Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-07-24
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uoJ weather, Win blle thermometers
coquetting Ill the neighborhood OIL
1902 in the shade, has q tendency to
unfit one for actual service, either as
a "workist" or "writist :" yet the
stirring scenes of the PAST few days
in this young city must go before
your readers.
The only item of interest suggested
to us while cJ2 route to this place,
which we will stop to mention at this
time is that of crops, which this year
are unusually good all over Iowa ex-
ccpt it he where the grasshopper has
left his track, and even then the
crops are better than it was supposed
/ they would be, on account of the de-
! parture of those pests to the North
west. Iowa is to-day rid of grass
hoppers and no fear need be felt for
the future.
Iowa." it is said, sis the granary
of the world" and one cannot pass
through this noble State without
having the force of that expression
impressed indelibly upon his mind,
and before entering upon the politi-
cal department of this letter, permit
us to refer to this subject in the light
Of facts and figures. Wild land can
be had i'm Iowa within five miles of II
Railroad station ut an average price
of $500 per acre. Suppose man in
the spring of the year purchase Que
hundred and sixty acres thus located
for the sum of $500. He immediate
ly commences fencing with a three
board pine fence, (Which is all that is
necessary at cost of 5000. Break
ing $50 acres, allowing ten acres for
waste land, will cost 5000 more and
we have $4,000 expended. The next
spring the $50 acres can be sowed to
wheat and during the summer 5000
bushels of grain can be harvested
and sold at 81 so per bushel, making
the neat little sum of 81 800 for the
investment. or course the cost of
sowing, harvesting and marketing
the crop is to be deducted. This dose
can be repeated ut the option of the
farmer. Twenty bushels per acre is
not eXtravagant, but less shan the av-
ernge yield. Who says that farming
in Iowa does not pay?
Arriving at Montana W" find 1t one
of the finest inland cities of the
State. A growth of 3, 200 inhabitants
in three years cannot be appreciated
by most people, yet here we find it.
Substantial buildings are being erect
ed. Large brick blocks are taking
the places Of the more primitive bull
dings, while the Rail Road Company
are preparing to erect extensive ma
chine shops, they now having the
largest Round House and Eating
House i'm the State. Room will not
permit us to speak at length of the
town, only to say that new buildings
in every direction indicate rapid
and healthy growth.
Every organized county in the 9th
Congressional District of Iowa was
represented here in the Convention
which has just adjourned. The Con-
vention met at Metropolitan Hall on
Wednesday, the 10Th inst, at 10 A.
NJ, and was called to order by Chas.
Aldrich, Chairman Of the Congress
sional Central Committee. Hon. 5.
l.. Rose, Of Hamilton County, was
elected permanent Chairman and IL,
I. Herbert, Of Marshalltown, was
chosen as permanent Secretary with
a corps of assistants.
The informal ballot for candidate
for Congress resulted as follows:
G. w. Couch, %; c. F. Clarkson,
IL; Chas. Pomcroy, q; D. d, Chase,
81; John Scott, AZ.
Ten ballots were had before an ad.
IJournment Wednesday afternoon.
On Wednesday evening the 26th
ballot was taken, resulting in giving
Couch p, Chase 50, ClarEson 4, Pom.
eroy So, Scott 80.
On Thursday morning the ballot
ing continued to the 50th ballot be.
fore adjournment, when Couch had
26, Chase 50, Clarkson 4, PomerOy 2
and Scott ~.
Thursday afternoon the balloting
run up to tho I'D, which stood Couch
81, Chase ~, Pomeroy 3, Scott 81 and
Capt. Jackson Orr, OF Boone County,
45.
On Thursday evening the indica'
lions looked fair for. speedy nomi'
nation. On the first ballot taken af'
ter assembling, Orr received ~ votes
10 being necessary to Il choice and
was the highest vote received by any
candidate up to that time.
On the nth ballot, however, anoth-
err change was made and Chas. Pom.
eroy. of Webster County, was nomi'
mated amid much enthusiasm, the
vote standing Pomeroy SO, Chase 55
and Scott IL.
Although the contest was long and
holly contested. yet there WAS much
enthusiasm on the ann ouncement Of
the last ballot. Pomeroy is one Of
the ablest men of the District and
his name will add strength to the al
ready popular ticket now before the
people for their suffrages.
The Black Hawk delegation cast
their vote solid. for Couch on every
ballot, but before the announcement
of the last vote seeing that change
would close the contest and nominate
Mr.. Pomeroy, a change was made
and the fifteen votes were given tc
the Coming man." ..
The delegates and visitors have
=. now departed and gone to their sew.
sral homes to work for the ticket
now nominated. 1t is strong one
and the Pendleton regulators, al.
though headed by gold headed po-
litical trickster, will see more (Sey,
n1olIrl finn on tho 9th of Noynmhp,