Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-01-22

From the new i ORR lr10ooe, Ssn.
Ia 1886, that which i now the State Of
Iowa, contained 10000 inhabi.snts. 10 ls.
80, il Was detached from lie Territory Of
Wisconsin, and in ls4e Il IVES admitted ~
. State, having . population Of $1,000. 10
1856, the populatiou had increased to 5lG,>
900, in 1867 to 100000. The cause for
such rapid growth must be looked for in
natural advantages. On each side il u bosn.
ded BY Two rivera, which afs among the lar
gest in the world, while is lies within lines Of
latitude which gives . climate ia high de-
gree favorable for health and human sctvi>
y; and also for the production Of staple
articles Of food which are Of quick sale, aud
which are produced 10 brief p.riods Of time
and with little labor. The area in square
miles 10 s. 900, nearly equal to England.
Nine.tenths Of the surface 10 prarie, with .
soil from one foot to six ieet deep. The
Des Moines. Cedar, Iowa, and other rivers,
with their af1uents penetrate into the inter-.
or Of the country, giving abundant water
power, and it is conceded that the scenery
along the banks Of some Of the rivers is -
beautiful and imposing ~ any is our land.
The deficiency Of timber . supplied By coal,
which 10 found 10 many parts Of the State,
and b. lumber from the upper Mississippi.
which 10 transported By railroads. One
great advantage, although Il has been main.
y prospective, and il will b more sensibly felt
in The future than il is in the present, is the
converging Of railroad lines uP0a her west
eru border 10 unite with the Grsat Pacific.
The difference in expense or facility between
running these lines through North Missouri
aud Iowa, could not have been great, for
both are priarie regions and both character.
ixed with majestic swells and elevated pla>
teaus but undoubtedly these routes were
laid through Iowa, because shs is 10 di.
rect line With the populous, eoumercial ssd
manufacturing States Of The seaboard. Al
ready Iowa has IL railroads, ], 100 miles in
extent, while several others are in The pro-
cess Of construction, including two additions
al ones across the whole State from - Mis-
sissippi 10 ths Missouri.
Iowa rates % fourth among the Ststes
for IL corn crop, which last year vss about
80 ZOO, 900 Of bsshels, while her wheat crop
10 nos Tar from $4,000, coo Of bushels. or
othes grains, Of dairy, end Of general farm
products, the amounts are Propostionately
large. We believe that Iowa has no public
debt. During the war her people were -
patriotic that no assessments were made TO
purchase subsituteA nor were the regiments
Of any of the other States more wholly com.
posed of volunteers. Her free school system
10 sustained by funds 80 ample a. not to be
exceeded by any Of the Weetern States. per-
haps, By Minnesota, while the State Univer>
sity has . cash endowment Of the value Of
425, 900 year, and the Agricultural Coll.
ege has an anual income Of $4,000. This
last institution receives young ladies - stu.
dents the same - young geutlmen, which
which Is IN advance movement Of which no
other State except Kansas boasts. The lib
eralisy and the Independence Of the people Of
Iowa 1t the last general election, when they
gave TO oil men the liberty 10 vote, is anosh.
er advance, and il is predicted that in . no
very distant future the elective franchise will
still further extended.
This view eertainly indicates high De.
gree ana YET, in 81 oftte organisedc unties,
two-thirds OF the land 10 uncul,ivated-sh
is, there yet remain $4,000, 900 acres Of ~
rich land as any upon which the sun shines,
and which lie covered with The unbroken
native prairie cod. Il 10 true that such un>
occupied land is rsmote from main lines Of
travel, and roads are to be made, and vill~
ages, towns aud cities 10 be created but the
same means which entered into the construc.
ton and adornmens Of the older sections are
not only ssill in operation, but they are more
speedily in action, and more powerful ia re-
suits, because an increase Of population ~
we'll as Of experience and skill are brooght
TO bear. Another consideration is Of no
small importance. Iowa has bssa settlsd,
not BY people iron New EnglAnd. such
% made the Western States nearest to us,
prosperous and whealthy, but BY their de-
scendants, Who have advantages in means,
culture, and enterprise superior 70 What
their fathers possessed. Il 10 true that this 10
to be said Of al the extreme Western States;
but for several rsasous this condition has
more particular rsfesence 70 Iowa, and hence
il is that greater progrsss in . tew years
has been made 10 whatever is Of . substsn.
tial and valuable character than in many
years vas made in Western New York,
Ohio, o. Indiana.