The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-12

Ehe cate Ohty Kbsess.0
It's Pressnt $50 Rrespeets.
Iris remarkably modest a. becomes :
veil disposed and communicative journsi'
but since i, falls to it to habi,ualy souno 'ns
r,.;;s,s Of other persons and other establish
men,s, Why shouldn't the GATE CRY indIige
now and here in gratulatory word concern
ing ito own eovth. and purposes in ~ mat
ter Of Improvement 1t awaits answer
hearing no dissent thus the GATE ioqafftr.
It became the purpose of the present pro-
pnetor 10 taking possession OF it, to make
the Carr CirY establishment, and the paper
itself. one ofthe Institutions, not of keokuk
only, but Of The State. He has labored un-
cessinely to that end, up to this time we
have got so FAR along in the work, so Jar ~
our Office is concerned, that we may be par
doned fortaking here look ct the stuai'oh.
Heretofore, the GATE ClTY office has occu'
MED but one floor OF its building, corner OF
Main md Second streets. Under the new
regime three floors are being lifted rp 10
contain the furniture aud complete the APP
nointmonis Of the new office. The hoors 30
ooc,ned are double the width Of the usual
hus;ness rooms Of the city, snd the space weare
now completing and filing is equal 10 SIX sto-
ries and cellar of other houses. The rooms are
sox4o feet. In the cellar are our large poiier
and thu roller rooms OF the il-i, or gtouna
aoor. one half OF it, being the part for merry
occpn;ed by the wholesale firm Of strseke
Caesar. 2oxs0 feet, contains the splend ID en-
zine. manufactured TOR the GATE CRY estsb'
lishment. at the Foundry Of Vail, Armitage
4 Co. of this city, and the newspaper press,
the front portion being used ss paper and
ink room. The front portion ofthe other
half of the floor, the corner store room, Win Dc
the Counting Room the rear will furnish the
Sanctnm. The entire second floor has been
united into one by substituting arches tor the
partitions, and will constitute one OF the lars
ges, and most completely fitted up Job ofhces
| in the country. Here will be Two RuRgles'
presses. two Gordon presses, one hoe ana
one TAYLOR press, and other machinery. TN
the third floor is the extensive and we'll ar
ranged composing room; and |. \. Pierce
Book Bindery. From this composition room
tie .sforn,S' are let down by machinery to
the new spsper press upon the first floor
Thisi; but the partially completed pro
gramme. Workmen are busy. daily, IN ear
rying it on 10 completion. This Will be at Mt
distant day. and then the CARS CRY Bstab-
hshment will be, in all things, unsurpassed
and in many Of its departments unrisslled ~
any printing office West of the Alleghhnles
Il 1t has been a great and expensive labor; II
many respects q hazardous enierprise, bu
the Proprietor hopes 1t vii be justified by th'
consiaI, hearty support, and the future rap''
growth and prosperity of keokuk and Iowa
and the great West. We hope keokdkian
will tke an interest and pride in HI
Care Cry office as local improvement.
invites the presence Of It's friends, and ~hei
! i. gets fully under way, it will open vide Il
T doors and invite the public, masculine an
feminine. 10 inspect its unsurpassed fitting a
! fipe machinery and superb appointments.
esr-Tbat man and beast, therefore
might breathe and have repose, the SsboaI
was instituted, not only that the body rnigt
, be restored unto strength and made able /
sustain the travels OF the week to come, b.
] also that the soul and spirit of man, Will
t the body is AT rest, might, upon the Sabbath
Q 30 learn and know the blessed will of his Nj
e ker, that not only it will leave the labor an
= adversely of sin, bot also by Gods graf
received such strength snd force in the cor
temptation Of Gods most merciful promis
n that il may he oble 10 sustain all the troubl
r Of temptation in the week tina, followed
}, For a. The body, always being oppresss
d with labor, lose,h its strength. and so pc
e isheth, 50 doth the mind of many oppress'
n with The cares and pleasures of this worl
Is lose all her force and desire that she had
III the rest TO come of eternal life, aud so die
d not only the death Of sin, but hssteth VIII
Is she can ~ hate and abhor all virtue.
z. Hooker.