, 1872-12-06
CLINTON, IOWA.

meuts-The Citizens Association
Manufacturers Lectures Lumber
The Chicago, Clinton d Dubuque
Railroad.
specta. Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune.
C1n,1os, Iowa, Dec. 2. 1872.
Clinton has been reached by the horse-dlsease,
and to say that it is raging here would but ex-
press the truth. It is of q mild type, however,
and no deaths have IS yet occurred from lts e1-
fects. It has broken out in the Horse Hallway
stables, and some fifteen or twenty equines are
united for work. The livery stables are unable
to turn out single team, because OF the Hick-
ness Of their horses. One stable has twenty
five cases. Our veterinary surgeons and horse
men are entirely at q loss for remedy, and are
| "A useless in these cases IS though they had
never seen horse. ~,
Nearly all OF Eastern Iowa is afflicted with the
| enizootic. though but few deaths have resulted
| tom it so far. The dieease seems to be pro,
eressing westward, but has not, as yet, reached
the centre OF our State:
| The people Of this city have been making an
exeftion, for year or more, to have wagon
| bridge put across the Mississippi at this point;
and The effort wasmade have the same connect
! ed with the new Chicago, Burlington q quincy
| bridge, which has been located just below our
tho % nav bridge will be completed, and our II
citizeus feel that, in waiting sc long, they Will
lose large trade from the Illinois side, which
! would come here in the meantime II good
crossing could be had. In view Of this a com
mittee has been appointed by. the Common
| Council to negotiate with the Chicago q North
western Railroad Company for the erection OF
vagon-bridgo in connection with ther e1letlng
STRUCTURE. I understand the company entertain
the proposition favorably. By giving the !nl-
no;s farmers near US q proper and safe crosslng
~ tho riyer. our country trade will be more than
doubled, and our people propose to take ao-
vantage Of this.
Clinton has the reputation, believe, OF being
one Of the progressive towns OF Iowa. Inc
year just closing has been one OF unusual pro-
gress, and the many improvements thaG nave
been made have been Of q very substantial char
acter, consisting Of fine brick blocks and Valua-
hle regidences The new Post Office Block ls
perhaps the best business building erected. u
Is large three-story structure, and includes s"9
atore-rooms, Is by 100 feet, and the new fost
Office, occupying the same amount Of room as
one Of the stores. It is said that this Post Ohce
ia the finest one in Iowa. The building has
fine gray stone front ~ ana ifoh cosnsee snren
store-rooms have been filed with new concerns
and the enlargement of old ones, here, since
MAY. The new mansion OF Chauncy Lamb, ESQ.
> one Of Clinton's lumber kings, IS a the . aanma
ton OF the city 1t la OF bT1ck, ana COST oe1"eeI
! $50, 900 and $4,000.
2 Several new factories have been located her!
I during the present year, prominent among "hlcf
J is the extensive chair factory OF y. seymour.
;: cotton mill and a tub and pail factory are to D.
= aa+ I'D sine concerr has also been making ar
/ rangements TO op0n op'l"'4oNs' A'A0 ''~91
time. -.-...-... =: H.. :,
lns rts of anr G3t;1ens; Assimilation whic]
shG = enots' faot combination Of our business
Q for the advancement OF the place. The who!
a;s;dad mn into committees. each one to atten
# u gnoaEtmant ~ which is nssrned to it. On
: Gon,ro;ttaa ~ haa commerce in yiew another th
10 m.nnfo ctnrnr interests ono railroads, one rive
a4 1s;ch G seem Of importance. Whe
tasa cnm1n;ttaes mature project it is brougt
le hefore tha Aaeociation, and acted upon.
10 oe1giT W;i1;sno 1rIe Esu.' has been sent East
10 Ill -, -,,a1nfactnTe1a and capital. and his
" fopfs r. b.v henn crowned With successour CO
T;I1 henc tha nrncinai one Of the results
IS 1';a tGa' 4nor, +ao,t Do''s Wiz s1N>4'>e''~
" 1'7 We can sec in the future the time when t
le ea a.s,toat,rn, ~ ;nterests Of our COUNT
at 6tTHIs 1s.s.5 ~ ,-o.t r.rt in the hfissisap
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