The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-25
Who is Carving Our River Frelght2

Inc Diamond DO Line Is unqueStlona-
bly, popular line, if taking all or nearly
all the river freight is any evidence. On
Saturday, 1.-The undersigned, in company
with Geo. Lamont, agent for the Diamond
Jo;" our miller friend, Lucas, and G. E.
Meigs, of Egypt, representing the Cham
pion Baking Powder, boarded that popular
boat Diamond 10, for Dubuque. Who
should we find in command of the steamer
but Capt. Ben Conger and the well-known
clerk Geo. Dodge, who, collectively and in
dividually, can scent freight little further
than ordinary river men, and who have
the happy faculty of inducing shippers to
hold it for them as well. The boat, when
once on board, is found to be not only ele-
CANT for passenger travel but fast, and also
sets good table, as one can well guess by
one look at the steward, John Frylinger,
who meyer misses an opportunity of antici-
pating every want of his guests. On the
Saturday trip the Diamond Jo' took on
at this point seven car loads of freight, and
picked up several car loads more between
here and Clinton. On previous trip the
boat brought down 5000 bushels of grain,
10000 bushels the next trip, and 10000
bushels on the trip yesterday, and these
are only single items. This line has
through connections from St. Louis to this
city by the Rockford road, to Dubuque by
the Diamond 10, and after harvest the
steamer Josie" will be added. From Du,
buque north are the steamers Arkansas
Tidal Wave, Imperial and Ida Fulton
We understand it is the intention of this
line to build mammoth elevator at this
city for the storage gifts grain, for the con
venience of its shippers and our home mil
lers This will be one Of the very best
things for this city, and any line doing il
is deserving encouragement at the hands
of our shippers. 1t is certainly a thing
very much needed, and we hope it will be
done
7. s. 1t is not necessary to mention
the incidents of our trip as the party were
all inclined crusaderwise Each had his
little testiment, while George had an ex-
ira package Of tracts, which he solemnly
affrms Lucas took along with him to St
Paul and left him nothing to read on the
way home.
As we found Dubuque considerable
more Of a city than the people of Daven-
port had taught us to believe. we missed
the return trip and amused ourselves for
two days in the city. The principal bust
ness street is lined on both sides for nearly
e. lie .i.. ,.1-,,y - -. ,-.s.,-s--
blocks in the State, in which are heavily
stocked wholesale houses and elegant re-
tail stores, substantial evidences of pros
perity and wealth. As a iobbing point
| Dubuque is probably the largest in the
State. Along the rough and unsightly
bluffs and back beyond are many elegant
private residences-when you get to them
We visited one Of those bluffs, but came
down on foot however and then went back
after the horse and carriage We looked
the city over on foot after that ride 1t is
more healthy to walk,y know.
Among The fine buildings of the city may
be mentioned the Herald Printing
House, Ham & Carver proprietors--tht
finest and best printing house in the State
! from which is issued one Of the most infu
entail papers in the State. The Thorough
equipment of the Office and the palatia
style of the building doesn't seem to have
changed our old friend Ham any since
1868 when he arrived in Dubuque with Il.
little Of worldly wealth as any of us. A.
that time Dubuque was not the city of to-
day. The few business houses then were
occupied by Messrs. ITO Rent, except ;
few who were too poor TO buy even thi
/ sign Not so to-day, with its many elegan
and well filed stores, large warehouses
manufactures and a population second t
no city in he State. Such is Dubuque
All Of which is respectfully submitted t.
the pious consideration of the other anC
more protentions cities OF Iowa.
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