The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-01-06

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BURLINGTON, Jan. 2, 1880.
Leaving home on Friday evening last,
took the cars for TT. Madison. The day wa.
intensely cold, enabling one to appreciate tn.
comfort and speed OF railway carriage. The
transfer from the cars to the bus, with th,
thermometer below zero, heightened the ap-
preoiation, and was glad 10 stow away by q
hot fire in the Mcfarland House. After sup.
per, in spite of the cold, won't up to the
Court House, with our friend, DIR. Shaw, to
hear the discussion, by the literary men of the
village, of the propriety of abolishing Grand
Juries. can not say that the Lyceum illu.
minated the subject with any extraordinary
light, though they wisely concluded not to
abolish, and thereby, as Van remarked, the
State remains safe.
The intense cold of Saturday morning was
decidedly unfavorable to my business opera
tons, as people generally seemed to have a
wonderful liking for their warm beds till a
late hour. had scarcely turned a corner or
two before the stage called for me, and we
were of for Burlington. On the way, /
caught glimpse of the driver his eyebrows
and whiskers were white with frost, and for
the same reason you could scarcely tell the
natural color of the horses. Arriving at
Burlington about O'Clock, we were duly
prepared to discuss a good dinner and enjoy
the comfort OF warm rooms at the Barrett
House. A very home-like feeling was in.
creased by meeting here our Keokuk friends,
Mr.. G. r. Conn, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Comstock. Mr.. Conn is here engaged in the
pork business. Mr.. Comstock came UP here
some months ago, and lie showing the old TO-
gies how to do business in the stove line.-
The quantity OF wares which be rolled in and
rolled out in the business season quite sur
prised the natives. They were not, appa-
rentiy, accustomed to see tho sidewalk
blocked up. There was no precedent for
suoh distractions, and the sapient Marshall
felt called upon TO protect the peace and
good order of the city. But Mr.. Coms.ock
continues the business, and by his enterprise
and especially by judioious advertising has
secured q wholesale and retail trade remark
able for the place, and the time he has been
here. We have occasion to know that be is
a good citizen and IA first-rate, reliable bust
ness man, and the Burlingtonians may re-
joice in his acquisition.
| have had the pleasure of calling upon
and visiting several old Ohio friends--no
that they are old, but that we were friends
in our youthful days, which was some time
ago. Among them are MIR. Durham, of the
Hatokeye, Lyman Cook, Esq, and Judge
Wightman. The latter gentlemen were
schoolmates with me in the pleasant, good
old town of Granville, Ohio, several years
ago, more or less, while Mr.. Durham was
my predecessor In the edisorship of the New
ark co., Gazette. | am glad TO witness
their prosperity, as | know they are worthy
OF it.
You will have noticed that the HaDkeye
of the 81 comes out in On entire new dress.
This, am gratfed to learn, 10 an evidence
Of substantial pros perity, earned by the hard
est kind of work, which has been duly ap-
preciated and rewarded by the business men
Of Burlington. What would any merchant
of keokuk think Of paying the GATE sir hun-
bred dollars for printing and advertising n
the space Of eighteen months? And yet this
has been done in Burlington. We may call
the Burlingtonians old fogyish in some re-
spects, but we must give them the credit of
knowing how to use printers ink, and they
find the advantage Of ii, too. The hard times
DO not diminish tie size of their advertise.
msnts. On the contrary they swell out in
attractive proportions. The harder the times,
the greater must be the attractions for the
money of the people. In good times, bust
ness will come any how.
A marked feature of Burlington is it's fa-
cilities for getting news. A telegraph and
tUo daily mails from Chicago! Think OF
that by the side OF your facilities, and Keo.
kuk the Metropolitan city Of Iowa, and the
Porkopolis of the upper Mississippi!
Speaking of pork, reminds me that Mr..
Starr Of this place is likely to lose bis bets
LIST, that Burlington would pack 10000 more
than Keokuk; I'd, 5000 more; Sd, even up,
Up to THE time, Burlington has received
$4,000; while Keokuk exceeds $4,000. II
Starr had reversed his bet, be might have
won. As 1t is, be will probably have the
pleasure of paying.
Let me add word for those who wish ia
60 up to the Capital BY this route. Two
trains leave here for Ottumwa--the morning
train at 81, and the evening at2 p. m. The
morning train connects at Ottumwa with thu
stage line for Des Moincs, and | hear tina,