The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-02-10

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Lratksr.--lt Is conccdcd that the North.
Western S's'c@ have no bark withwhich leat!,-
or may lie profitably tanned. II issl-o aimi'.
ted that this vast prairie region extending from
the Lakes to the Roxy Mountains win furnish
. larger amount Of Hides than any equal mum.
Der Of square miles in the world. At present
all the Hides Of the North West ar, cnrie,l
far east. tam. and returned to the Cattle rails.
ers Of the west with double transpo tatin 70
the consumer. If there is any remedy for tn Is
loss Of cal ital it should be Immediately result.
ell t.. Daniels Process of Tanning without
Bark" (lNt ntcd in 1857 has lcen successfully
tied in several towns in Wisconsin, aud there
il nov establi-heds at Mc(swyss Tsnuery Of
the same character. We are personally inter
cstcd in this Tanncry, but before investing in
an enterprise which aroused the general prcju-
diccs Of the public, we took care TO acquaint
ourselves with all the minuta Of the business,
and We farther resolved that the leather itself
should 6etriel on Our oWn. feet. Having tested
its good qualities, it, soanchs AMI pliabilty its
power to resist water. its non liability to era, k,
we did not hesitate to avail ourselves Of Pro.
cess which u bound 10 uptur'I the slow and cx-
pcnsivc bark system. From the experience
We have had, we unhcsita.ingly affirm that the
Leather made by Daniels Process is as good
In every respect az the bark-tanncd article
that it requires scarcely ;onc-twclft. Of the
| time--and that it may be made at les than
one-aalf the cxpcnse, time nat eonsidcrel. 81.
The Tanncry Of the McGrcgor Leather Co.
has been examined by several leading Eastern
Tanncrs-tl,e leather has been submitted to
the closest scrutiny and the universal judgment
Is that the PROCESS is the wonder of the Age
a large operator in Maine wllo was here n few
days since TO buy hides. and who remained
here several days looking Mt our, works, told
us that he should quit buying hides, for ship
ment-tLat he should 90 home, sell lis tannery
as SION AS ossiblc and move west where bark
could not be found. lie states that If an cas-
tern bark tannery will yield 50 per ct. pr an
mum, the SIM le and 81 ecdy process Of the vest
will yield 200 per cent l75ag vF Fa .r;lsg
| There is no bran, h Of business now that pre-
SCENTS any comparison Of profits 10 this. The
public hereab"uts are no longer sccTtical A. 10
its value, and we pcrdict that Ave years will
not elare before the Hides of Iowa and the
Great West will bc tanned in the country
where they are produced. il Z" .aaalg has
We do not write this article t., pnff our own
business. Our leather sells "A fast as VIC cab
make tour interests arc all within Clayton
-. -. al.
vent the sale of County Rights any where else;
but there is money in this business, and in JUS
tice 10 our rcade r. every where, We make it
known We have no Rights to sell nor are
We paid for advising the Public where they may
be obtained. We respectfully invite those
who have any doubts a. to the valuoof the Tro-
cess ~ the excellence of the Leather, to call ut
the McGrsgor Tanncry and examine for them.
selves. s&e 3d., t..., m-.. ,.n.~ A
File. - -. . 40
The losses by FIRE in 1856 were S27,
OOO, 900 including bsildings and goods.
The Ewes lost number l59. In July
and November the loss was the heav-
lest. "a. -N @..# %"." go e."
In 1857 tho total losses were $50, 900
GOO and 1s3lives. In February, March
and April the greatest damage was done.
In December the losses are comparative
" light in all years. owing doubtless to
the fact that stove-p;pes and other FIX
lures for the escape Of heat have not yet
become choked up with SCOT. nor have
they effectuallv charred the wood with
which in many instances they are allow
ed to come in contact. Whereas in the
month Of February the pipes become
dirty, the wood becomes thoroughly
combustible at the touch ola spark, and
carelessness takes the place of that eau
ton which inauyuratcd the winter pre-
parations-hence this month and March
1.-THE latter on account of high winds) |
are very dangerous to property.
Will every reader of this little article
lay down tho paper at once and give his
Stoves and chimneys few minutes at
tention. One careful examination now
will bear You safely through till Spring.
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FREIGHrs.-It is estimated that there
will be at Milwaukee on the LIST of A pril
not less than 1900, 600 bushels Of wheat
awaiting shipment and that the tonnage
Of vessels now in that harbor will only
be competent TO carry SOC, 900 bushels
eastward. 1t is thence inferred that
frcights will be high on the lakes, but it
must be considered that prices will be
likely to rule low in tho early spring