The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-11-15
North McGregOr.

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A stroll of an hour or so on Friday last,
through our young sister mile up the river,
| gave opportunity to notice many improvements
there: We found Ii. Ruble, Esq the pioneer
and very successful Agricultural Implement
dealer, surrounded by all the tools needed in
| farming or on the road An excellent and
high bridge and wagon grade are now complete
from near Ruble's depot of Thrcshers, Reapcrs,
Carriages end Flows, to the depot proper, on
the south side of the slough. A large Freight
and Passenger depot is in course of completion
go by l40 we believe) near the mouth Of
Giard Greek Bloody RUM and quite convenient
to the built portion Of the town on the north
side. At Keen's Foundry and Machine Shop,
which, by the way, is doing an excellent bust.
ness and is finely located, new track is being
built, indeed it is quite completed, to connect
with the new Freight and Passenger house just
referred to. This track passes close by Ruble,
thus enabling him to ship his heavy ireights at
! light expense. We learned that KEEN is
designing to run his machinery by water instead
Of steam, dam and fixtures being ir process
of erection for that purpose.
The Lumbery appearance of North Nc
Gregor is one of its principal sights. The
river banks are piled with the pine products of
the Wisconsin streams Of the north, while
many RATS Of logs, lumber, lath and shingles
lie as yet unhandled at the waters edge:
scarcity of rolling stock on the road prevents
the forwarding Of building material as fast as
the west demands it, and hence the large
accumulation at that point. Among the yards
there, all we'll stocked and each filled with
hands and teams busily at work selling, deliver
ing, sorting, loading cars, &c, &c we observed
seely & Shaw also in the Planning and Sash L.
Blind business on a large scale, jast east of the
Mendon House; Hayt e. Burdick, the original
McGregor Lumber dealers, Except II. Kennedy
we believe), Captain VIM. and Jack Fleming,
and w. w. Barnes. All these yards are doing
good business, and each would do more if
they could ship readily to their various branch
establishments at Postville, Luana, Ossian and
the other points on the road: this wan: of ship
ping facilities will be remedied after while,
and then North McGregor will become one OF
the largest Lumber markets on this river.
But it was not our design to write an artc.e
SO long as to be unreliable. North AIcGregor
is young yet, and we hope to give it many
notices as it progresses toward cty-hood. 1t
must necessarily make a busy shipping and
tran shipping point-at all events this will be
so until the River is bridged, and them but
let us patiently wait the march Of events.
The necessities of commerce will force rail.
way bridge across the river not far from this
point before many years, and we may as well
begin to look at it, a little. ...
Lewis, late baggage man, is now yard master,
Storrs Andrews, Station Agent, Capt. DEMO,
the boss Of the Elevator, and-well We know
all the "boys" a. the station and on the road,
but as the names, faces and positions of some
of them get mixed up confusedly. we take no
chances of mistake by mentioning farther per.
soEal matters Of the station.
! Mcnamara, at the Mendon, Henke, at the
Mississippi, seem to be doing first rate in board
ing the many hands required there. Mr.. Lyon,
Dorr Hoxsie and Shugars are thriving as
| Restaurant men; there is activity all over the
| town and particularly near the river and at the
depot. Take it altogether, we conclude con-
siderable town will grow up there, but Nc
GREcoR, proper, will not feel its progress in
any material sense of commercial rivalry
We believe the time is not far distant when
both towns will be united by rail, wagon road
| md buildings both for residences and business.
Let it come! .... ..s