Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-10-12
rrcspoudcnce of the Dubuque Times.
From Cedar Falls.
CEDAR FALLS, Septo

CEDAR FALLS, September %.
Yesterday the people Of this lively
city busted themselves in recovering
from the fatigue of receiving and min
istcring to the wantso of the throngs who
came Oh "Wednesday to attend the mass
meeting. And they needed rest, for all
that could be done was attended to Ey
them for the comfort Of their visitors.
The utmost quiet prevailed on the
streets after the conclusion of the speech
es on Wednesday night. Although u
circus had pitched its tent and held an
exhibition that day and night, the best
of behavior was manifested by show
men and those who attended the circus.
The special police had nothing to do,
and the citizens went to sleep rs readily
as if their heads were pillowed on hops.
| spent the forenoon yesterday in
looking about the town, and fGS! con-
WINGED that all that has ever been claim
ed for it is sober truth. The Touring
mills, the WOODEN factory, the corn
starch factory not yet completed, the
Orphans Home, the public school build
ing and the churches have been fire.
quently described in various papers,
and are the best of pledges for the pres
ent and future prosperity of Cedar
Falls. ...
r The city census is almost completed.
The children who are of the legal age
Ito attend school number LAP. Ac-
! cording to this, judging from previous
years, the population of the city is over
4,000- a very large gain for the past
year.
Yesterday afternoon / was treated by
Mr.. Mccoy one of the contractors of the
Iowa Central r.. r., to a drive out to the
summit ridge between Cedar river and
Blacllhawk creek. The road was in
most excellent condition, and Mr. Me-
Coy's sorrel mares made the seven
miles in capital time, through lanes and
by comfortable farm houses, past wire
fences surrounding fields half q mile
square, and over an enchanting stretch
of open prairics, which would make
the eyes of an untraveled eastcrner
stick out several inches. Hitching the
team, we climbed n straw pie Oh the
highest ground in the neighborhood,
and saw the spot of the intended sta
ton on the Blackhawk, and the graded
track passing over the ridge out OF sight
five miles away cast of us BY waterloo,
distinctly visible in the light of the de-
clining sun. To the north, and follow
ing the course of 4 little rivulet, we
could see the track in places almost up
to Cedar Falls.
This part OF the Iowa Central road is
nov ready for the ties and iron, having
been commenced only about IL year ago.
The grading has been done with the
money of the corporation and citizHis
of this enterPrising town, and consider
ing the difficulty of getting hands, has
been quickly accomplished. The work
will be pushed along as fast as possible,
81,
running. .. .....- .
very great. 1t is to serve a triple pur-
pose. The grain, produce and live
stock Of this part of the State will be
sent to their natural markets.. Louis,
New Orleans, and Mobile. The road
will reach into the pineries of Mnne-
sofa and furnish the lumber which is SO
greatly reduced here, without any eX-
pense for rafting il down the Mississip-
pi. The uncertainties of shipping
across the river III the winter months
viii! also be avoided. That this will
soon become one of the principal roads
! OF the country is beyond peradvcntu9.
y few of the Republicans here are
! going to see the menagcrie at Waterloo
1 to-day. Several fossilized kangaroos
and q few dead possums are among the
curiosities.
a few public spirited citizens of this
/ place are buying forty acres of ground
to be donated for the use of the Orphans
Home. .a ..s.s
L called on S. b. Goodenow, Esq, OF
! the GAZETTE, yesterday, and found hiln
/ hard at work He has Il good field here
and is doing his share in killing snakes.
! i! am indebted to Hon. Peter Melendy,
whose head has not VET fallen into TN q