The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-12-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
What they Say Of Us.

What they Say Of Us.
We extract the following from a letter
written to the Luzerne Co. (Pa.) Union.-
1t is written by young lawyer, of Wilkes
barre, Pa, 7. NJ. ArHERroN, ESQ, who h; s
been rambling over the West and compar-
ing the different points which he has visited:
McGREGoR, Nov. 20, 1859.
This young city, of which gave your
readers description last Spring, has march
cd on with giant strides towards its future
greatness. was truly surprised to see the
great improvements which a few months
have wrought in this place. Large, hand
some and substantial brick edifices have
taken the place of the rough frame houses,
and whole blocks of stores have been erect
ed which will rival the new ones in the pro-
gress of erection on the square in your
town. This place is destined to BE- the most
important town on the Mississippi above St.
Louis. Only little over five years have
elapsed since the place was commenced, and
It now numbers population Of over three
thousand souls, which is rapidly increasing.
Men OF wealth and capital from the eastern
cities are seeking here investments for their
money, and the consequence of it is that
large business is done in every branch of
trade. One fact worthy of note to show the
commercial position of the town is that the
settlers are all 50 .atters, or are building on
the lots, without any title from its original
proprietors, who are ina severe legal dispute
rs to its title, so that every man who wishes
to build takes possession of q lot and erccts
such an establishment as his wants or bust
ness may require, trusting to the future lib
eratsty Of the owner who comes out best
No town on the upper Mississippi river has
as wealthy country back of it for its sup
port as this. All the northern counties of
Iowa and Southern Minnesota must and do
lind ready and cash market for all their
surplus produce, and hundreds of thousands
OF bushels of grain are sent from this point
east over the Milwaukee & Mississippi Rail
road, and droves of fat cattle are hourly to
be seen in the streets, waiting to be shipped
east over the same thoroughfare From the
busy hum which marks every branch of
trade, one is led to think that the hard
times had not been in the west. Money is
plenty here now, and the harvests of money
shavers are about at an end. The Western
farmers are in good spirits, having been
bountifully blest with rich harvest, which
has materially bcttcrcd their condition f.
nancially. Only give Western farmers one
more good harvest and the West is all right,
commercially and financially.
Since l commenced writing this letter
three droves Of cattle have come to this
place, having been purchased back of here,
the largest drove numbering one hundred
and sixty -four heads Our farmers have
very poor idea Of farming. If they want
to see it carried on on large scale they
must come West, where with onc-half of
the labor they can raise twice the quantity
of grain; and good markets are within
reach Of almost every one, for the east, want
ing the western produce, has built a railroad
to almost every ones door--or at least with
in his reach-thus affording better facilities
for getting their grain to market than the
the farmers OF old Luzerne had a few years
ago. This is truly great ag. and great
country