Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-08-20


would sustain a population of fifteen millions
She has nav ia successful operation 5000
miles Of railway, besides several others 10
progress, giving farmers every faciliiy 10 pa,
their grain iu;e market when il commands the
highest figures.
shoald Ike, bad the ability and would it
Hot be intfuding on TIE space allotted 10 me.
to turn TO the future and speculate upon What
lllia0is IS destined to become 10 the lifetime OF
the chjldrea born in IS5S-siiaated as she is
iu the central valley of this great continent, a
climate stretching through FIVE degrees of lati-
tuae, railKays aud navigable rivers running in
all directions through the STATE, giving her
commercial advantages rot equalled rs any
State 10 the Unon, with Chicago, the great
Commercial city Of the western world, situated
at the head Of the most magnificent chaiu Of
l4kes on the Globe, aud With az industrious and
eutsrsr;sing people pouring in among Us, de-
terniiued TO make then homes amid our qniet
groves and On our beautiful prairies-bu, time
viii not permit me 10 do so at present
That there IS marked difference IN the fea-
tufes Of Tie financial pressure Of 1887 and
that Of 1855, is very evident Ii 49, rhe
country bad no facilities for exporting Us
grain Secondly, there was no money 10 the
country 10 mset It's Indebtedness; consequent
II !; took several years for the country to rally
trbm IFS anancial pzos,ration. The present Il
nancial pressure finds Cur vaults filed With
gold and silver. There has scarcely been a Pc
rioi within the last century that so much gold
and silver has been lying in the vaults Of our
commercial cities. This vast an,oua5 Of eapi-
tal must eventually seek an investment some
where, and / feel certain THAI If capitalists in
tie east, who are looming money at ) and per
cent, would send il out aud invest il in real
estate IN Central Illinois al the reduced figures
It can now be purchased At, they could double
their iuressnlents IS soon a. the times agaiE re-
yiye.
In speaking II Central Illinois as pgial icr
Investment, | would refer those who ate tliak-
ing Of visiting Us especially TO the county of
M'Leap. Tais Is one Of the great agricultur4l
counties Of the State, situate 10 the center of
the State, about midway between the two great
cea5ers rs-Chieago and ST. Loais-naking Il the
great central county Of trade Bloomington,
the eoug;g scar Of u Lean. il thu central city
II trade between CAicag3 and 81. Loais, hag-
iug population Of about niae thoasAad, and
pToHonueed by zll who Tisil il the most hsa'l-
Jful young city ia the weSt Hss,hg MADE
itself within the last eigb' 5ears, rs Improve
naents are mostly new It's business houses
are mostly built Of prick, three and four stor-
les hish. The susiness rooms are finished af-
ter tie u1os, modern style, and viii compare ia
vorably Sith those OF our eastern cities
Bloomington has three fine Sensinaries of learn
sg, one Collsge. and the State Normal Univer-
sify, in connection with several fine public
schools all in successful operation These IN
sututions viii always give Bloomington htera-
rs advantages over every pther point u the
west.
But lave continued my remarks TOO far a.
ready. ! will close By inviting ali who wish
to rise In honor and wealth with rising State,
to cast their lots among n, and invest their
capital where ii viii pay, aud assure you that
NJ, one Of thousand Will ever regret that be
became citizen Of IlIacis.
B. W. LEWIS
BLCoMISGTox, August 3, 1858