for notbiag else could be used.
This blifes ne 70 the place whence this i' dsted
the be steamer We are At this present
time Opposite the famous n rmon cts Nsuvco. Our
sts srtr hss hauled shcte 70 throw on Der cargo 90
"a much a. viii susbe her 70 pass the rapids. The
city buih oE high enlfenee, on the very top Of
wfiCh -,ards Joe sIilhs temple. Tee ten pls il In
and The city deserted Immigrants INTO Tie psrt