The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-05-28
Iowa correspondence.

CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa, May 18th, 1865.
EDITOR KENosHA MISUNDERSTANDING it
viii not be uninteresting to you read
ers, if / should give hurried glance at this |
place, which is situated at the southwest ter
minus of the Dubuque Southwestern r. R.,
and The point of junction with the Iowa Di- |
vision of the Northwestern r. r., 219 miles
west of Chicago, and 90 miles west of the Mis-
sissippi river, and situated on the east bank
of the Cedar river, the rapids in the current |
giving name to the town. The first set tie
ment was made here in the year 1888, by Wils
liam Stone and his claim was soon after
jumped by o band OF outlaws.
The place now contains six thousand in
habitants, and business is extensively carried
on. There are 10 large dry good stores, 2
wholesale grocery stores, 20 family groceries,
4 large hardware, 5 drug, wholesale andre
tail leather, l hat, cap and fur, 8 wholesale
and retail saddle and harness, 8 book stores,
2 music stores, 5 Touring and grist mills, 2
saw mills, / paper mill, 2 wooden mills,
breweries, 2 furniture manufactures, 2 foun-
dry and machine shops. besides all the other
necessary establishments for such city.
There is but one newspaper published here,
the ''Cedar Valley Tines jreued weekly.
The schools are equal to any i'll The west, and
the city as well as the State, amply pro-
vides for them. There are some seven church
es of the different denominations. The water
power here is equal to any in the State, and
is capable of much more extended improve
ment. Cedar Rapids is one of the great rail-
road centers in Iowa. Three roads are al
ready completed and in operation fourth
is graded, and two others are in forward
stage of avancemeRt.
Tho business of the city is immense, we
should judge, from the farmers who are in
the town, daily, with their grain it was es-
timated that five hundred teams were in the
city each day, for the last three or four days,
wheat bringing $3.50 per bushel, corn 70 cts,
and oats IS cts. The agricultural implement
dealers are doing very large business in the
different kinds Of implements over 100000
worth were sold here last year.
The prospect for crops in the State are very
lfattering, and never SO good as now. The
breadth OF wheat sown is very large, and now
looks fine. Corn is planted more extensively
than usual, and is now up and growing finely.
Improved farms are held at much higher pri-
ces than in Kenosha County; unimproyed
lands have raised from three to five dollars
per acre within few months. Immigration
to Iowa is large this year, and yet there i
room for many more; thousands and thou
sands of acres of land are yer unimproyed in
some parts whole townships have not sin
gle inhabitant, but the land has mostly beer
bought, either by spectators or those who
expect to make homes on them.
Iowa, in politics, is true to the core, and
the nomination OF Gen. Grant and Collar
} gives gaeat satisfaction. Demonstration
were made by the firing of cannon and ring
ing of bells i'll all the principal places in tht
State, on receipt OF the news.
Iowa is bound to be one Of the best States
in the West. The Legislature has provided
by special act, liberal means for the supper
OF schools. The State is now out of debt, an(
no licenses are granted for the sale of liquors
: Only lager beer and native wine is sold by Ii
r license in Iowa. More anon, T.