Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-04-17
Cedar Falls v@ Waterloo.

Cedar Falls va Waterloo
The following estimate of these
two rival towns, we clip from "Iowa
In lS67-8." The editor, j. r.. Carey,
1t will be remembered was on this
line of the road a few months since,
for the purpose of obtaining facts with
the view Of writing up the natural i'd
vantages and resources of this part of
the State, and the extract which we
give below embodies the result of his
observations after visiting these two
places. Candid readers who are ac-
quainted with these towns cannot
fail To pronounce 1t very just and
impartial estimate of the advantages
Of each. Candor compels all to
admit that prospectively Cedar
Falls has much the advantage over
Waterloo, and 1t requires no prophet
or the SON Of prophet to determine
which of the two places must event
ually hold the balance of power. The
writer says.
These towns are earnest persistent,
and formidable rivals. In several
respects neither can claim preced-
ence. In others, the scale turns first
on one side, and then on the other.
Their close proximity, and the al
most certainty resulting therefrom,
that one will eventually outstrip the
other, forces them into an earnest
strife for the supremacy. Few towns
so near together, have 30 nearly
equal advantages.
Both have superior water power;
about equal population; equally good
shipping facilities eastward, and
equal prospective communication
and each has an intelli-
gent and enterprising population.
Waterloo has better developed
farming country to IL now, but on
the completion of the railroads, the
country naturally tributary to each
will be about the same, SO nearly 30,
that whichever town offers the great
est inducements, will get the largest
trade. ns '
Waterloo has the county seat Id Ltd
favor.
Owing to both these facts, Its trade
Is greater; but with the full settle
ment of the country and the compile
ton of the railroads Ii will only have
the latter I'm its favor. It has the
railroad round house, and the trains
are made up here for Wayerly and the
Cedar Valley.
Cedar Falls, If it IL somewhat be-
midland i'm merchandising, Ia far
ahead In manufactures, and Is maxi
Ing greater preparations to increase
in this direction.
Cedar Falls has handsomer town
site, and at present, has the advan-
tage, in appearance, which eight
miles of sidewalk and other city I'M
provements give.
Waterloo ships much more wheat,
but Cedar Falls more -four. BY an
of the shipments, and
reducing the -four to wheat, it APP
pears that Waterloo receives and
ships much the most.
Before settling In either town, you
had better visit both, get the citizens
OF each to post you on the weak
points Of the other, and their own
strong ones, and then look over the
towns for yourselves. You need to
see what they have done, what they
are doing, what they are preparing
TO do, and ON what they are basing
their hopes. But above all, ascertain
from which point the Cedar Valley
road will eventually start. This will
decide the matter for the two towns
without doubt. At present, as be-
fore remarked, the round house Ia mt
but as IL was moved there |
through spite, and i'm the interest OF
its location may not be
permanent. III 1t should be returned |
TO Cedar Falls, the act would compel
the road from Cedar Rapids to Wa
terloo to continue mp to Cedar Falls |
I'm order TO connect. This, Ia our
opinion, will decide the case largely |
In favor of the latter place. In other
respects the towns are so evenly hal
anced, that one might reasonably
hesitate before settling, but, with |
most persons, the disposition made
In railroad matters above the towns
will decide the question.