Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-12-04

ana the total results are marvellous.
The rapidity and mode of growth of h
city strike an observer at once. Having
bonndless prairie upon which to ex,er.d. Their
is required little economy Of space, and n
slow process Of grading preparatory to build
ing. Grading is indeed necessary upo
much of the ground thus occupied, but it be
ing merely the addition Of so many feet /,
the whole surface of The ground, the house
are commonly built first, with the floors six
eight, or ten feet above the surface Of tn,
earth; they then do not have to be raise,
when the grade is established. Every yea
the suburbs OF The city are extended severa
squares in every direction SONAR
miles in The aggregate some years-over III,
prairie: which is. at this season. almost ,
sea of mud and water, in which the house.
| stand as islands, fringed with shoals in III,
| shape Of board sidewalks and crossings
which afford some foundation for the pedes-
! trian in the day time, or in the night il the
moon shines.
Next year pavcments. stree, lamns, water
pipes, and all the Improvements necessary
to comfortable living will reach most of this
section, and the suburbs" will he half a
mile or SO further out. And miles from the
centre Of business, where two years ago were
the suburbs, are already in several different
sections, blocks Of lofty and substantial
buildings erected or in process Of erection.
In this process Of growth many houses are
rem 1yed to give place to better; and moth.
ing is more common than 10 see them On
their journey TO the suburbs. also saw one
church, nearly or quite a. large a. the Ban.
list church in your city, moved . mile and
halt, along some Of the principal streets
removed to give way to . splendid stone
structure, but moved "down town. m a
place Of worship for those unable or unxil |
ling to so 70 any Of the 6ne edi6ces upon |
1.-THE avenues"
If . street, with ordinary two story build. ,
ings, has good deal Of travel, aud . good
prospect for trade. the property owners. in
stead Of tearing down and building new,
Just raise their houses up . story, and nut
fine stores under them perhaps moving The
ing a stylish avenue" Of the previously
modest, unassuming street"
But the most interesting spectacle is the
paving of street. Given, street constant.
IL travelled and vet .imost ;mna... hle 49,.
morning vou see . buns,rad ,,er ~ : 800
az teams ra,ber;ue nnon /, the ,a.n.. hr;nc
sand. and lumber, and gravel, and barn 3
of tar, and broad. far stones, and blocks CT
four inch pine plank, six or eight inches in
width, length it seems more natural to say,
as it is the direction OF the grain Of the
wood and as long as the rlanks were wide
The curb stones, two or three fee, wide.
are now set firmly in the ground, edce up.
wards. at the sides Of the street and sand
filled in to raise the grade to tho REQUISITE
length, Ana 10 rive tue proper circular shane
to the outline Of the road bed.
Two shicknesses Of pine lumber Ar nov
laid over this sand upon The upner one A.
spiked the nine blocks. in rrvulsr ,ovs An
nch apart: unon these arr Turned he.,.a
tar. and over the vhoIe. and crowded and
rounded into the spaces Are slcsad, n.,,lr
tilled with tar. il The gravel which i. .l.o
LEI, over the whole surface AZ the raram.r,
The twenty teams and hundred mon ~;Ii
thus Law q square a dsy or % of the lannon's
Nicholson nsyem0t'-tbe most extensive
bu, by far the best. pavement known.
| cannot pretend 10 predict whe,ber Chi,
cage will retain her presen, ADVANTAGE over
s.. I,ou;s. ard coutrol The Trans. mer;can
trade OF China and he Indies. or the latter
will make good enough use Of her central
position. milder climate. and vast srstem of
river navigation. 10 regain her former pres,
tiee. But even in the latter case CHICAGO
will be the metropolis OF a region larrer.
ard containing mora natural wealth tbaa
se,,,a 70 Tn Trea, Frrooean er,ri-es
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