Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-12-30

w. II. Stickney, tanning mills,
$500.
Ford d Zeising have sawed $50, 900
feet of lumber. Lee d. Grams, some
$500 worth.
The number of bushels of lime
manufactured by Chas. Hesse, was
5000. CLOSER d Guyer, 1000.
The total perch of stone got out at
all the quaries, were $500.
The stove mandatory of Van
Saun d Benjamin, has been doing q
floming business. The manufactures
were $4,000. Ten hands employed,
in operation nine months, run by
steam. They manufacture two sizes
of the Champion, for wood or coal.
This has the largest sale of any cook
stove in Northern Iowa. They also
manufacture a number of others,
which are also meeting with rapid
sale.
Dan'l Wild hrs manufactured
100000 brick, worth $4,000.
The three Touring mills have man.
ufactured about $4,000 barrels of
| -four; total value $3.50, 600.
The aggregated value of the manu-
factories have been over $500, 200.
Grain Trade.
Wheat handled by the elevators
and mill men for shipment and home
consumption, was 3T2, $50 bushels !;
corn and oats, 10000 bushels, MAX
ing total of 522, $50 bushels.
Lumber Sales.
The lumber sales for the year were:
Carpenter Bros, 1900, 600 feet; Ford
4: Zeising, 727, 900; A. Merrill d Co.,
1876, 900; A. Garrison d: Co., 100, 900;
total, 2, 262, 900 feet. Total amount OF
shingles sold during the year, 1861.
600. Total amount of lath, 10000.
The lumber yard of Lamb, Byng e.
Co. was established during this
month, and we therefore make no
account of their sales.
Agricultural Implements.
The sales of our agricultural dealers
have not been as large as last year.
They have AGGREGATED about 500, 900.
Shipments and Receipts.
S. A. Jossclyn, agent of the Iii.
Cen. Company, has kindly furnished
us the following report. We shall
make no report of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids d: Minnesota Railway,
though its shipments have been good
for the short time the road has been
in operation:
FREIGHT FORWARDED.
Wheat, 203, $50 bushels, 12,S0l, 00e
pounds; Flour, II, 900 barrels, 4,Sl8,
900; Merchandise. ,5OO,O + ounds
Live Stock, 40 cars; Dressed pork
$4,000 pounds.
FREIGHT RECEIVED.
Lumber. 1850, 900 feet; Coal, 1906
tons; Slaves and Heading, % cars
100000 pounds; General Merchan'
disc, 100000 pounds.
TOTAL BUSINESS.
Local Tickets sold, SIS, 05O.O0
Freight Forwarded, SG0,O67. 90
Freight Received, S5l 10000.
Railroads.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids 4
Minnesota Railway was completed
to Cedar Falls on the 3Oth day Of
November, and is now the terminus
This road gives Cedar Falls three
competing routes with Chicago, and
also places us In direct communica.
ton with st. Louis. We have now
three roads running into our city
the Iowa Division of the III. Central,
the Cedar Falls and Minnesota and
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Minnesota. Measures are on foot
looking to tue early completion OF
the Iowa Central. This with the two
projected roads-Des Moines O. Me-
Gregor, and st. Louis d st. Paul,
and three which we now have, will
make Cedar Falls, ere many years,
! the railroad center of the west.
The County.
We may here remark, in closing
our resume of the year, that Black
Hawk county furnishes great in
ducements to persons desiring a
home, a rich soil, good climate and
an industrious class of people within
its borders. The county is one of
the most populous in the State, con-
tanning at the last census q 900 in
| habitants.
Societies.
There are q number OF societies
and associations in Cedar Falls, in u
flourishing condition, commandery
of knight templers, royal arch chap
ter of masons, an odd fellows lodge,
the patrons of husbandry, a philhar-
monte society of nearly hundred
members, and u lyceum.
Prosperity.
The completion of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids &: Minnesota Railway,
making this the terminus, has the
given Cedar Falls IN impetus not
felt for years. Activity prevails in
business circles, and improvements
are going forward on every hand.
Every Indication points to rapid i'm
provement in building, &c next
year.
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
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