Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-08-11

gucfrlllaS, ana uclcnulnS tnc II. u
st. j. road. Since the war, he city
has received AN immigration Of
northern men of energy and enter
prise, and they have given to the
place nh air Of thrift and prosperity
such as those who saw lit years ago
say it did not then possess. The
generosity Of the North Missouri
railroad company exhibited itself
here in right royal disner, which
was satisfying to even cdasorial pal
atcs. The cntcrprising people of
Warrcnton greeted the excursion
train with music and 4 speech of
welcome from its Mayor and at
Wcnzville, the editor Of the News
circulated circular OF welcome
words, and the crowds at the depot
showed the curiosity or interest of
the people Of that town.
At st. Charles, on the Missouri
river, twenty miles north Of st. Louis,
the point where the North Missouri
road crosses the river, the company
is building bridge. 1t is to be en-
tircly of iron, and will be at an Gle
walton Of ninety feet above high
water mark. Two piers arc yet to
be constructed. The work goes rap
idly and steadily on, though it Is not
contemplated that the structure can
be completed this season. The CON-
plction of this bridge will be Of as
much Importance rs the completion
Of the road bed to Ottumwa, as the
great expense and aggravating delay
Of ferrying will be obviatcd.
st. Charles is not a town of very
large size, and its chief Importance
results from its situation at the ferry
Of the railroad. 1t has two papers,
the Cosmos and Dcmokrat; the lat
ter being a German organ.
At St. Charles, the st. Louis COM
mittec joined the party and q formal
reception was held wherein were
speeches by Col. Coleman, Of the
Rural, on the part Of the St. Louis
people, and by Hon. John L. Irish,
of the State Press, on the part of the
cXcursionists.
st. Louis was extremely anxious
that the Iowa editors should visit
that city. The commercial inter-
course between the State Of Iowa,
and the city Of st. Louis were long
since interrupted and it is the desire
on the part of st. Louis, no less than
of the people Of Iowa, that there
shall bc a reunion. AS soon, there
fore, as that portion Of the country
was indicated rs the probable route
to be taken by the Iowa editors, the
city of st. Louis came gracefully for
ward and specially invited them to
visit that place and to become, dur
ing their stay, the special guests Of
the city. Hardly too glowing or
strong can be the language in describ-
ing the rich, sumptuous treatment
the party received at the hands Of
the city Of st. Louis. Entertainment
at the best hotels, royal excursion
on the river in the steamer City of
Alton, collation. on the boat, rides
and about the city and to
Lafayette Park, Shaw's Garden and
the Fair Grounds, and at the latter
place a grand banquet,-these indi.
ate roughly the round Of treatment.
st. Louis is a large city, its limits
fifteen miles from north to
outh fronting on the river, and west
vard-wc do not know how far, sew
raj miles at least. The population
;annot be much, fany, less than 800
100.
In 1864, the French, who then
,wned and governed the great Mis-
issippi Valley, principally on its
vcst side, built a fort on the present
lite Of the city Of st. Louis. 1t soon
became trading post, and grew in
as such, until it's incor
as = city. When platte |, the
nan who did it did not have as large
IDEAS of future immortality US do
hose who lay out cities at the pres
mt day, III that portion Of the city
where the first settlement was made
md where the greater portion Of the
business is done, the streets are very
narrow, so narrow that it requires,
,ot only extraordinary care, but ex-
rene skillfnlness to drive teams
through them, when busi.eas is live
". In this part of the town, the
buildings are all Of a substantial
mostly of stone, and tall.
In the newer portions of the city, the
streets are wider.
In St. Louis, is concentrated q very
large amount OF wealth. No one can
traverse the city and view the blocks
Of business houses, large and solid
as Egyptian Pyramids, and
residences Of the mere hants and land
cd princes, without becoming i'm
pressed with this fact. Very many
of the latter arc built Of costly ma.