Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-10

i'm the Methodist and Baptist churches.
The hotel formerly known as the Amer
lean house has been reiitted, and with
some alterations both within and with
out, has been transformed into a Sol
diers' Orphans Home, branch Of
which institution has been located at
Cedar Falls and placed under the super
intendence of Arthur Morrison, ESQ, a
gentleman of integrity and ability. AL
though scarcely in running order as
yet, we are informed that the Orphans
Home already has about score of in
mates, and many more are awaiting
the completion of arrangements for re-
oeiving them.
The business men of Cedar Falls have
also an organization known as the Board
of Trade, and have fitted up very COM
Portable rooms for their accommodation.
For several years there has been u So
ciety known AS the horticultural Socie-
ty, having a library of about one thou
sand volumes, and sustaining each sea-
son course of lectures. |"-.... .a#
The location of Cedar Falls, at the falls
in Cedar River, affords advantages for
building up a manufacturing interest OF
no small Importance. There Is no bet
ter water power In the State than at this
point. IL is estimated that il is capable
of furnishing power for one hundred
run of stone. There are at present three
large Touring mills in operation at Ce-
dar Falls, two of them of stone and one
frame building, with an aggregate run
of eleven stone. The number of barrels
of flour manufactured by these mills
during the present year will not be less
than 10000, and it is said they have a
capacity for 10000 barrels. -. p. f...,.
Within the past year there has been
erected large stone structure intended
for woolen factory, by Messrs. Elliott
Il Collins. This will supply want long
felt i'm the Cedar Valley, and will add
materially TO the business Of the town.
Messrs. Wilcox 4 Bulge are engaged In
building large foundry for the manu-
! facturc of stoves. Among other build
ings of importance which are contem-
| plated, and in process of erection, we
noticed beautiful residence owned by
Edwin Brown, which when completed
will have cost $4,000. Tho Episcopal
Society has purchased lot and is pre-
pairing to build church edilice during
the coming year, for the accommodation
of an increasing congregation. During
our visit to the Falls we saw on every
hand the evidence of prosperous growth,
in new buildings, and in what western
towns so sadly need-good Sidewalks
| We were informed that over one hun
dred new buildings had been put up
during the present year. We were care
ful TO ascertain the value of lands about
the town, suitable for farming purposes,
and found that unimproved lands in
the vicinity of Cedar Falls were worth,
on an average, about seven dollars pei
acre, improved lands about twenty dol.
lars per acre, and timbcred lands from
thirty to fifty dollars per acre. With
land so cheap, and the advantages of a
good market so great, We do not wonder
that many people from the east seeking
homes in the West, should determine
to make locations in the Cedar Valley.
The complaint so commonly made by
people coming west, of II scarcity of tim.
ber, is not heard in reference to Black
Hawk county, for there is an abundance
of timber. There are ut least -, 900 acres
of good timbered land between Waterloo
and Janesville, while the timber on the
Shell Rock and Beaver, in Butler Co.
is conveniently near.
We are informed 10y gentlemen whit
deal in real estate, and therefore hav,
opportunities for knowing, that the sal,
of real estate within the vicinity of Ce
dar Falls during the present year, ha
largely exceeded that of any previou
Il
farms, as well as unimprOved lands
which have been purchased for the pur
+, pose of putting them under cultivation
We have thus, from notes hastily col
lected, attempted 10 give an idea Of tn
prosperous condition of Cedar Falls, bu
have omitted to mention that whicl
above all other things now Interests tn,
people of that thriving young city. De
termincd to make Cedar Falls u rail
road center, they have gone to worl
with energy for the establishment of {
: line connecting them with st. Paul, or
the north, and st. Louis on the south.
Cedar Falls has at present II railroad
connection with the country west, abl
markets east, by the DUBUQUE IL Sioux
City Railroad, and with the country
north by the Cedar Falls d Minnesot,
Railroad, already completed to Waiver
plated road, the company for building
which is already organized, will bt
known az the Iowa Central Railroad -
The grading for this road is being done
by contracts, and work IL being pushet
with all possible speed. The citizens O
Cedar Falls subscribed S65, 900 for aid
ing in the construction Of the road, amd
the citizens of tuG country south of Ce
dar Falls, through which il will pass
have also subscribed literally. When
completed it will connect with the
North Missouri road for ST. Louis, and
with the Minnesota Central road for ST
Paul and Minneapolis. From the ener.
gy and determination thus far display,
ed, we can have no doubt that all obsta
cles will be surmounted, and eventually
a road will be built through the heart
of Iowa, connecting st. Paul with ST
/ 4 NJ h..a, a.
! little rivalry with some OF the ill feel
ing always attending rival interests, be.
tween the towns of that section of the
/ State in reference to the location of the
road. In this we have no desire to min,
gle, and shall be perfectly satisfied II
| the best Interests of Iowa are secured
without reference to sections. The en-
| terprise of the people of Cedar Falls, and
their iiberality in subscribing i'm cid OF
the construction of the road, appears to
1 have given that town an advantage
over others, and it may now be sci
down rs a fact that the Iowa Central
Railroad Is located to Cedar Falls, and
when that road is built Cedar Falls will
be an important point on the road.
| There are many other matters oi
which we had intended to make men
ton in an account Of Cedar Falls, but a
T.
emitting them for the present. For the
facts which We have given thus briefly,
we are indebted TO the courtesy of gen
tlemen residing at Cedar Falls, and es-
pecially to Messrs. IL. A. d. G.. ID. Per-
kins, of the GAZETTE, for access to the
files of the GAZETTE, in which we found
well written accounts of the growth oil
the town, and business statistics.
| In our intercourse with the people oi
Cedar Falls we have found them gener-
ally liberal, and courteous, and nowhere
know OF q community more desirable
| for q location in matters of business, Oh
for tho advantages Of good social rela-
! tions.
MATlsIMONY VS.. SINGLE BLESSED
NESS. -Matrimony is hot buckwheat
cakes, warm beds, comfortable slippers,
smoking coffee. round arms, red lips,
kind words, shirts exulting In buttons,
redeemed stockings, bootjacks, happi.
ness, etc. Hurrahl
Single blessedness is sheat-iron Quilts
blue noses, frosty rooms, ice in tho
| pitcher, unregeneratcd linen, heelless
socks, coffee sweetened with icicles
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