Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-05-31
A Word TO BUSINESS Mry.-Ws are do

a Word TO BUSINESS Msy.-Ws are dc.
pendent on each other for business prospect.
y. Without your advertising patronage VIC
should soon be compelled to suspend publ.
cation. Without It's newspapers the town
would not only cease growing, bu, would in.
ey'tably enter upon u decline. Business
would come to . stand AZ natural conse
qnencc. Independence without a newspaper
would BE- stunned As though, infested with
the plague. To those whom il is most de-.
sirablc 70 attract hther, the newspaper is the
surest indication Of the life and enterprise Of
the town. These facts will not be denied
by any one who has the capacity to see be-
yond his nose. Setting aside, then, the di>
rect benefit Of advertising, which shrcwd
business men acknowledge to be beyond cal.
culation, it is to the most evident advantage
Of every business man in Independence to
extend such patronage to the newspa pers
as will enable them to keep pace with other
towns Of equal size in the State. Several
towns in the Cedar and Iowa valleys now
support nine-column papers. The Cedar
Falls Gazette will soon be enlarged to nine
columns, oscing to the revy liberal patronage
cFhe business men. That town will gain
greatly by it, and its business men will soon
discover that aside from the direct trade &c.
cured by advertising, they will get their mon.
ey back ten times over through the acceler
ated growth Of their town and county. The
proprietors Of the Bulletin are anxious 10
enlarge il to nine columns, at the com.
mcncement Of the next volume, in July, but
the dull times have so seriously affected the
business that they must have increased sup.
port to warrant the change. The additional
expense will be heavy, and we must have the
additional patronage to meet il. Shall we
have it, or shall We play second fiddle to Ce.
dar Falls and other towns Of no larger size
IN the matter Of newspapers. We refer you
to the comments Of the press, given in an.
other place, as an evidence Of the estimate
in which the bulletin is now held by our
neighbors. Shall the reputation Of the paper
and Of the town be maintained?
Since writing the above, the Waterloo
Courier has come to US enlarged TO nine
columns on page. Shall Independence be
behind Waterloo and Cedar Falls?
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TnE Pear QrGsrIox.-Sincc our last is
sue, we have received specimens Of peat dis
covered by Mr.. c. Weitman about mile
from Hszletdn. These samples correspond
very closely with those mentioned heretofore,
and are genuine peat. The bed above men.
toned is FIVE or six feet in depth.
On Saturday we visited the peat bed Of
Mr.. Lifts, and we're convinced that it is with.
out doubt the genuine article. II contains
very little sand, though probably not enough
TO affect seriously its economic value. We
apprehend that the admixture of foreign mat
ter, by wash from surrounding eminences,
will be found to seriously detract from the
value Of many beds Of otherwise excellent
peat. 1t is important, then, that thorough
trial be made Of every bed discovered. In
Iced, while many Of these beds Of fuel are
IF incalculable value, the fact that some,
which appear all right to the eye, may prove
almost worthless upon working, ought to in,
luce caution and crcumspection in dealing
with them. Let thorough trial be made Of
he peat during the coming fall and winter.
It is no great labor to prepare few cords Of
i. A temporary CRATE can be fitted into al.
most any stove. II the peat burns well, pro.
lucng great heat and leaving but little ashes,
It's value is determined. During the winter
he necessary machinery could be got upon
he ground and with the first fair weather in
he spring the manufacture could commence.
Il requires from four to eight weeks after
for peat to become thoroughly
Try, ready for market. Every consideration
# profit and economy should induce thor.
,uch trial.
The Rowsc boys have bed Of peat some
i've acres in extent, little northeast of Mr..
Lifts. Ii is from four to six feet in depth
Ind will probably prove to be very good
.r:icle.
Capt. ID. s. Lee has large bed on his
arm ct Pilot Grove.
Mr.. s. G. Pierce, County Superintendent
# Schools, has bed on his farm in Byron
ownship.
In fact, there is enough in quantity in the
county to last fifty years, should ii all be Of
xorkable value.