The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-12

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and Fort Madisoa railroad. II the pfojses
sIespine7 Railroads are Of Immense impos-
tanse, anA It'd sSors No il % easily accom-
plished, only requiring $120, coo for 10 COZ
struction, that il should be built Immediately
fViffoak I single days unnecessary delay.
Look q what the B. 3 n. railroad has done.
Il has quadrupled the value of real estate
along the line; the coal mines. that have been
| hid Tor sgee, are opened and becoming vast
souroes AZ income; Wheat, corn, oate, and
evesyshing produced Nv sheindustry Of man.
mos ind fesdy nasket By neans Of il. This
and the vsaons other railroads projected
through the State, and now in progress Of
completion, have added more to The actual
wealth and general prosperity OF Town THIN
al other improvements combined. 1t is the
manifest interest Of Keokuk and Fort Madi.
son 70 extend The road to Burlington. These
Ahres places ase sa.tually Interested y ihe
leaterpsise which Will bring incrsa1ed pros.
peril, 10 alI.-- Bs,aisssos Asyss.
Exactly 20. Keokuk and Fort Madison,
having built two-thirds Of the road, would
like 70 enquire when Darlington proposes to
TO do her share towards completing the en-
terrrise in which "thess three pisces are mu-
eually iotssestad?' Al Jet Burlington has
not expended one cent towards the accom-
plishment Of 90 desirable an end.
LEE CouxTY SrATIsTscs We received
yesterday Ne eensss ef IesA - returned in
the year 1857, showing in detail the popula-
ton, sgricultarsi statistics, domestic and gen.
erai manufactures, and other items Of inter-
est, published under direction q The Census
Board, from which We CLEAN the following ex-
hibi. Of Lee county:
Total population of the county sl,4l5;
nunber Of whits males, 1927; nuuber Of
white females, l4,8la; number Of coloeed
males, 6e1; member Of eolored fspsies, 6S4;
total colored population, I.a65; number enti
tied to vote, 6,215; number Of militia. 1884;
foreigners not nsturalized, S0s; between the
ages Of and II years, II ,459; blind, 10;
deaf sad dumb, 8; insane, II; students At
tending college, 100. There are 1888 dwell
ling houses in the comfy, ], 7as Of which are
in Ksoknk. Lee county has IS miles Of an
ished railroad; 8 colleges and academies;
value of manufacturers Sl.33a. 38l; ssias Of
agricultural Implements, machinery and was-
oas, S2I5, 25s; number Of scres Of land IN
closed, ls4,223. The grain statistics Of the
county are as follows: number acres spring
wheat, l0,947: bushels harvested, l0l, SAG;
acres winter wheat, g, 1871; bushels harvested,
%, 234; acres oats, 9,ss4 bashels harvested,
2G, 1874; acres corn, 1881; bashels bar
vested, 1874, 2o6; acres rye. 4,ii0; bushels
harvested, 50, 1913; acres barley, $50; bushels
harvested. 1904; acres Irish potatoes, 81;
Bushels harvested, 70,6ss; bushels sweet po-
tatoes, 2.a0l bushels onions, l,a64; acres
AK, 46. bushels seed harvested, 19a; fruit
trees bearing, 1879; fruit trees not in bear
ing, l04, 5o7; pounds grapes raised. G5,of2;
gallons wine made, 5.G33; pounds hops raised,
5s4; pounds tobacco raised, 10, 10; hives of
bees, All; pounds honey taken, 2o,1la
Number hogs, 40,0si; cattle. Pals; nileh
COWS, s,l41 pounds butter made, ia, 1888;
sheep in 1865, s3.571; pounds wool shosn in
1866, 12I,oss; sheep in 1867, 80, 40 hofsfa
Of all ages, a.1sG; mules and asses Of al
ages, $40; dogs, q, s9s; value Of sheep killed
BY dogss s.. 7oi; value Of sheep killed by
wolves, S1.5l7. Total valuation Of Lee
county property. sl0, 2s5 ,2s4.