Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-16

GO feet, four stories high. Sale rooms,
rs by so feet, four stories high. Gen.
orally well filed with every class of
furniture in their line.
JoBBlNG TRADE OF orTuMwA.-rHE
wHoEEsALE FIRMS OF OUR CITY.
j. H. Merrill & Co., grocers.
Taylor, Blake & Co., druggists.
w. A. Jordan & Sons, dry goods.
clothing, &c.
Lawrence 3 Garner, dry goods.
Porter Brothers Il Hackworth, leath-
er and harness.
Daggett y Edgerly, hardware.
George Haw & Co,
Egan h Harper
j. L. Stewart, music store.
Doulton 3 Bro, confectioneries.
II. A. Gangs, liquors.
A. n. Auwerds, liquors.
B Clark, liquors.
j. Prugh & Co, crockery.
The above named firms aggregate in
their business for the year 1872, the
handsome sum Of s., 263, 600.
GRAIN MERCHANTS.
N. Baker, grain merchant, paid out
for grain for the year 1872, SEQ, 900.
Hughes Il Holbrook, paid out for
grain for 1872, $4,000.
Gray s. Smith, produce merchants,
run a hervy business for the year 1872,
paying out the sum of $4,000.
Tho general retail trade of our city
is immense. The statistics showing
the wholesale and retail business Of
last year to be over six millions. We
are well represented in every branch
of merchandise, yet all arc self sus-
tanning, and many of them doing well.
The population of our city at present
is about 5000. The growth of our city
has not been in advance Of our county,
as has been the case with most west
ern cities; consequently we can, with
the above showing of our facilities for
sustaining and supporting large city,
safely count upon rapid growth in
the future.
In addition to the above we must
state, as we have omitted it In the
foregoing, that the Des Moines river
ct this point 10 spanned by an Iron
Bridge TOO feet long. with an addition
81 trestle-work of $50 feet, all of which
10 eighteen feet in width, with foot
bridge of four feet on each side.
Also, statement of our newspapers,
which always are an index to city.
The Weekly COURIER was estab-
lished in l84S. First issue August
8th; "a columns. r. H. Warden and
j. II. ID. Street, editors and proprie-
tors. Circulation was then 15O num-
bers. Has now circulation of 2lOO.
Present proprietors, j. NJ. Hedrick s.
Go. Editors, A. H. Hamilton and r.
H. Warden.
The Daily COURIER was established
April 9Th, 1866. 1t has a good circula-
ton and is well sustained, which it
justly merits. Edited and published
by the above-named firm.
The Ottumwa Democrat. Edited
and published by s. B. Evans. Estab-
lished In the year 1868, first issue,
January Sth. 1t has a large circula-
ton in the States and Territories.
Printed by steam. Has a complete
JOB printing establishment, and has
acquired q national reputation.
The Ottumwa journal, (German.)
A. Danquard, editor. It is an enter
prising paper, and is we'll managed. It
was established 1871. Has a general
circulation and is we'll patronized by
the Americans and Germans of our
city and vicinity.
The following shows the condition
and business of our banks:
THE IOWA NATIONAL.
L. w. Vale, Pres c. r. Blake, Vice
Pres. !; j. B. Field, Cashier.
Capital Stock, 100000
Circulation, $1,000
Average Deposits, 100000
+" Discounts 10000
THE FIRST NATIONAL.
w. B. Bonnifield, Pres, Geo. Haw,
Vice Pres; w. A. McGrew, Cashier.
Capital stock. ,............ s 10000
Surplus fund. ............ $500
Circulation ........... $4,000
Average Deposits. ..... 49,, 1000
Discounts. ...... $4,000
Estimate of amount of bust
ness transacted for the year
1872. I. e,540,o0O
sold !. ............ a,so5, 600
No of depositors. ........ $50
WOODEN MILL.
Ottumwa Wooden Mill Co. run 480
spindles, employ SO hands, and yet
there is ample room for more.
In conclusion we hazard nothing in
saying that In view of our magnificent
water power, our immense resources
of coal, timber and stone, Ottnmwa
presents Inducements to manufactur-
ing interests of every character, not
excelled, if even equalled by any city
in the West.
We have also an organization COM
posed of our leading men, styled the
Manufacturing Association Of Ottum-
wa, the object of which is to promote
our manufacturing interests, and fur
nish information respecting our re-
sources, advantages &C., to any one ape
plying.
All communication should be adj
dressed to the Manufacturing Associa-
ton Of Ottumwa. tt
This is indeed q strange country-as
the St. Louis Democrat observes. The
Obstinacy with which Il refuses to be-