Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-04-16
Through Other Eyes,


Joe. Eibepk, of the Elkader Jour
nal, in his "reminiscences of two
weeks trip away from editorial sane
tum duties, makes the following
favorable mention of his short raid
upon Cedar Falls:
Cedar Falls makes better i'm
preston on the stranger than Water
loo. II Is more compactly built !;
has better side walks; in short, is
nea.cr aud tldier. We spent several
days in rambling about the institu.
tions of note In that place. With
Mr. w. s. Garrison, we visited the
Stove Factory, a new and prosperous
establishment, turning out stoves
equal to the best made in the large
establishments in the East; also the
Pump Factory, doing an enormous
business. Then, there Is the Wooden
Factory, one of the largest and finest
institutions of the kind In the West,
and then the Starch Factory, erected
at a cost of over $50, 200; besides three
large FIGURING Mills. The superior
ity of the water power at this place
has given 1t an impetus in the line
of manufactures that no other town
on the Cedar can excel. Cedar Falls
is bound to become the Lowell of the
West. Nature has given it all the
advantages requisite for large man
ufacturing town. 1t is growing rap
idly, capital is increasing, and all it
needs is increased railroad facilities.
The institution of most interest to
the visitor at Cedar Falls, is the Or
phan's Home, now under the super
intendence of the Rev. Dir. Tucker,
q gentleman eminentiy fitted for the
arduous duties of that position. A
look through that institution salts
fed us that the soldiers children OF
Iowa are we'll cared for. Indeed, If
the brave defenders of our country
could rise up and SEQ how much IL
being done for their children, how
anxiously the State looks after their
welfare, how kindly they are treat
ed and how much they improve in
moral and mental training, they
would bless tho day they enlisted In
their country's service. The train
ing OF 800 children under one roof is
not an easy task, yet through the
perfect system that has been engraft.
ed into the institution from the COM
mencement, tho result has been of
the most fattering kind. The Home
an appropriate name--is divided
into wards, and each ward is under
the supervision Of a competent teach
er !; each being selected with a view
to her fitness for the position. There
are rooms set apart for the sick, and
over this department. Mrs. Lawrence,
of EllEader, has charge, and in this
position has won the admiration and
praise Of all connected with the
Home. The sleeping departments
are scrupulously clean, and the kitch
ell and dining rooms are models of
neatness, order md system. This in
stitution deserves to be visited by ev.
cry one stopping at Cedar Falls.
During our brief stay we mafe the
acquaintance of Mr.. Snyder, of tho
GAZETTE, o genial and talented
knight OF the quill. We also obtain
Cd an insight into the business facil-
tiles OF Cedar Pals. The amount OF
business done here is really astouish-
ing, and especially in the line of az
ricultural machinery. One firm
alone-Hunt s. Howland-sold over
$1,000 worth of machines during
the past year. The hotel in this
place is one OF the best in the State
We mean the Carter House kept BY
Burr & Davis. 1t is No. /, as every
traveller who has ever stopped Their,
will readily attest. Bro. Snyder
when leisure permits, we shall make
another raid on your lovely town,