The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-05-16

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sss, II i gassslly conceded that Council
BLUFF possesees more varied attractions
for the basiness nan md tho mechanic,
with superior advantages end resources for
becoming large city, than any town in the
II, West. Il beng sitmted in the midst Of
i. remarkably fertile country, and being the
common depot and market for . vast dis
tsiet, Il peculiarly N advantageous position
for rssidenees, and the pursuit Of al kinds
Of bssinsss -fwnishils unlimited opportu-
sisA for trade, speculation, operations in
the di6srent professions, and every branch
Of agriculture, On IN extensive scale. Some
writer very truly says, that judicious men,
whom seeking location to commence BUSH
ness, make careful examination to ascer-
tain whether their line Of business 10 want
ed, and to Whist extent, before establishing
themselves in 4 particular point in town;
thst inquire il s6sAeas benst already over
done there, and has not passed it, maxi
mum profit. So, in choosing residences,
and making investmsnts Of capital in new
locations; wise man viii ASCERTAIN care
fully the competition Of towns, their pros
poets, and the present stage Of their pro-
grcss; whether reasonable circumstances
promise still further and rapid advance IN
the value Of property and business opera
tions; whether the place be closely surround
ell BY other towns, which are becoming able
competitors, or whether it's natural position
be such, that there is little or no chance
of obtaining successful rival towns. In all
these respects, but eminently in regard to
the last specification, Council Bluff. is most
highly favored, IS there is no inducements
or resources for building up Anything bear
ing the semblancs Of rival towns for dis
lance Of fifty miles around, in every direc-
ton, in this State. Readers, all who feel
suaicient interest IN the matter, just follow
US in this connection, through brief cal
culation, and then carry out the details for
yourselves, with the facts and figures with
in your own knowledge. For instance, take
any county in the State of New York or
New England, with the size and resources
Of which, you are acquainted, and let US
inquire: What il it's size and what is the
number OF acres of available land within
it; what its population, what the number of
villages it contains, and what the popula-
ton in each, apd continue such and other
inquiries, as shall show what amount Of
business, population and wealth, are deriy-
cd and sustained from the soil of such coun-
ty; then If given county, with that area
and acres, has built up so many villages,
and sustained such amount of business, a
larger county, Of equally fertile land, ought
in all reason, to build up and sustain pro-
portionably larger and Weather towns
Now, Eastern readers and capitalists, hay
ing examined what can and has been done
in your own counties, look with us, Tor q
moment, at the rich virgin lands Of the
Missouri slope--a region whose soil will,
acre for acre, produce to the hand of the
tillcr, equal to any in the nation, and tell US,
II there arc just, sound reasons why prop
crty should not increase, Investments be
enhanced, and cities grow up, in size and
number, proportionate to the country aud
territory surrounding and contributing to
them, and in a ratio equal, if not increased,
to those in Eastern counties? So far as
our observations extend, the Western soil
Is capable, generally Of sustaining larger
amounts of population and business, than
the same space of territory in the older
States, but certainly, it has the natural re-
sources to build up and sustain towns in
proportion to territory, in ratio fully equal
to that Of the East. Such is the situation
Of Coancil Bluffs, the County-seat, of Pot
tawattamie County, one Of the largest coun-
ties in the State, and of tho most fea-
sible and productive land, and it can have
no rival Of importance in the county, or the
adjoining counties. We say this, without
disparagemeut to any other place.
The commercial business of Council Bluffs
il not surpassed by that Of any other city
upon the Missouri River, north Of St. Louis,
and is Increasing rapidly. This city will,
ere long, reap the benefits and advantages
Of railroad, and these advantages viii be
speedily largely augmented. It has Ave DIFF
fsrent stage-routcs diverging in every di-
rection, which taken in connection with the
inmense amount Of travel upon the river,
must convince the most skeptical, that this
is = central point for travel, and from the
nature Of things, must always remain 80.
With all the advantages that this city pos
oeo0OSy WHsse AhVSS AAS VuNuAu kIVWtu anu
future aize be, judging from the past, and
at the ratio which Eastern counties build
up and sustain towns? Rapidly as Council
Bluff has progressed during the past year,
il has . yet more brilliant career in the fu-
turr, and that future is not defiant nor UNI
certain. As sure a. ssfgurcs cannot ie,"
20 sure viii the progress q our Western
Emporium be onward and accelerated. The
Developments of the Pasi, are but precur-
sosa Of the FufNre.
Rerssnai
Our fellow toxnsman, Col. A. CocHRaS,
who has been absent during the winter, re-
turned to this City . few days since, looking
remarkably hale and hearty. The Coloneps
Lead Agency Office u now open, and al
who in any way require, or may hereafter
require, any services in his line Of business,
may be assured that their interests will be
served promptly and faithfully, By giving
him call.
The Next Csasress.
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