, 1859-02-25
WhittIings at the Pines.

Hditou Press and Tribune:
Inmy present article, in regard to the busl"
uess advsntages. the city OF Quincy oders to al
seeking ner locations no statement Will Dc
made that facts and figures will not sustain.
The city il on the east aide Of tho Aisaissppi
River, ons hundred and fifty msles above 81
Lpuis. and on tho extreme western point OF this
s..ts. It's trohundred aud eightY.si1 miles
south aud west Of your city. The 1eves il am
p1e and above "high water mark" and "the
Bsy;" m arm or bayou OF the river reaches some
four miles north. afording the most ample bar"
bor for steamers, RATS, logs, or any floating
craft This bay would b. worth many thou
sands Of dollars annually to the steamboat IN
tereat of st. Louis, and wonder il not used
more By stesmboxt owners for moving their
craft during winter; whers they aEs entirely
ont Of Ill danger from running loe-
Shippers have the choice OF three routes to
the aeshoard. DY tbs river to New Orleans,
aud thence to New York and Boston. By the
Qaincy aud Toledo Railroad vis Naples and
Springfield to Toledo. By the Quincy and Chi
csao road to your city.
In regard 10 the route to your city shall take
occasion 10 have my say when write my last
article OF this ssries about Matters and things
in general" Also will give you Soma state
ments "a to time and coats Of the different
routes. which think will Ill he in favor Of the
Chicago route. Merely remarking hero that
the Hlsaissippi" il great river but it il not
Hs orslt lak<s by long shot. The "EnightT !"
river probably nil! every year rise and fail, run
over. aud spread ont and have soue times
twenty feet Of vatsr in the channel; at others
just about that number Of inches- So you ses
The river il lits tho Iud;su's white man very
uaesrtain. This fact and the entire sbsence of
elevators requiring sll shipments to b. atoted''
On the backs Of that very intelligent portion Of
tho great unwssbed democracy commonly On
tia i1kes called deck hands Of "sogesa," II
seems to me that ~ FIR ~ erer becoming above
ST. Louis the great highway for carrying te
mjcht n weu "dsy up." That the shipmentl
Of grain from Quincy and Ill points on tho river
| ADORE, will not increase In quantity, ~ proper
ton to the increAse Of the ant, that will hereaf
Thua Ton sse Quincy hss Ill she sdrantagea o
Tho ri1er and northern and southern msfke
thereby and the Toledo and Chioago routes Il
The completion Of the H.rnibsl i * Josspl
! | Railroad, and tho Quincy & fAmTra Road t.
I E60nHpk
, | rnsrehsnts u fiue N opening u they eau al
for. Tbs pork trade u largely on ths lneFesa
). kere, Fifty.hve Thousand head have bsen psck
). ID here, this season. being. eighteen thousan
:. more than any year before. To one OF my i'm
E nuediAts nelghhors, hr. auribn1 WHO y 1n.Ai.
! inc nesr tbs Fines IL duo much ot the cred
: ofthis increase; ho haviag aioDe packed u hi
i, ptaeo thirty three thousand head, end ten thor
= sand nore 1t other points. He is sid 70 hss
l. msde haudsome sum out Of the trade. hoF
= 10 for hs IL II upright 80 Ahead eoasuess my
and Cbr1ssan gentleman. beet paok.ng ma ds. s.e
q two thousand head having besn slanghtste
hero 6u9in1 the season. Col 8arnl. lamese
:. snd hia 500 John, both Immediate neighbour
+ mine, .re largely engaged in this baalness q
IT good farnsEa, 60 aasso nsn: ~ aaa aoout =. rea
ii bottorns in this 1icinity adard excellent psztal
" for stoek during 4 R1eater part Of the yeH.
i The opportunities for investment in real
p tate, bond and mortgage, manefacsut1sg q
banking 20 ample, sad sase % % oe re%ons
ID Go. il IN extensive establishment, and max
ps the best of articles. with which thsy supply
vat extent Of county. There arc also exte
ed sIve machine shops for Ill other kinds Of h
4. md boiler work. owned BY nea Of capital
H. experience.
r. Tho alcohol and other distilleries Of ThsJ
Bro. ara undoubtedly tho bess aud Inost
ed tensivs in tho West Z.
M There are Eve or six large Aouring mills
re. The levse- How much aour they make hs
no mssns Of Knowing, but do know What
T. spsneer, Esq Of your ci.y: tod 20 u :!
M hare 4 few days Ago: thas me Qalno{ ~
i" rneds aas 6sss Of eoar al ~ tsms" 10 =
'ae tod rns that ssyezal thousand barrels OF q
nd Of our City Mills wsrs shippsa b. him q
ID. Chicago md Oollisgwsod u ne eeeboard !
- seasop, and b. sxpeass4 y 4oahle tet qusat y
ny dad tbss havs already got this 1stsr
long u It WI4 hssk nd b EsaAaa1s. nd