Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-06-16

4 and we can think OF nothing tha
would find such favor with purchas
I ers AZ an agricultural implement fac
I tory. implements enough are sol,
4 by men doing business i'm our owl
$ city TO pay factory well. Yet ther,
! Is but one place In Iowa where pIowl
are made TO auy extent This IL
I great agricultural State, paying on
( to other states during each year, m
, immense amount of meney for jusI
I such machinery as we have the bes
! facilities of making at home.
u We have spoken Of this branch o
, manufactures only to illustrate oul
, subject. There are others that would
pay the operator as well. With the
csear water of Cedar river and our
cheap power, we should say that O
paper mill would be a paying institu.
tion located here. Whatever we do,
must be done quickly, or we will be
iistanced In the race by many other
places, all OF which are considering
the subject. H
We have found that our facilities
for manufacturing are good and that
the inducements held out for capital.
lists TO locate here are of the best. =
Now let us see what the facilities are
for sending out these manufactured
article, what
THE RAILROAD ADVANTAGES
are, and what the future has In store
i'm that direction. First, we have the
Iowa Division of the Illinois Central
more familiarly known as the Du~
buque and Sioux City road. This
road gives US al easy connection
with Chicago and the Eastern mark
cts; also, a connection with the
Union Pacific. Next we have the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minne-
sofa line completed and in successful
operation from Burlington to Cedar
Falls, and nearly ready for the iron
north of this place. This gives us
three good connections with Chicago.
namely: the Chicago & Northwest~
ern, the Chicago and Rock Island,
and the Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy. 1t also gives US connection with
the Mississippi river over each of
these lines. The extending OF this
line north will be Of great benefit to
us, and Is much needed by the peo~
pie along its proposed line. In addi-
tion to these, we have the Cedar
Falls and Minnesota road, giving us
easy connection with st. Paul and
Milwaukee.
Now let us see what our future
RAILROAD PROSPECTS
may be-. Cedar Falls wants one more
railroad, namely, a north and south
road, which shall give To the place
direct communication with the coal
fields of the southern portion of the
State, a connection With st. Louis,
and a better connection with the
Milwaukee market. The Grinnell,
Cedar Falls and Winona railroad
project proposes to furnish these con-.
nections, and upon its completionwe
may say that Cedar Falls will be bet
Ger supplied with railroad connec
tions with all portions of the Union
than any other city In the interior of
Iowa. This road gives US all the de-
sirable markets that we do not al.
ready possess. Making connections
at Grinnell with other roads, the st.
Louis markets are within our grasp,
H. well as the coal fields of Mahaska
county, Then striking the Missis.
sippi river ut Winona we will gain
railroad connections with the lumber
regions of Minnesota and Wisconsin,
giving us the best of lumber at ma.
terially reduced prices. On the north
It also gives us almost dirsct connec.
tion with Milwaukee, which has al
ways been better wheat market
thau Chicago, and will continue to
be as long as the infamous warehouse
ring continues to control the Chicago
market. "a .ta..#H "
1t Is asked, twill this road certain
ly be built?" There can not be the
least doubt of its completion immc.
diately. Where aid has been asked
along the line, IL has been extended,
with one or two exceptions, and that
only by misunderstanding of the
project. In Mt. Vernon township,
In this county, the tax was lost, but
u vote will again be taken, with
fair prospect Of Its carrying for the
tax. Nearly the entire amount asked
In aid Of the road has been raised, so
that within the next sixty days we
may see the work OF grading COM
menced. " #M@ 4#
Now having shown what our city
Is In manufacturing and railroad
pcint Of view, let US see what the
town has to recommend IL to people
wishing to settle here I'm other re.
speets. What has the city In the
way of schools, churches, society &c.
Let us turn our attention first to
THE CHURCHES a
of which Cedar Falls has eight,
namely: Presbyterian, Rev. s. II.
Griffith pastor; Methodist Episeo-
pal, II. w. Keeler, ID. d., pastor !;
Baptist, no pastor; Congregational,
Rev. Charles Gibbs, pastor Episco-
pal. no pastor; Lutheran, Rev. b.
Felsch, pastor; Evangelical, Rev.
j. Harlacher; and Catholic, Father
Flavin, all In better than ordinary
fiourishing condition, aud having
good Sabbath schools attached.
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
The scholastic advantages present.
ed by town, are always carefully
weighed" by heads Of families who
contemplate change Of residence.
1t Is but natural too, that this matter
should bs closely inquired into, as 30
much depends upon the facilities af-
forded the children In community
where the public schools are the alma
mater Of so large proportion. The
time has long since gone by when
this matter could be ignored, and
we are glad that we are able TO chron-
icle the fact that Iowa Is taking q
leading position In the educational
cause, and throughout the whole
i State there Ii no tGwn iaking tha