Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-12

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laird, while on his death bed, to his son.
had - much weight with . Scottish Earl
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country" 50 let me ny to those whom
have the honor to address whenever I've
~ nssehing elss 10 do, ye my be 4ys
sticking In atree; II will be growing while
ye're sleeping" trust your childfen Mn
not forty years hence regret, like Dumtle.
|01nR ~ ~ did not ma me ti1ne. We
wish to Improve our adopted State Ny
eyes never ut upon the inviting foliage
Of trees upon the prairics, ! never seek shel.
ter beneath them from the burning rays Of
The sun Int my heart .gpss OFT IN isvotun.
tary tlsanks9isine to the nan whose kind
pv0vidence md 6resight plaut61 then
Plant trees then. Plant them for their
beauty. Plant them for their vulue II
you wish your children more frequently r.
recall your memory when you ore gone and
recall il with IN additional thrill of graft.
tOuC, Is SSsVutH " uyc WtAtuy ~ u tTtG.
ga ss~s IOWA MNERALs.
n Town had nothing else to enrich bel
| and assure her future, her beds Of Gypsum
her mines Of lead ore, which, 20 far from
giving out, have never yet been. scientific
ally and systematically de<ei6bed al the,
will yet be BY. organized labor and capital
ana M fnexiiaustiblc, immense, almost un
explored coal deposits. would be sufficient
II Is scarcely an cxaggcration to say tha
Iowa is one vast coal field Coal to sonx
extent crops out along the Mississippi
you find it all the way from beyond lows
City to Dcs Moines all along the De
AHines Valley il u visible from keokuk Il
Fort Dodge Our coal resources, notwith
standing . partial geological slsytacs sur
vey Of the State, are alnoA Jerr6 iaccgni
ia; but enough Is known from the explo
ratiOns Cf OWea, Wofthen and others t.
justify the remark Of Mr. Hall, the Stat,
Geologist, that "the most important ant
permanent source of mineral wealth in tn,
State Of Iowa will he fDnnd IN the Goa
measures. Geology Of Io,oo. Vol 1, par
II, D. 12O)
Infer from cursory perusal Of tn,
valuable letters Of our learned and scicntif
ic townsman, Dr. Parry, published in thu
Chicago journal, and rcpublishcd in tht
Davenport GAZETTE, that Ncbraska and
the vast regions extending to the Rock,
Mountains are comparatively destitute O
timber, but arc admirably adapted fol-
grazing and stock raising 1t is not known
50 far rs am aware, that workable coal de
posts have there been discovered. Herr
in addition to home consumption. travcrsed
as that region soon will be by the Pacific
Railroad, Zone hundred miles of which ar.
already gradcd,) will open an illimitabl,
and ever increasing demand for the Goa
and perhaps, to some extent, the grain o.
Iowa
But we have a source Of wealth not al
oil predetermined or contingent boundless
and unfailing. in our soil. On this, and or
this alone, has Iowa thus far relied for hel
rapid growth.
POPULATION AND VOTES
Judging from the votes cast at the re-
cent election, Iowa, in point of population
is the ninth in the list of States adherine
to the Union. Iowa cast, in round nun
bcrs 10000 votcs-more than any Of the
New England States except Massachusetts,
more than Minnesota Missouri, New Jersey
and only less than Massachusetts,, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana Illinois
Michigan and Wisconsin. This is later
than the census, and shows most unmistak
ably our rapid strides in the way Of growth
and development.
OUR RAILROADS.
We have already six main lines Of rail-
road looking west from the 1lississipy,i,
viz. one from McGrcgor; one from Du-
buquc, finished to or beyond Cedar Falls
one from Clinton, finished to Nevada, and
soon to be completed to Boonsboro, only 30
miles from Des Moines, the largest contin-
uous line of road in the State; one from
Davenport, completed to 0rinncll, 81
miles from Des Moines, and soon, it is
hoped, to be completed to Newton and
Des Moines and one west from Burling-
ton. In addition to this, the railroad up
the Des Moines Valley is completed and in
operation from Keokuk to Pella, distance
of only 40 miles from Des Moines
THE NEEDED CANAL IMPROVEMENTS
There is also railroad around the lower
rapids, from Keokuk to Fort Madison. AS
State, we are and ever must be predom-
nantly grain producing and sheep and cat
tie growing region. We must find a mar
ket abroad. Railroad transportation is ruin
ously expensive Situated in the interi-
or Of the continent, We must have ,oater-
,rays to and from the ocean. The Missis-
sippi If it does not pass into the hands of
the Rebels which may Heaven forbid. az
fords us southern outlet. But we need an
eastern outlct--Iowa needs it. She must
have it she vet will have it. Where is
the De WITT CL,SToS among her states
men who will take up this great project
and never rest, nor allow the public mind
to rest, until it is achieved. Fadelcss
honors await that man. | saw about one
year ago the statue Of DE WITT CLINTON
in Greenwood Cemetery. Nothing amid.
the costly vaults and imposing columns so
much impressed me as his commanding
figure His name is impcrisllably associa-
ted with the Erie Canal He never tagged
and never despaired. "When,' says Sir.
King, "all the elements were in conmotion
around him. and even his chosen associates
were appalled,, lie ALONE, LIKE COLUMBUS,
on the wide waste OF waters, in his frail
bark, with dshcartcned and unbclieving
crew, remained firm, selfpOised and un-
shaken" is it." he adds, "extravagant
and unjust to say that, like Columbus, he
was recompensed by opening new world
to our intercOurse-yast regions which the
canals Of New York have been means of
subduing, civilizing. enrichings" Such. a
canal is the highest and greatest want of
Iowa at this moment, and not Of Iowa
alone. but Of the Northwest Where
great things are to be done, great men are
never wanting have faith that some
Western Clinton will yet be found to con-
sumate and complete the great work of
furnishing to Iowa an uninterrupted eastern