The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-06-28
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Grasshopper Gas Works.

Grasshopper Gas Works.
Ed. IspkpENDENr:-The Kansas Ga
.eNe OF last week informed its readers
that for the week ending ] ne 18th.
1869. 986 teams came with grain to
the mills at Grasshopper Falls ;. and
adds that In proportion to our expec-
tations Grasshopper Falls is keeping
pace with Leavenworih in its CONNER
cial development. and Mot IS saying
good DEAL" Yes, it's saying "good
deal" more than anybody but elbow
hard would think Of expressing. ]
advise the people of Leavenworth TO
"pulI up stakes. abandon their present
location, and move farther down the
river. Its commercial prospects are
falling in the shade OF tn great man.
niacturi G city situated At the Grand
Falls Of the mighty Grasshopper, in the
nortlwes, corner Of Jefferson County.
But The editor Of ,he Gazette forgot
TO state how many Of the 2G6 team.
went away from the "Oak Hill" aud
"Grassl,opper" Mills wi'hou, getting
their gain ground for want Of wotsr 70
run the nails. A grra: many teams
from Shawnee, Leavenworib. Pot,o.
wa;,smie. Jackson, Ne,ncLa. A;cl,;sou.
and Douglass counties cone to the ever
running steam mills a. Osk ,i,oss. 10
get their grinding done and many Of
them first so 10 Grasshcpper Falls. and.
iiuding the wafer 700 lo:s for grinding.
come here where they can always be
accommodated. During lhe pas, week.
| am Informed. teams from Nemehs
and Aic..ison counties came TO the o.
ka!oosa Mills. with their grain and
the parties stated hat they had come by
the Grasshopper Mills. but thu, they
had to come here because those mills
were no, running-.fey had not sufli
cieni " ter. 1t may be. however, thai
the shower on Wednesday night raised
the "creek" enough to sci The 'wa,er"
mills al! iigh, again for day or two.
the representations Of these men
vary from those n.ade by the Gazette.
bu, they have the meri, Of coming from
disinieresied parties.
There Is communication in he same
paper from the excessively modest"
"Jeliorson." who has atlas, disrobed
himself Of his excessive modes,y" and
"done wen. III" ION his nerve" In
his "egotis,ical' observations on the
superior advantages" Of the grca.
manufacturing city. he. with Excessive
modesiy" refers 10 the '.taet" TIA, there
ere two water powers Of eighteen feet
faK within the corporate limits The
''facI" is that one Of the dams ut that
place is about eight feet high. and the
other perhaps twelve feet. and these
'dams" constitute nearly the entire
"FaIls;" and the "Woolen Factory" OF
which be boasts is simple half wool
carding machine.
Jefferson also quotes from Rev. j.
Cordley's "No,es by the Way" pub
lisied in the Congregational Record. 10
prove that "Oskaloosa looks seedy,"
while in Grasshopper Falls Lighthouses.
though small. are oil in good taste.
neatly painted. with nice door yards
Iilled with shade trees" This may b.
true. but / should like to see the man
with 1.-TWO eyes," who ever saw mice
door-yards filed with shade trees" al.
isched 10 all the houses in the great
manufacturing city. Perhaps the fact
that there is no Congregational Church
in. Oskaloosa. and there is one in ,ba,
place. materially rengthened the Rev.
erend genileman's eye. In addition TO
this. the possession in fee simple Of n
lot or two in village. (as is the case
in this instance. if am correctly in.
formed creates desire in the pos
SCISSOR for its prosperity. and his imag-
ination pictures to him immense water
powers with lowering mills and factor
les. stone and brick blocks Of business
houses. snd neatly painted" dwellings.
with nice DOOR yards filed with shade
trees" 1.-THE wish is father to the
thought" All have to say about
The veracity Of the author Of "Noies
BY the Way" is that he lives 10 Law
renee. Il leave the reader 10 draw
bis own conclusions" :