The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-28

keekuk AA~oea.
Not that it has emigrated elsevhers-ouIy
= how it looks 10 the pictures painted and
y framed abroad-that ID what that heading
means The Chicago Repsblicas ID publish
ling descriptions of the principal cities end
towns in the West; descriptions written BY
special correspondents. In Wednesdays 10.
sue of that paper appeared . lengthy article
I upon ''The Gate City, and its trade, COM
merce and appearance" We have delayed
noticing it until now; We we're considering
the propriety # publishing Aentire. We
concluded instead to give these extracts from
liz. 1t 10 complimentary in the Republican to
thus notice our city end business men and
houses. But il woaldn't be satisfactory for
US to publish it. 1t orhits to name in its lists
many men, and business houses that it
would lily comport with our feeling to pass
by. As we have not long since made .
much more extended review of our city busi>
ness than here appears, and continue on that
line in special notices, We publish these gen.
eral items, interesting to all our citizens, and
omit the particulars, interesting more par
ticularly to the paq intEestsd.
This muajeipalik NNRds introduced: \
"keokuk is city Of from II 900 to 1900
inhabitants, beautifully situated on high lime
stone bluffs, at the head of the lower river na-
vigation, 2l2 miles above st. Louis. The
rapids Immediately abore the city are irupas.
sable by steamers Of the larger size, and this
fact renders keokuk the great point for
laundering freight.
| THE principal wealth Of Keokuk lies in her
large jobbing trade and in her manufactures.
There are about forty jobbing houses In the
city, engaged in all Of the mercantile branch
ss-selling over $4,000, 600 per year.
Then are noticed dry goods and millinery
establishments and all the departments of
trade briefly. Of Keokuk's manufacturing
facilities it ssys:
probably no city in the country has greater
advantages for manufacturing than Keokuk.
The hydraulic power is furnished by the
Mississippi river itself, which kals 1t this point
rs feet in short distance, giving power suff
cient to run any number Of mills that could
b. erected. The coal 10 very abundant and
cheap, being taken from the line of he Dies
Moines Valley railroad in inexhanstible
quantities. Millions Of cords Of good build
ing stone can be obtained from tie bluffs,
and transportation is furnished by the river,
and by three lines of railroads centerins here.
The climate is mild and healthy, and by the
laws OF Iowa homestead is exempt from
seizure OF attachment for debt, SO that the
mechanics may own their own houses without
fear Of losing them. Capitalists would do
well to look at this place in manu- ,aekuriss
point Of view.
The manufactures of boilers, boot, shoes,
carriages, cigars, tobacco. cooperage, cooper
works, cas- tings and machinery, lumber. -,
and candles, stoves, hollowware. ~ ii
sheet iron, de-, amount to over $Aar oo0
per annnm. 49,
"There are FIVE distillerieA sssy !, -,
annually over 3,00O brls; txsff peA, ~ de.hls
that this year,
There are Eve pacAAg- hoass : ~, ax,an.
sive. In this line keoknk ~ Ks As lie 9Th
city in the UniteA States, = A'>1
There are also three iarr e foundrie..r
Variouc other matters . re- NOTED thpe
"IAe Des MONIES VaD ey railroad, and the
road, manufacture aos Of their roll;nS stoct
At keokuaA The b. M. V. r. X. emSlov in
their machine shop here eighty men. with
monthly pay roll at over 81 600, in the man,
aisetnre OF all their cars and part of The en-
gines. In the machine shop are seven athes,
two planners, one bolt cutter, three drill
presses, de- j and IN the blacksmith shop ten
hres, one 10 'ge steam hammer, and two bolt
headers. There is also double brass furn-
ace, in which they melt about 500 pounds Of
brass per day. In the wood work shop about
thirty men are employed. In the course of
. week or two they viii be able to turn out =
car a day.
"Ths Keokuk. Mt. P. / NJ. r. R. build oil
their cars and engines here.
"keokuk has direct communication by the
Mississippi river with oil points north and
South, by the finest line Of packets on the
river, and by the d. NJ. V. r. r., the Keo
kuk, Mt. p. i NJ. r. R., and the Toledo,
Wabash and Western railroad, with all the
points east and west, thus rendering her one
Of the best distributing centers Of the West.
This is purely keokuk enterprise, being
owned and built by the citizens Of this place.
1t is completed from Keokuk to Des Moines,
the capital OF the State. distance of 1872
miles. running through the fertile Des MONIES
Valley. one of the richest portions of our
Western conntry. II carries large amount
of coal from mines along its line. Its re-
reirts from this source alone during the year
| ending April list, 1885, amounted 70 $32, $40
So. The total earnings for the same year
Their Ia, ,ear estimated = sSaa aoo
.sTh;s 80 oaam.o,s :, Eo'l'Lc;.l -.
river steama,s The Toledo W.h..h ND IA
Western ra;I,nad and The KsolnL ", q;
n. r. r. And q a 40 Y I'D :, ~.
,umw. w;,h -. pur,;rr,on "a 49,:
River ,a;l,o.d IN. r.;l.c.a ~. h,!:n h
tween bsrs .nd 6, Pal I'll, .bo..s. ~. az G
lance between these places DO miles
ssrhs r;vsr oa,o,naraa = o.rr,aa
Keoknk packs u Co lie MoIl;a Hcp;Lc @
;ndenendent Inc nd bx .m.Ii .,a.s." ~
with Alexandra. Wars.y 1c' tn sh;,s
men,s Are priucipally rrain' hoo. and far1
err produce.
m6ne of the institutions NJ which ~.
kuk;sns feel ;ustiy prond Is thar I;hrs,r A.
ISOLATION. This Association was ;ncornors-
ted on The 18Th Of December. isss nd
opened on the IL, Of Jnne. 1854. II nnI o..
cnpies : fine hall on Main street. 25SSg f..
in xtent, aud contains ,ome s. 500 ynlumss
embracing most Of he choice literstn,e oe
this and The Older, time, : valuable eoieec,;cn
OF painting, encravinps, and busts. and I fms
though not very large. eabine. Of .sr;o1;,;es
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