Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-08-24

with great success, some Of the best snd
most popular lecturers Of the country vert
here. Preparations are being made to give
. more extended course this Winter, ssrnt
u the best speskers bsing already engaged
Tits is. sifnifeant, % our larger sister
cities Of MarshklltoxA and Cedar Rapids
hate never had successful COURSES Of lee.
tt.tes, althoiigh the attempt has been inside
~ each place. Any one cau Ges BY ordi-
nary dissertation that the people here are
Of refined CULTURE and thSt . residence here
cannot be otherwise thGn pleasant All re-
spectacle strangers may enter society here,
70 they tith or poor, snd thst afe not
looked npon with jealpuSy end diStrust
or course our stay has Been short and what
We know Of the placs has been learned by
close observation and information gained
by repeated conversations with the citizens.
rmR MANUFACTURING INTERESTS
Of the the place has, 81 yet, received no at
tention at all from the citizens. Indeed,
the place has been in condition where
manufactures Of many classes could not be
successfully carried on, there being no
railroad facilities. Yet there are many
kinds Of factories which could be made 10
pay we'll here. 1t is . settle d fact that that
business which stops the money Of the far>
ri9t Nere directly benefits the town, snd
tina. the neglect which permits that money
10 60 into the hands Of . rival town strikes
at the vitals Of this city Then it is mani
testify our duty 70 consider these matters,
and where they can Be improved We should
take steps Immediately toward bringing
about desired results. Farmers need re.
pairs very often which cannot be had with>
out sending away TO Cedar RAPIDS Or Mar
shall, the nearest points at which fcundries
are located. Iowa men love 10 patronizs
home institutions and they invariably do 50
when practicable. Then why not establish
. foundry and machine shop here! The
ma nuf acitire Of blows and cul.ivators shou
Be added. Such an establishment - this
would be good start In manufacturing
way. It would bring money to the place
and give employment to mere laborers. AZ
factories beget factories It stands US In
hand 10 make move In this direction ct
pnce.
It 10 . fact. ~ has been shown by our
sketch Of the county, that TamS 10 one OF
he largest, and to be one Of the richest,
counties in the State, ana that its develops
nent in the future 10 to be more rapid than
i has been At any other time. All this
country 10 to be supplied with farming im>
elements and machinery, Can Toledo sf-
ord to let oil this trade 60 out Of the coun-
>? Are there better investments for cap
tai?
L Is true that the town 10 - yet without
RAILROADS,
'ut this state Of things 10 not to last. Al
eady. have steps been taken which will Ia
ime ripen into glad fruition. Our plug
our place with the G. / N. W.
Dad, 10 to BE built. Indeed, ito completion
. merely matter Of time. The Grinnell,
,edar Falls s Winona road 10 hot to eleep
,lways, in fact it cannot rest beyond an
thsr summer. The subject Of building
hess roads and the direct benefits accruing |
0 Toledo have been fully csnvasssd by the
,ress Of the county and otherwise, 90 that
t is not expected that the writer will give
hs "whys and whercfsres" in this sketch.
A year or % hence, the steam wbiftls Of
he locomotive will in reality make reso-
liant these hills and woodlands, and the !
ounds will 70 echo il the heart Of every !
itiSen, while the heavily freighted trains
,ill bring trade and commerce to the place,
1 which our citizens have never dreamed. |
'revidenes, in is own good time. works
ut the career Of every town, sAd it is not |
unreasonable to believe that Toledo turn |
stls como soon. Indeed, il 10 coming new. |
svsry indication 10 favorable.
nrn curucurs
although not Of very hne architecture or
'ost Of construction, Do great credit to the
,,aee. Thsir number speaks highly for the
'eligious sentiment 81 the town. Seven
oil occupied every Sabbath, are
mere than 10 generally found In email
places and fern one of the attractive fsa-
lures in the makeup Of desirable place In
which to live. The denominations having
church edifces are the Methodist, Congre>
yationalist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Catholic,
asd the Free Will Baptist. All
rave successfully conducted Sabbath
schools which are doing . good work for
he children ofthe place.
EDUCATIONAL EAclLlriEs
The scholastic advantages Of town are a.
W., earthly weighed in the bslsncs" ny
heads Of families when contemplating .
change Of residence. It 10 but natural, tso,
that this matter should be inquired into, ~
% much depends upon the faGilitiso offered,
where tho public schools are the alma motre
Of 20 largs . proportion Of the children Of
Amsrics. The time has lohg sincs passed
whom THE could b ignored and Ne sre glad
that We are able to chronicle the fact tina.
love- 10 taking leading position in the ed
ucational eanse.
Great advancement in this direction has
been made in Toledo in the past few years,
and We can safely Say that the place now
has the best schools in the county. A large
brick building now accommodates the
schools in part. II has become too small 10
the number Of children intfeased aud the
basement Of the Csngrssationalist Church
10 used by one department. The time 10
mot fer defiant when smother large brick
strucfur, will b. erected.
From the PRINCIPALS Annual Report
showing the condition Of school matters fer
1871, part Of which We copy, W lesrn
that six teachers Iere employed during the
last year, nsmel A. II. Sterrett, Princi-
POI, Wlss v. ". AuSuem, ASsIvtSut In sHO
Higher Department; Mics Carrie A. Stod.
dard, teacher in he intermediate Depart
ment; Miss Nancy A. Hendry, Third Pri.
mary; Miss Flora J. Wells, Second Prima.
mary, and Miss Hattie 8. Guilford, First
Primary. All these teachers are Of the
highest order, and have won high praise
for their efficiency.
The following table explains itself.
/. POPULATION.
School population ito 81 years Of age,
a45.
II. SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Number Of school buildings l.
s. rooms 5.
recitation 1ooms l.
Whole number Of seats $50.
Average number Of seats to . room Sc.
III. TEACHERS.
Number Of teachers in Higher Dept....... 2
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