The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-11-09
A Ride ON the River.

| A Ride on the River.
On Thursday last, We took passage on the
Key City for Dubuque. Mr.. Pierce, the excel
lent Clerk Of the boat. treated US very kindly
We arrived at Dubuque early in the evening
put up at the Key City Hotel, and after good
| supper We strolled out to see our friends-tound
them in abundance, We are gratifcd to cay. and
enjoyed as pleasant day and a-half in Du
huquc as We have spent in long time. 1t has
been year and half since we we're last there
and hence we have not seen that city when she
was at her lowest stage Of financial embarrass
ment. Just now the business Of the town is i'm
proving rapidly, and it will not be long before
she is in nearly as active trim as ever The re
commencement Of work on their Railroads
west, floats about $lOO, 900 per month into the
city, and this alone forms a pleasant item in
| their business improvement. In addition to
this, the Dubuque e. Pacific Road runs two pas.
senger and two freight trains daily to Manches.
ter, tapping, in its travel, a valuable section
which now does its chief trading at the KY
City; this road will reach independence shortly,
and it would seem that its momentum cannot
be stopped short Of the Missou: and-sun. do,cn
We have heard it said that Dubuque is dead. ~
but We saw nothing eo,psy about it. Its streets
were full OF teams, and its merchants I'll moved
quickly, as though they had something to do
All with whom We coavcrsed had bright eyes,
and wee busily employed. McGregor, having
smaller space to exhibit her business in, shows
to greater advantage, but it is not true that we
are doing more business here than at Dubuque.
McGregor is doing all she can 10, and she is
continually extending her facilities to do more:
she has more good country naturally tributary to
her than any town in the State, and ultm ,,ely
she can compare notes with any Of them; Du-
buquc has more business houses than her trade
demands, at present, and this fact renders her
appearance somewhat sio,D. while our streets,
with less trade on them, Look very fast-as they
truly are, for a town Of 5000 inhabitants. Its
probable that our grain receipts are hea, icr than
those of Dubuque, by teams, but if the receipts
by cars are includcdwe will be left behind in the
conf arson. They have not, nor do they now,
will be the case until the influence of the Mil.
waukee, and not the Chicago, market reaches
her Corn Exchange; but our space will not al.
low US to say more Oh this subject. Dubuque
is beautiful town; she has put too much money
in marble palaces, and has contracted too many
corporate debts, for her own good, but without
scolding her for failing to see the bitter end of
these extravagances and imprudences, let her
stand as beacon to keep the young and unin.
debted city of McGregor Off the shoals on
which our elder sister has been wrecked. Be-
ware Of debt oh city of McGrcgor!
If we were to mention the names of the
friends whom we saw, tho list would look like
a post office advertisement f"Letters on hand"
Everybody was clever, as We say down South.
and We hope shortly to enjoy another visit to
the Key City. Hon. Tom. F. Marshall Of Ky,
was there, and we made his very interesting &C.
quaintance. Ne is splendid company, brilliant
orator, and wreck en- the shores of Intempe-
rance!
To Geo. Pierce, Esq, Of the Key City, We
owe many thanks for kindncsscs in various
ways, and particularly for wasting an evening
with Us in an exciting and agreeable entertain.
ment. George is saint on deck, and 50 broth
Of boy" on shore. If you ride with him you
will like his ways, and you do not lose your
good opinion of him when you meet him on
shore-he is "trump" on either element.
We called on Mr.. Dorr and the attaches of
he Herald, and found oil hands in good humor.
In the Times Office we met Jesse the Poet, and
Thomas, the excellent local of our namcsake