The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-27
JOTTINCS.
CEDAR RAPI


July 18th, 1871.
EDS HERALD We left Oskaloosa on
the 1920 train of the Central last Wednes-
day morning. The crops along the road
so far as could be observed from the car,
looked splendid Most of the small grain
seemed harvested, until we passed New
| Sharon, when we saw some fields still
standing, and realized that We were move
ing northward; although in the vicinity
| Marshalltown harvesting has fairly be-
gun.
Arriving at Marshalltown we remained
twenty four hours This place is wide
awake, and is just completing several
| new buildings. The "Timss" has moved
| into new quarters in Hageris fine building
on the west side of the Square. The Re.
! publican was born last week and Is re-
| spectacle looking infant. How 1t will
thrive is yet uncertain. The departures
held powwow last Saturday, and elected
victims for the October sacrifice.
Miss Clifford was nominated for CoVnty
| Superintendent; but declines TO accept. 1t
will be remembered that she was before
the Republican primary and, although an
nouced but five days before the election,
lacked only thirty three votes of being
nominated.
From MarshalltOwn to this place is one
splendid proof of what railroad does for
new country. Eight years ago it was
| almost unbroken Now there are towns
every SIX or ten miles, having from three
to ten hundred inhabitants and, most Of
the way, fields of golden grain and sea o f
corn, whose waves were undulated by the
breeze, extend far as the eye can reach.
We reached Cedar Rapids in time for
supper. This is one of the most city like
towns in Iowa, and has about five thou
sand Inhabitants. Its citizens have-with
few observation-disclosures to make live
place. Its elegant brick business houses,
and busy manufactures speak their sue
boast SO many fine business blocks. In
Railroad matters it has the G. u n. W.,
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota,
and the Dubuque and South Western. Ar
raugements are already made which aoM
bring to them the extenion of the North
Missouri from Ot:umwa. Last year two
per cent tax was voted to build machine
shops for the B. G. r. and NJ. road; but
some of the opponents of the affair secured
an Injunction which will hardly be dis
solved One cause for the prosperity of
the place is its manufacturing enterprises.
The water power is one of the finest in
the State, and under present arrange
ments runs six large Touring mills, pa
per MILL and some smaller arrangements.
A water power company has been formed,
and new dam has already begun. 1t will
cost $29, 10000. 1t will be seven hundred
feet long, eight feet high, turning the wa.
ter into a race four hundred long. sixty
two feet wide at the bulkhead, and having
twelve gates, each forty six feet. The
work is to be completed in November.
There is here wagon factory, with ca
pacity of twelve hundred wagons year,
but at present only turning out seven hun
dred year, lint and oil mill, large
cracker bakery, a sash and blind factory,
good wooden mills. &C. &C.,
The press is represented by the Times a
respectable one Republican sheet, the Sig
nal, of departure persuasion, the Daily Oh.
seroer, neutral in politics, and the Working
Mans Interest The last three named
sheets are all published by one firm, each
one having separate editor.
A new iron bridge OF the Hammond pat
ent to cost $40, 600 90 is building and will
be finished in the fall OF the churches,
hotels and school houses, they are plenty,
and good ones.
The citizens of the place have fitted up
the State fairgrounds at an expense of
twenty thousand dollars. They contain
fifty-six acres, fayorably situated. Every
thing bids fair for pleasant State fair, in
next September.
More anon.
NADRoL.