The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-02

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1ts Hase, H1ooo0t ana F0eare.
The Tsae Uosaty "Union" blowsd
most vocifsssssly .1sdse TIE above
beading in ito frst and last issus. TIN
number Of gross and snmitisassd false
hoods therein sts.ed cell upon - faith
ful Josssalist to rsfats then Soe thl
bensis Of - lnblio sDd perhaps
ssvs sumbsss from ooning d
- our litals railroad Station, anaisipss
ing busissss plaos only sscosd 10 In
pestanes to none. and then turn awal
II disgust = numbsrs have bseoe'
lsufsing the place y. heart, tAscount.
- YsshaQs - dEahA We want o.
Stsse asd paesisslaslx. - -soass5 =
settle up - fsse y possible. We vss
farmers, traders, mschssies and sapi
talists 70 como and ssttls 10 our county,
If they s4ieet Iuks - the place ol
their choios, ve ere sstis6sd. w
want .slso fA,s play in this matter, for
the god Of our entire county. W.
think . cssdid statement 10 due 70 i'm
migrants 90 we'll - the iphsbieants Of
this eopoty.
We have never published any but
complimentary sr,icles Of Iska, bat the
very 6rss issue Of their sheet exslts their
mud hole into paradise and the fine
town Of Toledo, situated upon ; rolling
prairie commanding 6ns view Of the
country, - fast going % dsosy and
soon 10 be absorbed BY them.
They v,sh 10 carry the idea to the
public that they have ten dry goods
sforss there, snd three in Toledo, when
he fact 10 Toledo has four and they
have four. the rest Of their ten 10 made
up Of grocery, tin, hardware asd Drul
stores and ssloons Of whieh, Toledo hsa
moro than Iuka, excepting the saloous
We have the means Of k6owing, which
no other man in the county hiss, thai
the trade Of the four dry goods storsa
in Toledo, has been for the past yea
nearly Or qnite double that Of the foa'
stores in Inks. Mark this; 20 peal
,chat ~ kno,c. The causes for this ~
viii not now discuss.
The writer portrsys the glowing
hesu.i iss Of Iuks aud ito heavenly pro
.pecss in quite > vigorous style ess
acquainted With the plsos and iss real
prospects. would very quickly come to
the conclusion that he 10 . espitsl
"Y Ysrnes". In the midst Of his Grassy
words he says the county sea: will
econ be removed there. This rsm,nds
~ Of great, guant hound sitting st
some cross roads, npon bic haunehss
and with elevated nose and pendant
ears baying at the moon.
Your prospects; yes What ars they :
For the past three years you hsve bssn
The ont lot Of larger scope Of eultivstsd
country than is tributary to Belle Plane
and yet you have grown fer les.
What's the matter : We will tell you.
You are situated on the lows river
bottom. the most unhealthy place in the
eounty. and sharp people - il. The
Almighty somstimes raises the water
up to the railroad track IN your town,
Zoo ling the lower part Of il, and that
raises the Deuce with you. "Thass
what's the matter. A SCOPE Of country
sx.ending twenty Eve miles north, and
eight ~ ten south Of yoa, have made
your plsce their general market for
grain and tho shipment Of cattle and
hogs. When the lows Central i built,
and il will be soon. there will BE- in that
scope Of country on the north - least
three stations and one on the South,
all Of which will ship the Same articles.
that are now conveyed By farmers and
drovers to your place. Where vill your
''preeent" prospects be theni The
same Iowa river viii continue to chafe
you without ever affording q water
power for mill or factory purroses and
a space of country Of ahont one mile
on the nosih and three or four miles Q,
the eonth will be tributary to you.
and this is Ill yoa will get even Kthe
!. Y. should GROSS at your poaeA Bot
TO save ; most bitter 1ieappointnsst
10 advise you 70 take but littls stssk in
the story q ils orosaing at yoas place.
Yon boaat Of hasiag pOpslatioa
nearly equal to thas of Tolsdo II $50
Or 400 Is sear,y .qa.l to 900, voa are =
neaY right - any.l'sR yos have aatd
You represent Toisdo % deoayiAg and
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