The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-11-24
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There is M doubt but that Ottumws now
offers superior inducements to enterprising
business men who wish to identify them
selves with live. go. ahead town. 1t is fast
becoming the center OF very large trad in
merchandise, cattle, hogs, produce. -four
and various manufactured articles, especial.
" wagons. of which mnre are built here
than in any other town in the State.
We give the following statement Of the
business Of this place FIR the information Of
such as have enqnired for it. answe ring all
at the sa;ns time The populeticn If the
city is shout 1000 The junction Of the
Burlington & Missouri aud the Valley Rail-
roads is here. The former connects with
Burlington. on the Mississippi, IS miles
dist, 1t. an | at a, 1t place with the g. B. &
Q r ilra,l by ssssns Of which communi.
g. 10 IS had with Chicago, Peoria, Quincy
&C. The Valley Rad connects with keo-
kuk at,he foot of the lower Rapids, at that
point with the Great Western running to
Springfield. Toledo and via the G. B. & @.
to Chicago. Quincy &c The Valley Road
is extended up the valley. North west, very
near Pella. to which locality. the cars will
run in few days. The Burlington Road
Will he extended west through this. (thc
2 tier Of countless probably this coming
season, crossing the Des Moincs River at
this place. The destination is the mouth
Of Platte. The North Missouri Railroad
will BE- exteai,d to this place. by way Of
Bloomfield, D,vis e,antv, some dry. A
Company has bcea formsi for the purpose
and some OF the gr ,din, is done on the
lower end. 1t is only question Of time.
1t will be seen by glance at the mp
that these numerous railroads extending in
every direction into thus rich and product
i've region. so ahaun ling in timber If the
best varieties, pal and stone, and produc
ing such fabulous qsaStities Of produce,
cattle, sh.ep, hogs &C.. and connecting
Eat with the whole railroad system Of the
colntry, must be place of no small com
mercal importance, ani an inviting field
for enterprise, industry, skill, and c,pital.
We have here already, one National
Bunk. capital 100000; ono Beef and Pork
Packing House, employin. son, lo1 men
in the season. Of business; two first class
f,ur mills; one woalcn factory. two card.
ing mills; four wagon manufactures, one
sash + blind factory; two bakeries; ono
saddle tree ,pannfac:ory, supplying .arge
extent of country with this article; one
marble warehouse; one pottery; tw steam
cabinet manufactures, besides various
manufactures Of plows. corn planters.
washing machines, one Wheel mandatory;
&c.
Our public buildings are Court House,
costing $4,000; Jail, costing $4,000;
school house building, cost, $50 900; houses
of wor.hip, belonging to the Catholic, Meth.
odist, Presbyterian. Baptist, Con gregation-
al, Chr istian, and Episcopal. There are
other religious societies who as YET have no
church edifices.
Our mercantile establishments consist oil
twenty wholesale and retail dry goods
houses, oil doing large trade. several oil
than are extensive jobbing business; one
forwarding and commission house; three
stove & tin ware shops; three drug stores,
wholesale and retail; four clothfag stores;
two wholesale leather stores; two wholesale
and retail hardware stores; two brswries,
onrale o#s beer; two wholesale liquor
stores, one rectifying; one wholesale gro
Gerry. besides numerous heavy retail grocery
establishments; two watches 4 jewellers
two daguerrean galleries; several milliners;
one hat, cap, boot, and shoe store; besides
coopers. tailors, boot and shoe makers,
builders, carpenters. masons, stone dress-
ers, &c.
Our professions are filled by able practi-
tioners. We have some dozen lawyers;
about the same number Of physicians two
dentists; and one eye and ev iparmary.
There are also agencies Oft Amerios
United States, and Merchants Express com.
panies, and vsrioss Insurance agencies
-four stores &c. t
We also have telegraph, and two news.
papers. the 0ttumwa Courier. Union, and
the Democratic Mercury, democratic.
We give this sketch Of our to wn for the
information Of such - desire It, and in
answer . Numerous enquiries to various
Of our citizens, and ourself.
TaE TEHpsRAruas. Thsrmomet.,