Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-01-04
the end of my days ride found my
self ut the tiourishing city of

the end of my days ride found my
self ut the isourishing city of
CEDAR FALLS.
This beautifully located town is on
the Cedar river, one hundred miles west
OF Dubuque, ard the rapidity Of its
growth, and the vast enterprises inau-
gurated by the cnergetiD citizens war
rant n more lengthy description than
usual. l therefore propose to furnish
YOU some statistics for the Journni,
v which ro / deem Of general <erest to
The mornig after my arrival was
waited upon by Mcssrs. Overman, Me-
lcndy, and Mayor Allen, and kindly es-
corted through the various factories
established here. The water power
furnished by the rapid Cedar river at
this favored point is truly immense, and
the banks of the stream afford room for
the erection OF mills and manufactures
amply sufficient tosupply several States
with every fabric they will need for all
future time. Already they have in
successful operation nulnber of fac
tories, which / will describe.
FIGURING MILLS.
Of these there are three, one owned
by Ovcrman d Vansaun. one by Over
man Bros, and one by L. Brown.-
These mills turn out, on All average,
800 barrels of -four per diem. TheOver-
man Brothers are the oldest settlers,
though far from being old men. Their
snap and energy are fully evinced by
the various enterprises in which they
have been engaged here; all tend
ing to the improvement and advance
nicnt of the best interests Of the bcauti-
ful spot which they have selected for
their permanent homes.
WOODEN MILL
Elliott * Co., have u woolen mill sup
piled with the newest and most perfect
machinery of the day; and | spent an
hour very pleasantly looking over the
establishment. Seven of the highly
finished and perfect Compton looms,
with $50 spindles, turn off $50 yards Of
cloth per day; and they will soon be
compelled to enlarge their works.
STARCH FACTORY.
Perhaps the enterprise which most
astonishcd and Interested me was
the starch factory, building here by G..
A. Baker and brother. 1T is nearly
completed, and will be in running or
der in week, when they propose Civ.
whose lulIors win turn out two and "a
half tons of starch per day. This is the
fourth factory in the United States
which makes starch by II process pccu-
liar to themselves. l look upon this as
an important enterprise for the West;
and an saw the corn discharged at this
factory to be soon put into market as
starch, could not help feeling that it
was far better for produccrsan and consum-
ers than to send it to New York, or the
whisky distillery.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The building erected here during the
past year for the graded school would
compare most f,vorably with the very
best of the kind in Chicago, and cost
$50 ,0OD 1t is II handsome and stately
brick ediiice, under the charge of q. A.
Graves, assisted by eight lady teachers,
and now accommodates six hundred pu-
pils-abeut one-third OF the number
that would attend If there was ROOM
l attended Examination on Wednesday,
and The result was most creditable to
the teachers and pupils.
CHURCHES.
There are six churches ut the Falls,
some of them very fine editices paItic-
ularly the Baptist. Methodist and Pres
byterian.
NEWSPAPERS.
There is but one weekly paper pub |
lished here, the iiAZETTE--a well con-
Quoted papcr-though there are two
business sheets, issued monthly by A.
&. Holt: viz: Ficnch's Hcuk Esttttc !
Journat, and the Cedar Falls Register. /
But find on the counter OF every /
store, and on the drawing-room table, !
the familiar face of the CI.icugo Erch. .
ing Io'unA, and it would make you !
blush to hear half the good things said |
to know that it is pronounced "tl,e best ,
family newspaper in the country.n
LOYALTY or CEDAR FALLS.
The citizens point with becoming
pride 10 their war record, b. showing
that from this town, alore, three full
went forth to battle for their
rights, and several armless
heroes have passed me in the street,
their empty sleeves, in mute but touch
ing eloquence saying: See what Il
price paid for freedom. and do not let
it be in vain"
IOWA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The people of this section, feeling the
want Of n Southern communication,
have gone To work cnergeticaily to
build y road to Cedar Rapids Toledo,
as part of II projected line to connect st.
Paul and st. Louis. Mr.. Peter Mclendy
one OF the most active and energetic
spirits of the place, has labored in its
behalf so successfully that the road is
graded from this placeto the Rapids To-
ledo, and will be ironed next year.
EXPENDITURES.
Perhaps the amount of money cx-
pended here during tho current year
will give as good an idea of the pros
rerity a"d energy of the citizens of Ce-
dar Fails lis any other statement:
Iowa Central Railroad ........... ....... $50, 900
Starch Factory ................ ...... $50. 5000
WOODEN FACTORY ........... 5000
School House ........... ..........-. 5000
Number of buildings erected this year
$50, some of them of fine architecture
and OF great value.
ANIMAL WINTER EXHIBITION.
An Agricultural Fair is held every
winter ut the Fails, where all articles
are admitted; very pleasant interlude
to outdoor anlusements and employ
mCnts.
SURPRISE PARTY.
One of these pleasant gatherings tool,
place some days ago, in favor of one of
the oidestand most enterpriSing citizens
Peter Melsndy, Esq. He is one of those
tintiriug. active workers, to whose en- !