Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-01-07

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olssing var and nAsioaAi mourpisg, I can
think II 20 bstsss Wy II spsadisg -
hours leisure On this ffss day Of the aes
yess, than 10 commence with - old and
sssssnsd friend b. spistslaEy oorrsspsnd-
saos, which, should ita raadom sboaghts
and crude rsasetiaas be thasghs sorsh
shs ink and paper, yoa will b ~ liberty
% prsssns % che readers Of yoar saaaa.
Bile paper.
After pearls Abssaee from shis yolssg
capital aisy, the asssnsioa Of > rowing sos-
mopoliss, like myself, il Rsss attracted
By the many sTideasss Of thrift, 10 ssrik-
Ing contrast With sAs maisrisy Of oissss
both EAss aad Wssss shroagh whinh my
devious eourss has lsd me during shas pee
Rod. Large brick blocks OF baslasss
houses, Has aabssaatial dwslllags and
public sdiRcss, on syTy hand, hare sprnng
ap lika magic, whiis svsry ssors roem,
dwelling, slkea Or corner for hnsiness Of
any kind l. gagged and oooapisd almost
~ sooa ~ completed. migAt and osass
10 quarrel with tbs sisixsns or cisy an
sAoEitiss IN The bad conditions oil THAR
streets and side walksj for they cannot
plead lack OF msans fog sAa mach asadsd
improvements in sAis Fespeos. Oeaneil
Bluas, with mes mars than half the pop
alAsson Of Des Moiaes, can beass Of twice
Is grsas leagth al good Substantial aide
walks, If We Leave oas Of asooaas she
long stretch ON the eass side Of she river,
from Court Aveaus bridge TO the capital,
which l. little ased, sxespt during sss-
sions Of the Legislature. But an in
formed that the required remedy will be
applied ander thais naw city charter,
which l. to 90 into operation sooas and
will sAarafors spare sAsm lsssare upon
sais snbjecs. A proposition 70 lighs The
city with gas is also bsing discussed sith
considerable Interest, and will probably
be adopted within the pFsssas year.
To account for the aoariaAiag sondi-
sion Of this town, while Aaadrsaa Of 9th
srs, andss the inaususs Of war, are lan-
gushing TO decay, we have 10 look for
she main cause toShs aaivsEsal eonadsnos
in the early aonplssion Of al Least oae or
two OF the several railroads pointing In
this directien. Tue contract for grading
the h. 4 M. road rs Tar a. Aewtoa hav-
Ing beaa les 10 responsible parties, that
portion OF tho work viii DO completed
early aext season, whsn tia remaining
portion 10 this point viii Immediately BE-
pat under cootraet; and understand
thai arFAn gsasnts are made for peoeur-
ing the iron Is fast as the road bed il
ready for iagingis. IL will then be 2asa-
1 ed forward vigorously 70 Caaaeil Bluff,
the metropolis Of shs Missouri Slope, 70
form With the great Union Pacific road, the
connecting link between the Atlantic and
Pasi6s shores. The Galsaa sad Chicago
company AXIS also pushing ahead the
Cedar Rapids and Missouri river road In
your direction, with "a enterprise and
ensrgy indicating their determination 70
compete With The 81. & 81. sonpaay for
shs honor of being ths Grst road to the
Missouri. The @. 3. M. K, r. Is now
completed and RAINING 70 State Csasar, d
point abeunt 40 miles in 8 noEthsriy d.
restion from hare, and shoaid there be
asy more lagging on tbs poiat Of the 81.
b u. the fornsr will also connect with
the capital By a diEsrging branch from
their naan line.
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