, 1859-11-10


Af1er two years Of painful suspension Of bust
ness i'll all parts of tic West, trade il steadily
reEiving. Inst year VIC had no crops to buy
money with, and Of course had no good reason
to look for anything better than we enjoyed. 1t
has been tlls nstonlslmcnt Of many of The
sbrewdcst business men Of the country that VIC
have endured so well Nothing is more conl-
mon in the remarks made by Eastern nlen vis-
itiny Chicago Than to hear them. in talking
among themselves, use such expressions Us these
to be-" "How it has continued to improve
through all the hard tin1es!" And rs they wend
their way westward they arc c'acarcc!y less sur.
pri.ca at the scene Of general prosperity and
thrift everywhere presented.
Suppose for instance you take trip to Iowa
over tie Rock Island load. As you pass through
tile yilluges you see them astir with business
Farmers unloading their wagons Ut ,hy depots,
and others crowding around aTaiting their turn
to deliver their loads Of grain, while each in
succession drivcs of to the stores to lar in his
fall supplies for family use or hurrics home for
new load. The crops along the liue Of this
road have not been affected by the unfavorahle
weather that has cut Of SO generaliy the far.
mcrs' hopes Iu some other sections. Lying US
it does along one Of the tincet vallies Of State
End extending out into an adjoining State oI
uuaounded agricultural wealth. it is and will
erer remain ltkt Class line, Tue settlements
in the country through which it passes are old
The farmers well fixed on their furms. Many
Of them out of debt aud now going on with de.
cidad Improvements in fences, buildings, drain
age, etc.
1.as: year but little hay Was secured, now
there seems TO be nn abundance for home con.
sumption mud shipment. The corn fields too
arc being relieved Of ,hcir burthens- Around
every farm house are seen cribs Of this cereal.
Sometimes the work appears to be finished and
plus. The early frosts which blighted the crops
further north did but little damage here. All
lhnt is required to bring the gran forward is a
fair paying price. The farmers hare learned
that it is good policy to sell when they can rea,
lie reasonable pay for their labor-but bad pol.
icy TO work year after Year for nothing and
they haro mostly attained to that degree Of IN:
dependence that they nrc not obliged to cell till
prices pay.
MANUFACTURE OF SORGHUM sTRCr.
# you allow yourself time to stop here and
there 1t the stations uud spend day in the
country you will find new branch Of industry
being prosecuted Ut rcmuneratlng rates. The
experience Of several ycars in the cultivation
aud manufacture Of syrup from sugar cane has
fairly given grounds for confidence in the
future SUCCESS Of the business. That this plant
not only possess the requisite sacchariue prop
critics II sufficient abundance to make its cul-
ture paying business fur 10 the north, is well
established, but it is not cfca1 that in ordinary
SEASONS it will come to perfection in high latl.
tho stations along the line Of this road in the
fall, you will 1iud great numbers Of miniature
establishments turning out from 80 TO ls5 gal
Ions Of thick syrup per day. The cost Of manu-.
featuring is about eight cents per gallon. The
manufacturers take one half Of the syrup lot
their labor, which, in its crude state, sells at
from thirty to fifty cents rer gallon. When
Lew West India syrnps. In quality it grades
from this point up to that Of an excellent Tc'
fined syrup. i year or two more will be 70,
quircd to. give character to this business. We
should not be surprised to sec growing up in
this city u thriving business in syrup refining
Some manufacturers also produce fair article
Of granu1ated sugar.
IOWA ArrA1Rs.
But you will sTpss to Iowa, now that the
bridge is in effcisht order. Tint new abutmeni
is tine piece Of masonry, as solid as the rock
in the quarry. With early day you visit the
bluff. On either .idc are stored the stacks o
grim and hay, aud the heaps Of corn rudel5
thrown into cribs Of rails and left without GOV.
cring. So perfectly dry is TIC corn Ibis yea,
4 cover for protection from the rains we yet
must have, would do no harm. The accounts
cleaned from the corn crop for this latitude are
truly encouraging. The farmers need the avail.
to pay their various indebtedness, and arc ready
to sell ut reasonable rates. The ont crop is MOI
abundant, but the yield Of corn is satisfactory
Many fields yet stand untouched by the busk
e5s. 4 few the prairie fires have destroyed
which are raging wildly in every direction
The whole country is as dry as finder boz
and wells arc becoming minus supply Of wa
ter.
Actire operations have been commenced t.
push the Railroad still further westward from
lows City Thirty miles are 10 be put in work
ing,order in The earliest possible time. Any
one who takes candid rcriew OF tue country
beyond, and considers the burdens Of ccrea
wealth which lie bound aud wasting for wani
OF an Avenue Of egsesx, will approve the polio.
which prompts IN early opening. At present
rates Of grain it does not pay to haul It muct
further than thirty miles b. tesms- IN fact, b
who does 10 will return without much for Lii
labor or hia grain. The country westward il
full Of GRIM, but open a channel for it md j,
willcome forward to the centres Of trade, pay.
ing tribute to many miles Of railways already in
operation.
lows, though not 80 well off financially Is on.
State. Is settling upon q reliable basis. 1t il
on1y i work of time. The Hawleyes hare The
energy, the determination and the skill 10 bring
things out III right in due time. Tarasrox: