The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-25
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lions of dollars, and will soon be man.
ufacturing the very best iron, and
offering 1t TO the north west, and
south, at cheaper figures than it can
be bought elsewhere in tho country.
With these furnaces in successful op
GRAFTON, st. Louis should make the
most extensive manufacturing city
in North America, and, with her
other advantages, should become our
great central commercial metropolis,
and wo have no doubt that enterprise
will accomplish both, Hcr railroad
system is rapidly approaching com
pletion in this direction, and as the
North Missouri Railway approaches
our city, the great center Of our Iowa
railway lines, where it will at once
tap tie Des Moines Valley Railroad,
and with it the richest valley in its
productive resources and in timber
and coal, of any in the west; the
Burlington & Missouri River Rail
road, that will soon tap the Pacific
Railway, and open to st. Louis the
mines OF California, Oregon, Nevada,
Montana and Idaho; the st. Louis h
Cedar Rapids Railroad, to the north
of us; the Cameron and Ottumwa
Railroad, all soon to be completed,
which will secure to st. Louis, for
the asking, almost tho entire trade
of Iowa, and with freights now thir-
ty-fve to forty cents per hundred in
their favor, there is no good reason
why they should not buy all our pro-
ducc and sell us every thing. we buy.
Among the many enterprising, re.
liable business firms Of st. Louis, who
are ready now to compete with Chi.
cago, or any other place, in selling
goods, or buying Iowa's produce, we
introduce the following to our read
ers, with pleasure, believing, at the
same time, that they will do well by
them, should they go to st. Louis, as
Chicago men could do, and make a
saving in freight to the amount above
mentioned:
Messrs. Tenncnt, Walker & Co.,
Wholesale dealers in Boots and Shoes,
No. 2O9, North Main street, offer the
best staple goods in their line, to the
trade, at figures that cannot be beat,
and they carry one Of the largest
stocks to select from that can be
found in the city, and any Of our
merchants ordering goods, or going
to st. Louis, should not fail to ,emem-
Der them.
In the Drug line, Messrs. Richard
son & Go. arc the most entcrprlsing
firm, they having a man travelling
for their house in Iowa all the time,
. aud in consequencehavo large trade
in our State. Mr.. Parker, from their
house, will be in our city this week,
with full line Of samples, and will
doubtless offer bargains 10 buyers.
The firm of Cantwell & Shorb are
among the heaviest wholesale dealers
in Books, Stationery, Paper, &C., and
Blank Book Manufacturers, in the
city; are live business men, and with
their facilities Tor purchasing can
offer better inducements than any
house in the west. They can be
found at 5O4 North Main street.
Grimslcy Il Co, dealers in Saddlery
and Saddlery Hardware, 2l5, North
Main, have as large, if not the larg.
est stock in their line that can be
found this side of New York City,
and Iowa dealers in their line of
goods are finding out that it pays
them to buy of this firm.
Mcssrs. Sipplc, Grow & CO., whole
sale dealers in Hats, Caps, Furs,
Gloves, Parasols, Straw Goods, &C.,
is the best house in their line in St.
Louis, having the largest and most
complete stock for buyers to select
from, and they only ask buyers to
call and see their goods, knowing if
they come they will not fail to buy.
In the Dry Goods line, there are
no heavier importers and dealers in
the country than Dodd, Brown & Co
Their stock is complete, and embrac-
es every variety of staple and fancy
dry goods, and the head of this house
asked US to tel! the people Of South.
ern Iowa, through the columns OF
the COURIER, that they desired the
trade Of this section: and would sell
goods to them at figures that would
pay them to come there to purchase
This iirm has magnificent establish
mcnt on Main ST., Nos. 2l7 and 219
The Empire Saw Works, Curtis &
Co, proprietors, is most extensive
and complete establishment. They
manufacture Patent Ground and war
ranted best refined Cast Steel Saw,
of every description, and will manu-
facture to order any kind of Saws
Proprietors of saw mills, or hardware
dealers, wanting anything in the lin,
of saws, can get their orders filled
promptly at this establishment. OF
fee and salesroom,. No. 1T, Vim,
street.
Cleary 4 Taylor, Commission Mer
chants, and general dealers in Pro
duce, No. 20, City Buildings, are /;
reliable and responsible firm, an,
they make most liberal cash advances
on consignments, and parties ship
| pirg goods from here to be sold Oh
commission, may safely entrust then
with the above named gentlemen
resting assured that thcy spare IL,
I annrf IN hf.ipfr thap, bn lar,vaS, $3.50,