Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-11-02

"Ths Future Of Council Bluffs.
\ While some of our citizens are having
lively discussion about the "fusure of
Council Blaffs,' we propose to take
view Of it and see what Council Bluffs IL
mou; and from what Ii Is let others judge
whatits future viii be.
In the frst place Council Bluffs Is city
containing little over 5000 inhabitants
and does as much business as any city on
tho Eastern border Of the State contain
ing three times shenumbef of inhabitants.
It's business houses, though not so numer
Gus as in soma Of Ehe cities on the Mis-
sissippi river. are much more extensive
and Zach one dass as much business as
thres or four OF the Mississippi river
houses. Ths trade Is principally With
freighters and merchants, who trade with,
and DO business in the mining country
west of Us, and when one Of cur heavy
houses fails to make sales Of thousand
or more dollars worth in day, the pro-
prietors begin to look blue and say,
Shines are duli-nothing doing"
10 Council Bluffs the farmer always has
had better market for his produce than
the farmer has on the Mississippi river,
aud now, since the gold regions Of the
vest arc the more fully developed and
produce be the thousand tons IL daily
sent forwards to those regions, may be
j, rely upon better market than he could
possibly have, were be on the other side
OF the State. This fact should, and will,
induce 3 rapid settlement Of The country
which will render permanent the great
advantages aud superiority which Coan-
Gil Bluffs nav enjoys over other places.
In pork packing, Council Bluffs may be
regarded as new beginner; yet we no
tiee that in three years the number of
hogs packcd have increased from 5000
to q, 900, which shows a healthy state of
Affairs in the pork packing business; jet
we do not look for as rapid an increase in
this line OF business for the next three
years to come; for the demand 10 the
mountains for carn and meal, viii have a
tendency to keep the price of corn at
such figure as to make it more profitable
for the farmer to sell 1t, than 10 feed it to
his hogs.
La the grocery and provision business,
We have number Of houses that would
compare favorably with any houses Of the
kind, in, ei;ber Chicago 0! ST. Louis, and
they sell at such a email advance upon
the Wholesale prices in those cities, that
the emigrant can do better to come to
Council Bluffs to purchase bis out fit than
to make his purchases further east
II ready made clothing, Council Bluffs
is a long ways ahead Of any city on the
eastern border Of the State; and in boots
and shoes she defes competition. In hard
ware, iron, nails, &C., no city on the east
ern slope Of the State can show more ez-
tensiye establishments. In short every
branch Of trade and industry is more ex-
tensive here, and is pushed ahead With
more energy according to the number Of
inhabitants than at any other point in the
State.
In addition to this, within the next year
we are to have Railroad completed from
this city to ST. Josph which will give US
connection by Railroad With all Eastern,
Southern and Northern cities in the
Union.
From the above faets, aud from what
Council Bluffs is now, the distant reader
may judge what the future of Council
Bluffs will be. Being about half way be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
and ct the starting point Of the main
= frank Of the Pacific Railroad, which is
now being constructed as fast as men and
money can build it, our readers can Judge
what the futare Of Couuil Bluff will be.
as we'll, and perhaps better, than we can:
bat for one we can truly say that we are
satisfied With Council Bluffs nop, and are
datsrmined to take cur chance here, being
satisfied that ''Ghe futurs Of Council
Bluff" cannot be comprehendsd By its
most ardent friends.