The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
CLEEMoNT, FAYErTE CoUNrY,
January 1lth, 1857.

took place yesterday afternoon. 1t was
largely attended. encouraged the enthusi-
as;ic spirit already existing, and called
forth unanimous and spontaneous ac-
ton.
The fact is, the people Of this place are,
to use a common expression, "wide
awake" to the all absorbing importance Of
Rail Roal matters. The know full well
tina: it is almost as ''casy for Camel to
pass through the eye of a Needle" as for
a town no matter wha: lis position or
natural advantages may be to attain any
thing like Importance, without Rail
Roal. and that its prosperity is. ceseri"
pnr;bus in the exact ratio of its Rail Road
facili les.
Approaching this matter in all its bear
ing. they have determined upon "a long
pull--a strong pull-and pull altogeth-
err: They have resolved to act as well
as talk-to take stock as we'll as pirate
about. the prosperity or necessity Of so
doing.
Nearly SEVENTY THOUSAND DollARs
have already been subscribed. and there
is good ground ior.he sanguine hope gen
orally entertained. that tie amount re-
quired 100000 will be fully pledged by
The mex. meeting.
Other towns have found place in your
paper, but as yet CLERMoSr has received
no special notice. This know has arisen
from the backwarJness and :na.tention of
her ci liens. and no: from any unwilling
ness on your part to give her a prominence
at least equal to all others.
What has been so long neglected by
older inhabitants, l now essay to do.
The town plot is situated in Township
95. Range 7, Section 81 1t lies upon
ether bank of the Turkey R'ver-;he
chief portion however is on the East side
Us all persons who have seen will tes-
ti,y it woull be almost impossible to bet
ter the site. shell cred as itequally is from
the searching rays of the summers Sun
AMI the pittiless driving of the Winters
wind. 1. lies in kind of saucer. like
cavity formed by raccdin, bluffs on the
East side of the River, and a gradual. bat
timber. clothed ascent on the West.
The plot was recorded about months
ago, AM the number OF inhabi ans is
now somewhere ab>u: so. The Water
Power is equal. if no. superior to any in
Northern Iowa. and tia: power has been
ex ensively improved by oar cx:erprisiny
eli iz"n JOHN TnoNpsoS, ESQ. the propri-
etor of the plot. When towns are lail of
We too frequently sec niygardly-"pen-
ny wise and pound foolish" policy pur-
sued. Mr. Thompson has taken no such
ccurse-on the contrary he has in all
things, and upon all occasions acted in a
laudable and liberal manner. He has
erected a FIGURING Mill, Turning Lathe,
and Saw Mill. The FIGURING Mill alone,
cost .Sirteen thousand dollars, and is de-
cidedly superior to any other in the State.
In addition to these, he has erected sew
eral Other buildings, and sold his lois up
on terms well cacnla.ed to encourage i'm
provement by others. Nor have we to
sop here. In Rail Road subscrip ions he
has nobly led the way by subscribing
$4,000, and to his interest and action,
more than all others put together may be
Justly attributed the coming of the Nc
Gregor, S.. Peters g. Missouri River Rail
Roai to Clermont.
II the course Of the present Spring and
coming Summer there will be great i'm
provements. Several Sores. and dwell
ngs too numerous really to reckon, will
be erected. Amongst other things there
will be Seam Saw Mill. The M.chi-
merry is now on is way from Chicago to
Messrs. Sawyer q Co.. the proprieto"s.-
We have already al excellent, and well
sept Ho'cl, but II. Hy,le Esq. formerly
If Jancsvile, Wisconsin, is un Ter obliy,-
ions to build another. He proposes to
IA. G ills building both large AMI commo-
lious, and has in fact already quarried
Stone for the foundation. Our only fear
$ that much will be left unlone in conse-
.ucnce OF an insufficent supply of mate
'ials and scarcity OF hands, To sum
Up al in a few words. there is everything.
n nsxt to everything here wherewith to
make town. Excellent lines one
.ydaulic AMI ordinary and sand for
rick making-an abundance of timber.
10Th for fuel and building purposes, and
last not least" a surrounding country of ,
more than ordinary beauty and fertility.
l cannot better conclude this subject /
han by quoting the words Of the Fayette {