Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-08-23
For The BuIIetln
CTR CITY As IT -.

Beautifully situated in the geographical
centre Of the county, and secure Of its civil
business, divided By the slvsry Wapsipins-
con, and al that point on the stream that Of
fords is best water rover ssrroundsd BY a
rich soil whose surface Is well divided b.
tween forest and prairie, and underneath in
close proximity, clay aud rock well adapted
for the wall. and the mortar necessary for
building purposes--a good start in the race
for supremacy; ~ho has doubted but that
Independence was TO win the prize, and be
the leading city Of Buchanan.
50 universal mas been ne Affirmative view
Of this question that he basiness portion Of
our community had settled down into an
apathy almost as fatal 10 progress, .. were
the denizens Of Sleepy Hollow, 10 Irving 5
imaginative creation. The Rip Van Wink,
les Of our city will double be surprised to
awaken some morning 10 ,hs ..e', ! We
have mad within The past 40 yea "a our
vet ' borders. and on the open prairie. With
ou, any material advan,ases. town spring
up that has already become formidable
rival. Jesup, although only ten miles west
VI i'O~ EAs wv "a Nt~N aNSi y onA 0SoStS
of handling nearly as much grain as those
Of Independence Thi. is done ia part bv
a less number monopolizing the trade and
with far reaching policy, paying equal. if
not higher price TO the farmer for The fruits
oe bis industry lhan 10 paid here, thus draw
ing largely upon what would Otherwise flow
into this p ace as . business center. As q
natural result Of this enterprise, Jesup has
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those com nercial. mechanical. and profess
ional pursuits thst go to make up live bust.
ness place. With its two hotels, its stores
in the various departn ents Of trade in Drugs,
Hardware, Groceries, and Drv Goods. it
makes very imposing appearance crown
ing as it does beautiful swell on the pra-
rie. Amongst the signs Of the later. / no.
iicsd that Of our townsnan Hodges. i'm
pressed doubtless With the ada-e that
westward the star of Empire. ac,'' presided
over by Kenyon. Tne foundation of steam
Touring and custom mill has been commen>
ced, to which doubtless will be attached
sometime in the next century . WOODEN MILL
The above IS the resul, Of the cog;,ations Of
one Of a small pleasure party, that weat out
few DAYS since TO see the embryo iown OF
Jesup. Surrounded by The bes. OF the pro-
ductive soil Of our county. if it sustains its
juvenile promise it is destined to be i" no
mean city.
Our host Informed a. that there had been
Fifty new buildings put up this season. and
;hers we're as many more contracted for to
be built during the fall. Also that there had
been eighty breaking teams in active opera
ton within The radius Of its business the
past summer. preparing the hitherto unpro-
ductive prairie for the rich yellow harvest
the next season. In his l would rejoice
as tending to develop the dorman, energies
Of our county. and in no wav retarding what
is the true policy and interest of the business
enterprise Of our place but on the contrary
acting as stimulus to progress in improv-
ing our superior natural and central adyan.
tages.
If any are disposed to doubt the above as-
sumptions, let them 90 as did our party
90 and see. They will End the roads ex-
cellent, lined with groves and the golden
harvest to CRAFTY the eve.
Call upon our hosts Of the Empire, Messrs.
Ingalls, Blake. and will guarantee that
the reception will be cordial. the parlor taste-
fully furnished. the table covered with the
whitest of linen-ihat beverage that cheer
bet not iuebriates'' good--the biscuit tenn
pered with :. De Lands best in 10: too
great profusion-the butter yellow and 50.
vory-the pies, the cake, and the dessert de-
licious. and last though not least in this iay
of exorbitaat prices. bill to suit. With .
moonlight ride homeward. will venture to
saw you will pronounce your excursion no
humbug. but that you have got your moneys
worth. G. D.