The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-09
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Ma. EDITOR In your issue of the 9th inst,
you have given many good reasons why Keo-
kuk is, and should be, general Railroad cen
tire. And in confirmation of this view please
allow me to say, that heartily coincide, and
regard your reasons ss entirely sound and
legitimate.
think you will Join with me in saying to
strangers, and persons At distance, that We
have no disposition to deceive or humbug
them in relation to this place, its superior
and peculiar advantages, &c. All we ask is,
come and see for yourselves.
We think we are perfectly sane and reason
able, when we say that we know Of no place
in the great West, that now offer so many advan.
tages TO energetic, industrious, go ahead"
live people, as this place, Keokuk, and round
about, on both sides of the river
We are very accessible, righ, in the way.
You can come to, or 60 from, us to all points
of the compass either by teamboats or
railroads, night or day. Men of small means
can now get hold of few acres, or . few
lots, at fair or low prices, and with the pros.
pect of plenty of work and at fair rates.
We might go on and reiterate, and even
very much enlarge upon the desirableness
and advantages of our location, but, prudent
men, and such we want, are not TO be per-
| manently pleased by a rattle, or tickled
by straw" MosrEBElLA, ILL
ANOTHER 0PrSIoS.-Those of you who are
| e;oL .,d t;xad ne baar;nc a hon, Emarson can
pass by this. We don't know when we shall
get him off our hands At any rate, il there
be one thing more than another that pleases
us, it is to get brief, sharp and pertinent
communications, as is this, and those proceed
ing it, on the same subject, from our read.
ers. We are glad to open our columns to
such. And If it be Mr.. Emerson that in.
spires them, it shows that there is q subject
| about the which the people is interested.
So, oh kindly disposed Keokukian, if 1t be
Mr. Emerson, or Mr.. Taylor, or Mr.. Phillips,
or Railroad matters, or bridge matters, or
whatever it is Of general interest, don't
merely chat about it in the social circle but
come with it briefly, forcibly stated, on pa
per, and the GATE will open, well pleased at
your coming, and thereby shall many be pro-
| 6ted.
Here have we most ungallantlY kept lady
waiting who bespeaks this hearing on that
Emerson subject;
| "MR, EDITOR: You have published one wo>
mans opinion of Emerson, will you kindly
| receive that of another.
"As sat and listened TO him on Thursday
evening, the running accompaniment, in
my mind, was not, : If the red slayer thinks
he Stays, &c, but something quite different.
For instance, Things said for conversation
| d. e. for the sake of III, are chalk eggs; they
deceive nobody, for no matter what you say,
what you are, sounds SO loud above it that
cannot hesr your words | thought of
heroism,' and self reliance and the
grand music of the over soul !; and though
| his speech Was hesitating, heard in it still
the accents OF the voice that has brought such
cheer and comfort TO many struggling hearts,
| whose utterances are so rich in all that
nourishes a noble manhood or womanhood
| Surely no one who has fully entered into his
spirit, whose courage, and hope, and patience
have been reinforced by his large faith and
deep clear insight, can fail to regard Emerson
with sincere and loving reverence. n
! .
"WHILg there is life there is hope Truei
Let not the sufferer despond; for all who suf.