Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-22

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west holds holds ~ ~ hospitAble arms.
Hero is ample room nd ssrge soe4G4-
Here are the msalufelsss psArisd n kAds4s
and Nsbaska, NinnssDla end DaeotaA,
washington and Oregon, whore earth y .
rich that ''if you tickle her with hoe, shs
laughs with harvest" Here are The gulshes
and canons Of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah
Nevada, Idaho, and Montana, the largsst,
the richest, The mose varisd mineral sseiens
of tho whole world /; . region which 10 70 ply
pire; to astonish America and mankind by
It's incslculabls wealth, and 70 hasten fos.
ward that most stupsndous and mag.
nificent Of al material enterprises evsr &C.
complishsd BY man-ths Pacific sailroad Of
the future.
Not . word said II he rumaatis and
boundless prairies Of Iowa, that smile with
endless realms Of Villages ahd towns, and
magnificent farms. Not word said Of ths
garden spot Of the Great Valley, whsss
were emigrants and exiIed patriots nay rsst
in peace and cry Eureka" Not . word
said Of our green envsrdored plains, groaa.
ing with their weight Of rapidly increasing
stock. Not word Of our dark and AUrtils
soil that brings forth fruits and and grains
with tho cxhuberancs Of The tropics. Net
word Of the soil that blsssss 70 bountiful.
" the efforts Of honest labor. Net word
Of our beautiful springs and sumnsss-osr
autumns that outrival those Of any land on
the globe.
Let not our emigrants be lursd far west.
ward BY the golden tales n 4ootana, idaho
or Colorado, to reach which they have "a
brave the hostilities Of The wilderness. and
place their helpless wives and children u
the mercy Of fiendish savagss. When thoss
lands are reached. Of which We really know
but little, they will And nothing but hard
ships, privations, disappointmants, and suf
ferngs - repay their hsrois efforts. Fa'
better had they settle In Iowa, where eas'
and comforts are soon attainabls, md whsr,
schools and colleges, and churches ars !,
bundance to form their 70 nth int The b.
of citixens.
Notwithstanding the drain which the lot
bloody war made upon Our male inhabilants
our State has been constantly increasing
In population and wealth. The wastes 0
the interior arc becoming populated, vii
lagos are becoming towns, town ere becom
ing cities, and cities ore assuming the ap
psarances Of metropolisss. Our trade viii
the East and South is immense, and beyont
estimate. Every train crcaks with its heavy
supplies Of produce for tho cities Of ths
Coast, and Of Europe, while every steamer
gong southwark ID pressed to tie water
edge. Every branch Of business 10 her
pursued successfully. and mechanical labo
Of oil imaginable kinds is demanded. Alonl
the entire Eastern border Of our State, tn
bahks Of the Mississippi are being surveyed
fos the erection Of every species Of mills and
factories, and not many years will clapse be
fore We will be independent Of New Eng
land ~ far as staple woolsns are concerned
On every hand railroads arc penetrating
our States, and pouring forth our surplu'
wealth Of stock and grain. Before dssidinI
togo elsewhere, every emigrant should q
anime the statistics Of Iowa.
ApvIcEs from Southern Illinois are to th
effect that al kinds of fruit-cherries. o.
pies, peaches. grapes-all, except pears
promise immense yields. Ono gentleman
has actually pluckcd nearly half the younl
peaches from = number Of his trees, tn
bearing being so immense - to cause fear,
ofthe breaking ofthe trees BY the weight o
fruit when matured also to insure bette
quality Of peaches. We look forward will
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