The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-10

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opposition effective, and the only sEset Of zach
impotent resistance H. - It seems to TO cement
more firmly the present powes Of the carpsf.bag-
ger over ths negro, and 10 rsndsS pssbeele the
adoption Of some constitution or etats govern
ment containing both negro suffrage and disfran-
chsement,
The state 81 Iewa.
From the New York Tribune, 4th.
In 1886, that which Is now the State OF
Iowa, contained IL, 600 inhabitants. In 1888
it was detached from the Territory Of Wis
consin, and in ls4e il was admitted a.
1855 the eepRs os .. s. ~
in 1857 to 9o2, 00f, snd at present it must
have about ] ,l7os0oO. The cause for such
rapid growth must be looked for in nassral
advantages.
On each side il 10 bounded ~ no rivers
which are among the largest in the world,
while it lies within lines Of latitude which
give climate in high degree favorable for
health and human activity and also for the
production Of staple articles Of food which
are Of quick sale, and which arc produced
in brief periods Of time and with little labor.
The area 10 square miles il 5000, nearly
equal to England. Nine-tenths Of the sur.
| facet is peAirle, With soil fson enc FOOT TO
SIX feet deep. The De- M oinas, Cedar, lows,
~-2 - rsvs.s, wills N -. 11.ssnA. p<1ass-
trste into the interior Of tho country, giving
abundant water power, and it is concsded
that the scenery along tAe banks Of some Of
| these rivers is Is beautiful and imposing AZ
any in our, land. Tie deficiency Of
timber is supplied BY coal, which 10 found
in many paris Of The StaAe, and b. lanber
iom ths UppG Misissippt which il tFsns-
ported ~ railroads. O1S ereGe AdvantsGe,
~ - Aa6a haA :ssRS
it will be more sensibly felt 10 the future than
it is in the present, 10 the converting Of rail>
road lines upon her western border TO unite
with the Great Pacific. Tho difference in
| expense or in facility between running those
lines through North Missouri and lows could
not have been great, for both arc prairie
rsgioue; md bed ekkfa terjeef With 4aies-
tic swelis and elevated platskhS; but IN
doubleday these routes were laid through
Iowa because che y in direct line with the
| populous, commercial and manufacturing
States Of the seabosrd. Already Iowa hss
II railroads, l, 400 miles in extent while sew
eral osANsa9e IN tAS pre1>9 of spaltruction,
including Two additional ones acfoss tho
whole State from the Mississippi to the Mis-
souri,.
Iowa raAss - fourth smong the whols
States for itecofns crop, which last year wss
about 80, eco 900 of bushels, while her wheat
crop, 10 not far from IS ,O0O, 600 of bushels.
OF other grains, Of dairy, and Of general
farm prodncts, the amounts are proposition
ately large. We bslisve that Iowa hAo NO
public debt. During the wsf ket people
were 20 patraiotic that no Assessments were
made to purchase substitutes, nor were the
| regiments Of any Of The Other, States more
wholly cOmposed of ~oluuteefs. Her FREQ
school systes, 10 s.sAe;.sa ~ faals % anpls
~ 20. TO DO exceeded hy any Of the Western
States, s1celt II AnnesseA While
Of the value OF $685. 100 year, and tho Al.
| ricultural Celleee shesl IN Aasaal income Of
| AZ, 1000 This last institution receives young
ladies - students the same - young gentle.
men, which 10 N advance movement Of
which no other State except Kansas boasts.
| The liberslity and the Independence Of the
people Of Iowa ct the last general election,
when they gave 70 al men the liberty u vote
il another advance, and It is predioted that
in no distant future tho elective franchise will
be still further extended.
This view certainly indicates . hish de-
gree of prosperity, and yet, ID ~ Of the or
ganized counties, two-thirds Of tie land ID
uncultivated -thAt i, thers yet remain6 Is. :
600, 600 Of acres 81 - rich land g any upon-
which the sun shines, and which Ne covered
with the uubroken native prairis sod. II 10
true that such unoccupied land Is remote
from main lines Of travel, asd roads ere TO
be made, and villages, towns asa cities to be
created but the same meAns which sntseed
into the construction and adosuuent Of the
older sections are not only still in opesoaion,
but they are more spssdy in action and more
powerful il results, because On increase Of
population - we'll - Of ezpsrienoe and skill
Afs brought TO bear. Another oousidssation