The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-01
PollIlc' d CONVENT oNs IN SEPTEMBER
the fonowp lg are the political conventions TO DO
held during he month Of September
THE WESTERN STATES.
The Capital of the United Ssates-Prosress In
the West-The Mississippi Valley CONNER
cial Observation-Disclosures Fever Unabated-
State Fairs-General News.

| cfuI observation-disclosures Fevef Un0DQte0-
State Fairs-General News.
| QUINCY, ILL.,, August %, 1859.
Progress is the watchword all over the West jus
now and in these woIully "hard times" It almos
seems novelty to find so much enthusiasm as a
present exists in the commercial interests OF tn
country from the valley Of the Mississippi away Of
| to the Pacific coast. Hard times can be found I'm
gering about in every city, village and hamlet IN TIT
| West but talk about 1t and you are promptly me
| with "Oh, yes, that's 80; these ere terribly hare
times, but when railroad is completed then time
| will get better.n Western people as class Car
| stand hard times about as well as any
| other people on the face OF the globe. II ,
| Western farmer mas not the requisite stamps
to pay his freight grain TO good market he car
haul 1t TO the nearest stream, rig up natboat ano
float away quite independent to where good mar
ket be found. He an independent fellow, thar
live Western man.
They have now small contract ahead to remove
the capital somewhere out In the great Mississippi
valley and already half dozen rival cities are at
loggerheads as TO which shall be the exact point.
ST. Louis wants it, and SO does Nauvoo Burlington
wants it, ana SO does Keokuk. QUINCY thinks nature
intended 1t for that point, and there Is not re-
spectacle sized village along the upper Mississippi
but what has some pretension. When 1t comes out
West we Will let you know. A national convention
Is called to meet In ST. Louis on the 10Th OF October
10 take ~ ihe initiatory steps toward moving the
the West heretofore have been moderately good,
especially along the Mississippi valley. What the
effect Will be with national capital located here
aoouts 1t Is hard to tell. We. pity the people, that's
ALL
Much interest is manifested all along the Missis-
sippl river Just now &C mammoth commercial con-
venton IN the interest OF the great valley to be held
at Keokuk, Iowa, on the eth proxlmo Delegates
Will be there from st. Paul to New Orleans. Every
village Is to be represented there and the CON-
merclal interest OF this growing and beautiful
country Is TO be thoroughly canvassed. Why not
About II0,0000O0 acres OF land, as fine ana as
prOic as the sun ever shone upOn are interested IN
1t. population Is settling upon this broad and
the kind ever before settled and 1t is Interested
The wheat rye oat and fruit yield has Increased ten
fold in the past five years. MANUFACTURES are SPRING
Ing up all along the valley. No country in the
world possesses as many natural advantages for ali
branches Of trade this country and 1t 10 to meet
and talk over plans to assist in the more rapidly de-
ve0ping 1t by means OF improved navigation, &c.
that this convention is to be held.
The railroad fever can be found now in every
western village, and farmers Will soon be grumbng
unless each can be accommodated with line to
his very door. The great point OF these thousand
and one nnes chartered concentrated part graded
roads are bound for this pleasant place, and every
baby boast Of as many more. Cities and counties
where scrip is worth but from fifty to seventy-fye
cents on the dollar now think little OF voting away
the END is not yet. You hear OF railroads every
direction through Missouri and Kansas and Nebras
ka are, comparatively speaking, Wild with excite
ment on the question. In the latter State they are
pushing one rapidly out to that prairie town where
they have located the new capital (Lincoln) and
thence ON to tap the Union Pacific Railroad. Four
other lines are hurryng their way to tap the same
road at different points.
The season Of State fairs will soon be upon US of
the West, with It's array Of dne stock, farm imple
ments, excellent grain and all that go towards the
makeup of first class fairs. Iowa holds hers at
KeOkuk, commencing on the 14th DrOximo, and
every preparation Is being made for having the best
ever held in that State. The Illinois State FAIR meets
this and next year at Decatur. and the promise Is
fair for big success The Mississippi Valley Fair
commences here on the Goth proximo, and lasts one
week. Racing will be the principal feature. Gold
smith Maid and American Girl, besides number OF
other excellent animals are to be here, and a lively
time is anticipated among turfmen.
The weather is very hot the thermometer varying
from 90 degrees to loo In the shade. Crops gener-
ally throughout the West are far better than any
previous year. Apples plenty; peaches very scarce.
Choice wheat here Is quoted at 81 20 per bushel;
oats, 3Sc. 40c; corn, 75c soc. There Is consider
able sickness in every direction around US. More